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9 Austin’s Gail Vittori Receives Prestigious Hanley Award 10 Same Angle, Different Lens – Human Health & Wellbeing 11 Four USGBC Texas Chapters to Merge 12 NTCRA and Star North Texas Annual Awards Luncheon 14 Expansion of Old Parkland Campus – an American Experiment 14 15 ABC Headquarters is Green Globes Pioneer for Sustainable Interiors 18 The Precast Concrete Institute’s Regional Design Awards 26 Energy-Efficiency Retrofit Opportunities in Small Commercial Buildings 28 The 2015 IREM REME Award Winners 34 32 Original Copies 34 The Sky’s the Limit (for now) 46 Metrocon ’15 Recap 52 Introducing the New Cushman & Wakefield Contributing editor-at-large Robyn Lawrence lauds a champion of green.

The next installment in HOK’s Isilay Civan’s Sustainability Series.

Green Building Outpaces Overall Construction Growth in U.S.

The recycling groups honor individuals and businesses.

Crow Holdings’ renovation is inspiring.

The first project through the process is a major success.

Two wrongs do not make a right…but three lefts do.

Winners from the TX-OK region are featured.

NIBS’s Gretchen Hesbacher reports on challenges and opportunities.

Recognizing leading edge commercial real estate management.

Flattery or Copyright Infringement? The Chinese are duplicating everything!

Kingdom Tower – the soon-to-be newest tallest building in the world.

Laura McDonald Stewart looks at the annual event that gets bigger and better every year.

Steve Everbach, Market Leader for the combined entity (that will retain the Cushman name),

describes the new look and stronger company culture after being acquired by DTZ.

56 Fit for a King or Queen 58 Facility Management Emergency Preparedness 64 The Lighthouses of Texas A pictorial look at castles that have been converted to hotels.

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36 Amazing Buildings: Green as Grass 40 Building Showcase: Knoll Trail Crossing 44 Herstory – Ned Green and The First Car in Texas 45 The History Page - The Whig Party / Presidential Succession 50 Legal View: Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers Contributing Editor Angela O’Byrne looks at an all bamboo building in Bali.

Design, Setting AND Location.

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Contributing Editor Rose-Mary Rumbley looks at who and where (in 1899).

Presidents past and (potentially) future.

Attorney and Contributing Editor Anthony Barbieri looks at the laws governing abandoned

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54 Artchitecture: The Art of Metaphorical Realism

Cover artist Vladimir Kush consciously ‘bridges the gap’ between the physical and the

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The horn resembles the Tower of Babel - a symbol of human arrogance. According to the Bible, the people conceived the idea of constructing a tower high enough to reach heaven (or, possibly, to conquer it). Thus they wanted to put themselves at the same level as God and were punished for it. The Lord deprived them of their common language, and they could no longer understand each other. The heritage of the collapsed Tower is a lot of people who don’t understand each other and aren’t inclined to come to an understanding. Using biblical legend, the artist develops his own artistic concept. His Babel horn of plenty is a creating rather than a destroying structure. It spills out on the coast over other, more modest one-storied buildings. But people living in “horizontal” communities are known to be much more disposed to communicate among themselves and understand each other than the residents of “vertical” apartment towers. Thus The Horn of Babel becomes a symbol of prosperity created by the post-Babel, newly limited mankind populating new shores.

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ANTHONY BARBIERI (P. 50) is a shareholder at Kessler Collins, where he enjoys a broad legal practice. He has been a speaker for ICSC, IREM, and BOMA, has taught continuing-legal education seminars, and has been named a Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star for many years, as well as being a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. He and his wife, Cathy, enjoy traveling and spending time with their extended families, getting involved in their church and supporting the community through various programs – including raising awareness of muscular dystrophy, education and exercise to fight heart disease, providing care and treatment for autism, and counseling domestic-violence victims. He is also a Contributing Editor of the network.

ISILAY CIVAN (P. 10) is a well-rounded life-cycle expert on built environments. Her diversified educational background, and over 15 years of transnational experience covering all industries and phases, gives her a unique perspective on Sustainability. A proud graduate of Texas A&M and ITU, she has published two books on her two PhDs, and is a sought after speaker at many industry events.

Her hobbies include reading/writing, puzzles, brainteasers, sliding, and glamping (a/k/a glamorous camping). She lives by the quote: “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.”

STEVE EVERBACH (P. 52) leads Cushman & Wakefield’s DFW operation. He has been a part of the DFW commercial real estate industry for 30 years, working as a tenant rep broker, landlord representative, and pension fund advisor. He was a Managing Director at Cushman & Wakefield from 1997 – 2001 and returned in April 2012 as the Senior Managing Director/Market Leader.

When GRETCHEN HESBACHER (P. 26) is not touting the importance of achieving highperforming resilient buildings and communities, she is corralling twin three-year-olds and planning play dates with riends and family all along the East Coast.

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ROBYN LAWRENCE (P. 9) is a former magazine editor and the author of a book on healthy baby nurseries and two books on wabi-sabi, the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection and impermanence, Lawrence is working on another book and training to become a yoga teacher. She is an Editor-At-Large of the network.

BRUCE LYNGAAS (P. 58) When not ‘on duty’ with PDS, Bruce enjoys cooking, reading technical articles, and playing with his two dogs. He loves traveling with his wife and getting together for family visits. They are always on the lookout for quality restaurants when traveling.

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president of national architecture, design-build, and real estate development firm Perez, APC. She champions the principles of smart growth in her home community of New Orleans and in her frequent travels across the country and abroad. Born in Cali, Colombia. Angela is a licensed architect in over a dozen states, a licensed general contractor in Louisiana, a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, and a member of the National CREW Network (Commercial Real Estate Women) Board of Directors. A singer, golfer, music-lover, and globetrotter, she relishes spending free time with her three grown children and large extended family. She is a Contributing Editor of the network and her Amazing Buildings feature appears in every issue.

ROSE-MARY RUMBLEY (P. 44) holds a Ph.D. in communications from the University of North Texas. She is a well-known speaker in Texas and enjoys researching each and every topic. She is a Contributing Editor of the network and Herstory appears in every issue.

KATIE HITT, ASSOCIATE AIA Communications Manager | AIA Dallas MICHELLE LYNN Executive Director | BOMA Fort Worth TERESA Z. TUMA Executive Director | BOMA San Antonio CASSIE BERRY-POSS Chapter Administrator | CCIM North Texas KIM HOPKINS Director of Operations | CREW DALLAS ANGELA CRUM, IIDA, RID, LEED AP IIDA KRISTIN HIETT, CAE Executive Director | IREM Dallas

Angela O’Byrne’s Amazing Buildings digs into the revival of the rammed earth construction process. In Herstory, Rose-Mary Rumbley takes aim at (a portrait of ) Billy the Kid; Anthony Barbieri’s Legal View examines the host of legal issues raised by private companies flying drones in public airspace. Our annual recap of the Beloit College Mindset List about students who entered college this fall and will graduate in 2019. Ethicks! A look at just some of those individuals who are wrong with our world. Of course, our affiliates’ news and events. Unreal Estate, Diversions, You’re Going to Call Me What?, our quarterly Contest, In The Loop and much MUCH more.

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t is extremely important to be an informed voter – particularly when there are SO many candidates trying to win your vote. In the New York Times, Timothy Egan called Ronald Reagan ‘the patron saint of all true conservatives.’ And it certainly is true enough that the Republican candidates try to wrap themselves in the Reagan mystique.; they boldly proclaim that they are more Reganesque than the next guy or woman. In reality, though, the GOP has moved so far to the right that the real Ronald Reagan wouldn’t agree with the way his name is being used/abused.

The real Ronald Reagan granted amnesty to nearly 3 million immigrants, vastly increased the size of the federal government, raised taxes four times, and nearly triple the national debt. He advocated ‘sensible firearms legislation’ (supporting both the Brady Bill and the assault weapons ban), and he supplied arms and money to the Afghan rebel group that later became the Taliban. He sold arms to Iran’s mullahs and was the commander in chief when 248 marines were killed by terrorists in Lebanon (a debacle that dwarfs Benghazi many times over). As governor of California, he signed an abortion legalization bill than enabled abortions in his state to increase from 500 a year to nearly a million.

Today we remember Reagan as a good president, an admired leader who restored credibility to the presidency. Not because of these things specifically, but as much because of his demeanor as his actions. As voters, we need to be informed – and to know that many of the candidates out there probably consider Reagan’s policies heretical, but they praise him to convince us of their own worthiness. Much like in real estate, the rule is CAVEAT EMPTOR. Whether you consider yourself a Republican or a Democrat, be Informed.

Winston Churchill once said that the best argument against democracy is a 5-minute conversation with the average voter. It is up to each of us not to be ‘the average voter’.

Yogi Berra, truly one-of-a-kind both on and off the baseball field, passed away at the age of 90 in September. With thanks and respect, we rerun a Diversion of Yogi-isms which originally appeared in our September 2010 edition.

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funerals; otherwise they won’t come to yours. » Baseball is ninety percent mental.

The other half is physical. » Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken. » Even Napoleon had his Watergate. » Half the lies they tell about me aren’t true. » He hits from both sides of the plate. He’s amphibious. » I never said most of the things I said. » I think Little League is wonderful. It keeps the kids out of the house. » Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets. » I wish I had an answer to that because I’m tired of answering that question. » I’m a lucky guy and I’m happy to be with the Yankees. And I want to thank everyone for making this night necessary. » I’m not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did. » If people don’t want to come out to the ball park, nobody’s gonna stop ‘em. » If the world was perfect, it wouldn’t be. » If you ask me anything I don’t know, I’m not going to answer. » If you come to a fork in the road, take it. » If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else. » In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. » It ain’t over till it’s over. » It ain’t the heat, it’s the humility. » It gets late early out there. » It was impossible to get a conversation going; everybody was talking too much. » It’s like deja-vu, all over again. » Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded. » The future ain’t what it used to be. » The other teams could make trouble for us if they win. » The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase. » There are some people who, if they don’t already know, you can’t tell ‘em. » We have deep depth. » We made too many wrong mistakes. » When you arrive at a fork in the road, take it. » Cut the pizza in four pieces because I’m not hungry enough to eat six.

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I discovered that you have little snippets in the gutters of many of the pages of the network. One in particular in the September issue made me laugh out loud – “Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity.”

I have ‘borrowed’ that line probably more than ten times in the last week., and I confess that I don’t give you credit when I do – which is why I’m writing this letter… to thank you and to give you credit.

- Anna Nimity, Arlington, TX As one who was alive and in college in the 60s, I appreciated the ‘nostalgic’ look back (Once Upon A Dime) at how much less things cost back then.

- Alan Graham, Decatur, GA I love the ‘blending’ of the San Antonio missions on the cover – and I will definitely reach out to your cover artist!

- Antonia Villareal, San Marcos, TX

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n green building circles, winning the Hanley Award for Vision and Leadership in Sustainability—the largest and most prestigious award for sustainability in the built environment—is a big deal. Only a handful of pioneers have received the award sponsored by The Hanley Foundation—and until this year, all of them have been men. I’m thrilled to report that my friend Gail Vittori, codirector of The Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems in Austin, just shattered that ceiling. Gail was honored with the award during the U.S. Green Building Council’s annual Greenbuild conference in Washington, D.C., on November 17.

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If the world’s 6.9 billion people lived in one city and the population density of that city was the same as that of New York City, that city would be the size of Texas.

Robyn Griggs Lawrence is a critically acclaimed author and editor-at-large of the network. She is also on the board of directors of the CMPBS.

If you’re at all involved in green building in the Austin area, you likely know of Gail and The Center’s work. Since 1975, The Center has championed groundbreaking projects through its cultivation of protocols, policies, and prototypes.

Among these are creating the conceptual framework for Austin’s Green Builder Program, considered the first municipal green building program in the United States; convening the Green Gail Vittori Guide for Health Care, the first health-based green building metric toolkit customized for the healthcare sector; and The Advanced Green Builder Demonstration Building highlighting flexible, open building systems; off-grid water and wastewater systems; and low-carbon, regional and healthy materials. Lucia Athens, chief sustainability officer for the City of Austin, calls The Center “a shining beacon of hope in a world that has gotten a bit lost along the way and forgotten, perhaps, that magic can happen.”

Gail has been pushing the green building envelope since shortly after she landed in Austin in 1977. In those early years, she helped found the Austin Women’s Appropriate Technology Collective, taught solar design at Austin Community College and worked as an energy research specialist for the city of Austin. In 1979 she went to work for The Center and, several years later, evolved into the co-director role with Pliny Fisk, the Center’s co-founder (with whom she is also married has two children).

In addition to her tireless work for The Center and its initiatives, Gail made a name for herself by becoming the chair of the U.S. Green Building Council in 2009. Originally drawn to the organization because of an interest to explore ways to better represent the human health dimension in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Standards that it was formulating, Gail realized she could be more effective working within rather than outside of the organization.

She sat on the Board of Directors for nine years—from 2002 through 2010—and is proud of her part in making USGBC “more inclusive and defined by a social and human health agenda as much as an environmental one.”

In addition to serving as the founding chair of the LEED for Healthcare core committee, Gail wielded her influence during her years on the USGBC Board to strategically integrate human health and well-being considerations into green building, a core initiative that ties in with her pioneering work in greening healthcare. She’s the co-author, with Robin Guenther, FAIA of Sustainable Healthcare Architecture, published in 2006, and was on the project team that built Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas in Austin, the world’s first healthcare facility to earn LEED Platinum certification and, later, the world’s first to earn LEED for Healthcare Platinum certification—a standard that Gail helped create.

“In healthcare, the only thing that will move the needle in an enduring way is to apply theory to a real world opportunity, and that’s what Dell did,” Gail says. “It’s challenging to build sustainably, and Dell was willing to push the envelope and be that example. It’s a 450,000-square-foot hospital—it couldn’t not be noticed. And people were hungry for an example that would show the way.”

One of The Center’s core tenets has always been to create physical examples of projects that contribute to tangible, enduring change. “We need to be investing in a change that we believe in, whether in the healthcare sector or, more broadly, understanding how the dimension of health is being integrated into all green building,” Gail says.

Pliny, The Center’s co-director, has no doubt that his partner in life and sustainability can make this happen because Gail “understands politics” and is “an organizer of people to leverage many.” Just as important, he points out, is Gail’s warm and generous nature.

“Everybody loves her,” Pliny says. “I’m the luckiest guy in the world.”

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A catalyst for such widespread recognition and expansion worldwide was the ability to quantify the potential savings from these sustainable strategies – particularly in energy and water-related areas - and providing solid proof through actual, realized savings over years of performance data. People-oriented strategies, however, are yet to make similar strides, as many of the occupant comfort, health and wellness, employee engagement and productivity related measures do not have commonly accepted quantifiable measures that are tracked and reported in a standardized format. This inhibits professionals from securing funding to perform behavioral research studies and identifying trackable measures to achieve even greater savings by investing in human capital.

Green Buildings:

• Adrian Leaman of the Usable Buildings Trust in England assessed the potential impact buildings have on worker performance ranging from a positive 12.5% (improved performance) to a negative 17% (hampered performance), for an overall 30 percent variation in worker performance between the best and worst buildings.

• A 2007 study by an Australian law firm found sick days reduced by 39% overall (to 0.28 days per month) after moving to a highly-rated green building.

• A survey of 534 tenants in 154 office buildings in 2009 found that tenants in LEED or Energy Star buildings reported an average of 2.88 less sick days per year resulting in an average impact of $1,228 per worker or $4.91 dollars per square foot.

• Similarly, a study of 31 green buildings from the City of Seattle found absenteeism reduced by 40%.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the average American spends 87% of his/her life in enclosed buildings. This fact alone makes how we design our buildings critical in achieving and sustaining an individual’s health and well-being. Lighting, in particular, has been shown to have a significant impact on building occupants as have workplace/ room configuration, access to fresh air and access to views of nature. Still much of this evidence is derived from one-time, smallscale studies that do not follow consistent methodologies applied with sufficient rigor to be able to generalize and introduce as facts.

Therefore, as also suggested in McGraw Hill Construction’s latest Smart Market report “The Drive Toward Healthier Buildings”, the first barrier to making the business case for healthier buildings is achieving a greater understanding of and stronger correlation to the true health impacts of buildings on its occupants. Today, even more than half of surveyed medical professionals, do not make the connection between health and the built environment. However, when questioned about the risk factors with the biggest impact on adult health, most cite factors such as lack of exercise and chronic stress.

Similarly, Towers Watson’s 2013/2014 Staying@Work Study suggests that globally, respondents cite stress as the number one workforce risk issue, followed by lack of physical activity and obesity.

At right is a sample compilation of these one-time or small-scale study findings on various building systems showcasing a glimpse of what is possible to monitor and report on. They provide similar results in some cases, and rather wide ranges in others, making them of questionable utility. If repeated in a consistent manner, with reasonably determined control variables and appropriately applied research rigor, what used to be regarded as soft findings can be brought to the forefront of organizational cost/benefit analysis as indisputable facts and used as key performance indicators for truly people-focused strategies.

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Indoor Air Quality / Ventilation Rates:

• A growing body of evidence shows that healthier indoor environments reduce absenteeism by 15–40%.

• A Canadian study revealed that approximately one-third of employees’ sick leave can be attributed to symptoms caused by poor indoor air quality.

• In offices, a 35% decrease in short-term absence was associated with a doubling of ventilation rates from 25 to 50 cubic feet per minute (cfm) per person.

• Professor David Wyon found a 20 to 70% linear relationship between dissatisfaction regarding indoor air quality (IAQ) and worker performance. The magnitude of the performance impact of IAQ varies and can go as high as 6 to 9% - meaning that improved IAQ can provide meaningful improvements to worker productivity.

• Better perceived indoor air quality is correlated with improvements in office work tasks, with approximately a 1% increase in task performance per each 10% decrease in the percentage of occupants dissatisfied with indoor air quality.

• Performance (speed and accuracy) of typical office tasks improves with increased ventilation rate, with an approximate 0.8% increase in performance for each 10 cfm per person increase in ventilation rate (for initial ventilation rates between 14 and 30 cfm per person).

Lighting / HVAC Systems:

• A survey of three case studies by Rocky Mountain Institute suggested that better lighting and HVAC systems could reduce absenteeism 15–25%.

• Thirteen studies suggest individual productivity gains from HVAC improvements, and 14 studies link temperature control to performance gains of 0.2–7%.

• Five daylighting studies cited by Carnegie Mellon showed average productivity gains of 5.5%.

• Improved indoor air quality in green buildings increased productivity by 0.5-11%; access to daylight increased productivity by 5-15%. n

I’m on a 30-day diet. So far I’ve lost 15 days.

Further work in identifying universally accepted and trackable metrics is necessary. As commonly argued, one cannot manage what one cannot measure, and that is why it is time to elevate human health and comfort to the forefront of sustainable building practices and focus on buildings that are not only better for the planet,but also for the people by developing outcome-focused definitions of each term that is appropriate for today’s knowledgebased workers and adequately quantifying and measuring them.

I’m not saying let’s go kill all stupid people. I’m just saying remove all the warning labels from stuff. Let the problem work itself out.

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Sustainability Series | “Sam Angle, Different Lens”

ell Building Standard (Delos Living LLC, 2014) reports that, over the last decade, green building standards and standard-setting organizations have made significant strides towards the market transformation of the building industry, resulting in a rapid expansion of green buildings and environmentally conscious building practices throughout the world.

Four USGBC Texas Chapters To Merge

I’m on a 30-day diet. So far I’ve lost 15 days.

I’m not saying let’s go kill all stupid people. I’m just saying remove all the warning labels from stuff. Let the problem work itself out.

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ollowing extensive deliberation, the four USGBC Chapters in Texas have signed a definitive merger agreement under which the four organizations will combine in a merger of equals to take place on January 1, 2016. The merger, which was unanimously approved by the membership of all chapters, will create a stronger, more efficient statewide provider that is better able to compete in the rapidly changing nonprofit industry. The combined chapter will also have significantly improved financial strength and flexibility, with the ability to deliver long-term operating performance and improvements through its increased scale and significant synergy opportunities. Members will benefit from enhanced offerings across multiple channels and geographies. Jonathan Kraatz, Executive Director of USGBC North Texas has been name Interim Executive Director of USGBC Texas.

“In the past decade our industry has changed dramatically. Combining our four Chapters will enhance our ability to serve our members around the state, offer new opportunities for our staff, and make us a more attractive partner to our supporters,” said Michelle McEuen, Director of Marketing and Communications at USGBC North Texas. “The USGBC Texas chapters all share a similar vision and culture, and will greatly benefit from drawing on the industry’s most talented people, combining our best practices, and realizing significant savings. We are confident that this merger of equals represents a new beginning for our Chapters and will allow us to build a more competitive organization for the long term.”

Chapters Expect Strategic Merger To Create Long-Term Member Value Key strategic benefits of the merger include:

• Merger of Equals Structure: USGBC North Texas, USGBC Texas Gulf Coast, USGBC Central Texas-Balcones, and USGBC Chihuahuan Desert have each contributed to the key merger decisions. Moving forward, USGBC Texas will have equal representation on the Board of Directors from five Regions: Central Texas, North Texas, South Texas, Texas Gulf Coast and West Texas.

• Enhanced Financial Performance: The combined organization is positioned to deliver long-term operating improvement, with greater potential for earnings expansion and improved cash flow generation.

• Significant Synergy Opportunities: The merger is expected to deliver considerable annual cost savings by leveraging both operating and general and administrative efficiencies. The new structure will also provide a platform to develop programs and initiatives that can be shared across the state to better fulfill evolving stakeholder needs.

• Financial Strength and Flexibility: Through a combination of savings and coordinated development activities for members and partners, USGBC Texas will have the flexibility to invest in both its current business and future growth opportunities.

• Broader Green Footprint: The merger will combine the existing Chapters’ complementary programs, with minimal overlap, strengthening the combined organization’s ability to serve the state of Texas.

Have questions about the merger or interest in sponsoring the statewide chapter? Contact Jonathan Kraatz at jkraatz@usgbcnorthtexas.org.

Chapter leaders from across the state gathered in San Antonio on October 2, 2015 for the first official USGBC Texas Board of Directors meeting.

Green Construction Deep in the Heart of Texas

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he green building sector is outpacing overall construction growth in the U.S. and in Texas and will provide even more jobs in the coming years, according to a new U.S. Green Building Council study from Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH).

The 2015 Green Building Economic Impact Study (released in September) forecasts an additional 3.3 million U.S. jobs in green construction by 2018 – more than onethird of the entire U.S. construction sector! Texas will add approximately 1.26 million jobs over the next four years.

This year alone, the green building industry will account for more than 2.3 million American jobs.

Jonathan Kraatz

“LEED building construction is creating millions of jobs and nowhere more so than in Texas,” said Jonathan Kraatz, Interim Executive Director of USGBC Texas. “Corporations are flocking to Texas to build new headquarters and facilities because of our state’s pro-growth climate. Many of those will be “green” and LEED-certified at the Gold level and higher. This trend toward green building design and construction is happening all over the state and is a testament to companies’ determination to be more energy and resources efficient, while also being good stewards of the communities where they are based.”

By 2018, the study finds, green construction will account for more than 3.3 million U.S. jobs–more than one-third of the entire U.S. construction sector– and generate $190.3 billion in labor earnings. The industry’s direct contribution to U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is also expected to reach $303.5 billion from 2015-2018. Over the same four-year period, the Texas green building sector will support $72 billion in total labor earnings and $107.13 billion in total contribution to GDP. “Green building is playing a massive role in the U.S. construction sector, the clean and efficient energy sector and the U.S. economy as a whole,” said Rick Fedrizzi, CEO and founding chair, USGBC. “More than 2.3 million U.S. workers are taking home $134 billion annually in large part because of green building programs like LEED. Demand for green building will only continue to grow as individuals, businesses and institutions continue to prioritize sustainable approaches to the design, construction and operations of our built environment.”

The new USGBC analysis also explores the multifaceted economic contribution of green construction to the U.S. economy and individual U.S. states, quantifying the economic impact of green building and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).

In addition to national jobs, GDP and labor earnings from green building, the study projects significant growth in green building’s contribution to individual states’ tax contributions and environmental asset indicators at both the national and state levels. As a result, green building will also contribute to significant savings across energy, trash, water and maintenance costs.

According to the study, the number of green-construction jobs in Texas has been growing steadily. More than 720,000 jobs were attributable to green construction between 2011 and 2014.

The Lone Star State led the other 49 in green construction economic impact on GDP between 2011 and 2014 with a total of $61.73 billion.

Texas will continue to lead the nation between 2015 and 2018 with $107.13 billion.

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at Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden

Superior Recycling Special Event Community Recycling Joan Meeks (L) with Heather Douglas

Youth Education & Outreach Program Teens4Frisco

Integrated Solid Waste Harley Davidson of Plano

Volunteer of the Year Kelly McDonald (L) with Heather Douglas

Construction & Demolition Holt CAT w/Wendy Chance, STAR North TX Chair (R)

Extraordinary Recycling Partnership Village Lofts & TrashBusters Mark Fief (TrashBusters) and Nichol Brawn (Villa Lago Apts) with Heather Douglas

The president of the NTCRA, Heather Douglas (Program Manager for Balcones Recycling) and the chair of the STAR NORTH TEXAS, Wendy Chance (Business Account Coordinator for the City of Denton) were the emcees and Tamera Cook (Manager of Environment and Development at the North Central Texas Council of Governments) was the guest speaker. Cheryl Brock was the chairperson of the event.

Distinguished Greenscape (two winners) (left) UTA • Becky Valentech (L) with Heather Douglas, NTCRA President

(right) Parkland Hospital • Miranda Skanning with Wendy Chance

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Elected Official David Hillock, Mayor of Little Elm David Hillock with Wendy Chance

Chair’s Choice Becky Valentich (not pictured)

I changed my car horn to gunshot sounds. People move out of the way much faster now.

he North Texas Corporate Recycling Association (NTCRA) and the State of Texas Alliance for Recycling, North Texas Division (STAR North Texas) have been a part of the Dallas-Fort Worth recycling landscape for more than 20 years. They exist to promote recycling and the use of recycled goods through leadership, advocacy and education. They each provide forums for members of the business community and local government to learn more about environmental awareness, as well as to exchange information, coordinate special programs, and provide mentoring.

The annual North Texas Recycling Awards, which took place at a luncheon at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden recognized the efforts of North Texas businesses, governments and individuals for outstanding contributions and forward thinking which impacts meaningful waste reduction.

An invisible man married an invisible woman. Their kids were nothing to look at either.

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NTCRA and STAR North Texas Annual Awards Luncheon

I changed my car horn to gunshot sounds. People move out of the way much faster now.

An invisible man married an invisible woman. Their kids were nothing to look at either.

Media Keep Allen Beautiful • The City of Allen

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Rachael Green Sustainability Leadership Award W&M Environmental Group

he United States is now the only industrialized country in the world that does not use the metric system as its predominant system of measurement. However, it’s coming! It’s already in some aspects of our daily lives – for example, photographic equipment, automobiles, computers, pharmaceutical products, wine and distilled spirits, and soft drinks. Since 1988, in fact, the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act designated the metric system as “the preferred system of weights and measures for United States trade and commerce.”

President’s Award Kevin Lefebvre with Heather Douglas

While not mandating use of the metric system in the private sector, the federal government has been a catalyst in the metrification of the country’s trade, industry and commerce. This is based on the conclusion that industrial and commercial productivity, mathematics and science education, and the competitiveness of American products and services in world markets, will be enhanced by completing the change to the metric system of units and that the failure to complete the change will increasingly handicap the nation’s industry and economy.

Support for a decimal-based measuring system has existed in the United States since the 1700s. However, there was no compelling reason to switch because of our geographical isolation and because our principal trading partner, England, did not use metric units. Times have changed. We no longer overwhelmingly dominate world trade and must recognize the need to “fit” our goods and services into other strong markets, including the European Union, the new markets of Eastern Europe, and the expanding market of the Pacific Rim. These markets continually stress their preference for products and services based on the metric system of measurement.

Excerpted and edited from the website of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. More information: http://www.nist.gov/pml/wmd/metric/ upload/1136a.pdf

The most common metric units are the meter (m) which measures length, the Second (s) to measure time, the kilogram (kg) for mass (or weight*), the liter (L) for volume, and the degree Celsius (C) for temperature. The metric system avoids confusing dual-use of terms, such as the inch-pound system’s (that’s what we use now) use of ounces to measure both weight and volume.

The metric system also avoids the use of multiple units for the same quantity; for instance, the inch-pound system’s multiple units for volume include teaspoons, tablespoons, fluid ounces, cups, pints, quarts, and gallons.

“Thinking metric” for temperature means relating zero degrees Celsius (C) with the freezing point of water, 20 degrees Celsius (20C) with room temperature, 37 degrees Celsius (37C) with body temperature, and 100 degrees Celsius (100C) with the boiling point of water.

One millimeter (1 mm) is about the thickness of a dime, and a centimeter (1 cm) is about the width of a fingernail. Almost everyone easily recognizes one-liter (1 L) and two-liter (2 L) soda bottles. The contents of that unopened one-liter soda bottle “weighs” approximately one kilogram (1 kg).

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row Holdings has nearly completed the latest addition to the Old Parkland Campus, a beautiful 9.5acre site in Uptown Dallas. Four landmark buildings nestled in lush landscape, as well as world-class subterranean spaces that will serve as unique meeting and event venues blend with a fascinating array of architectural features, art and sculpture – collectively referred to as “The American Experiment” – designed to inspire reflection upon the nation’s heritage.

According to Harlan Crow, chairman and CEO of Crow Holdings. “The American Experiment’ (is) intended to serve as a permanent reminder of the ideals on which our nation was founded.”

The original Old Parkland site was 8.3 acres, but through the acquisition of adjacent property has expanded to 9.5 acres. The heart of the campus is a building that served as Dallas’ first hospital - the 102-year-old Parkland Hospital - that Crow Holdings meticulously preserved and renovated in 2008 as its corporate headquarters. A 45-foot bronze column topped with the winged Goddess of Dawn, or Eos, and featuring quotes and depictions of founding fathers James Madison and Thomas Jefferson as well as John Locke and Adam Smith is the centerpiece of the campus.

The four new buildings (the West Campus) include an eye-catching copper-domed Parkland Hall, flanked by Oak Lawn Hall and Commonwealth Hall and across from The Pavillion. For more information, visit www.oldparkland.com.

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You know that tingly little feeling you get when you really like someone you’ve just met? That’s common sense leaving your body.

EXPANSION OF OLD PARKLAND CAMPUS AN “AMERICAN EXPERIMENT”

You know that tingly little feeling you get when you really like someone you’ve just met? That’s common sense leaving your body.

ABC Headquarters Becomes Pioneer Project under Green Globes for Sustainable Interiors

ABC leased 19,380 square feet of office and support spaces on the second and third floors of a building that had been stripped down to its frame. Eric Regelin, president of Granix, LLC, who served as ABC’s project construction advisor, says the base building suited their objectives. “It was rehabilitated using highly sustainable measures, so we were able to continue that momentum through our design and execution.”

In addition, Bellaman says the “neighborhood concept” design allowed ABC to reduce their office footprint by 20 percent, which made the organization more economically sustainable.

The Whole Picture

When Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) decided to move its national office, the association wanted its new commercial interiors fit-out to contribute to employee wellbeing and create an environment that was socially sustainable.

Mike Bellaman, president and CEO of ABC, says generating a team atmosphere was paramount. “We were looking to get rid of traditional office space and put everyone more on a level playing field. We wanted to create an open space that was highly collaborative – one that inspired cooperation and conversation,” he recalls. “Our project approach revolved around fundamental principles rather than certification ideals.”

- Motion detectors on lighting systems - Employee access to public transit - Low VOC-specified materials and products

As a Washington, D.C.-based association with 70 chapters nationwide, ABC wanted its offices to align with the industry’s environmentally responsible ethos.

When ABC decided to seek marketplace recognition, its national green building committee steered it to Green Globes for Sustainable Interiors (SI). The Green Globes SI program focuses exclusively on the sustainable design and construction of interior spaces in nonresidential buildings, and ABC garnered the Green Globes SI certification for measures consisting of: - Exposed materials throughout the space, which reduces raw material extraction and production for finishes and minimizes landfill waste - Daylight for more than 95 percent of occupants, leveraged by a floor-to-ceiling curtain wall and ABC’s open-plan layout

According to Regelin, the Green Globes assessor clearly understood a wide range of environmental design measures as well as the Green Globes process.

“As the first project to go through the Green Globes SI process, things were new for everyone involved but the assessor couldn’t have been more helpful. He made relevant adjustments and guided us on areas of our submittal where we weren’t clear. The process was geared to help us succeed,” Regelin says.

From a value perspective, Bellaman asserts the investment was very appropriate. “Green Globes recognizes the whole picture of sustainable measures in a much better way. We didn’t have to go back and recreate things that we were already doing right or alter anything just to get points,” he says.

Now, ABC’s offices bring light and life into the space to promote openness, awareness, and collaboration.

“Our design was already very sustainably focused with a space that facilitates wellbeing and a high level of productivity,” Bellaman says. “Green Globes SI was fair and simple and validated our efforts by recognizing the things we did well. I’d definitely recommend this process to others.”

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Sporting Clay Tournament

Buckner International Shoe Drive

The chapter participated in the fall Buckner International “Shoes for Orphan Souls Campaign” again for 2015, challenging members to contribute at least one new pair of athletic or canvas shoes.

More than 100 pairs were donated!

Adopt A Block Recap

The BOMA Dallas Fall Adopt a Block Project was a huge success with more than 55 participants!

Volunteers of all skill levels came out to help a Dallas home pass inspection and beautify the neighborhood.

The annual event brought out more than 200 members and guests.

2015 Sporting Clay Tournament Winners 1st Place Team - Master Construction & Engineering 2nd Place Team - Trane 3rd Place Team - Alpha Glass & Mirror Corporate Challenge - Hines Interests Limited Partnership

Gala Backpack Drive

BOMA Dallas provided 3,000 kids with backto-school backpacks this year, thanks to the participation of 47 properties.

Jenny Crossland, Trammell Crow Center Concierge, successfully organized the drive for the tenants of Trammell Crow Center

Janet Dempsey (R), American Restoration and Tai Green , Director of Development and Marketing for Jonathan’s Place. Jenny Crossland is at left.

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The Masquerade-themed gala is Friday, November 20, at 6:30 pm at the Tower at Cityplace. Some new activities in store for this year: the Emerald City Band; a wine pull; an outsourced silent auction; and raffle prizes.

I don’t like making plans for the day… because the word “premeditated” gets thrown around a lot in the courtroom.

Top Male Shooter - Joe Lucash, Trane Top Female Shooter - Jennifer Jones, ABM

ANGELA CRUM angela.crum@callisonrtkl.com Angela Crum is an Associate at CallisonRTKL and the IIDA VP of Communications

Engage in IIDA

IIDA Student Conference – Save the Date!

Over the last year, the Texas Oklahoma Chapter has continued to see growth in its membership and in its industry support which allowed them to start their 8th City Center in Fort Worth As the “Great 8”, they strive to strengthen the mission of IIDA through education, leadership, philanthropy and design innovation.

IIDA’s 16th Annual Student Conference will take place February 17th-19th in Houston, bringing together students, professionals, educators, and manufacturers’ representatives for two days of academic and professional enrichment. The conference hosts 150 students from universities and interior design programs across Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas.

Conference events include tours throughout Houston, small group presentations, a keynote speaker luncheon, and an industry table top event featuring companies from across the region. In addition, 40 talented students are selected by their professors to participate in a design charrette competition. To learn more, go to www. iidastudentconference.com

They invite you to reach out to one of their 8 City Centers to become more engaged in the design community.

I don’t like making plans for the day… because the word “premeditated” gets thrown around a lot in the courtroom.

IIDA Texas Oklahoma Annual Inspire Gala

The 2015 IIDA Texas Oklahoma Chapter ‘Inspire Gala and Design Excellence Awards’ took place on August 14th. The evening recognized the highest quality and achievement in interior design, and honored the creativity and innovation of the best of Texas and Oklahoma designers!

Partnership Campaign

For more information on becoming an IIDA Partner, contact Jenny Conditt Jenny_Conditt@hermanmiller.com

IIDA Advocacy Symposium

https://iida.ejoinme.org/IIDATXOKPartnership2016

IIDA held its inaugural advocacy symposium in Austin from September 1113. Nearly 100 commercial interior designers and students from across the country descended upon the capital city to learn, network, and exchange ideas on the topic of interior design advocacy. Speakers, sessions, and panels focused on issues that affect commercial interior design and how designers practice as well as how to build relationships with decision makers. Read a recap about the Symposium on the IIDA DesignMatters blog and attend next year in Denver. http://designmatters.iida.org

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PCI Design Awards

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NORDSTROM, The Woodlands, TX

ow in its 53rd year, the Precast/ Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) Design Awards program recognizes design excellence and construction quality using precast concrete. Projects from Oklahoma and Texas received awards in three categories. For a complete description of each project, visit http://www.PCMATexas.org .

2015 Design Award Winner: Best Bridge with a Main Span More Than 150 Feet

Engineer: TxDOT, Austin, TX General Contractor: Sundt Construction Inc., San Antonio, Tex. Precaster: Heldenfels Enterprises Inc., San Marcos, TX Deck Panel Precaster: Austin Prestress, Austin, TX Photo Credit: River Night: Liam Frederick

2015 Design Award Winner: Best Mixed Use Building Patrons who visit the Fassler Hall/Dust Bowl Lounge and Lanes complex in Oklahoma City, Okla., are immediately taken in by the roaring fire on the open deck and exposed precast concrete elements that make up the core infrastructure. The design idea came from existing building types that are common to the Midtown district and adjacent Automobile Alley, says Jason Leach, project manager from Fitzsimmons Architects. “This area of town was developed in the mid-twentieth century, with a lot of board-formed concrete designs,” he says. “That’s what drew us to precast concrete for this project.”

The designers used precast concrete columns, beams, and tees that are similar to the boardformed tee structure found in the nearby Plaza Court building and other buildings in the district.

They also incorporated areas of smooth and wirecut brick in patterns that are only visible in certain sunlight as a subtle nod to the quilt-work pattern and finish variations that were the result of years of design upgrades to many local structures.

Location: The Woodlands, Texas Architect: Callison, Seattle, Wash.

Engineer: Coffman Engineers, Seattle, Wash.

Contractor: W. E. O’Neil Construction Co., Chicago, Ill. Owner: Nordstrom Inc., Seattle, Wash.

Precaster: Gate Precast Co., Hillsboro, TX Precast Specialty Engineer: Stehler Structural Engineering in North Oaks, MN Photo Credit: CallisonRTKL

Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Photo Credit: Coleman Harrison Architect: Fitzsimmons Architects, Oklahoma City, Okla.

Engineer: Obelisk Engineering Inc., Oklahoma City, Okla.

Contractor: Lingo Construction Services, Oklahoma City, Okla.

Owner: Midtown Renaissance Group, Oklahoma City, Okla.

Precaster: Coreslab Structures (OKLA) Inc. Oklahoma City, Okla.

Precast Specialty Engineer: Coreslab Structures OKLA) Inc. Oklahoma City, Okla.

Headquartered in Chicago, the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) is the technical institute for the precast concrete structures industry. PCI develops, maintains, and disseminates the Body of Knowledge (BOK) necessary for designing, fabricating, and constructing precast concrete structures. The BOK refers to the collective knowledge of an industry that is relied upon to design and build with a specific material or system. It is from this BOK that building codes, design guides, education programs, certification, and more are derived. The Precast Concrete Manufacturers Association of Texas (PCMATexas) is the regional affiliate of the PCI covering Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.

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‘De’ Word Up!

If lawyers can be disbarred and clergymen defrocked, it follows that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed and dry cleaners depressed.

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Bedmakers can be debunked, baseball players debased, landscapers deflowered, bulldozer operators degraded, organ donors delivered, software engineers detested, underwear companies debriefed and musical composers decomposed. Wow! Perhaps we can hope that politicians will be devoted.

Gravitation cannot be blamed for people falling in love. (Albert Einstein)

The sweeping lines and glittering lights on the new West Seventh Bridge, in Fort Worth, Tex., have become a focal point of the city, linking downtown with the cultural district across the Trinity River.

It is a look that was gracefully achieved thanks to the versatility and high performance features of precast concrete, says Dean Van Landuyt, Engineer of record for the bridge. Van Landuyt says, “The innovative design provides dramatic flair while blending gracefully into its context and landscape.”

Precast concrete arches, floor beams, and stay-inplace deck panels delivered the attractive design while dramatically minimizing on-site construction time and cutting costs.

FASSLER HALL DUST BOWL

Nordstrom, the iconic American retail brand, has been building retail stores for decades. Its newest building in The Woodlands, Texas, represents a completely evolved approach to structure design, says Michael Lee principal of Callison, the architect for the project. The owner wanted the facade of its latest addition to convey a sense of lightness, warmth and elegance, using multiple shades and detailing—all within a relatively tight budget.

“One of the biggest challenges in designing this building, was finding a cost-effective material that could truly express the detail and articulation of the new Nordstrom facade design,” Lee says. Precast concrete was the solution. “Precast was a natural choice,” Lee says. “The wide variety of textures and finishes allowed the design team the freedom to develop a complex design pattern weaving several finishes within individual panels.”

Gravitation cannot be blamed for people falling in love. (Albert Einstein)

WEST SEVENTH STREET BRIDGE, Fort Worth, TX

2015 Design Award Winner: Best Retail

EVENTS Bark + Build

Gravitation cannot be blamed for people falling in love. (Albert Einstein)

Gravitation cannot be blamed for people falling in love. (Albert Einstein)

TEXO and AIA Dallas initiated the first (of what will be an annual) Bark + Build Doghouse Design/Build Competition to benefit SPCA of Texas’ Home for the Holidays event. Architects and contractors are teaming up to create dynamic dog house designs! Entries will be judged on both design and construction quality by a jury panel, with various award categories, and then displayed at NorthPark Center from November 16th through December 7th. While on public display, raffle tickets will be available for purchase with all proceeds benefiting SPCA of Texas whose mission is to provide every animal exceptional care and a loving home. It is the leading animal welfare agency in North Texas.

Shoot Out

With the start of hunting season on everyone’s minds, teams gathered at the Dallas Gun Club in Lewisville to participate in TEXO’s 2015 Clay Bird Shootout. A record number of teams came to compete in the 4th Challenge Cup. See more at https://texoassociation.exposure.co/ texo-clay-bird-shootout-1

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Red Skelton’s Tips For A Happy Marriage 1. Two times a week we go to a nice restaurant, have a little beverage, good food and companionship. She goes on Tuesdays; I go on Fridays.

2. We sleep in separate beds. Hers is in Ontario and mine is in Tucson.

3. I take my wife everywhere…but she keeps finding her way back.

4. I asked my wife where she wanted to go for our anniversary. “Somewhere I haven’t been in a long time,” she said. So I suggested the kitchen.

5. We always hold hands. If I let go, she shops.

6. She has an electric blender, electric toaster and an electric bread maker. She said, “there are too many gadgets and no place to sit down!” So I bought her an electric chair.

Chuck Sloma, Lindsey Eickman, Stephens Bedford, Josh Carson

7. My wife told me that the car wasn’t running well because there was water in the carburetor. I asked her where the car was; she told me, “In the lake.”

TEXO Impact

8. She got a mudpack and looked great for two days. Then the mud fell off.

The TEXO IMPACT Networking Series are memberto-member networking events, meant to exhibit the IMPACT we have when we all get together.

9. She ran after the garbage truck, yelling “Am I too late for the garbage?” The driver looked at her and said, “No, jump in.”

10. Remember – marriage is the number one cause of divorce.

11. I married Miss Right.

I just didn’t know that her first name was ‘Always’.

12. I haven’t spoken to my wife in 18 months.

I don’t like to interrupt her.

13. The last fight was my fault. My wife asked, “What’s on the TV?” I said, “Dust.”

Bring Your Boss

The Annual “Bring Your Boss” meeting usually take the form of a moderated discussion panel interesting, emerging, or informational topics are explored. The chapter hosted (L-R) Denward Freeman (MEDCO), Randy Humphrey (Humphrey & Associates), Tom Kader (SEDALCO), Preston McAfee (Rogers-O'Brien), Mark Rutledge (Momentum Mechanical), and Harold MacDowell (TD Industries) as tackled the Importance of Relationships.

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San Antonio YouthBuild Program Introduction to Construction

Safety Fair and Barbecue Cook-off Winners

Photos: Mary Haskin Photography

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The King’s English (Real Signs in Great Britain) 1. IN A LAUNDROMAT: Automatic washing machines. Please remove all of your clothes when the light goes out.

1st Place Brisket - Crownhill Builders, Inc

Larry Westbrook Safe Superintendent Award Winner Nathan Le Row (L) with TJ Rogers, both of Bartlett Cocke General Contractors

1st Place Chicken - Big State Electric, Ltd.

Safe General Contractor Category I - Zachry Construction Corporation

1st Place Ribs - Architecture Division 8

Safe General Contractor Category II - Sundt Construction, Inc

1st Place Showmanship

Safe Speciality Contractor - Alterman, Inc

2. IN A DEPARTMENT STORE: Bargain Basement Upstairs.

3. IN AN OFFICE: Would the person who took the stepladder yesterday kindly bring it back or further steps will be taken.

4. IN ANOTHER OFFICE: After the tea break, staff should empty the teapot and stand upside down on the draining board.

5. ON A CHURCH DOOR: This is the gate of Heaven.

Enter ye all by this door. (This door is kept locked because of the draft. Please use side entrance.)

6. OUTSIDE A SECOND-HAND SHOP: We exchange anything – bicycles, washing machines, etc. Bring your wife along and get a wonderful bargain.

7. QUICKSAND WARNING: Quicksand. Any person passing this point will be drowned. By order of the District Council.

8. IN THE WINDOW OF A DRYCLEANING STORE: Anyone leaving their garments here for more than 30 days will be disposed of.

9. IN A SAFARI PARK: Elephants Please Stay In Your Car. 10. AT A CONFERENCE FACILITY: For anyone who has children and doesn’t know it, there is a day care facility on the first floor.

11. IN A FIELD: The farmer allows walkers to cross the field for free, but the bull charges.

12. ON A LEAFLET: If you cannot read, this leaflet will tell you how to get lessons.

13. ON A REPAIR SHOP DOOR: We can repair anything. (Please knock hard on the door – the bell does not work.)

14. IN THE LOO IN A LONDON OFFICE BUILDING: Toilet out of order. Please use floor below.

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My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.

The YouthBuild participants recently graduated from the eight-week program, Introduction to Construction. YouthBuild is part of a nationwide program aimed at community leadership and development. In San Antonio, The George Gervin Youth Center sponsors the program and AGC provides the necessary training. Participants learned construction math, basics of construction drawings, materials handling and basics of rigging. They also received First Aid/CPR certification and OSHA 10-Hour card. Career planning and communications skills were included as part of the training.

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20th Anniversary Golf Tournament Poker Run Winners (L-R_ Megan Matthews, Jackie Sheperd, Shirley Gammon and Maggie Pool

1st Place Winners (with a score of 53) (L-R) Rob Lamontagne, Pete Hoffman, Jarred Moise and Clay Zieglaer

My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.

2nd Place Winners (with a score of 56) – not pictured Theme Hole Winners – Fujitec Flamingos (L-R) Jenny Phillips, Steve Broom and Monica Danchik

3rd place winners (with a score of 56) (L-R) Denny Lindsay, Donnie Seeley, Mary Buffington and Charles Harrell Founder’s Cup Winner – Granite Properties (L-R) Richard Jordan, Charles Duckworth, Chris Spalding and Matt Field

Winner of $500 from Property Paving – Jackie Sheperd President Susan Heath, CPM and Executive Director Kristin Hiett, CAE

IREM Dallas — Signature Happy Hour of the year…. in style!

The signature social event of the year was nothing short of amazing. More than 100 real estate professionals gathered at Marie Gabrielle's Restaurant and Gardens for a true IREM-style event. The weather was perfect, the networking opportunities stellar, and the trio band Rockestra chosen by the ARM Committee was a huge hit.

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Fort Worth IREM and BOMA Joint Luncheon On October 6th, Susan Holland, President of Fort Worth IREM, and Traci Devereaux, President of Fort Worth BOMA, joined forces to host a sold out luncheon featuring Dr. John S. Baen, a distinguished speaker and Professor of Real Estate at the University of North Texas.

Baen is known around the world for his 5-year economic forecasts. His presentation, entitled “No man knows the future. Good things happen in a long time; bad things happen in a hurry; even ants plan”, was both entertaining and informative. He covered a vast amount of topics including global influences, bond markets, interest rates, Texas oil, North Texas housing, and apartment, retail and office markets.

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Botanic Buzz

he Denver Botanic Gardens opened a $6-million, 5,258-sq-ft structure which will showcase the research being done at the gardens on contemporary botanic and environmental issues, as well as topics like global steppe climates.

Designed by Denver’s Burkett Design, with structural engineering work by Boulder’s Studio NYL, and built

by Greenwood Village-based GH Phipps Construction Cos, the Science Pyramid’s high-performance façade is clad in four-foot-wide, hexagonal-shaped, ventilated Swisspearl fiber-cement panels that mimic the geometric efficiency of natural wax honeycombs. Thirty panels feature photovoltaic collectors to gather energy for interior exhibits.

The central portion of the structure and multiple glass portholes are constructed of electro-chromic glass, which adjusts in opacity from clear to 97% opaque throughout the day based on solar intensity, or at the flip of a switch as the building requires. At sundown, the windows lighten to reveal the building’s colorful interior exhibits and nearby flora.

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Dr. John Baen

Susan Holland, CPM, Dr. John Baen, John Fegan, CPM

The interior of the Science Pyramid offers an interactive experience. Tactile and digital exhibits interface help foster a greater understanding of Colorado’s ecosystems and their similarities to others around the world. Special exhibits will highlight the Gardens’ recent work with the city of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in an effort to draw parallels between the climates and landscapes of Colorado, Mongolia and Patagonia.

recalls the formation of the Rocky Mountains, as it represents tectonic plates crashing together. Its hexagonal, or honeycomb-inspired, exterior panels pay tribute to the world’s greatest pollinators. The remarkable scientific work of our research and conservation team will be made accessible to all through the technologically advanced exhibits inside.”

“The completion of this extraordinary building is a dream come true,” said Brian Vogt, CEO of Denver Botanic Gardens. “Our new Science Pyramid is inspired by biomimicry, or the imitation of nature. The structure

The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.

Detailed notes of the presentation can be downloaded at www.fortworthirem.org.

My wife and I always compromise. I admit I’m wrong and she agrees with me.

After dining at Del Frisco’s Grille overlooking Sundance Square, members were treated to a guided tour of the Sid Richardson Museum.

BOMA FW Big Top Carnival

BOMA Fort Worth’s Big Top Carnival brought a mix of property managers and vendors together in the heart of the stockyards to unwind and reconnect in a carnivallike atmosphere. The event focused on allowing principal members and their building staffs to network with the allied members (product and/or service providers) while playing fun midway games…just without the interesting carnies! They took in the sights and sounds of the fair plus had a chance to visit with the fortune teller, sit down with the caricature artists for a fun memento to put up in their office, snack on popcorn, dippin’ dots and amazing barbeque. See the pictures posted at www. bomafortworth.org under the Events tab.

The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.

My wife and I always compromise. I admit I’m wrong and she agrees with me.

Traci Devereaux, President of Fort Worth BOMA (L) and Susan Holland, President of Fort Worth IREM welcomed Dr. John Baen (Inset) to a joint association luncheon in October.

Better Buildings Challenge

A three-year-old milestone initiative, Fort Worth Better Buildings Challenge, is part of a larger national movement aimed at helping our country save nearly $40 billion annually in energy costs, enabling businesses to grow, investing in new technology and creating American jobs. The Better Buildings Challenge is a national voluntary initiative calling on building owners and managers to make substantial commitments to energy and water efficiency in order to improve their buildings, save money and increase effectiveness.

The goal of the Fort Worth Better Business Challenge is to reduce energy consumption by at least 20% and water consumption by an agreed-upon level in participating buildings by 2020. Partners advocate for energy and water efficiency, develop innovative partnerships and approaches, and share successful models for others to follow. “The City of Fort Worth has committed 5.7 million square feet of its own building stock, and we would like to add other companies’ buildings to our commitment,” said Samuel Gunderson, conservation specialist with the City of Fort Worth. “We invite other local businesses, institutional, nonprofit and other organizations to implement significant building upgrades toward our goal of improved energy and water efficiency.

Property owners and building operators involved in the effort will see financial savings and improved building efficiency, and the community will benefit from improved air quality.”

One of those companies benefiting from the challenge is McKesson Pharmaceutical. “Being a part of the Fort Worth Better Buildings program, locally organized through the City of Fort Worth, has been the spur to get us moving in the right direction,” said Graham Brizendine, operations manager in workforce management/reporting and analytics for McKesson Pharmaceutical in Fort Worth. “Since joining the program, we have used the energy audit to direct our most effective routes for conservation, like our work-fromhome program and building system upgrades. Without the Fort Worth Better Buildings program, we would not be on the right track to effectively cut our energy usage. The program has been a fantastic success.”

To learn more about Fort Worth Better Buildings Challenge, contact Samuel Gunderson at Samuel.gunderson@ FortWorthTexas.gov or 817-392-8076.

15 for 12 Membership Drive

Advocacy • Networking • Education • Better By Association BOMA Fort Worth invites you and your staff to become a member during its 15 for 12 Membership Drive.

Anyone joining BOMA Fort Worth after October 1, 2015 receives the rest of the year for FREE when paying their 2016 dues. For more information, call 817-3362662 or e-mail michelle.lynn@bomafortworth.org.

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Convention

An Evening of Outstanding Achievement

CREW Dallas hosted “An Evening of Outstanding Achievement” on September 24th to celebrate and recognize individual members who have demonstrated excellence in commercial real estate and the community. The signature event drew a crowd of nearly 300 industry leaders and supporters that came to cheer on this year’s four award finalists

(Left to right) Brenda Blake, founder and CEO of B&J Financial Services, PLLC; Kennis Ketchum, founder and owner of Portfolio Development; Rebecca Tudor, co-founder and principal of Twinrose Investments; and Michelle Hudson, principal/owner of Hudson Peters Commercial

Members gather during the 2015 CREW Network Convention & Marketplace in Bellevue, WA

Cally Miltenberger with Ernst & Young, LLP received the Career Advancement for Women Award for their mentoring and developing other women in the workplace. Vicky Gunning was elected to be a member of the 2016 CREW Network Board of Directors

Luncheons

Sue Hounsel, City of Dallas Office of Economic Development; President Sally Longroy; Jay Chapa, Fort Worth Economic Development; Ann Murray, Trammel Crow Residential; and Julie Kimble, Hickey & Associates

Events

Bowling Night (L-R) Rachel Koster, Hudson Peters Commercial; Laura Hoffman, Winstead; Sara Vilutis, Phoenix Capital Partners; Talisha McClaney, Duke Realty; Kristen Alley, Regions Bank; and Emily Smith, Amegy Bank and guest The Mixology Competition at Victory Tavern – a networking event

(Right) Kennis Ketchum of Portfolio Development was selected as the 2015 Outstanding Achievement Award recipient

(L-R): Chapter President Sally Longroy of Guida, Slavich & Flores with Charles Bissell and Lauri Conway Johnson of Integra Realty Resources Dallas Tiffany Prince, Duff & Phelps and Susan Sherman, Sherman & Goldsmith Investment Real Estate Sales

Teresa Giltner, president-elect of CREW Dallas and a shareholder with Dykema Cox Smith; guest speaker, journalist and author Joanne Lipman; and Leigh Richter, the 2014 OAA winner and a senior vice president with Bradford Commercial Real Estate

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(L-R) Sharon Herrin, Herrin Commercial Real Estate; President Sally Longroy; Kourtny Garrett, Downtown Dallas, Inc.; Shelle Sills, Headington Companies; Amy MacLaren, CBRE|UCR; and Pam Stein, Urban Land Institute

The winning mix was created by the Peloton team - a tequila-based drink called “Peloton Poison”.

The 2016 CREW Dallas Board of Directors

2016 President Elect Teresa Ereon Giltner Dykema Cox Smith

Past President Sally Longroy Guida, Slavich & Flores, P.C.

President Elect Suzanne Brasuell Entos Design

Director Cally Miltenberger Ernst & Young, LLP

Director Karen Hart Bell Nunnally

Director Director Kassandra McLaughlin Cathy Kuebler Billingsley Co. Husch Blackwell

Director Karen Pierre Bisnow

Director Shea Kracheck Lane Gorman Trubitt

Strategic Advisor Executive Director Michelle Hudson Kim Hopkins Hudson Peters Commercial CREW Dallas

Secretary/Treasurer Paula Nelson

Congratulations to the 2015 Annual CREW Dallas Award Finalists Most Valuable Player Finalists: Carol Sosebee, Coldwell Banker Commercial Alliance Tracie Frazier, KDC Shannon Whitehead, Colliers Rachel Koster, Hudson Peters Commercial Kenya Brooks, Lincoln Property Company Barbara Kennedy, Shannon Gracey Ratliff & Miller LLP

Outstanding New Member Finalists: Megan DeLeon, Bright & Co Marketing Lindsey Jamar, Republic Title Katie Torres, BB&T Michelle Chesney, Preston Bend Amy Lezon, Texas Capital Bank Carol Payne, Estes Okon Thorne & Carr PLLC

Career Advancement for Women Finalists- Individual: Cindy Cohn, Springboard Consulting Elizabeth Trocchio, The Trocchio Advantage Diana Bearden, Strasburger & Price

30th Anniversary

Career Advancement for Women Finalists- Company Amegy Bank Republic Title of Texas

CREW Dallas Golf Classic

April 18, 2016 Gleneagles Country Club, Plano

11:30 a.m – 12:00 p.m Champagne Reception

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Awards Luncheon D E C E M B E R 11 , 2 0 1 5 The Ritz Carlton Dallas, Texas

12:00 p.m – 1:15 p.m Luncheon Program Members $55 Guests $85 Holiday Hosts $100 Table of 10 $750

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GRETCHEN HESBACHER ghesbacher@nibs.org Gretchen Hesbacher is the editor and director of communications at the National Institute of Building Sciences.

RYAN COLKER rcolker@nibs.org Ryan M. Colker is Director of the Consultative Council and Presidential Advisor at the National Institute of Building Sciences. He is also the staff director of the Council on Finance, Insurance and Real Estate; the National Council of Governments on Building Codes and Standards; and the Off-Site Construction Council and the Sustainable Building Industry Council.

HUGE Energy-Efficiency Retrofit Opportunities In Small Commercial Buildings mall commercial buildings make up the majority of the nation’s building stock by both number and area. Yet, despite this vast segment of the building stock, investments in energy-efficiency retrofit projects for small commercial buildings have lagged behind those for larger buildings.

In 2014, the National Institute of Building Sciences Council on Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (CFIRE) decided to examine the transformative potential that could occur by making energy-efficiency upgrades to small commercial buildings. Performance upgrades in this sizable property group have lagged behind larger property classes due to significant challenges in obtaining equity and debt financing. Despite these challenges, potential rewards are high. Energy performance upgrades for small commercial properties can help to create stronger businesses, add resilience for operational stability and generate significant national job growth, efficiency gains and environmental benefits.

In January 2015, CFIRE issued a report of its findings and recommendations on the financing of small commercial retrofit projects for energy efficiency. The report, Financing Small Commercial Building Energy Performance Upgrades: Challenges and Opportunities, identifies several barriers to investment in such retrofits.

Key issues include the costs and complexity associated with relatively small loan sizes, as well as the challenge owners have in understanding and trusting predicted retrofit outcomes. However, investments in small building retrofits also could yield the nation increased employment opportunities, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the resilience of the nation’s built environment.

The Data

Small commercial buildings, which represent the preponderance of the U.S. commercial building stock, are a largely untapped source for significant energy savings.

• Nearly 94 percent (93.9%) of U.S. commercial properties are small buildings, defined as structures of 50,000 square feet and below accounting for roughly half (49.5%) of U.S. commercial square footage.

• Almost nine out of ten U.S. commercial properties (87.9%) measures 25,000 square feet or less, and represents 36% of commercial square footage.

• Close to three-quarters (73%) of U.S. commercial buildings are very small at 10,000 square feet or below, accounting for close to 20% of commercial floor space.

• The median commercial building size is only 5,100 square feet; the mean size is 15,700 square feet.

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U.S. rental housing stock.

The retrofit market for small commercial buildings is conservatively estimated at $35.6 billion, assuming a 30% improvement in performance for buildings constructed before 1980. A market this size would create an estimated 424,000 job years (defined as one job for one year) of full-time employment and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 87 million metric tons a year. Small building retrofits would also improve the resilience of the nation’s built environment and would take pressure off the aging electric grid.

Despite this considerable opportunity, numerous market barriers are preventing meaningful financing and investment in retrofits for the small commercial building market. Small commercial buildings are less likely to be well-leased, well-located or occupied by strong-credit tenants. As a result, these buildings typically fall outside the investment parameters of institutional lenders and investors, making it more difficult to supply capital for energy retrofits.

Seven specific barriers constrain the small commercial finance market.

On the demand side, the owners, managers and tenants of small commercial buildings: 1. Are frequently skeptical that energy savings will materialize; 2. Often do not understand energy performance analysis and technology; 3. Lack the operational understanding and expertise to manage energy upgrades; and 4. Are often of lower credit quality, with more restricted access to cash or debt.

These factors depress demand for energyefficiency loans in the small commercial sector.

On the supply side: 1. Small commercial properties are frequently difficult to underwrite due to complex or atypical configurations, uses and market characteristics; 2. Energy-efficiency loans are a hybrid loan product, combining the characteristics of construction and permanent loans, thereby making it more difficult for lenders to evaluate and price risk; and 3. Fixed upfront transactions (such as legal, energy audits, financing fees and appraisals) and ongoing loan management costs represent a larger component of the loan/investment amount, thereby rendering these transactions less attractive to investors and lenders.

Several bright spots do exist—particularly programs based on public and private-sector cooperation. These successful programs include property assessed clean energy (PACE), on-bill payment/financing and Small Business Administration (SBA) loan programs. Other programs showing promise include equipment loans or capital leases, contractorbased financing, managed energy service agreements and energy-

Some people look to get credit for being conservative when actually they’re only stupid.

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efficiency and renewable real estate investment trusts (REITs). Expanding these programs and applying the lessons learned to new models for small commercial retrofit financing is needed.

A turnkey solution with contractors as the delivery mechanism can overcome many of the identified barriers by providing an efficient, integrated solution to building owners.

Some people look to get credit for being conservative when actually they’re only stupid.

Based on the above findings, CFIRE offers the following recommendations: 1) Federal programs, which offer important support for the growth of the small energy retrofit market, should be expanded and deployed to facilitate state and local energy retrofit financing efforts. a) Expand existing research, program development and technical assistance programs, including the Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) initiatives and ENERGY STAR, which provide cost-effective approaches to market expansion. b) The federal government is well positioned to support research and deployment of building performance tracking, reporting, analysis and control software and hardware. Activities in this arena will enhance the measurement and verification of building energy performance and energy retrofit outcomes. c) Federal credit enhancements and guarantees, such as those offered under SBA’s 7(a) and 504/Certified Development Company (CDC) programs, are a potent and well-tested way to attract substantial additional private financing to the small commercial building retrofit market. A program that combines the small business financing expertise of the SBA and the energy-efficiency technical support of DOE would be ideal. d) Congress should consider a comprehensive approach to building energy-efficiency incentives, including tax credits, deductions and depreciation schedules, in developing tax reform measures. Tax incentives should be performance-based, and linked to measurable energy savings; incentives might also be targeted to encourage retrofits that deliver substantial efficiency gains.

2) Federal policy should encourage the development and testing of energy retrofit programs at the individual city, county or utility level.

Local initiatives are less risky than larger state, regional and national programs and can provide proof of concept for future initiatives. State, local and utility officials and organizations can help to identify local program opportunities and provide technical support at the community level.

3) Public-private energy retrofit approaches should be encouraged in federal policy making.

To date, public-private ventures have been the most successful model for delivering energy retrofit financing to the small commercial building sector and have demonstrated the most potential to scale. Such initiatives should:

a) Leverage public credit enhancements, superior collection methods and sanctions to improve loan security and leverage significant private capital flows. b) Use standardized administrative processes, legal documents and contractor training. c) Bundle utility, federal, state and local tax incentives. d) Aggregate small projects into larger energy retrofit contracts. e) Provide turnkey services to the property owner. f) Promote cost-effective and readily deployed and replicated energy conservation measures.

4) Federal, state and community policy makers should recognize local and property-level variations in designing energy-efficiency programs that serve small businesses and others.

Policy initiatives might be most appropriately targeted to high energy cost areas or to the most energy-inefficient buildings that may have the strongest incentive to improve performance.

5) Policy makers should leverage national CBECS data and the growing quantity of voluntary and mandatory benchmarking and disclosure programs to create more meaningful building performance databases.

Better collection and dissemination of energy consumption and benchmarking data will support the design of more meaningful energy models and help owners, tenants, buyers, sellers, appraisers and banks evaluate the performance of specific buildings.

6) Utilities should be required to provide energy consumption data to property owners and tenants, including aggregate building level data for properties in which tenants are separately metered.

Customer education is a key aspect of driving energy retrofit demand. The monthly utility bill and the customer’s utility records can supply the key metrics. Building owners and occupants should also be educated about the economic, health and productivity benefits of energy retrofits and available financial assistance. Public or utility outreach programs can deliver this content.

7) Public policies and programs should be designed to anticipate the future aggregation of energy retrofit loans into bonds, and to provide the basis for appropriate loan documentation.

Secondary markets, when appropriately controlled for risk, help to maximize financing opportunities and reduce financing costs.

CFIRE released Financing Small Commercial Building Energy Performance Upgrades: Challenges and Opportunities in January at its Annual Meeting, held during the Institute’s Annual Conference, Building Innovation 2015.

In addition, the Council hosted a webinar in March to discuss the report findings and recommendations aimed at government, retrofit providers and building owners; identify existing programs that successfully support

retrofits for small commercial buildings; and discuss the significant opportunities presented by this segment of the industry. To learn more about CFIRE, download the report and view the webinar, visit http://www.nibs.org/cfire.

In addition, CFIRE and the Institute’s Multihazard Mitigation Council are taking recommendations from the report and looking at how to translate them into financing investments into resilience-related retrofits, and thereby capturing the dual benefits of energy efficiency and resilience during building upgrades. This discussion is the basis of one of the tracks being held at Building Innovation 2016, January 11-15. Track Two: Preparation & Performance – Realizing Resilience through Incentives, is just one piece of the overall conference theme, which will look at Achieving a Resilient Future. To learn more about the conference, visit http://www. nibs.org/conference2016.

Download the full report at http://www.nibs. org/CFIRE

About the Council on Finance, Insurance and Real Estate

CFIRE brings together building industry representatives that play a significant role in how buildings are procured, designed and constructed. Council participants include architects, engineers, contractors and owners; insurance representatives (including professional, property, casualty, environmental and surety); banking representatives (including construction and permanent); investment representatives (including real estate investment trusts, pensions and others); appraisal representatives; and testing and validation representatives. The Council works to promote collaboration and buy-in across these sectors and address the challenges of evaluating risks, benefits, technologies and practices associated with the achievement of cost-effective high-performance buildings.

Visit http://www.nibs.org/cfire for more details.

About the National Institute of Building Sciences

The National Institute of Building Sciences was authorized by the U.S. Congress in the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Public Law 93-383. In establishing the Institute, Congress recognized the need for an organization that could serve as an interface between government and the private sector.

The Institute’s public interest mission is to serve the nation by supporting advances in building science and technology to improve the built environment.

Through the Institute, Congress established a public/private partnership to enable findings on technical, building-related matters to be used effectively to improve government, commerce and industry. Visit http://www.nibs. org to learn more about the Institute and its programs.

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t the IREM® Executive Edge conference in Salt Lake City in October, the first annual REME Award Winners were announced. The awards are designed to honor individuals and companies that have achieved a high level of real estate management excellence, have significantly advanced the profession, and, in so doing, have been creative and innovative. The accomplished and exceptional winners are all dedicated to improving the places we live, work and shop.

The REME Award winners include a wide spectrum of initiatives – from an innovative leadership development program to a summer workforce program employing teenagers in low-income properties, and from a program focused on ending homelessness to sustainability programs designed to repurpose coffee grounds and diseased trees.

“I am thrilled to congratulate the 2015 REME Award Winners – and to recognize them for their leading-edge business practices and for fostering innovation within the real estate management industry locally and globally,” said Lori Burger, CPM®, President of IREM® (and President of Eugene Burger Management Corporation, AMO® in Rohnert Park, CA).

“I’d also like to extend a special thanks to ABM, for being the founding sponsor of the 2015 REME Awards.”

Corporate Categories Leadership Award DDG

www.ddgpartners.com • New York, New York Their ThreeSixty Leadership program creates leadership opportunities for property management professionals through experiences that broaden their knowledge base, enhance skills, encourage personal growth and spark interest in the industry.

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DDG invests economic and intellectual capital to improve the built environment through innovative design solutions, creating value for stakeholders and the community. With offices in New York and San Francisco, the team consists of about 100 individuals from diverse professional backgrounds including investment, development, design, construction, and hospitality and asset management. DDG has acquired, designed and developed over 2,000,000 square feet on the East and West Coasts. Joseph McMillan, Jr. is the Chairman and CEO.

Work Place Environment Award MEB Management Services, AMO® www.menapts.com • Phoenix, Arizona Big Audacious Miracle (BAM) – a program focused on ending homelessness and encouraging employees to reach out to local communities with the goal of making sure that every person has a home.

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Corporate Responsibility: People Award Continental Management, LLC

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www.continentalmgt.com • Bingham Farms, Michigan Their Summer Workforce program provides valuable work and educational experiences for teenagers who live on the company’s low-income managed communities.

Founded by Van Fox 2003 as a fully integrated property management company in 2003, the team has nearly 250 years of combined experience in the affordable housing industry.

Corporate Responsibility: Sustainability Award Bentall Kennedy

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www.bentallkennedy.com • Toronto, Canada Their ForeverGreen strategy focuses on reducing the amount that is sent to landfills while driving improvements in waste diversion numbers, including an E-Waste Challenge for shopping centers during Earth Week, a “coffee footprint” program to repurpose coffee grounds into sustainable soil, and a program to repurpose diseased trees into valuable wood products.

Bentall Kennedy is a recognized global leader in Responsible Property Investing, currently ranked first globally in its category in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) study, the broadest measure of governance quality and sustainability performance in the global real estate industry. It is a member of UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and has received the Energy Star Partner of The Year-Sustained Excellence Award for the past 5 years.

AMO® of the Year Award Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, AMO®

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www.draperandkramer.com • Chicago, Illinois Draper and Kramer, founded in 1893, is a vertically integrated property and financial services company.

Headquartered in Chicago, Draper and Kramer is a Midwestern firm with the capability to serve its clients nationwide and beyond. Services include: Arranging debt and equity financing for commercial property, management of all property types, project management and condominium conversion services, advisory, consulting and valuation services; and risk management/ insurance.

Founded in 1893, and headquartered in Chicago, the Midwestern firm is a vertically integrated property and financial services with the capability to serve its clients nationwide and beyond. Its services include: arranging debt and equity financing for commercial property, management of all property types, project management and condominium conversion services, advisory, consulting and valuation services; and risk management/insurance. CEO/President - Forrest D. Bailey.

Individuals’ Categories ARM® of the Year Award Duane Komine, ARM®

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Hokua • www.hokuahawaiirealty.com Honolulu, Hawaii Komine is the premier residential manager in Hawaii since 1985; he is the General Manager of the award-winning, mixed-use luxury condominium Hokua. He works closely with the board of directors, Hawaiiana Management Company, Ltd., and the Kobayashi and MacNaughton Groups.

An ARM® since 1989, he is a three-time recipient of the chapter’s ARM® of the Year award, the vice-president of the Hawaii ARM® Executive Committee and has been elected as the Friends of IREM® co-chair for his local executive board.

CPM® of the Year Award Dr. Deborah Phillips, CPM®

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The Quadrillion • www.thequadrillion.com McDonough, Georgia Phillips is President of The Quadrillion, an international consulting firm. She also serves as President for the Georgia Apartment Industry Education Foundation and is the lead instructor in their residential property management programs.

She also teaches distance learning courses and assists in the curriculum development for other real estate programs. Dr. Phillips completed her Ph.D. from Georgia Tech, where her research focused on resident satisfaction and employee engagement. She also holds a Master of Science degree in Housing & Consumer Economics, with an emphasis in Seniors Housing, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Consumer Journalism.

To see videos of the 2015 REME Award winners: www.irem.org/ remewinners

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Real Estate

ThyssenKrupp Test Tower Rottweil, Germany

The tower’s property is about the area of 50 tennis courts. It is Germany’s highest viewing platform open to the public at 761 feet.

More and more people are moving from the countryside to cities. By 2050, over 70 percent of the world’s population will live in cities.

A report from the McKinsey Global Institute estimates that cities will need to construct floor space equivalent to 85 percent of all of today’s residential and commercial building stock by 2025, making this one of the greatest challenges of our time. How can we move people from A to B as quickly, efficiently, safely, and comfortably as possible? The ThyssenKrupp Test Tower in Rottweil, Germany looks to provide solutions to this problem beginning in 2016.

With regard to meeting this demand, Andreas Schierenbeck (ThyssenKrupp Elevator CEO) says, “With the new test tower, we are poised to succeed in the promising elevator market for mid and high-rise buildings. Our new elevator technology enables reduction of the elevator-escalator footprint in a building, releasing significant areas for additional rent Andreas Schierenbeck revenues.”

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“A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.” (Gloria Steinem)

Urbanization is an unstoppable trend, and the scale of movement of people to cities has redefined construction and infrastructure requirements to keep pace with growing urban populations. Limitations on space in urban areas means that mid to high-rise buildings are the most viable construction options, translating into an immense demand for elevators.

By 2016, the global demand for elevator equipment (including elevators, escalators, and moving walkways) and services is projected to rise over 5% annually to 58 billion dollars!

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Did you hear about the new Divorced Barbie? It comes with all of Ken’s stuff.

Elevator technology is evolving significantly to cope with today’s requirements for increased energy efficiency, faster travel times between floors, less crowded lobbies, and superior security in buildings. The tower will enable the testing of new solutions to meet these demands, such as shafts carrying more than one elevator cabin, and, with 12 testing shafts housed within its 69-feet diameter shell, engineers can test elevator speeds of up to a mind-boggling 60 feet per second, twice as fast as Usain Bolt’s 100-meter world record. These speed and energy improvements translate to travel times of a mere 90 seconds to reach the top of a nearly 5000 foot-high building, which is taller than any Usain Bolt existing building but already foreseen as a future reality.

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Did you hear about the new Divorced Barbie? It comes with all of Ken’s stuff.

“A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.” (Gloria Steinem)

At September’s Business After Hours event at Impression Home’s newest townhome development, Bellaire Village in southwest Fort Worth.

(L-R) Allie Culwell, Jennifer Rentfrow, Meagan Kendrick, Gregory Morris, Hannah Gramling, Lori Hankins, Melanie Dotzour

RECA • September Ideas Forum Moderator Jim Spencer (Chief Weathercaster, KXAN) and panelists Larry Weis (General Manager of Austin Energy), Ken Price (Chief Commercial Officer of LCRA), Greg Meszaros (Director of Austin Water Utility) and John Hewa (CEO of Pedernales Electric Cooperative) led a discussion on Earth, Wind and Wire: The Business of Utilities. Attendees learned how municipal and cooperative utilities in Austin successfully balance conserving resources while returning profits to their communities or members, the latest trends and cutting edge innovations in water and energy and the long-term outlook for power and water supply in the region and how will it impact development and commercial real estate.

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ORIGINAL COPIES Flattery or Copyright Infringement?

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ere at the network, we search far and wide to find interesting and out-of-the ordinary real estate stories. That is exactly what we thought we’d found when, in our September of 2012 issue (pictured center right), we brought you a story about Hallstatt, China – an exact duplicate of the Austrian alpine village of the same name. As it turns out, the Chinese have been hard at work duplicating many of the world’s ‘signature’ properties.

Just the following year (2013), Princeton scholar Bianca Bosker published Original Copies, a comprehensive look at what, over the last two decades, has been a cutting-edge, planned and large scale program to replicate some of the most recognizable cities on the planet. As Ms. Bosker says in the introduction: “While it once considered itself to be the center of the world, now China is making itself into the center that actually contains the world.” The Chinese agenda is “allencompassing: to re-create not only the superficial appearance of Western historical cities, but also the “feel” – the atmospheric and experiential local color – of the originals through such devices as foreign, names, signage, and lifestyle amenities.”

A graduate of Princeton University, Bianca Bosker is an author and journalist whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, New Yorker, and Wall Street Journal among other publications.

She is currently working on a book about wine and the extremes of taste.

This goes way beyond what you see in Las Vegas or Epcot Center. “In terms of housing, in fact, the Chinese have rewritten the capitalist real estate mantra ‘location, location, location’ into the motto ‘replication, replication, replication’. ” You might not expect to see the Eiffel Tower in the middle of a housing development in China or cobblestone streets, a gondola on man-made waterways, or a skyscraper emulating New York City’s Chrysler Building, but it’s there.

“Original Copies presents the first definitive chronicle of this remarkable phenomenon in which entire townships appear to have been airlifted from their historic and geographic foundations in Europe and the Americas, and spot-welded to Chinese cities. These copycat constructions are not theme parks but thriving communities where Chinese families raise children, cook dinners, and simulate the experience of a pseudo-Orange County or Oxford.

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“In recounting the untold and evolving story of China’s predilection for replicating the greatest architectural hits of the West, Bianca Lencek Bosker explores what this unprecedented experiment in “duplitecture” implies for the commercial, political, architectural, and commercial landscape of commercial China. With her lively, authoritative narrative, the author shows us how, in subtle but important ways, these homes and public spaces shape the behavior of their residents, as they reflect the achievements, dreams, and anxieties of those who inhabit them, as well as those of their developers and designers.” (from the book cover)

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“Original Copies is itself an original … I have never learned more and been stimulated to think more about architecture, planning, culture and society, China’s future, modernism, and globalism than I have with the reading of this book.”

- Yi-Fu Tuan, Philosopher, Author, and Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin, Recipient of the Cullum Medal, American Geographical Society Architects, Designers, Planners, ANYONE - You can win a free copy of this insightful work by entering the contest on the inside back cover and adding the words ‘Original Copies’ by your name.

1 The Eiffel Tower, at the Tianducheng development in Hangzhou, is now a

very conspicuous part of a ghost town. It was originally built to house 10,000 people and modeled in the style of Paris, complete with a 108-metre-high replica of the Eiffel Tower. (That’s 1/3 the size of the original.)

2 People visit a giant imitation statue of Sphinx in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei province.

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3 A scooter rider navigates past a nearly 33 feet-high replica of the Arc de Triomphe — the monument in Paris commemorating those who died in the Napoleonic Wars and French Revolution — in Jiangyan.

4 This government building in the Mentougou district of Beijing bears a resemblance to Moscow's Kremlin.

5 Tianjin Florence Town in the Wuqing district of Tianjin city has a shopping

center that copies Italian-style architecture with Florentine arcades, a grand canal, bridges and a building that resembles the Roman Coliseum. It houses some of the world’s famous brands.

8 Visitors to Beijing's World Park,

built ahead of the Olympics, walk across a replica of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, situated next a replica of the Australian city's famous opera house, in July 2008.

Suzhou’s Tower Bridge is not quite a carbon copy of the London original; it has four towers and no raising mechanism.

9 London’s Tower (fake) Bridge in

the province of Jiangsu has a cafe on top that serves “English-style coffee” and has twice as many towers compared to the original. Of course, it lacks the raising mechanism to allow boats to pass underneath.

10 The Château de Maisons-Laffitte in Beijing misses no detail after using the

original blueprints and 10,000 photos of the building as a guide. The hotel also has a spa and a wine museum inside.

11 St. Mark’s Square (Venice) imitation

is criticized for a lack of creativity, but for the Chinese, the ability to copy and making an exact copy is something they are proud of. It shows they’ve reached what the west has achieved.

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off of the Château de Maisons, designed by François Mansart and 12 A copy of Mount completed in 1651, was Rushmore at a park in Chongqing. built in Beijing in 2004.

7 Chinese workers walk 13 White House-Capitol past a 1:4 scale replica mini leaning tower of Pisa in Shanghai

Hill mash-up in Fuyang City, China – China's fake Capitol Hill.

“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.”

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reviously known as Mile-High Tower, Kingdom Tower is a skyscraper currently under construction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It will be the centerpiece of Kingdom City located along the Red Sea and, when completed, it will become the tallest building in the world. (Though initially planned to be one mile high, the geology of the area proved unsuitable for a tower of that height.) Kingdom Tower's primary use will be to house a Four Seasons hotel, Four Seasons serviced apartments, Class A office space, and luxury condominiums. It will also have the world’s highest observatory.

It was designed by American architect Adrian Smith, who also designed Burj Khalifa (currently the tallest building in the world - pictured on opposite page) and it incorporates many unique structural and aesthetic features. The creator and leader of the project is Saudi Arabian Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, the wealthiest man in the Middle East, and nephew of the late King Abdullah. Besides having designed the world’s two tallest structures (Burj Khalifa, completed in 2010 in Dubai, and Kingdom

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Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia), Adrian D. Smith was the lead architect of some of the world's most recognizable buildings including Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago, Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, China and Zifeng Tower in Nanjing, China.

The Answer is Blowing in the Wind

The race to the top (wherever that may be) continues. Currently, there are 10 buildings under way that will be taller than what was the world’s tallest building in 2003 - Kuala Lumpur’s Petronas Twin Towers. The major technical challenge for super tall buildings is wind, which tends to push into structures and accelerate upward—what engineers call the stack effect. That can cause full-on motion sickness for dwellers on triple-digit floors. To break the vortex, Smith designed Kingdom Tower with a sloping exterior, and the Burj as a series of uneven steps with a Y-shaped bottom.

Another problem is elevators. Over a certain length, elevator cables have been too thick to spool, requiring people to switch elevators once or twice to reach the top of the tallest buildings, which (you would know if you’d ever been to NYC’s World Trade Center) can turn a trip to the lobby into a commute. However, even that problem could soon be solved. Kone, a Finnish

company, recently unveiled a lightweight, carbon-fiber rope that will be capable of lifting people all the way up Kingdom Tower in a single elevator ride!

According to Henrik Ehrnrooth, the president and CEO of Kone Corporation. “It will be the highest, longest, above ground, lift shaft in the world. There will be a double decker elevator which will be the fastest in the world to cover the near half-a-mile distance. There are faster elevators in the world which are not double decker, but the speed at which these will travel will be swift and comfortable. Your ears will be able to balance and that is the compromise.” A total of 65 KONE elevators and escalators will serve the Kingdom Tower, the contract value of which was not disclosed but includes 10-year equipment maintenance.

The building has been scaled down from its initial one mile proposal, which was never fully designed, to a height of at least 3,281 ft.

The exact height is being kept private while in development, similar to the Burj Khalifa. It is expected to be at least 591 feet taller than the Burj Khalifa and, when completed in 2019, will be the tallest structure on the face of the earth – so far. n

- compiled by network sources

Burj Khalifa Burj Khalifa is a megatall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Completed in 2010, the 163-storied building is currently the tallest in the world (and almost twice the height of the Empire State Building). The design is derived from patterning systems embodied in Islamic architecture, incorporating cultural and historical elements particular to the region such as the spiral minaret. The Y-shaped plan contains 900 residences, 37 office floors, a 4-story fitness club and an Armani-designed hotel. As you would expect, the cladding system is designed to withstand Dubai's summer temperatures. A total of 57 elevators and 8 escalators are installed, with the elevators having a capacity of 12 to 14 people per cabin (and five of them double-deck so they can stop at two floors at once.

They will travel at speeds designed to prevent ears from popping.

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ANGELA O’BYRNE aobyrne@e-perez.com

An All-Bamboo Building Inspires in Bali

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hen it comes to sustainable design, our thoughts often turn to the marvels of technology. Ultra-efficient LED lighting, cutting-edge photovoltaic solar panel systems, and wind turbines have all transformed the design landscape— and feel pulled directly from the pages of science fiction. Sometimes, however, the most cutting-edge design finds its inspiration in looking backward, resurrecting some very old ideas about building sustainably.

On the remote Indonesian island of Bali, a small design firm called Ibuku is making waves by finding the rich potential in an unsung—and completely renewable—material.

Rising above Abiansemal’s thick jungle canopy is a unique, magnificent structure of six stories. Its undulating roofs are shaped like massive lotus petals. Poles jut up in wild configurations, creating tiers of nooks and balconies. Visitors enter on a tunneled bridge as if passing through a portal to another world. There isn’t a single right angle or conventional rectangular room in sight.

If most sustainable buildings feel pulled from science fiction, Sharma Springs looks to be inspired by fantasy. The entire structure feels organic, as if it has grown directly from the fertile ground on which it sits. And in a way, it has, because this four-bedroom, 750 squaremeter residence is built almost entirely from grass.

Building with bamboo is not a novel notion. For tens of thousands of years, the strong and flexible grass was used in crafting bridges and seabound rafts. All of these structures, however, had a crucial flaw: they were temporary. For thousands of years, bamboo has been an ephemeral material. While it grows famously quickly (with some species capable of shooting up a foot in a single day), it also decays rapidly. Rich in sugars, 36

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bamboo attracts jungle pests and deteriorates with continued exposure to water—both deal-breakers in the rainforest.

However, with modern waterproofing and insect-repelling treatment (non-toxic borax salt), bamboo’s lifespan increases considerably, creating a material with the compressive force of concrete and a tensile strength that outperforms steel. Plus, it is significantly lighter than its counterparts, making it ideal in remote locations thanks to ease of transport.

Sharma Springs’ innovations don’t stop at its materials. The building is curious, playful, and whimsical throughout. Doors are circular or teardrop-shaped to reduce deterioration on their hinges. The kitchen’s

It’s no accident that ‘stressed’ spelled backwards is ‘desserts’.

Angela O’Byrne, AIA, is President of Perez, APC, a 70+ year-old architecture, planning, interior design, and construction firm.

countertops are carved from a single boulder and retain their rough-hewn edges. Areas that demand privacy, like the bathroom and television lounge, are sectioned with woven bamboo and resemble giant basket-like pods.

It’s no accident that ‘stressed’ spelled backwards is ‘desserts’.

Directed by Elora Hardy, a Bali-raised fashion designer who returned to Indonesia to continue the design-build work of her father John Hardy, Ibuku is a collective of artisans, architects, and master craftsmen looking to help bamboo break big. Ibuku’s design process is perhaps as fascinating as its products, and is informed by the realities and challenges of working with such a unique material.

Rather than designing the structure on computers or on paper, Ibuku designs from scale miniatures. Designers create full models out of hand-whittled bamboo strips, including each and every pole that will create the building’s frame. This makes stress testing easy—as a curious designer can always give the model a hearty whack to test its strength.

Thanks to its supple give, bamboo is an ideal material for building in earthquake-prone areas.

A large team of builders and artisans then recreate the structure onsite by hand, finding the perfect bamboo poles for each beam (sourced from local family-owned farms). The process is meticulous and slow. The workers bend and tie lengths of bamboo. They weave and pin. The work takes both patience and an open mind, requiring a fair amount of ‘listening to’ the materials rather than simply building from prefabricated, standardized building blocks. The sheer amount of labor and man hours required is where bamboo construction fails as a perfect system. While bamboo is an entirely renewable and sustainable material, it demands a costly construction schedule.

While Ibuku’s projects are awe-inspiring, they don’t realistically represent a magic bullet for sustainable building. Bamboo’s effectiveness is limited by climate and its high labor costs threaten its viability on non-boutique projects.

Nevertheless, their projects boast a surplus of imagination and inspiration, as well as a reminder to consider the deep potential in what surrounds us.

If you’re curious about living in a bamboo house (and happen to be passing through Bali), you can indeed spend the night at Sharma Springs. It’s currently listed on Airbnb.com, commanding an impressive $695/night rate. n

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The Yas Viceroy Hotel uilt over part of a Formula 1 Racetrack (which is in itself a testament to Abu Dhabi’s infatuation with automobiles), the Yas Viceroy Hotel boasts the world’s largest LED lighting system (which would make Times Square look dim in comparison), and the rooms are none-too-shabby either. But check in advance to see if it would be covered by your company’s housing allowance.

If you choose to go on vacation, the nearby Al Mafraq Bridge has 27 screaming lanes of traffic and it will take you by Ferrari World - an astounding amusement park, both inside and out. Who would expect anything less?

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Formula Rossa - The World's Fastest Roller Coaster

Men marry women in the hope they will never change. Women marry men believing they can change them as they want. Both are doomed to disappointment.

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Ferrari World? Yas, indeed.

Men marry women in the hope they will never change. Women marry men believing they can change them as they want. Both are doomed to disappointment.

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Design, Setting AND Location!

he transformation of Knoll Trail Crossing, the now-Class A office space formerly known as Prestonwood Place, located just east of Addison off the Dallas North Tollway, is a story that was several years in the making. The building was originally built by Gerald Hines in 1983 and is situated on a wooded property which inspired the new branding and feel of the building. Prattco International LP, the Dallas-based company in charge of the overhaul, felt that the building’s unique location and woody surroundings would help it stand out from other office space on the competitive Dallas North Tollway office market.

The Tollway runs through the heart of Addison which means that Knoll Trail Crossing is situated in a prime spot for dining, shopping and entertainment options for tenants. This amenity has proven to be highly valuable to tenants seeking office space on the main North-South thoroughfare that is the Dallas North Tollway.

Knoll Trail Crossing, a five story, 96,100 square foot Class A office space, now boasts a completely refurbished exterior, lobby, common areas, elevators, and restrooms as well as ample parking and abundant new landscaping additions. The building is already home to several successful longterm tenants but also still has room for new tenants who are looking for great design, natural setting and convenient location.

That location has seen prices in the past decade rise from the $18-$22 per square foot range for office space to a range that now commands anywhere from $22-$28 per square foot with rents headed into the low $30’s. The reason for this is a migration

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of companies from east and west of the Dallas North Tollway back towards the economic center of the Far North Dallas submarket.

Adding to the attraction of this location is the fact that the far northern end of the Dallas North Tollway has seen a tremendous boom in Class AA office space with the success of the office development in Frisco and The Colony. That success has spread downwards and now the entire stretch of the Dallas North Tollway from North of the 635 intersection to the intersection at the Sam Rayburn Tollway is highly sought-after office property.

MICHAEL BOWLES

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JAROD JAGGERS

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Architectural redesign plans were handled by O’Brien Architects, who are also currently involved in the design for such projects as the Dallas Cowboys facility in Frisco.

Leasing for the building will be handled by the team of Michael Bowles and Jarod Jaggers of Colliers International. According to Bowles, a Vice President in the Colliers’ Dallas office, “You are right off the Tollway, with Village on the Parkway and Prestonwood Plaza next door, all at a very affordable price.” n

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“The selling point for this building has always been its location,” says Prattco partner Lance Bozman. “But now there is a bright, beautiful office environment that fits perfectly into this gorgeous, wooded property. The setting is perfect for a creative type of company to help drive ideas.”

NON-FICTION • Was O. J. Guilty? by Howard I. Know • Understanding Insurance by Justin Case • The Over-Population of Paris by Francis Crowded • Interior Decorating by Curt Enrod FICTION • The Scent of a Man by Jim Nasium • Disappeared! by Otto Sight • The Lion Attack by Claudia Armoff • The Monkey’s Cage by Jim Panzee ADVICE/SELF HELP • Don’t Do Anything Rash by Jacques Itch • Bathroom Etiquette by Ivana Tinkle • Caulking Made Easy by Phil DeKrevis • Move Your Body by Sheik Aleg FICTION • Downpour! by Wayne Dwops • Playing with the Christmas Fire by Yul B. Sari • Suspense by Cliff Hanger DO IT YOURSELF! • Car Repairs by Axel Grease • Do Your Own Housework by Dustin Cook • Preventing Eating Disorders by Anna Rexia • Do It Yourself by Tyrone Shoelaces • The Complete Proctologist’s Handbook by Ben Dover

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ARCHITECTS RECOGNIZED AT BUILT DESIGN AWARDS

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Photo: Michelle Litvin, Jim Steinkamp

Olympic

Photo: Charles Davis Smith, AIA

Photo: Michael Burns

Photo: Luis Ayala

Photo: Robert Yu, Justin Clemons

The Dallas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Dallas) selected seven designs to receive 2015 Built Design Awards, the highest recognition of works that exemplify excellence in built projects by Dallas architects. The recipients were selected by a jury composed of nationally-renowned architects, Sharon Johnston, FAIA, founder and principal at Johnston Marklee, Colin Neufeld, principal at 5468796 Architecture, and Amin Tadj, of NADAAA. The jury deliberated over more than 60 entries and selected the final recipients based on each design’s response to its cultural, social, environmental, and contextual challenges. The winners were announced at an awards ceremony at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science.

Proto: James F. Wilson

SEVEN PROJECTS LAUDED FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE

Richard J Lee Elementary School

Richards Group

Saint Michael and All Angels Columbarium

Enlaces

Award recipients pictured with 2015 AIA Dallas Design Awards Chair Heath May, AIA and Vice Chair Brendan O’Grady, AIA

In its sixth year celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month, the AIA Dallas Latinos in Architecture Network presented ENLACES, an exhibition celebrating Latinos in the design-related professions in our community. Over 200 guests attended an opening reception to celebrate the exhibition at the Latino Cultural Center. Exhibitors included: Oscar Angulo, HKS | Eduardo Arana, Assoc. AIA, Stantec Architecture | Jessica Arriaga, Henderson Engineers | Sandra Ballesteros, HKS | Diego Barrera, AIA, Stantec Architecture | Eduardo Castaneda, Assoc. AIA, Callison | Ana Castillo, Perkins + Will | Dennis Chiessa, The University of Texas at Arlington | Adriana Enriquez | Elizabeth Hurtado, The University of Texas at Arlington | Wendy Hurtado, The University of Texas at Arlington | Clemente Jaquez, AIA, Hoefer Wysocki | Paola Mendoza, Assoc. AIA, Perkins + Will | Lorenzo Navarrete, Stantec Architecture | Payton Ortiz, Henderson Engineers | Steven Quevedo, The University of Texas at Arlington | Adan Ramos, The University of Texas at Arlington | Kevin Rodriguez, The University of Texas at Arlington| Alejandro Zulas Castellanos, AIA, Stantec Architecture

Lance & Suzanne Charriere Perkins+Will

HDR+Corgan

Cameron Brown, Jenny Gerber of presenting sponsor, McLaughlin Brunson Insurance Agency

Stantec

Duncan Fulton, FAIA, Wade Andres, Travis Andres

Cunningham Architects

Kelly Mitchell, AIA, Larry Good, FAIA, Craig Blackmon, AIA, Diane Collier, AIA

Shipley Architects Master of Ceremonies Dr. Nan Ellin with jurors Sharon Johnston, FAIA, Colin Neufield, Amin Tadj

Liane Swanson, Liane Rochelle Photography

Luciana Velez, Lorena Toffer, AIA, Yesenia Blandon, AIA, Zaida Basora, FAIA, Dulce Torres

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2. What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

3. What is next in this sequence: JFMAMJJASON_ ?

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ROSE-MARY RUMBLEY

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Rose-Mary Rumbley has written three books about her native city – Dallas. She has also written “WHAT! NO CHILI!” and a book about the 300th anniversary of the invention of the piano. She has appeared on the stage at the Dallas Summer Musicals and at Casa Mañana and was head of the drama department at Dallas Baptist University for 12 years. Today she is on the speaking circuit and teaches drama classes at Providence Christian School. Her loving views of Texas history appear in every issue of the network..

Early License Plates

I grew up with license plates, because my father kept all of his and hung them on the garage walls. In the early days each year, a driver was issued new metal plates so Daddy had quite a display and was always proud of the one dated 1932--my birth year. (I think I just revealed my age!)

In 1907, there were quite a few automobiles on the Texas roads, so a bill was passed requiring all cars to be registered. A license plate had to be displayed in full view on the car. Each county had its own series beginning with the number one. An automobile owner would buy a kit and make his own plate. Some people went the simple way and just painted the number on the car.

cylinder engine steered with a tiller type control--a bar rather than a wheel.

Ned Green has quite a story which is vividly told in a biography by Arthur H. Lewis, The Day They Shook The Plum Tree. His mother, Hetty Green, during what was called the Gilded Age (late 1890s and early 1900s), was the richest woman in the world.

She made it all on Wall Street. She was known as a miser -never buying a new dress, eating meat the butcher was throwing away, and much worse, not taking care of her child, Ned. The boy got an infection in his leg. She wouldn’t take him to a doctor, until the infection was untreatable, and eventually the leg had to be amputated.

Ned had a prosthesis made of cork.

In 1899, Ned arrived in Terrell with his car. He rented an apartment in Terrell and then decided to drive to Dallas. His driver was Jesse Illingworth. On the way, Jesse was driven off the road into a ditch by a farm wagon. This was the first automobile accident in Texas , October 1899. The driving duo had to stop in Forney for repairs. The 30-mile trip took 5 hours.

In 1917, the state took over the licensing with the metal plates measuring 5 by 16 inches. Various colors were used.

These are radiator seals from Texas. In the early years, Texas issued an undated base plate in 1917 which was revalidated by these seals. The seals for 1917-1919 were round, while those for 1920-1922 were rectangular. In 1923 the state issued a dated baseplate that was renewed in 1924 with the red rectangular seal seen here.

During World War II, metal plates were not issued each year but small tags were attached to the 1940 plate to save the metal for the war effort.

But, after the war when metal was available, plates were again issued and for extra money, one could get a personalized plate. There are some very clever plates around today. Special plates are issued for antique cars, veterans’ cars, government employees, etc.

Ned Green

But let’s go back to the first automobile to be driven in Texas -- obviously without a license plate . The auto arrived in a box car on a train, coming into Terrell, Texas, 1899 . It was owned by Ned Green, a railroad man, who acquired the railroad in Terrell from his mother, Hetty Green, known as the “Witch of Wall Street.” She took over the ailing railroad in a foreclosure. It was an old rusty bunch of rails that went from nowhere to nowhere. Ned, actually took the railroad and made it profitable. His car was manufactured by the St. Louis Motor Carriage Company in Missouri and was powered by a two- Hetty Green 44

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Col. Edward Howland “Ned” Green and his drive Jesse Illingsworth in 1899

But, what a fanfare they had when they arrived in Dallas. My mother vividly remembers the grand entrance of that first car in Dallas - actually the first car in Texas.

This was one of her favorite stories. “I saw that first car driven in Dallas,” she would say. “We were all so excited. The horses on the street were reined in tightly as this auto came rolling by.”

Ned Green eventually settled in Dallas. He lived a very lavish life--very different from his mother. But he was a good businessman and actually made his own money.

He eventually went back east after his mother died. She never approved of his “ways.” She was definitely against his marriage to a former prostitute but I won’t go into that!

The First Car in Texas

I may be schizophrenic, but at least I have each other.

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guess I’ve always liked automobiles, because the first book I remember reading was titled “The Little Auto”. It was published in 1934. It’s the story of Mr. Small and his little car that he kept in the garage at the end of the driveway.

Mr. Small took very good care of his car--pumping up the tires, oiling it, and making sure there was plenty of water in the radiator. My mother kept the book, so I have it to this day. I checked to see if Mr. Small had a license plate on his car. Yes! It reads BOR 6 11, whatever that means.

The Whig Party

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he Whig Party was a political party active in the middle of the 19th century. Four presidents were members of the Whig Party, which was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson (in office 1829-1837) and his Democratic Party. The Whig party functioned from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s and supported the supremacy of Congress over the Presidency and favored a program of modernization, banking and economic protectionism to stimulate manufacturing.

"Whig" meant opposing tyranny. Historian Frank William Henry Harrison Towers has specified a deep ideological divide:

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ight presidents have died in office; Nine vice-presidents have succeeded to the office of president. The Presidential Succession Act of 1947, signed by President Harry Truman, changed the order to what it is today. The cabinet members are ordered in the line of succession according to the date their offices were established.

Vice President Joseph Biden Speaker of the House Paul Ryan President pro tempore of the Senate Patrick Leahy* Secretary of State John Kerry Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew

Democrats stood for the 'sovereignty of the people' as expressed in popular demonstrations, constitutional conventions, and majority rule as a general principle of governing, whereas Whigs advocated the rule of law, written and unchanging constitutions, and protections for minority interests against majority tyranny.

Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter

Joe Biden

Attorney General Loretta Lynch Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewel Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack

The Whig Party nominated for president such national political luminaries as Daniel Webster and their preeminent leader, Henry Clay of Kentucky. The Whig Zachary Taylor Party also nominated for president war-hero generals William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, and Winfield Scott in 1840, 1848 and 1852 respectively. In its two decades of existence, the Whig Party had two of its candidates, William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor, elected president. Both died in office. John Tyler succeeded to the Presidency after Harrison's death in 1841, but he was expelled from the party. Millard Fillmore, who became President after Taylor's death in 1850, was the last president John Tyler under the Whig label.

The party self destructed because of the internal tension over the expansion of slavery to the territories.

With deep fissures in the party on this question, the anti-slavery faction prevented the nomination for a full-term of its own incumbent, President Fillmore, in the 1852 presidential election; instead, the party nominated General Winfield Scott. Most Whig Party leaders eventually quit politics or changed parties.

The northern voter-base mostly gravitated to the new Republican Party. By the 1856 presidential election, the Whig Party had become defunct.

Presidential Succession

Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Paul Ryan Castro Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson

* The president pro tempore presides over the Senate when the vice president is absent. The president pro Patrick Leahy tempore is elected by the Senate, but by tradition, the position is held by the senior member of the majority party.

Millard Fillmore

Lyndon Johnson is sworn in as the 36th president of the United States after the assasination of John Kennedy Gerald Ford takes the oath of office after Richard Nixon resigned

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The Story of Jack Schitt

For some time many of us have wondered just who is Jack Schitt? We find ourselves at a loss when someone says, “You don’t know Jack Schitt!” Well, thanks to our genealogy efforts, you can now respond in an intellectual way.

her previous name. She was then known as Noe Schitt Sherlock.

Meanwhile, Dip Schitt married Loda Schitt, and they produced a son with a rather nervous disposition named Chick N. Schitt.

Jack Schitt is the only son of Awe Schitt. Awe Schitt, the fertilizer magnate, married O. Schitt, the owner of Needeep N. Schitt, Inc. They had one son, Jack.

Two of the other six children, Fulla Schitt and Giva Schitt, were inseparable throughout childhood and subsequently married the Happens brothers in a dual ceremony. The wedding announcement in the newspaper announced the Schitt-Happens nuptials.

In turn, Jack Schitt married Noe Schitt. The deeply religious couple produced six children: Holie Schitt, Giva Schitt, Fulla Schitt, Bull Schitt, and the twins Deep Schitt and Dip Schitt. Despite her parents’ objections, Deep Schitt married her cousin, Dumb Schitt, a high school dropout.

The Schitt-Happens children were Dawg, Byrd, and Horse. Bull Schitt, the prodigal son, left home to tour the world. He recently returned from Italy with his new Italian bride, Pisa Schitt.

After being married 15 years, Jack and Noe Schitt divorced. Noe Schitt later married Ted Sherlock, and, because her kids were living with them, she kept

Now when someone says, “You don’t know Jack Schitt,” you can correct him or her.

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LAURA McDONALD STEWART

laura@plinthandchintz.com

Laura McDonald Stewart, RID, ASID, IIDA, LEED AP is Founder and Editor of PLiNTHandCHiNTZ.com, The Online Interior Design Magazine. She manages and promotes METROCON Expo & Conference.

FERENCE EXPO & CONThe Not-For-Profit Event Meant Business

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for the Architecture & Design Community

METROCON15 took place on August 13th & 14th at Dallas Market Hall and attracted approximately 2,500 A&D community members. Interior designers, architects and facility managers took advantage of 54 hours of continuing education; students and new graduates benefited from programming geared specifically for them; and everyone explored the 280 manufacturers catering to the corporate, education, healthcare, hospitality, institutional, multifamily, residential, and retail design fields.

METROCON15 brought 2,500 members of the A&D community together for two days

If you did not make it to METROCON15 Expo & Conference, then you missed…

At the CONFERENCE

• 49 CEUs, including the following timely topics: Workplace Privacy; An ADA Case Study of Existing & Remodeled Interiors; Legal Issues Impacting Interior Designers; Exiting: When to & How to Provide It; Senior Living Design; Specifying Wood Flooring in a Green Wasteland; The Workplace of the Future; and so much more.

• After each education session, the opportunity for speakers and attendees to “Continue the CEU Conversation” in the booth of 2015 Landmark Sponsor Business Interiors by STAPLES.

One of the 49 educational sessions for design practitioners

At the TRADE SHOW

• The latest and greatest in art, ceiling systems, chairs, desks, ergonomic solutions, flooring, glass, hardware, plumbing fixtures, signage, surfacing, storage, tables, technology, textiles, tile, wallcovering, and window coverings.

• Exhibits that garnered praise and awards. Congratulations are in order to the following winners of the 2015 Pegasus Exhibitor Awards: • Best Overall Exhibit – Clear Design [mycleardesign.com] • Most Informative Exhibit – Cronan & Associates [cronanassoc.com] • Best Promotional Campaign – Legrand [legrand.us] • Best New Product – Hawa Americas Inc. [hawa.ch] The show’s tremendous value is in part due to the support and generosity of a variety of exhibitors, speakers, and event sponsors, including 2015 Landmark Sponsor, Business Interiors by STAPLES [businessinteriorsbystaples.com], and 2015 Media Sponsor, Modern Luxury Interiors Texas [modernluxury. com/interiors-texas].

Clear Design, winner of the 2015 Pegasus Award for Best Overall Exhibit.

“The fact that we can bring together so many members of the A&D community to foster business, enhance practice, expand networks, and boost careers makes all of the year-round work of our volunteer committee completely worth it,” said Presiding Chair Brenda Reber, Industry IIDA. Visit www.metrocon.info to find links to view photos and to sign up to receive notifications to stay informed about attending, presenting, sponsoring, and exhibiting at METROCON16, taking place in Dallas on August 11th & 12th, 2016. For developments throughout the year, follow facebook.com/METROCONexpo and twitter.com/METROCONexpo.

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What Should I Do? (Real Letters to Dear Abby) What can I do about all the sex, nudity, language and violence on my VCR?

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The METROCON15 Committee of volunteers.

You told some woman whose husband had lost all interest in sex to send him to a doctor. Well, my husband lost all interest in sex years ago, and he is a doctor.

I have a man I could never trust. He cheats so much. I’m not even sure this baby I’m carrying is his.

I suspected that my husband had been fooling around, and when I confronted him with the evidence, he denied everything and said it would never happen again.

Our son is taking Judo. Why would a boy who was raised in a good Christian home turn against his own?

My mother’s mean and short tempered. Is she going through her mental pause?

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What’s the difference between chopped beef and pea soup? Anyone can chop beef.

hat do you get when you bring together interior designers, architects, facility managers, design students, and other essential design industry members from all over Texas, Oklahoma, and beyond? METROCON, the largest not-for-profit, self-produced, volunteer-driven, interior design-related regional expo and conference in the USA.

MARKET VIEW OFFICE Q3 2015 OFFICE ABSORPTION AUSTIN

What’s the difference between chopped beef and pea soup? Anyone can chop beef.

ASKING RATES, GROSS AVG. ANNUAL AND VACANCY RATE

ASKING RATES, GROSS AVG. ANNUAL

The Austin office market is poised to set a new all-time high for net absorption for a year. The vast majority was experienced by Class A product, though Class B and Class C product both had positive net absorption as well.

DALLAS / FORT WORTH

CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION

TOTAL VACANCY VS. NET ABSORPTION

The Dallas/Fort Worth office market experienced its 21st consecutive quarter of favorable leasing fundamentals in Q3 2015. Year-to-date, market net absorption totals a record breaking 4.6 million sq. ft., surpassing the entire year-end 2014 total absorption of 3.3 million sq. ft. by 41.0%. Average asking rental rates for all class types have experienced an

accelerated rate of growth, increasing by 4.0% year-overyear to $21.11 per sq. ft.

There were 13 office projects that delivered in Q3 2015, totaling two million sq. ft. with approximately 66.5% preleased. Eleven new projects broke ground, bringing 2.4

million sq. ft. of new construction to the suburban markets.

There are currently 29 projects under construction in the DFW Metroplex, totaling 6.8 million sq. ft., with approximately 54.3% already preleased. The bulk of this under construction activity is located in Far North Dallas.

SAN ANTONIO ASKING RATE, GROSS AVG. ANNUAL AND VACANCY RATE

Net absorption is approaching a record high for the year. The year-to-date net absorption for 2015 reached 848,610 sq. ft., 129,000 sq. ft. below the record high for a year set in 2007.

Vacancy saw no change quarter-over-quarter, still at 15.4%.

CONSTRUCTION

Unemployment rose slightly quarter-over-quarter to 3.7%.

This is still much lower than it was a year ago. Business.com listed San Antonio as the seventh best city in the country to find a job. Rental rates are still on the rise (up another $0.14

per sq. ft.) Class A broke the $26.00 mark, climbing to $26.04 per sq. ft. Class B fell to $20.58, and Class C increased to $17.36 per sq. ft.

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JLL Data Center Outlook: 2015 As JLL reported last year, the third party data center market is in continual growth mode. Businesses continue to outsource their information technology platforms, lease third party data center facilities and adopt cloud services. While reasons vary, most users of third party data center space cite the following

three objectives as the primary reasons for engaging with an outside provider.

Eliminate overhead and increase efficiency in IT operations Lower total cost of ownership, mitigate risk and improve data security

Focus on their core business and gain access to upgraded networks, infrastructure and services

What is changing the market and influencing real estate strategies?

National

Texas passed

tax incentive legislation that provides 100 percent exemption of sales taxes on business personal property necessary for data center operation over 10 to 15 years for large data center users.

This can equate to several million dollars in savings for a qualified project.

User demand by industry

Dallas Supply has been absorbed (16.6 MW year-to-date) at a quick rate in the

Dallas-Fort Worth market. CONE, QTS, INFOMART, EQIX and DLR are all delivering additional capacity to their campuses in the third quarter of 2015. Multitenant data center (MTDC) providers have put land sites under contract to establish or expand their presence in the Dallas Fort Worth market where activity is driven by HQ relocations and rapid economic growth.

We have seen job growth in excess of 100,000 year-over-year since 2011 and more than 20 corporate relocations thus far in 2015.

User demand by industry

Austin & San Antonio Supply has been absorbed at a moderate

rate in Austin and San Antonio year-to-date. CyrusOne constructed a new powered shell in the San Antonio market, as their existing footprint is nearly 100 percent leased. Stream has a turn-key data hall available for lease in San Antonio. Cyrus is also building out roughly 54,000 square feet of new turn-key colocation space in Austin expected for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2015, as their existing footprint is full. Digital Realty constructed existing turn-key space at 7500 Metro with approximately 2.25 MW available now.

For more information about JLL’s Data Center Outlook, contact: Dallas | Bo Bond • +1 214 438 6238 • bo.bond@am.jll.com | Ali Greenwood • +1 214 438 6237 • ali.greenwood@am.jll.com | Curt Holcomb • +1 214 438 6240 • curt.holcomb@am.jll.com jll.com/dallas

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Wellness is a significant part of this more liberated view of the workplace. In the past five years, wellness has become a key topic in workplace conversations in real estate and human resources (HR). In an effort to learn more about the practical actions companies are taking to make wellness a part of today’s workplace, Colliers surveyed more than 200 of our clients in the summer of 2015. We asked them to tell us about the priorities they were setting and the actions they were taking to make wellness a reality at their companies. We were curious about four things: > MOTIVATIONS: What is driving the focus on wellness? > LIFESTYLE PROGRAMS: How is the company actively helping employees assess and improve their health? > WORKPLACE: What physical changes to the workplace are being made to promote wellness? > MEASUREMENT: Is the company experiencing tangible benefits from its wellness programs? And how is it measuring and reporting the impact?

Eighty-five percent of our respondents said wellness ranked toward the top of all initiatives in the company.

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ANTHONY BARBIERI

ajb@kesslercollins.com

Anthony J. Barbieri is a shareholder of Kessler Collins, PC in Dallas, Texas. He is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and a member of the State Bar of Texas, Dallas Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He is also a Contributing Editor of the network.

Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers A B A N D O N E D P R O P E R T Y - W H AT ’ S T H E L AW ?

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Texas Property Code Section 93.002(d) states that “a tenant is presumed to have abandoned the premises if goods, equipment, or other property in an amount substantial enough to indicate a probable intent to abandon the premise, and is not within the tenant’s normal course of business.” The Texas legislature didn’t do landlords any favors when they wrote that law because it is full of ambiguities; and one of the biggest hurdles for landlords to prove is the tenant’s “intent” to abandon the premises. In a court of law, proving “intent” is never an easy task.

Another provision of the Texas Property Code, Section 72.101, says that, under certain circumstances, personal property can be presumed abandoned if it is left on the premises for three years. However, the three (3) year waiting period makes this law impractical.

Aside from Section 72.101, Texas’ law does not provide a clear-cut definition of “abandonment”, and for several decades Texas courts have held that the mere passage of time and non-use of a premises does not constitute intent to abandon. The determination of “abandonment” is typically a factual one that a jury decides during a trial. Some landlords try to put language in their leases to define “abandonment”, however, if not properly drafted, these definitions could be harmful. Other leases try to “back door” the issue – for example, some retail leases require the tenant to “continuously occupy” the premises, and that the tenant’s business must be open during stated business hours. Other leases will place the tenant in default if they are not “conducting business” for a fixed period of time, such as 30 days. But even these provisions have a certain amount of ambiguity. For example, if a retail tenant goes on holiday for a month, they may be in default of the “continuous occupancy” requirement and thus liable to the landlord for damages, but their intentions to return after the holiday would not constitute abandonment.

Proving Abandonment

Nevertheless, if you want to prove abandonment, you have to put your private investigator hat on and do some digging. It is helpful to take pictures of the space, and make a list of personal property left behind. Clever landlords will 50

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also look for telltale signs of abandonment – for example, in this digital age, most office tenants are more likely to leave behind tables and chairs, but remove their computer servers and other IT equipment if they have no intention of returning to the premises. Be sure to check the tenant’s website for any new locations, and also check relevant social-media sites to see what your tenants are up to. Care should be taken during your investigation to maintain a record of your findings.

It is a good idea to consult with counsel during this process to help preserve evidence and avoid pitfalls.

Assuming you can establish that the tenant abandoned the premises, how do you sell or dispose of their abandoned property? The answer depends on a couple of factors. For example, if the landlord has already commenced the eviction process, then the court may order the personal property to be kept in a separate, offsite warehouse, which may have to be insured or bonded. Once the property is stored, the tenant has up to thirty (30) days to claim the seized property. At that time, the tenant may have to pay storage fees to get their personal property back.

Regardless of whether or not an eviction is occurring, before disposing of tenant’s personal property, a landlord must first understand and follow the applicable lien laws. The Texas Property Code gives all landlords a lien against the tenant’s personal property in the premises in order to secure the tenant’s payment of past-due rent (a “statutory lien”). The statutory lien has preference over tenant’s non-secured creditors, but in most circumstances, the statutory lien is only good for up to six (6) months’ worth of past-due rent, unless the landlord files a sworn statement with the county clerk. However, if there is any unpaid rent, the statutory lien forbids the tenant from removing any personal property from the premises. The statutory lien exists while the tenant occupies the building and until one month after the day that the tenant abandons the building.

In addition to the statutory lien, some leases also create a lien against tenant’s personal property kept at the premises (a “contractual lien”). The contractual lien typically covers all past due rent, not just for six (6) months. However, landlords need to be careful because some tenants will try and add language in their leases to waive these lien rights. Additionally, tenant’s lenders will typically ask the landlord to waive or subordinate the statutory lien and the contractual lien. Before agreeing to these concessions, the landlord should make sure they are satisfied with the tenant’s overall creditworthiness.

Both the statutory and contractual liens attach to tenant’s personal property in the space only if the tenant hasn’t paid rent. Further, unless the lease has very good “self-help” language, in order for a landlord to exercise its rights under the statutory lien, it has to initiate a lawsuit and obtain what is called a “distress warrant”, which allows the landlord to foreclose on the tenant’s personal property.

By comparison, most contractual liens allow for the landlord to sell the tenant’s personal property without first initiating a lawsuit.

It Depends

If the tenant has truly abandoned the premises and left property behind, and landlord has a valid lien against the personal property, then it can follow the

False hope is better than no hope at all.

he title of this article is an old proverb. It tells us that if something is abandoned, whoever finds it can keep it. This adage dates back to ancient Roman law, and has been applied to various circumstances throughout history. For example, in maritime law, for shipwrecks of a certain age, whoever finds the wreck can claim ownership if they file a proper claim. If you aren’t into shipwrecks, perhaps you can relate to Elvis Presley’s 1965 song, “Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers”, where The King sings about finding the love of his life after someone else “lost” her. But what about finding personal property that your tenants “leave behind”?

Can you just keep it? Well, just like shipwrecks and love, determining if something is unowned or abandoned often leads to legal or ethical disputes … in other words, just because your tenant “has left the building”, doesn’t mean you can just keep their stuff!

required procedure for foreclosing on the lien and disposing of the property. But be careful - this legal process neccessitates that certain requirements be satisfied, such as proper written notices to the tenant and any other junior creditors.

Additionally, a provision in the Texas Business & Commerce Code (known as the “UCC” or “Uniform Commercial Code”), provides some reasonable procedures for selling personal property, and most lawyers recommend that landlords follow these procedures. Landlords need to be careful when selling property because if it is conducted in an “unreasonable” manner, then the landlord can be exposed to lawsuits from the tenant, any guarantor, or any junior lienholders. Typically these lawsuits will accuse the landlord of not obtaining sufficient proceeds from the sale of the property because the landlord allegedly didn’t conduct a proper sale.

If there is no lien on the tenant’s personal property to foreclose upon, then you have to resort to the Texas Property Code for guidance on disposing the property.

The Texas Property Code requires a landlord to deliver a notice by certified mail to the tenant’s last known address stating that after sixty (60) days, any abandoned property may be disposed of or sold. But aside from the notice requirement, the Property Code does not dictate the sales process, which can create a risky proposition for the landlord because, as discussed above, the landlord can be liable if the sale is not properly conducted. However, the UCC can be helpful because it provides guidelines for what is and is not a “commercially reasonable” sale; for example, the UCC has rules about the auction and bid process that should be followed.

Real Estate

Lakeland

A State University’s World Class Addition

That’s not a futuristic spaceship or a sci-fi movie set - it’s the latest building by world-renowned Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. The Innovation, Science, and Technology Building at Florida Polytechnic University is a spectacular day-lit building wrapped with a lightweight aluminum trellis that cuts solar gain by 30% - an important consideration in sunny Lakeland, Florida. It will serve as the primary campus facility for the school with classrooms, laboratories, offices, meeting spaces and an amphitheater. The interior features vaunted chambers filled with natural light, and the entire building is topped with a robotic roof that actually moves. The operable roof consists of 46 aluminum louvers which are driven by hydraulic pistons to regulate sunlight that falls through an immense skylight into the second floor commons area below.

Calatrava‘s Innovation, Science, and Technology Building spans 200,000 sq. ft. and is constructed of lightweight aluminum, concrete, and glass.

These materials are elegantly combined to create a structure that is both highly technical yet organic, extremely durable and yet lighter-thanair. An ornate latticed skin extends outwards, shading the interior from excess sunlight while creating comfortable areas for lounging outdoors. A network of pedestrian causeways and walkways connects the building to the surrounding campus, and the lake that surrounds it serves as a storm water retention facility and a storage vessel for site irrigation.

False hope is better than no hope at all.

Lien On Me

Before the property can be sold (regardless of the method), the landlord needs to conduct a lien search to see if there are any junior liens on the property, or any so-called “purchase-money liens”. Additionally, some personal property left in the premises might belong to third parties (i.e. goods on consignment, leased equipment, pre-paid inventory, etc.). A landlord is not authorized to sell personal property belonging to third parties, and a landlord has a duty to investigate the ownership of the personal property.

Once the abandoned property is sold, the landlord needs to determine what to do with the proceeds. It is rare that the value of the sold property will cover all the past-due rent and other charges owed by the tenant, but if the sales proceeds exceed such amounts, the landlord cannot just pocket the excess. Further, landlord should know to whom he/she should distribute the sales proceeds to. For example, if there are junior lienholders, the UCC requires the excess sales proceeds to first be distributed to those creditors and then to the tenant. But landlords need to be aware of other creditors’ rights because if the landlord does not conduct a proper sale, or if the landlord does not provide the excess sales proceeds (if any) to the other creditors, then it can be liable for damages.

In conclusion, before disposing a tenant’s personal property, all landlords need to look before they leap. If the tenant has not actually abandoned the premises, or if you sell property that is subject to any third-parties’ rights, then you can be liable for damages. But if the coast is clear, you can dispose of the property properly and keep all the proceeds that you are legally entitled to keep. Or, as Elvis puts it: “I’m not the kind to play for fun … I only play for keeps and I’m keeping all the love I won.” n

Santiago Calatrava - “I am honored to have been involved in this project dedicated to the study of science, technology, engineering and math – a set of subjects so crucial to our society and our economy.

I am proud of what we have all achieved and I hope the young people that study here will be inspired to be creative and to meet their potential.”

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STEVE EVERBACH

Steve.Everbach@cushwake.com Steve Everbach is the DFW Market Leader for Cushman & Wakefield.

Cushman & Wakefield/DTZ Merger Introducing the New Cushman & Wakefield

This merger gives us the opportunity to offer a stronger presence around the globe. In Dallas-Fort Worth, the addition of new talent, teams, and skills have propelled this region to become the market leader in agency leasing and property management, and we enjoy top-tier status in tenant representation. Our office has celebrated 41 years in operation, and when I look ahead, I see that this merger affords us greater worldwide resources, while our entrepreneurial spirit and client-centric focus continue to be led by the teams in each region.

In Dallas, we like to put it this way: we have a stronger global reach with an enhanced local focus.

And we’re just getting started.

On the Leading Edge

As one of the largest global real estate services companies in the world, the new Cushman & Wakefield is excited to be on the leading-edge of transformation within the industry. While the commercial real estate industry is benefitting

from strong economic fundamentals, demand, and activity across all major property types, our new firm can propel the positive story even further. This merger holds significant opportunity for our firms’ local and global clients, particularly since DTZ has a well-established platform in Asia and Europe and a solid presence in the U.S. When you combine that with Cushman & Wakefield’s U.S. and global strength, as well as DTZs committed private equity backing and stable strategic path, we can continue to build on our commercial real estate services ambitions together.

In Dallas, this expanded suite of services will assist occupiers and investors reach their business and fiduciary goals today and in the future as they continue to outsource business.

New Look, Stronger Company Culture

When it comes to communicating to the world, the new Cushman & Wakefield has unveiled a new visual identity and logo that reflects the firm’s legacy and forward-thinking vision. As far as what goes on inside our offices, the merger introduces the opportunity to enhance an already great company culture. We will now be a stronger unified team focused on collaboration, idea and knowledge sharing, and innovation.

New synergies, stronger relationships, and heightened levels of success. The new Cushman & Wakefield is a larger company with greater platforms and resources to better serve our clients in Dallas-Fort Worth—and around the world.

Cushman & Wakefield in Dallas and Globally Employees: 43,000 worldwide; 350+ in DFW AUM: 4.3 billion square feet globally; in Dallas: 17,698,033 square feet of managed properties and 24,473,405 square feet agency leasing assignments Global Value: $5 billion Global Scope: 60+ countries Executive Team: Brett White, Chairman & CEO; Tod Lickerman, Global President; Mike Smith, West Region President/Texas Region Market Lead; Steve Everbach, DFW Market Leader

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or anyone wanting to make a high-level splash, London’s latest planned addition to the skyline could be just the thing! A 90-foot-long swimming pool suspended between two apartment blocks 10 stories up is part of a new development. The developers say that the transparent ‘sky pool’ will be the first of its kind in the world. Swimmers (only residents of the buildings, where units (or ‘flats’, as they call them there) cost upwards of $904,000 will be able to look down to the world below with only 8 inches of glass between them and the outside world.

The sky deck boasts a spa, summer bar and views of the Houses of Parliament. The developer says that the pool will be entirely transparent and structure free. There is also an indoor pool for the fainthearted (a/k/a the sane).

Henry Pryor, a buying agent for wealthy clients, said he thought the plans for the pool were “genuinely crackers” and wondered if there “are there enough exhibitionists to fill it?” He said: “… whilst my admiration for the architect is close to reverence this absurd addition must surely be the biggest mistake I have ever come across.”

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Confucius says: Man who think he is number one must remember that this number is next to nothing.

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he right people in the right place to organize around our clients. This is the vision and reality for the new Cushman & Wakefield.

In the wake of our successful merger with DTZ (which acquired Cassidy Turley at the beginning of the year), we now have some of the best and the brightest of both legacy firms under one organization. The result is the creation of a toptier global commercial real estate service provider in every service line and geography in the world.

Fort Worth Architects Recognized for Excellence in Design

T Confucius says: Man who think he is number one must remember that this number is next to nothing.

he American Institute of Architects Fort Worth held its annual Excellence in Architecture Design Awards jury in October at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Of the 31 projects submitted by local architects, jurors Randy Brown, FAIA, of RBA in Omaha, NE, along with Emily Little, FAIA, from Clayton & Little in Austin, TX and Bill Aylor, AIA, of Lake/Flato in San Antonio, TX singled out 9 projects to receive awards. Among projects of varied size, function, and budget, 3 Honor Awards, 4 Merit Awards and 2 Studio Awards were presented.

Honor Awards 1 Ceverine School • Outside of Maissade, Haiti

Team Members: (Architecture for Humanity) Thomas Stewart, AIA Design Architect, Fort Worth, Eric Cesal Regional Program Manager, Port au Prince, Haiti and Darren Gill, RIBA Architect of Record, Port au Prince, Haiti Client: Save the Children, Stiller Strong Consultants: ECOFA Construction Photography: Tommy Stewart

2 Amphibian Stage Productions • Fort Worth, TX Architect: Ibañez Architecture, Gregory S. Ibañez FAIA, Principal Client: Amphibian Stage Productions General Contractor: Fort Construction MEP Engineer: Summit Consultants Structural Engineer: Callahan Engineering Lighting Design: 2c lighting Theatre Consultant: Shuler Shook Photography: Dror Baldinger

3 Huynh Residence • Fort Worth, TX

Architect: Norman D. Ward Architect, Norman Ward, AIA, Ernest Curry Client: Katherine Huynh Contractor: Studio Mud Photographer: Charles David Smith, AIA

Merit Awards 4 Hollenstein Career and Technology Center

Fort Worth, TX Architect: VLK Architects, Inc., Chad Davis, AIA, Niki Schoessow, Assoc. AIA, Stephen Hafer, AIA, James Hinton, Assoc. AIA, Justin Hiles, AIA, Joe Bloodworth, AIA, Tracy Loftin, CSI, Andy Remitis Client: Eagle Mountain- Saginaw ISD Civil Engineer Landscape / Irrigation: Teague, Nall, & Perkins, Inc. Structural Engineer: L.A. Fuess Partners, Inc Mechanical, Electrical, & Plumbing Engineer: Image Engineering Group, Ltd. Acoustical / Theatrical: WJHW, Inc. Food Service: Bosma Design Solutions Construction Manager: Charter Builders, Ltd. Photographer: Chad M. Davis, AIA

5 Near South Studios • Fort Worth, TX

Architect: VLK Architects, Inc. Sloan Harris, AIA, Ken Loose, Niki Schoessow, Chad M. Davis, AIA, Tracy Loftin, CSI Client: Glass Lake Production Group Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Engineer: Reed, Wells, Benson & Company Construction Manager: Struhs Commercial Construction Photographer: Chad M. Davis, AIA

6 Weatherford College • Bridgeport, TX

Architect:VLK Architects, Inc. Richard Jaynes, AIA, Chad Davis, AIA,Brad Naeher, AIA,Brian Harlan, AIA, Will Faber, Joey Mejia, Assoc. AIA, James Hinton, Assoc. AIA, Chris Ortiz, Assoc. AIA, Susana Regalado, Charlie Reed, Morriss Johnson, AIA, Barry Lemons, AIA Client: Weatherford College- Wise County Civil Engineer - Landscape / Irrigation: Kimley Horn Associates Structural Engineer: MY-D Structural Engineers Mechanical, Electrical, & Plumbing Engineer: Image Engineering Group, Ltd. Technology: Applied Tech, LLC Construction Manager: Steele & Freeman, Inc. Photographer: Chad M. Davis, AIA

7 3850 Washburn • Fort Worth, TX

Architect: Ibañez Architecture, Gregory S. Ibañez FAIA, Principal Client: Gregory Ibanez and Kathleen Culebro General Contractor: Bogle Constructs MEP Engineer: Summit Consultants Structural Engineer: Millett Engineering Group Lighting Design: Essential Light Design Studio Landscape Design: Studio Outside Photography: Dror Baldinger

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Theatre of Nero

ON THE COVER Vladimir

Kush was born in Russia in a Vladimir Kush one story wooden house near Moscow forest-park Sokolniki.

He began attending art school at the age of seven, where he became acquainted with the works of great artists of the Renaissance, famous impressionists, as well as modern artists. After military service and graduation from the Institute of Fine Arts, he painted portraits to support his family during hard times. In 1987, he began to exhibit his work.

After a 1990 sell out show in Germany, he traveled to Los Angeles and began his “American Odyssey”. In Los Angeles, he worked in a small, rented home garage, earning money by drawing portraits on the Santa Monica Pier. Eventually he was able to purchase a ticket to his ‘promised land’ - Hawaii.

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ur whole life, from its everyday experiences to its existential meaning, revolves around metaphor, which in Aristotle’s understanding is ‘an intuitive perception of likeness in things that are different’. We do not live by facts, but by interplay of ideas, by drawing connections. When we are young, emotions and logic feed on one another in a way that makes connections fall into a natural and effortless matrix of existence. As we grow up the grid remains but the elements get mixed up or go missing. So we start to reconstruct the whole by stringing meanings together at random or forcing them into place. Instead of being a natural and conscious mode of functioning metaphor becomes a subconscious remnant or just a clever artificial device serving a particular purpose. We still use it but we no longer know how to live it.

Metaphor is neither about the language nor about the art only. Borges compared it to a bridge between two distant shores – the greater the distance, the more exciting it is to cover. ‘Bridging the gap,’ as the expression has it. As we move through life, there are multitudes of gaps for us to bridge, both physical and metaphysical. So instead of being studied and used at random, metaphor should become a natural life skill again. Living the metaphor is of special significance if we are to retain our humanity in the age of computer science and aspirations of artificial intellect. Spontaneity and depth of connection is something inaccessible to the machine.

We believe that metaphor is a conscious mode of existence and therefore accessible to everyone.

The ability to notice the hidden likeness and to make natural connections is not a matter of particular giftedness, but of drawing out the inner potential common to all of us. Apart from the pure aesthetic satisfaction it has an overall life-enhancing quality of meaningful connectedness to all aspects of our living, large and small. n

Architects and designers (many of our readers) have a lot of influence on the way we perceive the world. A structure often plays a significant part in how we experience a place. ( Think of a restaurant, a museum, an arena, a stadium…even an office building – virtually anywhere!) The interior design impacts our sensory perception, our comfort, and our physical connection and there is also artistry in the exterior design. ( That’s why we call it artchitecture.)

Great art is among the most sublime, meaningful, and redeeming creations of all civilization. Few endeavors can equal the power of great artwork to capture aesthetic beauty, to move and inspire, to change perceptions, and to communicate the nature of human experience. Great art is also complex, mysterious, and challenging. Filled with symbolism, cultural and historical references, and often visionary imagery, great artworks oblige us to reckon with their many meanings.

Behind the Trees

Purple Horse at Chartres

Black Horse

Fauna in la Mancha Evening Flight

Vladimir Kush galleries are in Maui, Hawaii, Laguna Beach, California, Caesars Palace and Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, (and soon, New York City. Artist Proof is available for $29.99 at all Kush Fine Art galleries and at www.VladimirKush.com.

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t’s hard to match the idea of staying in an actual castle. Here are twelve castle hotels where the reality lives up to the fairy tale. Don’t worry — details like plumbing and heating have come a long way since medieval times.

1 BOVEY CASTLE

Devon, England — Its full name is Bovey Castle Luxury Hotel & Sporting Estate, and indeed this restored Art Deco revival is as luxurious as any purpose-built hotel. The experience is rounded out by a sporting dose of aristocratic leisure, whether in the hotel’s innumerable salons and drawing rooms or on the golf course.

3 ISLE OF ERISKA Argyll, Scotland — Isle of Eriska takes a castle hotel and a private island hotel and combines them in an experience that’s quintessential Scottish countryside. The sixteen-room hotel is set amidst some of the most unspoiled land and seascapes in the British Isles.

4 INVERLOCHY CASTLE Inverness, Scotland — It’s not the only Inverlochy Castle in the neighborhood; the ruins of an historic 13th-century castle of the same name are just up the road.

This one (from 1860), however, is as opulent as virtually any hotel in Scotland.

5 CASTELL D’EMPORDÀ Catalonia, Spain — This long-abandoned medieval castle in the mountains outside Girona underwent a thorough reconstruction by a team of Dutch architects, and the result is plenty of original details and historic charm, combined with all the pleasures of a thoughtfully designed contemporary hotel.

6 SOLAR DO CASTELO Lisbon, Portugal — The castelo itself was reduced to ruins long ago, but the site of St. George’s Castle is now one of Lisbon’s hippest areas, with pedestrian- only streets surrounded by the original fortress walls. It’s also home to this 18th-century mansion turned elegant boutique hotel, built on the site of the original castle’s kitchens.

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If you mixed vodka with orange juice and milk of magnesia, would you get a Phillips Screwdriver?

Converted Castles

Tarrytown, New York — Upstate New York may not be the first place you’d think to go looking for a castle, but the imposing stone façade of the hilltop Castle on the Hudson (a half hour’s drive from the city) isn’t hard to spot. Thirty-one thoroughly modernized, inviting rooms, plus a restaurant that’s worth the trip.

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7 CASTELLO BANFI IL BORGO

10 CHÂTEAU DE BAGNOLS

Tuscany, Italy — On top of a hill at the center of a (7,000-acre) working wine estate Bagnols, France — This 13th-century French château in the heart of the Beaujolais in Tuscany, the building’s 13th-century wing still contains ancient Roman artifacts. countryside was renovated by a British couple who spent four years meticulously preserving medieval mainstays like the moat and fortified towers, and furnishing the rooms with precious antiques, silks and centuries-old paintings.

8 CASTELLO DI VICARELLO

Tuscany, Italy — From the outside it looks just like another castle on a hill in the Tuscan countryside — a perfectly inviting proposition to begin with — but inside, it is a top-flight modern design hotel, its five rooms (and two pools) thoroughly refurbished by a couple of fashionistas from Milan.

11 CHÂTEAU DE MERCUÈS Mercuès, France — This structure has existed in one form or another since about 650 AD, home for centuries to the Bishops of Cahors. Today it’s like a fairytale rendition of the castle hotel, its turrets and towers converted into sumptuous guest rooms, its defenses used for peacefully surveying the countryside north of Toulouse.

9 CASTELLO DI CASOLE Tuscany, Italy —American owners, an army of Italian architects and meticulous restoration turned a thousand-year-old aristocratic estate into a new hotel which opened in 2012.

12 CHÂTEAU DE MIRAMBEAU Bordeaux, France — A Renaissance-style castle full of dizzyingly opulent guest rooms, makes its home in a wonderfully strange district of canals, rivers, salt marshes and an overriding tinge of green. It has a lost-in-time feel and a collection of wines that includes century-old vintages from Bordeaux and Cognac. n - compiled by network sources

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BRUCE LYNGAAS

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Bruce Lyngaas is the president of Professional Dispatch Services LLC (PDS), an industry leader in facility management solution call centers. He has a broad background in real estate asset management, facilities management, and call center operations.

Facility Management Emergency Preparedness Emergency Planning: Materials and Training

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lanning considerations for facility recovery should include determining critical operations and making plans for bringing required systems back online and communication with staff and vendors during this time. This process might entail bringing in temporary systems, repairing or replacing equipment, relocating operations to an alternate location, and temporarily contracting operations.

Managers can make arrangements ahead of time with vendors for post-emergency services, such as remote call center services, temporary power, cooling, and water, primary systems for fuel delivery, debris and road clearing, and equipment repair.

Emergency management specialists have studied the relationship between the cost of pre-disaster mitigation and the cost of response and recovery associated with an event. Using the current cases of Hurricanes Katrina and Ike, the consensus is that building the systems that most likely would have prevented the extensive damage would have cost about one-quarter as much as it cost to respond to and recover from the event. Managers need to advocate to their organization’s leadership the importance of investing in facility mitigation measures, which can include: • retaining remote facility call center services for business continuity • installing fire-resistant materials and furnishings securing light fixtures and other items that could fall or loosen in an emergency • installing quick-disconnect points for temporary chillers and generators • attaching cabinets and files to low walls or bolting them together • installing curtains or blinds that occupants can draw over windows to prevent glass from shattering • anchoring water heaters and bolting them to wall studs Finally, every military or civilian first-responder organization can testify that without regular drills and exercises, no response group can be ready to respond to a real-life emergency, especially those unannounced events that happen during the night shift or in the middle of a storm. Maintenance, engineering and your call center need to be active participants in a multi-year training and exercise plan that builds on single-function drills, tabletop exercises that test procedures, and fullscale exercises with local responders.

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It is important for managers to identify primary, secondary and even tertiary suppliers that can support facilities after an emergency. Having supplemental agreements in place and, in some cases, outside the immediate geographical area is critical.

Since technicians often take a lead role in a recovery, managers must address the training issues an emergency event creates. Specific training in fire safety, evacuations, confined space, lockout/tagout, and respiratory protection is essential.

How to Plan For Emergency Events

Whether preparing for capital improvements or preventive maintenance activities, effective planning is the cornerstone of success for maintenance and engineering managers. Planning for emergencies is no different. A written emergency plan is less important than the process of developing that plan. An emergency plan boils down to five areas: • defining possible emergencies • ensuring proper buy-in and budgeting • identifying staff roles and duties • remote telecom and trained staff • procuring equipment and materials • ensuring training and communication Based on history and location, most emergencies that managers need to consider are fairly easy to predict. Hurricanes are normal occurrences on the East Coast, earthquakes are more prevalent on the West Coast, and it is not uncommon to see tornados in the Midwest.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) offers free training materials on the hazards of emergencies.

OSHA’s Emergency Preparedness and Response page includes links to manuals, plans, and presentations.

Too often, a manager’s good intentions simply collect dust, which is evidence that the importance of a written plan is overstated. The process, not the plan, ensures success when preparing for an emergency, so embrace the process.

Emergency Planning: Ideas to Protect Technicians

In many cases, an emergency in an institutional or commercial facility requires maintenance and engineering managers to carry out key, and often dangerous, activities as part of the organization’s response to the situation. Though often overlooked, ensuring technicians’ safety must be a central part of every organization’s emergency planning and response process.

While not every emergency is predictable, managers can cover their bases for unusual events by having a plan in place that addresses predictable events, such as fires, chemical spills, and power outages.

A successful emergency plan requires support from the organization’s highest levels. But too often, good intentions related to emergency planning fail due to a lack of support from top executives. One strategy to get executives on board is to promote the effort as a business continuity program, or BCP, which speaks more to the loss of revenue from an emergency. It forces executives to realize the risk of not preparing properly. See more at www.ready.gov/business/ implementation/continuity.

Conducting a business impact analysis (BIA) is a standard process for determining the financial impact of lost business. The website for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, provides a template and instructions for conducting a BIA. See more at www.ready.gov/ business-impact-analysis.

Sign in a restaurant window: “Don’t stand there and be hungry. Come in and get fed up.”

Planning Considerations for Facility Recovery

While developing a written emergency plan, managers can identify the hazards most likely to affect their facilities. Along with identifying those hazards, managers will need to develop an inventory of materials the department should store and supplies workers can buy or lease as needed. They also should provide a reserved purchase order for more materials from suppliers.

Managers can lease other essential items, such as temporary heating and cooling equipment and portable toilets, after the event. The trick is to identify suppliers that can deliver these items quickly after an emergency. They will be in great demand and short supply, so having a relationship with suppliers is crucial.

Beyond written programs, managers also can consider five ideas that are relatively easy to implement that will better protect front-line technicians, who often serve as second responders in emergencies. These concepts include: • managers can organize a kick-off meeting to discuss the scope of work and the hazards present since emergencies might expose second responders to unusual hazards, a refresher safety training session might be in order • supplies that might include personal protective equipment, food, water, and sunscreen • emergency response often requires responders to work long hours, but at some point, long hours become dangerous. Managers need to track these hours to prevent injuries • in some cases, attempting to restore a facility after an emergency might force responders to deal with personal loss. In other cases, responders will have difficulties dealing with and processing the aftermath of an emergency. Grief counselors play a key role in keeping responders mentally healthy

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Sunrise Kempinski Hotel, Beijing

Talk about the ‘WOW!” factor…

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ompleted in November of 2014, this haven of tranquility and beauty, located alongside Yanqi Lake with magnificent views of the picturesque Yanshan Mountain and the Mutianyu Great Wall, is just one hour’s drive (37 miles) from Beijing City Centre. It embodies the shape of the rising sun and symbolizes harmony, unity and infinity . From a side angle view, the hotel building is shaped like a scallop, which represents ‘Fortune’

in the Chinese culture. The front view is that of the ‘Rising Sun’ – symbolic of the fast- developing economy of China. ‘Yanqi Lake’, literally translates as ‘Swans Dwell on the Lake’.

The hotel took 24 months to complete, aided by 9,300 construction workers.

It has ten thousand glass panels covering the outside of the hotel and reflecting the nearby surroundings.

Sign in a restaurant window: “Don’t stand there and be hungry. Come in and get fed up.”

D IV ERSI NS Only in Texas!

It is illegal to sell one’s eye.

The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.

When two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing, each shall come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other has gone.

It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.

It is illegal to milk another person’s cow.

A recently passed anti-crime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.

One must acknowledge a supreme being before being able to hold a public office.

Wire cutters can not be carried in your pocket.

It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers. You don’t need a windshield, but you must have the wipers.

A city ordinance states that a person cannot go barefoot without first obtaining a special five-dollar permit.

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Shout-Outs!

Expressions of praise given in the presence of many people.

Submit your Shout-Outs to editor@crestnetwork.com

Kudos to the CONTI Organization, a D/FWbased real estate investment company specializing in value-added multifamily investments, for having been named one of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. for the second year in a row, according to Inc. Magazine’s annual Inc. 5000 list. The company is one of 168 in the Dallas area (423 in the state of Texas) to be ranked on the prestigious list Carlos Vaz, co-founder this year. and CEO of CONTI -----

Highest honors and praise to KAI Texas for designing the Dallas Public Library - Highland Hills Branch a LEED Gold library. President and COO Darren L. James, AIA said, “We worked with city officials to create a sustainable library because smart design creates a healthy and environmentally responsible library for patrons. (It) also reduces operational costs for the city….”

----High praise to Mark Humphreys, CEO of Dallasbased Humphreys & Partners Architects (HPA), the largest multifamily and student housing architecture firm in the U.S. donated $1.5 million to the Texas Tech School of Architecture and was given a prominent distinction – the creation/naming of the Mark E. Humphreys AIA Chair in Urban Design to support research concerned with sustainable and engaged models of urban design in Lubbock, at Urban Tech, and in Houston.

in the news Wendel, a Paris-based private equity group, acquired AlliedBarton for $1.67 billion. AlliedBarton (which had been owned by Blackstone, a private equity firm based in New York) has more than 3,300 customers. It has 120 regional offices throughout the U.S. and more than 60,000 employees.

This transaction means that now about 37% of the contract security industry in the U.S. is foreign owned.

CBRE Global Investors purchased the 1.4 million square foot Galleria Office Towers from Cannon Commercial for an undisclosed price. The threebuilding Class AA office complex adjacent to the Galleria Mall is one of Dallas’s premier shopping destinations.

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Best of luck and congratulations to Allen Gump, Senior VP of Industrial Brokerage at Colliers Dallas was sworn in as the president-elect of SIOR this weekend in Chicago. He will serve as president-elect in 2015, president in 2016, and immediate past president in 2017.

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Big time kudos to North Texas: WalletHub compared 300 U.S. cities across 14 key metrics to help prospective homebuyers find the most attractive markets. This is what they found:

1. Frisco, TX; 2. Allen, TX; 3.

Arvada, CO; 4. Plano, TX; 5.

Sunnyvale, CA; 6. Carrollton, TX; 7. McKinney, TX; 8. Cary, NC; 9.

Richardson, TX; 10. Santa Clara, CA;

Mark Humphreys Peloton Commercial Real Estate in Dallas achieved the Accredited Management Organization (AMO) credential from the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM). Organizations that earn the IREM AMO certification demonstrate the highest standards in professional service, financial stability and accountability, and have an IREM Certified Property Manager (CPM) on the real estate management team. “…the company’s commitment to best practices and to delivering the maximum value of property owners’ investments is exemplary,” said Lori Burger, CPM, IREM President.

DTZ, a rapidly growing commercial real estate services firm backed by private-equity giant TPG, purchased Cushman & Wakefield Inc. The combined company, which will have more than $5 billion in annual revenue and 250 offices in more than 50 countries, is keeping the Cushman & Wakefield name. The firm will be run by Brett White, former chief executive of CBRE w h o helped build that firm into the largest in the world. White, who stepped down from CBRE in 2012, has been working closely with the TPG venture, which also includes PAG Asia Capital and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.

Earlier this year, the venture also purchased DTZ for $1.05 billion and Washington-based Cassidy Turley in a deal valued at as much as $600 million. (Article on pg. 52.)

If we learn from our mistakes, why am I not a genius?

Congratulations to Patti Bonner, district manager for the South Central States district of Stewart Title Guaranty Company, upon being appointed as the 2015-2016 Texas Land Title Association (TLTA) president. Bonner has been a TLTA member for more than 25 years. The statewide trade association represents the land title industry in Texas and serves more than 13,000 professionals involved in the safe and efficient transfer of real estate.

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High five TEXAS!! WalletHub assessed how efficiently some of America’s largest cities spend taxpayer dollars on certain categories, including education, police, and parks and recreation, which led to the creation of a report series on the “Best Run Cities in America.” They tallied the scores of 65 of the most populated U.S. cities on these three key expenditures to identify the best overall (i.e., the ones that yield the highest returns on all of its public-spending investments). The top 25: 1. Lubbock, TX; 2. Philadelphia, PA; 3.

El Paso, TX; 4. Dallas, TX; 5. Pittsburgh, PA; 6. Corpus Christi, TX; 7. San Antonio, TX; 8. Garland, TX; 9. Houston, TX 10.

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1 Rick Lockridge joined Eklund’s as Vice President of Sales & Marketing • 2 Michael Ernst joined CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance team as Senior Vice President in Dallas • KDC Real Estate promoted 3 Kurt Petersen and 4 Phil Sharp to Executive Vice President, Design and Construction • 5 Lane Cardwell joined Falcon Realty Advisors as a Director of its Restaurant & Entertainment Group • 6 Sherman Economic Development Corporation (SEDCO) named John Plotnik as its new president • 7 National Roofing Partners hired Doug Lamers as National Account Manager • 8 J.J. Leonard joined Stream Realty as Managing Director of its office division • Cushman & Wakefield added sales specialists 9 Randy Baird, 10 Jud Clements and 11 Robby Rieke to its national industrial leadership team based in Dallas • 12 Jeff McKenney was promoted to Executive Vice President of HSM Dalcon, Inc., the residential development group of the Henry S. Miller Companies • 13 John Downs was promoted to Senior Vice President of Henry S. Miller Equity Partners, Inc. • Henry S. Miller Companies hired 14 Mark Smith as Vice President for development • 15 Jamie Ward rejoined SRS Real Estate Partners as human resources manager at its Dallas headquarters • 16 Lance Taylor joined Cypress as director of asset management • 17 Stephanie Drews joined the DFW office of Cencor Realty Services as an Asset Manager • 18 Tyler Peglow joined the DFW office of The Weitzman Group and Cencor Realty Services as an Associate • 19 Ryan Shafer joined the DFW office of Cencor Realty Services as an Asset Manager • 20 Leon Jacobson joined the Commercial Retail Division of The Weitzman Group in DFW as an Associate • 21 Ryan Hoopes joined the brokerage services unit of Colliers International as an associate • 22 David Walters joined CBRE’s Occupier Advisory and Transaction Services as senior vice president in Fort Worth • 23 Michael Caffey was promoted to president of CBRE’s Texas and Oklahoma division • 24 Mandy Mann joined the Colliers Marketing and Research Team as Communications Specialist • 25 Tim Veigel joined National Roofing Partners as a Senior Estimator • 26 Michael Walters promoted to President of Restaurant and Entertainment Group at Falcon Realty Advisors • 27 Cal Marsh joined Falcon Realty Advisors as Director of National Restaurant Accounts • 28 Rob Burlingame was promoted to Vice President in CBRE’s San Antonio office. • 29 Ken Fidje, LEED AP joined CBRE as Managing Director of Asset Services for Austin, El Paso and San Antonio • 30 Jason Pumpelly joined Cushman & Wakefield’s Equity, Debt and Structured Finance Team as Managing Director • 31 Justin Shuart and 32 Brian Park joined Cushman & Wakefield’s Equity, Debt and Structured Finance Team as Directors • Cushman & Wakefield hired 33 Barrett Jones as an Associate in Office Tenant Representation • Colliers International hired 34 Brian Cyphers as Retail Brokerage Advisor • JLL promoted 35 David Carroll to Market 62

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Director for its South Central Region • JLL promoted 36 Jeff Staubach to President of its South Central Region • 37 Kelsey Nixon joined Transwestern in Dallas as an Analyst • 38 Jared Leidner joined Transwestern in Dallas as a Tenant Advisory Associate • 39 Kristi Torkildson joined Transwestern Dallas as a Senior Associate in Leasing • CBRE promoted 40 Travis Sapaugh to Vice President in Dallas • CBRE hired 41 Casey Schaefer in its National Students Housing team in Dallas • CBRE promoted 42 Mike Cleary to Senior Vice President in Dallas • CBRE promoted 43 William Callahan to Senior Vice President in Dallas • 44 Cathy Kuebler joined Billingsley Company as Vice President of Property Management • 45 Susan Nash joined Cawley Partners as a Property Manager • Emersons Commercial Management hired 46 Lisa Muenstermann as an Assistant Property Manager • 47 Rachel Koster joined Hudson Peters Commercial as a Transaction Manager • 48 Cindy Harris joined The Howard Hughes Corporation at a Vice President of Development • 49 Shane Strickland joined Capstone Commercial as a Senior Vice President • 50 Scott Jackson joined Capstone Commercial as a Senior Vice President • 51 David Martin joined Capstone Commercial as a Senior Vice President • 52 Tom Baty joined Capstone Commercial as a Director • TEXO hired 53 Michael Beal as the Director of Member Programs and Services

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very many lighthouses. And unfortunately, the number of historic Texas lighthouses has fallen from 7 to 5 since 2000. In May 2000 the Galveston Jetty Light collapsed into the Gulf during a severe thunderstorm, and in early 2002 the Coast Guard demolished the Sabine Bank Light. Of the five remaining historic lights, only two, Matagorda and Lydia Ann, are active, and both are under private maintenance. The state's major ports, at Galveston/Houston and Corpus Christi, have a large number of modern harbor lights, but no lighthouses.

For nearly 70 years, construction continued as coastal erosion, hurricanes, and wars regularly damaged or destroyed those lighthouses that were already built. These sentinels of the sea lessened but did not eliminate the chance of shipwreck, so lifesaving stations, manned by able seamen with unsinkable surfboats, were established as well.

As Texas lighthouses were gradually automated throughout the 20th century, many were sold to private owners or abandoned. Today, several have been restored, and two at Aransas Pass and Port Isabel still function as aids to navigation.

There is no state preservation society, but two impressive restoration projects have been completed at the Port Isabel and Matagorda Island towers.

Texas is the second-largest U.S. state (after Alaska), but its long coast on the Gulf of Mexico is relatively featureless and has never required

Lydia Ann Lighthouse

Of the 16 lighthouses originally constructed along the Texas coast, Port Isabel is the only one open to the public. With a perch 50 feet above the ground, it is always popular with photographers and other visitors, because they can enjoy great views of South Padre Island and the beaches. In fact, a number of couples have climbed the 75 winding stairs, including 3 short ladders, to exchange wedding vows on top of the tower.

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ot long after winning their independence from Mexico in 1836, Texans began clamoring for lighthouses. Hundreds of miles of barrier islands, shifting sandbars, and shallow bays made the Texas coast treacherous at a time when few overland routes provided access to the new republic. Beginning in 1852, twenty-eight lighthouses were built along the Texas coastline, on land and over water. Lighthouse service was often a family affair, with husbands, wives, and children working together as keepers and assistants.

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THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY February 2-14, 2016

In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above.

Produced by Dallas Summer Musicals Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID is based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories, with music by eight-time Academy Award® winner Alan Menken. Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. Come fall in love with the magic for the first time - or all over again! “One of the most ravishing things I have ever seen on a Broadway stage.” – Time Magazine

• 1 = Delaware (DE), New York (NY), Pennsylvania (PA) • 2 = District of Columbia (DC), Maryland (MD), North Carolina (NC), South Carolina (SC), Virginia (VA), West Virginia (WV) Dallas Summer Musicals 2014 Production of Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID. Photo by Chris Waits

“I was blown away by the talent pool of young actors in Texas! This program is a strong stepping stone that shines a light on our future stars. DSM High School Musical Theatre Awards is pretty much the Super Bowl for Texas Musical Theater!”

– Zach Woodlee, Glee Co-Producer & Choreographer “DSM High School Musical Theater Awards have done an incredible job of encouraging support for the theater arts, building bridges between communities, creating opportunities and helping theater kids feel like the stars they are in a dazzling annual show that honors teachers and parents as well.”

– Nancy Churnin, The Dallas Morning News “The level of commitment by Dallas Summer Musicals to support and showcase the extraordinary talents of high schoolers is unmatched. They are helping dreams come true for young people who aspire to have a career in the arts. It’s amazing to witness first hand.”

– Ron Corning, WFAA News Anchor

Dallas Summer Musicals 2015-2016 season will kick off with the North Texas debut of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s THE SOUND OF MUSIC, November 3-22, 2015; followed by ELF THE MUSICAL, December 8-20, 2015; THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, February 2-14, 2016; DSM’s production of Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID, March 11-27, 2016; WICKED, April 20 – May 22, 2016; RAGTIME, May 24 – June 5, 2016; BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, June 14-26, 2016; and closing the season will be 42ND STREET, June 28 – July 10, 2016.

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The first two or three numbers tell carriers to which states mail is being sent.

The first digit represents a certain group of U.S. states; the second and third digits together represent a region in that group (or perhaps a large city) and the fourth and fifth digits representing a group of delivery addresses within that region.

0 = Connecticut (CT), Massachusetts (MA), Maine (ME), New Hampshire (NH), New Jersey (NJ), New York (NY, Fishers Island only), Puerto Rico (PR), Rhode Island (RI), Vermont (VT), Virgin Islands (VI), Army Post Office Europe (AE), Fleet Post Office Europe (AE)

The 5th Annual Dallas Summer Musicals High School Musical Theatre Awards • April 14, 2016 You are invited to The 5th Annual Dallas Summer Musicals High School Musical Theatre Awards where 500 of the most talented performers from over 70 schools with a professional 25-piece orchestra compete for 16 awards and 7 scholarships live on stage at the largest theater in Big D for one night only.

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Today, ZIP codes are translated into “automation-readable barcodes” that are placed on pieces of mail when sorted and contain 31 digits of information that tell the post office everything from whether it was presorted, if the mail is first-class or a periodical, and even which business sent it.

It also allows the USPS to track virtually every letter and package around the country.

• 3 = Alabama (AL), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Mississippi (MS), Tennessee (TN), Army Post Office Americas (AA), Fleet Post Office Americas (AA) • 4 = Indiana (IN), Kentucky (KY), Michigan (MI), Ohio (OH) • 5 = Iowa (IA), Minnesota (MN), Montana (MT), North Dakota (ND), South Dakota (SD), Wisconsin (WI) • 6 = Illinois (IL), Kansas (KS), Missouri (MO), Nebraska (NE) • 7 = Arkansas (AR), Louisiana (LA), Oklahoma (OK), Texas (TX) • 8 = Arizona (AZ), Colorado (CO), Idaho (ID), New Mexico (NM), Nevada (NV), Utah (UT), Wyoming (WY) • 9 = Alaska (AK), American Samoa (AS), California (CA), Guam (GU), Hawaii (HI), Marshall Islands (MH), Federated States of Micronesia (FM), Northern Mariana Islands (MP), Oregon (OR), Palau (PW), Washington (WA), Army Post Office Pacific (AP), Fleet Post Office Pacific (AP)

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity. An optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, one of the most romantic stories ever written, first captured the nation’s attention as a bestselling novel by Robert James Waller and is now an irresistible, two time Tony Award®winning Broadway musical. This stunning new production features gorgeous, soulful music by Tony Award®-winning composer Jason Robert Brown (PARADE, THE LAST FIVE YEARS) that the Daily News hails as “one of Broadway’s best scores in the last decade.” With a book by Pulitzer Prize Winner Marsha Norman (THE SECRET GARDEN, THE COLOR PURPLE) and direction by Tony® winner Bartlett Sher (SOUTH PACIFIC, THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA), THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY is the unforgettable story of two people caught between decision and Kelli O'Hara and Steven desire, as a chance Pasquale from the original encounter becomes a Broadway production of THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY. second chance at so Photo by Joan Marcus much more.

Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID March 11-27, 2016

Politics: Poli (many) tics (blood-sucking parasites).

THE BEST OF BROADWAY!

1963 was a momentous year in America: President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington and, somewhat less heralded, the ZIP code was introduced. In 1983, the post office expanded the ZIP Code to nine digits to identify which side of the street the mail was being delivered to, as well as particular office buildings.

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AUSTIN 1 BOMA Fort Worth | Monthly Luncheon 1 AI | Chapter Meeting 1 NTAFE | Christmas Party at La Hacienda 1 CREW Fort Worth | Real Estate Council of Greater Fort Worth | ULI | Joint Holiday Party 1-2 ICSC | RetailGreen Conference & Sustainability Showcase in Phoeniz 2 SCR | Breakfast featuring Dr. Mark Dotzour at Colonial Country Club 2 ULI | Holiday Celebration and 2016 Vision Award Announcment 3 AIA Dallas | Holiday Party and Chapter Awards 3 TEXO | Holiday & Awards Gala 4 IIDA | Winterfest 4 NTCRA | Membership Mixer/Holiday Party 8 IREM Austin | Holiday Party at Westwood Country Club 8 CREW San Antonio | Holiday Luncheon 8 ASID Dallas | Holiday Party 9 IREM Fort Worth | Holiday Luncheon at Pappasito’s 9 GFWAR | Greenbriar Christmas Party 9 AIA Fort Worth | USGBC | ASID | Festivus Holiday Party 9 AIA San Antonio | Festivus Holiday Party 10 AGC San Antonio | Holiday Open House at the Chapter Office 10 ASA North Texas | Holiday Open House & Blanket/Coat Drive 10 IFMA Austin | Holiday Party – Capital Cruises on Lady Bird Lake 10 ULI | Breakfast Forum 11 IREM San Antonio | Holiday Party 11 IFMA Dallas | Holiday Dinner Party at the Winspear Opera

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House 11 CREW Dallas | Holiday Luncheon 11 AIA San Antonio | Annual College of Fellows Luncheon 15 AGC Austin | Holiday Party 15 RECA | Awards Luncheon at The Four Seasons Hotel 15 ULI | Real Estate Council of Greater Forth Worth | Get Together 17 BOMA Austin | Holiday Mix ‘n Mingle Luncheon 17 NAWIC Dallas | Holiday Dinner 17 NAWIC Fort Worth | Monthly Business Meeting

January ‘16

5 BOMA Fort Worth | Monthly Luncheon 11 BOMA Dallas | Networking Dart Tournament 12 IREM Austin | Monthly Luncheon 14 SCR | Installation of Officers and Governors 14 BOMA Fort Worth | Winter Extravaganza 14 IREM San Antonio | Monthly Luncheon 14 AIA Dallas | TEXO | 2016 Economic Outlook 14 ULI | Breakfast Forum 18 AGC San Antonio |Installation Luncheon 18 NAWIC | Monthly Dinner 21 BOMA Austin | Holiday Luncheon 21 AIA San Antonio | Chapter Meeting 21 ULI | Real Estate Council of Greater Forth Worth | Forecast 23 BOMA Dallas | TOBY & Lone Star Awards Ceremony

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2-3 ICSC | Southwest Idea Exchange 3 SCR | GFWAR | REALTOR Night at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo 4 RECA | KnockOut Night 2016 4 IIDA | TAID Chili Cook-Off 9 BOMA Fort Worth | Monthly Luncheon 10 GFWAR | Awards Luncheon 11 BOMA Dallas | Dart Tournament 11 ULI | Breakfast Forum 12 BOMA Fort Worth | Monthly Luncheon at the Petroleum Club 15 NAWIC | Monthly Dinner 17-19 IIDA | Student Conference 18 BOMA Austin | Holiday Luncheon 21-25 IAVM | Academy for Venue Safety & Security 21-25 IAVM | GuestX: Guest Experience & Crowd Management Conference 2016

March ‘16

1 BOMA Fort Worth | Monthly Luncheon at the Petroleum Club 7 – 9 IAVM | Performing Arts Managers Conference in San Antonio 10 ULI | Breakfast Forum 21 NAWIC | Monthly Dinner 24 BOMA Fort Worth | Bowling Tournament 26 AIA Dallas | 2B An Architect 28 AGC San Antonio | Annual Golf Tournament 29 ULI | North Texas 2nd Annual IMPACT Awards

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ANSWER FROM PAGE 67: YOU’RE GOING TO CALL ME WHAT? 1. Br’er Rabbit, a trickster who

succeeds by his wits rather than by brawn, provoking authority figures and bending social mores as he sees fit, is a central figure as Uncle Remus tells stories of the Southern United States, dating back to the late 19th century. In his American incarnation, Br’er Rabbit represented the enslaved Africans who used their wits to overcome adversity and to exact revenge on the white slave-owners. For both Africans and African Americans, the animal trickster represents an extreme form of behavior that people may be forced to adopt in extreme circumstances in order to survive. The trickster is not to be admired in every situation. He is an example of what to do, but also an example of what not to do. The trickster’s behavior can be summed up in the common African proverb: “It’s trouble that makes the monkey chew on hot peppers.” In other words, sometimes people must use extreme measures in extreme circumstances. An Uncle Remus and His Tales of Br’er Rabbit newspaper strip ran from October 1945 through December 1972 and The Walt Disney Company adapted this character for its 1946 animated motion picture Song of the South.

2. Olive Oyl is a cartoon character created by E.

C. Segar in 1919 for his comic strip Thimble Theatre.

The strip was later renamed Popeye after the sailor character that became the most popular member of the cast; however, Olive Oyl was a main character for 10 years before Popeye’s 1929 appearance.

Initially, she was more-or-less the fiancée of Harold Hamgravy, a “lounge lizard” or slacker type who did as little work as possible and was always borrowing money. She was not immune to flattery from other men, but remained committed to Ham until Popeye’s appearance. In the films and television cartoons, Olive Oyl is Popeye’s girlfriend, although she could be extremely fickle, depending on who could woo her the best or had the flashier possessions, and she was prone to get angry over the tiniest things. She 70

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3. Flo is a fictional character appearing in more

than 100 commercials for Progressive Insurance, beginning in 2008. Portrayed by actress and comedian Stephanie Courtney, the character has developed a fan base on social networks and has become an iconic advertising mascot.

4. Andy Panda is an an anthropomorphic panda

who starred in his own series of “cartunes” produced

by Walter Lantz. They were released by Universal Pictures from 1939 to 1947, and United Artists from 1948 to 1949. Andy became the second star of the Walter Lantz cartoons after Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.

He achieved great popularity until being eventually supplanted by Woody Woodpecker.

He was a stand-alone star in the vein of Mickey Mouse, and even had a Plutolike dog named Milo as a pet and a girlfriend named Miranda.

5. Debuting in 1941, Veronica Lodge, Archie Andrews and Betty Cooper (joined by Reggie

Mantle, and Jughead Jones and a large cast of regulars) came together in comic book form at Riverdale High School; they continued as teenagers in one iteration or another (numerous comic book series, radio and TV shows) until 2014. Archie’s torn feelings for both girls span the more than 70 years.

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6. Mister Ed is a television situation comedy that

ran from1961, to 1966.The show’s title character is a talking horse (which originally appeared in short stories by Walter R. Brooks). The title role of Mister Ed, a talking palomino, was played by gelding Bamboo Harvester and voiced by former Western film actor Allan Lane. The role of Ed’s owner, a genial but somewhat klutzy architect named Wilbur Post, was played by Alan Young. Many of the program’s gags follow from Mister Ed’s tendency to talk only to Wilbur.

Answers to Riddles (from page 43) 1. Mary 2. Short 3. D (The sequence is first letter of each month.)

“Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.” (F.P. Jones)

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“Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.” (F.P. Jones)

Match them with the list below and send your entry (by email to editor@ crestnetwork.com or fax to 817-924-7116) by the end of the day on December 18, 2015, and you could win one of the prizes shown on page 65 or another valuable prize. At least one winner from each of our market areas (Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio) will be chosen.

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