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River Architects completes the world’s first Passive House Certified cidery
River Architects, a Hudson Valley-based architecture firm specializing in sustainability, celebrates the completion of the world’s first Passive House Certified cidery – Seminary Hill Orchard & Cidery in Callicoon, New York. The 9,300-square-foot building, which opens June 25, 2021, houses an organic hard cider production facility, tasting area, commercial kitchen, and event space.
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Washington State University Everett
Washington State University Everett, designed by SRG Partnership, is the first building of the new WSU branch campus in Everett, significantly expanding access to STEM-focused higher education in North Puget Sound. WSU Everett’s beautiful, flexible, and LEED-Gold certified high-performance space will enrich the region’s tech corridor for decades to come.
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SRG Partnership Portland Studio
The design for SRG Partnership’s Portland office effortlessly connects people to each other, the firm’s work, and their creative resources by encouraging spontaneous interactions and accessible views of each other’s current, in-the-moment projects. This high degree of engagement directly translates into an active design environment cultivating better work, stronger relationships and fantastic energy.
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Filson NYC Flagship store in mid-town Manhattan
Filson’s New York flagship store in mid-town Manhattan, designed by Heliotrope Architects, occupies a 4,000-square-foot former mattress store in an 1800s brownstone located on Broadway, near Union Square. The store showcases the product line in an immersive experience that brings the brand to life in the heart of the city.
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PSU’S Karl Miller Center in Portland, Oregon
The Karl Miller Center, the LEED Platinum new home of the School of Business at Portland State University (PSU), establishes a powerful identity for this business program, reflecting its aspirations and international prominence in sustainability while providing students, faculty, and the community with a much-needed place to hang out, study, and collaborate.
Read MoreHMA officers, board elected for 2021
The Board of Directors of the Hardwood Manufacturers Association (HMA) elected Troy Brown, Kretz Lumber Company, Inc., Antigo, Wisconsin, President of the HMA at their National Conference and Expo in Austin, Texas, March 23. Other HMA officers for 2021 are Vice President Tommy Petzoldt, East Perry Lumber Company, Frohna, Missouri; and Executive Vice President Linda Jovanovich, HMA, Pittsburgh.
Read MoreSouthern Cypress Manufacturers Association elects 2021 officers
Members of the Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association (SCMA) elected officers for 2021 at the association’s Annual Meeting on March 24, in Austin, Texas. Zack Rickman, Atlanta Hardwood Corporation (AHC), Mableton, Georgia, was elected SCMA president. Cassie Lewis, Turn Bull Lumber Company, Elizabethtown, North Carolina, was elected SCMA vice president.
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Fiberon launches Wildwood composite cladding
“Fiberon isn’t new to the cladding industry,” said Mark Ayers, senior vice president of marketing and product development for Fiberon. “Our deck boards have been used in cladding applications for thousands of projects across the globe. Wildwood is our first product designed specifically for cladding application, and we’re proud to provide trade professionals with a premium product from a brand they trust.”
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Edward J. Ray Hall on the Cascades Campus of Oregon State University
Edward J. Ray Hall, designed by SRG Partnership, will provide a new learning environment for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math on the Cascades Campus of the Oregon State University while creating a vibrant student hub with active interior and exterior spaces. Its design will elevate the University’s identity in Bend while exemplifying its commitment to sustainability with a Net Zero Energy target and a structure of regionally sourced mass timber.
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