® WHERE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION COLLIDE APRIL 2020 INFLUENCER? NOT ME! Meet Christine Williamson and four other ‘AEC influencers’ 28 CHRISTINE WILLIAMSON, BUILDING SCIENCE FIGHT CLUB Layered Texture n entry canopy fabricated from perforated aluminum PAC-CLAD 2 panels appears to continue into the building, creating a signature eiling element. “It really brings that texture and layering into the building – it blends the interior and exterior space.” tacia Ledesma, Designer, SmithGroup Eloy City Hall, Eloy, AZ Installing contractor: Progressive Roofing Architect: SmithGroup eneral contractor: CORE Construction Photographer: alanblakely.com .2 Panel perforated ged copper finish CASE STUDY @ PAC-CLAD.COM/ELOY CIRCLE 751 IL: 800 PAC CLAD MD: 800 344 1400 TX: 800 441 8661 GA: 800 272 4482 MN: 877 571 2025 AZ: 833 750 1935 PAC-CLAD.COM | [email protected] | APRIL 2020 | 28 34 20 FEATURES 9 NEWS+TRENDS 58 Construction costs MOVERS+SHAPERS for parking garages across 10 cities 20 Universities and AEC fi rms join forces 12 THINK TANK 28 Meet fi ve AEC Designing lobbies infl uencers to respond to the coronavirus 34 NBBJ group aims to AIA CONTINUING create buildings as 16 TRENDSETTING “open source plat- EDUCATION PROJECTS forms” Materiality and Frank Gehry’s Luma the reimagining of 38 “AEC outsiders” Arles complex push the industry historic buildings into the new decade 52 PRODUCT INNOVATIONS An industry fi rst: p.43 DEPARTMENTS natural-slate rainscreen façade 7 EDITORIAL AEC industry braces 58 GREAT SOLUTIONS for tough sledding Family workstations amid COVID-19 highlight the new outbreak Fairfi eld Area Library ON THE COVER: Christine Williamson, Senior Associate with Building Science Corporation, launched her “Building Science Fight Club” on Instagram in June 2017. As of mid-March, her account had 30,300 followers, and grows by between 20 and 50 people per day. Learn more about Williamson and four other AEC infl uencers in our 2014–2017, 2019 Movers+Shapers report, which starts on page 20. PHOTO: COURTESY CHRISTINE WILLIAMSON JESSE H. NEAL AWARD WINNER | | BDCuniversity.com BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION 3 | E-CONTENTS | BDCnetwork.com .S. STATE DEPARTMENT .S. STATE U HOW THE CORONAVIRUS IS CORONAVIRUS: SHORT- IMPACTING AEC TERM PAIN BUT STRONG The BD+C editors update our REBOUND LIKELY COVID-19 newsfeed hourly. Stay Attention is understandably on top of the news, trends, and focused on limiting the damage commentary on how the outbreak from the short-term effects of is impacting the AEC industry. the coronavirus outbreak. But it’s BDCnetwork.com/CoronavirusNews likely that, once disruption and uncertainty fade, the rebound in FORCE MAJEURE AND global economic activity will be COVID-19: A PRIMER ON strong, writes Oxford Economics. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS BDCnetwork.com/OxfordReport While most construction contracts contain force majeure provisions, AEC BUSINESS IMPACTS they are often not understood in FROM COVID-19: WE WANT relation to the implications they YOUR INPUT! may have on construction projects. During the past few weeks, we’ve With the onset of the COVID-19 heard from dozens of AEC fi rms pandemic, the law practice Gordon about their measures to maintain Rees Scully Mansukhani offers business operations and keep a primer on how to understand their clients’ projects on schedule your construction contract and its and budget. We’d like to hear from potential implications on your busi- you. Please take our three-minute ness in this season of change. blind survey. BDCnetwork.com/ForceMajeure BDCnetwork.com/Covid19survey CIRCLE 752 FOLLOW BD+C ON CIRCLE 753 CIRCLE 754 By John Caulfi eld, Senior Editor | EDITORIAL | BUILDING DESIGN +CONSTRUCTION VOLUME 61, NO.03 EDITORIAL STAFF EDITORIAL DIRECTOR | David Barista 847.954.7929; [email protected] EXECUTIVE EDITOR | Robert Cassidy 847.391.1040; [email protected] SENIOR EDITOR | John Caulfield 732.257.6319; jcaulfi [email protected] BD+C RESEARCH: AEC FIRMS ASSOCIATE EDITOR | David Malone 847.391.1057; [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITORS | Peter Fabris, Mike BRACE FOR TOUGH SLEDDING Plotnick, Adam Sullivan, C.C. Sullivan DESIGNER | Catherine LePenske early one-half of AEC fi rms ex- jobsites. Another 19% said materials deliv- EDITORIAL ADVISORS pect the outbreak of COVID-19 eries have also been affected by prohibi- DAVID P. CALLAN | PE, CEM, LEED AP, HBDP Senior Vice President, McGuire Engineers to have a sizable impact on tions and plant closings as a result of the PATRICK E. DUKE | Senior Vice President their businesses. The same virus. Nearly half (46.84%) of respondents CBRE Healthcare percentage anticipates that anticipate supply chain disruptions in the | CAROLYN FERGUSON FSMPS, CPSM projects they have been work- coming weeks. President, WinMore Marketing Advisors N ing on would be postponed in Anderson of RLB believes that an eco- JOSH FLOWERS | AIA, LEED AP General Counsel, Hnedak Bobo Group the wake of the pandemic. Those are nomic recession, if it occurs, could spur ARLEN SOLOCHEK | FAIA, Associate Vice key fi ndings in a poll thatBD+C has been any number of scenarios: Chancellor, Maricopa County CCD conducting in March to gauge the effect of • Companies will diversify the locales PHILIP TOBEY | FAIA, FACHA Senior Vice President, SmithGroup the virus on the U.S. construction industry. of manufacturing—specifi cally, away from PETER WEINGARTEN | AIA, LEED AP During the polling period, the virus has China—to provide more options in case of Director of the Architectural Practice, Gensler wreaked havoc on the global economy, future events like COVID-19. BUSINESS STAFF and has led President Trump to declare a • The reliance on communication and GROUP DIRECTOR — PRINCIPAL | Tony Mancini national emergency. technology to facilitate working remotely 484.412.8686, [email protected] BD+C’s survey drew 86 AEC respon- will push capital into those sectors. | DIRECTOR OF EVENTS Judy Brociek dents, more than two-fi fths of whom • The use of factory-built, preassembled 847.954.7943; [email protected] MARKETING DIRECTOR | Stephanie Miller (42.11%) expected that one or two of components and robotic installation will [email protected] their current projects might be cancelled increase, as these methodologies allow DATA & AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER altogether, either because of deteriorat- construction to continue during pandemics Kim Slagel ing economic conditions or as part of the and other extreme events. For list rental information, contact Claude Marada at 402.836.6274; [email protected] measures being taken to minimize the • Hospitality will take some time to or Bart Piccirillo at 402.836.6283; virus’s spread. come back, as customers will want to be [email protected] Julian Anderson, President of Rider sure that the pandemic is defi nitely over. ASSISTANT DESIGN MANAGER | Dara Rubin Levett Bucknall (RLB), the international • Aviation will be negatively affected for CORPORATE project cost and management consultant, the same reason. CHAIRMAN EMERITUS (1922-2003) | H.S. Gillette says that some of his fi rm’s projects are • Healthcare will be the benefi ciary of CHAIRPERSON | K.A. Gillette being delayed, although he couldn’t give a increased funding, especially if there is a | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER E.S. Gillette precise number yet. The types of projects change in Administration arising from this PRESIDENT | Rick Schwer being put on hold are aviation-related, year’s Presidential election. CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | David Shreiner SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | Ann O’Neill gaming, hospitality, multifamily, and some • Office space may become a “who DIRECTOR OF CUSTOM MEDIA & STRATEGIC education. Projects that are being can- needs it” product, including shared of- | PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT John Atwood celed outright, he says, “were likely at the fice space. SUBSCRIPTION INQUIRIES edge of penciling out fi nancially anyway.” • If the recession is sustained and Building Design+Construction The pandemic has already been felt on shrinks the construction industry, “a recov- P.O. 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SALT CREEK LANE, SUITE 201 ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 60005-5025 847.391.1000 • FAX: 847.390.0408 | | BDCuniversity.com BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION 7 | NEWS+TRENDS | By David Malone, Associate Editor PANDEMIC WILL INFLICT SHORT, SHARP $300 RECESSION ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMY billion The amount of funding that BD+C As this issue of in the depths of the global that will likely lead to the the American Institute of went to press, economists fi nancial crisis, being worse. sharpest quarterly contrac- Architects urged Congress from Oxford Economics • Consistent with histori- tion in consumer outlays on to invest in resilient public issued a special interim up- cal experience, the bounce record. buildings, in a March 20 date of their global forecasts back in activity will be very • Oxford Economics also letter to Congress. “This for 2020, taking into account strong once social distancing expects business investment global pandemic has laid the “expected economic measures are relaxed, and and trade to shrink by the bare the preexisting re- impact of the escalating monetary and fi scal stimulus most since the fi nancial cri- source shortage currently coronavirus outbreak and combine with a resumption sis. However, resurgent 2021 facing many of these facili- the resulting draconian in discretionary spending. growth will see the U.S. ties,” said AIA leaders. policy measures to limit its Businesses that can economy expand by 4.1% BDCnetwork.com/AIAtoCongress spread.” Here’s a recap of weather the crisis should be next year.