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By 2020, more than 75 percent of civic construction projects will fall under the renovation category, and communities will have to grapple with the concepts of sustainability and planning like never before. This is a story of three California cities, three projects, and three approaches to sustainable design. One city government struggled with the issue of how to mandate green in its community while addressing the concerns of the development community. Another council found itself accepting direction via the vote of its community; another city focused on the return of its investment vs. the costs associated with inaction. |
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The Rosa Parks Transit Center is a 25,000-square-foot facility with more than 2 acres of exterior transit access. The center offers travelers such services as on-site security, restrooms, information booth, cashier’s office, café, retail, and automatic ticket vending.
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Five Tips for Putting Integrative Design into Action
Integrative design is the way to create truly green, high-performance, healthy buildings. Here are five tips for putting integrative design into action.
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Thirty-two percent of design and environmental firm leaders and HR managers report that project management training is the biggest training need, according to the latest By the Numbers poll, a monthly survey featured in The Zweig HR Letter.
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Schooldesigner.com's Collabetition Program Promotes High-Quality K-12 School Design
Investments Justified in Sustainable Building Projects
Architecture Billings Index Takes Turn for the Worse
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Federal, state, and local government facilities have evolved under the demands for greater security and sustainable design. With government agencies becoming increasingly more complex and specialized, it’s only natural that the buildings that house them follow suit.
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Through its Urban Development/Good Neighbor and First Impressions programs, the General Services Administration (GSA) is working to improve the public spaces in and around its buildings. The guide being used can also help you, talking about small changes that can make a large impact and generate momentum for larger, more expensive projects.
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The people in a building typically cost 10- to 12-times more than the building’s infrastructure, according to the Washington, D.C.-based U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). Why then, the GSA’s Public Buildings Service (PBS) asked, were its buildings and workspaces being designed without more consideration for how people used the space?
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The Wireless Pneumatic Thermostat (WPT) retrofits existing pneumatic thermostats to deliver direct digital control (DDC) functionality in minutes.
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pinta acoustic inc. has introduced WHISPERWAVE curved accent acoustical control products available as panels, baffles, ceiling clouds, and awnings. WHISPERWAVE products can be suspended from the ceiling as a cloud or baffle, mounted along the wall like a ribbon, or used as an awning.
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R-20 Heat Mirror insulating glass consists of three heat-reflective coated films mounted inside an insulating glass unit between two pieces of low-E coated glass.
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High-Tech California Academy of Sciences Wows Visitors
The Latest in Sign Technology
Materials and Sound
Total Energy Recovery Wheels: Integral to Sustainability
Responsible (and Sustainable) Outdoor Lighting
The Architect's Recipe for Courthouse Security
Stretching Your Clients' Roofing Dollars
Video Conferencing: It's All About Location
Get Educated on Prototype Design
Integrate Weather Data into Building Automation
| August 5, 2009 |
