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Month: April 2021

The Whitney Hotel in Boston’s Beacon Hill

The Whitney Hotel in Boston’s Beacon Hill

Posted by | Apr 22, 2021 | 0 |

The Whitney Hotel is a new, 65-room boutique hotel in Boston’s Beacon Hill. Named after prominent industrialist and former owner Henry Melville Whitney, the project comprises the historic John Jeffries House, originally constructed in 1908 as nurses’ housing for Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. The building was reconfigured, renovated, and expanded with a four-story addition on an adjacent parking lot that includes an additional 21 hotel rooms, the main entrance, and lobby. It also houses Peregrine, a Mediterranean restaurant/bar by an award-winning owner duo.

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BIA reports emerging 2021 brick trends

Posted by | Apr 20, 2021 | 0 |

Brick Industry Association (BIA) member manufacturers report 2021 trends for residential and commercial exteriors and interiors. Commercial design trends include thoughtfully placed negative space as a key role of functionality; heavy textured/cut and roll back brick with character; timeless traditional design; herringbone accents and interior open spaces with sharp lines, raw materials and a monochromatic color palette.

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PSU’S Karl Miller Center in Portland, Oregon

PSU’S Karl Miller Center in Portland, Oregon

Posted by | Apr 19, 2021 | 0 |

The Karl Miller Center, the LEED Platinum new home of the School of Business at Portland State University (PSU), establishes a powerful identity for this business program, reflecting its aspirations and international prominence in sustainability while providing students, faculty, and the community with a much-needed place to hang out, study, and collaborate.

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Dodge Data & Analytics announces merger with The Blue Book Building & Construction Network

Posted by | Apr 16, 2021 | 0 |

Dodge Data & Analytics (“Dodge”) and The Blue Book Building & Construction Network (“The Blue Book”) announced that they are combining their businesses in a merger. The combination will result in the Dodge | Blue Book Construction Industry Database, containing more than 10 billion data elements and comprising the most complete, up-to-date and accurate information about projects, people, firms and products in the industry.

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California middle school showcases indoor/outdoor learning spaces with EXTECH’s skylight system

California middle school showcases indoor/outdoor learning spaces with EXTECH’s skylight system

Posted by | Apr 16, 2021 | 0 |

The Spring Hill School’s new campus in southern Sonoma County, Petaluma, California welcomed its first middle school class for the 2019-20 academic year. EXTECH/Exterior Technologies, Inc.’s skylight systems expand the school’s learning spaces beyond the building’s walls, making the most of the fresh air and sunshine. Designed by DMARC Studio and constructed by Advanced Building Solutions, the new middle school showcases a contemporary exterior and a flexible interior with capacity for up to 120 students.

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International design team unveils Perla on Broadway Tower in Los Angeles

International design team unveils Perla on Broadway Tower in Los Angeles

Posted by | Apr 15, 2021 | 0 |

An international team of developers, contractors, architects, interior designers and art consultants have opened Perla on Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles. Perla is the first residential high rise built in the downtown Historic Core in over a century. And, because the wealth of historic buildings and development restrictions prevent new construction, it is also likely to be the only building of such height and size to rise in the neighborhood.

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State Theatre in Austin, Texas

State Theatre in Austin, Texas

Posted by | Apr 14, 2021 | 0 |

State Theatre is a renovation project currently in progress that was designed by the Austin/San Antonio-based firm Clayton Korte. Built on Congress Avenue next to the Paramount, Austin’s original performing arts venue, State Theatre opened as a movie palace in 1935. Today, the theatre produces a range of drama, comedy, music, dance, and spoken-word events. The development of a hotel project next door prompted a renovation to reposition the theatre as an incubator for future Paramount performers and an entry point for new audiences with Austin Theatre Alliance.

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Cradle to Cradle Certified products

The Cradle to Cradle program certifies products based on five quality categories—material health, material reutilization, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship, and social fairness. Click here to see a list of building supply & materials, as well as other products, that are Cradle to Cradle certified.

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