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CIRCLE 752 CIRCLE 753 By David Barista, Editorial Director | | EDITORIAL BUILDING DESIGN +CONSTRUCTION VOLUME 59, NO. 05

EDITORIAL STAFF EDITORIAL DIRECTOR | David Barista 847.954.7929; [email protected] EXECUTIVE EDITOR | Robert Cassidy $100M GIFT, TO NASTY LAWSUIT: 847.391.1040; [email protected] SENIOR EDITOR | John Caulfi eld 732.257.6319; jcaulﬁ [email protected] THE UGLY SIDE OF FUNDRAISING ASSOCIATE EDITOR | David Malone 847.391.1057; [email protected] | CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Peter Fabris, Mike ith capex and opex budgets of Michigan’s $11 billion endowment (tinyurl. Plotnick, Adam Sullivan, C.C. Sullivan shrinking at many of the nation’s com/ya38sc5l). DESIGNER | Cathy LePenske colleges and universities, school Last August, the University of Wisconsin– WEB DESIGNER | Agnes Smolen leaders are leaning on fundrais- Oshkosh’s private fundraising foundation

EDITORIAL ADVISORS ing and donations to help keep declared bankruptcy when news broke of their institutions on a growth several questionable real estate transac- DAVID P. CALLAN | PE, CEM, LEED AP, HBDP Senior Vice President, McGuire Engineers W trajectory. tions involving foundation funds, including the PATRICK E. DUKE | Senior Vice President Fundraising has become big school’s campus welcome center and a home CBRE Healthcare business in higher education. Most schools owned by the former chancellor (tinyurl.com/ CAROLYN FERGUSON | FSMPS, CPSM have fundraising departments, foundations, UWfund17). President, WinMore Marketing Advisors or boards, and you’d be hard pressed to fi nd Most recently, a pair of mega-donors— JOSH FLOWERS | AIA, LEED AP General Counsel, Hnedak Bobo Group an institution—public or private—that does brothers Thomas L. and Timothy R. Pearson— not have some sort of formal fundraising fi led a lawsuit against the University of Chica- ARLEN SOLOCHEK | FAIA, Associate Vice Chancellor, Maricopa County CCD strategy in place. University presidents are go to recoup $22.9 million given to the school

PHILIP TOBEY | FAIA, FACHA recruited and hired, in part, based on their to fund the creation of the Pearson Institute, Senior Vice President, SmithGroupJJR merit in being able to raise capital for PETER WEINGARTEN | AIA, LEED AP the institution. Director of the Architectural Practice, Gensler Clearly, the heightened focus on fund- THESE CASES SHED LIGHT ON BUSINESS STAFF raising is working. During the fi scal year THE RISK AND OBLIGATIONS THAT ending June 30, 2017, U.S. colleges GROUP DIRECTOR – PRINCIPAL | Tony Mancini 484.412.8686, [email protected] and universities raised a record-breaking SCHOOLS ASSUME WHEN TAPPING $43.6 billion in donations, up 6.3% from EVENTS MANAGER | Judy Brociek 847.954.7943; [email protected] 2016, according to a recent survey of DONORS TO SUPPLEMENT SENIOR AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT 933 institutions by the Council for Aid MANAGER | Kim Smaga to Education (tinyurl.com/SchoolGiving). CAPEX AND OPEX BUDGETS. For list rental information, contact Claude Marada It was the largest fundraising total in at 402.836.6274; [email protected] or Bart Piccirillo at 402.836.6283; the survey’s six-year history, bolstered by the a think tank and research group that would [email protected] surging stock market and improving overall focus on reducing confl ict worldwide. The sum CREATIVE SERVICES COORDINATOR | Dara Rubin economic conditions. is the total value of the installments paid to MARKETING MANAGER | Nancy Lewis Two universities joined the billion-dollar club the university as part of a whopping $100 mil- 847.391.1000; [email protected] last year: Harvard, with $1.28 billion raised, lion grant from the Pearsons. Now the family

CORPORATE and Stanford, with $1.13 billion. Eleven is reneging, claiming that the university has CHAIRMAN EMERITUS (1922-2003) | H.S. Gillette institutions collected at least $500 million in failed to meet several primary obligations and CHAIRPERSON | K.A. Gillette CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | E.S. Gillette donations, including Cornell, MIT, USC, and “engaged in deceptive and bad-faith behavior PRESIDENT | Rick Schwer Yale. In all, the top-20 fundraising schools in the relationship,” according to a Chicago CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | David Shreiner SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | Ann O’Neill collected $12.23 billion in 2017, representing Maroon report (tinyurl.com/UCpearson). SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGIC PRODUCT 28.1% of all gifts given. These cases shed light on the risk and ob- DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING | Robert Haas VICE PRESIDENT OF CUSTOM MEDIA & But there’s an ugly side to accepting gifts ligations that schools assume when tapping CREATIVE SERVICES | Diane Vojcanin from donors—alumni or otherwise—as sev- donors to supplement capex and opex bud-

For advertising contacts, see page 64. eral recent cases highlight. In February, the gets. They also expose the need for stronger Detroit Free Press published the fi ndings of oversight of and tighter controls on endow- its investigation into claims of favoritism and ment funds, as well as airtight agreements confl ict of interest related to the University between donors and institutions.

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INTERACTIVE JOBSITE DASHBOARD HELPS CLARK TAKE THE DRUDGERY OUT OF MANAGING PUNCH LISTS

Last year, Clark The goal of this tool, “One of our vice presi- Construction he explains, is to reduce dents, a construction leader, started deploying Turnover project closeout timelines said that Turnover Vision 2.2 Vision, an interactive punch and to improve the client ex- was like adding a half- to BILLION list management applica- perience through increased a full-time employee to the tion developed by the fi rm’s trust and transparency. project,” says Barritt-Flatt. He adds that clients now The annual volume of want Clark to adapt the construction waste app to go beyond producing (in tons) that will be punch list reports, so the generated worldwide by contractor is now investigat- 2025—nearly double CLARK CONSTRUCTION ing Turnover Vision’s appli- the current amount, ac- cation for jobsite safety. cording to a report by “We view this as part of Transparency Market our evolution to digitize our Research. The group construction management says that “reduce, reuse, approach,” he says. and recycle” policies Clark’s R&D Group team are necessary to control member Ryan Nam, a Proj- the amount of construction waste. To date, Turnover Vision uses simplifi ed architectural fl oor plans as its common ect Manager with the fi rm, communications platform for delivering real-time punch list status updates. is the driving force behind such policies have been Turnover Vision. While work- hampered by insuffi cient Research & Development Prior to the implementa- ing on a multifamily project, resources, lack of stan- Group. The tool combines tion of Turnover Vision, which Nam came up with the idea dardization, slim profi t punch list and scheduling Clark piloted in 2016, the of an interactive dashboard margins, policy apathy, data to optimize a project’s fi rm’s project teams were to leverage Clark’s practices and lack of education work plan. spending more than 15 by merging big data with regarding the issues. Turnover Vision analyzes hours each week document- visual analytics. Construction waste is big data from a project’s ing punch list items, manu- Turnover Vision debuted already causing safety punch list and organizes the ally updating PDF versions of last year at the recently and environmental con- information into interactive turnover maps, and meeting completed Central Place cerns around the globe. heat maps and graphs. Us- with clients to discuss turn- residential tower in Arling- In December 2015, a pile ing simplifi ed architectural over rates. ton, Va., and was expanded of construction debris fl oor plans as the common Barritt-Flatt says that to Clark’s residential and caused a landslide in communications platform, deploying this dashboard mixed-use projects across Shenzhen, China, that the dashboard provides not only eliminates a lot of the country. killed more than 70 a breakdown of real-time administrative labor, it also Clark started with people. punch list status and turn- “gives our subcontractors residential and hospitality BDCnetwork.com/CDwaste over productivity rates. better direction” to identify projects because they typi- The algorithm driving and solve problems quick- cally have a lot of room for Turnover Vision’s dashboard er. Equally important, the design iteration. But with “also allows us to anticipate dashboard frees Clark’s tweaks, the fi rm is now us- productivity in the punch list engineers to focus on their ing Turnover Vision on nearly phase,” says David Barritt- primary responsibilities, all of its projects, including Flatt, Director of Research because they are spend- museums—one of Clark’s and Development with Clark ing a lot less time doing specialties. PIXABAY Construction, Bethesda, Md. paperwork. BDCnetwork.com/ClarkVision

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APARTMENT PROJECTS Mark Obrinsky, NMHC’s OUTPERFORM OFFICE, Chief Economist. “Despite RETAIL, INDUSTRIAL the different characteristics PROPERTIES: NMHC of apartment, offi ce, retail, RESEARCH and industrial properties, Apartments beat out other one might expect competi- commercial real estate prop- tive markets to reduce, even erty types, on both a risk- eliminate, the higher risk-

adjusted and unadjusted adjusted returns on apart- DATA SOURCE: NATIONAL COUNCIL OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT FIDUCIARIES (NCREIF) basis, regardless of holding ments. This research fi nds Regardless of holding period, geographic region, metro size, and growth period, geographic region, that not to be the case.” rate, apartment assets outshined other commercial real estate types. metro size, and growth rate, The study, authored by according to new research Professors Dr. Mark J. Eppli wide range of property and Foundation since it was from the National Multifamily (Marquette University) and fi nancial market character- launched in late 2016. Housing Council Research Dr. Charles C. Tu (University istics to try to fi nd insights BDCnetwork.com/NMHCreport18 Foundation. of San Diego), found that into expected investment “Over the last three part of the reason that returns. One result they AIA, UNIVERSITY OF decades, apartments have apartment returns outper- documented is that acquir- MINNESOTA TO DEVELOP become a desired asset form other asset classes ing properties immediately GUIDES FOR EQUITABLE class among both domes- is because investors tend after a downturn boosts PRACTICE tic and foreign real estate to underestimate capital returns. The American Institute of investors, because of their expenditures for both offi ce The report is the first Architects and the University strong returns coupled with and industrial properties. work of research funded of Minnesota announced relatively low risk,” said Eppli and Tu examined a by NMHC’s Research the signing of an agreement

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to develop “Guides for Equi- for some time because our HOK NAMES A PHYSICIAN AS table Practice.” profession, like others, is ITS NEW CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Based on recommenda- not immune from discrimi- HOK has appointed Andrew M. Ibrahim , tions from the AIA Equity in nation and harassment by a medical doctor whose education incluudded d Architecture Commission some of our colleagues in a architectural training, as its Chief Medical Report, the guides will variety of positions of pow- Offi cer. provide architects and fi rms er,” said Renée Cheng, FAIA, Ibrahim, MD, MSc., is a resident surgeg on at with guidance on best prac- Professor in the School of the University of Michigan, and serves on AIA’s tices in equity, diversity, and Architecture at the Universi- Design and Health Leadership Group. While at inclusion principles, and how ty of Minnesota. “This guide Case Western Reserve University, where he received his those values can be a part will help fi rms avoid some undergraduate and medical degrees, Ibrahim took a year of any architectural practice. of those mistakes and bring of coursework at London’s Bartlett School of Architecture. They will address such is- their internal operations He has also received training in healthcare delivery and sues as career progression, more in line with the diverse policy as a Crile Fellow at Princeton University, a Doris work culture, leadership de- clients and communities Duke Fellow at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and as a Robert velopment, pay equity, and they serve.” Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at Michigan. talent recruitment. Topics The guides will be devel- HOK claims to be one of the fi rst AEC fi rms to hire a under work culture include oped in three phases, with chief medical offi cer. attention to specifi c areas each phase focusing on Ibrahim will use his expertise in surgery, architecture, such as professional ethics three to four chapters of the and clinical care delivery models to collaborate with and sexual harassment. guidebook. The fi rst phase HOK’s teams of medical planners, designers, and “The AIA and the Univer- is planned for completion in consultants. BDCnetwork.com/HOKcmo sity of Minnesota have been late 2018. developing this partnership BDCnetwork.com/AIAgep

CIRCLE 757 GKDSAMPLE KIT FOUR RESEARCH with stress reduction and Q Biodiverse Built Environ- PROJECTS EARN enhanced cognitive perfor- ments: High-Performance GRANTS FROM THE mance toward improved Passive Systems for Eco- UPJOHN RESEARCH learning outcomes for urban logic Resilience, by Keith INITIATIVE middle school students. A Van de Riet, PhD, Assoc. The jury for the American In- traditional classroom and an AIA, University of Kansas. stitute of Architects’ Upjohn enriched classroom will be This project will study Research Initiative is provid- compared. expanding the category of ing $100,000 in grants Q Biophilic Architecture: high-performance passive to four research projects Sustainable Materialization systems to include biodi- that have the potential to of Microalgae Façades, versity as design criteria in Wesley McGee, University of advance the future of archi- by Kyoung-Hee Kim, PhD, architectural and landscape Michigan. tectural design and practice. University of North Carolina structures. The objectives The research seeks to de- The four projects are: at Charlotte. of the study include the velop 3D concrete printing Q The Impact of Biophilic The project will prototype design and production of technologies to produce pre- Learning Spaces on Stu- and study a microalgae fa- a full-scale prototype of an fabricated concrete panels dent Success, by James çade, which is a sustainable engineered living wall panel for complex wall assem- Determan, FAIA, Hord Co- building system based on derived from mangrove blies. The primary goal is to plan Macht, and Mary Anne the synthesis of biophilic, trees to be installed over an develop a prototypical panel- Akers, PhD, Morgan State bioclimatic, and biomimicry existing seawall in a tidal ized wall system that takes University. design approaches. The estuary. advantage of the geometric The researchers will results will provide alterna- Q Tilt Print Lift: Concrete variability possible through study how biophilic learn- tives to sustainable building 3D Printing for Precast As- additive manufacturing. ing environments correlate materials. semblies, by Tsz Yan Ng and BDCnetwork.com/Upjohn18

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AN INTROVERT’S OASIS: HOW TO CREATE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL STUDENT TYPES

Put yourself in a chance to work it out on Or, maybe you read the unique challenges that student’s shoes. your own. that and are thoroughly introverted students face What does your day look At lunch, you’re confi ned confused. What’s wrong in a traditional classroom like? Maybe you begin in the cafeteria at long with crowded spaces, small setting. In an education by having your personal tables with continuous talk, and group work? That climate shifting more toward bubble invaded on a benches, which force you to stuff is awesome. Hello, group work, it becomes even noisy bus. When you get sit and interact with others. extrovert! more critical to fi nd ways to school, you step into a If you’re younger, you may for introverted students to crowded hallway full of your get to enjoy recess outside, WHAT IS AN INTROVERT? contribute in a collaborative peers. After some small but you’re encouraged to be In order to understand why setting where they may talk and catching up on active with your friends. This a school day can be so be overshadowed by more what happened in the whole is not the time to rest and grueling for an introverted extroverted students. 12 hours since you’ve last recharge. student, it’s important to Because introverts tend know what it means to to think things through be introverted. First, it’s internally, these students critical to recognize that require uninterrupted ‘BECAUSE INTROVERTS TEND TO THINK introversion-extroversion time alone to process is a spectrum and each information and form THINGS THROUGH INTERNALLY, THESE individual lies somewhere opinions before being able STUDENTS REQUIRE UNINTERRUPTED between the two extremes, to effectively discuss or meaning most people share with the larger group. TIME ALONE TO PROCESS INFORMATION share both introverted and And since many introverts extroverted qualities. struggle with public AND FORM OPINIONS BEFORE BEING In simplest terms, speaking, the process of being an introvert means sharing these opinions ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY DISCUSS OR that social situations can be particularly taxing take energy away from a when they are not given the SHARE WITH THE LARGER GROUP.’ person, and time alone is opportunity to communicate — EMILY SPILLAR, IIDA, NAC Architecture required to recharge their ideas using other formats. battery. On the other end Outside of group work of the spectrum, extroverts and presenting, a traditional seen your friends, the bell Then back to class you are energized by these school setting is not well eventually rings and the real go for more group work interactions and seek them suited to accommodate day begins. and maybe a lecture or out to keep their battery the time and space that an In one class you’re forced two before the day wraps fully charged. introverted student needs to work on a group project up. Think about how much There are many to recharge when feeling where you can’t get a stimulation and social misconceptions about over stimulated by the word in edgewise over the interaction was packed into introverts that paint them constant social interaction boisterous self-appointed that seven-hour day. as shy, quiet, and antisocial. and strict schedule a school leader. In the next class, to If this sounds familiar to While this may be true day follows. Establishing your horror, you are called you, you might identify as an for some, for many this is areas either within or up to the board to work out introvert, and you can likely simply not the case. adjacent to a learning a problem in front of your relate to feeling exhausted Taking all of these factors space gives students a peers before you’ve had a after a typical school day. into consideration, imagine safe place of respite during

14 | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | May 2018 a regular class period. of the class, all from the from the fi rst half of the day. Using transparent materials comfort of their own seat. An additional zone should provides teachers the Another way to achieve be created outdoors to offer visibility needed to monitor this feeling of security students a connection to these spaces for safety. is through the use of nature. How can we help? technology paired with polling software. Programs CONNECTION TO THE SITE CLASSROOMS like Presentain, Mentimeter, This calming link to nature One of the simplest and Poll Everywhere have can be further capitalized ways to effect change in live polling features that on by creating spaces a classroom setting is display questions on the outside the building that through the selection of main screen at the front can be used for teaching, the appropriate furniture. of the class and allow for as well as relaxation and In order to allow for each student to contribute refl ection. A combination maximum fl exibility, the anonymously without being of quiet courtyards with ideal setup would contain called on or having to raise benches, walking paths, an assortment of different their hand. This gives kids and grassy areas under the types of easily mobile that would typically not shade of trees can provide seating options. This could participate a way to share respite for an overwhelmed include everything from their ideas more freely. student or teacher. Likewise, a mixture of standard the opportunities that and café-height student CAFETERIA school gardens provide for desks and chairs, to an Lunchtime is one of the only students to get their hands assortment of lounge occasions where a student in the dirt and observe seating that may include has scheduled downtime nature can simultaneously sofas, lounge chairs, in the school day, but a be therapeutic and provide ottomans, even bean bags. typical cafeteria does not a fantastic teaching A confi guration like this accommodate introverts opportunity. accommodates different using this time to seek sized groups, as well as refuge and relax. Most Schools that are designed individual work, and can cafeterias are fi lled with to cater mostly to easily be reworked into a banks of large group tables extroverts are ignoring variety of layouts to create and rows of benches. approximately half of the activity zones that suit a Instead, cafeterias should population. They force multitude of teaching and be broken up into varying introverts to change who learning styles. zones that differ in both they are in order to fi t into In order to create a activity and noise levels, the image of the ideal sense of security where as well as table heights student. all students can feel free and sizes. Centrally located It is important that to contribute to the class tables should accommodate we support students’ in a way that is more larger groups and signify differences and learning comfortable for them, a more active zone, while styles. Simple changes to fl ip-top tables with writable tables pushed toward the furniture, the addition of surfaces make a great outer rim of the cafeteria key secondary spaces, the addition to the classroom. should consist of two- to integration of technology, They allow students to mull four-person tables and and a connection to nature over a problem alone or in booths that signify a quieter can help create built pairs before sharing their zone for students who need environments that set all responses with the rest to use this time to recharge students up for success. | THINK TANK | By Ahmed Zaman, AIA, Architect, Gensler

SOUND HEALTH: HOW ‘TRANQUILITY ROOMS’ CAN HEAL CAREGIVERS, PROMOTE QUIETNESS

In hospital Hub, we have developed created an immersive on the institutional changes environments, the Tranquility Room. This experience by tapping into that can strengthen the staff can be inundated room has had a profound the senses through visual momentum for the project. with noise—loud effect on staff, with the projection, sound, and Three key factors contribute sirens, patients in pain, hospital embracing self- aromatherapy. to a successful Tranquility machines beeping. It’s a care and mindfulness As people queued up Room project: reﬂ ection of policies and methodologies. to enter the room, our live 1. Executive champion. regulations creating a Recently, we introduced feedback indicated that the Hospitals and medical dehumanized healthcare the Tranquility Room vast majority were entering organizations need at least experience. concept at STIR: The the room with a “not one person at the executive But sound—through Experience Lab, an tranquil” state of mind. level to be a champion of multisensory environments unconventional conference, After about fi ve minutes, the project. They are the like the Tranquility Room at or “unconference,” that visitors came out of the change agents that can Sibley Memorial Hospital in brings together 300 room saying, “Amazing,” invoke an institutional shift Washington, D.C.—can also healthcare executives and Wow,” “I’ve never by accepting phenomenons experienced that before,” like nurse fatigue, and “Loved it!” supporting resilience Upon diving deeper with training of staff, and ‘SOUND CAN BE HEALING BY PROMOTING attendees, some questions ultimately propelling the A CULTURE OF QUIETNESS, ENHANCING and comments became project. glaringly important: 2. Realistic budget. A ENVIRONMENTS NOT JUST FOR PATIENTS, • This is great, but how Tranquility Room project do I get my nurses to the cannot move forward BUT ALSO FOR THOSE WHO TAKE CARE room? without adequate funds • How do I keep a that are set aside of the OF OTHERS.’ — AHMED ZAMAN, AIA, Gensler room like this going, self- hospital budget. A modest sustaining? budget emphasizes starting • Who is giving small, allowing for iteration, be healing, by promoting practitioners. Here’s what permission for my nurses and encouraging staff a culture of quietness, we learned: to take a break? feedback, reinforced by enhancing environments • Where do I locate this design thinking. not just for patients, but TRANQUILITY POP-UP room in my hospital? Is it 3. Dedicated project also for those who take During the “experience right outside the unit? manager. A project care of others. salon” at STIR, attendees • What role will the manager gives the project Throughout this interacted with the location have in instilling authenticity to the hospital blog series (tinyurl. Tranquility Room Pop- the culture to take a break? by having a dedicated com/GenslerBlogs), Up—a collaboration Based on our experience person manage all the we’ve underscored the between Gensler, The at Sibley and STIR, the parties involved while importance for compassion Experience Lab, Yoko feedback we received maintaining the vision toward staff. Through Sen, and fi lmmaker requires inquiry into the and aspirational goals a partnership between Louie Schwartzberg, with methods to encourage and providing oversight of Gensler, sound alchemist products provided by a Tranquility Room to the executive champion, Yoko Sen, and the Johns Keilhauer, Buzzispace, and go beyond concept and facilities management, Hopkins Sibley Innovation Body Sound. The concept intention toward analysis staff, and the design team.

16 | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | May 2018 By Karl Feldman, Partner, Hinge | THINK TANK |

HOW TO GENERATE ARCHITECTURE LEADS

Business needs to encompass a full based on knowledge of a be relevant to the issues development range of targeted online fi rm’s reputation, expertise, that are most important to for architecture ﬁ rms and offl ine measures. or visibility. Only 5.5% of your target audiences. In continues to get more Think of it as a system these referrals come from marketing speak, we call sophisticated. While the that generates, qualifi es, someone that the referred this building the content Architecture Billings and nurtures leads until fi rm has met before. funnel. Index is more stable and they become new business So, focusing efforts on Your fi rm should have a even on a slight upward opportunities. building your fi rm’s brand variety of content that will trend, closing new 2. Acknowledge that and demonstrating your accomplish three goals: business can still be a all leads are not equal. expertise are essential for struggle. Because some prospects moving beyond traditional Client referrals and are not ready to buy today, client referrals and getting ‘FOR REAL GROWTH, networking are no it doesn’t mean that they non-client referrals. longer the only way for are not valuable for your While traditional YOUR LEAD GENERATION architecture and design overall growth strategy. marketing techniques fi rms to generate quality In many fi rms, there is such as networking and TECHNIQUES NEED leads. So, when it comes a tendency for those in sponsorships can help to lead generation business development generate brand awareness, TO GO FURTHER techniques for competing roles to devalue and reject it can be extremely in today’s dynamic leads that are not ready to diffi cult to measure their THAN TAPPING INTO marketplace, three buy today. effectiveness. Creating a important lessons should Nurturing long-term quality content piece with EXISTING CLIENTS.’ be top of mind. leads has an additional a conversion action (e.g., — KARL FELDMAN, Hinge 1. Embrace the new payoff beyond the obvious. Free Download: A Guide birthplace for leads. Lead These long-term leads can to Cogeneration Plants) generation is the process also serve as an excellent nurtures prospects and attract prospects, build of identifying potential referral source. referrals, builds trust, and engagement, and convert new clients. These are the 3. Educational content grows your email list. those prospects into marketing and business actively drives referrals These helpful content clients. development activities from non-clients. pieces can be free, Architecture lead that occur on the front-end Traditionally, many fi rms but require an email generation will continue and are typically lumped have thought of referrals address or other contact to evolve, but today’s fi rm in with the process of as only coming from clients information to download. principals and leaders developing relationships. or colleagues from other The idea here is that have a new arsenal to For most principals and professions. These are when someone searches drive leads. Embrace the C-suite executives, client major sources of referrals, on a specifi c keyword new online channels, think referrals and professional but they’re not the only phrase, they will click beyond your immediate networking have traditionally ones. In fact, our research through to this resource return, and nurture led their lead generation shows that 81.5% of page. If the content on prospects for the future. activities. buyers have received a the page is relevant to However, for real growth, referral from someone they them, the visitor will supply your lead generation have never worked with. their email address and More insights from BD+C’s techniques need to go Where do these non- download the piece. 37 AEC blog partners at further than tapping into client referrals come from? Educational content BDCnetwork.com/Blogs existing clients. Truly Ninety-four percent of pieces should be effective lead generation these referrals are made thoughtfully created to

BDCuniversity.com | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | 17 | TRENDSETTING PROJECTS | By David Malone, Associate Editor

BOW TIE-SHAPED THEATER REVEALS THE INNER WORKINGS OF PERFORMANCE SPACES

Located in downtown Upon entering the build- Tirana, Albania, the Na- ing, guests will see two tional Theatre of Albania is grand stairs that fl ank a a 9,300-sm venue designed ticket counter. The stairs to host local and touring lead up to the foyer, the theater companies in the main auditorium, and the nation’s capital. The new smaller black-box perfor- facility will sit adjacent to mance spaces. The main Skanderbeg Square, the auditorium is located in National Opera, and the Na- the middle of the bow tie, tional Art Gallery. sandwiched by the front-of- In addition to replac- house activities facing the ing the existing theater, south and the back-of-house the National Theatre of activities and services to Albania adds three indoor the north. performance spaces, a The façades on each side rooftop amphitheater, and of the building (at the end a covered public space un- of the bow tie) make use derneath the building. The of abundant glass to reveal public space is created via the interior program to pass- the building’s prism shape ersby. One side reveals a that is lifted at the center, foyer, lounge, bar, restau- which creates connec- rant, and two experimental tions and public plazas on stages, “like rooms in a doll- both sides of the theater house,” said Bjarke Ingles. at street level. This space The other side reveals the can be used for impromptu entire section of the back- performances and other stage, side stages, under cultural events. stage, and fl y tower, exposing the entire theater ma- chine to curious observers. The rooftop venue and café are also accessible to the public. The theater has a slight slope that creates an amphitheater-like space framed by the backdrop of the city.

18 | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | May 2018 A FORMER NIGHTCLUB BECOMES THE LAS VEGAS STRIP’S FIRST DEDICATED ESPORTS ARENA Esports Arena Las Vegas opened in March at the Luxor Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The 30,000-sf, multi-level arena is the fi rst dedicated eSports arena on the Las Vegas Strip. The arena will host tournaments pitting the world’s top competi- tors in a variety of games against each other for a chance to win cash prizes. Allied Esports, Esports Arena, Luxor, and YWS Design & Architecture joined forces to transform the space, a former nightclub, into the fl agship venue with a network TV-quality production studio that includes 24 cameras; a two-story, SLOPING STRUCTURAL SYSTEM 50-foot LED TV wall; a vintage video game cocktail bar; fi ve ENABLES LARGE, FLEXIBLE luxury VIP lounges; telescopic seating; and a gamer-inspired FLOOR PLATES IN HANGZHOU, menu created by chef José Andrés. CHINA, TOWER Skidmore, Owings & Merrill unveiled Barring a ticketed event, the public can enter the space for its design for the Hangzhou Wangchao free. The arena has over 100 gaming stations with PCs and Center in Hangzhou, China. The tower consoles that can be used after purchasing an all-day gaming will add 125,000 sm of offi ce, hotel, pass for $25. The fi rst fl oor of the arena will soon be home and retail space adjacent to one of to complimentary vintage arcade cabinets such as Pac-Man, the city’s new subway stations. Street Fighter, and Golden Tee. A VR gaming space, complete The tower’s silhouette is the re- with a VR treadmill pad, will also be included. sult of an effi cient structural system A History of Gaming exhibit allows visitors to play some of that minimizes wind loads with eight the most popular and beloved games across eight generations mega-columns that slope outward at of consoles. The exhibit is equipped with a 360-degree video the corners to create large, fl exible wall and a custom-built gaming controller chandelier. fl oor plates. As the corner columns Esports Arena has plans to build as many as 15 dedicated move farther apart, secondary perim- eSports arenas in North America over the next fi ve years. eter columns branch out to maintain equal bays. At the tower’s crown, the primary corner columns extend upward to a truss at the top level. Hangers and spandrels are braced back to the central concrete core with a series of struts that work in tandem to support MEP equipment and conceal the building maintenance systems. Above the lobby, a Vierendeel trans- fer truss links the secondary columns to the corner columns, which creates an open lobby space below. The clad- ding on the undulating façade consists of planar glass panels. The Hangzhou Wangchao Center is slated for completion in 2021.

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adjustable building compo- nents and fi xing methods for the structure’s self- supporting, 650-foot-long concrete-composite walls and roof. The result of this world’s fi rst façade, and the new techniques used to create it, is an undulating, futuristic building that will be delivered for the price of a more traditional structure and last twice as long. The KAFD Metro Hub is DESERT WINDS DRIVE terminus of Line 4 and patterns generated by des- designed to support Ri- THE DESIGN OF Line 6. ert winds. yadh’s expected 50% growth FUTURISTIC FAÇADE The 45,000-sm complex The façade was engi- over the coming years and FOR METRO STATION will include four above- neered by Newtecnic to is part of a new citywide Designed by Zaha Hadid ground levels and two reduce solar gain and transport system that com- Architects, the new King below ground (car park- produce air currents that prises six metro lines, 85 Abdullah Financial District ing), and will be integrated help cool the building. The stations, and more than (KAFD) Metro Station in within the urban context of fi rm’s research team had 100 miles of track. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will the fi nancial district. The to develop new algorithms BACS Consortium is the serve as a key interchange most striking feature of the to achieve this level of general contractor for the on the new Riyadh Metro new metro station is the performance. Additionally, project, which is slated for network for Line 1 and the façade, meant to represent Newtecnic had to invent completion in 2018.

‘CANOPY OF PEACE’ TO RISE 150 FEET membrane panels. Four steel legs will be anchored in more ABOVE THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM than 1,260 cubic yards of concrete. The National WWII Museum in New Orleans The 448-foot-long, 126-foot-wide piece will create a broke ground on a new structure grand entryway to the museum and will also provide shade that will tie together the six- for visitors on both the Founders Plaza and the Col. Battle acre campus both aestheti- Barksdale Parade Ground. Programmable lighting and mes- cally and practically. saging can be projected from below. At night, a lighting The Bollinger Canopy system designed by Solomon Group will cast various colors of Peace will rise 148 up its steel support legs and through the fi berglass sails. feet above the muse- The Canopy of Peace is meant as a symbolic representa- um’s campus and con- tion of the hope and promise unleashed by the end of World sist of a steel lattice War II hostilities and will alter the New Orleans skyline. framework that supports Voorsanger Mathes is the architect for the project, which Tefl on-coated fi berglass is slated for completion in late 2018.

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PLATINUM 36 Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center 44 The Spark at Washington State University 24 McCormick Square, Chicago, Ill. Cleveland, Ohio Pullman, Wash. 28 Iowa Correctional Institution for Women 38 Nursing and Science Building at Rutgers BRONZE Mitchellville, Iowa University–Camden, Camden, N.J. 46 Talan Towers, Astana, Kazakhstan GOLD SILVER 47 Wentz Science Center at North Central 32 San Diego Central Courthouse 41 Park West, College Station, Texas College, Naperville, Ill. San Diego, Calif. 42 Everett University Center at Washington HONORABLE MENTION State University, Everett, Wash. 34 United States Tennis Association National 48 Janet Durgin Guild and Commons at Sonoma Campus, Orlando, Fla. 43 Wilshire Grand Center, Los Angeles, Calif. Academy, Santa Rosa, Calif.

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PLATINUM | 2018 BUILDING TEAM AWARDS MCCORMICK SQUARE MARRIOTT MARQUIS AND WINTRUST ARENA, CHICAGO, ILL.

GOOD NEIGHBOR The project team worked closely with the surrounding neighborhoods and local community to leave a lasting impact beyond the added revenue and foot traffic from these new venues. When the local city official, Alderman Pat Dowell, expressed the need for more open space in the area for recreation for local families, the team delivered a pocket park just north of the Marriott Marquis. The park replaced a vacant lot with 21,000 sf of green space, a playground, and a dog park. To minimize the impact of stormwater runoff on the city’s overburdened sewer system, the team created a system

JEFF GOLDBERG/ESTO JEFF to tie direct roof stormwater runoff

Designed for sports, concerts, into an existing 3,385-foot-long and other entertainment deep tunnel that transfers to events, the arena features 22 Lake Michigan. This approach will suites, 479 club seats, team and support service spaces, help avoid sewer system backups broadcast facilities, and food that would impact homes in the and beverage concessions. surrounding neighborhoods. In total, $160 million in construction contracts (32% of the construction budget) were issued at the prime and subprime levels to minority- and women-owned businesses. More than 967,000 waterproofing, and foundation-wall hours were worked by minority workers, 72,000 work. It also compressed the overall hours by female workers, and some 821,000 construction schedule. hours by residents of the city of Chicago— Q Simplifying Pelli Clarke Pelli’s including 134,000 hours by residents of the distinctive arched roof structure for wards surrounding the site. the arena by reducing the height “I believe we achieved unprecedented and number of undulations. The levels of teamwork between PD3 and the roof displays the largest Chicago owner,” said Richard Martinez, Senior Director flag in the city. of Development, Metropolitan Pier and “PD3’s creativity proved vital for Exposition Authority. “Your team repeatedly achieving the desired high-quality bent over backwards, pushing forward matters look while maintaining a tight to satisfy our demands and help create budget,” said Dave Olszak, Manager teamwork of which we can all be proud.” of Design and Construction Q Wintrust Arena, Metropolitan Building Team — Submitting firm, joint venture general contractor Pier and Exposition Authority, Clark Construction Group Owner Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority the project’s client. “PD3 value Design architects Gensler (hotel), Pelli Clarke Pelli (arena) Architects engineered the Wintrust Arena, of record Goettsch Partners (hotel), Moody Nolan (arena) Structural To meet budget goals without deviating from the original design vision, the which saved $70 million, without engineer Magnusson Klemencic Associates JV design-build partners design-build team simpliﬁ ed the arena roof changing the arena program.” Bulley & Andrews, McKissack & McKissack, Old Veteran Construction (top) and reconﬁ gured the hotel tower The team also delivered the General Information — Size 1.5 million sf Construction cost $500 orientation and layout (above). arena ahead of schedule, just 23 million Construction time December 2014 to September 2017 Delivery months after groundbreaking. method Design-build

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PLATINUM | 2018 BUILDING TEAM AWARDS IOWA CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN, MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA

of Corrections and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatry Association. Green- fi eld credits the highly trained staff and the uplifting spirit of the new environment for the sharp drop in critical incidents. The Iowa Correctional Institution for Women is a textbook case of design having a positive impact on the people for whom the work was built. “There was one inmate who for 10 years in the old prison never let her family visit her, she was so ashamed of her environment,” Ziskind said. “Now they visit weekly, and she’s proud to see them. Think what that means to her as a human being.”

Floor plan shows the Building Team — Submitting firm, lead architect STV Owner Iowa organization of the Department of Corrections Architecture consultants Design Alliance mental health unit Inc., BBS Architects|Engineers SE Raker Rhodes Engineering CE into acute, subacute, Snyder & Associates MEP/FP BBS Architects|Engineers LEED/ and step-down areas. Sustainability consultant Shive-Hattery Electronic security systems Staff ofﬁ ces are integrated into the unit. design Tim Redden & Associates Landscape design Iowa State University GC Walsh Construction Company II LLC CM (phase 1) Heery International CM (phase 2) Samuels Group General information – Size 324,354 sf Cost $80 million Construction time February 2011 to February 2017 Delivery

COURTESY STV method Design-bid-build

SWEAT EQUITY MARKS LANDSCAPING EFFORT

Q Extensive landscaping makes the semester at ISU. Stevens created But in a prison, Iowa Correctional Institution for a syllabus on prison landscaping corrections officers Women look like a college campus, and personally supervised her have to be able to © BRENT© ISENBERGER PHOTOGRAPHY albeit one surrounded by a 16-foot students as they and ICIW offend- see inmates at all fence. But the landscaping almost ers designed and built healing/ times. This led to didn’t happen. “The state only contemplation areas, two outdoor the choice of spe- had enough money for walkways, classrooms, a tiered assembly area, cies for the refug- nothing for trees,” said STV’s David a yoga venue, a native prairie, and es. “Aspens don’t Ziskind. “Then someone mentioned a vegetable and herb garden. get very wide, that one of the foremost landscape For security reasons, the students and you can’t climb them,” said current project is the new Iowa architecture schools in the country couldn’t use stakes or garden hoses. Stevens. “We keep the canopies State Prison, Fort Madison, where was an hour’s drive away.” When a plastic trowel went missing, open and maintain the sightlines Patti Wachtendorf, formerly the So Ziskind was off to Ames, “They shut down the entire prison for the officers, but the women can warden at ICIW, is now in charge. home of Iowa State University. “We and confined everyone to their cells get shade and some privacy.” Stevens said that about 75% met with the department chair, who until it was found,” Stevens recalled. The one-acre produce garden of ICIW inmates use the gardens. agreed to have students help de- She said the design was ground- has been “a source of pride for the “There’s one woman who was a sign the landscaping,” he said. All ed in therapeutic landscape and women, to see others eating the troublemaker. One day she said that remained was to find a faculty environmental psychology theory. food they have grown,” she said. she was going to pick a fight,” said member to teach the course. One aspect of this is “prospect ref- More than 100 ISU students Stevens. “Then she thought about Enter Assistant Professor Julie uge”—creating a space where you have taken part in the prison land- it, and said, ‘I’m just going to work Stevens, MLA, then in her first can see but cannot be seen. scaping program since 2011. Their in the garden. It makes me calm.’”

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BRUCE DAMONTE, COURTESY SOM

Left: The courthouse is and is adjacent to the new 500-person jury objective. The structural system consists of a crowned with a distinctive canopy and sofﬁ t of assembly room, permitting members of the public cost-efficient steel-framed superstructure with shaped aluminum panels, who have passed through security in either building two-way lateral special moment frames that which are arranged to cap- to pass between buildings, and allowing the jury incorporate 106 nonlinear viscous damping ture and reﬂ ect southern and western light back assembly room to serve both buildings. devices (VDD). The VDDs were placed along the onto the underside of the Working with the client, the project team height of the structure, from level six to the roof, structure’s surface. Above: delivered on several key owner objectives, including: with four to six VDDs at each level. The viscous The high-volume functions of the criminal courts are Q Flexible, adaptable spaces. The client desired a dampers provide a distributed supplemental located within the podium building that could easily adapt to meet future energy dissipating damping system over the and are serviced by a cas- needs. For example, the design of the family, height of the structure to reduce seismically cading stair and escalator along a three-story lobby. probate, and civil courts is identical to the induced building story shears, story drifts, floor Below: The project team criminal trial courts, with the exception of the accelerations, and inelastic rotational demands built models and full- jury box. This allows the criminal courts to be on moment frame beam-column joints. They are scale mockups to gather feedback from the judges, converted to family or civil courts. Also, the jury also effective in providing damping for wind loads. court staff, and secretarial deliberation rooms are sized to be convertible to “The San Diego Central Courthouse increases user groups. judicial chambers, and the business offices in the the access to justice for citizens of San Diego podium feature large open floor plans for future County by consolidating 71 court departments,” programmatic evolution. said Clifford Ham, Judicial Council of California Q Landmark design that celebrates the skyline. Administrative Office of the Courts. “The building While not the city’s tallest building, the is both noble and efficient, courthouse is among its most distinctive high- representing the importance of rises, with its angular, monolithic form topped the Superior Court of California with a distinguishing canopy structure that in this community and providing shades its east façade. Shaped aluminum panels a safe, well-organized, technically form the soffit for the canopy and are arranged sophisticated environment to capture and reflect southern and western for the judicial proceedings.” light back onto the underside of the structure’s surface. This design feature gives the courthouse Building Team — Submitting firm, architect, a bold civic identity within the skyline and structural engineer Skidmore, Owings & Merrill “celebrates the unique light of San Diego,” say its Owner Judicial Council of California Administrative designers. Office of The Courts MEP engineer WSP General Q Enhanced seismic design. After evaluating several contractor Rudolph and Sletten structural options, the team selected a solution General Information — Size 704,000 sf Construction that was both cost effective and would meet cost $465 million Construction time December 2013

the client’s “enhanced” seismic performance to December 2017 Delivery method Design-bid-build COURTESY SOM

BDCuniversity.com | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | 33 GOLD | 2018 BUILDING TEAM AWARDS UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CAMPUS, ORLANDO, FLA. GARRETT ROWLAND

The 65-acre USTA campus replaces the former headquarters in New York with a complex that includes sports facilities, ofﬁ ces, and GAME, SET, living quarters. MATCH With 100 courts and more than 260,000 sf of vertical construction, the USTA National Campus is a sanctuary for tennis enthusiasts.

By David Malone, Associate Editor became the norm when designing and building the campus, which, according to the project he creation of the first six Italian red clay tennis team, is unlike any other in the world. courts in North America was no easy feat. More The red clay courts presented unique issues, than 200 tons of red clay had to be shipped but the other 94 courts were no walk in the from Cremona, Italy, in small five-pound bag park either for the design-assist team of HKS increments, which meant more than 80,000 Architects and DPR Construction. In order to Tbags of the red clay were delivered on site avoid the asphalt failure issues that plagued before they were meticulously placed and rolled the USTA facilities in New York, the team used to complete the courts. a custom material mix for the Orlando courts Quite a process considering the red clay that had never been used before. The unique courts are just six of 100 total at the new mix required the team to construct the courts in 65-acre United States Tennis Association layers and with an exact sequence of timing. National Campus, in Orlando, Fla., which also Several subcontractors were assigned a includes more than 260,000 sf of vertical designated number of courts to work on. construction across eight buildings. Dealing Rolling and compacting the asphalt had to be with the obstacles associated with “firsts” consistent to achieve the precise densities

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The nursing school’s remoteness from the main campus—a three- or four-block walk—meant that the students would likely spend nearly all their time in this one facility. This restriction EASTMANS ARAHSARAH MECHLING/PERKINS MECHLING/PERKINS EASTMAN demanded the crafting of an interior environment that could satisfy the many needs of the students—learning, socializing, collaborating, and studying—over a four-year period. The designers created four unique two-story common areas for dining, individual activity, social interaction, and formal gatherings. The four spaces are knit together by a network of smaller social and study environments along the Student Street side of the building. Taken together, the collection of varied interior environments creates a campus within a single building. In the midst of construction, the university requested a redesign of the 300-seat lecture hall to accommodate new AV/ IT technology that would link Camden with two similar spaces at Rutgers’s campuses in New Brunswick and Newark—all part of an advanced distance learning initiative by the state university system. The design team, contractor Hunter Rob- erts Construction Group, city offi cials, and the AV/IT vendors worked to make it happen without undue disruption to the construction schedule. Built to LEED Silver standards, the four-story building is heated and cooled via a radiant fl oor system. Other green features: chilled beams, low Left: Campus plan shows the triangular site's distance from pressure drop air-handling main campus. Top: Primary in- systems, high-effi ciency terior circulation parallels the chillers, LED lighting, and city grid and is repeated on all four levels. Above: One of low-fl ow plumbing. four two-story common areas The new Nursing and for dining, social interaction, Science Building was and formal events. the fi rst new construction since the merger of Rutgers University and the University of Medicine and ‘THIS IS A Dentistry of New Jersey, in 2013. The hope is that GAME-CHANGER it will lead to a rebranding of Camden as a center of THAT COULD excellence for education and health. ATTRACT OTHER

Building Team — Submitting firm, architect, interior architect Perkins Eastman Owner Rutgers INVESTMENT University–Camden Architect of record NELSON Architects SE O’Donnell & Naccarato CE Langan Engineering MEP Vanderweil Roofing consultant Roof Maintenance Systems Façade consultant TO DOWNTOWN.’ Atelier 10 GC Hunter Roberts Construction Group CM Greyhawk — DANA REDD, MAYOR OF CAMDEN General information – Size 101,000 gsf Cost $62.5 million Construction time July 2015 to November 2017 Delivery method Design-bid-build

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CREATING REAL ESTATE VALUE WITH COMMERCIAL OFFICE RECONSTRUCTION CHUCK CHOI, COURTESY DYER BROWN

he commercial offi ce sector shows few help attract and retain top tenants—and their best The redesign of the 116 Hun- signs of slowing down. According to a 2017 people. Six common strategies used by these Build- tington Avenue end-of-year survey from real estate fi rm ing Teams help address competitive pressures and building in Bos- Transwestern, fourth-quarter vacancy rates deliver more attractive offerings with renovated and ton, led by Dyer Brown, included in the U.S. landed at 11.5%, the lowest reconstructed commercial developments. the addition of in 10 years, even as average asking rents two outdoor roof continue to rise. As leading market drivers 1. EXPLOIT A SITE’S POSSIBILITIES—AND ITS LIMITS terraces, for use like the so-called TAMI sector—technology, Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s by the penthouse T tenants. advertising, media, and information—push most recent Commercial Buildings Energy Consump- demand for differentiated, amenity-centric, and tion Survey reveals that about half of all the country’s tenant-focused offi ce product, one might think that commercial buildings were constructed before 1980. older buildings are at a disadvantage. Savvy Building “Many of these buildings are in urban areas and in the Teams say that’s not always the case. established markets valued by today’s leading compa- In fact, from San Francisco to Boston, from New nies, where the employee base is plentiful and there York to Chicago, leading owners, developers, and are adequate multimodal transportation choices and project teams are employing thoughtful upgrades amenities that complement work-life balance,” says to older buildings to create meaningful spaces that Jason Boyer, AIA, LEED AP, a Principal at architecture

50 | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | May 2018 fi rm Studio Ma, in Phoenix. building owners can earn or purchase At the core of any potential renovation conversation FAR bonuses from local authorities, LEARNING OBJECTIVES is a question: What’s the best use for the commer- presenting an opportunity to add After reading this article, cial property? Owners and project teams must fi rst height, or bump out a lobby and add you should be able to: consider the difference between what is currently more ground-fl oor amenity spaces + DESCRIBE how market dynamics built and what could have been offered instead. that are increasingly important in and local codes are changing the Major considerations begin with local zoning and today’s market. needs for adaptive-reuse projects. planning rules, which vary from city to city and may While it’s tempting to take advan- have signifi cant differences from neighborhood to tage of any opportunity to expand + UNDERSTAND offi ce building end- neighborhood. These codes and ordinances often the footprint, it’s not always the most user preferences for amenities. make a case for preserving an existing structure cost-effective strategy, notes Ryan + LIST the factors in planning rather than clearing the way for a new one. In Austin, Collins, LEED AP, CCM, Director of the upgrades of older buildings and Texas, for example, “The development and permitting Project Management Group at CBRE, historic landmarks. process is unusually restrictive,” says Karen Judson, in Chicago. “A lot of the time, you Vice President in the Austin offi ce of Transwestern. could do just as well updating your + DISCUSS approaches to improv- “As long as an existing building is not functionally existing interior space,” says Collins. ing existing offi ce buildings that obsolete, it is more cost-effective to renovate and “In a recent project of ours, we found leverage technology and reduce upgrade than scrap it and start anew.” that taking out an escalator from a energy use. For project teams in this kind of regulatory en- lobby could provide as much addition- vironment, adds Judson, “Even signifi cant capital al fl oor area as a bump-out that would improvements like adding fl oors to a parking garage, have cost many times more.” Collins reskinning a skyscraper, or replacing major mechani- suggests that owners and project teams consider cal systems like elevators and HVAC are more cost- putting money back into the building as a fi rst step effective compared to new construction.” before they think about expanding footprint. Similarly, height and bulk limits that have evolved over time mean older structures in certain areas offer 2. LOOK FOR WAYS TO CREATE OUTDOOR SPACE advantages for Building Teams that new construc- In addition to expanding a commercial building’s tion projects often can’t match. “Many buildings in enclosed area, many existing building footprints offer Manhattan are overbuilt according to their current project teams plenty of opportunities to leverage fl oor-area-ratio restrictions, but they happen to be found space outside the enclosure. To start, take a grandfathered in,” says Jonathan Tootell, a Partner in look at roof, terrace, and ground-fl oor exterior areas, Transwestern’s New York offi ce. That extra capacity says Ty Spearing, a Managing Director at LaSalle offers project teams the chance to bring in a combi- Investment Management, in Chicago. “It’s an amenity nation of offerings sought by many tenants, including that today’s tenants absolutely value,” he explains. large fl oorplates, roof and terrace access, and loca- “So one of our fi rst steps in developing a commercial tions in trendy, dense neighborhoods with access to building is to try to identify places where we can cre- nightlife, mass transit, and other desirable features. ate outdoor space.” Regarding a potential tenant’s choice of where Underutilized spaces include those created by set- to take space, says Eric Myers, an Executive Vice backs, for example, which may be ideal for repurpos- President in Transwestern’s Chicago offi ce, “While the ing as usable terraces. “Creating outdoor space on a older buildings might have many more large columns wedding-cake setback or a lower roof means you can and less effi cient window lines, the adjacencies to fi t make an amenity area specifi c to individual tenants, more people on one fl oor is often a deciding factor.” which is a big salable element that commands higher In some cases, zoning rules may permit changes rents,” adds CBRE’s Collins. In regions where the to the commercial property’s mass, including height climate might limit an outdoor area’s year-round prac- and bulk. In these cases, experienced project teams ticality, creating fl exible indoor/outdoor connection assess how potential additions improve the build- can maximize the value of these amenity zones. ing’s medium-term value as compared to the cost As part of its repositioning of 123 North Wacker and disruptions due to construction. In some cases, Drive, a formerly struggling 1980s-era offi ce tower in

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Chicago, LaSalle renovated half of the top fl oor as important for project teams to keep in mind that roof an indoor/outdoor lounge. Using a 12-foot-tall sliding deck structures often need to be depressed by 12-18 glass wall system that can be retracted to open or inches in order to create an acceptable indoor/out- left closed as the season dictates, the design team, door transition while maintaining required insulation led by Wright Heerema Architects, turned a potentially and roofi ng. “It’s expensive when structural elements summertime-only amenity into a gathering and event come into play,” says CBRE’s Collins, who has worked space that’s still usable in the dead of winter and yet on similar projects. “But everyone’s pushing for out- doesn’t feel closed off from the outdoors. door space, and the value of creating a competitive “Activating amenity areas and making them amenity justifi es the cost.” dynamic and fl exible is important,” says Spearing, noting that this lounge space was a big selling point 3. CREATE SERVICE-DRIVEN AMENITIES for the building’s newest major tenant, When it comes to amenity areas and offerings, every- the Chicago Bears, whose organiza- one in the commercial offi ce market agrees: Program- tion needs large, attractive areas for ming and designing those amenities must comple- events and entertaining. ment the expected tenant profi le, respond to market For offi ce buildings with curtain desires and trends, and ultimately allow for fl exibility wall systems and few setbacks or and a wide range of related service offerings. breaks, reworking the ground fl oor and “Now, more and more tenants are insisting that activating the rooftop offer good ways their buildings have bike rooms, gyms, and showers,” to add usable and desirable outdoor says Transwestern’s Tootell. “These are features that

COURTESY LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LASALLE MANAGEMENT COURTESY INVESTMENT amenity offerings. But turning a roof need to be present for them to even consider leasing space in the building.” In cities like Nashville, Tenn., Boston, San Francisco, and Austin, for example, fewer people are driving to work, and provision for bike storage, accessory lockers, and showers are now key to attracting pedestrians and commuters. At 123 North Wacker Drive, tenants can make use of a dedicated bicycle storage room with a variety of locking systems, including fully enclosed lockers for those worried about the security of their high-end equipment, says into an occupiable space isn’t always simple. Until LaSalle Investment Management’s Spearing. When A formerly strug- fairly recently, says Eugene Flotteron, AIA, a Principal laying out these amenity spaces, Building Teams gling 1980s-era at CetraRuddy, offi ce buildings “almost never utilized should think about how to leverage adjacencies. For ofﬁ ce tower in Chicago, 123 North their rooftops,” which means that these areas might example, placing bicycle storage near a fi tness center Wacker Drive is not be structurally sound enough to handle live loads is a good way to provide access to locker rooms and being renovated without signifi cant reinforcement. showers for both commuters and those having their by LaSalle Invest- ment Management At 412 West 15th Street, an offi ce development in occasional workouts in the building’s gym. into Class A ofﬁ ce New York’s trendy Meatpacking District, CetraRuddy In addition to outdoor access and lifestyle fi tness space, complete and developer Rockpoint Group combined a renova- accommodations, the most critical addition to today’s with modern amenities like a tion of an existing three-story historic warehouse offi ce developments are common zones and shared dedicated bicycle structure topped by a new tower, with a design places that allow for tenants and visitors to gather, storage room. focused on maximizing usable outdoor space for the enjoy a coffee, or just take a quiet break. Once an 255,000-sf project. To make a usable roof on the afterthought, today’s most competitive urban and older structure, the Building Team installed a steel suburban offi ce addresses include in-house coffee roof deck and reinforced the existing heavy timber shops, cafés, restaurants, and wifi lounges. construction with steel, all the way down to the foot- As people spend more time at work, every building ings. In addition to reinforcement, says Flotteron, it’s area from the entrance lobby to the back of house

52 | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | May 2018 now offers opportunities to support tenant socializa- Sometimes, ground-fl oor updates can improve tion and a change of scenery. “You want to activate a building’s presence and highlight a company’s the lobby and encourage people to stay there for brand at the same time. For the reconstruction of its 15 to 30 minutes,” notes Collins from CBRE. “It’s 1980s-era New Jersey headquarters, live webcam no longer just a glorifi ed corridor that people pass provider EarthCam sought an on-brand design direc- through instantaneously.” The result is increased ten- tion. “Our goal was to plan an extensive renovation ant satisfaction and a perceived bump in the value of that was both architecturally important and fi t with the offi ce property. the work we do with our construction cameras,” says To enhance a lobby’s appeal, project teams tend Lisa Kelly, EarthCam’s Executive Director. The project to focus on adding new materials and fi nishes, while team comprising Davis Brody Bond and Spacesmith sometimes incorporating new artwork, lounge furnish- created a soaring, three-story transparent entryway ings, and retail services. At 123 North Wacker Drive, with a 25-foot-tall, fl oor-to-ceiling video wall. A system the Building Team energized the interiors by replacing of backlit façade panels made with translucent mol- dated pink granite and marble with a new terrazzo ten aluminum create a dramatically modern appeal. fl oor and a pixelated aluminum feature wall, says LaSalle’s Spearing. 4. MAKE SMART ENERGY-EFFICIENCY UPDATES For older buildings where the original fi nishes have As energy codes grow more stringent nationwide, historic appeal, restoring and preserving lobby materi- “energy effi ciency is a huge decision factor for both als can have a similar impact. For San Francisco’s owners and users of space,” says Transwestern’s Market Square, the 11-story Art Deco structure Myers. Building Teams in almost every market are formerly serving a furniture wholesaler was adapted making smart choices to help older properties meet as offi ce space by a project team that included RMW new requirements or stake out leadership positions Architecture & Interiors, Page & Turnbull, and BCV on sustainability, wellness, and social responsibility. Architects. The 750,000-sf rehabilitation included ex- Renovating an existing commercial building is an tensive renovations of the lobby’s original murals and inherently sustainable practice, says architect and stone fl ooring, features seen as valuable and differ- preservation expert Carolyn Kiernat, AIA, of Page entiating enough to draw tenants while also preserv- & Turnbull. “Existing structures represent a major As part of its repositioning of 123 North ing a slice of the city’s cultural history. “This valuable investment of money and material, and a lot of em- Wacker Drive, LaSalle work maintained the powerful qualities of the historic bodied energy,” she explains. “On top of that, many is renovating half of space, even as it provides access to new amenities,” older and historic buildings also often have built-in the top ﬂ oor as an indoor/outdoor lounge. says Page & Turnbull Principal Jay Turnbull, FAIA, not- features that support energy-effi cient uses, since It features a 12-foot- ing that Market Square’s fi tness center and various they were built before the advent of air condition- tall sliding glass wall food services are located on the ground level. ing.” For buildings constructed with heavy, opaque system that can be retracted to open Updating storefronts or street-level sections of enclosures like brick or stone, the effects of solar or left closed as the façade systems has emerged as an increasingly heat gain and heat loss—also known as emissiv- season dictates. popular strategy for renovating offi ce buildings, acti- ity—aren’t as much of an issue as compared to vating lobbies, and encouraging more traffi c. “A lot of commercial repositioning projects focus on opening up the lobbies and primary entries,” says architect Deniz Ferendici, AIA, LEED AP, Director of Building Services with Dyer Brown. In a recent project at 116 Huntington Street in Boston, Dyer Brown’s renovation of the 15-story Class A offi ce building included updating a formerly dark lobby with a new frameless glass façade, bringing more natural light into its redesigned interior and allowing for stronger visual connections to the street. Ferendici says it’s a good example of using the relatively clear, low-iron fl oat glass with high visible light transmission that reduces green tint and blue glare. It’s an effective way to freshen up an offi ce building’s street presence and improve its connection to exterior plazas, the streetscape, and the

overall pedestrian experience. WRIGHT HEEREMA ARCHITECTS

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modern glass curtain wall systems. Masonry bearing It’s important to consider the impact of other, walls and veneers also offer a high heat-retention smaller systems, too. Updating boilers and chill- capacity and provide good thermal mass that helps ers, improving controls, and swapping out a range keep interiors cool and reduces HVAC load. of fi xtures can be highly tactical and effective ways Still, updates are often necessary. For older struc- to aggregate incremental performance gains, says tures with punched windows, glazing upgrades offer Elisabeth Post-Marner, AIA, LEED AP, a Principal an ideal opportunity to improve performance, notes with the architecture and interiors fi rm Spacesmith. Turnbull, who has served as a peer reviewer for the Centralized direct digital control (DDC) systems— U.S. General Services Administration’s Design Excel- with sensor arrays that accurately monitor interior lence program. Although they’re expensive, triple- conditions and adjust the HVAC system according to glazed windows with the appearance of a traditional pre-programmed instructions—have become an es- double-hung system can offer signifi cantly improved sential means for improving occupant comfort as well thermal performance. A 2013 Department of Energy as HVAC effi ciency, says Richard McGoniagle, Senior study, for example, found that switching from double Director in CBRE’s Chicago offi ce. to triple glazing can reduce a building’s energy use by Similarly, lighting control systems with occupancy 12% or more. Custom, historically matched windows sensors also contribute to energy savings. The fi x- can help meet both performance goals and local tures themselves help, too, because today’s effi cient preservation requirements, if a project is landmarked. lighting sources “reduce heat loads that tax other In some cases, project teams will fi nd that local building systems,” according to Dyer Brown’s Feren- jurisdictions and some utilities offer incentives for dici. “Vendors have upped their game, which means energy and sustainability upgrades as part of a com- that more energy effi ciency now comes from plumb- mercial renovation project, says CetraRuddy’s Flot- ing and lighting fi xtures.” teron. These bonuses, on top of historic tax credits and other tax breaks or development grants, can 5. USE TECH TO IMPROVE TENANT EXPERIENCE make the difference between an idea and an actual Upgrades to other building systems that directly building project (see sidebar). Some of the major impact the occupant’s daily enjoyment, comfort, and systems leading to tax breaks or FAR incentives in wellness in their commercial offi ce environments can various U.S. cities include cogeneration systems, be the most valuable aspect of successful renova- renewable energy installations, solar hot water col- tions. Dyer Brown’s Ferendici recommends utilizing lectors, stormwater management equipment, and the latest intelligent controls, user interfaces, and planted roofs. wireless systems to help an older offi ce facility

BIG BONUSES FOR ENERGY-WISE OFFICE RECONSTRUCTION

Q IT PAYS FOR BUILDING bonus if you beat the energy benefits for the developers efficiency is often worth the TEAMS to know if their state code by 20%,” says Eugene and owners in the operations upfront cost, because the or local government agen- Flotteron, AIA, Principal with phase, says Eric Myers, an more extensive the renova- cies offer any inducements CetraRuddy. Programs like this Executive Vice President with tions and improvements, the for sustainable reconstruction one, known as Zone Green, Transwestern, in Chicago. more the owners will gain in approaches. Sometimes, these allow for the retrofitting of per- “The more successfully leased tax incentives or other subsi- tax credits or development formance-enhancing systems projects spend money getting dies from local jurisdictions. incentives can even open the like solar electric and hot water LEED certified, and undergo Leading Building Teams also door for other improvements. systems, green rooftop fea- major capital costs to make the consider the impact of other, “New York City has a huge tures like stormwater manage- buildings HVAC- and energy- smaller systems, too, in part bonus for efficiency when it ment equipment, and boilers efficient,” he explains. Myers because many of them add comes to reskinning façades, or cogeneration systems. agrees with CetraRuddy’s Flot- performance gains and may offering an extra FAR incentive These upgrades add teron that improving energy qualify for utility incentives.

54 | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | May 2018 CHUCK CHOI, COURTESY DYER BROWN CHUCK CHOI, COURTESY

achieve a level playing fi eld with newer towers and LEED AP, a Partner at Murphy Burnham & Buttrick commercial developments. “Introducing smart tech- Architects (MBB), New York. This is true for build- The renovation of nology into older buildings streamlines the renovation ings that have a landmark status or those that are 116 Huntington Street in Boston process and improves a building’s effi ciency at the simply aging but have valuable characteristics and updated a formerly same time,” says Ferendici. “If you install a destina- effective systems to maintain in the reconstruction dark lobby with a tion dispatch system for your elevators, now you’ve process. Page & Turnbull’s Turnbull agrees, pointing new frameless glass façade, bringing alleviated the issue of being down an elevator shaft out that in recent years leading technology fi rms more natural light or two over a new building.” have been drawn to what he calls “found space.” into its redesigned Any updates to systems supporting IT services Says Turnbull, “Tech company employees often interior and allowing for stronger visual need to create an atmosphere of seamless service don’t want to be in the kind of offi ce where their connections to and state-of-the-art support for tenant companies parents worked. If a space is unusual or a little odd, the street. and offi ce workers, says CetraRuddy’s Flotteron. or rough around the edges, that atmosphere makes “When you’re on your cellphone, for example, there’s these fi rms feel at home.” no reason the call should drop just because you’ve To achieve the winning look, many project teams stepped inside the elevator,” he says. Upgrading an- start by evaluating the building’s bones to unlock tennas that run vertically down a structure’s central greater market appeal. “You can’t do much about spine can make sure occupants are able to hold column spacing, but if you take off the fi reproofi ng call signals and Internet service at any given point and use intumescent paint to expose the nuts and throughout the building. bolts underneath, all of a sudden this undesirable structural element becomes a design feature that’s 6. FIND VALUE IN A BUILDING’S BONES saleable,” says CetraRuddy’s Flotteron. “If there are It’s not just about high-tech, but also “high touch,” old bricks under levels of paint, you just sandblast it to borrow the phrase coined decades ago by futur- off and you have a found treasure.” ist John Naisbitt. For example, visible building Even better? Utilizing these historic structural personnel who offer a friendly welcome is clearly a elements can lower costs, too. For a recent renova- sign of a Class A workplace. Similarly, a pleasing tion at 100 Summer Street, the 1970s-era offi ce visual experience is essential: As workplace envi- tower in Boston’s Financial District, “Exposing ronments become marketing tools and expressions existing terra-cotta arches for the ceiling meant of an organization’s culture, rather than purely func- we didn’t need to put in new fi nishes,” says Dyer +EDITOR’S NOTE tional places. Brown’s Ferendici. If adding some amount of new “The design speaks to the brand in a way that fi nish materials is necessary, says Spacesmith’s This completes the words cannot,” according to Glenn Gilmore, Founder Post-Marner, it can be helpful to use a light touch reading for this of Brick and Timber Collective, a San Francisco-based and “selectively expose history,” as the fi rm has course. To earn 1.0 AIA CES HSW commercial real estate development company. done for offi ces for public agencies, universities, learning units, study Tapping into this desire for spaces that strike a and corporate headquarters. Pointing to a recent the article carefully chord is key to success for Building Teams nation- project for publishing house Abrams Books, Post- and take the wide. “Our fi rst approach to a renovation or adaptive Marner notes, “Juxtaposing elements like a steel exam posted at reuse project would be, ‘What can we keep here? column or a tile ceiling with light, contemporary BDCnetwork.com/ What can we maintain?’” says Jeffrey Murphy, FAIA, fi nishes makes the iconic parts stand out.”+ Offi ceRenovation

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ROOF + WALL SYSTEMS

1 TROPI-COOL 2 ROCKWOOL 3 AIR-SHIELD LSR 4 AUTOCEIL STOP LEAK MULTIFIX This single-component This insulation and fi n- This 100% silicone spray This stone wool roofi ng liquid synthetic rubber air, ishing system for metal sealer is the industry’s insulation and coverboard vapor, and liquid moisture building roofs and walls fi rst permanent silicone in one reduces the number barrier is easy to apply features an automated aerosol spray sealer, ac- of layers required for low- and cures to form a tough, installation process that cording to the maker. The slope roof assemblies. The seamless, elastomeric provides a tensioned ceil- product creates a perma- insulation board features membrane. The highly ing support system for un- nent leak-proof seal that a built-in coverboard and a fl exible membrane offers compressed, full-thickness is backed by a lifetime mineral-coated fi berglass strong adhesion to span insulation. The method limited warranty. It can facer that is compatible great lengths, ensuring provides OSHA-compliant withstand rain within 15 with multiple attachment a continuous barrier. It fall protection and elimi- minutes after application methods. It can improve adheres to most common nates bottom-side banding, and provides a strong bond overall roof performance by surfaces, various wall sys- strapping, and fasteners to virtually any surface— regulating the temperature tems, and is suitable for throughout the entire skylights, fl ashing, roofs, of the thermal insulation, both new construction and ceiling, for faster, easier windowsills, foundations, particularly in cold temper- restoration. Nontoxic with installation. Designed for metal, concrete, and glass. atures, says the maker. low-VOC content. spans up to 200 feet. HENRY |CIRCLE NO. 860 ROCKWOOL |CIRCLE NO. 861 W.R. MEADOWS |CIRCLE NO. 862 AUTOCEIL |CIRCLE NO. 863

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5 DENSDECK PRIME 6 NATURE CRAFTED 7 KEMPEROL 8 SECURE BOND Roof board has been en- COLLECTION REFLECT 2K-FR TECHNOLOGY hanced with EONIC Tech- This collection of compos- This liquid-applied cool Firestone’s UltraPly TPO SA nology, which provides ite shake shingles includes roof system features a and RubberGard EPDM SA improved water resistance three colors—Aged Cedar, new bright-white formula- are available with the com- and increased vertical pull Mossy Cedar, and Black tion that has been tested pany’s new Secure Bond strength. Manufacturing Oak—designed to refl ect to perform with an initial Technology, a self-adhering specifi cations include a different progressive aging Solar Refl ectance Index of membrane with a factory- surface water absorption processes found on real 110. The fully-reinforced applied, pressure-sensitive rate of one gram and a shake shingles. The prod- membrane is solvent-free, adhesive. The system im- total water absorption rate ucts have a lifetime limited odor-free, and low VOC. proves installation speed of 5%—among the most warranty and will not split, The system cures to a over traditional TPO fully stringent in the industry. In- crack, curl, or fade. They bright-white fi nish. No top- adhered systems and wid- dependent testing showed also resist fi re, impacts, coat is necessary, which ens the weather window, ½-inch gypsum fi ber board high winds, mold, algae, reduces labor costs and with the ability to install absorbed 132% more water fungus, and insects. Avail- installation time. Listed down to 20 F, according to than ½-inch DensDeck able in wavy or straight by the Cool Roof Rating the maker. Prime with EONIC. grains throughout the tile. Council. FIRESTONE BUILDING PRODUCTS GEORGIA-PACIFIC |CIRCLE NO. 864 DAVINCI ROOFSCAPES | CIRCLE NO. 865 KEMPER SYSTEM | CIRCLE NO. 866 CIRCLE NO. 867

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9 JM EPDM R FIT 10 ENGINEERED 11 FLINTLASTIC SA 12 COLPHENE LM This reinforced EPDM mem- SHINGLES, SHAKES Enhancements to this self- BARR brane sheet with “tape-to- Designed from hand- adhering SBS modifi ed The world’s fi rst spray- tape technology” has been selected, genuine slate and bitumen roofi ng material grade silyl terminated poly- fi eld tested at speeds up to milled cedar, this line of mean that the long-standing ether (STPE) waterproofi ng four times faster installa- engineered slate shingles system is now able to with- membrane, this product tion than other membranes, and cedar shakes utilizes stand installation in near- is designed for use in says the maker. The initial digitally-scanned molds to freezing temperatures. Both positive-side waterproof- bond between tape-to-tape reprint the fi ne details of the Flintlastic SA Cap and ing, foundation waterproof- membrane sheets has natural shingles. Solid-core Flintlastic SA Cap FR (fi re ing, and above-grade, been measured to be up to composition that includes rated) cap sheets can be horizontal waterproofi ng 20% stronger compared to recycled resins creates a installed in temperatures applications. The single- fi eld-fabricated seams. The durable roofi ng material that below 40 F with the use of component, liquid-applied, water-tight seam is never has performed well under a hot-air welder. This en- moisture-curing elasto- exposed on the rooftop, rigorous testing conditions. ables roofers to work quickly meric product can be ap- so the risk of contamina- Withstands hailstones, UV through the winter months plied in both vertical and tion during installation is rays, extreme temperatures, without fear of plunging tem- horizontal applications with minimal. and winds up to 190 mph. peratures. minimal prep work. JOHNS MANVILLE|CIRCLE NO. 868 PLY GEM|CIRCLE NO. 869 CERTAINTEED|CIRCLE NO. 870 SOPREMA|CIRCLE NO. 871

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| PRODUCT INNOVATIONS | By David Malone, Associate Editor

LAS VEGAS STRIP ROOFTOP BAR AND GRILL FEATURES RETRACTABLE FABRIC CANOPY

Budweiser Beer Park, Beer Park required a solution the Las Vegas Strip’s ﬁ rst to provide shade during the rooftop bar and grill, at Paris day’s peak sun and allow the The canopy can be easily extra-wide retractable canopy Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, area to remain occupied dur- folded and unfolded without system. includes a retractable fabric ing rain. damaging its PTFE surface or The GC and installer was canopy featuring Sefar Archi- The 3,444-sf canopy losing strength. Tenara Fabric Austin General Contract- tecture’s Tenara Fabric. uses Tenara 4T20HF fabric, is inert to UV rays, provides ing. GLR Engineers was the With approximately 300 woven from ePTFE fabric and high resistance to material engineer of record, Gensler days of sunshine per year in fl uoropolymer-coated, mak- degradation, and is Class A the architect. Las Vegas and the restau- ing the PTFE inherent in the fi re rated. The installation SEFAR ARCHITECTURE rant’s western orientation, material. uses the Uni-Systems En-Fold CIRCLE NO. 880

60 | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | May 2018 SELF-CLEANING COATING SHEDS DIRT, WATER TO KEEP BUILDINGS LOOKING THEIR BEST Loxon Self-Cleaning Acrylic Coating is engineered for exterior, above-grade masonry to provide a clean aesthetic CUSTOMIZABLE and colors, including wood-look and high-performance protec- ALUMINUM BEAMS and wood-veneer options. tion. The coating’s self-cleaning DELIVER FANCIFUL Support options include tra- formula sheds dirt with rain WALL, CEILING DESIGNS ditional threaded rods, Unistrut or water contact and provides High Profi le Series Frame- supports, and low-visibility air- advanced durability, water works aluminum beams from craft cables for vertical, angled, shedding, and wind-driven rain Hunter Douglas Architectural and horizontal applications. A and dirt pickup resistance. use patented extrusions and patented locking mechanism en- Loxon can be applied directly to client-specifi c shapes to create sures precise beam placement stucco, masonry, cement board, one-off ceiling and wall designs. with minimal effort. and bare or previously coated Precision-cut curved and straight High Profi le Series Frameworks concrete that is at least seven elements can be assembled to were used to create undulating days old and has a pH between create peaks, valleys, screens, peaks around the main con- 6 and 13. The product will soon and rafters. The beams are course of the Nassau Memorial be available in a ﬂ at sheen in a made from up to 50% recycled Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. wide variety of colors. materials and are offered in (pictured). SHERWIN-WILLIAMS seamless baffl es up to 20 feet HUNTER DOUGLAS ARCHITECTURAL CIRCLE NO. 881 in length in a variety of fi nishes CIRCLE NO. 882

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CUSTOM MOSAIC TILES ADD UNIQUE FLAIR TO ANY SPACE Established in 2007 by an MIT graduate, Artaic is modernizing the creation and cus- tomization of mosaics that can become a highlight of an offi ce, classroom, lobby, or any other space. transformed a wall in one of the institu- Artaic uses robotic technology called tion’s conference rooms into a 121-sf Tylist to customize, design, and custom mural that depicts a nighttime fabricate the mosaic tiles. The Tylist view of the campus (pictured). software enables users to design The custom mosaic tile works well and render their mosaic artwork for surfaces within high-traffi c areas while easily coordinating with the because it is easy to clean, water- company’s robotic manufacturing sys- and stain-resistant, and affordable. tem. Designers can choose tile type, Typical lead times for fully custom color, size, and grout type. mosaics are four to six weeks. The University of Washington ARTAIC|CIRCLE NO. 884

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BUILDING DESIGN | INDEX | +CONSTRUCTION VOLUME 59, NO. 05

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IT’S NOT RIPLEY’S LOADER, BUT THIS INDUSTRIAL EXOSKELETON MAKES PHYSICAL LABOR A BREEZE SuitX modules can be used separately or combined to form a full-body exoskeleton.

THE EXOSKELETON is a 7.5 pounds. It is worn with popular science fi ction the same 2.5-lb harness. trope: “Aliens,” “District 9,” The Model S frame keeps and “Edge of Tomorrow” all the rear belt open and ac- prominently feature the me- cessible for reaching tools, chanical suits. And as with while the Model AC frame is many sci-fi inventions before load-bearing and transfers it—holograms, 3D printing, the weight of attached loads self-adjusting shoelaces— directly to the hips or the exoskeletons are making ground if legX is the jump from the silver attached. screen to the real world. LegX allows SuitX industrial exo- the wearer to skeletons reduce the risk squat repeatedly of injuries to the wearer or for prolonged without the use of batteries, periods of time actuators, or computers. by reducing the Available in backX, legX, knee joint and and shoulderX, the modular quadriceps muscle COURTESY SUITX devices can be combined to forces. The system form a full-body exoskeleton, can distinguish called MAX. between walk- BackX can be put on and ing, ascending/ taken off in 30 seconds and descending stairs, is designed to integrate with and squatting to the com bine d standard safety harnesses provide support only when it weight of the and tool belts. The module is needed. A locking mode wearer’s arm and reduces the forces and allows the module to be the tool he is hold- torques on a wearer’s lower used like a chair. LegX is ing throughout the back region (L5/S1 disc) offered with a custom work body’s range of SuitX industrial exoskeletons by an average of 60% while boot to maximize comfort. motion and can be quickly reduce the risk of injuries to the stooping, lifting objects, LegX weighs 13.7 lbs, but is tuned for different levels of wearer without the use of batteries, actuators, or computers. bending, or reaching. It not borne by the user. support. The support force comes in two models. Mod- ShoulderX reduces gravity gradually increases as the el S is compatible with legX, induced forces at the shoul- user lifts his arms. Shoul- reduces the muscle force weighs 4.9 lbs, and is worn der complex, enabling the derX weighs 9.4 lbs with required to complete tasks with an exoskeleton harness wearer to perform chest-to- one arm attached, 11.7 lbs by as much as 60%, says that weighs 2.5 lbs. Model ceiling-level tasks for longer with two arms attached. the maker. AC is compatible with legX durations and with less When all three modules BackX and shoulderX cost and shoulderX and weighs effort. The module balances are combined, the system $4,000; legX is $6,000.

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