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VOLUME 55, NO. 11

6 Trends Steering Todays


College Residence Halls
University students want more in a residence hall than just a place to sleep.
They want a space that reects their style of living and learning.

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Texas A&M Universitys Hullabaloo Hall
incorporates housing with an extensive
Community Learning Center that has
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equipped with superfast PCs and high-end
engineering software. The Building Team:
Texas A&M University Facilities, Planning &
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architect); Structures + Haynes Whaley
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H2MG (MEP); Terracon (geotechnical, materials testing); Coleman|TBG (landscape
architect); Siemens Energy Management
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A new residence hall at Massachusetts
College of Art and Design embodies the
casual style of contemporary student
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Building Team for the Massachusetts
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Other Building Team members: Daedalus
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from the last downturn; Harvard launches
center for green buildings and cities;
report addresses why women are
underrepresented in architecture; how to
keep libraries relevant in the digital age

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Its been almost two years since 20 rst-graders were


shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in
Newtown, Conn., but these incidents, both planned
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n June, a teenage shooter carrying concealed


automatic weapons shot and killed a 14-yearold student athlete in an Oregon school.
In January, a 12-year-old boy killed one
student with a 20-gauge shotgun and wounded
two others in New Mexico. In October 2013,
another 12-year-old shot and killed a teacher at
Sparks (Nev.) Middle School.
On December 13, 2013, almost exactly a year
to the day of the Sandy Hook event, an 18-yearold carrying a shotgun and Molotov cocktails
killed a female student at Arapahoe (Colo.) High
School before turning the gun on himself.
These are the school shootings that make
national headlines. Many nonfatal but frightening incidents barely make the local news. No
individual school or school district is immune:
It could never happen here no longer applies.
What, if anything, can architects, engineers, and
contractors do to stop the shootings?
We tried to answer that question in our January Special Report, Can design prevent another
Sandy Hook? (www.BDCnetwork.com/SandyHook). Our answer: Design alone cant stop the
shootings. But good school security planning
and design, coupled with the right technology
andvery importanttraining, preparation, and
rehearsal, can save lives.
K-12 school design and construction is the
third-largest business sector for BD+C readers,
after healthcare and higher education. So, lets
take this opportunity to review some of the key
ndings from our Special Report, in the hope
that you will be able to implement them in future
school projects.

According to the 17 experts we interviewed,


one of the most important things you can do
is guard the front door. That sounds basic, but
many schools have multiple entry points that
literally open the door to trouble.
For new schools, you should design a single
public entry that essentially funnels visitors (even
parents) into a secure holding room, where they
can be checked before being allowed further
access to the building. Creating such a space in
an existing school can be difcult, but it should
not be dismissed out of hand. If there was one
recommendation that our experts agreed on, it
was to have a single point of entry to the school.
Another point that kept coming up was the
back door problem. The classic case is the
teacher who shoves a stick in the door nearest
the parking lot so he can get to and from his car
without having to go to the front entrance. All
doors need to be alarmed so that they cant be
easily accessed by an intruder. Thats one place
to spend money, the experts told us.
As for technology, it, too, requires careful
planning, since it can be expensivealthough
even the most advanced PTZ (point, tilt, zoom)
cameras are becoming fairly affordable. For new
schools or retrots, you should look into socalled IP-based systems, which are the new
standard in this area.
Just dont assume that throwing money at
technology will solve your school security problem. Careful planning and design come rst.
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BY JOHN CAULFIELD, SENIOR EDITOR

ARCHITECTURE FIRMS ARE STEADILY REGROUPING


FROM THE LAST DOWNTURN, SAYS THE AIA

SOURCE: AIA

more fragmented architectural industry is recovering modestly from the recent economic recession.
Prots and hiring are up. Firms are diversifying their activities and services. BIM is approaching a tipping point in terms of
its growing importance for billable projects. And domestic projects
continue to be most rms bread and butter.
These are some of the ndings in The Business of Architecture, AIAs Firm Survey Report for 2014. The results of the survey,
conducted for the Institute by Readex Research, are compiled from
responses to an emailed questionnaire by 2,038 rms.
The survey recounts the impact of a devastating recession, when
architectural rms gross billings for the years 2008 to 2011 plummeted by 40%. Construction spending, at $900 billion in 2013, still
lags the $1.17 trillion in spending in 2006. But since 2011, rms
gross billings grew by 20% to $31.1 billion last year, and net billings
were up as well, to $23.4 billion.
Developers and governments continue to account for the lions
share of rms billings, with two-thirds of all billings in 2013 coming
from repeat clients, most of which selected the rms through a
noncompete process.
In 2013 there were 18,000 AIA member-owned rms, about the
same as in 2005. But the bigger rms dont seem as dominant as

Even with most of the institutional sector remaining in recession in 2013,


this building category generated half of the billings at architecture rms.
This share is down from 58% in 2011 and just under 54% in 2008.

RSMEANS COSTS COMPARISONS: Apartments, hospitals, and nursing homes


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Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Houston
Kansas City, Mo.
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York City
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland, Ore.
St. Louis
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington, D.C.
Winston-Salem, N.C.

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321.37
410.32
406.92
345.91
296.84
321.72
357.50
301.27
358.52
372.15
306.04
378.97
303.65
457.69
397.37
306.04
354.09
345.57
356.48
362.61
426.00
357.16
337.05
269.57

300.04
318.29
403.26
403.59
340.86
292.07
319.95
352.81
297.05
356.13
368.08
302.36
377.04
300.70
449.72
390.98
304.35
351.15
339.87
353.81
357.12
420.19
355.13
333.56
266.52

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1.0
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1.4
0.7
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262.00
277.29
354.04
351.10
298.46
256.12
277.58
308.46
259.94
309.34
321.10
264.06
326.98
262.00
394.91
342.86
264.06
305.52
298.17
307.58
312.87
367.56
308.16
290.82
232.59

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260.26
276.10
349.80
350.09
295.67
253.35
277.54
306.04
257.67
308.92
319.28
262.28
327.05
260.84
390.10
339.15
264.00
304.60
294.81
306.90
309.78
364.48
308.05
289.34
231.18

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NURSING HOME
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185.51
196.33
250.67
248.59
211.32
181.34
196.54
218.40
184.05
219.03
227.35
186.96
231.52
185.51
279.61
242.76
186.96
216.32
211.11
217.78
221.52
260.25
218.19
205.91
164.69

183.60
194.77
246.77
246.97
208.58
178.73
195.79
215.90
181.77
217.93
225.24
185.02
230.72
184.01
275.20
239.25
186.24
214.88
207.97
216.50
218.54
257.12
217.32
204.12
163.09

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1.6
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1.3
1.5
0.4
1.2
1.3
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0.8
1.6
1.5
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0.7
1.5
0.6
1.4
1.2
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APARTMENT, 8-24 STORY


14
13
% chg.

205.33
217.31
277.46
275.16
233.91
200.72
217.54
241.74
203.72
242.43
251.65
206.94
256.26
205.33
309.49
268.70
206.94
239.44
233.68
241.05
245.20
288.06
241.51
227.92
182.29

207.20
219.80
278.48
278.71
235.39
201.70
220.95
243.64
205.13
245.93
254.18
208.80
260.37
207.66
310.57
270.00
210.18
242.49
234.70
244.33
246.62
290.17
245.24
230.35
184.05

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they once might have been. Larger rms downsized and there have
been more startups. (One-third of respondents said they founded
their companies after 2009.) More than three-fths of respondents
identify themselves as small businesses; as of 2013, 63% had fewer
than ve employees.
While their numbers remain small, the percentage of women and
minority owners of architectural rms increased during the recession.
Part-time and contract employees may be showing up more frequently
on companies payrolls. But it also appears that architectural rms are
bolstering their core workforces again. From January 1, 2013, to January
1, 2014, one-third of the rms responding to the survey said they had
added full-time employees (compared to 16% in the previous year).
Another bellwether of improving market conditions is protability:
rms prot in 2013 stood at 10.7% of billings, versus 9.8% in 2011.
Companies with commercial/industrial capabilities enjoyed even more
robust prot gains.
During the recession, perhaps for survival, more rms diversied their
offerings to become one-stop shops. Four in 10 respondents now identify
their services and activities as multidisciplinary, with some of the additions to their menus including graphic design and expert-witness services.
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HARVARD GSD LAUNCHES A


DESIGN-CENTRIC CENTER FOR
GREEN BUILDINGS AND CITIES
Harvard Universitys Graduate School of Design has launched the
Center for Green Buildings and Cities, a research center that will
focus on advancing the energy efciency of buildings through better design.
A rapidly urbanizing global economy has led to energy consumption patterns that need to be changed to avoid dramatic
environmental consequences, says the design schools dean,
Mohsen Mostafavi. Improving the energy efciency of buildings is
absolutely critical.
Ali Malkawi, a GSD professor who specializes in architectural
technology and computation, is directing the center, whose
design-centric strategy will link research outcomes to the development of new processes, systems, and products. To stimulate
ideas and set its agenda, the Center was scheduled to hold a
Challenge Conference on November 7. Presenters were to include
James Carpenter, Founder of James Carpenter Design Associates; Gordon Gill, Founding Co-partner of Adrian Smith + Gordon
Gill Architecture; Phil Harrison, President/CEO of Perkins+Will;
Alejandro Murat, CEO of Infonavit, which provides nancing for affordable housing in Mexico; and Joshua Prince-Ramus, a Principal
of Rex-NYC.
The Center is backed by Evergrande Group, the giant Chinabased property developer that recently announced it would invest
nearly $15 billion to build 9.2 gigawatts of photovoltaic projects in
that country, according to the National Business Daily. The terms
of Evergrandes support of the Center were not disclosed.
For more: www.BDCnetwork.com/HarvardCenter

RETELLING AN OLD STORY: WHY


WOMEN ARE UNDERREPRESENTED
AT U.S. ARCHITECTURE FIRMS
A Full-Wall Moisture Management System

Women make up more than half of the U.S. population. But even
with signicant gains over the past 25 years, their numbers and
positions among the ranks of practicing architects appear to
have stagnated.
The reasons could be the result of too few role models, mentors, and advancement opportunities, according to a statistical
analysis of womens progress in the profession by the Association
of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.
The ACSA looked at recent data from a wide range of sources,
including the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the AIA, the National
Architectural Accrediting Board, the National Center for Education
Statistics, and the National Council for Architectural Registration
Boards. It found that, while the number of female architecture students and graduates has stabilized at around 40%, the number of
women working in architectural roles has also stopped increasing,

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Even with a sizable margin of error it is clear that there are far fewer
women in practice than in school, said Lian Chikako Chang, ACSAs
Director of Research and Information, who authored the report.
The reasons why this leaky pipeline persists are not so clear.
The problem may start in academia, where only around one-fourth of
lecturers, directors, heads, and chairs of U.S. architectural schools are
female. Only 19% of architecture school deans are female.
It could also be argued that women are leaving the profession at
higher rates than men because they are discouraged by the lack of
recognition their work receives. Only about 5% of all TOPAZ Medallion
recipients have been women; ditto for Pritzker Prize winners. Since
1907, only one of the 70 AIA Gold Medals has been awarded to a
womanto Julia Morgan, FAIA, in 2014, 57 years after her death.
With the share of awards going to women increasing by about 5%
each decade, if we continue at this pace well be waiting until 2080 to
see a 50-50 split, Chang notes.
Chang stated that a more systematic approach to professional development will be required in order for women to achieve as architects
at rates more equal to those of men.
The data reviewed here suggest that we should focus particularly
on two areas: rst, what happens before applying to and enrolling in
architecture school; and second, what happens at higher levels in the
profession, academia, and related practices, she wrote.
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There are nearly 9,000 public library systems and 17,000 branches and outlets across the U.S. Nearly seven in 10 Americans say
they have at least medium levels of engagement with their public
libraries. Nearly a quarter of U.S. adults use their local libraries for
Internet access. The public library is a key partner in sustaining the
educational, economic and civic health of the community during a
time of dramatic change, [and] there is already a signicant physical
presence and infrastructure to leverage for long-term success, the
report states. The library is a core civil society institution, democracys maker space, says the report.
But as public libraries shift from being repositories of materials to
becoming platforms for learning and participation, their ability to provide access to vast amounts of content in all formats will be crucial.
Libraries will have to be capable of procuring and sharing e-books
and other digital content on the same basis as physical versions, and
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A Pew Research Center survey on library usage found that a large proportion of Americans,
even those who seldom visit a library, consider libraries important institutions in their geographic
communities and believe that their communities would suffer a loss if the library closed.

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A 21st-century library will remain relevant
only if it is built on three key assets: people,
place, and platform. The report states that
libraries are shifting from building collections
to building human capital, relationships, and
knowledge networks in the community.

While a library is both a physical and


virtual place, the report believes its physical
presence anchors it most rmly in the community. But the library as a learning center is
also becoming more of a destination, a way
station on the learning journey. In that capacity the library in a digital age should also be a

virtual space accessible from anywhere 24/7.


A librarys goal, says the report, should be
to enable individuals and communities to create their own learning and knowledge. Therefore, a library platform needs to be adaptable
to the needs of the individual patron.
The library as platform radically reshapes
[its] daily activities, shifting away from the old
model of organizing and lending the worlds
knowledge toward a new vision of the library
as a central hub for learning and community
connections, the report concludes.
The report recommends four strategic
opportunities for action to guide libraries
transformation: 1) aligning their services to
support community goals, 2) providing access to content in all formats, 3) ensuring
the long-term sustainability of public libraries
through greater attention to potential nancial
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BD+C EDITORS GARNER THREE JOURNALISM AWARDS
FROM THE CONSTRUCTION WRITERS ASSOCIATION
Building Design+Constructions Editor-in-Chief,
David Barista, received the Kneeland Ned
Godfrey Award from the Construction Writers Association for his 2013-2014 series on BIM/VDC.

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U40 SUMMIT INSTRUCTS AND INSPIRES


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Workshops gave U40 attendees a hands-on chance


to test their problem-solving skills. Here, they
participate in an exercise focused on scenario
planning, which takes into account external factors
that could affect the outcome of building projects.

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ntergenerational communication and


situational strategic planning were the
focus of BD+Cs 4th Annual Under 40
Leadership Summit. The event attracted 78
of the industrys elite younger architects,
designers, engineers, and construction professionals who, over two and a half days of
networking and idea generation, were put
through their problem-solving paces.
The summit, held in mid-September in New
York City, featured several AIA-accredited
architectural tours of architecturally signicant
neighborhoods in Manhattan, as well as a
backstage tour of the Renzo Pianodesigned
New York Times Building in Midtown.
The centerpiece of the summit was two
half-day-long workshops. Expert moderators
led attendees in hands-on activities related to
project management: understanding differing
perspectives of project players, embracing
new ideas, and adjusting strategies to meet
shifting circumstances.
Thats easier said than done, when most
AEC rms now have four generationsBaby
Boomers, GenXers, Millennials, and the Web
generationworking side by side, each with
its own way of communicating and its own
notions about work and productivity.
Generational expert Preston Swincher
offered shorthand demographic proles of
each generation as a prelude to explaining
what motivates them. Where compensation and stability were the Baby Boomers
primary goals, for example, younger workers
place a much higher value on achieving
work-life balance.
Younger workers are also skeptical of
authority, having lived through personal
volatility at home (40% of GenXers grew
up in single-parent households) and in the
workplace (where job security and generous
pensions are all but nonexistent). They view
jobs as stepping stones, not as career-long
commitments. But their mobility can be
self-defeating, cautioned the 28-year-old
Swincher. GenY is really great at challenging
the status quo, but we dont have the context

to effect change. And Baby Boomer managers ask why they should commit to GenX and
Y employees if they are going to leave in two
or three years.
This generational disconnect is heightened
by a yawning digital divide, particularly when
it comes to communication. Such gaps,
said Swincher, need to be acknowledged
before associates of different ages can work
together effectively.
Swincher divided U40 attendees into seven
work groups and charged them with writing
down their biggest workplace concerns. These
ran the gamut, from attracting and hiring new
talent to keeping team members on track. The
groups were then asked to devise solutions to
these problems and present them in rapid-re,
four-minute presentations.
This reporter embedded with one group that
talked about how technology has become a
skills crutch for younger workers and a substitute for communication. If you cant explain
a problem without a computer, thats the
problem, said group member Josh Greeneld,
a Vice President with engineering rm Primera.
For its presentation, this group issued 10

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Mark Winschel (right), Director of Business


Development for S. M. Wilson & Co., was one
of 22 emerging professionals inducted by
BD+C into its 40 Under 40 Class of 2014.
Winschel received a plaque from BD+Cs
Editor-in-Chief David Barista during the
magazines 4th Annual Under 40 Leadership
Summit, October 17-19, in New York.

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with an emphasis on mentoring up and down
the personnel scale and establishing a clear
work plan with objectives that all team members understand and could readily follow.
Any plan, though, should also take into
account external factors that could impact results, advised Kogan & Co.s Ray Kogan, AIA,

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Intergenerational expert Preston Swincher


(at right) shares his thoughts about why
different generations working side by side
nd it so hard to communicate, and how
those disconnects might be bridged.

Matthew Postal, a Municipal Art Society docent, leads attendees on an


AIA-accredited tour of Lower Manhattan. Other tours were conducted in
Midtown, in the West Village, and at the New York Times Building.

Some of the 37 U40s aboard the 72-foot yacht


Manhattan as it makes the turn around the islands
southern tip. The three-hour tour was led by the
Co-chairs of AIANYs Architecture Tour Committee:
Julie Ann Engh, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, of Highland
Associates; and Arthur Platt, AIA, of Fink & Platt.

and Cara Bobchek. They spoke about the


importance of scenario planning, which is
modeled to predict the future (within reason)
and develop contingency plans.
Kogan told attendees that strategic planning is typically too inwardly focused and

ignores the outside world. Scenario planning,


on the other hand, is like The Game of Life,
with all its vagaries, said Bobchek. She said
that strategic planning could only benet from
developing scenarios, which she compared to
story telling. Once you have the story, what

are you going to do about it? she asked.


From there, Summit attendees broke into
teams. Each team was given a ctitious companys prole and four external factors, from
which they had come up with scenarios and
three strategies for a 10-minute presentation.
The scenarios didnt always lend themselves to ready-made answers. One group
had to gure out how a small architectural
and engineering rm that generated 60% of
its revenue from defense contracts could expand by capturing more of the governments
anticipated infrastructure spending increases
to mitigate climate change, and exploiting
higher oil prices and U.S. exports.
Such head scratchers proved to be less
about solving puzzles than impressing on attendees how curve balls can strand a project
at the plate if they arent at least considered
early in the planning stages.
For information on the 2015 Under 40
Leadership Summit, to be held October 1618 in Chicago, contact David Barista, Editorin-Chief, at dbarista@sgcmail.com.

U40S GET A LESSON FROM LIVING LEGEND BRADFORD PERKINS


Under 40 Summit attendees could only hope to have the same
sustained energy throughout their careers as Perkins Eastmans
71-year-old Chairman and CEO, L. Bradford Perkins, FAIA. He
squeezed in a Q&A
with BD+Cs Robert
Cassidy before jetting
off to make a presentation the next morning
on a major hospital
project in Ecuador.
Perkins discussed his
rms activities in Asia,
the Middle East, and
South America. He
recounted, with some
Perkins Eastman Co-founder and CEO L. Bradamusement, his inford Perkins, FAIA (center, right), is interviewed by
volvement with Korean
BD+Cs Editorial Director Robert Cassidy in the
partners in devising a
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capital construction master plan through 2030 for Hanoi, Vietnam, and how the Vietnamesewhose animus towards Koreans
is well knowninsisted that he, the American on the team, lead
the presentation. The Vietnamese government not only accepted
his recommendation for a huge greenbelt around the capital city,
they asked him to expand the ring of protected lands.
Perkins said that his rm aggressively seeks business in other
countries because there are projects you can do overseas that you
will never see in this country in terms of scale and innovation.
He shared his thoughts about trends in several of the rms 14
core specialties: in healthcare, increasing globalization; in higher
education, a heavier emphasis on science and technology, and no
backing off from elaborate student amenities; in senior living, a
move toward technology-abetted stay-at-home remedies.
Perkins said hes seen the level of rigor in the profession surpass
what it was when he graduated from Cornell. And while the business side has gotten a lot tougher, he said he continues to believe
that architecture is still one of the most rewarding professions.
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ore than 750 Greenbuild attendees


visited the Environment Education
Classroom, a modular building
constructed by BD+C and its partners, on
October 22 and 23 in New Orleans. Design
of the 570-sf facility was completed by
local rm Eskew+Dumez+Ripple, the 2014
AIA National Firm, under the direction of
Amanda Rivera, AIA, LEED AP BD+C. The
facility was constructed by design-builder
Broadmoor LLC, Metairie, La., under the
supervision of Ryan Mouledas.
Platinum Sponsors for the project (including
product donations): Access Lighting, Accoya,
ASSA ABLOY, Bayer MaterialScience, Carlisle
Syntec Systems, CENTRIA, LG, MechoSystems, and the Modular Building Institute.
Additional donations of products and
services came from: Calmar, Craft Croswell,
Cosentino, Davies Shoring, Dufrene Building
Materials, F.L. Crane, HTE Electrical, Harmon
Engineering, Johnsonite, Juneau-Odenwald,
Kohler, Manufab, MCC, Metro Disposal,
ModSpace, New Orleans Iron Works, Roxul,
Runo, South Coast Solar, Southern Walls
and Windows, Stewart Interiors, Tandus/Centiva, and TLC Engineering.
At Greenbuilds closing, the facility was
towed to a temporary holding station in New
Orleans. The structure has been donated to
the Center for Sustainable Engagement and
Development/Sustain the Nine, a community
group that has been working in the Lower
Ninth Ward since 2005, when Hurricane
Katrina ravaged New Orleans.
BD+C is helping the nonprot organization

The Environment Education Classroom, designed by Eskew+Dumez+Ripple and built by


Broadmoor LLC. The 570-sf modular unit was
displayed at Greenbuild in October and will be
permanently installed in the Lower Ninth Ward.

to raise the $20,000 needed to permanently


install the structuresite preparation, foundation work, utility hookups, etc. The completed
facility will be used as a community center
to educate K-12 students and Ninth Ward
residents on matters related to water quality,
stormwater management, rainwater harvesting, resiliency, and climate issues.

HOW YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE


USGBC Louisiana, a 501(c)(3) nonprot organization, has established a trust fund
on behalf of CSED/Sustain the Nine to pay for permanent installation of the
Environment Education Classroom in the Ninth Ward. Donations are tax-deductible.
All donors will be acknowledged by permanent signage in the facility.
AEC rms are encouraged to contribute, at the following suggested levels:
Platinum $1,000 Gold $500 Silver $250 Bronze $100
To contribute by credit card, please go to: bit.ly/1mkPmLW. By check to: USGBC
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As of October 29, cash donations totaling $13,225 had been received from the
following: Barton Malow Company, CJL
Engineering, Corgan, Environmental Systems
Design, EYP Architecture & Engineering, FGM
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Architecture, SCB, SGC Horizon/Scranton
Gillette Communications, Shawmut Design
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RESIDENTIAL TOWER SET TO BECOME


SWEDENS TALLEST BUILDING
As the result of an international design competition, Skidmore,
Owings and Merrill was chosen to design the Polestar Tower
project in Gothenburg, Sweden, destined to be the countrys
tallest building. Scandinavian contractor Serneke and the city
of Gothenburg commissioned the residential project, which
will offer residents views of the city and waterfront and provide
community activities with a resident lounge, restaurant, gym, and
roof deck. Residential options will include single-story ats, loftstyle apartments, and duplexeseach with its own balcony. The
neighborhoods master plan includes the creation of a mixed-use
district in addition to the residential tower to further enhance the
Gothenburg area.

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CHICAGO SPORTING CENTER TO OFFER


60-FOOT-HIGH CLIMBING TERRAIN
Backed by a team of local developers, contractors, architects,
and investors, the First Ascent sporting facility on Chicagos
North Side will feature 20,000 sf of rock climbing, yoga, and
other tness amenities. The Missner Group will build the facility
in a joint-venture partnership with Baker Development Corp.
Geared toward the citys climbing community, the facility will
include a 60-foot-high climbing terrain designed by Walltopia;
top rope and lead walls with overhangs, roofs, slabs, and cracks;
and 5,000 sf of standalone bouldering with caves, prows, and
overhangs. A 7,000-sf mezzanine will house a training center
with system boards, slacklines, and a full-body tness area.
Fitzgerald Associates (architect) and Kimley-Horn (CE) complete
the Building Team.

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When IntercontinentalExchange Inc. purchased a 25-yearold suburban Atlanta ofce building to house its corporate
headquarters, the company chose Heery International to provide
architectural, interior, and engineering design services for a
complete renovation of the 14-story building. In addition to ofce
space, the project will also provide infrastructure improvements,
parking deck repairs, improved site circulation, and new security
enhancements. Most of the building will require interior design
work. Collaboration among employees is an essential element of
the design, with each oor congured around a social hub, and
each hub connected by a staircase.

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DALLAS OFFICE TOWER TARGETS LEED GOLD


FOR 23-STORY VICTORY CENTER

As the rst new ofce building project in Dallass Victory Park


development in seven years, the 23-story Victory Center will include
a 1,350-car parking garage, conference center, tness facilities,
restaurants, retail, a public plaza, and a rooftop terrace. Designed by
Duda|Paine Architects for Hines, the glass tower will be visible from
every approach, oriented along an east-west axis to maximize solar
angles. This orientation, along with building envelope shading devices
and high-performance glazing, will help the building target LEED Gold
certication. Also on the Building Team: HKS (architect of record),
Walter P Moore & Associates (SE), M-E Engineers (MEP), Pacheco
Koch (CE), TBG Partners (landscape architect), HWA Parking (parking
consultant), and Persohn/Hahn Associates (vertical transportation).

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Construction is under way at a South Dallas primary-care


outpatient center built by Hill & Wilkinson and designed
by BOKA Powell. The 43,000-sf clinic is a public-private
partnership between Parkland Health & Hospital System and
Frazier Revitalization Inc. The $19.8 million clinic, located
along Dallass rapid transit line, will include 13 pediatric care
exam rooms, 18 adult exam rooms, 20 women and infants
specialty health (WISH) clinic exam rooms, and 13 geriatric and
behavioral health clinic exam rooms. The facility will also provide
radiology, lab, and conference facilities. Other Building Team
members: SWA Associates (MEP), Bury Inc. (SE), and KimleyHorn and Associates (CE).

A former Kelloggs cereal factory will become the 21st


Amendment Brewery in San Francisco. Aidlin Darling Designs
two-phase plan will focus the design of the 95,000-sf brewery
around a 100-barrel German-engineered brew house. The
two-story space has a skylight that is visible throughout the
facility. The space will welcome visitors with an indoor/outdoor
fermentation area and beer garden, numerous hospitality
spaces, and an interior mezzanine that will let them explore the
brewing process without (heaven forbid!) disrupting operations.

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MASSACHUSETTS HEALTH AND SCIENCE


BUILDING STRIVES FOR NET-ZERO ENERGY
Located on the Fall River, Mass., campus of Bristol Community
College, the John J. Sbrega, Ph.D. Health and Science Building is
targeting LEED Platinum certication, with net-zero energy expected
after construction is completed. Built by BOND in coordination
with Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance and
designer Sasaki Associates, the building will comprise two stories
of learning and community space designed to foster collaboration
among multiple health and science departments, including biology,
chemistry, medical technology, and nursing, among others. A
central atrium will serve as a common area to promote group study
and learning. The Building Team also includes BR+A Consulting
Engineers (MEP), Richman So Engineers (SE), and Nitsch
Engineering (CE).

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IN MIXED-USE DESIGN FOR DUBAI
DDG was chosen to design a mixed-use development in New Dubai
aimed at golf enthusiasts. Andaluca Village, owned by Jumeirah
Properties in Dubai, will combine luxury housing with four 18-hole
championship golf courses designed by PGA golfers on a 26acre site. The $250 million project will consist of one million sf of
apartments, condominiums, and townhouses, plus a shopping
center, mosque, and administrative ofces. Also on the Building
Team: ECG (AOR, engineer), Hidi Rae (MEP), MRA (landscape), and
Trafc Group (trafc engineer).

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UNIVERSITIES ARE USING RESIDENCE HALLS TO:


1. Foster a sense of community on campus.
2. Gain other benefits by downsizing bedrooms.
3. Create uncommonly vibrant common areas.
4. Figure out how best to use technology.
5. Blend academics with living spaces.
6. Compete for students.

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BUILDING TYPE REPORT

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University students want more in a


residence hall than just a place to sleep.
They want a space that reects their
style of living and learning.

BY PETER FABRIS, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

Students chill in a lounge at the Massachusetts College of


Art and Design. The $52 million, 493-bed residence hall in
downtown Boston doubled the colleges housing capacity.
Design rm ADD Inc. conducted extensive benchmarking
studies, hosted charettes, and developed full-scale mockup
bedroom units for students to explore and critique.

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ntil recently, the most important thing college students


wanted in on-campus housing was privacyprivate
bedrooms, private baths, private this, private that. In the
race to attract students, colleges and universities did
their best to create living spaces that tried to fulll that wish.
The resulting boom in suite-style housingwith private bedrooms, common living rooms, and bathrooms shared by two, three,
or four suitematesdelivered as much privacy as most colleges
could afford to provide. But the emphasis on privacy carried with it
the potential to foster isolation among students, particularly if the
residence hall had limited common areas for socializing.
Today, college facilities directors are rethinking certain assumptions about campus living spaces. Some are reverting to an older
university housing model: double rooms with bathrooms and common areas shared by larger groups of students. Students themselves are coming around on this approach, albeit slowly. Dennis
Lynch, Associate Principal at Baltimore design rm Ayers Saint
Gross, recalls one college senior he met at a design roundtable. The
student had spent his entire college career in a suite-style building
with no shared lounge space. He said, I made a mistake. I only got
to know my suitemates, said Lynch. The student regretted not having tried a traditional unit during his college career.
This is not to imply that suite-style spaces are a thing of the past.
They are still being built. But institutions of higher learning are looking for student housing designs that create greater opportunities
for students to interact with each other, thereby fostering a closer
sense of community.
Residence hall design is also being jolted by technology. Mobile
computing, ubiquitous Internet connectivity, and distance learning
including MOOCs, or massive open online coursesare having a
profound effect on how, when, and where students learn. College
classrooms and libraries were the rst building types to feel the
brunt of this technology; now, it is the residence halls turn.
How these factors will impact the college experience for current
and future students is not entirely clear. To gain perspective, lets

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take a look at how college capital expenditure administrators and their Building Teams
are responding to a fresh set of parameters
in the design and construction of new and
renovated campus housing.

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1. UNIVERSITIES ARE USING


RESIDENCE HALLS TO FOSTER A
SENSE OF COMMUNITY ON CAMPUS.

Barbara Greenbaum House, a new six-story,


256-bed student residence at Tulane University, New Orleans, completes a quadrangle
formed by two 1912 buildings designed by
James Gamble Rogers. On track for LEED
Gold, the 78,930-sf building has apartments
for a faculty-in-residence and house director.
Architecture Research Ofce led the Building
Team of Waggonner & Ball Architects (collaborating architect); Schrenk, Endom & Flanagan
(SE/CE); Huseman & Associates (MEP/FP);
Threshold Acoustics (acoustics consultant);
Tillotson Design Associates (lighting design);
Towers|Golde Landscape Architecture & Site
Planners; Thompson Building Energy Solutions
(Cx agent); and The Lemoine Company (GC).

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University ofcials and design rms are


struggling to understand how rapidly
changing student habits are altering how
they use living spaces. To get a better
feel for that phenomenon, Little Diversied Architectural Consulting earlier this
year conducted a daylong student housing
symposium at its Durham and Charlotte
locations to pick the brains of 62 students
from a dozen North Carolina institutions.
We were surprised at how much time
students are spending in housing facilities,
says Thomas Carlson-Reddig, AIA, LEED
AP, Global Practice Leader for the rms
Community team. The discussion revealed
that half the students surveyed studied in
their rooms, while half escaped to other
spaces to study, eat, and relax.
New and renovated housing projects are
offering a variety of common areaslounges, seminar rooms, game rooms, and other
socially oriented amenities, such as nooks
with plush seatingfor just this purpose.
Others are introducing design features that
open up the opportunity for students to run
into each other and engage in conversation
and interactionprovided, of course, that
their heads arent buried in their iPhones.

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At Tulane University in New Orleans, Barbara Greenbaum House, a new 256-bedroom residence hall, features a multi-level
bridge that connects the two main wings
of the building. The bridge is glazed from
oor to ceiling with views of an outdoor
courtyard. On three oors, the bridge
forms a terrace adjacent to social spaces,
providing another locus for small groups to
congregate. The transparency provided by
the generous use of glass allows students
to see friends from a distance in either the
courtyard or social lounge. More informal
socialization is thus enabled.
Many common areas have been opened
up via transparent doors and panels, even
in laundry roomsspaces that used to be
hidden in basements. The idea of isolation
is fading away, says B.K. Boley, AIA, LEED
AP, Principal and Director of Academic
Practice at design rm ADD, Inc. Even
bathrooms are getting this kind of treatment. Were doing more community baths
for freshman and sophomores, particularly
in the Northeast, says Boley.
Holding down costs is the primary
motivator for shared bath facilities. To
forestall complaints from students (and their
tuition-paying parents), these community
baths tend to have higher-end nishes and
are equipped with dressing stalls directly
adjacent to showersputting them a grade
above so-called gang bathrooms of yore.
Design features that reduce isolation and
promote socialization are also helping resident assistants gain more opportunities to
interact with their charges. This is particularly important for RAs who are responsible
for freshmen. If a new student is having
problems adjusting to college life, the RA
is more likely to identify issues before they
become more serious if theres more interaction, says Ayer Saint Grosss Lynch.

2. UNIVERSITIES ARE SHRINKING


RESIDENCE HALL BEDROOMS TO
GAIN OTHER BENEFITS.
One increasingly popularbut by no means
universaltactic to t more expansive so-

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Arts college uses CREATIVE FINANCING


to build 493-bed student housing

cial areas into tight budgets is to downsize


student bedrooms. Rooms are getting
smaller so shared spaces can get bigger,
says ADDs Boley.
How small? Lisa Ferreira, AIA, LEED AP,
Associate Principal at Boston design rm
Goody Clancy, says 180 sf for a double is
the low end of comfortable. More typical
is 200-240 sf for doubles; about 125 sf for
singles, she says.

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Littles design for the renovation of a


College of Wooster (Ohio) residence facility
made use of high ceilings to make small
bedrooms seem less cramped. This adaptive reuse project of a historic 34,000-sf
former elementary school buildingGault
Schoolhouse, most recently used by the
college for ofcescreated suite-style
living for 74 seniors. Each suite has single
or double podssleeping quarters and

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Many states have cut back funding for higher education in recent years, and
securing money for new housing has been tougher than ever for many colleges
and universities. A recent residence hall project in Boston involving three colleges provides an inspiring example of how necessity can spawn invention in
financing strategies.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, a state school, partnered with its
neighbors Wentworth Institute of Technology and Massachusetts College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences (now MCPHS University, and known locally as
Mass Pharma), both private institutions, to construct its Tree House residence
hall. Making the deal pencil out required some deft real estate maneuvers.
First, Wentworth transferred a parking lot to MassArt to allow the site to be
expanded. Next, Wentworth and MCPHS University contributed $700,000 toward the cost of building out a student health center that all three schools now share. Then
MCPHS agreed to sublease a substantial number of the
buildings 17 residence floors to house its students, which
helped to defray MassArts costs. The last step saw MassArt secure state funding to complete the financing for the
$54 million project.
The project wouldnt have happened without the
participation of Wentworth and Mass Pharma, says Kurt
Steinberg, who was appointed Acting President of MassArt in August. The 21-story, 145,600-sf structure is located
amid pricey real estate near renowned museums and the
Longwood Medical District. Bostons construction costs are
among the nations highest.
Steinberg says the college didnt want Tree House to
upend the pricing structure of MassArts campus housing. Our goal was to not have the new beds be more
expensive than the beds in our other two residence halls,
he says. Mass Pharma leases 260 of the 493 beds; a portion of the rent--$1,000 per bedgoes toward housing
The exterior design of the 21-story, LEED
Silver MassArt Tree House was sugscholarships for MassArt students. The 20-year lease gives
gested by Gustav Klimts Tree of Life.
MassArt the option to take over the space now occupied
The 145,600-sf structure has a groundby MCPHS University after 10 or 15 years. Should MassArt
oor caf and living room (designed with
exercise that option, its on-campus housing would be able
student participation), a health center, and
a Pajama Floor with a kitchen, game
to accommodate about 44% of its students, mostly freshroom, laundry, and tness center. Housing
men and sophomores, doubling its total housing capacity.
is provided in 136 four- and ve-bed suites
Designed by ADD, Inc., the Tree House was inspired by
on 17 oors, congured in one-, two-, and
Gustav Klimts Tree of Life. The 280-foot-tall structure
three-bedroom layouts. Each residential
stands as proof that three institutions can combine forces to
oor has a common space or workroom,
as well as art walls that students can
build a facility that fulfills the needs of all parties.
draw, paint, doodle, or write on.
Peter Fabris

storage space of 72 sf (single) and 109 sf


(double). Little took advantage of the old
schoolhouses 12-foot-high ceilings to overcome the claustrophobia that might come
with eight- or nine-foot ceilings. The extra
volume allowed the beds to be elevated
to provide ample closet and storage room
below the beds.
A crows nest platform at the foot of each
bed provides additional storage space; it

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3. UNIVERSITIES ARE CREATING


RESIDENCE HALL COMMON AREAS
THAT ARE UNCOMMONLY VIBRANT.
Advances in technology are energizing the
design of common areas in residence halls.
Mobile computing and Wi-Fi connectivity are taken for granted. Smartphones,
laptops, and iPads make every space a
potential study nook. The use of technology is blurring the lines between living and
learning, says Adam Yarinsky, FAIA, LEED
AP, Principal with Architecture Research
Ofce, in New York. Study areas no longer
require lots of desks or tables; plush sofas
and chairs will do nicely, thank you.
The original design for the adaptive
reuse of the Gault Schoolhouse residence
hall at the College of Wooster called
for traditional study carrels in a lowerlevel common room. After hearing from
students, designers at Little turned the
room into a homey chill space with sofas,
exposed brick walls and wood beams, and
natural light. Students are using the room
for studying, watching videos, chatting
with friends, and impromptu meetings
the kind of social interaction that Dean
of Students Kurt Holmes dreamed the

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prefab helps Valparaiso residence project


MEET AN AMBITIOUS DEADLINE
Few colleges or universities
have embraced prefabrication
more wholeheartedly than
Valparaiso (Ind.) University.
The Lutheran-based institution completed a $27 million
residence hall this past summer in which the structural
elements were all precast.
The modular bathroom pods
were manufactured in and
shipped from New Jersey.
The primary motivation
for prefab was an accelerated
schedule, says Andy Frank,
Construction Executive with
Mortenson Construction.
Much of the structural and
exterior work on the 85,000sf building was completed
before the start of winter,
which was critical in an area
prone to blinding snowfalls
fed by nearby Lake Michigan.
Manufacturing precast
flooring planks and exterior
panels that mimic limestone
and brick masonry in a
climate-controlled plant saved
two to three months on the
construction schedule, says

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Frank. The modular bathroom


units, made by AmeriPOD,
Dayton, N.J., shaved another
month off the construction
timetable of the suite-style
residence hall. The time savings enabled the building to be
ready for the fall 2014 semester.
FGM Architects and
Mortenson collaborated on
the design-build project using
3D BIM modeling to deliver a
Collegiate Gothic structure that
blends in with the prevailing
campus architectural style. One
of the critical factors in the construction process was leaving
wall openings large enough for
the bathroom pods to be transported from a staging area at
one end of each floor through
the building to their final position. Workers rolled the bathroom units through each floor
to a preformed depression,
where they were lowered by
jacks into place.
Frank attributes the success
of the prefab approach in part
to the type of project. When
you have a large number of

users involved in programming the buildingsuch as


an academic building shared
by multiple departments
youre going to need a
longer design process, he
says. Housing projects tend
be more suitable for prefab
because they usually have a
limited number of stakeholdersin the Valparaiso project,
primarily residential life officials and some students.
Peter Fabris

Precast units from Coreslab


Structures (left) being put
in place at Valparaiso (Ind.)
Universitys new student reidence. A bathroom pod from
AmeriPOD (above) is guided
to its location. The Building Team of FGM Architects
(designer), KJWW Engineering
Consultants (SE/MEP), and
Mortenson Construction (GC)
completed the 85,000-sf structure (top) this past summer,
well ahead of schedule.

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can even be a makeshift sleeping quarters


for a moderately sized overnight guest. A
small window adjacent to the crows nest
overlooks the shared living room area,
allowing even more light to ow into the
bedroom. The windows can be opened
manually for ventilation and more efcient heating and cooling. Translucent
frosted glass doorsa student-suggested
touchalso bring light into the bedrooms
and make the space feel more open.
Though this adaptive-reuse project
is something of a rarity, Littles CarlsonReddig believes that its design concepts
can be applied more broadly. We think
the verticality of the design can translate to
new buildings, he says. In locations where
square footage is limited by site restrictions, the solution may be to build higher
inside and out.

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renovation would produce.


Designers are starting to see hallways as
social spaces, not just conduits. Instead of
long, articially lit corridors, theyre bringing
in daylighting from extensive exterior glazing into hallways and creating nooks and
crannies for students to use as impromptu
study areas, or just to chill. Small cell phone
rooms are popping up along hallways,
where students can get some privacy to
make calls of a sensitive nature. These
modern-day versions of Ma Bell phone
booths typically have transparent doors and
oor-to-ceiling glazing to allow that alwayswelcome daylight to pass through.
Some colleges are experimenting with
innovative common areas to provide enriching learning experiences. Demonstration
kitchens within multi-purpose spaces have
been featured in a few new residence halls,

including those at
Tulane University and
Worcester (Mass.)
State College. They
can be used for
cooking workshops
or special events,
such as a demonstraA student bedroom at the College of Wooster (Ohio) capitalizes on
tion by a local chef.
12-foot-high ceilings to optimize overhead storage space, extra sleeping
At Massachusetts
area, and daylighting. The conversion of the 34,000-sf former elementary
College of Art and
school/ofce space was designed by lead architect Little, with BSHM/
Balog Steines Hendricks & Manchester Architects (AOR) and Karpinski
Design in Boston, the
Engineering (MEP). Bogner Construction Co. was the GC.
Tree House residence
hall has an art gallery
where students program the exhibits.
square feet of common area space per
Common areas are being viewed more
bed, says Goody Clancys Ferreira.
and more as prized amenities central to the
4. UNIVERSITIES ARE STRUGGLING
quality of life on college campuses. The key
WITH HOW BEST TO USE HIGH-TECH
question is cost. Universities are trying to
SYSTEMS IN RESIDENCE HALLS.
gure out what is the sweet spot for net
Schools are grappling with the problem of
how to accommodate distance learning.
Some universities provide space within residence halls, but theres no consensus on
how these rooms should be designed. A
at screen in a classroom is not necessarily the solution, says Michael Romot, AIA,
NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, Project Manager
with Little. Other options could include
the creation of living units with even more
learning environments within the housing
facilitylive-study environments like a
mixed-use development within the campus, says Romot.
One former universal residence hall amenitythe dedicated computer labis going
the way of the dodo. Students have their
own electronic devices; they dont want the
Texas A&Ms Hulabaloo Hall features a convenience store (left, top) and multipurpose academic
room (left, bottom). The five-story, $66 million, 648bed facility is the first new residence hall on the
Aggie campus since the 1980s. Treanor Architects
(design architect) and Stantec (prime architect)
led the Building Team for owner/PM Texas A&M
University Facilities, Planning & Construction/
HUB. Rounding out the team: Structures + Haynes
Whaley (SE); Kimley-Horn and Associates (CE);
H2MG (MEP); Terracon (geotechnical, materials testing); Coleman|TBG (landscape architect);
Siemens Energy Management (energy systems);
Horizon (Cx agent); and Linbeck (CMAR).

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Two views of the Warren and Moore Residential College Complex, including the Kissam Center, at
Vanderbilt University, Nashville. The 395,000-sf, LEED Gold complex provides housing for about 660
students in a residential college setting, with graduate fellows in each college. The Kissam Center
provides gathering space, dining facilities, a classroom, ofces, and meeting rooms. The Building
Team: Goody Clancy (architect); EOA Architects (associate architect); Weidlinger Associates (SE);
Barge Cauthen & Associates (CE); Smith Seckman Reid (MEP); greenStudio (sustainability consultant); and Braseld & Gorrie (GC). The university acted as its own landscaping contractor. More than
80% of the demolition waste21,000 tonsfrom the old Kissam Quadrangle was diverted from
landll. More than 90% of regularly occupied spaces have a direct line of sight to the outdoors.

school to dictate what to use. Their computer lab is on their smartphones.


The exception that proves the rule:
Texas A&M Universitys new Hullabaloo
Hall, which melds housing with an extensive Community Learning Center. Its like
a library without books, says Chareny
Rydl, the Aggies Director of Residential
Life. The rst-oor facility employs an open
ofce design concept. Students dont
want the old structure of computer labs
with cubicles that make you feel boxed in,
says Rydl.
The Community Learning Center also
provides learning opportunities for students
living in other residences. says Rydl. The
space has individual and group study areas
and is equipped with high-end computers with access to special engineering
programs and other expensive software
that most students cant afford. We track
who uses the space, she says. We were
surprised to see people from other parts of
the campus using it.

5. UNIVERSITIES ARE BLENDING


ACADEMICS WITH LIVING SPACE
VIA THE RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE.
The concept of the residential college, where
guided learning occurs largely within the

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residence facility, continues to grow in inuence, even at institutions that dont formally
adopt it. Classrooms and multi-purpose
rooms with movable furniture and partitions
that can be arranged like classrooms and
lecture halls are desirable features in some
residence halls.
At Tulane University, a recent convert to
the residential college format, the Greenbaum building includes an apartment for a
faculty-member-in-residence and an ofce
for a full-time community director responsible for programming activities and overseeing quality of life for the residential college
and its nearby residence. Greenbaums
common areas are the setting for most of
the residential colleges events.
Vanderbilt University is also transitioning
to a residential college format, with more
new housing planned to support the effort.
The timetable is dependent on fundraising, says Bob Grummon, CSI, LEED AP,
Project Manager at Vanderbilt. Renovations
are planned, although some older structures may not be suitable to the residential
college format.
The key question is how to get more
community space, says Grummon. The
university wants to mix in suite-style housing with more traditional single and double

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rooms in each residential college. Existing


structures will have to be able to accommodate such conditions at a reasonable cost
for this to work.

6. UNIVERSITIES ARE LOOKING FOR


THE NEXT GENERATION OF ONCAMPUS LIVINGAND OVER THEIR
SHOULDERS AT THE COMPETITION.
With campus housing design in ux, some
schools are already thinking ahead a few
decades about possible major renovations
of recently completed residence facilities.
Its difcult to predict what the residence
hall of 30 years from now should look like,
Rydl says, so the wisest course of action is
to leave future housing directors with buildings that can be extensively revamped.
Many have common areas with large,
open spaces that could easily be repurposed to meet tomorrows needs. Texas
A&Ms Hullabaloo Hall was structured in
such a way that gut renovations could
be done cost effectively as needed in the
future.
Some institutions already nd themselves
competing against newer off-campus options with high-prole amenities. In Raleigh,
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Ultimate in Student Living, according to its


websiteis accepting applications for summer 2015 occupancy. Amenities include
an oasis saltwater pool with splash deck,
outdoor courtyards with televisions, re
pits, grills, art studio, two-story game room,
tness center, and two tanning rooms.
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Competitive factors along with changing
styles of learning will continue to pressure
universities to upgrade housing. Doubleloaded rooms off darkened hallways are
certainly not the answer.

The huge inventory of 1960s and 1970s


campus housing stock in need of renovation or replacement should provide
Building Teams with plenty of work in the
foreseeable future, provided the competition
for studentsand the accompanying boom
in university construction projectscontinues
at the pace weve seen in the last decade.
Housing can be a differentiator to attract
students, says Ayers Saint Grosss Lynch. +

WHAT COLLEGE STUDENTS WANT in their living spaces


Highlights of comments from 62 college students at Littles workshops in North Carolina:

Ability to reconfigure the room


Built-in furniture that defines the space (but
is still reconfigurable)
Mobile beds with a cushion seat that could
rest below the desk
Work surface desk space with a comfortable chair
Ability to create a private zone in rooms
with multiple students

More storage, such as builtin closets (not wardrobes)


A sinkaccessible outside
the bathroomin the room
No old-school dorm furniture
Option to paint one wall in
the room
Rooms with some color and
texturenot all gray, tan,
or white walls
Translucent divider wall
along the bed
Murphy beds or loft beds
as options, but no bunk
beds

IN THEIR STUDY SPACES


Small, individual study nooks scattered
throughout the residence hall (and other
buildings as well)
Comfortable seating that is playful, whimsical, and relaxed
Spaces that are full of light, with views of
outdoors
Quality of light is important, but avoid glare
and heat gain
Small study areas adjacent to stairs/elevators (to allow students to monitor activity,
meet friends)
Group study and collaboration areas
Flexible furniture options, from small group
tables to lounge seating
Outdoor study space, where feasible

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IN THEIR SOCIAL LIVES


Learning spaces that can dovetail into
chill spaces
Laundry facilities that create an opportunity
for social interaction
Community lounges located in vertical
circulation zones so that students can see
others coming and going
Kitchens that serve a smaller community
are preferred over those that serve an entire
building
Chill spaces that provide as much variety as
possible
Active outdoor zones adjacent to housing
for group-based casual fitness (e.g., Frisbee, volleyball)
Rooftop gardens, green roofs, working
green spaces, outdoor benches, and outdoor eating areas with picnic tables and
barbecue grilles

SOURCE: LITTLE, WHAT STUDENTS WANT WORKSHOPS, FEBRUARY 2013.

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Without a common language linking
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s AEC rms dive deeper into BIM/VDC modeling and


simulation workows, the number of software tools put into
play on a given project keeps growing exponentially. Firms
recognize the value of implementing a mix of digital modeling tools, but the language barrier that exists between the different
software platforms leads to tremendous waste and inefciencies during the design and construction cycles.
Without the free and rapid exchange of data from the earliest
stages of design through construction, Building Teams are forced to
perform double work, such as manually inputting data and rebuilding
early conceptual design models in a BIM platform. They also miss out
on the potential of iterative design, where, for example, the results
from daylight and energy modeling simulations can be fed back to the
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CORE Studios most prominent project to date is the TTX platform, a custom database that serves as the central repository for all of Thornton Tomasettis
project data. Using TTX, the rms engineers can work on project models in any one of six software tools. Shown above is a project model displayed in all
six software platforms supported by TTX: 1) SAP 2000, 2) Revit, 3) Tekla, 4) ETABS, 5) Grasshopper for Rhino, and 6) RAM Structural Systems.

What is inadequate interoperability costing Building Teams? The most recent researcha NIST study published a decade
ago (http://tinyurl.com/NISTsoftwareReport)put the cost burden to the construction industry at $15.8 billion annually.
When you look at the cost burden from
a project budget perspective, interoperability accounts for 2-3% of the total
construction budget, says Nathan Miller,
Associate Partner with BIM consulting rm
CASE. Just making a dent in that small
percentage can yield a ton of benets
downstream.
Firms are itching for interoperability solutions to establish data pipelines between
software platforms and streamline workows.
This demand has led to growth in the emerging eld of computational scripting, where
rms develop (or commission third-party consultants like CASE to create) custom hacks
that link digital tools and automate, accelerate, or eliminate wasteful processes.
There are huge advantages to leveraging computational scripting and the broader
concept of being able to customize your
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and desire among AEC rms to develop


this skill set in-house, or have access to
consulting rms like CASE.
BD+C proles two recent computational
scripting projects that are making waves
across the broader industry: Thornton
Tomasettis TTX platform and CASEs
Rhynamo application.

THORNTON TOMASETTIS
TTX PLATFORM LINKS SIX
DESIGN PLATFORMS
When structural engineering giant Thornton
Tomasetti launched its in-house computational modeling and R&D incubator, CORE
Studio, in 2011, one of its rst objectives
was to solve the BIM/VDC software language gap. At a minimum, the rms staff
uses six primary design and modeling tools,
none of which speak the same language.
Incompatibility was costing Thornton Tomasetti thousands of staff hours annually by
requiring its engineering teams to manually
transfer project data from one design tool
to another. It also impeded the exchange
of data between team members during the
design and construction cycles.
In the past, the rm had employed and

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tested a range of tools to translate project


data from one platform to another, including
IFC models and a suite of custom translators developed in house. But none of the
solutions provided the ability to update and
sync project models across multiple software platforms in real time, nor did they allow past versions of a model to be retrieved
for analysis. These translators essentially
performed whole hog imports that would
completely overwrite the previous version,
according to Benjamin Howes, Architect
and Computational Designer with Thornton
Tomasetti. For example, if a draftsperson
had been tagging and adding annotations
to a Revit model and the model needed
to be updated via a translation, all of the
tagging and element-specic annotations
would need to be redone.
The rms solution was to make its design workow software-agnostic by moving
all critical project data into a custom database called TTX. More than two years in the
making, the TTX platform provides real-time
read, write, and sync capabilities across
six software tools: ETABS, Grasshopper for
Rhino, RAM Structural System, Revit, SAP
2000, and Tekla.

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Using any one of these applications,


Thornton Tomasettis engineers can check
out the latest data on their project from
TTX, work on the design and documentation, and then check in the updated
version.
We may have 20 people working on
any given project, says Jonatan Schumacher, Director of CORE Studio. Its very
difcult to coordinate between all team
members. TTX serves as the coordination
piece. Someone whos been working on
one platform can essentially update the
database, and then the next morning everyone can checkout the latest data from
the database and work in their respective
modeling platform.
Since the beta release of TTX in July 2013,
more than 100 of the rms projects have
been moved to the database, and nearly
12,000 data check-outs/check-ins have
been executed. The rm currently has 95
regular TTX users. It also employs two fulltime staff members to maintain the database,
track updates to the major software plat-

series of changes, in real time. Its going to


be a huge time-saver.
CORE Studio is also working on a Webbased dashboard for TTX that will allow
clients and team members to view models
remotely using any browser or device. Its
essentially a lightweight version of a BIM
model viewer, where users can spin around
in the model, zoom in and out, and hover
over elements to reveal the design attributes, says Schumacher.
For more on TTX, visit www.
ThorntonTomasetti.com/blog/post/43Announcing-TTX.

RHYNAMO CREATES DATA BRIDGE


BETWEEN REVIT AND RHINO

What started out as a nights and weekends


coding project for CASEs Miller has turned
into one of the BIM consulting rms more
exciting endeavors. Aptly named Rhynamo,
the custom application serves as a bridge,
linking two heavily used 3D modeling platformsRhino/Grasshopper for conceptual
modeling and Autodesk Revit for BIM modelingutilizing the opensource Dynamo graphical
programming interface
as the go-between.
Rhynamo offers AEC
rms the ability to bypass the excruciatingly
time-consuming process
of rebuilding from
scratch early conceptual Rhino models in the
Revit platform.
Nathan Miller, CASE
With a few keystrokes,
vital project data embedded in a Rhino model, such as geometries,
forms, and create custom tools for TTX.
coordinates, design parameters, and
One tool were developing will allow
massing, cam be automatically imported
us to easily compare two versions of the
into Dynamo, which can then be used to
same database side by side, says Robert
build all sorts of systems on top of the BIM
K. Otani, PE, LEED AP, Principal with
framework that Revit offers, according to
Thornton Tomasetti. The rst thing that
Miller.
any client wants to know is: What changes
What Rhynamo does is provide a series
were made from the last issuance to this
of visual scripting nodes for Dynamo that
issuance? This tool will allow our teams
allow a user to bring into Dynamo just
to search for and highlight any change or

When you look at the cost burden


from a project budget perspective,
interoperability accounts for 2-3% of the
total construction budget. Just making
a dent in that small percentage can
yield a ton of benets downstream.

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about any geometric piece and different


parts of data that are embedded inside a
Rhino le, says Miller. That may involve
translating geometry or using Rhynamo
to coordinate parameters that might have
been developed inside the Rhino environmentor simply providing an overall assist
with that pipeline.
Besides speed gains (which are difcult to
measure, says Miller, since any time gained
will likely be allotted for additional design
work), Rhynamo offers Building Teams
the opportunity for rapid iteration to occur
throughout the design cycle.
Instead of having to stop design at a
certain point because the project deadline is looming, this seamless connection
between design and production software
allows design teams to move decisions further downstream and adapt to the changing conditions of a project much quicker,
says Miller.
Design never stops, he says. When
construction documents hit there are always going to be decisions that need to be
made and studies to be done. Rhynamo is
attempting to make the process as dened
and efcient as possible.
In less than three months since CASE
launched a private beta test of Rhynamo,
more than 300 BIM power users have
downloaded the code for review. In the
coming months, the rm plans to release
the program as a free, open-source product, which will allow other rms to customize the code for their operations.
HDR and RTKL, two of CASEs regular
clients, are among the early adopters of
Rhynamo. Others include a major retailer
that used the tool to migrate its library of
2D drawings to Revit in order to automate
the creation of 3D BIM elements.
We were able to translate from 2D drawing to a coarse 3D Revit model in seconds,
says Miller. Interoperability technologies allow us to leverage data in new ways across
many platforms.
For more on Rhynamo, visit: http://content.case-inc.com/rhynamo. +

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8 STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFUL

building enclosure commissioning


BY EMILY R. HOPPS, PE, AND PETER M. BABAIAN, PE, SE
SIMPSON GUMPERTZ & HEGER INC.

COURTESY SIMPSON GUMPERTZ & HEGER INC.

Water inltration testing of an installed window prior to installation


of adjacent cladding. Testing building enclosure systems on an
ongoing basis is an important component of the BECx process.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After reading this article, you should be able to:
+ DEFINE the concept of building enclosure
commissioning (BECx) and its impact on meeting the
owners project requirements (OPR).
+ DISCUSS the key areas of concern that the owners
project requirements (OPR) should establish.
+ LIST at least three important duties of the building
enclosure commissioning authority (BECxA).
+ DESCRIBE the value to the project of using off-structure
and on-structure mockups of building envelope
components in advance of construction.

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uilding enclosure commissioningBECxis


intended to assure
building quality by establishing an explicit process to verify
that a building enclosure is
1. Make building enclosure commissioning
designed and constructed to
a process.
meet the owners objectives.
2. Retain an independent third party as BECx
The concept of building encloauthority.
sure commissioning has been
3. Define the owners project requirements (OPR).
around for several decades,
4. Align the building envelope commissioning
but it has not been well descope with the OPR and the projects complexity.
ned, understood, or utilized.
5.
Produce a written BECx plan.
With the advent of new building
performance standards such
6. Plan design reviews for optimum impact.
as LEED, the Green Building
7. Establish enclosure system performance
Initiatives Green Globes, and
metrics during the design phase.
the Living Building Challenge,
8.
Monitor construction early and regularly.
building enclosure commissioning is gaining popularity.
In fact, the new version of LEED, LEED v4, includes a prerequisite for a
fundamental level of building enclosure commissioning.
The design and construction industry needs to understand the intent
and scope of building enclosure commissioning so that BECx can be
implemented effectively to assure building quality and performance,
manage risk, and reduce costly changes and delays.
The governing standard for the commissioning process within the
building construction industry is ASHRAE Guideline 0-2013, The Commissioning Process. According to this standard, commissioning is a
quality-focused process for enhancing the delivery of a project. The
process focuses upon verifying and documenting that the facility and all
of its systems and assemblies are planned, designed, installed, tested,
operated, and maintained to meet the Owners Project Requirements.
ASTM E2813-12, Standard Practice for Building Enclosure Commissioning, was developed more recently to focus specically on building
enclosure commissioning. This standard practice denes building enclosure commissioning as a process that begins with the establishment
of the Owners Project Requirements [OPR] and endeavors to ensure
that the exterior enclosure and those elements intended to provide environmental separation within a building or structure meet or exceed the

FOLLOW THESE STEPS


for successful
building enclosure
commissioning.

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expectations of the Owner as identied in the OPR. ASTM E2813


also outlines different levels of building enclosure-commissioning
scope (fundamental and enhanced commissioning), which are discussed in more detail below.
Another helpful industry guide is the National Institute of Building Sciences Guideline 3-2012, Building Enclosure Commissioning
Process BECx.
These denitions may seem relatively straightforward, but that can
be deceiving. For Building Teams that are unfamiliar with building
enclosure commissioning, it can be a confusing and at times overwhelming process. Building Teams may nd its many tasks vague,
not readily understood, and sometimes difcult to implement. Moreover, since commissioning has traditionally addressed the buildings
mechanical systems, many requirements in the BECx process tend
to be more suitable for documenting and verifying standard mechanical equipment and systems, rather than documenting and verifying
project-specic enclosure designs.
The following eight strategies will help Building Teams sort through
the various building enclosure commissioning guidelines and use
BECx in a logical and cost-effective way.

1 MAKE BUILDING ENCLOSURE


COMMISSIONING A PROCESS.
The industry denitions of building enclosure commissioning all put
forth the notion that commissioning is a process. This is important.
Building enclosure commissioning cannot be effective if it is implemented as a series of isolated activities or evaluations; it must be
an ongoing and continuous review to verify that the owners project
requirements are being accounted for throughout the entire design
and construction cycle.
To be truly effective, building enclosure commissioning should
begin in the predesign phase and continue through the design, preconstruction, and construction phases of the project. ASTM E2813
requires that BECx activities commence during design development
(DD) for fundamental commissioning and during schematic design
(SD) for enhanced commissioning.
Since commissioning guidelines originate with ASHRAE, they tend
to approach commissioning of other building systems much as they
would those for mechanical and HVAC systems commissioning.
However, there is a signicant difference between how mechanical systems are constructed and tested as compared to building
enclosures. Even though mechanical systems can be very complex,
the key pieces of equipmentfurnaces, air-handling units, chillers,
etc.can usually be accessed, tested, and adjusted as needed to
function properly after installation.
Conversely, many of the materials and systems that perform the
most critical functions of the building enclosure, such as waterproong, air- and vapor-control membranes, and insulation, are
concealed behind cladding and nish materials. Once the nishes
are installed, it is difcult and costly to access these materials and
systems to make repairs. Moreover, these components of the building enclosurewall assemblies, cladding, curtain walls, windows,

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roofs, etc.must be carefully integrated in order to obtain optimal


performance of the whole building envelope. If these detailing conditions are not properly designed and installed at the outset, they can
be difcult to access and repair at some future date.
To reduce the risk of encountering such obstacles in the future, it
is important to apply building enclosure commissioning through all
the design and construction phases of a project. Starting commissioning tasks late in the design or during construction limits your
ability to make needed changes easily and cost-effectively.

2 RETAIN AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY AS


BECX AUTHORITY.
Industry guidelines dene a building enclosure commissioning authority (BECxA) as an independent third party retained by the owner.
It is not uncommon for a Building Team to bring in a consultant to
offer technical advice on the building enclosure, but that does not
make such a consultant a building enclosure commissioning authority. The consultant is working for the Building Team, not the owner,
as would be the case for a BECxA.
A building enclosure commissioning authority provides the owner
with broad, independent advice to help the owner understand complex
enclosure issues and thereby manage risk more effectively. The owner
can decide which problems or concerns to seek the BECxAs advice
on, with the understanding that any such advice would be provided
solely with the owners interests and project requirements in mind.
LEED v4 allows a qualied member of the design or construction
team who is not directly responsible for the design of the building
enclosure to perform the function of the BECxA. In our opinion, this
model is inconsistent with the intent of the building enclosure commissioning process and detracts from the objectivity and value the
owner should receive from having an independent third-party review.
If the goal of the BECx process is to assure the anticipated quality of
the building enclosure, it must be collaborative and inclusive, but the
BECxA should be independent of the entire Building Team.
Meaningful involvement requires that the building enclosure commissioning authority staff be qualied and experienced. The owner
must vet the prospective building enclosure commissioning authority candidates to determine that they are sufciently competent
and experienced in the design and construction of similar building
enclosures. As outlined in ASTM E2813, the BECxA must have basic
core competencies, including knowledge of:
Exterior faade design
Building and material science
Procurement and project delivery
Contract documents and construction administration
Performance test standards and methodology
Previous experience with similar enclosure systems will enable the
building enclosure commissioning authority to provide advice and
guidance to the entire Building Team, thereby helping to improve the
quality and performance of the building enclosure.
The depth of involvement of the building enclosure commissioning authority in each of the project phases is not as important as the

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having the BECx authority provide continuous review throughout the


entire process, provided key tasks (such as design reviews, mockup
testing, etc.) are included.

3 DEFINE THE OWNERS PROJECT


REQUIREMENTS (OPR).

SOURCE: SIMPSON GUMPERTZ & HEGER INC.

The building enclosure commissioning process should always start


with a clear denition of the owners project requirements. The OPR
is a written document that outlines the owners goals for the building
enclosure, with particular attention to energy, environment, safety,
security, durability, sustainability, and operation. Developing a written
OPR will conrm that the Building Team shares an accurate understanding of the projects enclosure requirements and sets the stage
for an efcient design process. Even in a case where the owner and
the design team believe they have a general understanding of the
OPR for the building enclosure, creating a written document that
outlines all the goals is still recommended.
The building enclosure commissioning authority can guide the
discussion about the OPR for the enclosure and help dene performance objectives. Conducting a thorough discussion of enclosure
goals and requirements early in the design process will improve the
future alignment of the design with the owners expectations.
The written OPR can take many forms, such as a statement of
objectives or a table of requirements. It should be tailored to the particular owners needs and goals and to the general type of building
that is planned. At a minimum, the OPR should establish:
Interior and exterior temperature, humidity, and pressurization
conditions
Desired service life and construction type
Energy use and sustainability requirements
Some typical building enclosure requirementslimiting interior
leakage, minimizing maintenance, improving occupant comfort, and

so onare subjective and qualitative. Nonetheless, it is important to


dene these requirements as clearly as possible so that the performance metrics for the building enclosure can be adopted into the
design appropriately. Once the OPR is clearly dened, the building
enclosure commissioning authority will be better able to recommend
an appropriate scope for its BECx activities.

4 ALIGN THE BUILDING ENVELOPE


COMMISSIONING SCOPE WITH THE OPR
AND THE PROJECTS COMPLEXITY.

The various building enclosure commissioning industry standards


cited above describe many possible tasks that could be accomplished throughout the process; not all these tasks may be necessary or even desirable, depending on the overall project scope,
schedule, and budget. After establishing the owners project requirements, the next step in selecting the scope of the BECx process is
to undertake an analysis of:
1) the building enclosures potential complexity
2) the amount of risk the owner is willing to undertake
3) the roles and responsibilities of the architects, engineers, contractors,
and specialty consultants that make up the Building Team
As noted above, both the ASTM standard for building enclosure
commissioning and the LEED v4 requirements include two levels of
building enclosure commissioning: fundamental commissioning and enhanced commissioning. The selected scope will depend on the owners
expectations for building quality, the level of risk the owner is willing
to accept, and the building type, size, and complexity. In general, the
scope dened by LEED is relatively limited for both fundamental and enhanced commissioning. LEED does not stipulate a particular time in the
project schedule that the BECx authority must be engaged and requires
only minimal assistance with the OPR and the basis of design (BOD).
Neither fundamental nor enhanced LEED v4 commissioning requires
design reviews, and only enhanced commissioning requires overTABLE 1.
sight during the construction phase. Such a limited scope of building
BUILDING ENVELOPE COMMISSIONING
enclosure commissioning services, while better than not performing
commissioning at all, does not address some of the
IN ASTM E2813 AND LEED V4
more systemic issuesincompatibility of materials,
ASTM E2813
LEED v4
TASKS
unconstructable details, discontinuities in the exterior
Fundamental
Enhanced
Fundamental
Enhanced
barriers, and so onthat could arise from inadequate
Third party
Y
Y
N
N
design or construction; in that regard, LEED v4 is
Time of engagement
DD phase
SD phase
?
?
equally limited in its ability to assure and control building enclosure quality.
Review/assist with OPR
9
9
9
9
ASTM E2813 requires a more extensive, but still
Assist with BOD
9
9
9
9
manageable, scope of work for building enclosure
Prepare BECx plan
9
9
9
commissioning. The ASTM standard requires that the
Perform design reviews
9
999
commissioning authority be engaged early in the dePre-construction
9
9
sign processin the design development (DD) phase
Construction
for fundamental commissioning, in the schematic de9
9
9
sign (SD) phase for enhanced commissioning. Under
Occupancy/operations
9
9
9
ASTM E2813, the BECx authority must also:
ASTM E2813 and LEED v4 dene the scope of work for the building enclosure commissioning
1) Provide assistance with the owners perforprocess at two different levels: fundamental and enhanced. ASTM E2813 provides a much
more comprehensive and effective scope than LEED v4, as evidenced by the check marks.
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2) Perform design reviewsone design review for fundamental commissioning, three design reviews for enhanced commissioning
3) Participate in preconstruction activities
4) Monitor ongoing construction work
This more detailed and more integrated scope enables the BECx
authority to provide more meaningful advice and have a more benecial impact on the overall quality of the building enclosure. The level
of building complexity and the owners tolerance for risk can be accounted for in the project scope by adjusting the number and depth
of design reviews, the frequency of construction site visits, participation in Building Team meetings, etc.

commissioning process. The written BECx plan should be revised


over the course of the project as requirements change, but that
does not diminish its value in keeping the project on track and
making sure that all Building Team members understand their roles
and the owners expectations for the project.
In some cases, the BECx authority may prepare a specication
that documents the various commissioning tasks, performance
metrics, and testing requirements for inclusion in the contract documents. Such a specication can be helpful, but may not always
be necessary, provided the performance tests are included in the enclosure technical specications and the written commissioning plan
offers a clear summary of the process and expectations.

5 PRODUCE A WRITTEN BECX PLAN.

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After you have dened the level and scope of building enclosure
commissioning for your project, the BECx authority should prepare
a written plan that 1) provides an overview of the commissioning
process, 2) denes the roles and responsibilities of the Building
Team members, 3) outlines the planned commissioning activities,
and 4) documents the expectations for communication during the

ASTM E2813 includes a nearly exhaustive list of possible performance


testing options, including water testing (shown here) and air-inltration
testing. Such tests help verify performance for important building enclosure components, such as windows and ashing.

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6 PLAN DESIGN REVIEWS FOR OPTIMUM


IMPACT.
It is important that the building enclosure commissioning authority review the design teams work to verify that the basis of design
aligns with the established owners project requirements. The enclosure systems selected for the project must be able to meet the criteria established by the owner as important. The BECxA is responsible
for reporting basis-of-design items that are inconsistent with the
owners project requirements to the owner, who can then decide to
either modify the project requirements to accept the design change,
or ask for adjustments in the basis of design.
The BECxAs reviews of the building enclosure design documents
must determine that the details and selected materials align with the
agreed-upon OPR and BOD and that the performance tests and
criteria are properly integrated into the project specications. It is
difcultand sometimes impossibleto make major changes to a
design once adjacent systems have been developed, construction
pricing is under way, and aesthetic reviews have been completed,
particularly with todays ultra-fast construction schedules.
Design reviews should be scheduled so that changes needed to
align with the OPR can be implemented early in the design process.
A review by the building enclosure commissioning authority late in
the schematic design or early in the design development phase can
help identify fundamental issues that can still be resolved before
detailing begins. A subsequent review in the early stages of the
construction documents further would further allow the BECx authority to comment on typical detailing of the enclosure systems and
provide recommendations for system integration details. Yet a third
review later in the construction documents phase can be helpful to
make sure that all previous comments have been incorporated and
all necessary details and requirements have been provided.
Design reviews typically include markups of the drawings and
specications and development of an issues log. The issues log
tracks all identied deviations of the design from the OPR. The
envelope commissioning process is not complete until each item
in the issues log is resolved to the owners satisfaction. The owner
should work closely with the BECx authority during the design
review process because it is the owners responsibility to enforce the
BECx authoritys recommendations with the project design team or

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7 ESTABLISH ENCLOSURE SYSTEM


PERFORMANCE METRICS DURING
THE DESIGN PHASE.
During the design phase, the BECx authority should help the owner
and the Building Team develop appropriate performance assessment and testing requirements for the various enclosure systems.
Performance assessment and testing typically include:
Preconstruction laboratory mockups
Field-constructed mockups, both off-structure and on-structure
Field testing at milestone intervals
Post-occupancy evaluation
The performance metrics must relate directly to the established
owners project requirements.
ASTM E2813 includes a nearly exhaustive list of possible performance testing options. The Building Team should determine which
tests will be performed and their required test values or performance
measures. The BECxA can either prepare an enclosure commissioning
specication that includes all these performance metrics, or conrm that
the metrics have been integrated into other design documents.
Requiring off-structure mockup testing of the component building
enclosure systems can be effective in establishing quality standards and
verifying that the designed systems are capable of meeting the required
performance metrics. Off-structure mockups can be completed well in
advance of building construction, allowing time to integrate any changes that may be needed for the tested system to meet the established
metrics. On-structure mockups are less expensive and less labor-intensive than off-structure mockups; they can also be effective, provided
that necessary changes can still be incorporated in the manufacturing/
fabrication process or during erection. On-structure mockups completed too late in the process can result in changes that cannot easily
be accommodated without signicant implications to schedule and
budget, so they are sometimes not as viable as off-structure mockups.
After mockup testing is complete and installation begins, the initial
installation should be tested. This will help conrm that the materials
and systems delivered to the site and their installation on the building
match the quality and performance of the mockup. Testing the initial
installation gives you a chance to make needed changes or adjustments before the bulk of the construction is completed. Periodic testing thereafter can serve to verify that the installation quality remains
consistent throughout the life of the project. All testing must be coordinated with the construction schedule to make sure that necessary
testing is not abandoned in an effort to maintain completion deadlines.

8 MONITOR CONSTRUCTION EARLY AND


REGULARLY.
The BECxA should be an active participant in the construction phase

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determine if changes to the OPR are acceptable.


Caution: Even though its name may imply otherwise, the building enclosure commissioning authority does not have the authority
to make changes to the design. The design team maintains control
over the design throughout the entire process.

A eld-constructed off-structure mockup of a building enclosure system.


Performance assessment and testing of building enclosure systems via
off-structure mockups can establish quality standards and verify that
designed systems are capable of meeting required performance metrics
well in advance of construction. This gives the Building Team the time to
integrate any necessary changes before wholesale construction begins.

of the project to verify that the owners project requirements are being met and the project is constructed as designed. This responsibility starts with the BECxA acting as a second reviewer for building
enclosure submittals and shop drawings. Items that do not align
with the OPR must be brought to the owners attention for resolution
with the design and construction components of the Building Team.
These reviews should conrm that all items related to the building
enclosure are properly documented and that they comply with the
established OPR. The owner should evaluate the authoritys comments and recommendations and decide how to direct the project
design team to address these concerns. Identifying items in the
submittals and shop drawings that do not align with the OPR and
design can avoid costly and frustrating problems down the line.
In our experience, its a good idea to have the building enclosure commissioning authority meet with the relevant trades before
construction or installation of the building enclosure begins. This
gives the BECxA the opportunity to review and clarify the required
performance testing and quality control/quality assurance tasks face
to face with the skilled trades who will be doing the actual work.
The BECxA should perform periodic site visits as the building enclosure is being constructed. During these visits, the authority should
review the installed work to verify that the construction meets the intent
of the contract documents and therefore the intent of the OPR. During
these site visits, the BECx authority should keep a construction issues
log for items that require further attention or adjustment to comply with
the contract documents. The construction issues log will help the owner
understand the items that need to be addressed and resolved. The construction issues log keeps track of nonconforming issues, which must
be closed out prior to the completion of the enclosure construction.
Caution: As noted above, the building enclosure commissioning
authority does not have authority to change the design or direct

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the building envelope


AIA CONTINUING EDUCATION

BUILDING ENCLOSURE COMMISSIONING


CANT BE HALF-HEARTED
The building enclosure commissioning process must be implemented thoughtfully to be a reliable and effective way of assuring quality
in the building enclosure, without becoming cumbersome and adversarial. Building enclosure commissioning should never be thought
of as a replacement for good design and construction workmanship.
The commissioning process helps reassure the building owner that
the design has been properly evaluated and implemented; but even
properly commissioned buildings can have problems if the basis of

design is misguided and the design is awed.


Building enclosure commissioning must be executed as a process
from predesign through construction to be most valuable. Implementing only isolated portions of the process, such as limited performance testing or construction checklists, will be ineffective if the
original basis for the design is not appropriate and the construction
is not consistently reviewed for conformance.
Emily Hopps is a Senior Project Manager specializing in building
enclosure design and building enclosure commissioning at engineering rm Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Waltham, Mass. Peter Babaian,
Associate Principal, is the Building Technology Division Head of
SGHs Chicago ofce and leads the rms Building Enclosure Commissioning group.

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During construction site visits, the BECx authority should witness
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BECxA should verify that the proper performance tests have been
performed, that the test procedures were correctly followed, and
that the test results indicate conformance with the OPR. The owner
may elect to have the BECx authority conduct performance testing
itself (assuming the individual has the appropriate qualications) to
further assure proper testing methods.

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following a $130 million renovation, expansion

On pace to become one of the largest Passive House-certied


buildings in the U.S., the 18,000-sf, 19-unit Kiln Apartments complex in Portland, Ore., is designed to perform 65-75% better than
that required by the citys stringent energy code. GBD Architects
wrapped the ve-story building in a highly insulated envelope
that features deeply inset, south-facing triple-pane windows and
sunshade thermal shims installed like visors on the top edge of the
windows. Bolted to the wall, these 18-inch shims could have been a
source of thermal bridging. To work around this problem, the architects specied Dow Cornings HPI-1000 Building Insulation Blanket,
a thin-prole, exible material that was cut to t the sunshade attachment area to create continuous insulation. The blanket provides
R-9.8-per-inch insulation performance, greatly reducing heat loss
and minimizing the potential for thermal bridging. Being able to
meet or exceed the insulation value requirements in something so
thin is tremendously valuable when youre dealing with tricky details
around a window, or something attached to a window, said David
Posada, GBDs Sustainability Manager.

Nine years after severe ooding from Hurricane Katrina forced Pendleton Memorial Methodist Hospital to shut its doors, the hospital is
back up and runningas New Orleans East Hospital. The $130 million project, initiated in January 2013, involved renovating the existing
six-story, 133,640-sf East Tower and constructing a 71,700-sf Patient
Care Pavilion. Both structures were designed with advanced faades,
elevated electrical equipment, and beefed-up structural and roof
systems in order to withstand 130-mph winds and severe ooding
events. The Building Team, led by architect Eskew+Dumez+Ripple
and contractor The LeMoine Company, replaced the East Towers
concrete exterior surface with CENTRIAs Formawall Dimension Series
insulated metal panel system and curtain wall glazing. The panelized
system features a factory foamed-in-place insulating core and thermal
breaks between the panel face and liner, providing advanced thermal
and moisture protection and meeting the stringent HVAC requirements of the healthcare industry. The team also specic CENTRIAs
lightweight Versawall IMP, which comes with concealed fasteners and
double tongue-and-groove joinery.

Dow Corning

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BRIGHT-WHITE ACM CLADDING ADDS

futuristic style to a Tennessee museum

Clad in gleaming-white Reynobond Aluminum Composite Material, the


new Discovery Center at Discovery Park can be seen for miles along
Interstate 69 in Western Tennessee. The 100,000-sf, three-story structure
is the new centerpiece of the 50-acre museum, park, and garden in Union
City. The buildings form, developed by Boston-based Verner Johnson
Inc., features a series of rolling roof structures of varying sizes and heights,
anchored by a 120-foot tower. A total of 105,525 sf of Reynobond was
used to clad the structure: 98,000 sf of 4mm Reynobond with a polyethylene core, and 7,525 sf of Reynobond ACM with a re-resistant core. The
panels are a combination of brushed aluminum and ACM nished in either
Pure White Colorweld 500 or Bright Silver Metallic Colorweld 500XL coatings. The forms for the building evolved out of this notion that the building
should have a soaring, uplifting feeling about it and project the future,
said Lou Sirianni, FAIA, Principal with Verner Johnson. We selected metal
for the cladding because it projects the right expression of the buildings
purpose, particularly when used in white or silver.

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CONCRETE PANEL FAADE MELDS

nicely with Montreals historic


Griffintown neighborhood

Although every development project has its own obstacles to overcome, certain challenges are fairly common to most new developments: How can a new building respect the design vernacular of
the existing neighborhood while also looking to the future? How
can it be constructed with the newest energy-saving technologies
and the most desired amenities at a reasonable cost? With the aid
of SlenderWall precast concrete cladding, the 20-story, 175-unit Le
Grifx condominium project in Montreal offers a compelling answer
to these long-standing questions. The building, constructed atop
the locations original one-story brick building, has a clean, contemporary faade combining 380 SlenderWall panels (a total of 50,000
sf of concrete panels) with a fully glazed curtain wall. The projects architect, Geiger + Huot, liked SlenderWall for the design freedom and
energy performance it offered. The exteriors key design characteristican interplay of solid masses (precast concrete panels) and voids
(punched windows)depended on the faades concrete cladding
being supported from the slab edge of the building. SlenderWalls
weight advantages over traditional precast panels (28 lb/sf versus

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close to 85 lb/sf) made it the right choice in this case.

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TWIN CITIES APARTMENT COMPLEX


OFFERS A CONTEMPORARY TAKE

on warehouse aesthetic with fiber-cement panels


The 204-unit, six-story Third North Apartments sit among converted
warehouses and modernized historic buildings in one of Minneapoliss
gentrifying areas, the North Loop neighborhood. Developer Schafer
Richardson wanted a design that respected the neighborhoods historic
roots while appealing to Millennial renters. The resulting scheme features
warehouse-like massing and a U-shape footprint that conceals the residential featuresincluding green space, a dog run, and a poolin the
center and rear of the complex. To create a contemporary, vibrant exterior, the Building Team specied Nichihas Illumination Series architectural
panels in a blend of six colorsdivided into swaths of reds and grays
and a rectilinear shape (18 inches high, 6 feet wide) to complement
nearby brick. The panels mirror the colors of the brick and concrete
on nearby historic buildings, but are a fresh, modern take off of it, said
Maureen Michalski, Senior Project Manager with Schafer Richardson.
The use of stacked bond also helps in this regard.

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INSULATED METAL PANELS


DEAL A WINNING HAND

In dramatic conversion of a casino in Detroit


Detroits 1301 Third Street building, originally constructed as an ofce

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for the IRS, later converted to a temporary casino by MGM, had seen
better days when the city purchased it in 2012. SmithGroupJJR led the
modernization and conversion project for the Detroit Public Safety Headquarters. To increase energy performance and create a fresh look for the
HQ, the building was reclad with 91,000 sf of insulated metal panels, in
varying colors and sizes, from Metl-Span. The solution allowed us to
leave many existing exterior walls and wall framings in place and use a
single product for the air barrier, insulation, and vapor barrier, all with the
added benet of a new, modernized, and appealing skin, said SmithGroupJJR Principal Bill Ash, AIA, LEED AP. CEI Group of Howell, Mich.,
installed 51,000 sf of horizontal, two-inch CFA panels in widths of 32, 36,
and 40 inches and 40,000 sf of vertical, two-inch CFA panels in widths of
24 and 36 inches. The horizontal panels are colored Submarine Gray; the
vertical panels are colored Key Largo, Tarryton, and Sweet Nothings.

Metl-Span
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METAL ROOF AND WALL PANELS


RESIST STRONG, GUSTY WINDS

weathering unpainted nish in a neutral color, said Moses Vaughan,


Senior Architect with WRNS. More than 20,000 sf of VMZINC panels
was installed vertically and horizontally to bring depth to the exterior.
Horizontal panels were used on a larger scale, with custom shadown proles to exploit the abundance of sunlight and changing skies
in Utah. The patented interlocking design of the panels makes them
easy to install, according to Dri-Design. The metal panels were placed
over Z furrings and mineral wool insulation.

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METAL ROOF SHINGLES


CREATE A DYNAMIC FAADE

for apartment complex near Cornell University


Located just minutes from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., the
Collegetown Terrace apartment complex features an eye-catching
faade made from a textured wall panel system by ATAS International. Princeton, N.J.-based ikon.5 architects used ATASs CastleTop

for government complex in Cheyenne

In areas that experience strong winds, metal roof and wall panels
provide a sturdy, well-tested option for building envelope design. A
recent example is the Archer Government Complex in Cheyenne,
Wyo., a city with an annual average wind speed of 12.9 mph, ranking
it rst in the U.S. During winter, Cheyenne has frequent periods of
30- to 40-mph winds, with gusts of 50 to 60 mph. MBCIs SuperLok
standing-seam roof panels (27,634 sf in total) and Artisan L-12 soft
and wall panels used on the project meet Floridas stringent wind
resistant code requirements. SuperLok panel is a mechanically eldseamed, vertical leg standing seam roof system that combines a twoinch-tall slim rib with rm uplift resistance. The wall and soft elements
also provide robust wind and impact resistance, according to MBCI.

MBCI
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ADOBE CAMPUS HITS LEED GOLD

with help from a zinc panel system

The design team for Adobes new 680,000-sf campus in Lehi, Utah,
wanted to create a bold structure that would both contrast and connect
with the natural surroundings of the nearby Traverse Mountains.
Architects from San Francisco-based WRNS Studio specied 1.5-mm
VMZINC quartz-zinc panels from Dri-Design. We wanted a natural

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0.032-inch aluminum shingles in seven colors, creating a staggered
pattern to add depth to the exterior. The color palatte blends cool
colors and warm hues to reect the changing of seasons. More than
24,480 sf of CastleTop diamond-shaped at metal tile was used.
The shingles offer easy installation from eave to ridge with concealed
fasteners, according to ATAS. For roong applications, an expanded
polystyrene backer board gives strength to allow for light foot trafc
during installation.

ATAS International
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METAL PANELS CORDUROY LOOK


BLENDS INTO THE LOCAL SETTING

for a municipal complex in New Hampshire


In designing the Manchester (N.H.) Municipal Complex, architects at
Lavallee Brensinger Architects were looking for an exterior solution
that would accent the mostly brick faade and match the corduroy
appearance of other buildings on campus. The design team discovered that Morins Matrix 1.0 metal wall panels, installed vertically,
provided the desired aesthetic. The look of the panel created nice
shadow lines, said Chris Drobat, AIA, LEED AP, LBAs President.
With other panels, we couldnt get that straight contrast. Its got
depth. When you get close to it, you can see its a rich panel. The
MX 1.0 panel, in 22-gauge Galvalume, was installed on the 6,400
sf administration building and the 6,250 sf police station. Morins F12-S panels were used as accent pieces on both buildings.

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UC DENVERS SIGNATURE BUILDING

gets a new high-performance envelope

The design team at Anderson Mason Dale Architects wrapped the


$65.8 million, 132,000-sf Academic Building 1 at the University of
Colorado, Denver, structure in a combination of glass, brick, and
metal for a modern take on the universitys traditional brick-clad
buildings. To meet budget and performance requirements for the
exterior, the Building Team specied a complete building envelope
solution from Firestone Building Products: the Enverge Cavity Wall
continuous insulation system topped with Series 3200NR Plate
metal wall panels. The solution achieved the clean, crisp look archi-

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tect wanted, while offering ease of installation, dimensional stability,


exibility, and increased energy savings. The team also turned to
Firestone for its UltraPly TPO membrane roong solution.

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STONE MATERIAL USED


12 THIN-CLAD
TO GIVE A MUCH-NEEDED FACELIFT

to a 1980s-era strip retail center

Like many of the 1970s- and 80s-era strip centers that dot the
nations cities and suburbs, Pinecrest Plaza in Southern Pines, N.C.,
was struggling to compete with the newer forms of bricks-and-mortar retail. Built in the late 1980s, the property lacked character and a
sense of place; its painted-brick exterior was in dreadful condition.
Property owner Hawthorne Retail Partners commissioned architect
Dwell Design Studio LLC to resuscitate the strip center. The rms
rst order of business: reclad the exterior with Arriscrafts ARRIS.tile
Renaissance thin-clad stone material. The material was laid over a
variety of exterior typesincluding an old Walmart storecreating
a consistent, continuous aesthetic that is reective of the region.
By specifying thin Arriscraft stone materialwhich, once installed,
gives the appearance of being full bed stonethere was no need
for expensive and heavily destructive demolition work, said W.
Ryan Miller, AIA, Founder of Dwell Design Studio. We achieved the
consistent visual recommended from the start, and did so at great
savings to the owner.

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CLARK ART INSTITUTE REIMAGINES CAMPUS WITH


TADAO ANDO-DESIGNED GALLERY, REFLECTING POOL
Nearly 15 years in the making, the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown,
Mass., opened its expanded, 140-acre campus following a multi-phased
construction and renovation effort that added more than 13,000 sf of gallery
space to the campus. Tadao Andos new, 42,600-sf Clark Center building
includes gallery space for special exhibitions; a multipurpose pavilion;
dining, retail, and family spaces; and an all-glass pavilion that serves as the
new entrance to the original Museum Building. Selldorf Architects led the
renovation of the existing Museum Building and Manton Research Center.
The three buildings surround a new one-acre reecting pool. Gensler was the
executive architect and sustainability consultant for the project.

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INSPIRED BY PANAMAS TIN ROOFS,


GEHRY DESIGNS CANOPIED MUSEUM
Frank Gehrys rst building in Latin America, Panamas
Biomuseo (Museum of Biodiversity), opened in
October. Gehry took inspiration from the sites natural
and cultural surroundings: the $100 million buildings
vibrantly colored canopies reect local Panamanian tin
roofs, and a six-acre outdoor biodiversity park acts as
an open-air extension of the museum. The site offers
views of the Bay of Panama to the north and the
Panama Canal to the south.

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ENGINEERING BUILDING AIMS FOR NET-ZERO


VIA CHILLED BEAMS, DISPLACEMENT VENTILATION
Targeting LEED Platinum certication and net-zero energy performance, the
Building Team for the recently completed $95 million Electrical and Computer
Engineering (ECE) Building at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
employed several advanced energy-efciency measures: a chilled-beam
system for cooling classrooms, ofces, labs, and corridors; displacement
ventilation in the lobby and 400-seat auditorium; heat-recovery chillers with
net metering; and LED lighting. A 300 kW PV array will occupy the buildings
entire 42,000-sf roof and generate 11% of the buildings energy needs. The
building provides 45 instructional and research labs, 48 private faculty ofces,
280 graduate student workstations, and a 4,000-sf instructional clean
room. The Building Team: SmithGroupJJR (architect, lab planner, structural
engineer, landscape architect), KJWW (MEP engineer), and Williams Brothers
Construction (contractor).

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SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE TOWER EARNS


FIRST LEED PLATINUM V4 CERTIFICATION
One Sansome Street in San Francisco is the rst building
in the U.S.and only the second worldwideto achieve
LEED Platinum v4 certication. Originally designed by
Johnson, Fain & Pereira and completed in 1984, the
39-story, 611,000-sf (net leasable space) tower received
LEED Gold certication in 2010. The owner, Barker Pacic
Group, continued to make improvements to the propertys
systems to increase energy efciency and reduce the
amount of waste produced by the building. Its solid-waste
diversion rate exceeds 78%.

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PSYCHIATRIC CARE HOSPITAL PROMOTES PRIVACY,


CALM ATMOSPHERE TO REDUCE PATIENT STRESS
In designing the 25-bed, $23 million Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital
in Berlin, architecture+ and Black River Design Architects drew upon
the latest research on the ability of design to promote healing and
reduce aggression in psychiatric facilities. The hospital features private
bedrooms and bathrooms in small, exible nursing units, offering
patients greater privacy and a calming environment. Living rooms,
quiet rooms, comfort rooms, and dining areas with kitchenettes are
located immediately off the bedroom wings. All bedrooms, recovery
spaces, and ofces have operable windows with views to the hospital
grounds. Engelberth Construction was the construction manager.

NEW DALLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER


RAISES THE CURTAIN ON ELECTRONIC ART
The Dallas City Performance Hall hosts new and mid-sized performing
arts groups from across Dallas. The $40 million, 59,000-sf space holds
a 750-seat proscenium theater, along with function space, backstage
support spaces, and ofces. The stage features an LED mesh curtain
that can turn into a palette for electronic art. The second phase of the
project will include construction of two additional theaters, an art gallery,
a caf, and rehearsal and classroom space. The Building Team: Schuler
Shook (theater planning consultant); Skidmore Owings & Merrill (design
architect); Corgan Associates (architect of record); Aguirre Roden
(MEP engineer); L.A. Fuess Partners (SE); URS Corporation (CE); and
McCarthy Building Companies (construction manager).

$158 MILLION TECHNICAL CENTER REPLACES


1950S AIR FORCE FACILITY IN FLORIDA
The replacement of the Air Force Technical Applications Center facility
at Patrick Air Force Base in Florida is the Air Forces largest military
construction project under a program authorized by Congress in 2011.
In place of the original 1950s building, a new $158 million command and
control facility and radiochemistry lab will accommodate 1,000 personnel.
Flad Architects and ccrd partners (MEP engineer) provided architectural
and engineering services on the project, including building design,
laboratory programming, and planning through bridging documents.

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is a 140-bed tertiary care hospital providing cardiac/vascular surgery,
cardiology, and orthopedics and joint replacement to patients throughout
the Caribbean. The project is a joint partnership between Narayana Health
of India and Ascension. A seawater air-conditioning system is expected to
reduce air conditioning costs by 70-80%, and overall power demand by
50%. Water and sewage is treated on site; an oxygen regeneration system
will eliminate the need to ship in liquid oxygen tanks. Cayman Healthcare
Construction Group, a joint venture between Caledonia Construction
Cayman and Deangelis Diamond Healthcare Group, is the prime contractor.

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floors of office and retail space. The
towers 30 custom high-performance
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destination in the shortest, most energyefficient manner.

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METAL CEILING SYSTEMS OFFER


MODERN FINISH FOR RENOVATED
TERMINAL AT OHARE AIRPORT
AEC rm Epstein chose Rockfon metal ceiling
systems as part of the recent renovation and expansion of Terminal 5 at Chicagos OHare International
Airport. Working with a joint venture team of James
McHugh Construction Co. and Ornelas Construction
Co., Epstein specied a custom Oyster Metallic nish
for the Intaline round-base ceiling bafes in the concession area. Above the TSA checkpoint, 1,200 sf of
Magna T-Cell ceiling systems and 300 feet of Paired
Innity engineered perimeter trim blend together to
provide a continuous open-cell ceiling appearance.
The bafes and ceiling systems contain recycled
aluminum content and are locally recyclable at the
end of useful life.

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SOLAR CONTROL, LOW-E GLASS ENHANCE


NATURAL LIGHT AT PALOMAR MED CENTER
Los Angeles-based CO Architects designed the new 740,000-sf Palomar
Medical Center in Escondido, Calif., to standards set by the Green Guide
for Health Care. Daylighting strategies implemented at the facility feature
ground-to-ceiling panels fabricated with Solarban solar control, low-e
glass. The Solarban 60 and Solarban 70 XL product lines permit natural
daylight to ow into the indoor spaces while blocking solar heat gain,
enhancing outdoor views for patients and employees. Both glasses were
fabricated by Northwestern Industries of Seattle and are supported in a
steel structural reinforcement system.

PPG Industries
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DESIGNERS USE FLUID BARRIER TO SEAL


SCHOOL AGAINST SEATTLES WET CLIMATE
Auburn High School, located several miles inland from the Puget
Sound outside Seattle, is exposed to the areas oceanic climate
and persistent precipitationwell over 100 inches of rainfall a
year. The Building Team for the new 234,000-sf school, led by
NAC|Architecture and Lydig Construction, knew the project would
require a weather barrier that could withstand the extremely high
amount of precipitation. DuPont Tyvek Fluid Applied System was
specied to seal the building envelope and reduce the amount of
energy required for heating and cooling. Installed in a one-coat application by spraying or power rolling, the weather barrier adheres to
damp walls and is resistant to rain wash-off after application, helping
to minimize weather-related delays.

DuPont
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ACETYLATED WOOD SPECIFIED FOR


GERMAN EMBASSY RENOVATIONS
Designed in the 1960s, the German Embassy in
Washington, D.C., was contaminated with asbestos. Commissioned with renovating the property,
HPP Architects brought the entire embassythe
main Colonial-style building and a semidetached
houseup to modern health and safety standards. The designers selected Accoya wood to
replace all of the window frames on the property.
Created with a proprietary process known as
acetylation, Accoya wood is being used to produce windows, doors, external cladding, decking,
and structural systems.

Accoya
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EGRESS ILLUMINATION SYSTEM LIGHTS UP


THE EXIT PATH FOR ATTRACTION-GOERS
E-Lum-A-Path was selected as the
emergency path lighting for the new
haunted tourist attraction San Francisco Dungeon, at Fishermans Wharf.
Installed in the Lost Mines of Sutters
Mill, the egress lighting system provides
floor-proximate emergency illumination that can increase the visibility of

directional signs and markings in the


event of a power outage. The system is
certified to UL 1994 and 924 standards;
it has been tested in a fire condition of
zero visibility and temperatures exceeding 800F.

Egress Marking Systems


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COLLABORATIVE OFFICE SPACE


CONTROLS DAYLIGHT WITH
DYNAMIC TINTED GLASS
Railway components manufacturer Miller Ingenuity
is one of the rst customers to specify and install
the next-generation LightZone dynamic glass from
SAGE Electrochromics. Chosen for the companys
Creation Station, a 1,200-sf collaborative space at
the Winona, Minn., ofce, the LightZone system
enables variable tint zones within a single pane of
glass. The glass allows Miller Ingenuity to change
the tint at its Creation Station in three discrete sections in one pane of SageGlass to any available tint
level. The variability offers greater exibility in managing solar heat gain and glare, and helps manage
optimal daylight for the building.

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The 5,000-sf Rachel Fairman Adams Spartan Locker Room is part of a
new North End Zone Complex addition to Spartan Stadium at Michigan
State University. Seeking an alternative to traditional wood lockers,
Integrated Design Solutions selected the M44-2 weave wire mesh for
the football teams lockers. The stainless steel mesh features a plaid-like
pattern in which groups of four wires intersect in a lock crimp pattern.
Lock crimps are characterized by straight sections of wire connected
by a bump at their intersections. This pattern offers greater strength to
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INSULATED CONCRETE FORMS


SELECTED FOR NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY
IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS TOWN
The new 9,300-sf Farmington Area Public Library in
central Illinois replaces a 3,000-sf structure that was more
than a century old. Apace Design researched the possibilities of using insulated concrete forms for the project,
a method that was primarily used for single-family homes,
and chose ICFs from Nudura. The resulting building
envelope is designed to withstand tornado impacts of
up to 250 mph and has a re-protection rating of up to
four hours. Energy cost savings are estimated to be as
much as 70%. Bishop Brothers (general contractor) and
Sustainable Building Solutions (consultant) were also on
the Building Team.

Nudura
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Allegion
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ARCAT
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Bayer MaterialScience
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Belden Brick Company
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Bluebeam Software, Inc.
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Bobrick Washroom Equipment 56
Carlisle Construction Materials 37

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Chrysler/RAM Trucks
Drexel University
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Envolution introduces HPCI Fortress


HPCI Fortress insulated metal
panel is the ultimate solution
for rain screen wall construction.
This panel can be used behind
any type of building facade and
provides all the functions of
water, air and vapor barriers. HPCI
Fortress is installed outside the structural supports providing
an efcient, continuous insulation solution, improving
thermal performance.
envolution.com
877.585.9969
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The 3500 Series

Style, convenience, and affordability.

Introducing the newest addition to the


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Firestone Building Products 19


International Exposition
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Johnsonite Inc.
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Kawneer Company Inc.
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Keene Building Products
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MechoSystems, Inc.
Mercedes-Benz
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Metl-Span
Moen Inc.
Mortar Net Solutions
National Grid*

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ACOUSTIC CEILING LINE OFFERS


MONOLITHIC COLOR AESTHETIC
Recognizing the growth in demand for colored ceiling design
solutions, Armstrong Ceiling Systems developed Colorations
Integrated Systems, a line of matching ceiling panels, suspension
systems, and trim in 13 standard colors. Colorations marries the
companys Calla acoustical ceiling panels, Suprane suspension
systems, and Axiom trim to provide a smooth, monolithic aesthetic
with good acoustical performance and easy access to the plenum,
according to the manufacturer. Colorations panels are washable,
impact-resistant, and soil resistant.

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ASPIRATING SMOKE DETECTORS PROVIDE


EXPANDED COVERAGE, EARLY DETECTION
System Sensor has expanded its FAAST line of aspirating smoke detectors with the
FAAST XT. The device uses four pipe inlets to draw air in from the protected space to
detect faint traces of smoke across a 20,000-sf coverage zone. The new model offers
more than twice the coverage that standard FAAST systems offer. It includes a built-in
LCD display for programming and status checks directly at the device. Designed for
mission-critical applications, FAAST XT features multiple customizable alarm levels and
notication methods via email, Internet, a re alarm control panel, and at the device itself.

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CUSTOMIZE WALL AND DOOR PROTECTION


WITH HIGH-RESOLUTION GRAPHICS
Two new product lines from Construction Specialties offer Building Teams the ability
to embed high-resolution images and logos, as well as simulated textures and
colors, into impact-resistant, rigid sheet material used for wall and door protection.
Acrovyn by Design and Acrovyn Doors by Design are designed for high-trafc areas,
such as hospitals, schools, transportation terminals, and events centers. They are
made from environmentally preferable, durable Acrovyn 4000a PETG compound
that contains no PVC, PBTs, or halogenated or brominated re retardants. The
0.040-inch-thick rigid sheet serves as a protective shield for graphics and provides
impact-resistant, easily cleanable protection, says the manufacturer.

Construction Specialties
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A HEALTHCARE FACILITY IN THE SOUTHEAST.
John Neal was the plumbing designer on the project. Six months
after the owners move in, he got a phone call letting him know the
oor in the hospitals kitchen is collapsing. Turns out the contractor
went against the engineers specs and connected PVC to a 190
commercial dishwasher. Now the owners are going to have to dig
up the oor and replace it with cast iron. All because they didnt
follow the engineers specications. To learn more about this story
and the dangers of value engineering, visit charlottepipe.com/ VE.

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Saving water just got a lot easier


and much better looking.
Until now, adding water-saving electronic faucets to any building was a hassle. Electronic
faucets are a challenge to install. Whats more, performance is inconsistent, maintenance is
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