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San Ysidro Land Port of Entry Pedestrian Processing Facility Opens

San Ysidro Land Port of Entry Pedestrian Processing Facility Opens

Posted by | Oct 3, 2018 | 0 |

Southern California’s San Ysidro Land Port of Entry is the busiest port of entry in the western hemisphere. Hensel Phelps, Stantec delivered a complete reconstruction of the port’s pedestrian and bus-inspection facilities for the U.S. General Services Administration and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The transformational project is designed to LEED Platinum and stringent energy reduction targets. It enhances the ability of CBP and other federal agencies to conduct their missions.

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The Code Council applauds the passage of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act

Posted by | Oct 3, 2018 | 0 |

Today the U.S. Congress passed the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA) and the Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2018 as part a broader package of legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration’s activities (H.R. 302). The International Code Council worked closely with its members, partners, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Congress on this critical legislation to support U.S. communities before and after a disaster.

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San Juan Mayor Carmen Cruz to close out Greenbuild

Posted by | Oct 3, 2018 | 0 |

Informa Exhibitions and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced yesterday that the current mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Carmen Cruz, will address conference participants during the Closing Plenary at this year’s Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, taking place Nov. 14-16 in Chicago.

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Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Selects Margulies Perruzzi Architects to Design New Corporate Headquarters

Posted by | Oct 3, 2018 | 0 |

Margulies Perruzzi Architects (MPA) announced today that Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) selected the firm to provide space planning and interior design services for SGH’s new complementary locations in Waltham and Boston. SGH is a national engineering firm that designs, investigates, and rehabilitates structures, building enclosures, and materials.

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Stanton Williams’ ‘Open Up’ project delivers a Royal Opera House for the 21st Century

Stanton Williams’ ‘Open Up’ project delivers a Royal Opera House for the 21st Century

Posted by | Oct 3, 2018 | 0 |

London’s Royal Opera House (ROH) has been reinvigorated following a major transformation by architect Stanton Williams and a team of over 30 contractors to enhance the experience for the public, staff and performers alike. The result, launched this September, is a physical manifestation of cultural change at the ROH through the realisation of its ‘Open Up’ project. This aims to enliven the Opera House throughout the day as a welcoming, multifaceted and inclusive cultural and social hub.

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Vitro Architectural Glass introduces ACUITY Glass sample kit

Posted by | Oct 3, 2018 | 0 |

Vitro Architectural Glass has introduced a new sample kit featuring Acuity™ low-iron glass. The kit contains a pair of insulating glass units (IGUs) – one featuring Acuity glass with a SOLARBAN® 60 solar control, low-emissivity (low-e) coating and another with conventional clear glass and the same coating.

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Dunn-Edwards Paints Names “Spice of Life” Color of the Year for 2019

Dunn-Edwards Paints Names “Spice of Life” Color of the Year for 2019

Posted by | Oct 2, 2018 | 0 |

Dunn-Edwards has announced its 2019 Color of the Year – Spice of Life – a dark, browned, fire brick red with orange undertones. “Spice of Life is an outgoing, confident hue that adds drama and stimulates the senses,” explained Sara McLean, color expert and stylist for Dunn-Edwards. “It’s a celebration of what makes life interesting and exciting. Spice of Life makes a bold statement with a melding of diverse and global cultural influences.”

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Zaha Hadid Architects wins competition to build Sverdlovsk Philharmonic Concert Hall

Zaha Hadid Architects wins competition to build Sverdlovsk Philharmonic Concert Hall

Posted by | Oct 2, 2018 | 0 |

Zaha Hadid Architects has been selected by the jury of the international design competition to build the new Sverdlovsk Philharmonic Concert Hall in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Echoing the physical aspects of sound waves, the design of the new Philharmonic Concert Hall is based on the properties of musical sound resonance creating wave vibrations in a continuous smooth surface.

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3M™ Daylight Redirecting Film lights up an innovative net-zero store while reducing energy and glare

3M™ Daylight Redirecting Film lights up an innovative net-zero store while reducing energy and glare

Posted by | Oct 1, 2018 | 0 |

Known as a “net-zero” retail store, the Walgreens is equipped with solar panels, two wind turbines and a geothermal system to generate electricity. As part of the project, Walgreens also wanted to make the most of available natural light flowing through the windows and reduce the dependence on electric lighting. Since lighting accounts for nearly 40% of all of the electricity used in commercial buildings in the United States, achieving a “net-zero” facility typically requires a dedicated lighting strategy. “By applying 3M Daylight Redirecting Film, we were able to solve our primary goal of reducing glare, while simultaneously saving energy by increasing the area we could use for daylight harvesting,” Robbins added. “Our decisions on how to treat our west-facing curtain wall were critical in the overall look, feel and function of our net-zero design.”

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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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