TVAA Architects Jourdan : Campus, A luminous Building Dedicated to Culture and Knowledge
Designed by Thierry Van de Wyngaert and Véronique Fiegel, the Jourdan Campus for higher education and research brings unites the Ecole Normale Supérieure and the Paris School of Economics. Spread over 12,500 square metres, located opposite the Cité Universitaire and the Dutch Residential College designed by Willem Marinus Dudok in 1928, the Campus buildings redevelop the Paris periphery in the wake of the tramway. Thierry Van de Wyngaert and Véronique Feigel designed a bar that folds, sways an...
Texas Children’s Hospital: Aircuity Helps Healthcare Facilities Meet Unique Energy Efficiency and Indoor Environmental Quality Challenges
Texas Children’s Hospital is an internationally recognized full-care pediatric hospital located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston. One of the largest pediatric hospitals in the United States, the hospital is dedicated to providing the finest possible pediatric patient care, education and research. In 2006 local Aircuity representative, Vicon Equipment introduced Texas Children’s to Aircuity. They initially chose to implement the Aircuity platform to improve energy efficiency in its...
AIA 2017: Dow Corning Celebrates 50+ Years of Proven Performance for Silicone Solutions, Provides Design Freedom for Modern Glass Facades
MIDLAND, Mich. – Dow Corning, the global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, and a pioneer of Silicone Structural Glazing (SSG) and weatherproofing sealants, has revolutionized the way commercial architects design glass facades. Dow Corning has more than 50 years of proven performance with silicone products and design systems. With years of ongoing application quality control improvements and continued product innovations, Dow Corning silicones continue to outperform...
SFA updates "A Guide to Fire and Acoustic Data for Cold-Formed Steel Floor, Wall and Roof Assemblies"
WASHINGTON, DC —The Steel Framing Alliance (SFA) has published an update to “A Guide to Fire and Acoustic Data for Cold-Formed Steel Floor, Wall and Roof Assemblies.” The document is available for free download at the SFA website at www.steelframing.org. The guide provides an online searchable directory that allows users to browse the current, complete range of fire and sound-rated cold-formed steel assemblies for residential and light commercial construction as listed by Factory Mutual...
USG Introduces UL Design H501—First and Only 2-Hour Fire-Rated Design for the Modular Industry
CHICAGO – USG Corporation (NYSE:USG), a leading building materials manufacturer, introduces UL Design H501: a 2-hour fire-rated floor/ceiling assembly for permanent modular construction. The UL Design H501 uses USG Structural Panels instead of poured concrete, making it the thinnest UL-certified assembly for modular construction. After identifying the types of challenges designers of noncombustible permanent modular buildings are presented with, USG Structural Solutions is delivering a s...
Oldcastle Precast Earns Top Safety Awards from National Precast Concrete Association
LITTLETON, Colo. – Oldcastle Precast plants based in Newnan, Ga. and Concord, N.C. received Safety Hall of Fame Awards from the National Precast Concrete Association at The Precast Show 2017, in Cleveland, Ohio. The award, given for the first time this year, recognizes safety-conscious producer members for having no recordable incidents and accidents for the last five years. Oldcastle Precast received the award for reaching the highest level of safety achievement based on its OSHA 300 logs....
Building Upwards in Paris: A Solution Showcased by Several Projects
Building upwards is a simple and effective solution for visually enhancing and extending a solid construction. Because it is lightweight and quick to construct, Kerto® LVL – laminated veneer lumber – is an ideal material for designing and building wooden extensions in urban environments. Vertical extensions to solve urban sprawl Between 1990 and 2011, over 1,200 vertical extension projects were authorised in the city of Paris, while over 31,000 building permits were filed, and over 65,000...
Kentec Protects New Specsavers Distribution Hub
A new fire safety system, designed and installed by life safety systems specialists Leader Systems LLP, comprises Kentec K11031 M2 Sigma XT Automatic three zone Extinguishant Control Panels with Apollo conventional Series 65 devices plus conventional sounder/beacons and bells from Klaxon Signals. This major new Specsavers’ facility at Kidderminster, Worcestershire will combine the company’s existing operations in the area, and will allow the company to double capacity with room to grow in the f...
Houses That Are One With the Environment
Green Builder Media releases the 2016 Green Home of the Year Award winners. These green gems will further the goal of carbon neutral building, making housing a leader in saving the planet. This year’s Green Home of the Year award winners aren’t just projects that honor sustainability. Some of them are literally one with the environment. Our expert panel of judges evaluated projects in terms of overall sustainability, resilience, synergy with the environment and surrounding neighborhood, afford...
A New Office Tower in Manila Tops Out
A topping out ceremony was held late last month for The Finance Centre, a 42-story, class A office tower in Manila, Philippines. Thornton Tomasetti, along with local engineering firm SY^2, is providing structural engineering services to Daiichi Properties, the building’s developer. Located within the city’s Bonifacio Global City financial district, the all-concrete tower designed by Gensler consists of an eight-story podium with retail and commercial space on the first two floors, five levels of...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
