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Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects hires Catherine Murray as Principal

Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects hires Catherine Murray as Principal

Posted by | Sep 1, 2020 | 0 |

Chicago-based Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects (SNHA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Catherine Murray as Principal. Murray comes to SNHA from O2 Design (formerly oslund.and.assoc.) where she served as principal of the Chicago office. With over 30 years of experience in urban design, planning and landscape architecture, her ability to creatively tackle complex design challenges has produced award-winning solutions nationally and internationally.  

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory builds smart wall

Posted by | Sep 1, 2020 | 0 |

Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced researchers used additive manufacturing to build a first-of-its kind smart wall called EMPOWER. The wall, designed for a building’s interior, also functions as a cooling system to optimize energy use and lower overall cost.

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FGIA updates Selection and Application Guide for Plastic Glazed Skylights and Sloped Glazing

FGIA updates Selection and Application Guide for Plastic Glazed Skylights and Sloped Glazing

Posted by | Aug 31, 2020 | 0 |

The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has updated a document intended to help one understand the value and effective application of plastic glazed skylights and sloped glazing in a building design as well as the features and benefits of different plastic glazing materials. This is the second update to AAMA PSSG-20, “Selection and Application Guide for Plastic Glazed Skylights and Sloped Glazing,” originally published in 2016.

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Architecture firm, Hoefer Wysocki, adds nursing talent to clinical technology consulting team

Posted by | Aug 31, 2020 | 0 |

Hannah Mey, BSN, RN, has joined the Hoefer Wysocki team as Associate Vice President, Senior Technology Specialist. Leveraging her nursing education, caregiver experience, and expertise in applying technology to the healthcare environment, Hannah will be a vital connection between the clinician and the design team to integrate essential technology solutions into healthcare facilities across the U.S.

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UCSF Mission Hall Global Health Sciences Building

UCSF Mission Hall Global Health Sciences Building

Posted by | Aug 28, 2020 | 0 |

The new 266,000-sq. ft. mission hall global health sciences building at the University of California, San Francisco, is a defining project for the growing Mission Bay campus. In an effort to create stronger links between academic disciplines and campus sectors, the new building was envisioned as a “gateway,” organized around a series of interior and exterior spaces that offer a flexible, changeable, and visible center for collaboration and campus access. Design guidelines established by the owner informed the massing and basic organization of the building, calling for simple volumes, consistent building heights and a base, body, and parapet tripartite organization, explains Moses Vaughan, of WRNS Studio in San Francisco, the architect on the project.

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Reclad with StoTherm ci solves water intrusion problems for North Myrtle Beach condo community

Reclad with StoTherm ci solves water intrusion problems for North Myrtle Beach condo community

Posted by | Aug 28, 2020 | 0 |

The Edgewater Condominiums, with 260 units near the Atlantic Ocean in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., were built over a period of five years and completed 10 years ago. The Edgewater COA Board of Directors voted to replace the stucco on all buildings. Jason Smith, AIA, Senior Architect of Construction Science and Engineering (CSE), specified approximately 250,000 SF of StoTherm® ci Lotusan®, a continuous insulation wall system.

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Benjamin Moore partners with National Trust for Historic Preservation on campaign celebrating women’s heritage

Benjamin Moore partners with National Trust for Historic Preservation on campaign celebrating women’s heritage

Posted by | Aug 27, 2020 | 0 |

This year, as the nation marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote, Benjamin Moore and the National Trust for Historic Preservation are celebrating this historic milestone with a new program focused on the preservation of sites in America where women from all walks of life have made history. Together, Benjamin Moore and the National Trust identified sites rooted in women’s history and will help restore these places to their former glory.

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Understory at The Spheres in Seattle

Understory at The Spheres in Seattle

Posted by | Aug 27, 2020 | 0 |

Understory at The Spheres is a multifunctional exhibit and visitor center designed to tell the story of The Spheres, Amazon’s iconic and wholly unique insertion into the heart of Seattle. The exhibit unravels the complexity of the architecture and engineering and the very idea behind bringing people closer to nature on a daily basis in the heart of the city.

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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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