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AP50: Readers’ Choice by AP Staff Reader Reaction: Our annual publishing of the year’s most-requested products reveals a strong reader affinity for daylighting and envelope improvements.

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Lessons Learneding

True wisdom just might be the ability to admit we

remain steadfast: love of family; hard work—and

don’t know a lot, or at the very least, owning up

a love of one’s work—finally, a love and respect

that our rose-tinted visions of reality might just be

for nature.

that. To this point, in the push to implement 2030 or

As to the latter, my father and I would frequently

net-zero initiatives, the other virtue I believe we’ll all

go camping and canoeing—the more remote the

need in spades is True Grit.

better. But his philosophy was rooted in more than

I recently returned from both Greenbuild and the

just communing with rivers, lakes and woods, it was

New Building Institute’s Getting to Zero forum, and

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I came away re-energized that sustainable design is the path we should be on. That said, I don’t know that the rest of the world knows this, and recognizing this may be the first step to making it happen.

This can be a hard lesson to embrace and sometimes it takes a blunt voice to instill. My father has been such a voice for me, I’ve come to realize.

The message speaks to the argument for healthier, humancentric environments louder than anything I can write.

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For example, as a young man, in the years following ART + DESIGN

the Chicago Bear’s Superbowl victory, I remember getting into a heated argument that the team was

an adherence that little things matter—picking up

not old or mediocre and would return to glory. I was

litter, even if it was not yours; turning off lights and

wrong. It’s since saved me a lot of heartache.

conserving energy; and helping keep the places of

As a pre-teen, I remember being blown away by Star Wars, feeling, at the time, it was a life-changing

great beauty, beautiful for the next generation. much influenced my career and my outlook on the

noted the film was a glorified cowboy story inter-

built environment. To honor my father, I am renew-

spersed with stolen WWII dogfights and samurai

ing that commitment to a better, greener world, and

costumes. Watching it years later, I must admit my

I’m asking you to join me. But to get things done

Dad was right—Lucas sure did “borrow” from film-

it’s going to take resolve and unorthodox tactics.

makers before him, and it certainly is no Citizen

In this time of introspection, I’ve been reading The

Kane. Corollary: it’s not always bad to glare with

View from the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman. One

a jaundiced eye.

of my favorite authors, the book is a collection of speeches, introductions and musings, including

ing Westworld on HBO, both of us having seen the

insights on writing. In fact, I’m finding it to be a syl-

original killer-robots-run-amok flick in the 1970s. He

labus to understanding contemporary science fic-

had not, as not being a sci-fi fan, it had no appeal.

tion. A lesson I’ve learned is that sci-fi is not really

The only sci-fi he ever liked, he told me, was Star

about the future, it’s about the times the stories

Trek. This hit home, for if net zero to much of the

were written. Of course, the “It’s people!”-style

world is what sci-fi is for my dad, we must replicate

messages being the consequences we might face

what it is that enabled him to suspend his bias and

by not addressing the issues of the day. Thinking

enjoy the show. The answer, in the latter case, is

back to my dad’s appreciation of Star Trek, part of

easy: Kirk was based on one of his heroes, Horatio

it may have been the social commentary Rodden-

Hornblower, and he loves anything naval-related,

berry managed to communicate in the space opera.

having served on a tin can lo the many years.

But I’m starting to lean to the scare-the-crap-out-

For net zero, the answer is more complicated,

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As I think of this, I realize these ideals have very

experience. My father had a different reaction. He

More recently, I asked my dad if he was watch-

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yet my father may still provide some answers. You

to my dad, I have to look no further than the themes

see, he was recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer

of cancer and death. The message is blunt, but it

and I’m only now beginning to learn what True Grit

speaks to the argument for healthier, human-cen-

EDITORIAL SUBMISSIONS

is all about. Death is something my rose-colored

tric environments louder than anything I can write.

glasses have tried to filter out these past couple of

I ask you to think of my dad, find your grit, and

years, as the fathers of three of my closest friends

make spaces that will make this world better.

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have passed to this essence-stealing disease. In the face, now, of this malady having overtaken my fam-

Member:

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Sponsored by Trosifol, CTBUH has initiated a research project, “Cyclone-Glazing and Façade Resilience for the Asia-Pacific Region.” Contact research@ctbuh.org to actively participate in this research by becoming an Expert Panel member or visit www.ctbuh.org.

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BAU 2017 Jan. 16-21 Messe München, Munich, Germany bau-muenchen.com

Sustainable Minds delivers simple, understandable and meaningful product environmental reporting in the SM Transparency Catalog.

Visit www.transparencycatalog.com.

World of Concrete Jan. 17-20 Las Vegas Convention Center worldofconcrete.com

Oldcastle Architectural’s Echelon Trenwyth CMU block and InsulTech wall system has obtained an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) under ASTM C90 guidelines for loadbearing concrete masonry.

The International Surface Event (TISE) Jan. 17-20 Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas tisewest.com

Tile Council of North America announced UL certification of the Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for tile mortars and tile grouts made in North America. Visit www.tcnatile.com.

AHR Expo Jan. 30-Feb. 1 Seminars: Jan. 16-20 Las Vegas Convention Center ahrexpo.com

Laticrete has released three new productspecific Environmental Product Declarations and updated Health Product Declarations.

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The Natural Stone Council’s (NSC) Sustainable Production for Natural Dimension Stone (ANSI/ NSC 373) certification is now recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED v4 building certification program, as well as the International Living Future Initiative’s Living Building Challenge (LBC) version 3.1.

Sherwin-Williams is certified in the new Product Lens program from Underwriters Laboratories, an ingredient disclosure tool that provides hazard information across the entire lifecycle of a product; it considers risk and exposure.

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

The latest version of The Complete Häfele is available now in print and digitally. Visit www.hafele.com.

The LaCantina Binder App keeps your product library up-to-date. Visit www.lacantinadoors.com.

Legrand North America LEED with Legrand Product Guide provides architects, specifying engineers, designers and building owners with an overview of Legrand products that contribute toward LEED certification. Visit www.legrand.us.

Cityzenith has launched 5D Smart World a dedicated Beta User Program for the AEC and Real Estate sectors that provides access to data-rich 5D Smart City models of Chicago, San Francisco, Washington D.C., London, and Singapore. Visit www.cityzenith.com.

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CORRECTION: In the November issue, in the Product Innovation Awards section on p. 60, the incorrect website was given for the Boral Drain-N-Dry Lath from Cultured Stone by Boral. It should be www.drainndrylath.com.

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By George C. Bosson, BA, MA; IES be*light

BEST PRACTICES IN LIGHTING ›› HUMAN-CENTRIC LIGHTING

A Brief History of Light ... And Us Noted biology and evolutionary science writer Carl Zimmer wrote an article in The New York Times at the end of last year “Seeking the Gears of Our Inner Clock.” Zimmer postulated that throughout any day a clock ticks inside our bodies. An occasional writer myself, I have been studying and writing about light’s overall effect on human biological functioning and have developed an AIA-accredited Health, Safety and Welfare lecture, called “Light and Us,” covering human evolutionary development and how natural or artificial light effects peoples’ Circadian Rhythm (CR).

Different spectral lighting and electric-power distribution have repeatedly proved to have direct positive or negative effects on bodily hormone production. Our internal circadian system is responsible for the ebb and flow of numerous biological rhythms. CR, in fact, extends to the cellular level.

However, my experience shows that much, if not most, of the natural and artificial lighting applied today by architects, lighting designers and other building professionals is antithetical to the human evolutionary journey.

The very engineering of man-made luminaires for indoors and out, on any building or structure worldwide, can now quite easily be attuned to light’s effect on our collective human biology. It can, and should, provide stable, wholesome-quality, even longer-lasting illumination that materially improves the well-being of individuals who routinely occupy these spaces.

Our human evolutionary ancestors, for the most part, were born and, if allowed to grow, did so under skies that had approximately equally long hours of daylight and darkness. Under such conditions, human CR developed. Today, this internal human CR is commonly geared to light and dark cycles.

Most people everywhere are awake and active during their days, sleeping and restoring themselves at night. The hypothalamus part of the brain works in tune with these cycles, to turn on or off hormone production; either stimulating activity or calming us for rest. Through millions of years of evolution, human bodily rhythms have been beating to the cycles of the sun on the earth.

Associated with the hypothalamus is something called the Pineal Gland. It is responsible for the production of melatonin, the “sleep” hormone. Around 8 p.m., melatonin production increases, peaking around 3 a.m., then begins to dissipate. As a result, humans tend to become drowsy, fall asleep if conditions allow, then awake if they follow these circadian rhythms.

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Exposing the retina to the higher intensities of white light, or to the lower intensities of shorternanometer light spectra inhibits production of melatonin. Light enters retinas, triggers photosensitive “Ganglion cells,” sending signals to that Pineal gland, which in turn, slows production of melatonin.

One can assume that this process directly correlates to human evolution under natural lighting conditions. Melatonin decreased as the sun rose during human evolution. Cortisol, the “awake” hormone, eventually became our predominant influence, making us alert and ready for long days of activity.

Our CR, however, is no longer dependent upon naturally occurring changes in light. So, where does light’s effects on human hormonal flows lead us?

We have been living in increasingly artificial lighting conditions for more than 100 years. Those of us who design or otherwise create man-made artificial light sources and applications can ask, “Has deprivation of only natural lighting conditions negatively affected our well-being?” For instance, use of bluelight emitting devices such as laptop/desktop computers, tablets and smart phones before bedtime, interfere with healthier sleep patterns because such devices inhibit melatonin production. Can other uses or forms of light help improve our well-being; bring us closer to natural conditions we could have encountered in prior decades?

It was discovered in 1984 that higher intensities of more natural white light relieve symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder. “SAD” is a debilitating syndrome found among about 20% of populations, in latitudes with long periods of dreary weather and shorter daytime hours in winters. Exposing SAD patients to 5000 lux for 30 to 60 minutes relieves debilitative symptoms. We can see the same results from lower intensities of exposure to blue light.

Can we engineer lighting to improve life conditions, cognizant of the evolutionary effect light has had and is having on us? Numerous studies are supplying evidence that we can. For example, jetlag is a result of phase-shifting of our CR—our body doesn’t know what time it is. Exposure of retinas to 500 lux of white light for a duration of merely one hour, “resets” a body clock. To this point, Airbus Industries has launched a carbon-fibre airliner designed to reduce effects of jet-lag, in which LED lighting is a major contributor. Alzheimer’s patients, who have lost their natural sleep cycle when exposed to high intensities of light between 9 and 11 a.m., begin to regain natural sleeping cycles. ICU patients recover on average three days sooner when hospitalized in rooms with a window.

THE PLANCK TELESCOPE A microwave mapping of the Universe as it existed 380,000 years after the Big Bang, which occurred some 3.9 billion years ago. The image was developed by the European Space Agency Planck Telescope. It reveals the Universe at that time was comprised of protons and electrons which combined releasing photons. So at the very beginning, the Universe was of Light. We are of the Universe. We are of Light.

OLDUVAI GORGE, TANZANIA Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania has fossils of early humans dating back 1.9 million years. Humans evolved here, where there is always 12 hours of sunlight and 12 hours of darkness. This is where our Body Clock was set.

AIRBUS A350 INTERIOR The interior of the new Airbus A350 has been designed to ameliorate effects of jet lag through numerous devices especially lighting.

Europe seems to be way ahead of the U.S. in adopting Circadian lighting strategies. Lighting Europe, a European Lighting Industry Assn., in fact, predicts that human centric lighting will be a 1.4 billion euro industry in just a few years.

We are all beings who use light. Knowledge of how light affects our bodily CR, coinciding with the advent of LED light color tuning, humans who engage in creating ever-advancing lighting design solutions and applications are poised to create lighting that tangibly improves peoples’ health and well-being. We can do this while at the same time, lowering energy costs and saving our environment.

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By Eric Lind, Vice President, Global Specifications, Lutron Electronics

BEST PRACTICES IN COMMERCIAL LIGHTING ›› LEDS AND CONTROLS

Beyond Energy Savings to Optimal Building Performance In just the last few years, LEDs have completely transformed the commercial lighting landscape.

Estimates put the 2016 US LED market at 30.5 billion with a 36% penetration rate. At 20%-30% more efficient than many fluorescent lamps, it might be tempting to install LEDs as an energy-savings measure, and forget to think about the other significant benefits—code compliance, and operational effi ciencies, and human-centric spaces—that can be realized by layering control strategies and embracing new technologies in your projects.

Higher Energy Savings One of the most obvious benefits of an LED retrofit is energy savings, and even that story just gets better when you add controls. Layering control solutions into an energy retrofit not only increases energy savings, it also makes it easier to maintain these efficiencies over the life of the building.

While LED retrofits alone generally reduce lighting energy use by 30%, layered lighting control strategies—from daylight harvesting, to personal control, to high-end tuning—can contribute another 40% energy savings, and still deliver simple payback of less than 2.5 years. Combine on-going savings with long LED product life, and fixture/control retrofits have tremendous economic benefit.

Creative, Comfortable, Engaging Spaces New technologies, such as color-tuning, are making LED installations more flexible than other light sources. As your clients get more familiar with the benefits LEDs offer, they also have higher expectations for light quality and performance, and a strong desire to recreate the kind of dimming performance they were used to with incandescent lighting.

For example, a technique such as dim-to-warm tuning mimics the familiar ‘warm” light associated with incandescent sources, allowing LEDs to be used in applications and areas where people prefer a familiar, calming glow.

Today, control and lamp manufacturers are offering solutions that work together to deliver highquality dimming and superior performance. The result is engaging, energy-efficient environments, perfectly suited to individual occupant preference or specific tasks.

Improved Operational Efficiency Intuitive new apps and Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) can turn your smart device into a de facto command center that helps unlock the lighting control system’s full potential.

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Beyond the basic advantages of LED lighting, automated control systems can manage lights, shades, and temperature in response to pre-defined building settings, scenes, time clocks, or userdefined events. Collected data can help facilities teams see when and where a building is using most of its electricity, and control settings can be easily adjusted to optimize building performance.

With the right control system, building managers can be connected to the entire system from anywhere in the building, or even anywhere in the world, improving building efficiency and quickly responding to occupant requests.

Apps also enable fine adjustments to automated control settings to help achieve optimized energy reductions, meet and exceed energy codes

predict energy savings, the more likely they are to embrace control solutions. The same sensors can then be added to the entire system as it is installed and programmed.

Controls Make Better Buildings New lighting technologies, advanced control systems, and creative applications of both make buildings more energy-efficient, comfortable, and productive. That’s good news for building owners as well as for the professionals who design, build, and manage these spaces. It’s even better news for the people who get to work in a more humancentric, sustainable environment.

and mandates including net zero and near net zero goals, and help achieve requirements for certifications such as LEED and the new WELL building standard.

Simple Installation and Adjustments Wireless control solutions offer lower installation costs, less disruption, and a much greater ability to fine tune control settings.

Almost any new lighting control system includes occupancy sensors, and many also include daylight sensors that automatically adjust electric light in response to daylight. Especially in retrofits, wireless systems make it easier to adjust placement and setup of these controls, but it can still be challenging to make sure they’re in the ideal location for achieving energy-saving goals and taking full advantage of available daylight.

Sensor performance, and ultimately lighting system performance, can be affected by bookshelves, shades, partitions, or a variety of other things that often change once the building is fully occupied.

Unlike their wired counterparts, wireless controls can be easily relocated and reprogrammed without rewiring, tearing out walls, or further disrupting the workspace.

How important is proper installation and setup?

In a typical open-office space where occupancy and daylight sensors, along with automated dimming controls, work together to reduce lighting levels throughout a typical workday, those controls help reduce lighting electricity use by 44%.

Wireless sensors and controls can also be effectively utilized prior to system installation to log data that will help accurately predict the lighting control system’s energy performance. For many building owners, the more accurately they can

WELL-BEING LIGHTING The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) opted to be one of the District’s first WELL Building certifications. Design aspects of biophilia are used throughout including for select light fixtures to mimic patterns found in nature similar to how sunlight is scattered through tree leaves. In addition, the office included a sophisticated lighting strategy that eliminates eye strain and other negative ergonomic impacts from glare, including automatic daylight harvesting, automatic shade control and occupancy/vacancy sensors.

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Keeping You in the Loop: 2030 Outlook In preparing for this final issue of the year, we reviewed trends that emerged in 2016 from color to technology. And, as the Pratt Institute concluded in its recent Design Symposium that a designer’s imagination is the “bank” from which to draw new ideas, we agree design is the ”new currency.”

Following are Senior Editor Megan Mazzocco’s picks for the best ideas of 2016 that represent the precipice of design, technology, planning and construction for 2017 and beyond.

Noteworthy In addition to its CityTouch project, Philips Lighting, in partnership with the city of Los Angeles, is engaging in a pilot program to expand its smart city capabilities

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utilizing connected street lighting infrastructure.

Cree Lighting will be used in the renovation of the Cleveland Browns $125 million modernization project.

The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) for September was 48.4, down from the mark of 49.7 in the previous month. The new projects inquiry index was 59.4, down from a reading of 61.8 the previous month.

AIA has produced a report assessing the work of firms that are part of the AIA 2030 Commitment.

The USGBC’s new online, data-based system, called ARC, aims to streamline the application and certification process across their expanded portfolio of 10 rating systems.

In partnership with Delos, HOK will expand the global reach of the WELL Building Standard.

Perkins+Will is pursuing Fitwel certification for all of its North American offices. Fitwel is a new evidencebased design standard for workplace design and policies developed by GSA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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WIND TURBINES Jutting out of buildings, these integrated power generators will not harm birds.

tural insulated panels (SIPs) at its Puyallup, Wa. facility.

DRONES Employed as field research tools, drones are already measuring the health of the oldest and tallest trees in ancient redwood forests.

GREEN WALLS + ROOFS in numerous buildings and cities, and many cities are closing streets to cars in favor of pedestrians.

Accoya high-performance wood was awarded the top 10 green building products for 2017 at Greenbuild.

Crossville has released of the company’s 2016

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Sustainability Report.

BASF, at its Creator Space white paper roundtable, ATAS International hosted area students on Manu-

technologies that have already been implemented in

facturing Day 2016, a program designed to expand

imagine a city resilient to stormwater surges like Hur-

cities across the world such as the Algae Bioreactor

knowledge of manufacturing and manufacturing career

ricane Sandy and the pollution associated with dense

façade in Hamburg, Germany. Green walls and roofs,

opportunities.

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she adds, are becoming more numerous, and many

In this re-envisionment of Red Hook, Brooklyn by

cities are closing streets to cars in favor of pedestrians.

Terreform ONE (Open Network Ecology)—a non-profit

The robots in the foreground harvest and maintain the

architecture group that promotes smart design—streets

green wall while a drone monitors air-quality. “It’s basi-

and buildings are integrated in energy production

cally a field researcher,” says Aiolova. Drones, in fact,

and greenery to help clean and condition indoor and

are now being used as research tools in ecology, such

Nedlaw Living Walls has won an award from Green

outdoor air. Wind turbines, jutting out of buildings, are

as to measure the health of some of the oldest and tall-

Roofs for Healthy Cities for the living wall biofilter

designed specifically for cities so as not to harm birds.

est trees in ancient redwood forests.

installation at the Edmonton Federal Building.

The ribbed grass and surface is highly engineered to

Perkins+Will is involved in a similar initiative of the

absorb and filter water to facilitate the evacuation of

Rockefeller Foundation; it is a new strategy partner of

Wilkahn’s Timetable is manufactured in the U.S.

stormwater. “It’s not just a lawn,” says Maria Aiolova,

the 100 Resilient Cities, and will be instrumental in the

in its Rochester, N.Y. facility.

co-founder of Terreform ONE.

2017 resilience planning for Toronto and Louisville, Ky.

Pella acquired Duratherm Windows.

Vitro has acquired PPG’s flat glass business.

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Mais Ouí to Wind Power The City of Light has already become a fan of saving energy with LEDs, and now it has embraced renewables. The French recently upgraded the Eiffel Tower with two vertical axis wind turbines from Urban Green Energy. UGE says the VisionAIR5 turbines will produce 10,000kWh of electricity annually, enough power to offset the commercial areas of the Eiffel Tower’s first floors. The hope is that millions of visitors who tour the monument will become more familiar with decentralized renewable energy. Visit www.urbangreenenergy.com or Circle H

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY: DISTRIBUTED GENERATION Regatta H2O: Familiar Form, Chameleon Infrastructure, 1st Place Winner Christopher Sjoberg, Ryo Saito Team Location: Tokyo, Japan Energy Technology: Aerostatic Flutter Wind Harvesting (WindBelt) Water Technology: Fog Harvesting Annual Capacity: 70 MWh (used on site) and 112 million liters of drinking water

Fog Harvesting The Land Art Generator Initiative is sweeping the globe with the idea that urban power plants can be beautiful site-specific works of art, and the not-for-profit’s initiative is three-fold: build a renewable energy power plant that creates a sense of place and serves as a conversation piece about the potential of a power plant to beautify community and environment. 2016’s winning project, Regatta H2O, is a fog-harvesting sail for coastal San Francisco, it addresses water and energy scarcity experienced by the region.

Regatta H2O repurposes this familiar maritime form—billowing forms of sail and mast—as infrastructure, which harvests fog to create fresh water and harnesses the wind in order to power its operations.

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Waterfront Revitalization Essential to the city’s prosperity, Chicago’s newly opened Riverwalk looks to reclaim and revitalize miles of riverfront, while linking people together and the nearby body of water.

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This year, Chicago opened its Riverwalk, a project championed by architect Carol Ross Barney, a Metropolitan Planning Council board member. Part of the vision for the Great Rivers Chicago project, the plan calls for the reclamation and reuse of 150 miles of riverfront.

The organization hopes the project and plan as a whole, will serve as a model for other water-linked cities, as the health of waterways is essential to a city’s prosperity, as such entities link people to each other and to other major bodies of water.

At the New York Times’ Cities for Tomorrow Conference, invited guest and Chicago architect Jeanne Gang spoke to this issue, citing the establishment of boat houses—one of which she recently designed to critical acclaim (below)—as a means to encourage everything from recreation to racing. This is important, as the latter’s enthusiasts have given the patronage necessary to remediate the formerly polluted river, and protect it for the foreseeable future.

Seattle is also rediscovering its waterfront as it recently announced James Corner Field Operations’ plans for reclaiming and revitalizing 1.5 miles of the Central Waterfront.

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Adaptive Reuse Big box blights, offices and tall towers in urban hubs are being preserved and made over into efficient or net-zero ready places to live.

The reuse movement is happening across the country. In Seattle, architect Susan Jones, orchestrated a partial demolition of a 1980s office building to create a new home for the First Congregational Church of Seattle’s growing congregation. In Baltimore, sports clothing retailer Under Armour’s new facility is contained in a former Big-Box store reimagined as a corporate campus with the help of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson. In Chicago, the former New York Life Insurance Building was rescued from demolition thanks to the efforts of Kimpton Hotels, who, as part of their effort to preserve historical structures reopened the building as the luxurious “The Gray.”

In the case of the latter, it’s just more proof of a successful business model born from founder Bill Kimpton’s love of old buildings—not the hotel industry. “That is in our DNA of doing adaptive re-use, taking buildings that weren’t necessarily supposed to be hotels and converting them,” says Ron Vlasic, Regional Sr. VP. Gensler and Kimpton worked closely with Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s retrofit team, a city of Chicago entity directly aiding design and construction teams embarking on energy-efficient retrofits. The mayor’s office touts the project as an historic building that’s now just as efficient as a brand new building.

The trend is growing: in San Diego next year, the last part of a military barracks will be renovated into the Barracks Hotel as part of Liberty Station mixeduse development and public market.

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BROCK COMMONS PHASE 1 The tallest mass timber hybrid building in the world is under construction at the University of British Columbia in Canada.

Phase 1 of the 18-storey structure was completed in just over two months. The project is on track to be finished 18% faster than a typical project of this scope.

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OBERLIN HOTEL , OBERLIN, OHIO Owned by Oberlin College, developed by SMART Hotels and managed by The Olympia Companies, The Hotel at Oberlin is the first hotel in the U.S. to incorporate solar, geothermal, and radiant heating and cooling.

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A Trickle of Living Buildings Could Become a Waterfall As projects aspire to meet the requirements of the Living Building Challenge and net zero, it necessitates a new model for publicly funded projects.

The ‘new normal’ must examine net-zero and passive technologies as a 5- to 10-year system investment, rather than simply a cost liability associated with the purchase individual products and construction materials.

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ditioning. “We couldn’t pick every sustainable technology, because if you’re not proving ROI, it’s not sustainable or valuable,” says Aumer.

Modeling both energy performance and savings over time illustrates a technology’s true value, in system context, allowing a different take on budgeting as the owner takes a longer-term investment to gauge its return-on-investment.

Elsewhere, the Hotel at Oberlin (pictured above) is a rare glimpse into net-zero hospitality.

What was once thought to be impossible and then improbable has come to fruition near the Oberlin College campus in Ohio, as the project seeks LEED platinum certification.

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The New Buildings Institute reports 53 verified net zero buildings and nearly 300 others in the “emerging” state. One of those projects is Pittsburgh’s Frick Environmental Center which truly demonstrates smart sustainability. The project, orchestrated for the city by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, proves that net-zero can be achieved within a reasonable budget.

The team had to model every technology it considered from an energy and a monetary standpoint recalls Rob Aumer, the project’s architect. If the energy savings or the monetary savings didn’t pan out, it was eliminated from the project—for instance, radiant floor heating and the Earth Tube passive air con-

FRICK ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER, PITTSBURGH The building’s exterior is clad in locally and sustainably harvested black locust. Frick Environmental Center is net-zero water, net zero energy and certified by the Living Building Challenge, which means all of its materials are red-list free.

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Living Products and Spaces Nature is a healer and provider of human health and well being and it continues to be harnessed, where sensory immersion in nature is viewed as an essential part of treatment.

As universal healthcare came into focus at a governmental level, so did the collective health of citizens. Starting with New York City’s Active Design guidelines for public spaces and municipal buildings, initiatives to ensure collective health and well-being have snowballed. Organizations like the International of Interior Design Assn. (IIDA) are cutting their teeth on the new WELL Building Standard; Perkins+Will has committed to testing

The implications of nature as teacher, healer and provider of human health and well being continues to be harnessed by hospitals, eduction and hospitality settings. the new Fitwel design standard jointly released this fall by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and GSA (General Services Administration). The new guideline for offices aims to help businesses evaluate factors associated with promoting a culture for healthy workplace and employees.

Along similar lines, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) released a body of research about tangible health benefits of nature (www.asla.org/healthbenefitsofnature.aspx).

The implications of nature as teacher, healer and provider of human health and well being continues to be harnessed by hospitals and education and even hospitality settings, where sensory immersion in nature is viewed as an essential part of the treatment. For example, Hacienda on the River is a longterm memory care and rehab campus integrated into a working horse ranch in Arizona. Similarly, in Winchester, Va. a local cancer treatment center includes a healing garden for patients and their families to find respite and recovery. The New York Botanical Garden and Cooper Robertson have put a twist on the trend, having just broken ground on the Edible Academy complex, which includes a teaching garden as part of its operation. It is scheduled to open in 2018.

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Humanscale is the first and only office furniture company to offer products that meet the Living Future Institute’s Living Product Challenge. Its height adjustable desk Float table and Diffrient Smart Chair aim to meet the highest quality standards for products that do no harm to humans or the environment. Jane Abernathy, Sustainability Officer for Humanscale, spoke about embracing the Living Product Challenge during the Living Future Institute’s Living Product Expo this Septem-

p DETAILED DESIGN Humanscale replaced a chrome6 pin with a chrome3 pin; although it doesn’t look or perform differently, the former is toxic.

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FASHION TO FABRICATION Porous Pave is the pathway media at the new Downtown Commons, a 4.2-acre public park in Minneapolis, Minn. The material reduces stormwater runoff and water pollution while facilitating the survival of native plants and trees.

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More profitable airlines, increased competition, growing air traffic, and the need to update aging facilities is spurring improved terminal designs.

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Driven by airline profitability, increased passenger traffic, as well as growing passenger expectation for comfort and convenience and a need to update aging facilities, the industry is seeing an uptick in renovations and capacity enhancement at airline hubs. In fact, the International Air Transport Assn. posted a 6.5% increase in airline travel from 2014 to 2015, which is well above the industry’s 10-year average annual growth rate of 5.5%. “Currently, the growth in demand coincides with unprecedented profitability by U.S. airlines which facilitates program approval,” says Lee Glenn, AIA, associate principal, director of aviation design HKS, San Francisco. “Airlines are also increasingly focusing on increased passenger service and facilities upgrades as a means for them to differentiate in the market.”

Offering some historical perspective, Jonathan Massey, AIA, LEED AP, principal, aviation sector leader, Corgan, Dallas, recalls the turmoil that ensued

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in the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001: a drop in passenger traffic, rising fuel costs, multiple bankruptcies and mergers that went on for several years. Now that the industry is financially back on track, the time has come to address neglected infrastructure improvements. Coinciding with these upgrades are services and spaces focused on comfort and enhanced passenger experience, including hospitality-like designs, high-end finishes, amenities and concessions. “This is manifested in multiple ways including architectural expression, curated concessions programs, locavore food offerings, regional connectivity, integrated landscape programs and integrated art programs,” reports Glenn.

Beyond this “drive to create a unique and elevated passenger experience,” Massey says energy reduction and sustainability—as well as the search for maximum flexibility in layout and processing capacity—are the leading trends in terminal design. In order to enable this, Yvonne Bilshausen, national aviation program management director, Burns & McDonnell, Chicago, identifies special IT systems as the key to enhancing the passenger experience by making it easier to make mobile payments, adding more intelligent wayfinding, increasing self-service options, and enabling a passengers’ ability to customize, document and instantly share their experiences.

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Self Check-In Perhaps one of the most noted changes to terminal design is the proliferation of self check-in. “The introduction and everincreasing use of self-service options— including those used in the processes of ticketing, check-in, bag drop, security and boarding— has led to nothing short of a revolution in the design and use of the associated spaces,” says Bilshausen.

With traditional checkin desks quickly becoming obsolete, airlines are replacing these spaces with streamlined self-service kiosks and intuitive bag drop equipment.

Consequently, this is opening up valuable floor space to support improved passenger orientation and flow, to reduce congestion, thereby creating a “fleeting and fluid perceived experience,” according to Bilshausen.

Enabling designers to rethink the way agents interact with and serve passengers, some models are spreading the kiosks out into the passenger-processing hall. “In this scenario, many airline agents are not placed behind a counter, but rather roam to assist passengers,” explains Jordan Taylor, AIA, LEED AP, vice president and market sector leader for aviation, Leo Daly, Washington, D.C. “Kiosk-based check-in procedures create a completely different

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spatial experience than the typical linear ticketing counter/back wall prototype,” adds Glenn. “Replacing a definitive, horizontal and vertical barrier that visually separates the ticket area from the remainder of the terminal, a kioskbased approach allows visual connectivity and fosters a sense of progression and movement through the ticket hall to the remainder of the terminal.”

At the same time, Kricket Snow, senior project manager, Perkins+Will, Miami, notes that while remote check in sends many travelers straight to the security checkpoints, open spaces in ticketing lobbies must still accommodate large queues of passengers during peak travel times for baggage check-in.

And while the need for airline staff has decreased in these locations, human interaction is still required to support a less stressful passenger experience.

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Flexibility and More Flexibility Of course, the security checkpoints are a major aspect of airport design, and while technology has succeeded in decreasing airportrelated equipment over time, this has not been the case with security equipment. In addition to large screening equipment, passenger throughput is a slow, belabored process, requiring more staff and space.

To best support this challenging, everchanging situation, a flexible electrical infrastructure is key, along with clear-span designs to provide the maximum amount of usable space, and lanes configured to easily accommodate future traffic growth, recommends Wilson Rayfield, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, executive vice president, Gresham Smith and Partners, Richmond, Va.

RELEVANT NUMBERS The International Air Transport Assn. posted a 6.5% increase in airline travel from 2014 to 2015, which is well above the industry’s 10-year average annual growth rate of 5.5%.

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Along these lines, Taylor advises incorporating soft spaces—such as offices and storage areas, as opposed to restrooms and mechanical rooms—that can be easily configured to accommodate future expansion. Adding to this list of best practices, Derek Moore, AIA, PhD., Director, SOM, New York City, suggests the inclusion of column-free spacing, accessible flooring to receive new equipment power and data cabling, and gantries for overhead ceiling systems to support multiple security cameras, special

lighting, speakers, etc.

“The ceiling should not be too high, but high enough to give passengers a sense of space and views through to the other side,” says Moore.

Initiatives such as innovation lanes, centralized image processing, passenger security scanners and advanced cabin baggage screening systems, notes Bilshausen, provide numerous opportunities to improve both the security process and passenger experience.

More than at any other point in the passenger journey, security is an inevitable bottleneck, compressing passengers, so anything that can be done to make travelers more comfortable is encouraged.

For example, HKS often explores design solutions such as comfortable seating, more intimate lighting levels and integrated art to create a more relaxing setting. “In addition, the necessity of allowing a passenger time and space to regroup and reorient after passing through security has made the post-security, recompose zone an area of particular focus,” adds Moore.

In terms of building in overall design flexibility to optimally achieve this, open-minded and collaborative thinking among the aviation architects, engineers, specialty designers and constructors who

fully understand the unique needs of airports and airlines, their many business partners the expectations of the 21st-century commercial air passenger, is essential says Bilshausen. This begins with a well thought out IT infrastructure, incorporated into the physical design from the very early stages of development.

Endorsing some specific design solutions, Glenn favors the development of domestic/ international capable swing gates, unitized plug-and-play cladding modules and blended hold-room/concessions concepts independent of fixed-core elements.

Regarding the former, Taylor explains, “common-use equipment allows any airline to use a gate and this can provide greater utilization of the airports most important asset— aircraft gates.”

To best enable these swing gates, Snow recommends open concession spaces in or between gate lounges, along with large volume spaces to allow for flexibility in enplaning and deplaning on two levels. She adds that smart information systems planning is critical to support evergrowing technology demands amongst airport operators, tenants and passengers.

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Social Media One interesting aspect of airport terminal design in 2016 is the proliferation of digital devices and social media. “There is a blog for everything, there is a ‘number one’ for everything and all of this information is instant and real time,” reports Snow. Because this information is so transparent and accessible, it makes a significant impact on passenger perceptions of airports and terminals.

Consequently, the level of service is critical and this is directly attributed to design.

“The instantaneous messaging of passengers’ likes and dislikes, surprise and delight, as well as frustration and stress has had a tremendous impact on how airports are designed and operated,” says Bilshausen.

“It’s taken the guesswork out of wondering if an airport’s initiative is well received, and allows airports and airlines to respond to passengers’ experiences and observations in real time.”

Defining a few elements of good design, which directly contribute to the experiences travelers are sharing on social media, Snow lists providing comfortable spaces for queues and circulation, convenient access to services and concessions, naturally lit spaces, airfield views, inherent wayfinding and easily maintainable facilities.

Some airports are also making an effort to create attractive backdrops where

passengers can take and share photos on social media.

Similarly, digital services are essential.

For example, travelers are accessing mobile boarding passes, airport wayfinding and airline apps which quickly disseminate information about gate changes and status. Even more sophisticated, vendors are starting to tap realtime information about a customer’s location within a terminal to send personalized sale offers.

Taken together, this constantly increasing demand for digital services is generating the need for a tremendous amount of bandwidth to support large volumes of data. The upshot is that IT is significantly compressed for space in serving as the conduit for every process within the airport.

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“The instantaneous messaging of passengers’ likes and dislikes, surprise and delight, as well as frustration and stress has had a tremendous impact on how airports are designed and operated.”

—Yvonne Bilshausen, Burns & McDonnell

TORONTO PEARSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

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A joint SOM, Adamson Assocs. and Moshe Safdie venture, Toronto Pearson International Airport’s main terminal features a crescent-shaped entry, natural light and linear skylights aligned between ticketing islands to help orient departing passengers and provide visual rhythm within the curving departure hall.

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Food and Retail As passengers scroll through their phones to locate a specific food outlet or retail shop, terminals are ensuring that these spaces are well designed and aesthetically appealing.

agrees Rayfield. “Some airports even offer services that let passengers order food with their smart phones and have it delivered to them anywhere in the airport.”

“Lighting, spatial volume, visibility, seating types and density all play a critical role here,” says Snow.

Other trends include showcasing more local cuisine and retail offerings to highlight the airport’s geographic region and increasing numbers of shopping kiosks, bars and restaurant-type seating within hold rooms, making these services accessible to passengers with limited time.

Whereas concessions

“Open, light and airy designs that are userfriendly and incorporate local or regional colors and materials all help make these spaces more comfortable and appealing,”

and waiting areas used to be separate, the blending of these spaces has created a new design model of seating types to accommodate passengers who are simply waiting, working on mobile devices and/or eating/drinking.

In terms of building in overall design flexibility to optimally achieve goals, open-minded and collaborative thinking among designers is essential.

“Of course, probably the single highest demand is for maximum access to power and high speed Wi-Fi at every location, whether gate lounges, concessions or premium lounges,” adds Snow.

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TORONTO PEARSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Design Highlights: > Crescent-shaped entry > Natural light > Linear skylights aligned between ticketing islands to help orient

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Sustainable Design Because they consume vast energy, water and material resources, airport facilities have significant opportunities to reduce their environmental profiles.

Focusing on things like natural daylight, lowflow and sensor operated fixtures in restrooms, VOC-free materials, and reflective roof coatings, GS&P recently incorporated all of these measures in the LEED-Gold certified Maynard H. Jackson International Terminal in Atlanta.

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A 222,964-gallon cistern also captures and filters water runoff from the terminal roof and the parking structure, and skylights, clerestories and other daylighting strategies bring natural light to belowgrade interior spaces.

“Recent sustainability innovations by Corgan for airports include groundwater capture systems used for toilet flushing, intelligent glazing systems which automatically dim themselves in high light and glare conditions and the design of building components such as exterior enclosures,

CHANGI TERMINAL 3, SINGAPORE

which use less material to achieve the same effect,” reports Massey.

Taking advantage of airports’ vast roofs, many facilities are capitalizing on daylight autonomy opportunities. Case in point is Singapore’s Changi International Airport Terminal 3, where SOM designed an extensive array of operable louvers that modulate incoming daylight and lend an attractive aesthetic. Opening and closing based upon cloud cover levels, the louvers are programmed to bring more light into landscaped

areas and circulation and retail areas where changing patterns on the floor and walls animate the space.

One challenging area for airports is dealing with stormwater management due to the extensive volume of airside and landside paving, and fueling and de-icing agents going into the stormwater.

To help address this, Burns & McDonnell designed a treatment train of bioswales and lakes to treat the water until it could enter the stormwater system at Kansas City International Airport.

Capitalizing on daylight autonomy, SOM designed an extensive series of aesthetic louvers, both above and below the roof of Changi Terminal 3. Controlled by a computerized system that measures incoming daylight, the motorized louvers adjust based upon sun and cloud conditions.

GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT, HOUSTON Collecting data from a rooftop scan of a terminal at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, a Burns & McDonnell retrocommissioning initiative helped to reveal water leaks, pinpoint insulation needs and identify other conditions affecting energy use and ongoing operations. A handheld scanner records the temperature of a steam line in an equipment room at George Bush Intercontinental Airport as part of a retrocommissioning program that delivered an impressive 1-year payback.

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Onward, Upwards As airports continue to actively tap designer’s expertise in producing beautiful architecture that is both energy effi cient and highly functional, the industry can anticipate increased project growth.

In fact, the Federal Aviation Administration forecasts that aircraft operations will grow at an average annual rate of 0.9% over the next 20 years.

In terms of what this means for design, Bilshausen sums it up as follows, “when the principles of aviation architecture—including thoughtful development and three-dimensional design, the optimal use of natural daylight, and the creating of a sense of place and unique identity—are employed, the end users and key stakeholders are all beneficiaries.” £

HIGH-FLYING METAL At San Francisco International Airport, a first-of-its-kind traffic control tower, conceived by HNTB and Fentress Architects, is clad in more than 4000-sq. ft. of four-sided, silicone-glazed curtainwall. The “cab” at the top features a cantilevered roof and windows to give controllers an unobstructed view. The façade consists of curved metal panels and a vertical glass band that is illuminated to colorfully glow at night.

Products included in the facade are the SuperWall 8250 Series curtainwall, INvision 7250-UW Series unitized curtainwall and 7250 Series BHM curtainwall, plus INvent 3250i Series in-swing casement thermal windows.

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IT JUST MAKES SENSE HVLS fans provide cost-saving comfort to the Valencia Airport During summer months—in fact, the use of fans has resulted in a cooling effect for passengers of between 4 and 5 degrees. This allows the airport to increase the temperature of its HVAC system, which has resulted in significant energy cost savings. During winter, the warm air delivered by the HVAC system tends to rise, creating a temperature difference of more than 5 degrees between the upper and lower floors of the terminal. By installing and operating MacroAir fans, the result is homogenized air and a constant temperature throughout the terminal. And this has generated a 40% savings in energy cost.

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FROM THE TOP Designed by Gensler, the Westin at Denver International Airport is the first on-site hotel built to serve the airport.

The geometry of its roof is like a saddle, so ice slides were a concern.

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In Tune With Nature This year’s leading product inquiries indicate an ongoing desire to balance life forces with the built environment.

The hgh-tech luminaire at the right is one of several LED products that piqued reader interest this past year. Beyond energy efficiency, human health and productivity—possibly enhanced with tunable LED and controls—is on the minds of many readers, as noted in this issue’s On Spec (p. 12).

Human-centric lighting (HLC), as it’s known, gained more mainstream attention earlier this year when

The collective consciousness of the profession has evolved to embrace products that let life force into its best building designs. the American Medical Assn. weighed in on issues associated with lighting that may disrupt Circadian rhythms, a condition that can increase risk of certain cancers. The antidote? The jury remains out on artificial lighting’s role in the process—positive or negative—but what is a certainty is that plenty of natural light helps. The good news is in the following pages, as selected by our readers, are a smattering of doors, partitions and moveable walls that facilitate such goals. Part of the HLC mantra is also to provide views to the outside. The scene through the glass doors opposite this page, however, reminds me of another important element—water.

On one hand, reader inquiries reflect a need for products that manage or tame soggy climates to better preserve the built environment. On the other hand, the popularity of permeable pavers, porous pave and bricks, indicate that people like to build in, on and around water. Finally, let’s not forget air, specifically IAQ. Readers inquired about fans, largescale ventilated windows and even green walls that mitigate the detrimental effects of too much time spent indoors.

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Stile and rail allows more daylight, while offering structural integrity.

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PERFORMANCE WITH STYLE Featuring a low maintenance aluminum exterior with multiple profile options and the natural warmth of a wood interior, the Contemporary Clad complements any architectural style and window package. Perfectly proportioned, the Contemporary Clad provides a beautiful aesthetic and increased thermal performance resulting in the company’s most energy efficient system. The Contemporary Clad features the company’s signature narrow 2.9375-in. stile and rail profile for more glass and natural daylight and 2.25-in. thick panels for structural integrity and ultimate energy efficiency. Available in square and sculpted profile options to suit any architecture style.

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The fully fabricated Envelope 2000 is available in route and return, rainscreen reveal and deep reveal attachment systems to provide the precise aesthetics for a project.

Panels can be curved to form clean, graceful lines.

FLUSH FINISH This stylish collection of restroom partitions is made from Phenolic and offers sleek hardware, robust construction and zero sightline doors and pilasters that meet in a flush finish with routed, overlapping closures for guaranteed privacy. An occupancy latch with an emergency unlatching device indicates when a cubicle is occupied, and the partitions are equipped with attractive, adjustable pedestals for quick and easy leveling.

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THICK SKIN A composite panel for exterior cladding on walls, canopies, fascias and accent bands, Envelope 2000 is made by laminating an aluminum skin to a substrate of thermoset phenolic resin. Behind that is a second aluminum skin provides thermal stability and panel balance. The system is impact-resistant, and water-resistant, providing smoothness in a variety of finishes. Circle 419

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MIX AND MATCH The CF ArchitecturalHorizontal Series, formerly known as ecoFICIENT Grand H, allows designers to mix multiple panel widths and colors on the same wall. It also allows flexibility for continuous corners along with a complete line of aluminum extrusions and accessories to complete the wall system. When desired, these panels can also be mixed with vertical or horizontal insulated panels to achieve almost any look a design requires.

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THE POWER OF FOUR The Gravity 4-in. downlight is a high-performance LED downlight, which features a highly configurable single point source LED package and is capable of delivering up to 4700 lm. An innovative collar design adjusts to ceiling thicknesses ranging from 0.5-in. to 2.25-in. The luminaire comes in round or square specification grade trims in five distinct finishes and a choice of outputs, CCTs, CRI options, beam spreads and accessories.

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VENTILATION WITH A SIDE OF DAYLIGHT TechVent top-hinged windows let in massive amounts of natural light and fresh air.

They can run continuously for 150-ft. spans and may remain in the open position during a normal rainfall. Industrial-grade rack and pinion operating hardware ensures the installation endures the lifecycle of the building even in the most demanding environments. Circle 415

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STORM DRAIN The beautiful pavers adorning the hardscape at Drexel University in Philadelphia look historically accurate, but they also cleverly disguise their function as an incognito storm drain. The permeable paving units will allow drainage and storm water runoff in a wide range of styles, colors and finishes. They contribute to projects seeking Sustainable Sites and LEED designations.

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CLEAN LINES A departure from more rustic arrangements, the Modern Collection features clean lines and a neutral color palette, while adhering to the company’s commitment to authenticity. Developed to accentuate modern and contemporary designs, these stones pair simplicity in color with clean lines to blend in or intentionally contrast with neighboring elements in the design. Sleek and understated, this collection creates a sophisticated architectural canvas in both interior and exterior applications. Circle 412

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LED SELECTIONS Offering various sizes, shapes, lumen outputs and dimming options, the LF Series is well suited for LED downlighting and wall wash applications. Available in round and square configurations, the fixtures are adjustable and come in 4-in., 6-in. and 8-in. sizes. Circle 411

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Offering wall and skylight systems, unitized curtainwalls, canopies, skyroofs and skylights, a high level of insulation is incorporated into Kalwall’s light transmitting products. Pictured here at the Dollar General Distribution Center in Bessemer, Ala., ample daylighting floods the break room inside this Leo A. Daly Architects-designed facility. Circle 409

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Everyone enjoys a green wall, but some seriously consider them to function as air filters in passive HVAC applications. “Not only did plants included on these walls cleanse the air… they humidified it, as well,” says Birgit Siber, B. Arch OAA RAIC LEED AP, a Principal at Diamond Schmitt Architects of Toronto of an installation of a Nedlaw living wall at the University of Ottawa. Note it is actually the microbes growing in association with the plants on their roots, the surrounding media and the water that are actually cleaning the air. “When dirty air drawn through the space comes in contact with the growing root media, contaminants move into the water phase where they are broken down by the root microbes,” explains inventor, Dr. Alan Darlington. He stresses that the air supplied by a living wall is clean, humidified and conditioned, making it possible to significantly reduce the number of outside air exchanges. Circle 408

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HIDDEN HARDWARE The A&M Hardware ADA Bracket simplifies ADA countertop installations. The brackets are mounted to the wall and the countertop, with an ADA sink, sits on top, then the supplied spring clips attach the face board to the brackets for a clean look.

There is no visible hardware, and the face board can be removed with no tools— or the face board can be mounted directly to the brackets. Circle 396

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B-K LIGHTING Tenaya Series www.bklighting.com

TRULY INSPIRATIONAL With improved BKSSL technology, the robust Tenaya Series outdoes its prior performance with increased lumen output of 7725 source lumens. Tenaya2 Series features a modular LED, Driver and Accessories for quick adaptations and future in field maintenance.

Maximum output package of 7725 source lumens, 2700-4000K CCT easily replaces metal halide systems. Standard dimming (10-100%). Twist lock optics offer complete control of this IP68 rated in-grade.

Patented HydroLock technology keeps interior lighting components water free. Anti-Siphon Valve prevents wicking through conductor insulation. Patented AntiCondensation Valve hermetically seals against moisture ensuring decades of service. Circle 395

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Streamlined & Quiet!

The SilencerTM is a Fabric Sound Attenuator made out of fabric that can be used in place of a metal silencer or acoustically-lined ducting. The Silencer is installed in the occupied space, quieting noise from the Air Handling Unit. It is also a VIBRANT VENEERS The new Westpeak series of lightweight veneers, available in color choices of onyx (a dark grey hue), magnolia (a lighter white) or wheat (a medium tan) is the latest addition to the Artisan Lightweight Veneer portfolio. Westpeak joins Kensley Stone Lightweight Veneers and Hillcrest Stone Lightweight Veneers, and all three styles are made with the manufacturer’s patented, dry-cast system, which creates a natural stone look with less moisture content and more integrated color throughout the entire depth of each masonry unit. Circle 394

perfect solution for applications with multiple, noisy VAV units in a space. The Silencer has an aesthetically pleasing, streamlined appearance that can be customized to match your DuctSox system’s fabric type

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WATER NEED NOT ENTER HERE Roxul stone wool insulation doesn’t absorb water—it repels it. The durable, exterior wall system has inherent fire safety properties due to its high mending point and non-combustible raw materials. Ideal for roofing, rain screens, curtain wall and even interior walls. Fire-resistant, Roxul products reduce the risk of fire spreading by withstanding up to 2150°F. Circle 393

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STONEPEAK Plane stonepeakceramics.com

The Plane Panel collection is moldresistant and heatand frost-proof.

MULTIPLE LOOKS, ONE SOURCE Presenting assorted wall panels—including sandstone, engineered wood, architectural block and fiber cement—architects can mix and match wall panels for a single integrated system. Available in a variety of colors, textures and finishes, the panels are easy to install. Circle 391

IN PLANE SIGHT Available in five different modular sizes up to 5 ft. × 10 ft., the engineered porcelain Plane panel collection is crack-resistant, mold-resistant, heat-proof and frostproof, with no artificial binders and no-VOC emissions.

With 22 color options, it is ideal for interiors, exteriors, countertops, veneers and other uses. Circle 392

NICHIHA Wall Panels ww.nichiha.com

FACE THE BRICK BELDEN BRICK Pre-blended Face Brick www.beldenbrick.com

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Requiring little maintenance, face brick is ideal for commercial buildings, fire places, backsplashes, entry walls/ gates, multi-family buildings and retail developments and schools and universities. Belden Brick offers pre-blended face brick to avoid color concentrations. Available in multiple sizes and shapes. Circle 390

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PEAKS, VALLEYS AND WAVES Serpentina is a 3D pre-engineered curved metal ceiling system using a combination of main beams, curved trims and flexible metal panels.

With more than 60 pre-engineered kit options, hills, valleys or a combination hill/valley configuration of waves ranging in size from 4 ft. × 4 ft. to 12 in. × 12 in. are achievable, and multiple combinations can be joined to create a design of waves.

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PERMEABLE PAVERS Independently tested to an infiltration rate of 720 in./hour, StormPaver permeable clay pavers replace retention ponds by dissipating rainwater into the soil, where it’s routed to underground tanks and used for landscape irrigation. Circle 388

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SLEEK SYSTEM Sleekline is sleek in a variety of ways. Made from polycarbonate panels, the monolithic translucent canopy system for both exterior and interior applications comes in various colors, textures and transparencies, offering an ideal complement to a building’s design. Circle 387

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MÓZ Room Dividers mozdesigns.com

Metal room dividers are a creative way to redefine office, entryways or meeting rooms. Each panel kit arrives ready to install—all panels and hardware included. Available in a standard 3-panel kit in 5-ft. and 8-ft. panel heights, where each panel is 3-ft. wide and finished on both sides.

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Standard material is 0.09-in. thick solid-core aluminum.

Custom thicknesses, sizes, shapes and colors are available.

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FROM CONCEPTION TO COMPLETION Ideal for architectural and parking façades, sunshading, ceilings, partitions, colors and etched surfaces, advanced woven metal fabrics are available in a variety of thicknesses, weight, rigidity and transparencies. A network of sales personnel, engineers, project managers, fabricators and installers are on hand to assist with all project stages. Circle 385

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Smart Play: Cube 2-5 has a unique look, bringing a sculptural, modernistic feel to a play space. Its compact footprint will fit into tight spaces, and the affordable price will fit tight budgets. It’s a smart choice for younger children, packing 14 activities into a compact space to keep them busy and entertained in a safe and developmentally-appropriate way. While this play structure meets the technical specifications for children two to five years old, it was uniquely designed for two to three year olds. Circle 384

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PURE LIGHTING Reveal Wall Wash www.purelighting.com

INSULATED METAL PANELS

THE BIG REVEAL Reveal Wall Wash is a plaster-in, dimmable LED system that mounts within a 5/8-in. drywall ceiling 24-in. away from projected wall. System mounts directly to studs or between studs without joist modification. Multiple runs of channel mount seamlessly together, and may wrap inside corners to wash surrounding walls with uniform controlled illumination up to 95+ CRI. Circle 383

DRI-DESIGN VMZINC www.dri-design.com

PERFORMANCE REDEFINED The use of insulated metal panels (IMPs) for building materials is on the rise. IMPs are an ideal solution to achieve the performance and durability necessary to compete in today’s demanding marketplace and comply with evolving energy codes.

Metl-Span delivers high-quality, durable and energy-efficient solutions designed for unparalleled performance that stands the test of time.

ZINC ABOUT IT Featuring the distinctive tones and textures of the natural environment, VMZINC Series Panels are designed for use in the company’s patented pressure-equalized wall systems. The panels go up without use of sealants, gaskets or butyl tape, minimizing future maintenance requirements. They also are compatible for use with a broader lineup of panel products in a broad range of colors and reveal depths. Circle 382

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MAXXON Acoustical Flooring www.maxxon.com

QUIET HOURS From dorms room to classrooms, Maxxon offers a variety of sound and impactmitigating flooring underlayment, sound control mats and moisture mitigation products for quicker construction timelines and long-lasting, acoustical flooring installations. Circle 379

CHOOSE YOUR OWN DIMENSION Partí allows designers to create entire ceilings and walls with perforation, cutout and shape patterns with design and integration options, including LED lighting.

The result is 2D and 3D surfaces by creating the illusion of depth in flat panels. Circle 378

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MAPEI ShowerPerfect www.mapei.com

UPHOLDING THE LAW OF THE LAND Round Hold Perforated Metal panels make up “Turbulent Shade,” a public art installation at Chandler City Hall in Arizona, where at night, LED lights illuminate the panels with brilliant colors. Made by McNichols, the panels are available in a wide selection of diameters, gauges, materials and sheet size options. Holes are in staggered row or straight row patterns and come in flat sheets. Circle 381

DOW CORNING DefendAir 200 www.dowcorning.com

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MCNICHOLS Round Hold www.michnols.com

BUILD A BETTER WALL DefendAir 200 is a liquid-applied silicone air and water barrier that dries to create a flexible membrane that’s impervious to water but still allows moisture vapor to escape. The material can be applied to a range of substrates and is highly UV-resistant, so its performance won’t be diminished by construction delays, or by rainscreen plans that allow for solar exposure. Circle 380

SHOWER PERFECT Ideal for tub-to-shower conversions, the ShowerPerfect installation system features industryrecognized waterproofing products, pre-sloped panels and a patented PVC linear drain. Shown above is before and after. Circle 377

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SIMPSON STRONG-TIE Shearwall www.strong-tie.com

GREATER ACCESS Strong-Wall Wood Shearwall is prefabricated with a hold-down that offers visible front, back and side access for easier installation of anchorage attachments—as well as easier inspection of anchor-bolt connections. The codelisted product can be trimmed and drilled in the field, and the top-of-wall connection allows for both one- and two-sided plate solutions. Circle 375

NATURAL BEAUTY DESIGNED TO LAST Designed for ventilated rainscreen applications, ProdEX cladding combines the beauty of a natural wood veneer with the stability of a high-density bakelite core. Additionally, the wood’s exterior surface is treated with a synthetic resin that is then topped by a PVDF film that protects panels from both dirt and UV radiation. Both concealed and exposed attachment systems are available, and the panels also can be specified for louver applications. Circle 376

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HUNTER PANELS XCI Foil hunterpanels.com

A THOUSAND POINTS OF LIGHT SENSITILE SYSTEMS Jali Panels www.sensitile.com

Jali Panels reflect and refract light in a manner inspired by traditional Indian stone screens, creating an interplay of light and color in applications ranging from room dividers to surfacing and signage. The panels’ core is composed of an acrylic resin, which is topped with either acrylic or glass cladding. Six patterns, three thicknesses and hundreds of color options are available. Circle 374

CI SOLUTION Foil faced rigid building insulation for exterior wall applications, XCI foil is composed of a closed-cell polyisocyanurate foam core bonded to an impermeable foil facing material.

Ideal for masonry walls, it is designed for use with any cladding and continuous insulation envelope installation to assist in meeting most CI-related standards.

It is reflective facing, in fact, may provide opportunity for added r-value in some applications per ASHRAE 90.1.

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SHADY SITUATION As an aesthetic solution to limiting solar heat and glare without also eliminating natural daylighting, the extruded aluminum sun controls installed at the Koll Airport Professional Center in Irvine, Calif., makes an employee plaza a more usable space during daylight hours. The controls can be ordered in nine profiles, with a range of finish options available.

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LET THE SUNSHINE IN Pairing a welded steel frame with dual-laminated insulated glass units, the GAULTRA movable glass partition system blocks sound but not natural daylight. The low-profile bottom mechanical seal holds panels firm against the floor, with sufficient force to stabilize panels and to compensate for ongoing building deflection and movement. Circle 371

MODERNFOLD Paired Panel System www.modernfold.com HUFCOR GA-ultra Acoustic Wall www.hufcor.com

BILCO Thermally Broken Roof Hatches www.bilco.com

BROKEN—IN A GOOD WAY Thermally Broken Roof Hatches are designed to minimize heat transfer between interior and exterior metal surfaces. Both the cover and curb in these designs feature R-18 insulation, with an EPDM gasket to create a seal when hatches are closed. This high-efficiency option is available for all standard single-leaf hatch sizes in the company’s lineup. Circle 370

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KNOW HOW TO FOLD ‘EM The Acousti-Seal Encore paired-panel system brings a new level of acoustic performance to movable walls, in settings where minimizing sound transmission is a priority. The automated SureSet system ensures top and bottom seals are secured, and optional hidden hinges provide cleaner lines and greater safety. Circle 369

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The Concealed Closer That Stands Out

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What you don’t see, matters. The Rixson 91 Series closer minimizes visual impact while making a statement in function and durability. Designed for heavy duty applications, this reliable closer is ANSI Grade 1 certified, UL certified, and ADA compliant. The 91 Overhead Concealed closer comes in 14 finishes to blend with any opening and is appropriate for wood, metal and aluminum doors. Add in the ease of installation and low maintenance, and this is the concealed closer that’s a stand-out in performance.

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Stuart Fromson, CID, received his Master of Architecture from Miami University. With Carrier Johnson + CULTURE since 2011, he is a senior associate and designer focused on corporate and workplace projects.

Signage NBC7 sign is custom fabricated of perforated metal and backlit. While it looks small, the peacock, NBC’s trademark symbol, is 4.5-ft. tall.

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Exterior

Outdoor pencil light fixtures on the exterior outdoor ceiling.

Carrier Johnson + CULTURE created new entry portal for the building, featuring a curved glass façade with a bullet-resistant film. Light bollards surround the building, illuminating the exterior at night and providing physical security.

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NBC 7, San Diego Hailed as one of the most environmentally friendly news centers in the U.S., NBC 7 San Diego’s new and energy-efficient, state-of-the-art facility does more than just connect viewers to breaking news. The design, by Carrier Johnson + CULTURE, connects the epicenter of the operation— the newsroom—to all other station functions creating a collaborative workplace for all. The 52,000-sq.-ft. facility supports broadcast equipment, including more than 100 TVs, with 117 miles of Ethernet and TV cable and 13.6 miles of electrical cable, all fed by a 200-KW solar rooftop system, a 250-KW natural gas fuel cell that emits low-carbon electricity and a low-energy HVAC system using cool outside air. With its natural light, sensor-driven automatic shades, LED lamps throughout and low-flow water systems, NBC 7 San Diego is a model of green studio design.

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The focal point of the building, both inside and out, is the custom wood ceiling. Made from different sized linear planks—2 × 2, 4 × 4 and 2 × 4—each one was hand placed into a grid above the ceiling. “The ceiling was designed to draw your eye to the newsroom and the news desk, where everything gets coordinated,” said Fromson.

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White acoustic ceiling tiles in news room.

Different sizes of Axis Beam 2 light fixtures were integrated into the wood ceiling—4-ft., 6-ft. and 8-ft. fixtures—were specified for the wooden slat ceiling to create the unique look.

Desk system with bluetopped benches that double as file cabinets.

Dune Beveled Tegular Class A Acoustical Panels Armstrong armstrongceilings.com

Frame One Steelcase www.steelcase.com

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Carpet Tiles Places and Spaces 3 Pattern: MastII Mohawk www.mohawkgroup.com

Axis www.axislighting.com

6-in. aperture slot LED luminaires were integrated into the acoustic ceiling panels.

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INNOVATIVE. INTELLIGENT. EXTERIORS.

WHY DRI-DESIGN? Dri-Design Tapered Series panels have the ability to create a unique effect of rich texture, giving buildings their own individual identity. Although painted a single color for the Mill Woods Library project, the

• No sealants, gaskets or butyl tape means no streaking and no maintenance for owners.

multifaceted wall panels allow nature to create its own color palette as natural light reflects differently off each individual piece. Even with this unique look, Dri-Design’s signature ease of installation and water management system are maintained, and only a single

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plane of substrate is needed.

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News Desk Area “In order to further accentuate the importance of the news desk, we cut a hole in the second floor so that even those working upstairs could have a connection to what’s going on at the news desk,” said Fromson. The circle is almost 40-ft. in diameter and a large skylight was added over that to bring natural light down through the floors.

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NBC 7 built a full-service kitchen at the back of their café with a camera connection for live cooking demonstrations.

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Television

Custom wood slats that match the ceiling run around the front of the news desk and above it in the cut-out circle.

Nine TVs made into one are mounted on a series of custom back-painted gray glass tiles with matte magnetic finish. The tiles are mounted with surfacemount Glass Standoffs, which Fromson calls “jewelry-like.”

Luxury vinyl tile looks like wood: Mohawk, Antiek www.mohawkgroup.com

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Project: NBC 7 Location: San Diego Size: 52,000 sq. ft.

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Converging Architectural + Performance Goals

Greg Mella uses a “whole building” systems-oriented approach that examines how to integrate architecture with the mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems to maximize shared benefits.

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Brock Environmental Center serves as the hub for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) Hampton Road office and supports their education and advocacy initiatives.

The center provides meeting rooms and a conference room designed to express CBF’s mission to protect one of the nation’s most threatened natural resources— the Chesapeake Bay.

produced 83% more power than it has consumed, solidifying it as a net-positive building.

It is the first commercial building in the U.S. to receive a permit to capture rainwater and treat it onsite to meet the federal drinking water quality standards. The building also incorporates such deep green features as residential wind turbines, geothermal wells, composting toilets and passive solar.

Completed in Nov. 2014, the LEED Platinum Brock Environmental Center has

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to house staff and host educators. They understand that their centers themselves can be teaching tools showcasing the important technologies that are a critical part to regenerating the Chesapeake Bay watershed’s oncethriving ecosystems,” says Greg Mella, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, director of sustainable design at SmithGroupJJR. More than 30,000 people have come to the facility since it opened. Visitors learn about water harvesting, and when they see

the “waterworks”—a 20-sq.-ft. closet with a glass door allowing visitors to see the filtration equipment that turns rain into potable water— they are less intimidated by the regulations that govern waterworks, which can seem inaccessible or prohibitive to smaller building owners. Moreover, “Being the first commercial building in the mainland U.S. to receive a permit to drink rainwater treated to federal standards, breaks down a major barrier, paving the way for other facilities to follow,” says Mella.

The center has received a Living Building Challenge (LBC) certification to recognize its adherence to one of the toughest and most prestigious building standards in the world. “We published a list of every material that went into the Brock Center, so that other teams working on LBC projects might benefit from and build upon our research,” says Mella Administered by the International Living Future Institute, certified buildings must have “net zero” impact on the surrounding

land, air and water and meet strict criteria for complete water and energy independence, location, health, materials, equity and beauty.

LBC certification also requires a year of successful post-occupancy performance.

“When we envisioned the center, we intended to demonstrate the built environment can actually give back to the natural environment rather than harm it,” says director Christy Everett. “We hope it can be an international model for sustainability for years to come.”

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Resiliency Situated on a coastal site to facilitate the client’s outdoor education program, the Brock Center’s design anticipated the onset of sea-level rise and hurricanes: the building is set back 200 ft. from the shore and sits on pylons 14 ft. above sea level. Even the building’s structural steel system was designed to be capable of resisting 120-mph hurricane force winds. SmithGroupJJR designed the building to use very little energy by incorporating a series of aggressive, energysaving features such as natural ventilation, daylighting, efficient geothermal heating and cooling, and a highly insulated exterior envelope.

COMPOSTING ROOFING Two standing seam metal roofs, with zinc shingles from Jarden Zinc Products, capture rainwater.

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Water Harvesting In 2015, the center became the first commercial building in the continental U.S. to be permitted to treat, to federal standards, harvested rainwater for potable uses. The center collects rainwater from its roof and then stores it in tanks located below the elevated first floor. Two standing seam metal roofs, with zinc shingles from Jarden Zinc Products, capture rainwater, filling two 1,650-gallon cisterns, enough to withstand 5-6 weeks of drought. A filtration system filters the water for drinking as well as handwashing. Graywater from sinks and showers is piped to a rainwater rain garden—raised above sea level—that treats the water. “We are just ‘borrowing’ rainwater—for handwashing and showers—before returning it to the aquifer that ecologically was meant to receive it,” says Mella.

Photos: Dave Chance, courtesy of SmithGroupJJR

WIND Two small, 10-watt Bergey wind power wind turbines provide 40% energy.

SOLAR 168 SolarWorld 38kW rooftop PV panels produce 60% energy.

In addition to rainwater harvesting, Clivus Multrum composting toilets reduce water demand while also treating waste on-site.

Solid compost is used on-site, while leachate is stored and sent to a local struvite reactor and converted into commercially available fertilizer. Brock’s composting toilets were carefully designed— bathrooms are negatively pressured with exhaust going through the actual toilet to prevent smells from the composter below from entering the bathroom.

“Said simply, they don’t smell or look or feel differently from conventional toilets.

And the maintenance is not nearly extensive as people often think,” says Mella.

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“We are just ‘borrowing’ rainwater—for handwashing and showers—before returning it to the aquifer that ecologically was meant to receive it.”

—Greg Mella, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, director of sustainable design, SmithGroupJJR

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The center generates its own electricity via solar and wind-power, and the past year produced 83% more energy than it used. South-facing rooftop PV panels produce 60% of the building’s energy needs.

Two small wind turbines—70 ft. tall—contribute to the remaining 40%. Electric bills are $17 each month—the minimum fee to tie into the grid—with excess energy going back to the utility; the center will receive its first rebate check in Nov. 2016.

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Open Air A custom-designed operable wall in the conference room connects the south deck.

When opened, the glass wall doubles the capacity of the indoor conference room. The glass wall also provides opportunity for abundant daylighting and increased ventilation.

The “dogtrot” pictured below uses the building to form to intensify breezes creating a comfortable micro-climate, while also promoting airflow throughout the center to reduce horizontal stratification.

The building relies on nighttime flushing, whereby warmer temps are flushed out of the building through open windows during evening hours, expanding the following day’s natural ventilation approximately four to five hours.

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NATURAL VENTILATION The interiors are open and loft-like, with 20-ft. ceilings at their peak, promoting daylighting and both stack and cross ventilation. Natural ventilation through the space can be from either direction and function in a cross flow or stack configuration to provide full operator flexibility. Airflow modeling predicted the building can effectively maintain comfort using only natural ventilation for 11% of the year but Mella suggests that number is higher, nearing 13-15%. When sensors determine climate suitability, mechanical cooling shuts down and the building management system alerts building staff to open windows, using a combination of hand-cranked and motorized operators.

While natural ventilation played an important role in the design of the center, 18 vertical geothermal wells support the building’s mechanical heating, cooling and ventilation rejection needs harnessing the earth’s stable temps. The ventilation air is decoupled from space conditioning and supplied directly to the spaces by a single AAON 1,400 CFM DOAS. A water-cooled Daikin VRF system projects to have a 5% reduction in energy over a watersource heat pump system, and improved flexibility and acoustics given the open office design.

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The exterior envelope was optimized—R-31 walls, R-50 galvalume roof and Intus tripleglazed windows using Guardian SunGuard glass provide an overall assembly thermal performance of R-7—to reduce heating demand.

To minimize cooling loads, windows were placed and frugally sized—25% window-towall ratio—to provide optimal daylight, views and ventilation, without excessive heat gain from over-glazing.

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The center benefits from an abundance of daylighting due to site orientation, and windows and clerestories.

DAYLIGHTING The south-facing porch provides a buffer for direct sunlight while northfacing windows and clerestories provide diffuse daylighting to office spaces. During design, simulation tools ensured that window glazing, configuration, size and location optimized daylight, views and ventilation without creating glare or unwanted solar gain.

Graphic: Courtesy of SmithGroupJJR

“The Brock Center’s performance pushed the boundaries on what is possible. Regenerative, netpositive design is more than an aspiration, it has been achieved.”

LIGHTING Minimal artificial lighting is used at the center. In fact, the building used 97% less lighting compared to a typical building. Artificial lighting layouts parallel furniture, providing efficient lighting at work surfaces without over lighting corridors. LED task lighting is provided at all workstations. The building is so well daylit, late afternoon winter days—when sunlight is at a minimum—provide the only real “challenge” for lighting. “Interestingly, we used simulation software to prevent over-illumination,” says Mella.

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Medical Facility Gets Site Specific Design San Antonio surgical center and its design team worked to create a building that responded to the site, including the environmental impacts of wind and rain.

INFLUENCE: The design team wanted materials that reflected both rural central Texas and the hi-tech feel of the armed forces. The wall panels did exactly that and lent sustainable characteristics with the panels’ natural style and purpose. “The building is influenced by different perspectives, such as a high volumes of people coming to the facility,” says James Henry, design director for HDR’s Health Practice. “As the largest free-standing ambulatory facility in the DoD’s portfolio, there is no model to work from. So we looked at other areas, such as

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retail and aviation, where there is a lot of people movement. At the same time we had to consider that all military bases have standards. We had to create a new medical architectural standard for the district while adhering to existing base standards.”

SOLUTION: The project used 150,000 sq. ft. of 1.5mm zinc and 0.080-in. aluminum Dri-Design Panels.

The zinc is VMZINC Quartz, a natural zinc treated to mimic a natural patina. The aluminum panels were painted in Bone White, Dark Bronze and Gauntlet Gray colors. Metal panels are used on the exterior as the cladding material and brise soleils. For the interior, the metal panels were added to seamlessly transition inside and outside spaces in the chapel, lobby, elevator entrance and entryway vestibules.

INTERIOR/EXTERIOR The metal panels, which were used indoors and outdoors, reflect both rural Texas and the high-tech feel of the armed forces.

Photo Credit: Mark Kempf, St. Louis

CHALLENGE: Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, is the largest outpatient ambulatory care center in the Department of Defense. The $380-million phased project brought a LEED Gold facility that spans 670,000 sq. ft. to Lackland Air Force Base. As part of the Wilford Hall replacement, the design team at HDR worked to design a building that responded to the site, including the environmental impacts of solar and wind.

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Innovative Teaming of Baseball and Transit Target Field, home of MLB’s Minnesota Twins, completed a lighting design, which provided a digital signature that extends to an illuminated underpass and lighted pathway where benches provide a soft glow.

CHALLENGE: Target Field Metro Transit Station in downtown Minneapolis represents a whole new concept in public transit. Located adjacent to Target Field—home to Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins—the open-air, 60-acre multi-modal transportation hub is becoming a communal backyard for the Twin Cities. This urban gathering space uniquely integrates commuter trains, a light rail station, bus service, and parking with green space, retailers, an amphitheater, and more.

INFLUENCE: Perkins Eastman Architects’ vision for Target Field Station extended well beyond transit.

The goal was an iconic destination for game-day activities, as well as year-round activities and events like movie nights, festivals and concerts.

Project: Target Field Metro Transit Station Location: Minneapolis, Minn.

Architect: Perkins Eastman Architects Lighting Designer: Shuler Shook

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LIGHT SHOW When entering the underpass the color-changing lighting effects provide a dynamic display. There are also lighting fixtures under benches (below) to provide a soft glow for adjacent walking surfaces, which gives the paths a “romantic” feel in contrast to the underpass lighting.

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The open-air, 60-acre multimodal transportation hub is becoming a communal backyard for the Twin Cities.

At night, the lighting design provides “a visual signature” that extends to the illuminated underpass, says Paul Whitaker, senior lighting designer at the Minneapolis office of Schuler Shook.

SOLUTION: The first hint of the unexpected occurs upon entering the space via an underpass. Overhead, the color-changing effects of iLight Hypnotica (RGB) fixtures provide a dynamic display, plus a preview of the sights—and vibe—to come.

Whitaker has already used iLight Plexineon LED fixtures many times before with great success.

Elsewhere on the project, he mounted Plexineon White 2X 2800 fixtures under benches to provide a soft glow for adjacent walking surfaces. The glow gives the paths a soft, romantic feel—in contrast to the bold, direct view of Hypnotica.

Hypnotica offered many important advantages.

“We like that it’s so thin,” Whitaker says. “It’s very compact, while providing a lot of light.” Also, by day the fixtures nearly disappear into custom channels designed by Perkins Eastman. And, Hypnotica is limitlessly programmable. “It’s programmed in very small increments,” Whitaker says. “It’s amazing how many different possibilities there are. Even though the fixtures are laid out in an irregular pattern, we were able to get many different effects with them.”

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DC Metrorail Covers Its Tracks The multi-billion dollar, two-phase Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project relies on the installation of standing seam panels to highlight escalator vaults, rider pavilions, pedestrian bridges and canopies.

CHALLENGE: The Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project

is a 23-mile extension of Washington’s existing Metrorail System. Construction of Phase 1 is complete and covers 11.7 miles with five stations. Phase 2 is underway and will complete the extension with six additional stations. Upon completion, the line will provide a one-seat, no-transfer ride from Dulles Airport to downtown Washington, D.C. creating a long-sought connectivity between the burgeoning Washington corridor and the nation’s capital.

Chu Contracting completed installation of the panels on the Phase 1 stations and is the roofing contractor on all Phase 2 stations as well. “Phase 1 was an extremely complex design and a challenging installation,” according to Ted Yim, project manager.

“The site was tight and congested and the job progressed through a very complicated schedule.”

SOLUTION: More than 150,000 sq. ft. of Rheinzink prePATINA blue-grey and prePATINA graphite-grey was used in multiple applications on all five Phase 1 stations. The 1-in. Double Lock Standing Seam Panels highlight the escalator vaults, rider pavilions, pedestrian bridges and platform canopies. In addition, approximately 180,000 sq. ft. of Rheinzink Double Lock Standing Seam Panels has been specified for use on five of the six Phase 2 stations.

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CHECK OUT THIS VIEW The design for Phase 1 stations specified utilization of both Rheinzink prePATINA blue-grey and prePATINA graphite-grey finished. The two different colors were installed in a complex design on the large platform canopies.

The panels were positioned diagonally and interface with diamondshaped skylights.

Project: The Dulles Corridor Metrorail Location: Washington, D.C. Architect: di Domenico + Partners

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Designing for Social Connection Years ago, Peter Sagal of NPR fame, as emcee of a local AIA Awards night, once feigned fear of Studio “Gang,” as it converged on stage to accept multiple awards. Since then, this good “gang” has gone on to add socially minded projects to its repertoire of award-winning architecture.

CITY HYDE PARK Jeanne Gang has been looking at how tall buildings can have a social component. Her City Hyde Park residential project in Chicago exemplifies one way in which people can have a visual connection to each other.

Jeanne Gang, principal, Studio Gang, recently shared the firm’s vision to promote thriving urban hubs at the New York Times’ Cities of Tomorrow salon.

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“Tall buildings were originally buildings that people thought didn’t have any social component,” says Jeanne Gang. “But we’ve been looking at how to make it possible for people to connect, or at the least, have a visual connection to each other,” notes the architect of the firm’s latest project in Chicago. The residential building, City Hyde Park, features balconies and common areas as the means to make such connections, and is a reflection of her passion for making connections among citizens. In New York, the design of the firm’s Brownsville Rescue Station unearthed a new way of approaching community development.

“It’s not a top-down, what-we-think-it-needs [project],” says Gang, but rather adds it’s about asking the community what they think it needs. The inviting design of station features a proverbial front porch apron with bench seating that encourages neighbors to stop by, linger and interact.

The success of the Brownsville station, in fact, laid the framework for a police station project back in Chicago in a neighborhood experiencing racially charged tensions. To help bridge the gap, Studio Gang devised onsite recreation—in this case, a full-court outdoor basketball arena in a fraction of an excessively large parking lot that isolated the station. The community embraced the idea, and police and residents rallied to make Polis Station happen.

Gang says architects should view community engagement as part of the design process and simply make it protocol. “[Even] if you come in with a really cool design, the ownership won’t be there,” says Gang. She admits engagement can be intimidating on several fronts; the initial community meeting can be confrontational, and architects are concerned about feedback affecting design aesthetics. “We learn how to defend our designs, but we don’t actually learn how to engage the community, but it’s the future of design.”

This was the case for a community boathouse project on the Chicago River, an area Gang calls the “backyard of the city.” The process of researching a book, raised community awareness about people having access to the water, and it set the foundation for the boathouse, which coincided with the city’s plans to restore and overhaul its entire riverfront.

The firm is continuing efforts to further excavate underutilized community assets, notably libraries, researching how to re-utilize them, and network them to make them more visible—and accessible—to civic life, providing a bridge to essential social services.

BIOPHILIC UNDERSTUDY The building’s balcony “stems” act as columns that take on building loads. Platforms extend in “phyllotactic” patterns that allow sightlines between neighbors.

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A SOCIAL STRUCTURE Balconies and common areas are key design elements for Gang. Chicago’s City Hyde Park is a reflection of her passion for making connections among citizens. Gang says that design is more than making the form of the building, it is how to connect these dots.

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You Inspire™ Solutions Center

ONE-OF-A-KIND IDEAS TAKE ONE-OF-A-KIND

SUPPORT The You Inspire™ Solutions Center is dedicated to bringing your unique ideas to life. We’ll work together to create the ideal ceiling and installation solutions to realize your vision.

Visit armstrongceilings.com/youinspire and make your next one-ofa-kind idea a reality.

TO BRING YOUR ONE-OF-A-KIND IDEAS TO LIFE, CALL 1-800-988-2585

PRODUCT: STANDARD AND CUSTOM WOODWORKS® GRILLE LOCATION: THE EASTERN IOWA AIRPORT, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA ARCHITECT: MEAD & HUNT, MINNEAPOLIS, MN

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