EMD Serono R&D Building Earns First WELL Gold Certification in U.S. for New & Existing Building Project
Billerica, Massachusetts – EMD Serono, the biopharmaceutical business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany in the U.S. and Canada, today announced that its R&D facility’s Sagamore Building in Billerica, Massachusetts has been awarded WELL Certification at the Gold level by the International WELL Building Institute™ (IWBI™), underscoring the company’s commitment to employee health and well-being. The Sagamore is the first building to receive WELL Gold Certification for New and Existing Buildings in...
Friends of BelovED Community Charter School 2, Urbahn Architects, and Hollister Construction Services Break Ground for New $12.5 Million Middle School in Jersey City, NJ
Developer Friends of BelovED Community Charter School 2, Inc. and the project team of Urbahn Architects and construction manager Hollister Construction Services have broken ground for the new, $12.5 million BelovED Community Charter School’s Middle School building at 535 Grand Street in Jersey City, New Jersey. Left to right: Hollister Construction Services’ Superintendent Ronald Bogdan, Estimator Stefan Markov, Assistant Project Manager Bruno Costa, Head Coach Chris Johnson, Senior Project Mana...
KWK Architects Designs $104.5 Million Renovation/Addition to University of Minnesota's Historic Pioneer Hall
(St. Louis, MO) Construction is well underway on a $104.5 million renovation and addition to the University of Minnesota's historic Pioneer Hall. Design architect KWK Architects, partnered with architecture/engineering firm-of-record TKDA of St. Paul, MN, was contracted to transform the aging residence hall into a modern living space for the university's students. Constructed in stages from 1928 to 1932, Pioneer Hall is one of the oldest residence and dining halls on the U of M Twin Cities ca...
Denver Among Top Ten Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings in 2017
DENVER - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its tenth-annual “Top Cities” list, ranking Denver in ninth place among 25 U.S. metropolitan areas with the most ENERGY STAR certified buildings. With 265 certified buildings, Denver earned a place in the top ten and has been on Energy Star’s Top Cities list for nine of the past ten years. Overall, Colorado tallied 395 ENERGY STAR certified buildings representing energy savings of nearly three billion kBTUs and cost savings o...
DXA Studio Engaged as Design Architect for 269 4th Avenue in Park Slope
New York – DXA studio, a New York City-based architecture and design firm, has announced that they have been selected as the design architects for 269 4th Avenue in Park Slope, a new mixed-use development in one of Brooklyn’s most sought after areas. The building is being developed by the innovative New York City development company, New Empire Corporation. The 51,912 square foot, 12-story building will be located directly on 4th Avenue, between 1st Street and Garfield Place, a very des...
HDR Becomes Fitwel Champion, Certifies First Office with 3 Star Rating
(OMAHA, Neb. — April 10, 2018) — HDR has adopted Fitwel, a global building certification system that promotes health, and has certified its first office in Arlington, Virginia. The office, which is also LEED-platinum certified, is a two-level environment designed to promote collaboration, transparency and interconnected space. It received a 3 Star Rating, the highest possible in the Fitwel system. As a Fitwel Champion, HDR has committed to obtaining Fitwel certifications for a minimum of six of...
Cement Companies Must More Than Double Efforts to Meet Paris Climate Goals
April 9, 2018, London: A new report ‘Building Pressure’ analysing 13 of the world’s largest publicly-listed cement companies reveals that they need to more than double their emissions reductions if they are to limit global warming to below two degrees, as agreed in the Paris Climate Deal. The companies analysed in the report from CDP – voted no. 1 climate change research provider by institutional investors[1] – have a total market capitalization of US$150 billion and represent 16% of global ceme...
Pittsburgh’s Energy Innovation Center (EIC) Showcases Siemens’ Smart Building Technologies
Originally built in 1930, the EIC now showcases the newest energy efficient Siemens’ building solutions. The building is LEED Platinum® Certified and serves as a living laboratory. Announced at Siemens U.S. Innovation Day, Pittsburgh’s Energy Innovation Center (EIC) continues to expand its use of smart building technologies. In 2014, the EIC, a National Historic Landmark located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, began a massive renovation based on an integrated design-build process with t...
Big Win for 24 Stories, Energy Efficiency Retrofit in Phoenix, AZ
The BOMA Green Building Committee Kilowatt Krackdown was recently awarded to 3200 N. Central Avenue – a retrocommissioned, 24 stories, 345,000 SF building in Phoenix AZ built in 1986 – for achieving the highest Energy Star score of 98 in the competition. Tim Rose, Executive VP of DPC companies commented on the need for SMARTPneumatics technology. “Prior to the retrocommission, our heating and cooling expenses for the existing building were substantially higher what we felt they should be run...
World Economic Forum Opens Stunning 39,000-square foot New York Headquarters Designed by Montroy Andersen DeMarco
New York, NY – Interior designer Montroy Andersen DeMarco (MADGI), and affiliate of Montroy DeMarco Architecture, has completed the New York headquarters for the World Economic Forum, a Geneva, Switzerland-based non-profit organization with the mission of improving the state of the world. The project has received LEED Platinum certification, the highest level of sustainability awarded by the U.S. Green Buildings Council. Formed in 1971, the World Economic Forum broadened its mission in 1...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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