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Gasworld March 2019
Future is bright for xenon Excelitas Technologies lights up medical research and hospitals By Nick Parkinson ©Excelitas Technologies enon high-intensity arc lamps, “The latest xenon Xenon remains the first choice for an electric light that produces demanding, critical applications due to its light by passing electricity lighting technologies ability to out-perform halogen and LEDs.” through ionized xenon gas at deliver longer life for the “The latest xenon lighting technologies Xhigh pressure, have a versatility which deliver longer life for the lamps, and lamps, and higher output has seen its use grow year on year. higher output from the systems. For Xenon’s spectral output and color from the systems” example, new fiber optic illuminators temperature creates bright white light, enable more light to travel through like natural sunlight, which lends itself to that xenon light sources can be found increasingly narrow fibers.” aiding a physician observing tissue in situ, in over 90% of hospitals worldwide. Jim Cermax Xenon lamps produce attempting to determine disease states. Clements, Cermax® Product Manager, high-intensity, bright white light used As xenon behaves well when mixed says xenon medical lighting is being used for endoscopic illumination, surgical with other noble gases, applications for a variety of purposes. headlamps, and in robotic surgery engineers can design systems that take “Excelitas customers use Cermax equipment. The highly versatile Cermax advantage of xenon’s native characteristics, Xenon medical lighting for a variety of Xenon short-arc lamps are also used in while enhancing the near-infrared (NIR) applications including surgical headlamps video projection lighting, solar simulation, spectroscopic output from lamps, creating for critical procedures (for example dental UV curing, industrial UV curing, an even broader spectral range for their thoracic, liver), lighting systems for microscopic illumination, and other high- products and systems. -
Paul Murray, M.S., P.E. Principal Consultant
Paul Murray, M.S., P.E. Principal Consultant PROFILE Paul Murray is a Principal Consultant with over 10 years of forensic-related OFFICE 4044 Clipper Court experience in projects and cases involving evaluation of earthquake damage to Fremont, CA 94538 structures (residential, commercial, industrial, etc.) and infrastructure. Responsibilities for these scopes of work include visual investigation, CONTACT damage assessment, determination of cause and origin of damage, drone Office: +1 888 782 3473 Direct: +1 628 242 0149 operation, development of remediation and retrofit options, and report writing, in Cell: +1 415 265 9649 addition to peer review of engineering reports. Mr. Murray has also served as Fax: +1 866 914 7561 part of catastrophe response teams for tornado, hurricane, and earthquake [email protected] events. Key strengths include the following: CORPORATE OFFICE 5565 Glenridge Connector Suite 900 ► Seismic Assessment and ► Catastrophe Atlanta, GA 30342 Rehabilitation Response ► Retaining Walls ► Appraisals ► Foundations ► Wind and Hail Damage Assessment WEBSITE ► Wood Structures ► Fire Damage Assessment www.envistaforensics.com ► Concrete Structures ► Hurricane and Storm Surge Damage ► Masonry Structures Assessment ► Steel Structures ► Tornado Damage Assessment ► Commercial and ► Swimming Pools Residential Roofing ► Site Grading and Drainage ► Building Envelopes and ► Water Intrusion Windows ► Cost Estimates ► Construction Defects ► Industries: Forensics, commercial, industrial and residential structures, and infrastructure ► CAD/Design Packages: RISA 3D, E-Tabs, Enercalc, and AutoCAD EDUCATION Master of Science, Civil Engineering, 2007 (Emphasis in Structural Engineering) University of California – Davis, California Bachelor of Science, Architectural Engineering, 2005 California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo, California Rev 2020-08-25 PT&C Forensic Consulting Services, P.A. -
Designing Eden: the Future of Rule Based City-Making
CULTURAL PRODUCTION Designing Eden: The future of rule based city-making Maria Del C. Vera1, Shai Yeshayahu2 1University of Nevada Las Vegas, School of Architecture, Las Vegas, NV 2Ryerson University, School of Interior Design Toronto, ON ABSTRACT: The omnipresence of the algorithmic gaze is not just easing the capacity to crawl, index, and rank everything according to rule-based praxises but also shifting the dimensions of where, when, and how citizens move or circulate through the urban commons (O'Brien, 2018). In the absence of urban thinkers or participatory planning, these new alterations take place within the invisible peripheries of algorithms. This paper examines the change, and the spatial currencies reconditioned by the interplay of city-making and city-indexing as infrastructure, urban spaces, and built settings become indistinctively itemized. It recognizes that this is an ongoing process that continues to flatten, catalog, and index the physical characteristics of space which produces a virtual inventory of urban proportions subjecting city officials to accelerate the re-privatization, deregulation, and re-colonization of vast territories. It is within these transactions that we see a re-territorializing of the city's context and the uneven usage of spatial distribution underway. In the case of the American city, the range of impact caused by these emerging transactions is seemingly local, but we claim that the dynamics of city-indexing reverberate across different scales extending from local to regional, and national proportions. To depict our work, we choose a comparative method that aims to associate the impact of rule- base praxis with changes at the urban and regional scale. -
Symphony Park Retail Fact Sheet
CURRENTLY HOME TO Photo: Ryan Reason Photo: Geri Kodey Photo: Ryan Reason SYMPHONY PARK NEIGHBORS • World Market Center Las Vegas, with over 5 million square feet of showroom space • Simon Property Group’s top-performing Las Vegas North Premium Outlets • Molasky Corporate Center • Clark County Government Center • Fremont Street Experience • Downtown Gaming District World Market Center Las Vegas photo: Ryan Reason • Office District SYMPHONY PARK BUSINESS INCENTIVE OPTIONS • Parking assistance • Negotiable land prices JOIN THE SYMPHONY PARK COMMUNITY • New Markets Tax Credits • Tax Increment Financing Photo: Erin O’Boyle • State Catalyst Fund WHY SYMPHONY PARK? • Construction-ready development Fremont Street Experience photo: Ryan Reason sites, 3+ acres each, with utilities available • Centrally located within the Las Vegas valley • Direct U.S. 95 & I-15 freeway access • Great development potential • Part of revitalized downtown with billions in recent private and public investment • Part of the Las Vegas Medical District Photo: Erin O’Boyle Las Vegas North Premium Outlets photo: Ryan Reason Photo: Christopher Harmon WORLD-CLASS ADVANCED CARE LIVE / WORK WHERE LEARNING GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH PERFORMING ARTS AND EXPLORATION HOPE FOR LIFESTYLE ON THE RIGHT IN THE HEART OF MEET FUN DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS THE FUTURE HORIZON CALL 702-555-5555 FOR OPPORTUNITIES SYMPHONY PARK LAS VEGAS MARKET ASSETS • At least 310 days of sunshine per year • Culture: The Smith Center for the Performing • 2.1 million people living in Las Vegas valley Arts; 18b, The Las Vegas Arts District; • Serves the Southwest U.S. and a diverse DISCOVERY Children’s Museum; Natural international market History Museum; Nevada State Museum; • Proximity to large neighboring population centers Neon Museum; and National Museum of Organized • 60 million consumers within one day’s drive Crime and Law Enforcement • Ninth busiest airport in North America • Outdoor activities include hiking, golfing, fishing, • U.S. -
A Brief History of Aia Las Vegas
AIA Las Vegas 50th anniversary A Brief History of aia las Vegas AIA L A S VEGAS A Publication Of The Las Vegas Chapter Of 50 Years of Service The American Institute of Architects A Brief History This special edition of VISION STATEMENT “A Brief History of the AIA Las Vegas Chapter” The American Institute of Architects is being provided as a 50th is the voice of the architecture profession dedicated to: Anniversary commemorative gift Serving its members to AIA Las Vegas members. Advancing their value Published by the Las Vegas Improving the quality of the built environment Chapter of the American Institute of Architects Randy Lavigne, Publisher and Executive Director Debi Raffi, Design & Art Direction December 2006 MISSION STATEMENT It is the mission of the Las Vegas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects to support and uphold these precepts within our state and region, and: To uphold the ethics and core values of the profession To support and promote quality architecture To support and advance quality opportunities for design education To enhance public awareness of the built environment To share design knowledge with the community, and To unite the members in fellowship CORE VALUES Core Values of the American Institute of Architects: Leadership Design Excellence Life-long Learning Ethical Behavior Inclusiveness AIA Collaboration L AS V EGAS Client-and Member-Centered Service 50 Years of Service AIA Las vegas Las Vegas has a 100-year history of attracting unconventional, strongly independent individuals. This city was built by those who have dared to dream beyond the ordinary and dared to risk everything on their ideas and abilities. -
Restored Las Vegas Neon Signs Tour
Restored Las Vegas Neon Signs Tour 1. Benny Binion’s Horseshoe was originally located at 128 Fremont Street. Mr. Binion opened his Horseshoe Hotel and Casino in 1951. 2. The Silver Slipper Casino opened in 1950 as the Golden Slipper on the grounds of the Last Frontier Village along the early Las Vegas Strip. 3. The Bow & Arrow Motel was originally located in downtown Las Vegas on Wyoming Avenue. The simple shapes incorporated into the form of the Bow & Arrow sign exemplify trends of the many motels built during the 1950s. 4. In September 1946, Society Cleaners opened on the corner of 11th Street and Fremont near the downtown district. 5. The Normandie Motel opened in 1937 and was located at 708 Las Vegas Boulevard South. It was once one of the last signs that motorists would see on 5th Street as they drove out of town. 6. The Lucky Cuss Motel was located at 3350 Fremont Street near the Showboat Hotel, in an area housing a variety of small independently owned motels. 7. The Hacienda Horse and Rider was originally installed in 1967 at the Hacienda Hotel located at 3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South. 8. The 5th Street Liquor Store opened at Las Vegas Boulevard South and Garces Street in 1945. 9. The Landmark Hotel began as an unfinished attraction for a shopping center and became the last of six casinos owned by billionaire Howard Hughes. NM04587-Restored Signs Rack Card.indd 1 4/5/13 7:01 AM BINION’S WASHINGTONAVE HORSESHOE SILVER SLIPPER BOWANDARROW MOTEL BONANZARD SOCIETY CLEANERS NORMANDIE MOTEL STEWARTAVE LUCKYCUSS MOTEL OGDENAVE HACIENDA HORSE &RIDER FREMONTST I MAINST THSTREET LIQUOR CASINOCENTERDR GARCESAVE CHARLESTONAVE LASVEGASBLVD SAHARAAVE LANDMARK SIGN PARADISERD DESERTINNRD NM04587-Restored Signs Rack Card.indd 2 4/5/13 7:01 AM. -
Visitors Downtown.Docx
Welcome to our Visitors’ Guide to Las Vegas, created just for DLFers by the locals! If you’re willing to travel to Downtown Las Vegas (listed locations roughly 18-20 miles away or a 30-40 minute drive)… Transportation: ● Fremont Street area is walkable between Fremont Street Experience, Mob Museum, Fremont East, Container Park, PublicUs. ● Arts district is a 5-minute drive from Fremont Street area (walking not recommended) but there is also a Free Downtown Loop shuttle that runs continuously during operating hours and arrives at each stop every 20 minutes: Monday through Thursday: 11:30 am to 8:30 pm / Friday through Saturday: 3 pm to 12 am / Sunday: 10 am to 7 pm ● Parking in lots has hourly & maximum charge; parking on streets has hourly charge -- check the meter, some street locations have free parking after 10 pm!) Activities & Entertainment / Food, Coffee Shops, & Breweries Note: Most bars will have a cover charge of $5-$10 for men (and sometimes women), especially after 10 pm ● Gold Spike - Downtown bar with board games indoors and oversized games outside on the lawn/patio, including Giant Jenga, Giant Beer Pong, Giant Chess, Twister, Cornhole, Shuffleboard, Four Square, and roller skating! Open daily 24/7 ○ 217 Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas NV ○ For more information, call: 702.476.1082 ● LV Natural History Museum - Historical museum for all ages with exhibits related to archaeology, prehistoric life, marine animals, various biomes, and geology. $12 admission. ○ Open daily from 9 am - 4 pm ○ 900 N Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas NV ○ For more information, call: 702.384.3466 ● Neon Museum - Museum with retired and restored neon signs (The “Neon Boneyard”) from around Las Vegas. -
At Zappos, Pushing Shoes and a Vision
At Zappos, Pushing Shoes and a Vision Photo Tony Hsieh, chief executive of Zappos, at the trailer park in Las Vegas that he both owns and calls home. Credit Brad Swonetz for The New York Times On a sizzling June morning in Las Vegas, 10 Zappos.com employees sat in an air-conditioned conference room decorated with “Star Wars” memorabilia and a mural of Darth Vader. They had gathered for a weekly meeting to discuss new internal software, the sort of routine get-together that keeps corporate America humming. But like all meetings these days at Zappos, the online merchant best known for its shoes, this one followed a strict format determined by a radical self- management system called Holacracy. The goal of Holacracy is to create a dynamic workplace where everyone has a voice and bureaucracy doesn’t stifle innovation. At Zappos, this means traditional corporate hierarchy is gone. Managers no longer exist. The company’s 1,500 employees define their own jobs. Anyone can set the agenda for a meeting. To prevent anarchy, processes are strictly enforced. At the June meeting, a trained facilitator, in this case a young bearded man wearing a blue baseball hat, followed the Holacratic method by asking attendees to “get here, get present, get now,” and encouraged everyone in the room to briefly check in. Photo A shopping area made out of shipping containers is part of an effort to enliven downtown Las Vegas. Credit Brad Swonetz for The New York Times “I’m a little sleepy,” said a wiry man. “It’s warm out,” was the next reply. -
17Th Floor Office Space Now Available
17th floor office space now available. U.S. Green Building Council LEED™ Certified Gold Building Office Office Office 100 City Parkway Office Las Vegas, Nevada 89106 Office Office Open Office Office Suite 1750 Space shown as fully furnished. Open Office Office Office Office Office Office Configuration as shown: Office • Reception Desk and Area • 3 Conference Rooms • Break Room Office • 27 offices Women • Open office/work stations • Copy/File Room Elevator Records Office Lobby • Library/Records Room Men Office Rentable Space: 12,166 sf (Includes tenant share of common area) Pantry Office Office Office Office Copy Usable Space: 10,310 sf Waiting Conference Room Office Room Open Office Reception Office Office Office Conference Conference Office Office Office Room Room On-Site Retail Amenities Tenants and guests have convenient access to a national fitness chain, a brand-name restaurant, a reputable financial institution and ATM, copy center, daily shoe shine service, and auto detailing and subscription Black Car transportation services. The Molasky Corporate Center recently purchased a fleet of “Townie” bicycles to provide tenants with a healthy and free transportation option for the downtown area. Molasky Center Bike Share Program Shoe Shine Integral part of “Downtown Renaissance” Las Vegas City Hall Clark County Government Center Neon Museum World Market Center The Smith Center for Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health the Performing Arts Cashman Field Bonanza Rd. ▲ Molasky N 100 N. City Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada 89106 Downtown Corporate Las Vegas Center IRS Office • Corporate image office space in an award-winning, Bldg. Main St. California convenient downtown location Station Stewart • Central location and convenient access to major City Parkway City Mob highways I-15 and US 95 Museum Zappos • Ample parking in access-controlled, six-level parking GAMING DISTRICT structure offering 1,350 parking spaces with direct- access high-speed elevators to your floor Symphony Park The FremontBinion’s St. -
City Centre Place Downtown Las Vegas
CITY CENTRE PLACE DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS 400 SOUTH 4TH STREET LAS VEGAS, NV 89101 400 SOUTH 4TH STREET, LAS VEGAS, NV 89101 CITY A ±107,123 SF six-story, multi-tenant, Class “A” office building CENTRE strategically located in a premier Downtown Las Vegas location within the legal epicentre of Las Vegas. The location of City Centre Place within the Downtown submarket offers tenants US- PLACE 95, I-15 and I-215 Interstate connectivity. In this high-image DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS office building, tenants will enjoy amenities including security, two dining options on the ground floor, as well as a parking structure directly attached to the building. Suites ranging from ±1,800 – ±13,200 RSF $2.65 PSF/FSG The information furnished has been obtained from sources we deem reliable and is submitted subject to errors, omissions and changes. Although Colliers Nevada, LLC has no reason to doubt its accuracy, we do not guarantee it. All information should be verified by the recipient prior to lease, purchase, exchange or execution of legal documents. ±107,123 SF, Six-story, multi- tenant, Class “A” office building strategically located in a premier Downtown Las Vegas location. • Innovative design and superior construction within a cutting edge “Class A” office environment • US-95, I-15 and I-215 Interstate connectivity • Within walking distance of the Clark County Regional Justice Center and the State and Federal downtown courts • Numerous nearby amenities including multiple restaurants on-site on the ground floor of building BUILT IN 2001 • Management and security -
10624 OBD Newsletter 8.5X11.Indd
4TH QUARTER SEPTEMBER 2005 HENNESSEY >>2 HOGS & HEIFERS >>2 WHY DO BUSINESS IN LAS VEGAS >>3 NEW FACES >>4 Affordable Apartments Geared Toward Let’s take a Downtown Workers, Families closer look! On Wednesday, June 22, 2005, city officials developments. Citibank Community Development celebrated the grand opening of an innovative and Paramount Financial Group were integral Allure – North of Sahara and residential development for urban workers and forces behind the project, working closely with west of Las Vegas Boulevard, the city of Las Vegas, the state of Nevada and this 900-unit twin 39-story the developer to help expedite the development. condo tower will contain “L’Octaine is part of a concept that the council 35,000 s.f. of retail space. and I share with the Tom Hom Group, that we need to provide affordable, attainable housing for “juhl” – Soon to be located on our residents,” said Las Vegas Mayor Oscar B. the corner of Third street and Goodman. “These beautiful garden apartments Bonneville, this mixed-used will fill a need we have in our downtown for development will contain 355 housing that our workers, teachers and families residential units. can afford.” L’Octaine rises to three stories above a street Newport – This development level parking garage. The two ground floor retail will contain 168 residential units units in this mixed-use development are projected LʼOctaine with 6,159 s.f. of commercial at to be occupied in the fall. The property is close the southwest corner of Casino families in downtown Las Vegas. The opening of to the federal courthouse, the Fremont Street Center/Hoover. -
Board Agenda
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING CLARK COUNTY FLOODCONTROL DISTRICT NOVEMBER 13,1986 CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 2200 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE NORTH US VEGAS, NEVADA 89030 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: VIRGINIA BAX, P*E* GENERAL MANAGER 230 LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD SOUTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89101 386-4481 POSTED: NOVEMBER 6, 1986 CLARKCOUNTY COURTHOUSE NORTH LAS VEGAS CITY HALL CITY OF LAS VEGAS CITY HALL REGIONAL TRANSPORTATIONCOMMISSION \ LT:NOTICE4 AGENDA , CLARK COUNTY REGIONAL FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT November 13, 1986 -. -. ACTION ITE?4S : 1 ) APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Meeting of October 9, 1986 2) REPORT ON FEDERALLEGISLATION 3) CORPSOF ENGINEERS STATUS REPORT 4) POSSIBLE ACTION TO ACCEPTTHE CORPS' RECOMMENDATIONS FORFURTHER STUDY 5) AUTHORIZECHIEF ENGINEER TO REQUEST STATEMENT OFQUALIFICATIONS OR AUTHORIZE TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERINGSERVICES WITH A CONSULTING FIRM 91 AUTHORIZE CHIEF ENGINEER TO REQUEST THE ARMY CORPSOF ENGINEER TO STUDY MFSQUITE, NEVADA 10) APPOINT CHIEF ENGINEER/GENERAL MANAGER 11) CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT 12) REPORT ON LEGISLATIVEOVERSITE COMMITTEE WORKSHOP LT:AGENDA:! CLARK COUNTY REGIONAL FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT P.O. Box 396 Las Vegas, Nevada 89125 (702) 386-4481 VIRGINIA E. BAX, P.E. [;enera1 Manager November 6,1986 TO : ClarkCounty Regional Flood Control District FROM : VirginiaBax-Valentine, P.E., General Manager SUBJECT: Meetingof November 13, 1986 ACTION ITEMS : 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Approval is requested for theminutes of theregularly scheduled meeting of October 9, 1986. 2. REPORT ON FED- LEGISLATION: Included in yourbackup material are excerpts from the Water ResourcesDevelopment Act of 1986 which pertain to the Las Vegas Valley. The Act includes $2 million for planning,engineering, and design of flood control facilities in the Las Vegas Valley,in additon to thefeasibility study.