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NURTURING INNOVATION HUBS
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nchored by Stanford University and
several well-known startups, including
HP and later Intel, the Santa Clara Valley
became a magnet for venture capitalist money,
which, in turn, spawned a perpetual economy of
tech startups and spinoffs that thrives to this day.
More than a third of all VC money in the U.S. is
funneled into Silicon Valley.
Cities and counties across the country have
attempted to recreate this recipe by nurturing
clusters of tech-focused companies, startups,
institutions, and business incubatorsall in an
effort to stimulate job growth and create more
sustainable economies. Theres the Research
Triangle in North Carolina, Automation Alley in
Detroit, Silicon Forest in Portland, Ore., and Tech
Valley in Upstate New Yorkto name a few of the
dozens of formal tech centers dotting the country.
Today, more than ever, these tech districts are
the key to economic growth for metro mar-
kets, says Bruce Katz, VP and Director of the
Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings
Institution. In a new Brookings report, The Rise
of Innovation Districts: A New Geography of
Innovation in America (http://tinyurl.com/Brook-
ingsIH), Katz calls tech hubs the superchargers
of innovation economies and creators of highly
coveted tech jobs.
Thats critical because tech jobs have a par-
ticularly strong multiplier effect, said Katz, citing
an eye-opening statistic from economist and
author Enrico Moretti: For each new high-tech
job in a metro area, ve additional local jobs are
created outside of high tech in the long run.
At a time when our country and many of our cit-
ies still have an enormous jobs decit, these places
supercharge the innovation economy, said Katz.
The report covers an emerging urban coun-
terpart to the mostly suburban tech centers that
exist today. The Innovation Hub is a much more
compact cluster of anchor research institutions
and tech companies, paired with small rms,
startups, business incubators, and accelerators,
and located near transit, housing, retail, and of-
ces. Among those at the forefront of the budding
Innovation Hub boom are Kendall Square in Cam-
bridge, Mass., University City in Philadelphia, the
Cortex Innovation Community in St. Louis, South
Lake Union in Seattle, and the Boston Innovation
District. Dozens of other cities are planning similar
urban tech districts, including Atlanta, Baltimore,
Buffalo, N.Y., Chicago, Cleveland, Houston, Pitts-
burgh, Providence, R.I., and San Diego.
The model has been hugely successful for many
of these cities, according to the report. In just four
years, the Boston Innovation District has trans-
formed the citys once-isolated Seaport District
into a tech hotspot, with more than 200 compa-
nies ocking to the area, adding some 6,000 jobs.
In St. Louis, the Cortex consortium has led to the
development of 1.5 million sf of ofces, housing,
infrastructure, and retail during the past decade,
creating 2,850 jobs to date. Detroits Midtown
innovation district comprises just 3% of the citys
land area, yet has 55% of the citys jobs.
For AEC rms that are heavy into TOD and
urban redevelopment work, expect to see an inux
of tech-focused work in the coming decade, espe-
cially in distressed and gentrifying neighborhoods.

David Barista, Editor-in-Chief
Send comments to dbarista@sgcmail.com
Its been more than four decades since Electronic News
publisher Don Hoeer rst coined (in print, anyway) the
term Silicon Valley to signify the economic growth that
was occurring in the then-nascent South Bay tech sector.
With his 1971 report, Silicon Valley USA, Hoeer almost
single-handedly put the area on the national scene.
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Insurance executives are also seeing an up-
tick in construction-defect claims, particularly
in the apartment and condo markets, which
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There is good news, though, for contrac-
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expected to hold steady or rise modestly for
the remainder of the year for most construc-
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Concerned about falls at construction job
sites, the Occupational Safety and Health Ad-
ministration organized and promoted Safety
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Employers were encouraged to hold voluntary
events for discussing fall hazards and preven-
tion. More than 300 construction workers
lost their lives in falls during 2012, and a lack
of fall protection is the most frequently cited
OSHA violation. Nearly 270 of these fatalities
were related to falls from elevation, and would
have been preventable with proper precau-
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Green Garage Certication applies a holistic
approach to garage performance and sus-
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achievement toward a menu of standards devel-
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Want to create a super-green commercial facility? Figure on spending 5% to 19% more than stan-
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envelope performance (window-to-wall ratio reduction, improved insulation, improved glazing);
improved lighting performance (design, controls, operations); improved mechanical system perfor-
mance (ground source heat pumps, solar domestic hot water); plug load management; renewable
energy; and stormwater and rainwater retention systems. In many cases, say the authors, current
deep-energy-efciency tactics and current PV technology would be insufcent to allow facilities
to feasibly reach net-zero energy, and technology advancements and district-wide improvements
would be required if buildings were to achieve the goal.
The study acknowledges the role that public policy can play in making sustainability more afford-
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credits make the return on investment approximately 30%, whereas the return on investment for
energy efciency alone was in the range of 5-12%, the report says. Recommendations for own-
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John Neal was the plumbing designer on the project. Six months
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went against the engineers specs and connected PVC to a 190
commercial dishwasher. Now the owners are going to have to dig
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Snhetta led the design. www.
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FRANK GEHRYS design for
the PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM
OF ART renovation and
expansion has been unveiled.
The project will add more than
169,000 sf of space to the
facility. www.BDCnetwork.com/
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The International Living
Future Institute has REFINED
REQUIREMENTS for
the LIVING BUILDING
CHALLENGE, reecting
experiences of previous and
current enrolled projects.
Resilient infrastructure and
regenerative design are stronly
emphasized. www.BDCnetwork.
com/LBC3
A building standard intended
to focus on the interaction of
HUMAN WELLNESS and the
built environment is undergoing
the peer-review process. Version
1.0 of the WELL BUILDING
STANDARD is intended to
be released this year. www.
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SSOE GROUP, a global
engineering, procurement,
and construction management
rm, has announced that BOB
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CEO effective this December.
Current CEO Tony Damon is
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ALL ABOARD FLORIDA, a
privately funded rail network,
has released SOMS plans for a
MULTIMODAL TRANSIT HUB
in Miami. The planned network
includes two additional stations
and will eventually connect
Miami to Orlando by train. www.
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THE RJA GROUP and
HUGHES ASSOCIATES have
announced PLANS TO MERGE
by years end. The combined
rm will provide re protection,
engineering, and consulting
services. www.BDCnetwork.
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AMERICAN BUILDERS 2017, a
joint venture between Braseld &
Gorrie, Mortenson Construction,
Barton Malow, and New
South Construction, has been
named CM at Risk for the new
ATLANTA BRAVES BALLPARK.
The Populous-designed project
is scheduled to open in 2017.
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The U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development
has named six winners of
the REBUILD BY DESIGN
competition, encouraging
innovative solutions for
protecting American cities that
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DUPONT HOSPITAL EXPANDING TO MEET
NEEDS OF DELAWARE CHILDREN
Healthcare system Nemours has kicked off the 450,000-sf expansion of
the Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Del. The $250
million project, designed by FKP Architects, incorporates extensive input
from families, as well as evidence-based design. The plan encompasses
multiple care communities of 24 beds each, divided into eight-patient
neighborhoods. Patient rooms will be single occupancy and will include
refrigerators, closets, showers, and multiple TVs to accommodate children
and their families. Serenity rooms, playrooms, and washers and dryers
will also help meet families needs. A ve-story atrium, new dining area,
gift shop, and expanded ER round out the program. Also on the Building
Team: AEI | Afliated Engineers (MEP); Haynes Whaley (SE); VanDemark &
Lynch (CE); Re:Vision Architecture (LEED consultant); Wiss, Janney, Elstner
Associates (curtain wall, roong, and waterproong consultant); Rodney
Robinson Landscape Architects; and Skanska USA Building (GC).
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TEXAS OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE
DESIGNED TO SUPPORT HEALTHCARE FIRM
Developer KDC is building a 260,000-sf ofce and
warehouse facility in Richardson, Texas, for AdvoCare
International, a rm offering products for general nutrition,
weight loss, and energy and sports performance. The
program includes 235,000 sf of single-story warehouse
space and 25,000 sf of two-story ofce space. Surface
parking and campus-style landscaping will surround the
property, which will support light manufacturing and product
assembly. More than 100 employees will be based at the
site, which supplements an existing headquarters in Plano.
Also on the Building Team: CBRE (client representative),
Azimuth: architecture (architect), Alliance (interiors), Spiars
Engineering (CE), and McFadden & Miller (GC).
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UPGRADING DINING, RETAIL OPTIONS
OTG Management and Baldi Management Group (BMG) are
operating as a joint venture to lead renovations to Terminal A at
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va.,
for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. ICRAVE
is providing design concepts for the terminals concession
renovations. The refurbished facility will feature full-service dining,
integral iPads and charging stations, and a larger selection of
food and beverage and retail options. Architectural Alliance is the
architect of record; Eventscape fabricated various parts of the
terminal. MarketPlace Development is overseeing the revamp at
Terminal A as well as upgrades at Dulles International Airport for
the same client.
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SAN FRANCISCO COMPLEX TO INCLUDE
MARKET-RATE AND AFFORDABLE UNITS
TransBay Block 6 is a 409-unit residential complex in San
Francisco that includes an eight-story apartment tower,
townhomes, a ground-level courtyard, and street-front retail.
Seventy of the units will be set aside as affordable housing.
Designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz, the complex is expected
to obtain LEED Gold certication. Sustainable features include
sky parks, community gardens, and solar thermal panels. Also
on the Building Team: Golub & Company (developer), Mercy
Housing (affordable housing developer), Santos Prescott and
Associates (associate architect), CB Engineers (MEP/FP),
Magnusson Klemencic Assocates (SE), Terrain Studio (landscape
architect), and Balfour Beatty Construction/Cahill Construction,
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TEMPERATE CALIFORNIA CLIMATE WILL AID
NET-ZERO EFFORT FOR ARMY TRAINING SITE
The Building Team behind the U.S. Army Reserve Training Center in Dublin, Calif.,
is tasked with creating a net-zero energy facility while meeting military building code
requirements. Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, also known as Camp Parks,
will include a 50,000-sf, three-story facility employing passive heating and cooling
methods. The engineering team at Day & Zimmerman will combine these techniques
with antiterrorism measures such as reinforced concrete and a frame that resists
progressive collapse. The team will take advantage of the Bay Areas climate to
implement natural ventilation (except for the rst oor, where military building codes
prevent air intakes below 10 feet), solar hot water, and radiant ooring.
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TEAM-BASED PEDAGOGY SHAPING DESIGN
OF UTAH STATE BUSINESS SCHOOL
The Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, Logan, has embarked
on a $33.8 million addition and renovation that will double the size of the existing
George S. Eccles Building. Breakout rooms and diverse interaction spaces will be
interspersed with tiered and at-oor classrooms. The upper oor houses research,
student services, and professional outreach programs with a exible open-plan ofce
design. A large meeting room with banquet capacity of 200 will enable the school
to host conferences and other events. An extensive use of glass on the building
enclosure capitalizes on views of the Cache Valley and surrounding mountains.
On the Building Team: LMN Architects (design architect), GSBS Architects (prime
architect, landscape architect), Colvin Engineering Associates (mechanical engineer),
Ken Garner Engineering (electrical engineer), Reaveley Engineers and Associates
(SE), Great Basin Engineering (CE), and Spindler Corporation (GC).
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WORKPLACE DESIGN: Make Way for
the MILLENNIALS! Driven by changing
work styles, mobile technology, and
the growing presence of people born
between the early 1980s and 2000,
todays workplaces are evolving. Examine
appropriate design strategies, as well
as pitfalls. www.BDCuniversity.com/
workplace-design-make-way-millennials
EIFS: Exterior Insulation and Finish
Systems. Learn the six elements of an EIFS
wall assembly. Understand common EIFS
failures and how to prevent them, as well
as sustainability aspects of EIFS. Provided
by experts at Hoffmann Architects. www.
BDCuniversity.com/eifs-exterior-insulation-
and-nish-systems
Using ENERGY MODELING To Increase
Project Value. How to conduct quick
payback and net present value studies to
identify which energy strategies are most
viable. Provided by experts at Paladino and
Company. www.BDCuniversity.com/using-
energy-modeling-increase-project-value
Getting to NET-ZERO Energy With
BRICK MASONRY. Practical advice for
using brick to reduce buildings energy
consumption in the quest for net-zero.
Learn how to exploit the thermal properties
of brick walls and avoid undesirable thermal
bridging. www.BDCuniversity.com/getting-
net-zero-energy-brick-masonry
PAINTS, COATINGS + SEALANTS:
Choosing Products and Procedures
for Best Performance. Life cycle
assessment, color selection, emissions,
durability, resilience, corrosion resistance,
specication standards, and other critical
aspects of choosing coatings for interior
and exterior walls, ceilings, and roofs. www.
BDCuniversity.com/paints-coatings-sealants
K-12 SCHOOL Design. The Reggio
Emilia approach to pedagogy treats the
environment as a third teacher, inspiring
Building Teams to pay even closer attention
to student needs. Understand new ways
to foster sustainability, occupant health,
and educational effectiveness. www.
BDCuniversity.com/k-12-school-design
New Trends in CEILING DESIGNS and
Materials. New and improved ceiling
products that offer superior acoustics,
closed-loop recycled content, and easy
integration with lighting, HVAC, re
sprinklers, and overhead infrastructure.
www.BDCuniversity.com/new-trends-
ceiling-designs-and-materials
Emerging Trends in COMMERCIAL
FLOORING. Aesthetic, sustainability,
and life cycle performance of commercial
ooring, including hardwood and
substitutes, carpeting, resilient, terrazzo,
and polished concrete. www.BDCuniversity.
com/emerging-trends-commercial-ooring
Sustainable Design Trends in WINDOWS,
DOORS + DOOR HARDWARE. The
demand for economical solutions that
do not sacrice quality or performance
play a signicant factor when selecting
windows, doors, and door hardware. This
course reviews many new options. www.
BDCuniversity.com/sustainable-design-
trends-windows-doors-door-hardware
CLADDING and EXTERIOR INSULATION.
Learn about new requirements in the 2012
IECC, the IgCC, and ASHRAE 189.12 for
continuous insulation, maximum fenestration
area, and air and moisture barriers. www.
BDCuniversity.com/cladding-and-exterior-
insulation
PLUMBING TECHNOLOGIES: New Ways
to Improve Water Efciency. Understand
the applications of rainwater harvesting,
graywater systems, and water metering and
monitoring. Learn benets and drawbacks
of tankless water heaters and waterless
restroom xtures. www.BDCuniversity.com/
plumbing-technologies-new-ways-improve-
water-efciency
Advanced Controls and Exterior Tactics
for BETTER ILLUMINATION. Lighting
control strategies that contribute to
energy-efcient buildings and occupant well
being, plus tips for lighting exteriors. www.
BDCuniversity.com/advanced-controls-and-
exterior-tactics-better-illumination
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GETTING TO NET-ZERO ENERGY WITH
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et-zero energy (NZE) buildings are no longer a dream. In the past few years,
NZEs have been popping up all over the U. S. and abroad. The U.S. De-
fense Department has committed to a net-zero pilot program for the military
branches. There are even some net-zero plus buildingsthose that produce more
energy than they consume.
The exact de nition of a net-zero energy building is still a subject of debate. Such a
de nition may include NZ site energy (energy consumed and generated at the building
site), NZ source energy (which includes energy used to extract and deliver power to
the site), or NZ emissions (the energy that produces emissions, and uses offsets to
account for those emissions).
At its most basic, however, a net-zero energy building is one that generates at least
as much energy as it consumesalthough some NZE buildings may use renewable
energy credits (RECs) to reach that goal. (For an excellent primer on NZE de nitions,
see De ning Net-zero Energy Buildings, by Paul Torcellini, PhD, PE, and Shanti
Pless, LEED AP, at: www.BDCnetwork.com/2011WhitePaper.)
While many factors must be taken into account to achieve net-zero energy use
correct building orientation, optimal daylighting and lighting ef ciency, proper shading
and sun control, the use of high-performance glazing, natural ventilation and air ow
BY BRIAN E. TRIMBLE, PE, LEED AP
BRICK INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
S H O R T & A S S O C I A T E S / C O U R T E S Y B R I C K I N D U S T R Y A S S N .
After reading this article, you should be able to:
+ DEFINE the term net-zero energy (NZE)
building and list the basic properties
of heat loss and heat gain and their
application to the design and construction
of NZE buildings.
+ EVALUATE the typical R-values of
masonry walls, the thermal mass
properties of brick walls, and their use in
net-zero energy buildings.
+ DESCRIBE various passive solar and
active solar techniques (for renewable
energy) and their application to net-zero
energy buildings.
+ DESCRIBE thermal bridges that occur
in structures, how they degrade the
thermal performance of the wall, and why
their reduction or elimination is critical to
achieving a net-zero energy building.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Coventry Universitys Lanchester
Library was designed by U.K. rm
Alan Short & Associates and com-
pleted in 2000. It uses 51% less en-
ergy than a typical air-conditioned
building through the use of passive
energy-conservation techniques.
brick masonry
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EIFS
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xterior insulation and nish systems, or EIFS (pro-
nounced EE-fus or EEFs), are proprietary wall
cladding assemblies that combine rigid insulation
board with a water-resistant exterior coating. EIFS are
popular chie y for their low cost and high insulating val-
ues, and they are used in a range of construction types,
from hotels to of ce parks to multifamily housing.
Unlike traditional stucco, which is composed of inor-
ganic cement-bonded sand and water, EIFS uses or-
ganic polymeric nishes reinforced with glass mesh. As
an energy-ef cient, economical wall covering, EIFS can
be effective for both new construction and recladding
applications. However, successful use of EIFS is highly
dependent on proper design and sound construction
practices. Without correct design and detailing, EIFS
wall systems have been known to fail dramatically.
BY ARTHUR L. SANDERS, AIA, AND
BENJAMIN J. ROBINSON, ASSOCIATE AIA
HOFFMANN ARCHITECTS, INC.
ALL PHOTOS COURTESY HOFFMANN ARCHITECTS, INC.
+ DESCRIBE the components of a typical Exterior
Insulation and Finish System (EIFS) and differentiate
among the classes of EIFS in terms of materials,
properties, and usage, so as to evaluate existing
systems and specify EIFS for new construction.
+ IDENTIFY signs of distress in EIFS wall systems and
associated sealant joints, flashings, and accessories,
applying principles of EIFS construction to deducing
the underlying causes of premature failure.
+ APPLY green building codes and standards to the
design and specification of EIFS, implementing
updated energy code requirements for continuous
exterior insulation, so as to meet or exceed
standards for building envelope thermal regulation
and moisture control. + IMPLEMENT maintenance and repair practices
to address staining, impact damage, punctures,
cracks, and other signs of injury, using appropriate
strategies that comply with industry standards,
manufacturers requirements, aesthetic goals, and
the clients restoration objectives.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
HOW TO SUCCEED WITH EXTERIOR
INSULATION AND FINISH SYSTEMS
building enclosures AIA CONTINUING EDUCATION
For retro t projects aiming to improve performance and update
appearance, EIFS wall assemblies provide a practical option.
After reading this article, you should be able to:
After vast swaths of Europe were destroyed in World War II, cities looked
to rebuild quickly and inexpensively. EIFS was first introduced in Germany during the post-war years as a wall system that enabled the rapid redevelopment of devastated areas. The technology was brought to the United States in 1969 by the building product
manufacturer Dryvit, and it gained popularity during the energy crisis of the 1970s, when retrofitting walls with
exterior insulation improved performance and cut energy costs. The EIFS industry continued to enjoy steady growth through the 1980s, thanks chiefly to the products
insulating properties, light weight,
aesthetic flexibility, low cost, and versatility. In addition to new construc-
tion, EIFS was commonly used for retrofits, where it could be applied easily over existing exterior walls to improve energy profile and provide a fresh appearance. Available in a wide
range of colors, shapes, and textures,
EIFS allowed architects the flexibility to design new faade profiles at a relatively low construction cost. This versatility led to the proliferation of EIFS in the residential and light
commercial markets. In 1981, the EIFS
Industry Members Association (www. eima.com) was formed to advocate for
EIFS manufacturers and improve prod-
uct performance.
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sk fenestration experts and interior design consultants what theyre looking for in windows and doors for their projects, and
they wont hesitate to tick off this list: speed to the project site,
a fair price, resilient and sustainable performance, and no callbacks.
Demand for an economical solution for openings that does not
sacri ce quality or performance, thats what is driving the com-
mercial construction market, says Valerie Bevens, an Architectural
Hardware Consultant certi ed by the Door and Hardware Institute
(www.dhi.org) and a Technical Services Manager with Timely Doors.
Uniformity and simplicity also play a factor when selecting products
as part of pre nished opening systems. In fact, door and window manufacturers have been responding
with increasing alacrity, thanks to the use of just-in-time manufactur-
ing and mass customization. As an example, Bevens recounts a large order submitted to her
company for a Kaiser Permanente medical of ce building. This
project had numerous hardware preparations that were not available
from Timely prior to 2010, she says, a fact that kept the company
from involvement in other building projects by the managed health-
care giant. Instead, the company retooled and quickly launched a
new line of preparations speci cally to meet the needopening the
door for new business while also establishing a niche for a durable,
value-driven hardware offering that would work for other institutional
end users. Window and door companies are also exploring novel approaches
to lean manufacturing that parallel interest in sustainability. Waste
drives cost, according to architectural door manufacturer VT Indus-
tries. To keep waste to a minimum, VT employs every various means
of lean manufacturingfrom reusing scraps of core materials to heat-
ing its plants with sawdust left over from the manufacturing process.
With VT, Timely, and other producers, the interest in low-impact
manufacturing extends to their evolving supply chains, which are
remapping operations. The new distribution models value nearness of
centralized operationsin other words, plants and warehouses closer
to the project site. The approach that is not only more ef cient but also
helps meet the U.S. Green Building Councils LEED certi cation criteria
for regional materials in more parts of the country than ever before.
This focus on sustainable design standards re ects an industry
that is keen to meet and exceed building codes as well as new per-
formance criteria, both voluntary and prescriptive.
BY C.C. SULLIVAN, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
COURTESY NANAWALL SYSTEMS
After reading this article, you should be able to: + LIST the sustainability and performance benefits of a wide selection
of window and door products. + DISCUSS green building standards, labeling programs, and new
codes affecting window and door specifications and designs.
+ DESCRIBE the variables of window/door selection that impact
sustainability and occupant/tenant health, safety, and welfare,
including productivity and comfort effects. + EXPLAIN the impact of sustainability advances, such as environmental product declarations, on window and door selection.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The HKS-designed Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, near Scottsdale,
Ariz., spring training facility for the Arizona Diamondbacks and the
Colorado Rockies, and one of the rst LEED Gold-certi ed sports ven-
ues. The sliding glass wall systems can be used as doors or to open
up the training facility to the outdoors and allow natural ventilation.
IN WINDOWS, DOORS + DOOR HARDWARE
building technology AIA CONTINUING EDUCATION
The Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse in New
York City was once Americas tallest public build-
ing. Architect Beyer Blinder Belle led the Building
Team for a ve-year renovation that integrated
modern systems and communications infrastruc-
ture with minimal impact on the historic fabric.
Restoration of principal interior spaces and
repairs to the faade preserved this Cass Gilbert-
designed structure for a continuing life of service.
Also on the Building Team: WSP (MEP/FP/IT
engineering), Robert Silman Associates (SE),
Domingo Gonzalez Associates (lighting design),
and Cauldwell Wingate Company (GC).
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Data for our Giants 300 charts is based on infor-
mation supplied by the respective rms. Firms
are asked to verify the accuracy of their data.
The Construction section (page 34) includes
two types of statistics. The Contractors chart
reects revenues for general contracting,
design-build, CM at risk, and IPDprojects
where all revenues ow through the contrac-
tor. The CM Agent + PM chart lists rms that
derive their revenues through fees.
In the subsequent market-specic sections
(healthcare, data centers, retail, reconstruc-
tion, etc.), data labeled Construction in-
cludes all delivery methods combined (GC,
DB, CM at risk, IPD, CM agent, PM).
Our website provides Giants data for the
following sectors not covered in the print
edition: convention and conference centers;
courthouses; cultural (museums, libraries,
galleries, etc.); hotels/resorts/spas/casinos;
industrial (including manufacturing, ware-
houses, multimodal facilities, pharmaceutical,
chemical, and food manufacturing and pro-
cessing); military; religious/worship; science
and technology; sports/stadiums/recreation;
and transit and transit-oriented develop-
ments (excluding airports). We also collected
data on the Giants of sustainable AEC.
To access these charts, as well as lon-
ger versions of the charts included in our
print edition, start at the index page: www.
BDCnetwork.com/gi ants300/2014/i ndex.
See how your rm ranks against the competi-
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ARCHITECTURE FIRMS
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ccording to expert forecasters, mul-
tifamily projects, the Panama Canal
expansion, and the petroleum indus-
trys shale gale could be saving graces
for commercial AEC rms seeking growth
opportunities in an economy thats provided
its share of recent disappointments.
In a spring industry roundtable hosted by
Reed Construction Data, economists from
the American Institute of Architects, the As-
sociated General Contractors of America,
and RCD discussed the mixed signals
in commercial design and construction,
and the seemingly perennial predictions
of a breakthrough. The overall conclu-
sion, according to Bernard Markstein, U.S.
Chief Economist for RCD? The economys
improving and employment is growing, but
both ought to be better by now.
Nevertheless, Markstein identies several
positives in the overall picture. The Federal
Reserve has started to taper its activity,
without too much impact on interest rates;
these remain historically low, he says.
Lenders are slowly loosening lending
standards. Weve already seen most of the
impact of sharp cuts in federal spending,
and those should be done for now. Multi-
family continues to be a particularly bright
spot, according to Markstein. Other sectors
remain more problematic, with a brutal win-
ter limiting overall activity in many regions.
Kermit Baker, Chief Economist for the
AIA, admits that nonresidential construc-
tion has had a hard time building momen-
tum behind the recovery, and that the AIA
Architecture Billings Index keeps hitting
soft spots. Reconstruction, rather than new
builds, currently represents a larger-than-
usual share of the business, at about 25%
of nonresidential construction activity.
Baker predicts that rms doing lodging,
ofce, retail, and manufacturing projects
should see decent results this year, with
economists ponder uneven recovery,
Company 2013 Architecture Revenue ($)
Gensler 883,221,189
Perkins+Will 356,360,000
NBBJ 196,784,000
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates 177,715,000
Callison 160,912,398
Perkins Eastman 155,000,000
ZGF Architects 128,101,136
Populous 111,754,000
Corgan 95,097,372
MulvannyG2 Architecture 73,200,000
HMC Architects 71,587,223
WATG | Wimberly Interiors 69,252,000
VOA Associates 54,693,845
Solomon Cordwell Buenz 54,400,000
Ennead Architects 47,315,000
LS3P 47,020,104
Fentress Architects 46,671,008
WHR Architects 41,166,427
FXFOWLE Architects 39,400,000
Shepley Bulfinch 39,330,000
Moseley Architects 38,654,238
Cooper Carry 37,691,489
Beyer Blinder Belle 37,347,095
Payette 37,270,285
Kirksey 33,697,650
FRCH Design Worldwide 33,664,000
Cuningham Group Architecture 33,510,605
Architects Orange 33,026,246
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture 31,430,000
Beck Group, The 30,637,254
WDG Architecture 30,512,000
CO Architects 29,957,300
GBBN Architects 29,636,500
Ziegler Cooper 29,310,545
Davis Brody Bond 29,239,321
Niles Bolton Associates 29,159,186
Cambridge Seven Associates 28,740,000
MBH Architects 28,476,000
Vocon 26,294,719
Good Fulton & Farrell 24,600,000
Array Architects 24,500,000
Eppstein Uhen Architects 24,028,348
P+R Architects 23,852,305
FGM Architects 23,504,255
OZ Architecture 23,400,000
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Hord Coplan Macht 22,666,160
NAC|Architecture 22,083,096
LMN Architects 21,849,400
FKP Architects 21,300,000
Wilson Architects 21,200,000
Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart,
Stewart & Associates 21,090,975
Francis Cauffman 21,036,087
Jerde Partnership, The 21,000,000
RNL 20,274,000
Goettsch Partners 20,120,000
Ratio Architects 18,107,680
Mithun 18,005,000
NTD Architecture 17,528,000
Hoefer Wysocki Architecture 17,200,000
Hnedak Bobo Group 16,978,000
Carrier Johnson + Culture 16,868,791
RBB Architects 16,735,500
Harvard Jolly Architecture 15,267,896
Swanke Hayden Connell Architects 14,543,000
Legat Architects 14,310,000
Quattrocchi Kwok Architects 13,500,000
Anderson Mikos Architects 13,162,000
H+L Architecture 12,968,373
Taylor Design 11,900,000
BLDD Architects 11,800,000
Slaterpaull Architects 11,055,479
BLTa 10,700,000
Ascension Group Architects 10,200,000
IBI Group Gruzen Samton 10,000,000
LBL Architects 9,600,000
DesignGroup 8,798,070
Ashley McGraw Architects 8,347,773
SEI Design Group 7,802,000
DLA Architects 7,681,590
Montroy Andersen DeMarco 6,530,000
EDI International 6,319,329
H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture 6,118,067
HMFH Architects 6,032,607
FitzGerald Associates Architects 6,022,176
ai Design Group 5,319,321
GWWO 5,244,705
Massa Montalto Architects 4,538,000
Schrader Group Architecture 4,165,238
Commonwealth Architects 4,045,116
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Multifamily housing development should stay strong at least into 2015, according to most econom-
ics experts. Emblematic of a current emphasis on mixed-use projects, 12th and Olive in downtown
Los Angeles popular South Park district recently broke ground. The $54 million project will provide
293 apartment homes and about 17,000 sf of ground-oor retail space. On the Building Team: Ber-
nards (GC) and TCA Architects. The Wolff Company is developing the site.
hotel construction especially hot (tracking
at 37% growth from February 2013 to Feb-
ruary 2014, according to the U.S. Census
Bureau). Communication-related construc-
tion is another booming area, with growth
at more than 50% year over year. However,
some sectors that represent bread-and-
butter business for many top architecture
rms are looking grimmer, especially
healthcare (off about 4% from February to
February) and education (down about 7%).
Baker says project nancing remains a
chronic problem.
He believes the long-range outlook is
better, however. New design contracts
have been growing, and those stats lead
construction. Our member rms are build-
ing up more work.
Ken Simonson, Chief Economist for the
AGC of America, reported that his groups
members think the manufacturing, retail/
lodging/warehouse, private ofce, and health-
care sectors should grow this year compared
with 2013. Most members are feeling positive
overall, he says. For the rst time, two-thirds
of our respondents expect the market to up-
turn either this year or next year, Simonson
says. In previous years I have been more
optimistic than our members. Not this year.
Tighter government spending on educa-
tion and infrastructure, consumers interest
in online buying, and companies drive to
shrink ofce space per employee have all
restrained commercial AEC growth, ac-
cording to Simonson. But there are positive
trends, as well. In addition to acknowledg-
ing the continued strength of the multifamily
sector, he says big infrastructure projects
provide ample opportunities for AEC rms
positioned to take advantage of them.
In particular, Simonson points to massive
development related to the so-called shale
gale: exploitation of Americas petroleum re-
serves through advanced extraction technol-
ogies (notably, fracking). The employment is
drawing large numbers of workers to areas
that have previously been sparsely popu-
lated. Primary shale gale zones, or plays,
include the Bakken (North Dakota/Montana/
Saskatchewan), the Niobrara (Kansas/
Wyoming), the Permian (Texas/New Mexico),
the Eagle Ford (Texas), the Haynesville
(Texas/Louisiana), and the Marcellus (West
Virginia/Pennsylvania/New York).
Firms that do large infrastructure projects
related to roads, site prep, piping, rail lines,
and drilling obviously will benet, but theres
also an urgent need for housing (typically,
In previous years Ive been
more optimistic than our
members. Not this year.
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modular dorms and extended-stay hotels),
recreational facilities, and food service.
Nearby existing towns also benet, not only
in terms of hotel, apartment, and restaurant
construction but also retail, healthcare,
education, and government projects. The
burgeoning industry entails environmen-
tal controversy, turbulent politics, and an
uncertain future, but for now, building is
proceeding at a rapid clip.
Simonson also points to upcoming de-
velopment in U.S. port cities on both coasts
and the Gulf of Mexico linked to expansion
of the Panama Canal, which is set to be
completed next year. Again, in addition to big
infrastructure, related facilities will be needed:
warehouses, terminals, equipment garages,
and even data centers. Incoming workers
may also need new housing and services
facilities. Commercial AEC rms with the right
capabilities could reap big gains.
Julie S. Higginbotham, Senior Editor
Company 2013 Arch/Eng Revenue ($)
Stantec 450,836,575
HOK 400,000,000
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill 334,525,346
HDR 303,000,000
HKS 255,063,624
CannonDesign 213,000,000
RTKL Associates 205,373,000
SmithGroupJJR 162,973,000
Hammel, Green and Abrahamson 119,100,000
DLR Group 110,000,000
Leo A Daly 107,370,172
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Flad Architects 77,200,000
NORR 77,138,166
EYP Architecture & Engineering 75,000,000
Heery International 69,483,688
EwingCole 66,400,000
Gresham, Smith and Partners 63,648,000
Clark Nexsen 62,965,000
SHW Group 56,587,000
Little 54,196,720
RS&H 49,000,000
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LPA 47,519,086
CTA Architects Engineers 45,875,649
Harley Ellis Devereaux 43,500,000
PBK 42,600,000
Ware Malcomb 42,100,000
WD Partners 41,800,000
Nelson 40,253,092
Hunt Companies 39,986,811
Ballinger 38,780,911
BRPH 36,516,000
BSA LifeStructures 36,345,640
Moody Nolan 36,130,811
Epstein 31,856,000
PGAL 30,680,000
Morris Architects 27,824,750
Parkhill, Smith & Cooper 27,519,000
Bergmann Associates 27,500,000
Goodwyn Mills & Cawood 26,864,800
FreemanWhite 25,543,154
Westlake Reed Leskosky 25,300,000
Lord Aeck Sargent 25,255,733
Symmes Maini & McKee Associates 23,385,000
HNTB Corp. 20,743,217
Albert Kahn Associates 20,173,778
Environetics 18,784,073
Fanning/Howey Associates 18,623,000
SchenkelShultz Architecture 18,570,000
Integrus Architecture 18,156,275
Hastings+Chivetta Architects 16,856,518
Wight & Company 16,194,000
S/L/A/M Collaborative, The 15,838,420
Astorino 14,092,666
Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio 14,053,380
Nadel 14,000,000
LawKingdon Architecture 13,500,000
CASCO Diversified Corp. 13,300,000
Baskervill 12,126,880
Becker Morgan Group 12,111,245
Margulies Perruzzi Architects 11,482,280
TEG Architects 10,387,812
KZF Design 10,192,399
LaBella Associates 9,768,684
Rosser International 8,971,774
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The shale gale of petroleum development is bringing economic growth to numerous areas, includ-
ing all types of facilities required to support a growing population. North Dakota, epicenter of the
Bakken zone, has enjoyed the nations fastest growing state economy since 2010, nearly achieving
a double-digit GDP last year. The Erik Ramstad Middle School, in Minot, N.D., is a ood-replace-
ment project that will serve current families and those moving to the state to work in and near the
Bakken. The Building Team includes architects Anderson Wade & Whitty and DLR Group, as well
as Healy, Bender & Associates (predesign, schematic design), Prairie Engineering (MEP), CW Struc-
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2013, the majority of U.S.-based
engineering and engineering/
architecture (EA) rms expect more of the
same this year, according to BD+Cs 2014
Giants 300 report. Of the 68 engineering
and EA rms that reported a forecast for
2014, 56 companies expect revenue to
be higher, with the average growth rate
at nearly double digits (9.1%). The same
group saw revenue increase 16% on aver-
age in 2013.
As the green building movement shifts
focus from the new construction sector
to existing buildings, engineering rms are
well positioned to capitalize on the inux of
dollars heading into the reconstruction and
retrot markets. Firms, in turn, are adding
services like commissioning (BECx, Cx,
and RCx), energy retrot design, energy
auditing, energy modeling, and facilities
management consulting in an effort to cater
to this growing segment.
San Francisco-based Mazzetti is seeing
growth from its recently launched facilities
management consulting business, espe-
cially on the East Coast. The rm works
directly with building owners and their
facilities teams to assess how their facilities
can operate more efciently. Mazzetti also
advises owners on the best ROI in terms of
equipment replacement or repair.
We often grow this relationship into more
of a capital planning consultant role, says
Walt Vernon, PE, LEED AP, EDAC, Principal
and CEO of Mazzetti. The results are that
we have signicantly grown our Nashville
ofce, because weve increased our work.
Weve hired specialists in this area, which
creates a new service line for us.
For TLC Engineering for Architecture,
increased emphasis on energy and water
services, especially energy audits, is paying
dividends. The rm has dedicated staff in
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rms look to bolster growth through
Company 2013 Engineering Revenue ($)
Fluor Corporation 585,150,000
Arup 136,464,506
Day & Zimmermann 130,576,072
WSP Group 124,400,000
Affiliated Engineers 104,121,000
KPFF Consulting Engineers 94,025,000
Syska Hennessy Group 93,902,508
Vanderweil Engineers 80,334,000
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger 71,640,000
AKF Group 67,487,000
Henderson Engineers 67,409,108
KJWW Engineering Consultants 53,874,750
Smith Seckman Reid 52,919,312
M-E Engineers 48,288,000
Glumac 48,000,283
BR+A Consulting Engineers 46,000,000
Magnusson Klemencic Associates 45,348,511
Environmental Systems Design 45,000,000
TTG 44,444,960
Rolf Jensen & Associates 39,000,000
Walter P Moore and Associates 38,940,592
RDK Engineers 34,850,000
TLC Engineering for Architecture 34,807,545
DeSimone Consulting Engineers 34,571,250
CCRD Partners 30,200,000
Coffman Engineers 28,585,725
Aon Fire Protection Engineering Corp. 27,490,000
Interface Engineering 25,717,364
Bala Consulting Engineers 25,300,000
I. C. Thomasson Associates 25,210,000
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Degenkolb Engineers 23,900,548
Heapy Engineering 23,293,500
Mazzetti 23,217,528
Robins & Morton 21,485,080
Sparling 20,957,107
M/E Engineering 20,665,840
KCI Technologies 18,500,000
Martin/Martin 18,488,764
Joseph R. Loring & Associates 17,500,000
Bridgers & Paxton Consulting Engineers 16,869,537
KLH Engineers 16,031,680
Dunham Associates 16,000,000
Wallace Engineering 14,335,000
Karpinski Engineering 14,224,790
ThermalTech Engineering 13,600,000
GHT Limited 13,260,000
French & Parrello Associates 12,518,105
P2S Engineering 12,443,860
Spectrum Engineers 11,515,076
CJL Engineering 10,875,000
Zak Companies 9,776,949
Allen & Shariff 9,606,286
Brinjac Engineering 7,690,671
Wick Fisher White 7,442,544
OLA Consulting Engineers 6,239,000
Kamm Consulting 5,023,662
G&W Engineering Corp. 2,757,700
Total Building Commissioning 762,246
Yates Companies, The 500,000
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vices, with huge success, according to the
rms CEO and Chairman, Debra A. Lupton,
AIA, LEED AP BD+C.
Seeing a growth in demand for water
design services, Magnusson Klemencic
Associates developed its proprietary Stra-
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MKAwater) to aid in the assessment and op-
timization of a projects global water supplies
and demands. The tool takes into account
the characteristics of a projectincluding
the site, building type, size, and locationto
provide a comprehensive, holistic, and ac-
cessible picture of water inputs and outputs,
such as stormwater runoff, precipitation,
wastewater, evaporation, potable water,
and ground inltration. The rm has utilized
the tool to develop net-zero-water design
schemes for several projects, including the
Sylvan Theatre at the base of the Washing-
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At 206,000 sf, San Diego State Universitys Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union is set to become
Californias largest LEED Platinum education building. The student center houses a tness center, bowl-
ing and games center, dining and retail space, student and community affairs ofces, meeting rooms,
and a 300-seat multipurpose theater (pictured). Green features include radiant oors, rooftop solar,
rainwater collection, and a green roof. The Building Team included CannonDesign (architect); John A.
Martin & Associates (structural engineer); P2S Engineering (MEP engineer); and Sundt (contractor).
BIM/VDC/IPD GROWTH
Advanced project modeling and team
collaboration continue to play a vital role
on engineering projects. More than three-
quarters (76%) of the engineering rms
that participated in the Giants 300 survey
reported at least some design revenue from
BIM/VDC-driven building projects. These
rms report that, on average, 47% of their
total design billings in 2013 were derived
from BIM/VDC-driven projects.
Several firms reported innovations in
this area:
HNTB has developed a BIM workow
that allows its aviation clients to quickly
transfer both geometric and non-geometric
data from a projects BIM model directly
into their facility management system, like
Tivoli Maximo Asset Management. The
process was employed most recently on
the Denver International Airports Hotel
and Transit Center Program. The facilities
team plans to use the BIM data for ongoing
operations and maintenance management,
as well as feasibility studies and planning
for future projects on the site.
The rms sports practice launched a
fully parametric design tool that replaces
its 2D bowl and sightline design program.
The new tool allows for fast, dynamic
design iteration in a 3D
BIM environment.
Thornton Toma-
setti, through its Core
Studio computational
modeling and R&D
group, has developed
dozens of breakthrough
engineering design and
analysis tools, including
a cloud-based, rapid-
iterative design pro-
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As the green building movement
shifts focus from the new
construction sector to existing
buildings, engineering rms are
well positioned to capitalize on the
in ux of dollars heading into the
reconstruction and retro t markets.
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section, page 54), building performance
analysis software, and a series of custom
plug-ins for commercially available BIM/
VDC/CAD tools. Custom plug-ins include
a parameter explorer, a suite of automated
drawing production tools, and programs
that check and improve the accuracy and
quality of BIM models. Core Studio also
builds physical prototypes using its in-
house 3D printer.
Robins & Morton is carving out a niche
in the emerging integrated project delivery
(IPD) eld. The construction and engineering
giant has worked on four pure IPD projects
with multi-party agreementsincluding the
Alfond Center for Health at MaineGeneral
Medical Center in Augusta, Maine, a BD+C
2014 Building Team Award winnerand
completed 44 projects utilizing many of the
elements and management practices of the
IPD approach.
Company 2013 Eng/Arch Revenue ($)
Jacobs 3,684,260,000
AECOM Technology Corp. 1,769,120,000
Parsons Brinckerhoff 316,350,284
URS Corp. 280,333,336
Burns & McDonnell 160,922,332
Thornton Tomasetti 145,038,225
SSOE Group 114,501,762
CRB 96,860,000
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates 88,887,000
Dewberry 78,770,181
Leidos 68,080,000
STV 64,756,000
Walker Parking Consultants 41,278,930
H&A Architects & Engineers 40,275,000
Shive-Hattery 35,354,309
RMF Engineering 33,375,000
Highland Associates 33,200,000
Ross & Baruzzini 28,125,074
Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon 24,655,000
H.F. Lenz 22,481,858
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Hixson Architecture, Engineering, Interiors 22,100,000
Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber 20,400,000
Newcomb & Boyd 19,686,317
Gray Construction 18,720,000
Paulus, Sokolowski and Sartor 17,600,000
Guernsey 15,463,071
Graef 15,396,626
Integrated Design Group 13,711,800
Rist-Frost-Shumway Engineering 10,250,000
Stanley Consultants 7,925,565
Davis, Bowen & Friedel 7,150,059
CTLGroup 6,270,000
Primera Engineers 5,900,000
Carlson Design Construct 5,070,000
Apogee Consulting Group 4,068,954
GRW 3,753,047
Boldt Company, The 3,750,000
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LEED Platinum project involved converting the landmark, 53,000-sf structure into modern museum space while preserving the historic exterior and interior
elements. The former drill hall, with its open, full-height plan and exposed steel trusses, provides dramatic space for the gallerys atrium. On the second oor,
spaces that once housed Navy ofces, store rooms, classrooms, and exam areas now function as gallery space. The museum houses Boeings rst commer-
cial plane, the 1919 Boeing B-1. The Building Team included LMN Architects (architect); Coughlin Porter Lundeen (structural engineer); Sparling (electrical, re
protection, security, and lighting designer); Pacic Studio (exhibit designer); Seneca Group (project manager); and Sellen Construction (contractor).
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replace aerial photography and video on job
sites. C.W. Driver is using its new Quad-
copter drone to record building condi-
tions and capture live video for inspection
purposes. The rm is also using Structure
Scanner to take millions of measurements
of eld conditions and compile the data into
point-cloud les for modeling purposes.
In the BIM/VDC arena, Bernards claims
that its use of BIM and Lean construction
principles has led to a dramatic reduction
in RFIs and change orders. HITT Contract-
ing says it can now provide virtual O+M ser-
vices via BIM to help clients improve ongoing
building maintenance. Adolfson & Peterson
Construction employs BIM on a fourth of its
projects, largely for above-ceiling coordina-
tion of MEP/FP systems, but expects to
deploy BIM more frequently in the future as
projects grow in size and complexity.
Off-the-shelf apps are proving popular
with GCs. Paric Corp. and PCL Construc-
tion have found Autodesks BIM 360 Field
useful in providing project content in the eld
via iPads, laptops, and smartphones. (PCL
also uses BIM 360 Glue.) PlanGrid, which
S. M. Wilson implemented this year, gives
team membersincluding designers, own-
ers, and subcontractorsinstanteous ac-
cess to construction documents, specica-
tions, punch lists, photos, notes, and RFIs.
Messer Construction has been using
LATISTA management software on 80% of
its projects in the past year to perform eld-
based quality control in support of its Lean
Daily Management program. LPCiminelli
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Company 2013 GC Revenue ($)
Turner Construction 9,979,430,000
Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., The 4,945,423,597
Skanska USA 4,866,277,915
PCL Construction 4,120,167,281
Gilbane 4,018,478,800
Balfour Beatty US 3,809,444,142
Clark Group 3,602,639,993
Fluor Corporation 3,396,120,000
Structure Tone 3,152,076,000
Lend Lease 2,707,076,000
McCarthy Holdings 2,579,000,000
Tutor Perini Corp. 2,482,466,186
DPR Construction 2,455,476,450
Brasfield & Gorrie 2,314,257,785
Hensel Phelps 2,154,110,000
Walsh Group, The 2,038,493,808
JE Dunn Construction 2,004,358,131
Suffolk Construction 1,781,621,588
Holder Construction 1,757,000,000
Hoffman Construction 1,715,000,000
Mortenson Construction 1,625,990,000
Yates Companies, The 1,580,600,000
Jacobs 1,548,570,000
Swinerton Builders 1,537,143,000
Walbridge 1,253,300,000
Hunt Construction Group 1,149,000,000
Plaza Construction 1,025,000,000
Flintco 1,020,150,000
HITT Contracting 915,100,000
Clayco 912,000,000
Manhattan Construction 901,940,000
Shawmut Design and Construction 859,610,000
Messer Construction 828,487,947
Austin Commercial 794,069,138
Barton Malow 757,865,412
Consigli Construction 743,812,999
B. L. Harbert International 728,893,865
Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction 711,073,000
Ryan Companies US 700,909,995
James G. Davis Construction 700,089,326
Pepper Construction 679,758,000
C.W. Driver 660,580,000
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Adolfson & Peterson Construction 660,264,675
McShane Companies, The 638,876,355
Power Construction 622,000,000
Layton Construction 601,600,000
CORE Construction Group 595,282,814
Choate Construction 592,223,252
LeChase Construction Services 577,280,000
Haskell 534,596,110
Kraus-Anderson Construction 529,000,000
Weitz Company, The 507,783,155
Kitchell Corp. 500,517,572
Bernards 494,300,000
Clune Construction 493,868,557
McGough 492,000,000
EMJ Corp. 480,000,000
Sundt Construction 466,096,305
ONeil Industries/W.E. ONeil 438,643,725
Hoar Construction 407,595,000
James McHugh Construction 401,005,375
Rodgers Builders 397,438,000
Linbeck Group 381,410,000
W. M. Jordan Company 359,568,598
Batson-Cook 358,222,000
Hill & Wilkinson 352,000,000
Weis Builders 349,835,000
Alberici Constructors 341,912,741
LPCiminelli 339,960,588
Leopardo Companies 327,588,417
Summit Contracting Group 321,270,507
Paric Corp. 279,000,000
Fortis Construction 245,760,000
Haselden Construction 244,098,572
HBE Corporation 226,600,000
KBE Building Corp. 214,213,183
S. M. Wilson & Co. 210,363,602
Graycor 192,000,000
CG Schmidt 186,400,000
E.W. Howell 184,745,000
New South Construction 173,083,000
Bette Companies, The 165,982,000
Absher Construction 154,851,757
Coakley & Williams Construction 152,156,980
Hunt Companies 148,155,000
Bomel Construction 143,199,441
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Prefabrication is also grabbing con-
tractors attention. Walbridge built 125
complete bathroom units off site for a
renovation at the University of Michigan and
is building another 750 bath units for a new
residence hall at Michigan.
DPR Construction has partnered with
OES Supply Company on the development
of a temporary dust containment system
that replaces temporary gypsum board
walls. Ten linear feet of the containment
barrier can be installed in 10 minutes. Over
a three-month period, using 20 linear feet of
the anti-dust barrier could save 50% over
drywall, says DPR.
Technical innovation is evident at Co-
lumbia Universitys massive $6.8 billion
Manhattanville expansion in West Harlem,
where Lend Lease constructed a gigantic
slurry wall around the 17-acre plota huge
geotechnical accomplishment, according
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pold. The 20,434-sm project is being managed under a $265 million contract by the joint venture of
Hill International (45%) and the Louis Berger Group (55%). Hill International does 80% of its business
outside the U.S. and currently manages 40 development programs valued at $1 billion or more.
market perspective:
HILL INTERNATIONALS DAVID RICHTER
Were still climbing out of the recession, although the industrys certainly in a growth mode, says
David L. Richter, President/COO of Hill International, Marlton, N.J. Richters father, Irvin, founded the
company in 1976 to provide claims consulting, which still constitutes 25% of revenues. Hill, which
went public in 2006 (NYSE: HIL), has grown into one of the biggest project management firms in the
world, with 4,200 employees in more than 100 offices managing more than 1,000 projects.
Eighty percent of its business is outside the U.S.half of that in fast-paced non-buildings
sectors like transportation and energyputting the construction management firm on a steeply
upward path, says Richter, a BD+C 40 Under 40 superstar (Class of 2006). He will step up to
the CEO role in January; his father will stay on as Chairman.
In recent years, the Richters have moved the business in the direction of program manage-
mentclients who have multiple massive projects going on at any one time. Developers in
places like the Middle East rarely put up one building, says Richter. Its four, five, six or more at
a time, and you can really drive down costs when you have that kind of scale.
The company is currently managing 40 programs in the billion-dollar range. Current projects
include new airport terminals in Abu Dhabi ($2.93 billion), Bahrain ($950 million), and Muscat,
Oman ($5.2 billion).
In the U.S., most of Hills vertical portfolio is on the East Coast, primarily in higher education
and healthcare. Last December, the firm acquired 20-person Collaborative Partners, a Boston
firm with strong ties to the New England K-12, healthcare, and biosciences sectors. That deal
has already started to pay off for us, with work at UMass Boston and Northeastern Universitys
Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex, says Richter.
Robert Cassidy, Editorial Director
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with management innovations. Summit
Contracting now limits its project manag-
ers to a single job at a time so that they can
devote their undivided attention to that one
owners project.
Materials delivered to Hoffman Con-
struction sites are used within three work-
days; excess items are immediately stored
in wheeled, covered receptacles to keep
work sites safe.
KBE Building Corp. has implemented a
disaster recovery system. All data stored in
the rms main server in Farmington, Conn.,
is automatically copied to a backup server in
Columbia, Md., reducing recovery time in the
event of a disaster to two hours, rather than
three days.
Firms are widening their horizons,
too. DLR Group has created a Building
Optimization Group to provide commis-
sioning, retro Cx, energy modeling, and
building analysis services. Shawmut
Design and Construction reached out to
recent college graduates with its Construc-
tion Management Skills Training (CMST)
program, a three-year rotation through the
rms project management, estimating, and
eld divisionsand got 2,000 applications
for 30 positions.
Robert Cassidy, Editorial Director
Company 2013 CM/PM Revenue ($)
Jacobs 1,663,220,000
Hill International 383,000,000
URS Corp. 267,251,113
Harkins Builders 189,000,000
JE Dunn Construction 175,307,980
STV 168,215,000
Turner Construction 140,640,000
JLL 125,969,026
Lend Lease 85,324,000
Balfour Beatty US 68,545,007
Gilbane 62,521,200
Hunt Construction Group 51,000,000
Hensel Phelps 50,694,000
Skanska USA 44,669,861
S. M. Wilson & Co. 37,589,093
Tutor Perini Corp. 34,882,588
Bernards 27,000,000
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Paric Corp. 25,000,000
McCarthy Holdings 23,000,000
Swinerton Builders 15,527,000
Mortenson Construction 13,720,000
Yates Companies, The 12,500,000
Haskell 11,040,000
C.W. Driver 9,300,000
Flintco 6,850,000
HNTB Corp. 5,021,518
Walbridge 5,000,000
Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., The 3,992,724
Guernsey 3,963,747
Clark Group 3,899,195
B. L. Harbert International 3,414,944
Arup 2,658,695
TTG 2,450,727
CTLGroup 1,650,000
BRPH 1,500,000
GWWO 1,324,305
Ratliff Group, The 1,257,000
Stalco Construction 1,010,000
Rosser International 996,863
E.W. Howell 892,000
Primera Engineers 867,000
Fortis Construction 840,000
LaBella Associates 820,884
Sundt Construction 763,280
Dewberry 688,426
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Contractor Turner Construction is focusing its in-
ternational efforts in Europe, Latin America, India,
and East Asia, notably Indonesia, Vietnam, and
Kazakhstan. In 2013, the rm took 51% owner-
ship of Clark Builders (1,100 employees) and now
has ofces in Toronto, Edmonton, and Vancouver.
Last year, Turner awarded more than $1 billion in
contracts to minority- and women-owned businesses; since 1969, the Turner School of Construction
Management has trained 35,000 MWBE business executives. Shown here: The Pullman Saigon Centre,
a Turner Vietnam hotel project. Also on the Building Team: Que Huong Liberty Corporation (developer),
Kume Sekkei (architect), SWA Vietnam (AOR), Aurecon Vietnam (MEP, SE), and CotecCons (GC).
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ith the Affordable Care Act still
in its infancy, Building Teams
are seeing reverberations in the
investment decisions of healthcare provid-
ers, including new ideas about the types of
buildings they are asked to create.
To reduce costs, many hospitals, physi-
cians groups, and healthcare systems
are merging to eliminate duplication of
operations, says Kelly Altes, P.E., Project
Executive for KJWW Engineering Consul-
tants and a member of BD+Cs 40 Under
40 Class of 2014. These and other trends
are in many cases the result of the Afford-
able Care Act, which has providers focusing
more than ever on patient experiences and
outcomes, as well as outpatient services.
This shift is resulting in a signicant increase
in medical ofce building and clinic con-
struction and renovation projects.
The latest version of the annual Hospi-
tal Construction Survey conducted by the
American Society for Healthcare Engineering
with Health Facilities Management maga-
zine conrms this trend. The percentage of
respondents planning medical ofce building
expansions, completely new MOBs, neigh-
borhood outpatient facilities and primary-
care clinics, and ambulatory surgery centers
were all up signicantly. Meanwhile, 41%
said the new regulatory environment makes
it less likely that theyll proceed with large
new hospital construction projects.
With care models changing, medical of-
ce buildings increasingly provide services
that were once the exclusive province of
hospitals, from cancer care to emergency
treatment to operations. According to Cush-
man & Wakeeld, 80% of surgeries can
successfully be completed in an ambulatory
setting. By moving these procedures away
from large hospital campuseswhich are
often landlocked with little room for expan-
sionthe volume of patients requiring the
hospital is reduced, making way for patients
with more complex needs. Since many off-
campus MOBs are part of a network associ-
ated with a larger hospital, patients who end
up needing more advanced care can simply
transition to the main campus.
Locations of new MOBs are carefully
considered, with developers opting to place
them near shopping, restaurants, major
roads, and public transit. In the past, many
retail centers were wary of making deals
with medical tenants because of the overall
stigma of having a healthcare provider near
retail and dining. Retail developers also
believed medical tenants wouldnt produce
attractive levels of revenue. However, some
developers have decided that having health-
care tenants is better than no tenants at all.
In particular, medical groups have made
Duke Realty, Eskenazi Health, and Health and Hospital Corp. of Marion County formed a public-
private partnership to create the new Fifth Third Bank Building, connected to the Sidney & Louis
Eskenazi Hospital in downtown Indianapolis. Indicative of current nancing, delivery, and design
trends, the 274,000-sf medical ofce building is leased by HHC as the main home for Eskenazi
Health physicians and staff, as well as afliates from the Indiana University School of Medicine.
HOK and BSA LifeStructures led the Building Team.
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make outpatient facilities a high priority
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ARCHITECTURE FIRMS
Company 2013 Healthcare Revenue ($)
HDR 191,150,000
Stantec 126,523,841
HKS 113,904,765
HOK 92,185,580
NBBJ 85,544,000
Leo A Daly 28,569,588
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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
LIBERAL ARTS & HUMANITIES BUILDING
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good use of large spaces vacated by
defunct retail franchises, both stand-alone
and within malls. Kaiser Permanente
recently opened a 32,000-sf MOB in Port-
land, Ore., via adaptive reuse of a Circuit
City location the healthcare organization
bought out of receivership in 2010. Min-
nesotas HealthEast Care System has cre-
ated clinics in St. Paul-area spaces once
occupied by Borders, Gander Mountain,
and eq-life retail stores.
NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND
DEVELOPMENT MODELS
A Cushman & Wakefield investor survey
on medical office buildings reports that
many healthcare providers are now seek-
ing to form joint ventures, often between
for-profit and not-for-profit health sys-
tems. These partnerships may offer the
for-profit business the name recognition
of the nonprofit, and give the nonprofit
access to the financial and physician
resources of the for-profit. When smaller
clinics partner with larger, better-funded
hospitals, they can pool their resources to
care for more patients.
A Jones Lang LaSalle report indicates
that real estate investors are increasingly
enthusiastic about the prot potential of
MOBs. In 2013, 78% of MOB buyers and
sellers were investors rather than develop-
ers or hospitalsa dramatic shift from 36%
in 2012. Hospitals and healthcare providers
still control 85% of healthcare real estate
and are generally not interested in selling,
leading to a tight property market, JLL
says. The rm predicts that hospitals may
be increasingly willing to reconsider leverag-
ing under-used property assets, in light of
strong investor interest in the sector.
top 25
HEALTHCARE SECTOR
ENGINEERING FIRMS
AECOM Technology Corp. 180,760,000
Jacobs 87,770,000
URS Corp. 45,036,525
Mazzetti 16,963,459
STV 16,419,000
TTG 15,224,500
Dewberry 15,179,608
Degenkolb Engineers 12,635,148
Arup 10,609,311
I. C. Thomasson Associates 9,400,000
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Ill., give patients ample space and privacy while providing staff access to all necessary information
and supplies. All rooms have private bathrooms and oversized windows to allow for natural light.
KJWW Engineering Consultants was the MEP engineer. Also on the Building Team: Matthei & Colin
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REGULATIONS TRANSFORM
HOSPITAL DESIGN
Though construction of big new hospitals
has slowed, healthcare groups are still
investing in updates to keep properties
functional, safe, and competitive. A twist
pointed out by the HFM/ASHE report:
Obamacares two-midnight rule, whereby
hospital stays lasting less than two mid-
nights must be billed as outpatient services.
Some hospitals are creating dedicated units
for observation-status patients, a tactic that
may reduce overall length of stay.
Private patient rooms are the new
normal, typically flooded with natural light
and richly equipped with
accessibility features.
New Facility Guidelines
Institute recommenda-
tions for 2014 emphasize
sterilization and infection control in both
hospitals and outpatient facilities. Some
clients are also debating pros and cons
of same-handed layouts, wherein all pa-
tient rooms are similarly oriented, versus
traditional mirror floorplans with back-to-
back headwalls.
To achieve desired healthcare out-
comes, evidence-based design and Lean
design are becoming increasingly criti-
cal tools to design facilities in ways that
minimize patient stress, increase patient
and staff safety, and improve staff effective-
ness and quality of care, Altes says. As a
result, were seeing increased attention on
such things as the incorporation of natural
elements; family-centered spaces; single-
bed, same-handed patient rooms; and
decentralized materials management.
Amy McIntosh, Associate Editor
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The University of Colorado Hospital recently completed major projects on the Anschutz Medical Cam-
pus in Aurora. A new 12-story, 720,000-sf inpatient tower, critical care wing, emergency department
expansions, and two parking structures were nished last year. The corridor main MEP runs, patient
bathrooms, and patient headwalls were all prefabricated off-site, allowing a short two-year construc-
tion schedule. In addition, a ve-story expansion to the Anschutz Cancer Pavilion added 40,000 sf of
space to the building; 14,000 sf was remodeled. On the Building Team: Haselden Construction (GC),
HDR (architect/engineer), and Martin Martin (CE).
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HEALTHCARE SECTOR
CONSTRUCTION FIRMS
Brasfield & Gorrie 974,254,444
DPR Construction 806,488,333
PCL Construction 721,107,363
Gilbane 462,562,390
Walsh Group, The 388,328,628
Flintco 292,000,000
Structure Tone 270,210,000
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a signi cant increase in medical of ce
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ny way you look at it, the data
center market remains one of the
healthiest sectors of the nonresi-
dential construction industry. As the growth
of cloud computing and mobile technology
continues, the need for storage and com-
puting power will expand exponentially.
Cisco predicts global data center traf-
c to grow threefold and reach a total of
7.7 zettabytes in annual trafc by 2017 (a
zettabyte is one billion terabytes, in case
you were wondering). The fastest-growing
component is cloud trafc, which is expect-
ed to expand 4.5-fold from 1.2 zettabytes
in 2012 to 5.3 zettabytes by 2017. In fact,
by the end of 2014, cloud-based data cen-
ters will, for the rst time, surpass traditional
data centers in terms of total workload,
says Cisco.
In its most recent forecast report (http://
tinyurl.com/datacenterforecast), technol-
ogy research rm TechNavio called for the
global market for data center construction
to register an annual compound growth rate
of 21% through 2018. Much of that growth
is expected to occur in the colocation facili-
ties segment, as corporations and other
data enterprises look to outsource their
increasingly complex and costlyand often
outdateddata center operations.
The maturation of the modular and
containerized data center sector may
eventually hinder the growth of traditional
data center construction services, accord-
ing to TechNavio analysts. As data center
owners look to expand quickly and get
online faster, a growing number are turning
to plug and play and data center in a
box solutions in lieu of site-built systems
and facilities. The technology enables
faster scaling and installation, and often
comes equipped with the required power
and cooling solutions, as well as built-in
control, monitoring, and management
functions to maximize performance.
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CONSTRUCTION FIRMS
Company 2013 Data Center Revenue ($)
Gensler 25,839,736
Corgan 23,560,060
HDR 15,150,000
Page 13,950,000
Sheehan Partners 5,666,072
Little 5,450,648
RS&H 4,900,000
Callison 3,940,188
Environetics 2,947,119
HOK 1,971,352
KZF Design 1,699,307
Symmes Maini & McKee Associates 1,260,000
Harvard Jolly Architecture 1,143,578
Schrader Group Architecture 1,098,519
Hammel, Green and Abrahamson 757,874
EwingCole 625,000
Heery International 589,726
Nelson 394,035
JRS Architect 275,000
Ware Malcomb 262,000
Gresham, Smith and Partners 118,000
Stantec 80,826
Becker Morgan Group 75,482
Fluor Corporation 243,370,000
Jacobs 47,490,000
URS Corp. 25,100,000
Arup 9,997,297
AKF Group 7,965,000
Dewberry 6,640,874
Glumac 6,541,483
H.F. Lenz 4,500,000
Leidos 4,160,000
Bala Consulting Engineers 3,192,000
Sparling 1,626,044
Gilbane 241,967,522
Hoffman Construction 168,000,000
URS Corp. 25,100,000
McGough 24,000,000
BlueScope Construction 17,849,218
IMC Construction 13,000,000
Brasfield & Gorrie 11,948,769
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Secaucus, N.J., has become one of the nations hot spots for colocation and cloud data center pro-
viders, especially those looking to serve New York Citys nancial services industry. Equinix is the
largest colocation provider in Secaucus, with three data center facilities, including its newest, NY5
IBX data center (pictured). The Building Team on the project included: Sheehan Partners (architect);
H.F. Lenz Co. (MEP/FP engineer); Paradigm Structural Engineers (structural engineer); Langan Engi-
neering and Environmental Services (civil engineer); and J.T. Magen & Co. (contractor).
Cisco, Dell, and Huawei are among the
hardware manufacturers offering modular
and containerized solutions, and are no
doubt taking market share from AEC rms,
including many of the Giants 300 rms.
Of the 364 AEC rms that completed the
BD+C Giants 300 survey, more than a third
(36%) reported at least some revenue from
data center work in 2013. Thirty-four rms
said that at least 10% of their total revenue
in 2013 was derived from the data center
construction market, and 11 rms relied on
the sector for more than a quarter of their
business.
GROWTH OF GREEN
Stricter energy regulations and the rising
cost of operating data facilities continue
to drive demand for highly energy-efcient
spaces. TechNavio expects the construc-
tion market for green data centers to grow
at an annual rate of 31% between 2013
and 2018.
The growing concern over reducing the
computing costs for companies and data
center facilities leads to the adoption of
solutions such as natural air cooling and
precision data center cooling, said Faisal
Ghaus, Vice President of TechNavio.
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Less than a year after opening its
ultra-green, hydropowered data
center facility in Lule, Sweden,
Facebook is back at it in Mother
Svea with yet another novel
approach to data center design.
In May, the tech giant broke
ground on an expansion to its
Lule facility, which is rated as one
of the most energy-efficient data
centers in the world, with an aver-
age power usage effectiveness
(PUE) of 1.05.
With Lule 2, the company
expects to achieve the same
energy performance, but with
a construction and deployment
schedule that is roughly half
its typical data center project.
To do so, the Building Team is
implementing Facebooks newly
developed Rapid Deployment
Data Center (RDDC) concept,
which utilizes modular and
Lean design principles to stream-
line planning and construction,
reduce the amount of materials,
and create facilities that are more
site-agnostic, according to Marco
Magarelli, AIA, Architect, Data-
center R&D with Facebook.
By deploying pre-manufac-
tured assemblies, a majority of
the components can be used
interchangeably, wrote Magarelli
in a recent blog post on the
RDDC concept. Its our hope
that by standardizing the designs
of our component assemblies,
much like we do with OCP serv-
ers, we can deploy a unitized data
center into almost any region in
the world faster, leaner, and more
cost effectively.
Developed through the Face-
book-initiated Open Compute
Project, which aims to crowd-
source data center design, the
RDDC approach relies on two
core prefab concepts:
Chassis assembly method.
Pre-assembled steel frames 12
feet wide and 40 feet long serve
as the chassis, on which the
vital data center components
cable trays, power busways, con-
tainment panels, lighting, etc.
are bolted in a factory, much like
an auto assembly line. The chas-
sis are shipped to the site and
mounted atop steel columns. The
chassis are attached end to end
to create the typical 60-foot-long
cold aisle, with 10 feet of aisle
space at each end. This series
of connected chassis forms a
canopy, under which the server
racks reside.
Unlike containerized solu-
tions, which are a full volumetric
approach that includes a floor, this
idea focuses solely on the frame-
work that exists above the racks,
to avoid shipping the empty
space that will eventually be occu-
pied by the racks, said Magarelli.
Flat-pack assemblies. This
Ikea-like approach neatly packs
the walls and ceiling panels into
standard, 8-foot modules that are
easily transportable to a site on
a flatbed trailer without requiring
special permits for wide loads.
Standard building products like
metal studs and preassembled,
unitized containment panels are
then erected on the site and are
fully self-supporting.
The ceiling panels use Epicore
metal deck product, which spans
the 12-foot width of the cold aisle
and racks. This serves the addi-
tional duty of carrying the loads of
the trays, power bus, and light fix-
tures below it using a proprietary
hanger clip for the threaded rods,
according to Magarelli.
Careful attention was paid to
minimizing the number of unique
components, he wrote. For
example, 364 identical wall panels
are used in each data hall.
For more on Facebooks Rapid
Deployment Data Center method,
visit: www.opencompute.org/
blog/faster-leaner-smarter-better-
data-centers.
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op quiz time: Of the total retail sales
in 2013, what percentage came
from online shopping?
Twenty-ve percent? Nope, lower. Twen-
ty percent? Not even close. Ten percent?
Getting warmer.
Would you believe that, even with the
e-commerce sectors torrid pace of growth
during the past decade, online sales
represented just 6% of all retail business
last year?
The gloom-and-doom scenario for
bricks-and-mortar retail that is portrayed in
the media is grossly overstated. It makes
Urban and TOD projects like the CitySet Cherry Creek retail center in Glendale, Colo., remain a strong
investment opportunity for developers. Completed in 2013, the project is Denvers rst blended
gastronomic urban village and hotel district, with a mix of retail stores, restaurants, breweries, two
hotels, and underground parking, on a city block. The Building Team included Stonebridge Compa-
nies (owner/developer); Stantec (master planner, design architect, landscape architect, branding); G3
Architects (architect of record); and Enayat Schneider Engineering (structural engineer).
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Company 2013 Retail Revenue ($)
Callison 109,251,013
Gensler 105,979,349
Stantec 57,434,454
Little 27,786,704
P+R Architects 19,191,791
DLR Group 13,900,000
NORR 12,997,934
CASCO Diversified Corp. 12,500,000
Bergmann Associates 12,416,000
Nadel 9,000,000
Ware Malcomb 7,600,000
HOK 7,345,023
Good Fulton & Farrell 7,324,000
LawKingdon Architecture 7,250,000
API 3,800,000
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for good headlines, but
its not based in fact,
according to Jones Lang
LaSalles latest retail sec-
tor outlook.
Remember catalogs?
Flipping through the
pages, dialing up a call
center, and placing an
order? Web sales are
really just replacing that, said Kris Cooper,
Managing Director, JLL Capital Markets.
People still need to see and touch things.
The instant gratication of an in-store
purchase cant be discounted. Retailers
who want to thrive will need to incorporate
it allhands-on goods, e-commerce, and
mobile commerce.
Thats not to say the retail sector doesnt
have its issues. There has been a spate of
big-name store closings recentlyinclud-
ing Coldwater Creek, Ofce Depot, and
Radio Shackand retailers continue to
struggle to adjust to the structural changes
occurring in their industry.
But, all in all, the U.S. retail sector is far-
ing quite well, according to JLL, continuing
its solid recovery and exhibiting tightening
Remember catalogs? Flipping
through the pages, dialing up a call
center, and placing an order? Web
sales are really just replacing that.
Kris Cooper, JLL Capital Markets
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market conditions. The real estate group
expects asking rents nationally to rise 2.7%
this year, following 1.1% growth in 2013,
and vacancy rates to drop more than 6%
for the second straight year. Net absorption
was up a whopping 42% in 2013, to 83.2
million sf. With increased demand for retail
space, landlords are starting to exert some
power in tenant selection and lease terms,
according to JLL.
Here are some highlights from the rms
Spring 2014 Cross Sector Outlook (http://
tinyurl.com/JLLCrossSectorOutlook):
Power centers are experiencing the
tightest overall market conditions, with a
total vacancy rate of just 5.1%.
Investment dollars are owing into
high-quality, grocery-anchored centers
and trophy malls. Demand for those as-
set types is incredible right nowif only
we could convince all the owners to bring
those to market, said Margaret Caldwell,
Managing Director, JLL Capital Markets.
Construction growth will remain
marginal during the next 12 months. New
construction is focused primarily on single-
tenant big-box and discount/wholesale
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ENGINEERING FIRMS
Jacobs 182,720,000
URS Corp. 36,003,188
Dewberry 9,513,612
Arup 5,674,014
Coffman Engineers 3,992,285
Leidos 2,520,000
WSP Group 2,270,000
Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber 2,200,000
AKF Group 2,140,000
French & Parrello Associates 1,985,000
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RETAIL RENOVATION TRENDS:
omni-channel shopping, personalized experiences
top goals of store designs
The proliferation of mobile technologies is forcing retailers to rethink the traditional shopping
experience. As a result, hundreds of retailers in thousands of locations are committing capital to
renovating stores for an enhanced overall customer experience, according to a recent report by
Jones Lang LaSalle.
There is no disputing that the Internet is having a significant impact on consumer buying
trends and retailer strategies, says Steve Jones, Managing Director, JLL. But almost 95% of
sales continue to take place in stores, which means that as technology changes to improve cus-
tomer experiences, the bricks-and-mortar stores also must change.
In the report (www.BDCnetwork.com/JLLretailtrends), Jones and his colleagues at JLL pinpoint
three general trends occurring in retail renovation projects:
1. Shopping goes omni-channel. Retailers are merging at-home, in-store, and mobile com-
merce into one seamless shopping experience. Customers want continuity, so the look and feel
of every channel, from mobile to desktop to in-store, should be the same. For example, AMC
Theatres now offers guests the opportunity to buy tickets online and reserve seats at the theater,
before arriving.
2. Technology takes center stage. Tablets and smartphones are being used to promote con-
venience by taking customer payments rather than making them wait in line, demonstrate prod-
uct features, offer more item options, and encourage social sharing. Large displays purposefully
engross customers, making them forget theyre inside a store.
3. Customers get a personalized experience. A growing number of retailers are collecting
actionable data through customer loyalty programs, point-of-sale transactions, and online shop-
ping sessions. Using this data, companies are implementing personalized shopping experiences,
including dynamic browsing, customized displays, personalized recommendations, and shopper-
specific discounts.
space. Of the multi-tenant projects under
construction, the majority are in urban
cores and peripheral outlet centers.
As the market continues to recover, the
retail construction sector will eventually see
an uptick in construction where tenants
demand new space because supply is so
constrained, where rents are high enough
to justify construction, and where there are
few barriers to new development, such as
Orlando, Fla.
Retail property transactions were
strong in 2013. Sales of signicant retail
properties totaled more than $60.8 billion
in 2013, up 8% from the previous year.
Sales of strip centers and single-tenant
properties fared even better, rising 26%
year over year.
There are strong opportunities for
development in Sunbelt markets with
higher-than-average population growth
rates, including Charlotte, N.C., Orlando,
and Raleigh, N.C.
SIGNS OF LIFE FOR
SHOPPING CENTERS
For the rst time since 2007, shopping
center development in the U.S. increased
year over year, according to Cushman &
Wakeelds new Global Shopping Center
Development Report (http://tinyurl.com/
CWreport). Nearly 400 shopping centers
totaling more than 12.2 million sm of gross
leasable area (GLA) were completed in
2013, an increase of 12.7% compared to
the previous year.
In fact, the U.S. has accounted for
roughly 18% of all new shopping center
space delivered worldwide since 2008,
according to the report. And theres no
slowdown in sight. During the next three
years, an additional 758 centers contain-
ing approximately 11.2 million sm of new
GLA will be added to the U.S. inventory,
two-thirds of which is expected to be
completed in 2014 alone. Developments
in California, Florida, and Texas will make
up about a third of all new shopping center
construction during this period, according
to Cushman & Wakeeld.
While the large malls get all the head-
lineslike the long-delayed, 274,000-sm
American Dream Meadowlands develop-
ment in East Rutherford, N.J., and the
149,000-sm Shops at Summerlin (Nev.)
Centrethe vast majority of new construc-
tion projects are small shopping centers,
between 5,000 sm and 20,000 sm, with
the average project at 17,700 sm.
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hottest segments of the retail construction market, according to Jones Lang LaSalle. Demand for
those asset types is incredible right nowif only we could convince all the owners to bring those
to market, said Margaret Caldwell, Managing Director, JLL Capital Markets. Designed by retail
specialist api(+), the Pittsburgh location features brick and exposed steel members to connect with
the citys rich history as a steel manufacturing town.
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CONSTRUCTION FIRMS
EMJ Corp. 317,000,000
Hawkins Construction 98,500,000
S. M. Wilson & Co. 72,877,695
E.W. Howell 71,900,000
KBE Building Corp. 68,022,822
Graycor 59,864,863
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in numerous sectors, reconstruction
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demand for commercial property remodeling
are ending, and reconstruction revenue is
improving (http://bit.ly/1lnYTpa).
IBISWorld predicts about a 3% increase
in commercial reconstruction revenues
this year compared with 2013, followed
by continued gains for the next ve years.
Among our BD+C Giants rms, reconstruc-
tion represents a growing precentage of
revenues: a bit over 30% of the 2013 totals,
compared with 27% for 2012.
IBISWorld credits much of the growth
to improved corporate fortunes, leading to
demand for workplace
upgrades. Owner enthu-
siasm for sustainability-
related remodeling is
also driving continued
improvement for the
sector, according to
the report. Renovations
for educationwhere
deferred improvements
in infrastructure willl
eventually have to be
addressedand for
healthcare and retail are
likely growth areas.
IBISWorlds analysis
dovetails with the pattern
of entrants to BD+Cs
Reconstruction Awards
program. Winners will
be revealed next month,
but ofce projects were
unusually dominant this
year, representing more
than a third of submit-
tals. A gamut of building
types was involved,
from adaptive reuses of
warehouses for loftlike
workplaces with Millennial appeal, to ofce-
to-ofce reconstructions for private industry,
nonprots, and government agencies. Inter-
estingly, a number of these projects involved
midcentury behemoths instead of traditional
grande dames.
GROWING APPRECIATION FOR
MODERNIST STRUCTURES
Buildings in the Beaux Arts, Romanesque,
Georgian, and Art Deco styles have long
been popular reconstruction candidates.
Many such facilities are already landmarked
opening access to historic-preservation
Ofce reconstruction to suit new work styles is becoming a hot category. A Building Team led by
Suffolk Construction, The Architectural Team (core and shell design), and Spagnolo Gisness &
Associates (interiors) refashioned a dilapidated Boston warehouse for IT software management
rm LogMeIn. The high-tech workplace is dispersed over eight oors in the timber-frame structure,
forming a new anchor for the citys burgeoning Innovation District.
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Company 2013 Reconstruction Revenue ($)
Stantec 270,501,945
HDR 106,050,000
HOK 99,250,000
Callison 80,992,574
Leo A Daly 64,422,103
NORR 47,086,734
Nelson 39,609,042
Beyer Blinder Belle 31,898,550
Corgan 28,529,212
VOA Associates 25,948,074
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tax creditsand are affectionately viewed
as essential to the local architectural and
historical fabric. Facilities in these styles
that are typical candidates for preserva-
tion through renovation or adaptive reuse
include commercial and government ofces,
courthouses, hotels, apartments, academic
buildings, train stations, and cultural build-
ings like libraries and theaters.
The save-or-raze decision has some-
times been more difcult when the structure
in question is of the Modernist/Brutalist
varietya scenario highlighted by the fate
of Prentice Womens Hospital in Chicago,
a Bertrand Goldberg-designed structure
that was iconic if not universally beloved.
Demolition of the cloverleaf-shaped building
commenced last fall after preservation-
ists failed to persuade the city Landmarks
Commission to protect it.
Elsewhere, however, stakeholders are
choosing to leverage their midcentury
assets through reconstruction. The U.S.
General Services Administration has been
a leader in using this strategy, and numer-
ous examples popped up in the organiza-
tions 2014 Design Awards. The redesigns
are making the buildings more practical for
current uses, and greener to boot. Recent
examples include the Edith Green-Wendell
Wyatt Federal Building in Portland, Ore.;
the Minton-Capehart Federal Building in
Indianapolis; and the Dr. A.H. McCoy Fed-
eral Building in Jackson, Miss. The massive
Thomas P. ONeill Jr. Federal Building in
Washington, D.C., won a BD+C Reconstruc-
tion Award last year for a radical rethinking
that included both an exterior upgrade and a
new atrium punched into the center.
Some private developers are on the
bandwagon, too, and not just for ofce-
to-ofce conversions. For instance, PCL
Construction and Baker Barrios Architects
recently led an adaptive reuse of the former
headquarters of the Orlando Utilities Com-
mission, which had been vacant for ve
years. Developer GDC Properties was able
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Jacobs 1,842,130,000
URS Corp. 261,644,447
CRB 68,000,000
STV 55,451,000
Leidos 55,125,000
Dewberry 53,601,594
TTG 25,792,057
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Some stakeholders are opting to save Modernist
buildings using advanced faades. The Knights
of Columbus ofce tower in New Haven, Conn.,
designed by Roche-Dinkeloo in 1969, powerfully
combines Corten steel, glass, and masonry, but
was eventually plagued by problems with energy
efciency and condensation. For a recent recon-
struction, architect Leo A Daly replaced the faade
with a unitized window-wall system, and swapped
560 deteriorated Corten sunshades for versions
that match the originals color, texture, and nish.
Also on the Building Team: Heitmann & Associates
(enclosure consultant), Cosentini Associates (MEP),
DeSimone (SE), and Dimeo Construction (CM).
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the National Register of Historic Places, al-
lowing use of historic tax credits for renova-
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Orlando Hotel.
ADVANCED FAADES
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The Green-Wyatt Federal Building exempli-
es another trend: the growing contribution
of advanced faade technologies to recon-
struction projects. Increasingly, faades that
have been prone to air and water leakage
are being replaced with attractive, energy-
efcient assemblies.
In the case of Green-Wyatt, a modern
glass curtain wall, accompanied by a
rhythmic array of vertical-n sunscreens,
replaced a thick precast concrete facade. The redesign not only improved sustain-
ability and freshened the appearance of the
18-story tower, but also increased rentable
square footage because the new faade
was much thinner than the one it replaced.
The Building Team included CM/GC How-
ard S. Wright, a Balfour Beatty company;
architects Cutler Anderson and SERA; and
engineers Glumac, Interface Engineering,
KPFF, and PAE Consulting Engineers.
Other patterns from our Reconstruction
Awards submittals include the addition of
PV and, sometimes, geothermal systems to
existing facilities, as well as modern HVAC
strategies like demand-controlled ventilation
and variable refrigerant ow. Finding feasible,
architecturally graceful ways to deploy new
technologies in old buildings isnt always
easy; faade replacement and rooftop PV,
in particular, can generate aesthetic debate.
Nevertheless, with these technologies,
reconstructions that would once have been
deemed impractical can achieve a more
favorable ROI and a lower carbon footprint.
LASER SCANNING REDUCES
UNPLEASANT SURPRISES
Many Giants rms mention the powerful
contribution of BIM to reconstruction, as
with new projects. Increasingly, AEC pros
are also making use of laser scanning tech-
nology to lessen the odds of unpleasant
discoveries during construction. Whether
buying their own equipment or outsourcing
the work, rms are nding that the tech-
nology can yield big benets, especially in
situations where as-builts are suspect or
nonexistent.
There are always a large amount of
unknowns in renovation, including hidden
architectural features, structural compo-
nents, and existing mechanical systems,
says Kyle Absher, Virtual Construction Man-
ager at Absher Construction Co., Puyallup,
Wash. In the past, such elements often
had a negative impact because there was
not sufcient time to properly coordinate
around them in advance. Laser scanning
technology gives us the ability to create a
3D as-built using multiple scans from differ-
ent phases of demolition. This information
can be imported directly into our coordina-
tion software and accounted for when de-
signing new systems, saving our company
considerable time and money.
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restaurant, plus a tness center and small private movie theater. Funded with state and federal rehab
tax credits, the Lofts provide critical mass for a larger West Station neighborhood redevelopment by
Bill Chapman Enterprises. Also on the Building Team: Avis Construction.
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CONSTRUCTION FIRMS
Gilbane 1,861,820,000
Jacobs 1,605,895,000
Plaza Construction 468,500,000
Flintco 299,200,000
Holder Construction 273,000,000
URS Corp. 261,644,447
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BIMForum. Now in its ninth year, the group,
which is co-sponsored by AGC and AIA,
brings together tech-minded professionals
twice yearly to discuss how BIM/VDC tools
and advanced workows are being used to
enhance collaboration of the Building Team.
Of the 20-plus presentations at the
Boston event, one stood out as being par-
ticularly indicative of emerging trends in the
BIM/VDC eldnamely cloud-based data
sharing, rapid iterative design and analysis,
and cross-discipline, cross-company collab-
oration. In their presentation (http://tinyurl.
com/BIMForumTT), Thornton Tomasettis
Ben Howes and Matthew Naugle demon-
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cloud-hosted BIM models on select projects
AEC Giants enhance BIM/VDC with
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in Basrah, Iraq, structural engineer Thornton Tomasetti developed a specialized, cloud-hosted
BIM model that enabled near-real-time structural analysis and feedback of design changes made
by the design architect, 360 Architects. The model was especially helpful for working through
issues related to the stadiums tensile membrane cable roof structure, comprised of 48 steel
masts equally spaced around the perimeter of the seating bowl structure.
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top 60
BIM ARCHITECTURE FIRMS
Company 2013 BIM Revenue ($)
Gensler 733,073,587
HOK 388,550,000
HDR 287,850,000
Stantec 211,893,190
Corgan 85,587,635
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Harley Ellis Devereaux 39,700,000
Shepley Bulfinch 38,936,700
Kirksey 33,697,650
Moseley Architects 32,000,000
EwingCole 31,300,000
Moody Nolan 30,240,000
LS3P 28,010,579
CO Architects 27,700,000
Payette 27,516,095
Cuningham Group Architecture 27,399,469
Morris Architects 26,188,000
Eppstein Uhen Architects 24,028,348
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture 23,902,688
OZ Architecture 23,400,000
LPA 22,036,937
Hord Coplan Macht 21,614,769
Francis Cauffman 21,036,087
FGM Architects 20,651,412
Cambridge Seven Associates 20,118,000
Wilson Architects 20,000,000
Westlake Reed Leskosky 18,975,000
Integrus Architecture 18,156,275
Albert Kahn Associates 18,000,000
FXFOWLE Architects 17,904,148
Parkhill, Smith & Cooper 17,881,350
Hoefer Wysocki Architecture 17,200,000
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that enable rapid structural analysis and
feedback for the architectural teams.
As Howes and Naugle describe it, the
model has the ability to share certain high-
level inputs and outputsincluding geom-
etry rationalization, cost, and environmental
and operational performancewith the
design team. As designers make changes,
the model reads the updated BIM data,
runs the desired analysis, and then returns
analysis feedback automaticallyall without
the need for exchanging full 3D models. The
result is a near-real-time, iterative design
process that greatly improves the conceptual
and schematic design phases.
Iteration is great, but it can take too
long, said Naugle. Using the cloud to
connect the architectural and engineering
teams, were able to extract information out
of the model thats relevant to each other
and share it in real time.
CUSTOM API DEVELOPMENT
Also at BIMForum, Stantecs BIM R&D
Leader Robert Manna demonstrated how the
rm is enhancing its BIM solutions through
the development of custom API-based
applications. Its latest creation, PathFinder,
automates the computationofwalking
top 60
BIM ENGINEERING FIRMS
Jacobs 3,500,056,500
URS Corp. 260,646,956
Arup 200,593,789
Leidos 68,080,000
CRB 50,000,000
Walter P Moore and Associates 38,940,592
TTG 37,516,550
Dewberry 31,610,437
STV 15,635,000
Paulus, Sokolowski and Sartor 14,500,000
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Interface Engineering 12,087,161
Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon 11,000,000
Graef 10,000,000
Glumac 9,247,037
M/E Engineering 6,825,000
Rist-Frost-Shumway Engineering 5,000,000
Bridgers & Paxton Consulting Engineers 4,178,299
Walker Parking Consultants 4,000,000
Sparling 3,755,276
H.F. Lenz 3,375,000
CJL Engineering 3,250,000
Apogee Consulting Group 2,848,268
Primera Engineers 2,300,000
Aon Fire Protection Engineering Corp. 1,000,000
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take too long.
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distancesandstraight- linedistancesbe-
tweenrooms in a BIM model. Developed in
partnership with BIM consultant Boost Your
BIM, the program enables Stantecs design
teams to analyze a proposed design within a
few hours, versus days, said Manna.
Manually identifying these paths and
measuring walking distances between
hundreds of rooms would be a tedious,
time -consuming, and error- prone task, said
Manna. The program is especially helpful
on hospital projects, but could be used for
designing airport terminals, classroom build-
ings, and labs, as well as for campus plan-
ning and life-safety applications, he said.
SOMs Jason Chen, Senior Digital
Design Specialist, and Sebastian Clauss-
nitzer, Architectural Designer, previewed
the rms integrated data model approach
for early-phase collaboration between
architectural, structural engineering, and
sustainable engineering teams. Using cus-
tom scripting, the rm can link and share
numerous project data sourcesfrom
spreadsheets and early project models to
spec sheets, drawings, and performance
analysisbetween multiple team members.
Theres data everywhere, but it doesnt
work well with everything, said Chen. The key
is to have the most up-to-date data on every
facet of the project to feed an iterative design
process. For example, SOMs enclosure and
core design teams can each work in their tool
of choice and cooperatively develop a single
information model for a project. By access-
ing the same model, the different disciplines
can impart their knowledge to the model,
simultaneously informing and enriching the
design, according to Chen and Claussnitzer.
For more on the BIMForum Boston event,
including videos and abstracts of the presen-
tations, visit: http://bimforum.org/2014/04/28/
boston-bimforum-presentations-2.
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BIM CONSTRUCTION FIRMS
Gilbane 2,963,000,000
Lend Lease 1,753,678,000
Hoffman Construction 1,715,000,000
JE Dunn Construction 1,646,271,199
Brasfield & Gorrie 1,212,166,066
Walbridge 1,006,640,000
Clayco 912,000,000
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Suffolk Construction 608,076,165
C.W. Driver 553,391,000
Sundt Construction 466,859,585
Flintco 300,200,000
Hill & Wilkinson 202,421,000
W. M. Jordan Company 200,777,657
Haselden Construction 190,679,924
Absher Construction 154,118,699
STV 135,207,000
Paric Corp. 85,000,000
Wight & Company 82,964,000
Coakley & Williams Construction 73,478,546
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Using its new custom software tool, called PathFinder, Stantecs design teams can quickly analyze the
walkingdistancesandstraight-linedistancesbetweenrooms in a BIM model. The tool was developed
for a hospital project where the client requested detailed room-to-room and department-to-depart-
ment walking-distance analysis. It reduced the calculation time from several days to a few hours,
according to Stantecs BIM R&D Leader Robert Manna. The program is an example of how AEC rms
are enhancing their BIM/VDC solutions through the development of custom API-based applications.
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Science, general academic, and health-medical were hot categories in the university construc-
tion sector last year, according to Dun & Bradstreet. The new 196,000-sf Health Sciences
Biomedical Research Facility at the University of California, San Diego, will accommodate multi-
departmental programs. On the Building Team: ZGF Architects and McCarthy Building Compa-
nies, as well as RFD (lab consultant), KPFF Consulting Engineers (SE), IBE Consulting Engineers
(mechanical/plumbing), and Integrated Engineering Consultants (electrical).
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stats by consultant Paul Abramson
indicates that some $11 billion was
spent on higher ed construction last year
up a billion from 2012, with nearly 70% com-
prising new buildings (http://bit.ly/1qhMzaw).
As examined in BD+Cs in-depth May
report, university stakeholders face com-
plicated cap-ex stressors, from chronic
(lender stinginess, deferred maintenance)
to impending (President Obamas pledge
to start rating colleges on value delivered,
consumer pushback on ever-rising costs).
Creative approaches to nancing, design,
and delivery are top-of-mind. Paula Stamp,
Business Development Manager in the Los
Angeles ofce of PCL Construction, says
clients are exploring CM at risk, design-build,
and design risk. Margie Simmons, VP and
Education Sector Leader at Stantec, adds:
Higher debt levels will encourage instutions
to seek off-balance-sheet nancing solutions
and P3s. Teri Jones, VP at Sundt Construc-
tion, sees a similar pattern, plus emphasis on
revenue-generating buildings like dorms and
recreation centers.
Facility trends observed by Stamp include
housing construction by community colleges
(serving a growing international-student
population) and better use of indoor and
outdoor circulation and common space. John
Baxter, Education Sector Leader at EYP, says
clients are asking for features that enhance an
interactive corridor culture in dorms.
Michael Medici, AIA, NCARB, Learning
Practice Leader and Senior VP at Smith-
GroupJJR, mentions growing demand for
facilities that support interprofessional health
sciences education and project-based,
career-oriented learning. Also gaining trac-
tion: ofce zones that mimic private-sector
workplaces, with less assigned space and
more team zones. Perkins+Will higher ed
designers Jeff Ziebarth, Jeff Stebar, and John
Long are also seeing this pattern; Long says
younger faculty and administrators have been
a lot more receptive than veterans.
Company 2013 University Revenue ($)
Stantec 42,368,888
Gensler 29,492,000
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CONSTRUCTION FIRMS
Jacobs 35,150,000
URS Corp. 29,434,668
STV 18,416,000
Arup 14,561,909
Gilbane 475,524,757
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mance, with growth mostly driven by
renovations and additions, the K-12
sector is showing renewed interest in new
construction. Consultant Paul Abramson,
using data from Dun & Bradstreet, calculates
that districts spent about $13.4 billion on
construction projects in 2013, about $7.6
billion of which went for new schools (http://
bit.ly/1kN4qkv). Highest-spending regions in-
cluded Texas-Louisiana-Oklahoma-Arkansas
($2.3 billion, or 17% of the nations K-12
total) and Arizona-California-Hawaii-Nevada
($1.68 billion). The lowest-spending regions
included debt-plagued Illinois with neighbor-
ing states Minnesota and Wisconsin ($651
million) and Alaska-Idaho-Oregon-Washington
($558 million).
High schools are outpacing other K-12
facilities in construction spending, with
the dollar value of projected 2014 starts
at $4.15 billion, or 44% of the K-12 total.
Thats followed by 33% for elementary
schools, 23% for middle schools, and <1%
for administrative and support projects.
Among the evident design trends: STEM
morphing into STEAM with the addi-
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Low-rise structures and pedestrian streets characterize the new Henderson-Hopkins School in East
Baltimore, the areas rst new public school in 30 years. Built by nonprot East Baltimore Development
Inc., the K-8 facility takes cues from local architecture and includes shared health and recreational
resources for the community. Rogers Architects and Whiting-Turner led the Building Team.
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professional-quality performance spaces) to
science, technology, engineering, and math
schools; growing enthusiasm for vocation-
al training facilities that provide an alterna-
tive to the traditional college prep path; and
schools that do a better job of cementing
community connections by leveraging local
architectural themes.
The push for sustainable K-12 facilities
also marches on; at high levels of green,
the theme typically suffuses the pedagogy.
Hood River (Ore.) Middle Schools Music
and Science Building was recently certied
net-zero energy by the International Living
Future Institute, making it the rst public
school building to earn the tough-to-
achieve designation.
Company 2013 K-12 Revenue ($)
PBK 35,880,000
Fanning/Howey Associates 17,877,000
NAC|Architecture 14,494,206
LPA 14,191,442
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CONSTRUCTION FIRMS
URS Corp. 47,642,239
Jacobs 35,150,000
TTG 12,352,642
STV 8,018,000
Dewberry 4,340,398
Gilbane 480,230,252
CORE Construction Group 278,177,865
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relatively strong throughout 2014, according to Freddie
Mac (http://bit.ly/TJvZ8R). Starts picked up in 2013, with
completions due to catch up this year, nally approaching pre-
recession levels.
AEC rms are delivering projects that cater to consumers seeking
reasonably priced rentals in hot urban markets. Gen Y consumers are
more likely than their Boomer antecedents to embrace the notion of
renting as a lifelong strategy. Noting these trends, a Building Team in
the Southeast has developed SkyHouse: a branded program that pro-
vides high-rise apartments for Gen Y professionals near urban centers,
public transportation, and nightlife. Since 2011, eleven SkyHouses
have been developed, including nished properties in Orlando, Fla.,
Austin, Texas, Atlanta, Houston, and Dallas, and buildings under way in
Raleigh, N.C., Atlanta, Tampa, Fla., Houston, and Charlotte, N.C.
Novare Group, which is developing the projects with Batson-Cook
Development Company, previously specialized in high-rise condos,
and wanted to bring a different approach to apartment towers that
would cost only marginally more than low to mid-rise multifamily
housing. The SkyHouses consist of vertically stacked units with
minimal variation; interiors are tweaked to reect local market prefer-
ences. Separating parking facilities from the towers has reduced
construction time and costs.
Jones Lang LaSalles U.S. Multifamily Outlook Year-End 2013
(http://bit.ly/1ifRCC4) notes the growing (and thriving) activity in
this region: While the housing recovery is causing expansion nation-
wide, the mending of the hardest hit housing markets in the Sunbelt
is driving signicant gains in those metros.
Raissa Rocha, Associate Editor
SkyHouse Orlando is a 23-story, 320-unit residential tower located
adjacent to a public bus route and near a proposed commuter rail sta-
tion. One of 11 projects developed so far using this model, the build-
ing includes extensive shared rooftop recreational space. The Building
Team: Novare Group (owner, co-developer), Batson-Cook Development
Co. (co-developer), Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associ-
ates (architect), and Batson-Cook Construction (contractor).
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Company 2013 Multifamily Revenue ($)
Niles Bolton Associates 26,257,959
Stantec 17,622,016
NORR 11,572,227
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CONSTRUCTION FIRMS
URS Corp. 56,953,263
WSP Group 24,860,000
Jacobs 15,370,000
Lend Lease 1,680,438,000
Plaza Construction 670,000,000
Weis Builders 270,383,000
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he ofce market continues to improve, with many projects
in development. Rents are rising as vacancy decreases,
according to Jones Lang LaSalles 2014 U.S. Ofce Outlook
(http://bit.ly/1ildrS7). Dozens of markets are classied as experienc-
ing a rising phase (among them, Phoenix, Chicago, Salt Lake City,
and Atlanta), while Dallas, Houston, San Francisco, and the Silicon
Valley are believed to be peaking. New-construction leaders include
Houston and New York City, and even in calmer markets, AEC rms
are busy with workplace touts and renovations.
The adage doing more with less has become a byword for
many businesses since the Great Recession, and clients are try-
ing to maximize every precious inch. Everyone is looking to use
less space, says Daniel P. Perruzzi, Jr., AIA, LEED AP, Principal at
Boston-based Margulies Perruzzi Architects. Theyre looking at
ways to modify their ofce and workplace standards so that they
can t into less.
Hierarchical ofce assignments are becoming pass, as is the no-
tion that people will stay in their cubicles for much of the day. A lot
of companies are going down to a single size for ofces, so theyre
not awarding that space on the basis of rank, notes Perruzzi. And
as a rule, companies are looking to change the ratio between ofces
and open workstations. Its all driven by collaboration.
Non-assigned space concepts continue to gain popularity.
Whether or not theyre actual telecommuters, workers on the move
require well-considered accommodations, including easily acces-
sible plug-ins for laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Says Perruzzi,
You have to think about the accommodations both technically and
physically. Workers want to be able to plug in their devices and see
their desktop no matter which workstation theyre using.
Analyses by experts like CoreNet Global indicate that space
per worker may drop below 100 sf within ve years. Perruzzi says
workstations wont necessarily keep shrinking but will likely keep
reducing in number. Margulies Perruzzis design for Philips North
Americas rst Workplace Innovation Center involved no private
ofces and 200 physical workstations for about 260 employees.
Called free addressing, the plan allows employees to migrate
from desk to desk while reducing the number of empty spots left by
workers who are off-site.
Says Perruzzi: Theres no such thing as an individual contribu-
tor anymore. Its about people working in teams that change on
a regular basis, are very dynamic, and need constant access to
each other.
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Company 2013 Ofce Revenue ($)
Gensler 472,552,752
HOK 141,723,793
NBBJ 64,107,000
Stantec 62,594,213
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Nelson 36,089,550
Jacobs 504,890,000
URS Corp. 49,783,891
WSP Group 49,230,000
Arup 43,201,720
Leidos 28,150,000
Gilbane 850,668,144
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shown above is shared by Dentsu, which has fairly formal ofces, and
its subsidiary IgnitionOne, which has a less structured workspace. The
social zone extends to outside terraces and includes a coffee bar, games,
and multiple large-screen TVs.
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ederal, state, and local government construction hasnt exactly been a steamroller for the
past few years, due to the end of stimulus availability and the ongoing effects of budget
sequestration. At press time, the most recent Commerce Department report indicated that
government construction spending was up just under 1% in April, to a seasonally adjusted annual
rate of $267 billion, despite overall economic contraction of about 1% in the rst quarter. Federal
construction spending was the growth leader, rising by 1.9% to a rate of $23.5 billion. State and
local projectsa much larger piece of the public piewere up just 0.7%, to $243.5 billion.
Among non-infrastructure public construction spending categories, healthcare (up 6%)
and education (up 2%) appear most promising for this year, according to the Associated
Builders and Contractors 2014 forecast.
Improving energy performance of existing properties through targeted upgradesand,
sometimes, large-scale reconstructioncontinues to be a federal priority. Of 20 projects re-
cently honored by the General Services Administrations Design Awards program, half were
reconstruction jobs, ranging from Beaux Arts courthouses to Modernist offices.
Along with the push for energy efficiency, federal agencies are increasingly exploring tele-
work as an alternative to expanding office space. The bright side? Telecom and AV renova-
tions will be required to help agencies keep off-site staff connected.
Many state and local governments continue to struggle with the sluggish overall economy,
causing delays in needed construction. Among the discernible themes among state and local
projects submitted to BD+C: new police facilities (designed to reflect changing ideas about
community policing), replacement and upgraded courthouses, and mass-transit stations.
public-sector construction
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CONSTRUCTION FIRMS
Company 2013 Government Revenue ($)
Stantec 144,299,056
HOK 114,753,666
HDR 81,601,164
Gensler 52,272,600
RS&H 39,200,000
Fluor Corporation 2,675,202,710
URS Corp. 648,982,536
Jacobs 287,190,693
STV 168,948,000
Leidos 55,125,000
Gilbane 814,257,000
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Set to open later this year, the $184 million Anaheim (Calif.) Regional Transportation Intermodal Cen-
ter (ARTIC) is a project of the city of Anaheim and the Orange County Transportation Authority. It will
accommodate commuter rail, Amtrak, bus, shuttle, and taxi systems, as well as future high-speed
rail. Targeting LEED Platinum, the project recently won an AIA Technology in Architectural Practice
BIM award. Transit centers represent a bright spot in government construction. On the Building
Team: Parsons Brinckerhoff (PM, CE), HOK (architecture, interior design), Buro Happold (MEP, enclo-
sure engineering, 3D documentation), Thornton Tomasetti (SE), and Clark Construction Group (GC).
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he recent evolution of airport terminals has been prompted largely by different pat-
terns of passenger behavior in a post-9/11 world. Passengers have learned get to the
airport earlier. They spend less time browsing pre-security retail, opting to queue up in
often-lengthy security lines well before boarding. The result? Overcrowding in post-security
areas, where retail and dining options have historically been lacking.
Curtis Fentress, Principal-in-Charge of design at Fentress Architects, says greater pas-
senger volume has strained gate and restroom capabilities. In addition, the recent popu-
larity of low-cost airlines has increased demand for post-security dining options.
Many carriers dont provide any food on the airplane, Fentress says. So the people
who are getting to the airport earlier to make sure they get through security are waiting,
and they want something to eat. If theres any kind of ight delay, they know they might be
stuck in the airport or stuck up in the air for a while without any food.
Airports are scrambling to respond with renovations and new terminals, even as they
deal with TSA rules that can change in an instant. From CTX scannersvan-sized x-ray
machines used to examine checked bagsto passenger scanners, the range of large
equipment that terminals must accommodate just keeps morphing. Building Teams and
their clients are adopting structural tactics that support change.
Were using more steel, which allows us to make longer distances between columns,
Fentress says. The more long-span construction you can do, the more exibility you have
in the future.
Amy McIntosh, Associate Editor
morphing TSA procedures
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Company 2013 Terminals Revenue ($)
HOK 47,074,837
Gensler 35,675,000
Corgan 26,376,420
Stantec 22,650,631
RS&H 22,050,000
PGAL 17,120,000
Jacobs 118,990,000
URS Corp. 83,069,612
Arup 21,447,760
Leidos 16,810,000
STV 5,260,000
WSP Group 3,640,000
Walsh Group, The 315,399,703
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The 130,000-sf Great Hall in the central terminal at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport offers a
glass curtain wall with plenty of natural light and an unobstructed view of the runway. Passengers
can buy food in the post-security Pacic Marketplace and grab a front row seat to watch planes
take off and land. On the Building Team: Fentress Architects (architect), Streeter & Associates Ar-
chitects (associate architect), Andersen Bjornstad Kane Jacob (SE, CE), Wood Harbinger (mechani-
cal/plumbing engineer), Sparling (electrical engineer), URS Corp. (demolition/abatement, airport
planning/baggage, security/FIDS), and JE Dunn Construction (contractor).
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The inaugural event, with more than 70 accredited education courses,
drew more than 600 attendees and more than 40 exhibitors last October
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BUILDINGChicago/Greening the Heartland is produced by Building
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BUILDING THE FUTURE YOU
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT + TEAM BUILDING + PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING
Were taking our Annual Leadership Summit to the Big Apple in September
where well assemble the next generation of AEC industry leaders in the
energetic environment of Americas largest city.
THIS YEARS FOCUS: BUILDING THE FUTURE YOU
Through workshops and interactive programs, the U40 Summit will enhance
participants already high level of leadership skills, while offering actionable
tips and advice on team building that can be put into practice immediately.
Were adding in exclusive architecture tours of NYC and multiple
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Afternoon Walking Tours
Bedford-Stuyvesant Victoriana
Bed-Stuy guru Morgan Munsey leads a tour of the largest
collection (9,000+) of Victorian architecture in the U.S.
West Village
Architectural historian Francis Morrone on the High Line,
Richard Meier condos, and 19th-century row houses.
Midtown Manhattan
Grand Central Terminal, the Chrysler and Seagram Buildings,
and Lever House, with art historian Sylvia Laudien-Meo.
Lower Manhattan
Freedom Tower, 9/11 Memorial and Museum, and more,
with architectural historian Matt Postal.
Reception
6:00 pm
BD+C 40UNDER40 Class of 2014 Awards Ceremony
U40s from the Class of 2014 will receive their awards in
a gala event.
Advice from a Living Legend:
Brad Perkins, CEO, Perkins Eastman
Q&A with Bradford Perkins, FAIA, MRAIC,
AICP, on career growth, mentorship, how to
win more work, and how to start and run a
successful AEC business.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
Morning Workshop
Connecting to Digital Natives:
Leading Through Generations
Generational expert Preston Swincher
leads a hands-on workshop on how AEC
professionals can more effectively engage
their employees, bosses, other Building Team
members, and clients across multiple generations.
Luncheon Keynote
AIA Cincinnatis Vision
Leadership Program
Doug R. Richards, AIA, PMP, NCARB,
LEED AP, and Marcene Kinney, AIA, LEED
AP, offer lessons from AIA Cincinnatis
Vision program, a 10-month leadership
development track that addresses
personal professional advancement,
architecture frm development, and
community outreach.
Afternoon Workshop
Building Your Future Firm:
Scenario Planning for AEC Companies
AEC consultants Ray Kogan, AIA, and Cara
Bobchek will take U40 attendees beyond
strategic planning to scenario planning
an approach AEC frms can use to model
alternative futures and then develop plans
to address those futures.
Evening Networking Reception
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
Morning Tours
Exclusive Tour: The New York Times Building
Architects from FXFOWLE and Gensler will lead this exclusive
backstage tour of the 52-story New York Times headquarters.
AIANY Architecture Boat Tour
Experts from AIAs NYC component guide an architecture
tour aboard a 1920s-era yacht as it circumnavigates the
isle of Manhattan.
TOURS, WORKSHOPS, KEYNOTES + NETWORKING
CONFERENCE VENUE
The High Line Hotel, located in the heart of New Yorks
Chelsea Gallery District and just steps from the High
Line Park, is an iconic piece of turn-of-the-century
CollegiateGothic architecture, where Clement Clark
Moore wrote A Visit from St. Nicholas (Twas the
Night Before Christmas), in 1822.
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GREEN OFFICE TOWER IN SEOUL FEATURES
UFAD SYSTEM AND BUILDING-INTEGRATED PV
The new headquarters for the Federation of Korean Industries, Seoul,
is the rst tower in South Korea to use a pressurized underoor air
distribution system. The 50-story, 240-meter building also features
photovoltaic panels integrated into the spandrels of the southwest and
northwest faades, as well as custom PV panels in a rooftop atrium
garden. Spandrel panels are angled outward to maximize energy
collection; the vision panels below are angled inward to minimize
radiant heating and glare. The extensive use of PV helps satisfy Seouls
requirement that large new commercial buildings generate a minimum
of 5% of their energy on-site. Designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill
Architecture, the project includes a neighboring free-form glass-clad
conference center. Also on the Building Team: Chang-Jo Architects
(local architect), Environmental Systems Design (MEP), Thornton
Tomasetti (SE), and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. (GC).
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BUILDING TEAM PUTS TOGETHER MULTIFAMILY
COMPLEX USING MODULAR CONSTRUCTION
Created by Tocci Building Companies, Oaktree Development, and
Khalsa Design, the 56-unit, 80,000-sf Chelsea Place complex
was completed in less than a year using modular construction.
Located in Chelsea, Mass., near Boston, the transit-oriented
multifamily project was built using 80 prefabricated modular
multilevel stacks of residential units. Containing one, two, and
two-plus bedroom apartments, the complex also offers more
than 2,100 sf of communal spaces, including a welcoming lobby,
tness center, and outdoor patio area. Modular construction
using Oaktrees patented Greenstaxx System reduced the
schedule by at least six months compared with a comparable
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FAST-TRACKED ITALIAN FOOD COMPLEX
GIVES NEIGHBORHOOD A PLACE TO DINE
The second Eataly in the U.S. opened late last year in Chicagos
River North neighborhood. Part of a high-end food market chain
thats also intended to be a tourist attraction, the 63,000-sf
Eataly features two stories of Italian food stores and eateries23
dining options totalincluding sh stands, meat counters, gelato
purveyors, and a Nutella bar. OKW Architects worked with
Eatalys owners, their original design team from Italy, and Eataly
New York to create a signicant addition to Chicagos food scene.
Contractor Bulley & Andrews transformed part of an existing
building (formerly home to ESPN Zone) in a condensed 26-week
schedule. Major tasks included bringing heavy pizza ovens
through second-story windows and running kitchen ventilation
systems through existing tenant space above the Eataly site.
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TWO-SITE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT BRINGS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO BOSTON
The Charlesview Residences, a project consisting of two adjacent
sites in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, has been completed. The
Brighton Mills site encompasses about eight acres, and the Telford
Street site is about three-quarters of an acre. At nearly 560,000 sf,
the housing complex combines rental and for-sale housing in a mix
of midrise buildings, townhouses, and row houses, plus underground
parking and about 27,000 sf of community or commercial space.
The development replaces an outdated housing community and is
seeking LEED Silver certication. Building Team members include
CBT Architects, The Community Builders (developer), C3: Commercial
Construction Consulting (MEP, code consultant, telecom/data
consultant), McNamara/Salvia (SE), HSH (CE), Stantec (landscape
architect), and John Moriarty & Associates (contractor).
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MARINE RECRUITING STATIONS FACELIFT,
ADDITION EARN LEED SILVER STATUS
Architect Baskervill and Curtis Contracting have completed renova-
tions and an addition to the Marine Corps Recruiting Center in
Wilmington, Del. The LEED Silver project involved complete reno-
vations of two existing ofce buildings and a drill hall/gymnasium,
as well as construction for a new 4,000-sf eet maintenance facil-
ity. Strategies for the new building included reusing parts of the ex-
isting structures such as walls, oors, and roof; upgrading exterior
masonry with insulation; adding new insulated doors and windows;
using rapidly renewable materials for interior nishes; maximizing
natural light and exterior views; installing an energy-efcient HVAC
system; and using low-emitting sealants and adhesives.
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BEVERAGE CHAIN OPENS ON UCSD CAMPUS
WITH STORE THAT INVITES LINGERING
Dlush is a handcrafted beverage retail chain that recently
opened its newest location, and its rst on a college campus,
at the University of California, San Diego. Architecture rm
Colkitt&Co and graphic design studio Hollis Brand Culture
collaborated to create the 1,840-sf space in a former storage
area in the Price Student Center. Encouraging social interaction
and lounging, the store features creative furniture and design
elements, seating with integral power outlets, and tiered lounge
areas. Coral-inspired lighting xtures and bright environmental
graphics reinforce the brands high-energy, youthful vibe. Also
on the Building Team: KLH Engineers (MEP), ckd2 Construction
(GC), and design consultants Orness Design Group, Smith
& Fong Co., Robin Tsuchida of UCSD Facilities Design &
Construction, and Mood Media Corp.
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VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY ASSEMBLY HALL
REFRESHED FOR CURRENT NEEDS
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Vanderbilt
Universitys Alumni Hall was built in 1925 to memorialize World
War I. The Nashville, Tenn., facility has been renovated for use as a
satellite student center, receiving updated mechanical and life-safety
systems housed in an addition to the rear faade. Exterior brick and
stone masonry were restored, and new insulation and environmental
control systems were added. As adapted by architect Bruner/Cott
& Associates, the Tudor Revival facility now includes formal event
space, high-tech classrooms, study lounges, performance space,
a writing studio, an exercise room, the Bamboo Bistro, and faculty
ofces. Also on the Building Team: Smith Seckman Reid (MEP),
EMC Structural Engineers, Barge Cauthen & Associates (CE), Ricca
Newmark Design (food service), and Hardaway Construction.
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HISTORIC SCHOOL REOPENS TO SERVE
MORE THAN 600 KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
Following an $18.1 million renovation and expansion, the 60,500-sf
Prospect School in Hempstead, N.Y.abandoned in 2003has
reopened as a kindergarten center serving the entire Hempstead Union
Free School District. The school features six student computer stations
and a teachers computer in every classroom; interactive boards
with controllable projectors; WiFi access throughout the school; and
extensive T-6 data and telecommunications wiring for future upgrades.
The renovation also included a new roof; new windows, doors,
and HVAC; replacement of about 15% of the brick; restoration or
replication of ornamental copper elements; and cleaning and repointing
of exterior walls. On the Building Team: BBS Architecture (architect,
interiors, MEP, CE), Thomas D. Reilly, P.E. (SE), Bar-Boy (food service
consultant), Elite Construction (CM), and VRD Contracting (GC).
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of a new roof that would withstand high
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without disrupting business activities.
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The Forum in Inglewood, Calif.the largest indoor
performance venue in the countryrecently under-
went a renovation, reopening in January 2014. Mo-
torized curtain rigs from LA ProPoint were installed
in the upper seating areas of the 17,500-capacity
venue. The permanently mounted Total Structures
truss system includes eight custom-designed and
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match event dynamics and attendance projections.
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zero energy status. The LEED Platinum building, designed by GSBS Architects, features
a unitized curtain wall, windows, light shelves, and sunshades from Wausau Window and
Wall Systems. The glass faade complements the modern architecture of other buildings
in the area while meeting seismic and ballistic requirements. Glazing contractor LCG
Facades and general contractor Okland Construction worked with the manufacturer on
developing a curved curtain wall system, canted backward by 15 degrees. Twenty-four
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Absher Construction .................................................. 52
Ackerman-Estvold Engineering .................................. 28
Adolfson & Peterson Construction .............................. 34
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture .................... 72
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American Builders 2017 ............................................ 19
American Institute of Architects ..................... 26, 54, 66
American Society for Healthcare Engineering ............. 38
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Anderson Wade & Whitty ........................................... 28
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Architectural Team, The ............................................. 50
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Associated General Contractors of America .......... 26, 54
Aurecon Vietnam ....................................................... 36
Avis Construction ...................................................... 52
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Baker Barrios Architects ............................................ 51
Baldi Management Group (BMG) ............................... 21
Balfour Beatty Construction ....................................... 21
Bar-Boy ..................................................................... 75
Barge Cauthen & Associates ..................................... 75
Barton Malow ............................................................ 19
Baskervill ............................................................ 52, 75
Batson-Cook ............................................................ 62
BBS Architecture ....................................................... 75
Bernards ............................................................. 27, 34
Beyer Blinder Belle .................................................... 25
Boldt Company, The .................................................. 39
Brasfield & Gorrie ...................................................... 19
Bruner/Cott & Associates ........................................... 75
BSA LifeStructures .................................................... 38
Bulley & Andrews ...................................................... 73
Buro Happold ...................................................... 35, 66
C.W. Driver ................................................................ 34
C3: Commercial Construction Consulting ................... 73
Cahill Construction .................................................... 21
Cannon Design ......................................................... 31
Cauldwell Wingate Company ..................................... 25
CB Engineers ............................................................ 21
CBT Architects .......................................................... 73
Chang-Jo Architects .................................................. 72
ckd2 Construction ..................................................... 75
Clark Builders ............................................................ 36
Clark Construction Group........................................... 66
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Colvin Engineering Associates .................................... 23
Community Builders, The ........................................... 73
CoreNet Global .......................................................... 64
Cosentini Associates .................................................. 51
CotecCons ................................................................ 36
Coughlin Porter Lundeen ........................................... 32
Curtis Contracting ..................................................... 75
Cutler Anderson ........................................................ 52
CW Structural Engineers............................................ 28
Davis Brody Bond ...................................................... 19
Day & Zimmerman .................................................... 23
DeSimone ................................................................. 51
Dimeo Construction ................................................... 51
DLR Group .......................................................... 28, 36
Domingo Gonzalez Associates ................................... 25
DPR Construction ...................................................... 35
Duke Realty............................................................... 38
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Elite Construction ...................................................... 75
EMC Structural Engineers .......................................... 75
Enayat Schneider Engineering ................................... 46
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Fentress Architects ............................................... 7, 68
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FKP Architects ........................................................... 20
Forest Stewardship Council ....................................... 82
G3 Architects ............................................................ 46
GDC Properties ......................................................... 52
Gehry Partners .......................................................... 19
Glumac ..................................................................... 52
Golub & Company ..................................................... 21
Granger Construction Company ................................. 79
Great Basin Engineering ............................................ 23
Grumman/Butkus Associates ..................................... 39
GSBS Architects .................................................. 23, 76
H.F. Lenz Co.............................................................. 43
Hardaway Construction .............................................. 75
Haselden Construction............................................... 40
Haynes Whaley.......................................................... 20
HDR .......................................................................... 40
Healy, Bender & Associates ....................................... 28
Heitmann & Associates .............................................. 51
Hill International......................................................... 35
HITT Contracting ....................................................... 34
HNTB ........................................................................ 31
Hoar Construction ..................................................... 34
Hoffman Construction ................................................ 36
Hoffmann Architects .................................................. 24
HOK .................................................................... 38, 66
Hollis Brand Culture ................................................... 75
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HSH .......................................................................... 73
Hughes Associates .................................................... 19
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. ............. 72
IBE Consulting Engineers ........................................... 58
ICRAVE...................................................................... 21
Integrated Engineering Consultants ............................ 58
Interface Engineering ................................................. 52
International Living Future Institute ................. 16, 19, 60
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JE Dunn Construction Company ................................ 68
John A. Martin & Associates ...................................... 31
John Moriarty & Associates ....................................... 73
Jones Lang LaSalle ................................. 39, 46, 62, 64
KBE Building Corp. .................................................... 36
KDC .......................................................................... 20
Ken Garner Engineering ........................................... 23
Khalsa Design ........................................................... 72
KJWW Engineering Consultants ................................. 38
KLH Engineers .......................................................... 75
KPFF Consulting Engineers .................................. 52, 58
Kraus-Anderson Construction .................................... 28
Kume Sekki............................................................... 36
Langan Engineering and Environmental Services........ 43
LCG Facades ............................................................ 76
Lend Lease ............................................................... 35
Leo A Daly ................................................................ 51
LMN Architects.................................................... 23, 32
Louis Berger Group ................................................... 35
LPCiminelli ............................................................ 7, 34
Magnusson Klemencic Associates ....................... 21, 30
Marcy Housing .......................................................... 21
Margulies Peruzzi Architects ...................................... 64
Martin Martin ............................................................ 40
Matthei & Colin Associates ........................................ 39
Mazzetti .................................................................... 30
McCarthy Building Companies ................................... 58
McFadden & Miller .................................................... 20
McNamara/Salvia ...................................................... 73
Messer Construction ................................................. 34
Montroy Andersen DeMarco ...................................... 64
Mood Media Corp...................................................... 75
Mortenson Construction ............................................ 19
New South Construction ............................................ 19
Novare Group ............................................................ 62
Oakland Construction ................................................ 76
Oaktree Development ................................................ 72
OKW Architects ......................................................... 73
Orness Design Group ................................................ 75
OTG Management ..................................................... 21
P2S Engineering........................................................ 31
Pacific Studio ............................................................ 32
PAE Consulting Engineers .......................................... 52
Paladino and Company .............................................. 24
Paradigm Structural Engineers................................... 43
Paric Corp................................................................. 34
Parsons Brinckerhoff ................................................. 66
PCL Construction .......................................... 34, 51, 58
Pepper Construction .................................................. 39
Perkins+Will ............................................................. 58
Populous ................................................................... 19
Prairie Engineering .................................................... 28
Re:Vision Architecture................................................ 20
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RFD .......................................................................... 58
Ricca Newmark Design ............................................. 75
RJA Group, The ......................................................... 19
Robert Silman Associates .......................................... 25
Robins & Morton ................................................. 32, 36
Rodney Robinson Landscape Architects ..................... 20
Rogers Architects ...................................................... 60
RTKL ......................................................................... 39
S. M. Wilson .............................................................. 34
Santos Prescott and Associates ................................. 21
Sellen Construction ................................................... 32
Seneca Group ........................................................... 32
SERA ........................................................................ 52
Shawmut Design and Construction ............................ 36
Sheehan Partners...................................................... 43
Skanska .............................................................. 16, 20
Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates . 62
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Smith Seckman Reid ................................................. 75
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Snhetta ................................................................... 19
Solomon Cordwell Buenz ........................................... 21
SOM ......................................................................... 19
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Spiars Engineering .................................................... 20
Spindler Corporation .................................................. 23
SSOE Group .............................................................. 19
Stantec ......................................................... 46, 58, 73
Stonebridge Companies ............................................ 46
Streeter & Associates Architects ................................ 68
Studio V ...................................................................... 7
StudioJAED ............................................................... 77
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Summit Contracting................................................... 35
Sundt Construction .............................................. 31, 58
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TechNavio Analysts .................................................... 42
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Tocci Building Companies .......................................... 72
Turner Construction ................................................... 36
Urban Land Institute, The ........................................... 52
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VRD Contracting ........................................................ 75
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Walsh Austin Joint Venture .......................................... 7
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Wolff Company, The .................................................. 27
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