Montroy Andersen DeMarco Completes Earthjustice’s Northeast Regional Office
Montroy Andersen DeMarco (MADGI) has completed the new 11,000-square foot Northeast regional office of Earthjustice, the country’s largest nonprofit environmental law organization, at 48 Wall Street in Manhattan. Photo by Peter Dressel/Wilk Marketing Communications The design reflects the environmental law organization’s commitment to sustainability New York, NY – Montroy Andersen DeMarco (MADGI) has completed the new 11,000-square foot Northeast regional office of Earthjustic...
The Source Hotel Earns LEED Silver
DENVER, Colorado – The Source Hotel has been awarded LEED Silver certification for its environmental performance and sustainable design. The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, is the foremost program for buildings, homes, and communities that are designed, constructed, maintained, and operated for improved environmental and human health performance. The 92,000 square foot building, which is owned by Zeppelin Develo...
Sustainability in Hotels Explores Growing Emphasis On Green Building Practices in the Hospitality Industry
WASHINGTON - A new report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) suggests that sustainable building practices, including those involving energy and water conservation as well as waste reduction, are increasingly being incorporated throughout the hotel sector to add value and provide a competitive edge to properties. Sustainability in Hotels: Opportunities and Trends Shaping the Future of Hospitality assesses the state of sustainability in the hotel sector by identifying best practices, highlight...
The Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE Announces Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety in the United States
The Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (SEI) has announced that it has joined the United Kingdom’s global program on Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety by creating a United States program: Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety United States (CROSS-US). Through CROSS-US, individuals may now confidentially submit reports of structural failures, near misses and other similar incidents. First anonymized and de-identified, these reports are t...
Cutwork Designs First Large-Scale Coliving Space in Paris
Cutwork has designed the full interior concept for three new Paris coliving towers for the startup community working within the world-renowned STATION F coworking campus. Launching in June 2019, the coliving space, Flatmates, will start moving in 600 residents from French billionaire Xavier Niel’s nearby coworking campus. The building, consisting of 100 shared apartments, café, private lounge bar and space for events, is available to entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups, or staff members wor...
Cintec North America Announces Restoration and Anchoring Work on Massey Hall, Famed Canadian Concert Venue
North American firm helps complete restoration of historic Toronto building Cintec North America announces its reinforcement anchors offer stability and support during the revitalization of Canada’s most renowned concert venue, Massey Hall. As Massey Hall marks its 125th anniversary, a century and a quarter of Canadian history has been stripped bare to be massively restored, not only to recapture the hall’s original sound, but to make sure it will serve audiences for generations to come. T...
Reaching New Heights in Boston with our Newest WELL-Certified Building
Inside the tallest building in Boston, Jacobs’ newest WELL™ - certified location at the John Hancock Tower or 120 Saint James, seats more than 200 employees. One of Boston Properties most iconic buildings, our office – representing our first U.S. WELL-certified building and first overall WELL Gold certification – occupies the entire fifth floor, 49,000 square feet of the 790-foot-tall building. WELL certifications recognize prerequisites and optimizations in seven categories, including air, w...
AISI Publishes New Research Report on Strength of Steel-To-Steel Screw Connections - Update to Provisions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published a new research report that reviews the existing provisions of AISI S100-16, North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members, 2016 Edition, for screw connections loaded in shear and tension (but not combined actions). A summary of the research project, findings and analysis are published in “RP19-1: Strength of Steel-to-Steel Screw Connections—Update to Provisions.” A free download is...
Leers Weinzapfel Associates Completes UMass Amherst North Chiller Plant
Boston, MA – Leers Weinzapfel Associates’ new 10,592-square-foot chiller plant at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is the latest in the firm’s extensive portfolio of infrastructure work. A component of the university’s 2012 Campus Master Plan, it will increase the reliability and capacity of chilled water service throughout its growing north campus core by reimagining the existing regional plant it replaces. Located in the engineering quadrant, the North Chiller Plant was planned for a...
Aircuity Exhibiting and Presenting alongside IWBI During Upcoming Conference for University Business Officers
NEWTON, Mass., USA – Aircuity, (www.aircuity.com), creator of measurably better environments, will be highlighting the benefits of its platform for optimizing ventilation to create healthier environments on campus at the 2019 National Association for College and University Business Officers Annual Meeting. The event will be held July 13–16 in Austin, Texas. During the conference the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) alongside Aircuity will be presenting about creating a healthier envi...