HDR Becomes Fitwel Champion, Certifies First Office with 3 Star Rating
(OMAHA, Neb. — April 10, 2018) — HDR has adopted Fitwel, a global building certification system that promotes health, and has certified its first office in Arlington, Virginia. The office, which is also LEED-platinum certified, is a two-level environment designed to promote collaboration, transparency and interconnected space. It received a 3 Star Rating, the highest possible in the Fitwel system. As a Fitwel Champion, HDR has committed to obtaining Fitwel certifications for a minimum of six of...
Cement Companies Must More Than Double Efforts to Meet Paris Climate Goals
April 9, 2018, London: A new report ‘Building Pressure’ analysing 13 of the world’s largest publicly-listed cement companies reveals that they need to more than double their emissions reductions if they are to limit global warming to below two degrees, as agreed in the Paris Climate Deal. The companies analysed in the report from CDP – voted no. 1 climate change research provider by institutional investors[1] – have a total market capitalization of US$150 billion and represent 16% of global ceme...
Pittsburgh’s Energy Innovation Center (EIC) Showcases Siemens’ Smart Building Technologies
Originally built in 1930, the EIC now showcases the newest energy efficient Siemens’ building solutions. The building is LEED Platinum® Certified and serves as a living laboratory. Announced at Siemens U.S. Innovation Day, Pittsburgh’s Energy Innovation Center (EIC) continues to expand its use of smart building technologies. In 2014, the EIC, a National Historic Landmark located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, began a massive renovation based on an integrated design-build process with...
Big Win for 24 Stories, Energy Efficiency Retrofit in Phoenix, AZ
The BOMA Green Building Committee Kilowatt Krackdown was recently awarded to 3200 N. Central Avenue – a retrocommissioned, 24 stories, 345,000 SF building in Phoenix AZ built in 1986 – for achieving the highest Energy Star score of 98 in the competition. Tim Rose, Executive VP of DPC companies commented on the need for SMARTPneumatics technology. “Prior to the retrocommission, our heating and cooling expenses for the existing building were substantially higher what we felt they should be run...
World Economic Forum Opens Stunning 39,000-square foot New York Headquarters Designed by Montroy Andersen DeMarco
New York, NY – Interior designer Montroy Andersen DeMarco (MADGI), and affiliate of Montroy DeMarco Architecture, has completed the New York headquarters for the World Economic Forum, a Geneva, Switzerland-based non-profit organization with the mission of improving the state of the world. The project has received LEED Platinum certification, the highest level of sustainability awarded by the U.S. Green Buildings Council. Formed in 1971, the World Economic Forum broadened its mission in 1...
Urban Land Institute Report Proposes Ten Principles for Building Resilience
WASHINGTON – A new report from the Urban Land Institute’s Center for Sustainability and Economic Performance outlines ten fundamental principles for building resilient cities and regions that successfully anticipate, respond to, and recover from both immediate shocks such as hurricanes and other extreme weather events and long-term stresses such as sea-level rise, poverty, and declining population. Ten Principles for Building Resilience proposes bold guidelines for city and regional leaders...
AISI Publishes New Report on Thermal Analysis of CFS Wall Assemblies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published the findings from research conducted to support the development of a calculation methodology for determining the U-factors and R-values for wall assemblies containing cold-formed steel. The research project was conducted by Morrison Hershfield Ltd (MH) and involved detailed thermal modeling simulations of 27 steel stud assemblies which varied by insulation thickness, insulation placement and steel stud depth. A summary...
Trimble's Cloud-Based Seismic Monitoring Transforms Earthquake Event Reporting for Buildings
SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today Trimble® 4D Go™ for Buildings, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) that enables a new workflow for building owners and structural engineers in seismically active areas. The service processes data from Trimble's REF TEK® monitoring hardware installed in buildings and delivers immediate notification of seismic activity, providing real-time information that can be used for faster decision making regarding structural integrity and occupant safet...
Western Specialty Contractors Restores Facade of Largest Skyscraper on Downtown Manhattan's Waterfront
(St. Louis, MO) – Western Specialty Contractors - New York City Metro Branch has completed a year-and-a-half long project to restore and waterproof the facade of Downtown Manhattan's largest waterfront skyscraper. Once recognized as the largest office building in the world when it was opened in 1972, the 55 Water Street building consists of a 53-story tower (687 feet tall) connected with a 15-story North Annex, for a combined 3.5 million square feet of office space. Western Specialty Contr...
CFSEI Publishes New Technical Note on the Attachment of Cold-Formed Steel Framing to Precast, Post-Tensioned and Hollow-Core Concrete
WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) has published a new Technical Note, “Attachment of Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) Framing to Precast, Post-Tensioned and Hollow-Core Concrete,” designated as Tech Note F502-18. The document provides an overview of precast, prestressed, tilt-up, cast-in-place and post-tensioned concrete components for building construction and the various cold-formed steel anchorage options recommended for proper connections, including power-actuate...
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