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AVRP Studios and Skyport Studio announce merger

AVRP Studios and Skyport Studio announce merger

Posted by | Sep 29, 2016 | 0 |

AVRP Skyport Studios is pleased to announce the merger of AVRP Studios and Skyport Studio.  The new entity brings together the longevity, design excellence, and creativity of AVRP Studios with the highly regarded and innovative urban design specialist, Skyport Studio.  The joint firm will operate at its combined space located at 703 16th St., San Diego, CA  92101.  The merger was formalized when the two regional firms joined forces for Seaport San Diego—the most significant urban, waterfront project in San Diego.  The new AVRP Skyport Studios leverages the team’s 40 years of design excellence and a strong infrastructure, with Skyport’s high creativity focused on urban projects, which brings new energy to the collaboration for the design and execution of some of the most visionary and high-profile projects in San Diego.

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Kaiser Permanente’s ‘Health Hub’ design named a finalist in Fast Company’s 2016 Innovation Awards

Kaiser Permanente’s ‘Health Hub’ design named a finalist in Fast Company’s 2016 Innovation Awards

Posted by | Sep 28, 2016 | 0 |

“Health hub is more than a specific building design. Health hub is an experience model that scales to different facility sizes and configurations,” said David Grandy, FACHE, CMPE, managing director of HDR’s Strategic Innovation Group. “This collaboration with Kaiser Permanente to improve the health and health experience of their patients through human-centered design resulted in truly advancing the thinking and models of care for the future.”

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Creating experiences to help build futures in education

Creating experiences to help build futures in education

Posted by | Sep 28, 2016 | 0 |

Housed in the 1920’s Varlow Building, DonorsChoose.org occupies an entire floor of this historic building. In collaboration with VWB Architects, the new space has been created to support their unique business model and working style. The most significant feature in the space is a centrally located “fort” built from a system of modular wood boxes.  This structure houses multiple functions and removable panels of felt, chalkboard material or wood allow for infinite combinations of use and aesthetic. The space accommodates a meeting room, a study nook, pin-up surfaces and multiple options for storage and display. Workstations and collaborative tables are dispersed throughout the space to provide a variety of public and private working postures.

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Survey: Top three special function rooms homeowners prefer

Survey: Top three special function rooms homeowners prefer

Posted by | Sep 27, 2016 | 0 |

Outdoor living space, mud rooms, and home offices top the list of special function rooms in the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Home Design Trends Survey covering activity during the second quarter of 2016 that focused on emerging home features, systems and technologies. “Heavy investment in outdoor living spaces, mud rooms, and home offices indicate that consumers are placing a premium on practicality and functionality,” said AIA Chief Economist, Kermit Baker, PhD, Hon. AIA.  “Things have changed a lot from a decade ago when home theaters and exercise rooms were some of the most popular special function rooms in homes.”

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Tower at PNC Plaza, featuring PPG glass and coatings, earns 2016 ARCHITECT R+D AWARD

Tower at PNC Plaza, featuring PPG glass and coatings, earns 2016 ARCHITECT R+D AWARD

Posted by | Sep 27, 2016 | 0 |

The double-skin façade, one of the first of its kind in North America, combines with two vertical thermal shafts and a solar chimney to naturally ventilate the 33-story skyscraper without electricity or fan power for 42 percent of the year. As a result, the Tower at PNC Plaza, which opened Oct. 1, 2015, is expected to consume up to 50 percent less temperature-control-related energy than comparable buildings of its size.

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CH2M to present on City Resilience & Green Infrastructure at American Society of Civil Engineers 2016 Convention

CH2M to present on City Resilience & Green Infrastructure at American Society of Civil Engineers 2016 Convention

Posted by | Sep 26, 2016 | 0 |

The presentation titled “Making Cities Resilient through Green Infrastructure” will be made Thursday, September 29 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. at the Oregon Convention Center. Panelists will include Ozzie Gonzalez, CH2M Sustainability Director; Mark Anderson, CH2M Water Technologist; Cory Rayburn, Environmental Program Manager with the City of Atlanta’s Department of Watershed Management; and green roof specialists Columbia Green Technologies.

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VELUX introduces Dynamic Dome commercial skylights

VELUX introduces Dynamic Dome commercial skylights

Posted by | Sep 26, 2016 | 0 |

The new VELUX Dynamic Dome commercial skylights balance light transmittance, industry structural demands, and architectural elegance while contributing significantly to reducing lighting costs, says Ross Vandermark, national product manager for VELUX America. “The Dynamic Dome is engineered to reflect less light and to harvest more light,” he says, “especially in the early morning and late afternoon.  The focus of the design is on maximizing low sun angle performance.  This can result in significantly reduced energy costs as electric lights can be turned off earlier in the day and will not have to be turned back on until later in the day.”

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Smart glass market worth $8.13 billion by 2022

Smart glass market worth $8.13 billion by 2022

Posted by | Sep 23, 2016 | 0 |

According to the new market research report “Smart Glass Market by Technology (SPD, Electrochromic, PDLC, Thermochromic), End-Use Industry (Architecture, Transportation, Power Generation, Consumer Electronics) – Global Forecast to 2022” published by MarketsandMarkets, the market is expected to grow from $2.34 billion in 2015 to reach $8.13 billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 19.2% between 2016 and 2022. The summary section of the report states that the auto and architectural building industries are large drivers of demand for smart window technology. “The major factors driving the growth of the market are the need for energy-efficient solutions and government regulations for green buildings.”

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STAPLES Center completes final piece of its three year, $20 million upgrade project

STAPLES Center completes final piece of its three year, $20 million upgrade project

Posted by | Sep 23, 2016 | 0 |

STAPLES Center and AEG tasked MEIS Architects to create and design the new looks for all 170 Private Suites and the 16 Event Suites. The unique connection with MEIS Architects is that Dan Meis, Founder and Managing Principal of MEIS Architects, was one of the original architects of STAPLES Center.  Each Private Suite has a sophisticated and contemporary feel with new carpeting, cabinet finishes, and wood grain floor tile, that all adds up to a distinctly contemporary design.  All 170 suites in the venue will be updated to reflect the state-of-the-art in-suite amenity.  Suite holders today prefer a more social, less formal vibe and a configuration that promotes interaction and casual conversation, in addition to watching the event.

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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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