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April 09, 2019 Project of the Week

Project Name: The Woodland Manor

Company Name: Mosaic Design Studio

Project Location: Columbus, Ohio United States

Project Information/Details: Award winning senior living designer and author Lisa Cini has purchased the storied Columbus Woodland Manor Mansion and is renovating the mansion into a fully functional living experience to highlight the latest technology for senior and multi-generational living. “Quite literally, we’re breaking ground on the future of senior living. Guests can order their favorite gourmet meal from a five-star chef, prepared by Moley Robotics and enjoy a full-service spa. Magnificent outdoor spaces will include a pool, bocce court, outdoor dining space, firepit, reflecting pond and hydroponic herb garden to ensure organically grown food at every meal,” says Cini. “Woodland Manor will be transformed into a living technology lab, hosting guests in an Airbnb short term setting for Millennials, Gen-Xers and Boomers to connect and test the latest technologies so they could potentially retrofit their own homes to age in place or know what to look for when selecting a retirement community in the future. Think the Jetsons come to life for 2019 and beyond. ” Known as the Henry C. Werner House* at 1640 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, the Woodland Manor renovation will integrate the latest in-home living, showcasing the technology that safely enables independent living as we age. The project will incorporate the latest designs and disruptions while honoring the existing eloquent details of the French Opera style mansion, originally built in 1914. Renovations are expected to be complete by the end of 2019 and celebrated with a grand Christmas Ball. The Woodland Manor will include multi-functional, flexible spaces that allow dining, connecting, educating, reading, listening to music, watching movies dancing, creating and collaboration – all with the latest technology. Features will include: A demonstration kitchen featuring full Moley Robotics, an advanced, fully functional robot that cooks with the skill and flair of a master chef; and Foodini, an actual 3-D printing system for food. A full-service spa with fitness technology straight from NASA’s space program, hot/cold plunge, a smoothie/tea bar, and much more. Ballroom/education space with the latest technology for presentations and collaboration. A high-tech music room. A creation studio where guests can record their own music, video or podcast. Bedrooms for overnight guests, including seniors wishing to investigate the newest aging-in-place technology. Rooms for dining, conversing, reading, listening to music, and watching movies with the latest home theater tech with the aid of LG and Bose. Bathrooms will feature the latest in heated wash/dry bidet-toilet seats by Toto, lighting, grab bars, and futuristic bathroom technology. Smart flooring for high-tech safety from Shaw Flooring. Custom Designed Aging in Place Furniture by Fortner Upholstery, Kwalu and HContract. “Woodland Manor will showcase what’s possible now and coming in home and senior living communities, stimulating the imagination about what the future holds. As our population grows up with more and more tech integrated into the every day, look for senior living to reflect our fully digital age.” adds Cini. *History can be found http://www.woodlandparkcolumbus.com/1640-east-broad-street.html.

April 02, 2019 Project of the Week

Project Name: Ball Corporation Headquarters

Company Name: Swinerton

Project Location: Westminster, Colorado United States

Project Information/Details: Ball Corporation broke ground on its new headquarters building, as well as a refresh and expansion of its Packaging Office Center (POC), on its existing campus in Westminster, Colorado. Swinerton, general contractor, Stantec, lead architect, and Officescapes, a Steelcase dealer, are helping Ball to reimagine its Colorado campus with an inclusive and collaborative environment in mind. The campus will have a flexible, cooperative work environment between the new four-story building, POC, Ball Technology and Innovation Center (BTIC) and Aerospace Manufacturing Center (AMC), featuring a variety of work spaces including exterior gathering spaces and walkways. Together, the new corporate building and POC will have approximately 186,000 square feet of office space. Inside the buildings, there will be a new cafeteria, auditorium, board room, offices, conference rooms, fitness center and other amenities. The buildings will also offer improved technology integration throughout for enhanced user experience. “As our businesses, particularly aerospace, continue to grow and evolve, we need more office space to accommodate these developments, and allow our employees to better work together to develop innovative solutions that help Ball and our customers be successful over the long term,” said John A. Hayes, chairman, president and CEO. “We’ve had our North American packaging headquarters, our innovation and technology center and our AMC in Westminster for more than 30 years, and are excited to create a more collaborative campus-feel with the move and construction of our headquarters. Thank you to the City of Westminster, Swinerton, Stantec and Officescapes for helping us bring this project from a mere concept to reality.” Construction of the headquarters building and POC is expected to be complete during the second half of 2020. Ball also will continue to invest in its other existing facilities in Broomfield and Westminster to accommodate its growing aerospace employee base in the area.

March 26, 2019 Project of the Week

Project Name: Centre for Sustainability and Innovation

Company Name: Kamp C

Project Location: Westerlo, Belgium

Project Information/Details: The largest 3D printer in the world is about to start printing a two-storey house on the site of Kamp C, the provincial Centre for Sustainability and Innovation in Westerlo, Belgium. Interested companies are welcome to experiment with the printer in Westerlo as of this autumn. Our endeavour is to convince the Flemish construction industry of the merits of this innovative technique with practical examples. While 3D printing is garnering a lot of attention around the world, the first 3D printed home is still some way off. “That said, this technique is gradually gaining momentum”, says Kai van Bulck. He represents Kamp C in the C3PO-project, which was developed to introduce the Flemish construction industry to this new technology. The concrete printer that just arrived in Westerlo will play a crucial role in this. Kamp C can rely on several prominent partners for this innovative project, including Beneens, ETIB/CONCRETE HOUSE, Groep Van Roey, Thomas More, Trias architecten, Ghent University and Vicré. Saint-Gobain Weber Belgium also contributes to the project. Trial and error About five years ago, several Belgian universities launched their first research projects, focussing on the 3D printing of building components. Now the technique is almost ready for the next phase. Van Bulck: “We now can start to test all this theoretical know-how in practice and that is exactly what we intend to do with our 3D printer. Our main priority is to overcome all the technical challenges associated with this technique with trial and error.” TECHNICAL QUESTIONS One such challenge is understanding which material to use. The printer that Kamp C purchased is mainly suited for printing concrete building components. “But which composition should the concrete have to ensure the printing process is as efficient as possible? This will obviously depend on the application, as we will see first-hand once we start printing”, according to Van Bulck. In addition to this, Kamp C will also be conducting research on concrete and reinforcement. “Currently we don’t know whether we need to incorporate reinforcement in the printed components. If this proves necessary, obviously the next question will be how we can do this most efficiently and what will this mean in terms of legislation.” OWN EXPERIMENTS Kamp C has decided to start with a demo phase. All interested companies, research and education institutions are welcome to test the printer as of this autumn. These tests will also help resolve a number of technical issues. CONVINCING THE INDUSTRY Companies will be able to experiment with the printer until 2020, giving them plenty of time to discover all the advantages of this technique. “The concrete printer mainly offers a lot of added value for more complex building components”, says Van Bulck. “I’m thinking of vaulted ceilings or curved walls. Nowadays these components are still produced onsite. Who knows, maybe this will no longer be necessary thanks to the printer.” According to Van Bulck, the test phase at Kamp C will be the final push that will sway the Flemish construction industry. “We expect that the construction industry will change tack as soon as we can demonstrate which components can be printed and what are the efficiency gains.” “Kamp C wants to keep up with the latest developments and even play a pioneering role in terms of innovation in construction”, says Kathleen Helsen, the provincial deputy for European Cooperation and the President of Kamp C. “We have succeeded in this ambition with this 3D printer. This innovation offers countless new options for the entire construction industry in our province and far beyond. So it is easy to see why we chose to invest in this with the provincial executive”.