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METROCON18 Expo & Conference Seeking Architecture & Design Continuing Education Presentation Submissions

METROCON18 Expo & Conference Seeking Architecture & Design Continuing Education Presentation Submissions

Posted by | Feb 12, 2018 | 0 |

METROCON is the largest not-for-profit, self-produced, volunteer-driven, design specification-focused regional expo and conference in the USA. This marks the event’s 16th year, as well as the second year the following five associations serving the built environment have joined forces to plan and execute it (listed in alphabetical order): ASID Texas Chapter, ASID Texas Gulf Coast Chapter, CSI Dallas Chapter, NEWH Dallas Chapter, and USGBC Texas Chapter.

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Star architecture and its impact on the city

Star architecture and its impact on the city

Posted by | Feb 12, 2018 | 0 |

The Guggenheim Museum by star architect Frank Gehry led to an economic boom in the Spanish city of Bilbao. This “Bilbao Effect” is appealing to many urban planners and politicians who look to better position their cities in economic and social terms by building exceptional architectural projects. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have studied three projects to investigate whether or not the desired effects materialize.

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Klyde Warren Park Wins AIA Collaborative Achievement Award

Klyde Warren Park Wins AIA Collaborative Achievement Award

Posted by | Feb 12, 2018 | 0 |

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced Klyde Warren Park, a freeway deck park in Dallas designed by OJB Landscape Architecture (OJB), as the recipient of the 2018 Collaborative Achievement Award. This award “recognizes and encourages distinguished achievements of allied professionals, clients, organizations, architect teams, knowledge communities, and others who have had a beneficial influence on or advanced the architectural profession.” The park will be honored at the 2018 AIA Conference on Architecture in New York.

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Kryton unveils its latest disruptive technology to the global construction industry

Posted by | Feb 12, 2018 | 0 |

Kryton unveiled its latest product, Hard-Cem®, an award-winning integral concrete hardening admixture. This solution is added directly to the concrete mix and is specifically engineered to provide concrete with extraordinary resistance to abrasion and erosion, and increased mechanical-wear durability. This disruptive technology allows Hard-Cem-treated concrete to last up to 6 times longer than untreated concrete.

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Prespan Floor System Launched by Northeast Precast

Prespan Floor System Launched by Northeast Precast

Posted by | Feb 9, 2018 | 0 |

Northeast Precast, manufacturer of custom precast panels and systems, has announced the introduction of a new product: Prespan. The patented new flooring system features insulated precast floor planks for both residential and commercial projects.

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How Vancouver Greened its Waterfront

How Vancouver Greened its Waterfront

Posted by | Feb 9, 2018 | 0 |

The Vancouver Convention Centre West holistically integrates a metropolitan downtown with one of the most spectacular natural ecosystems in North America. Completed in 2009, and certified as the world’s first LEED Platinum convention center (and recently becoming the world’s first double LEED Platinum convention center following LEED Platinum certification for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance, v.4), the project weaves together architecture, interiors, urban design, and landscape in a unified piece of the urban fabric that functions literally as a living part of both the city and the harbor.

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AVRP Skyport Design for San Diego’s Hoover High Moves Forward for Construction Proposals

AVRP Skyport Design for San Diego’s Hoover High Moves Forward for Construction Proposals

Posted by | Feb 9, 2018 | 0 |

Randy Robbins, AIA, Principal at AVRP Skyport, says, “We were inspired by the buildings and public space of the original campus and intentionally patterned the design of the new buildings after the original structures to respect the era they came from.  We are excited to see the project move forward, and ultimately to see the students benefit from these new facilities.”

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Dodge Momentum Index Falls to Start Year

Dodge Momentum Index Falls to Start Year

Posted by | Feb 8, 2018 | 0 |

The Dodge Momentum Index dropped 5.1% in January to 143.7 (2000=100) from the revised December reading of 151.5. The commercial component of the Momentum Index was 7.8% lower in the month, while the institutional component was down 0.9%. The fourth quarter of 2017 was particularly strong for the Momentum Index, and January’s retreat returns it to a more sustainable level.

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Syska Hennessy Receives Eight Regional ACEC Awards for Engineering Excellence

Syska Hennessy Receives Eight Regional ACEC Awards for Engineering Excellence

Posted by | Feb 8, 2018 | 0 |

“The ACEC New York awards are our local version of the Oscars for engineers, so we feel quite honored to win six awards,” says Cyrus Izzo, the New York-based co-president of Syska Hennessy Group.  “We’re also pleased that the winning projects reflect a broad cross-section of our practice areas, with healthcare, corporate, infrastructure and energy all represented.”

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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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