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Musselman & Hall Contractors Now Employee-Owned

Posted by | Aug 24, 2018 | 0 |

“We have many dedicated employees who have been with us a very long time. Now instead of working for the company, they are the company,” said longtime CEO Doug Hall, now Board Chairman. “Whatever they produce goes into their own pockets and nowhere else. I think George Musselman would be happy to know that the little company he started back in the nineteenth century would ultimately be owned by the very people that worked so hard to make it what it is today.”

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Specifiers’ Guide to Green Building Products

Specifiers’ Guide to Green Building Products

Posted by | Aug 23, 2018 | 0 |

PRISM asked building materials manufacturers for information about some of their latest and/or most innovative sustainable products which architects might considering specifying for their next project. We asked manufacturers why an architect would specify their product and where an one could find more information. PRISM compiled this information in a guide, listing products by category types in alphabetical order. You can read the entire Specifiers’ Guide to Green Building Products or click on a category or company listed below for specific information.

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Woven wire mesh complements the Delta Hotel in Toronto, Canada

Woven wire mesh complements the Delta Hotel in Toronto, Canada

Posted by | Aug 23, 2018 | 0 |

Located in the heart of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada stands the Delta Hotel, where guests can “Expect Even More” from their stay. Its 46-story glass tower adds a sleek accent to the Toronto skyline. To complement the hotel’s tower, Page + Steele/IBI Group Architects specified Banker Wire mesh for the hotel’s adjoining rooftop parking garage stairway enclosure.  Page + Steele/IBI Group Architects chose woven wire mesh for the project because of its beauty, durability, and versatility.

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Burns & McDonnell Hires Industry Leader to Expand Architecture Services in Texas

Posted by | Aug 23, 2018 | 0 |

Bryan Floth joins Burns & McDonnell in Texas to help grow the firm’s architecture capabilities and lead integrated design-build projects. Throughout his nearly three-decade career, Floth has partnered with clients to design and implement complex higher education, commercial, industrial, institutional and mission-critical facilities across the U.S.

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Tubelite adds Judy Bland as vice president of operations

Posted by | Aug 22, 2018 | 0 |

Tubelite Inc. welcomes Judy Bland as its vice president of operations in Walker, Michigan. She will report directly to Steve Green, general manager, and her primary focus will be on safety, customer satisfaction, fiscal goal attainment and continual progression of Tubelite’s Lean journey.

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First Half 2018 Commercial and Multifamily Construction Starts Show Mixed Performance

First Half 2018 Commercial and Multifamily Construction Starts Show Mixed Performance

Posted by | Aug 22, 2018 | 0 |

During the first half of 2018, five of the top ten metropolitan markets for commercial and multifamily construction starts ranked by dollar volume showed increased activity compared to a year ago, according to Dodge Data & Analytics.  Of the top twenty markets, eleven were able to register gains.  At the national level, the volume of commercial and multifamily construction starts during the first half of 2018 was $101.4 billion, down 1% from last year’s first half, although still 2% above what was reported during the first half of 2016. 

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KWK Architects Designs Flexible Student Gathering Space at Midland University in Nebraska

KWK Architects Designs Flexible Student Gathering Space at Midland University in Nebraska

Posted by | Aug 22, 2018 | 0 |

Described by donors as a “kitchen table” for the campus, Eikmeier Commons marks the final stage of the Olson Student Center’s $1.5 million dining hall (completed in the fall of 2017) and student commons renovation project. KWK Architects was the designer on both projects, as well other campus projects over the past year including an Athletic Training Facility Study and new business school in Omaha.

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Architects and Designers Transform Walls into Multipurpose, Functional Surfaces with Fabric Wall Finishing Systems

Architects and Designers Transform Walls into Multipurpose, Functional Surfaces with Fabric Wall Finishing Systems

Posted by | Aug 21, 2018 | 0 |

Architects and interior designers are discovering new creative, functional possibilities by utilizing versatile, performance based, stretched fabric wall finishing systems for commercial and residential work. The benefit of a stretched fabric wall surface is that it transforms a wall into a beautiful, functional surface.  It has acoustical properties that reduce noise and sound transmission through walls; is tackable like a bulletin board; and can withstand high impact in high wear areas so is very low maintenance.  The system is also versatile since refreshing the walls or updating the colors requires only changing out the fabric.

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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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