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10 Same Angle, Different Lens – Green and Responsible Purchasing 11 Forest Park Medical Center – LEED Healthcare Gold Certified 14 Texas Tall 25 High on Texas 26 Resilience Incentivization in Business and Real Estate 28 The TOBY and Lone Star Awards 32 AIA and TEXO - Bark and Build Design and Build Competition 38 Modernized Monasteries 41 We Built This City 57 What the RFX! 58 Hotels Over Water The final installment in HOK’s Isilay Civan’s Sustainability Series.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone. (Pablo Picasso)

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A pictorial look at the biggest buildings in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio.

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Roxana Tofan returns to Texas and sets up shop in San Antonio.

Gretchen Hesbacher (NIBS) reports on the new sustainability.

Local winners from our affiliates’ chapters.

Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Competition Winners and Chapter Awards.

Ten hotels that are almost divine.

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An all-too-brief pictorial on the amazing architecture of Oscar Niemeyer.

Call center expert Bruce Lyngaas facilitates call center sourcing .

A pictorial look at mostly the Maldives – the unofficial capital of splashy sleeping.

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36 Amazing Buildings: From the Ground Up 40 Beloit College Mindset List 44 Herstory – Billy The Kid 38 45 The History Page 47 Ethicks 50 Legal View: Drones – Practical and Legal Considerations for Real Estate Contributing Editor Angela O’Byrne explores the new applications of an ancient technique.

Our annual glimpse at the perspectives of those entering college this year.

Contributing Editor Rose-Mary Rumbley takes a friendly look at the legend.

– The Origin of the Democratic Party Donkey and the Republican Party Elephant/ The derivation of the word ‘Democracy’.

Our (now) annual look at some of those in the public eye whose conduct is somewhat less than commendable.

Attorney and Contributing Editor Anthony Barbieri artfully examines things you probably haven’t yet thought about – but which you now will.

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The parts of the five skyline prints appearing on the cover are from the 100+ cities in the Loose Petals EcoSkyline collection. This collection of retro inspired prints are a creation of Karen Young, a prolific artist for the gift market. Each skyline is stylized with an original color palette giving life to layers of tightly illustrated buildings and scenery. An eco-friendly brand, the paper stock used is made of recycled materials Mother Earth would approve of.

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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.” She is also a Contributing Editor of the network.

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.

BRUCE LYNGAAS (P. 57) 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.

ROXANA TOFAN (P. 25), aside from entrepreneurship, has a passion for and a boundless energy in energy giving back to the military. She is deeply involved with different programs and events for active military personnel and serves on the San Antonio USO Advisory Council as the Vice President - Fundraising. When she is not running her business, volunteering for the USO, or cheering at baseball games and orchestra concerts, she enjoys history, traveling and NASCAR.

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Our Contributing Editors line up with (as usual) an enticing, useful and eclectic assemblage of information. Anthony Barbieri’s Legal View looks at what you need to know about easements and rights of way. Angela O’Byrne’s Amazing Buildings winds a story about towers that are literally green: The Agora Tower in Taipei and the Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest) in Milan, which both heavily integrate trees and plants into their design - despite being tall urban buildings. Rose-Mary Rumbley’s Herstory examines Mary Surratt, who was convicted of taking part in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln and sentenced to death by hanging. She the first woman executed by the United States federal government. Isilay Civan (our new Sustainability Editor) begins a new series on Standards – how they come about, why we have them, what they mean, etc. Roxana Tofan looks at how technology has changed real estate. And, as always, 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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he paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints.

We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences but less time, more degrees but less sense, more knowledge but less judgment, more experts but more problems, more medicine but less wellness.

We’ve done larger things, but necessarily better things.

We’ve cleaned up the air but polluted the soul. We’ve split the atom but failed to overcome prejudice. We communicate more, but say less; we plan more but accomplish less.

We’ve learned to rush but not to wait. We have higher incomes, but lower morals. We have more food but

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too infrequently.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We’ve learned how to make a living, but not a life. We’ve added years to life, not life to years.

are appeased less, have more kinds of food but less nutrition. We’re long on quantity but short on quality.

These are the times of tall men and short character, steep profits and shallow relationships - the days of more leisure but less fun, of fancier houses but broken homes, of two incomes but more divorce, of quick trips, disposable diapers, throw away morality, onenight stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer us up to quiet us down and kill.

It is a time when, metaphorically, there is much in the show window and not so much in the stockroom and a time when technology can bring this article to you, and you can chose to think about it or you can just delete it.

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We’ve been all the way to the moon and back, but hesitate crossing the street to meet a new neighbor.

We’ve conquered outer space, but not inner space.

Here’s a strange thought to chew on a year before the presidential election: The votes of 95 percent of Americans likely to cast ballots are already determined.

People who lean conservative will vote for any Republican who emerges from the scrum (with the possible exception of the divisive Donald Trump). Ditto for people who lean liberal. New research by Michigan State political scientist Corwin Smidt confirms that the percentage of voters who are truly “independent,” swinging from party to party, has plunged from 15 percent in the 1960s to just 5 percent today. Crossing over party lines to vote for the other tribe’s presidential candidate has become unimaginable. As Jonathan Chait put it this week in NYMag.com: “The dominant fact of American politics is that nobody is changing their mind about anything.”

It wasn’t always this way. For much of the latter half of the 20th century, there were liberal-leaning Republicans and conservative-leaning Democrats. It was not impossible to find common ground. Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton both actively sought the votes of people who traditionally vote for the other party, and enjoyed great popularity partly as a result. But since 2004, polarization on immigration, climate change, abortion, religion, and social issues has become so acute that every presidential election seems to represent a major turning point, with the very definition of our nation at stake. Polls suggest that the gulf between the two parties is actually widening. Republicans loathe Hillary Clinton as much as they do Barack Obama; Democrats see Trump and Ben Carson as wackos and frauds, and have only slightly less contempt for the rest of the field. So here’s a safe if depressing prediction: The new president John Roberts swears in on Jan. 20, 2017, will be very quickly despised and distrusted by roughly 45 percent of the nation. Is this a democracy, or a dysfunctional family?

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Another good, and courageous Editor’s Note.

I hope you don’t get too much negative feedback…. And the Yogi-isms were great. Your magazine is more than real estate. I know more about the Whig Party now and the converted castle piece and pics are outstanding. Also glad to see that picture of Elvis at his best.

- Mike Fletcher, Arlington, TX I thought I knew my college football stuff, but 2 of the mascots in the December contest had me checking in with Siri.

- Greg Ballantine, Waco, TX Ed. Congratulations, Greg! Your ‘homework’ paid off. You were a winner in this month’s contest. See the backpage for the correct answers.

Original Copies was a real eye-opener. I’m sure I’m not the only one who had no idea…..!

- Regina Washington, Atlanta, GA

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ISILAY CIVAN isilay.civan@hok.com Isilay Civan, BArch, MSc, PhD2, LEED® AP O+M, Senior Associate and Research & Strategic Innovation Specialist at HOK Consulting. She is also a Contributing Editor of the network.

Green Procurement and Responsible Purchasing rocurement refers to the act of obtaining or procuring goods or services. In its most simplistic terms, it is about making choices. Selecting one good or service over another based on an identified superior feature such as higher quality, lower cost, longer service life, lower environmental impact, and/or better overall return on investment. With the rise of sustainability and concept of green procurement, more of these decisions began to question the true impact of these goods and services throughout their entire life-cycle.

More of us now want to know about the waste, water, and air pollution impacts during the extraction, manufacturing, packaging, delivery, use, and disposal of these materials. Requesting a plan for the reuse, recycling or safe disposal of the product at the time of the purchase has become the norm, rather than the exception.

Today, consideration of environmental factors alone are no longer a solitary measure for responsible purchasing.

As stated by the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council in its 2014 Guidance for Leadership in Sustainable Purchasing Report v1.0, we now need a broader context for sustainable purchasing that involves thinking expansively and holistically about the environmental, social, and economic performance of an organization’s supply chain and optimizing that performance in order to advance a positive future. We are obligated to be mindful of our responsibility to the people, current and future generations, and the planet, and can no longer base our purchasing decisions solely on profit. The list below, extracted from the guidance document, includes several of the key aspects of a supply chain’s environmental, social, and economic performance that tend to contribute to (+) or detract from (-) such future. It is not meant to be exhaustive or applicable to all industries, but to spark ideas and encourage similar comprehensive thinking.

Environmental aspects affect the natural systems on which life depends, now and in the future. + biodiversity preservation, + climate adaptation, + resource optimization, + soil health stewardship, - acidification, - desertification, - eutrophication, - freshwater pollution, - greenhouse gas emissions, - habitat depletion, - human health impacts, - land use change, - marine pollution, - ozone depletion, - radiation pollution, - resource depletion, - smog, - waste, - water consumption Social aspects affect the social systems on which communi-ties depend, now and in the future. + anti-discrimination, + community engagement, 10

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+ diversity/equal opportunity, + employee engagement, + equal remuneration, + fair trade, + freedom of association, + grievance & remedy processes, + human rights, + indigenous rights, + occupational health & safety, + right to collective bargaining, + sustainable compensation, + training and education, + worker rights, - child labor, forced/compulsory labor, - human trafficking, sourcing from conflict zones Economic aspects affect the financial systems on which our markets depend, now and in the future. + fair dealings, + innovation research / investment, + open competition, + transparency of information, + use of diverse suppliers, + use of HUB zones, + use of local suppliers, - conflicts of interest, corruption (bribery, extortion…), - dividing territories, - dumping, exclusive dealing, - misleading market claims, - monopoly (seller collusion), monopsony (buyer collusion), - patent misuse, - price fixing, - product tying, - refusal to deal As the complexity of the marketplace and expectations grow, increasingly more procurement professionals look for a standardized way to make decisions and be recognized for doing the right thing. Sam Hummel argued in a 2013 article entitled A New Era for Green Procurement, that just as LEED allowed building professionals without sustainability science degrees to create buildings that make sustainability scientists swoon, a similar program for institutional purchasing can empower procurement professionals to produce dramatic benefits for the planet, society, and their institution’s bottom line — without their having to be experts in the science of life cycle assessments. He went on to itemize the benefits under two major topics: (1) lowering the cost and (2) enhancing the effectiveness of sustainable procurement programs.

(1) Lowering the cost of starting and running a sustainable procurement program by: • providing common definitions and shared language for purchasers and vendors; • allowing procurement staff to deliver high sustainability performance without needing to become sustainability experts; • making possible standardized training programs that can be shared; • easing data collection and reporting to third parties via standardized assessment tools, particularly if rating systems such as STARS and LEED adopt the program as their reference standard; and • making it easier to communicate and achieve recognition for efforts.

(2) Enhancing the effectiveness of sustainable procurement programs by: • keeping users of the program updated with the best science and knowledge from the field so that efforts are always aligned with the greatest potential for benefit; • rewarding and building market share for credible standards and eco-labels, which lowers prices and enhances choice by focusing vendor attention on those standards; • producing a shared dataset that can be used for benchmarking, demonstrating ROI, and improving assessment tools over time; • focusing research and resources on collective projects to solve the thorniest issues facing sustainable procurement; and • by placing emphasis on whole system aspects of procurement, such as source-reduction, insourcing, end-user education, and waste minimization.

Through a standardized approach (see a draft example below), more people can gain access to a coherent sustainable procurement program that can be kept current with rapidly changing science and market conditions, while providing recognition to the institutional/organizational leadership in procurement as well.. n

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nvisioned as a destination hospital where the expectation of extraordinary service meets the Fort Worth culture, the new hospital’s design combines luxurious spaces with efficiently designed healthcare planning. The magnificent facility is accentuated by a warm internal and external pallet and a creative use of regional materials.

Situated along the northern edge of the Trinity River, the elevated bed tower provides expansive and unobstructed views of downtown Fort Worth and the Trinity River. The lush, naturally landscaped site is visible from the highway and adjacent walking trails. The four-story facility incorporates 54 patient beds (16 VIP), 12 operating rooms, and imaging services along with amenities often experienced at a five star hotel. Efficiency is key to the design, both from the patient perspective and with regard to staff and physician flow.

LEED Certification Highlights: • The project achieved LEED BD+C: Healthcare Gold with 60 total points.

• Resource conservation was prioritized; water conserving fixtures reduce overall water use by over 40% by using low flow faucets, dual flush toilets,

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and ultra low flow urinals. The indoor water savings alone is over 500,000 gallons/year, the equivalent of filling an average water tower. Additionally, air handler condensate water was reused for cooling towers and 1,200,000 gallons/year of storm water was designed to re-infiltrate into the surrounding site through bioswales.

• The highly efficient HVAC system includes multiple set-back controls and an optimized central plant containing a heat pump chiller. Coupled with exterior southern shading and a 25% reduction in interior lighting power, the building’s overall annual energy cost has been reduced by 26% compared to an average building.

• To provide for the ongoing optimization of energy use over time, sub-metering equipment was installed to measure and record energy use.

• Emphasis on indoor occupant health was supported through the use of low VOC emitting finishes, furnishings, and the adoption of a green pest management policy.

• Patient room views and user access to nature are highlights of the medical center. Exterior lounge areas are provided for both patients and staff on the ground floor and on the 3rd floor roof garden, aiding in user wellbeing.

This is the first LEED BD+C Healthcare Gold certified project in Texas and the ninth nationwide!

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Bioswales are linear, vegetated ditches which allow for the collection, conveyance, filtration and infiltration of stormwater. The can also be referred to as “grass swales,” “vegetated swales,” or “filter strips.” Large parking lots systems and their connecting road networks, common in industrial complexes and office parks, shed large volumes of runoff because of their impervious surfaces. Traditionally, the water runs off the asphalt into a storm gutter or along a curb until it reaches the inlet to storm sewer drain. A bioswale replaces the traditional concrete gutter with an earthen one. The vegetation reduces the water’s velocity allowing for treatment and infiltration. Because they behave like a gutter, these trenches are best suited along roadsides or parking lots, but are less practical for dealing with stormwater that falls on rooftops.

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ompleted in May 2012, the China Central Television (CCTV) Headquarters (a 768 foot, 44-story skyscraper in the Beijing Central Business District) won the 2013 Best Tall Building Worldwide from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (www.ctbuh.org).

It is a loop of six horizontal and vertical sections covering 5,090,000 sq. ft. of floor space, creating an irregular grid on the building’s facade with an open center.

The form of the building facilitates the combination of the entire process of TV-making in a loop of interconnected activities. Two towers rise from a common production studio platform - the Plinth. Each tower has a different character: Tower 1 is the editing area and offices, and the lower Tower 2 is dedicated to news broadcasting. They are joined by a cantilevering bridge for administration - the Overhang.

The CCTV headquarters also facilitates an unprecedented degree of public access to the production of China’s media: a Public Loop takes visitors on a dedicated path through the building, revealing everyday studio work as well as the history of CCTV, and culminating at the edge of the cantilever, with spectacular views towards the CBD, the Forbidden City, and the rest of Beijing.

A Media Park forms a landscape of public entertainment, outdoor filming areas and production studios as an extension of the central green axis of the CBD.

For Engineers

A versatile, efficient structure that bridges in bending and torsion between the Towers to create the continuous form of the Overhang section, the diagrid provides enough strength and stiffness in the Towers to carry loads to the ground, as well as maximum flexibility for the specially planned interiors, since bracing is not needed within the floorplates. This allows large studio spaces to be laid out within the towers. It has enabled the Overhang section to be constructed without the need for temporary propping, since the braced skin provided stability as the steelwork was cantilevered out from the towers. This type of structure has a high degree of inherent robustness and redundancy, due to the potential for adopting alternative load paths in the unlikely event a key element’s removal.

The self-supporting hybrid facade structure features high performance glass panels with a sun shading of 70 percent open ceramic frit, creating the soft silver-grey color that gives the building a surprisingly subtle presence in the Beijing skyline.

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Sometimes I wake up grumpy; other times I let him sleep.

The main lobby (in Tower) is an atrium stretching three floors underground and three floors up. It has a direct connection with Beijing’s subway network, and is the arrival and departure hub for the 10,000 workers inside CCTV headquarters. Connected to the lobby, 13 production studios perform the main function of the building - TV making.

Not What You’d Expect

Congratulations to the 2015 CREW Dallas Award Winners!

1 Lindsey Jamar Carrol, Republic Title of Texas - Outstanding New Member 2 Shannon Whitehead, Colliers International, - Most Valuable Player 3 Diana Bearden, Strasburger & Price, 4 Liz Trocchio (The Trocchio Advantage), and 5 Cindy Cohn (Springboard

Door Sign: Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.

Consulting) were honored in the individual category, Career Advancement for Women 6 Amegy Bank - Career Advancement for Women, company category Pictured: Lindsay Jones (Amegy Bank) and Sheak Kracheck (Lane, Gorman & Trubitt, award sponsor) 7 Sharon Herrin, Herrin Commercial Real Estate - The CREW in the Community Award for Philanthropic Excellence.

Ms. Herrin was also inducted as a lifetime member, joining Diane Butler, Eliza Solender, Beth Lambert Saul, Martha Carlson, Irene Hosford, Trisha Ewert and Suzan Cooper.

2016 CREW in the Community Board of Trustees: Sitting (LR) Kassandra McLaughlin, Suzanne Brasuell, Sally Longroy, Paula Nelson; Standing (L –R) : Kim Hopkins, Cathy Kuebler, Sara Terry, Jill Warren, Paula Beasley, Lindsay Jones. Not pictured: Teresa Ereon Giltner, Lori Smith, Traci Miller and Coni Hennersdorf.

D IV E R S I N S Malaprops A malapropism is a sentence in which one word has been used incorrectly in place of another.

Norm Crosby, a stand-up comic in the 1960s was a master of malapropism –confusing similarsounding words or phrases for amusing effect.

He was so good that at the end of his act he often received a standing ovulation. “President Johnson declared war on puberty,” Crosby said, as well as “singers sing from their diagrams” and “women need tenderness and affliction.”

“Well, I try to look at the bright side,” said Steve Carell as Barry in Dinner for Schmucks (pictured, 2010). “I guess you could say I’m an internal optometrist.” They can also be endearing, as Yogi Berra proved time and again with such remarks as, “He hits from both sides of the plate. He’s amphibious.”

••• “It is beyond my apprehension.” - Danny Ozark, baseball team manager ••• “This is unparalyzed in the state’s history.” - Gib Lewis, Texas Speaker of the House ••• “Well, that was a cliff-dweller.” - Wes Westrum, about a close baseball game ••• “He was a man of great statue.” - Thomas Menino, Boston mayor ••• “Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child.” - Dan Quayle, former Vice President of the United States

“The police are not here to create disorder, they’re here to preserve disorder.” - Richard Daley, former Chicago mayor (pictured) ••• “Texas has a lot of electrical votes.” - Yogi Berra, baseball legend ••• See also Bushisms in Diversion on page 51 MAR2016 | THE NET WORK

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In Tall Building

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TEXAS TALL

austin Name of Property Year Completed Height (in feet) The Austonian 2010 683 360 Condominiums 2008 563 Frost Bank Tower 2004 515 W Austin Hotel and Residences 2010 478 Spring Condominiums 2009 434 Northshore Apartments 2015 424 The Bowie 2015 423 The Ashton 2009 416 JW Marriott 2015 408 Four Seasons Residences 2010 401 One America Center 1984 401 One Congress Plaza 1987 398 Colorado Tower 2014 397 Austin Hilton Convention Center 2004 377

Someday my ba by, and others have when I am a man, taught me the best that th ey can they'll sell me a suit they’ll cut off m y hair and send me to work in tall bu ildings When I’m retir ed My life is my ow n I made all the payments it's time to go home and wonder w hat happened betwixt and be tween when I went to work in tall bu ildings So it's goodby e to the sunshi ne goodbye to th e dew goodbye to th e flowers and goodbye to you I'm off to the su bway I must not be la te I’m going to w ork in tall build ings

The Austonian

Spring Condominiums 360 Condominiums

The Ashton

W Austin Hotel and Residences

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The Bowie

By far, the majority of the city’s TALLest buildings are residential. The Austonian is the TALLest residential building in the United States west of the Mississippi River.

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Name of Property Year Completed Height (in feet) Bank of America Plaza 1985 921 Renaissance Tower 1974 886 Comerica Bank Tower 1987 787 JP Morgan Chase Tower 1987 738 Fountain Place 1986 720 Trammell Crow Center 1985 686 1700 Pacific Avenue 1983 655 Thanksgiving Tower 1982 645 Energy Plaza 1983 629 Elm Place 1965 625 1700 Pacific Ave.

Renaissance Tower

Fountain Place

Trammell Crow Center

Dallas is TALL on banking. Bank of America Plaza is the 3rd-TALLest building in Texas and the 22ndTALLest building in the United States.

Renaissance Plaza is the 25th TALLest building in the United States, Comerica Bank Tower is the 52nd and JPMorgan Chase Tower is the 91st.

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TEXAS TALL

fort worth Name of Property Year Completed Height (in feet) Burnett Plaza 1983 567 D.R Horton Tower 1984 547 777 Main Street 1983 525 The Fort Worth Tower 1974 488 Wells Fargo Tower 1982 477 Omni Fort Worth Hotel 2009 447 AT&T Building 1958 343 Pier 1 Imports Building 2004 324 714 Main 1922 307 Bank of America Center 1961 300

Wells Fargo Tower 777 Main Street

AT&T Building Burnett Plaza

D.R. Horton Tower

Burnett Plaza has been the TALLest building in Fort Worth since 1983. The Fort Worth Tower was the TALLest building from 1974 – 1983; and 714 Main was the TALLest building from 1922 – 1957.

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Name of Property Year Completed Height (in feet) Tower of the Americas 1968 750 Marriott Rivercenter 1988 546 Weston Centre 1989 444 Grand Hyatt 2008 424 Tower Life Building 1928 404 Bank of America Plaza 1983 387 The Towers on Park Lane 1988 368 Marriott Riverwalk 1979 348 Crowne Plaza 1957 325 Nix Professional Building 1931 323 Frost Bank Tower 1975 300

The Towers on Park Lane

Weston Centre

Bank of America Plaza

Marriott Riverwalk

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Tower Life Building

Gran Hyatt San Antonio

The Marriott Rivercenter is the TALLest building in San Antonio and the TALLest hotel in Texas outside of Dallas. Excluding radio antennae, the Tower of the Americas is the TALLest structure in Texas south of Houston.

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YOU NEED Real Estate TO KNOW: Cathedral of Brasília REALTOR T A

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ll people who live in Chicago live in Illinois…but not all people who live in Illinois live in Chicago.

Pretty obvious. What’s not quite so obvious (because of the massive clout of the professional association that offers the designation) involves the term REALTOR®. All REALTORS® are real estate licensees… but not all real estate licensees are REALTORS®. In fact, only real estate licensees who are members of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) are properly called REALTORS® and can use the term on their business cards, stationary and marketing literature. That’s true whether the licensee is a salesperson or a broker.

Members of NAR belong to one or more of some 1,400+ local associations (also called boards) and 54 state and territorial associations. They subscribe to a code of ethics and are expected to maintain a higher level of knowledge of the process of buying and selling real estate. The principals of a real estate firm must first join a REALTOR® association before any non-principal can join. Then then all agents, brokers and appraisers that are licensed or affiliated with him or her have the option of also joining as members of the association.

Each member firm appoints one of its principals as the "designated REALTOR®".

If any agents, brokers, or appraisers affiliated with the firm choose not to be REALTORS®, the "designated REALTOR®" must pay a non-member assessment to the association for each non-member. If any principal who otherwise qualifies for REALTOR® membership decides not to join the association, then none of the individuals affiliated with the firm can be REALTOR® members of the association.

The CCIM® designation, by the way, is conferred and owned by the NAR and is based upon the completion of an educational curriculum. Its official name is The CCIM Institute of the National Association of REALTORS®. The SIOR® designation - held by approximately 2800 worldwide -is also owned/conferred by the NAR. IREM®, an affiliate of NAR, requires that to maintain your CPM® designation, you must hold membership in NAR – either as a REALTOR® or an Institute Affiliate.

To learn more about the two dozen NAR designations, go to www.realtor.org/designations-and-certifications.

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My karma ran over my dogma.

Unlike the way the term is often misused, a REALTOR® is not an occupation.

The person who has that appellation is a member of an association (and occupationally-speaking is a real estate broker or a real estate salesperson). He or she pays dues which are used by the association for a variety of purposes in furtherance of its purposes. Unlike a CPM®, an RPA®, an FMA®, a CCIM® a SIOR® or any designation which is conferred by a professional real estate association on the basis of educational achievement, the designation REALTOR® is a benefit of membership. No specific education beyond that which is required to become licensed by the state is required.

he Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida is the Roman Catholic cathedral serving Brasília, Brazil, and the Archdiocese of Brasília. It was designed by Oscar Niemeyer (see related story on page 40) and was completed and dedicated on May 31, 1970. The cathedral is a hyperboloid structure constructed from 16 concrete columns representing two hands moving upwards to heaven, weighing 90 tons each. Most of the cathedral is below ground, with only the 230 ft. diameter, the 138 ft. roof of the cathedral, the ovoid roof of the baptistery, and the bell tower visible above ground.

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DALLAS

2015 Dallas Chapter Industry Awards Over 180 industry professionals filled Quixotic World in Deep Ellum for the awards.

1 CPM of the Year - 2015 President Susan Heath (center) with (L-R) Kristin Hiett, Executive Director; Claudia Ferrara, Past President; Jessica Warrior, Past President and 2016 President David Bryant

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Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.

2 Legacy Award - Susan Nash (c) with Susan Heath and Debbie Lister 3 Rising Star - Michelle Morris (c) with Claudia Ferrara and Jessica Warrior 4 ARM of the Year - Brittney Harbour (c) with Claudia Ferrara and Jessica Warrior 5 CPM Candidate of the Year - Roberta Kelley with Claudia Ferrara and Jessica Warrior 6 Associate of the Year - Carol Borchardt with Jessica Warrior 7 Committee Chair of the Year - Vickie Rathman (c) with Claudia Ferrara and Jessica Warrior 8 AMO of the Year - Lincoln Property Company

I get tired winding up a conversation.

9 Committee of the Year - Public Relations 10 President’s Award - Brian Bordelon with Susan Heath 11 Committee Member of the Year - Vince Lovato (Kings III) with Claudia Ferrara and Jessica Warrior 12 Friend special recognition - Prestonwood Landscape (Donna Matthews), Executive Security (Andrea Saccomano and Scott Frech), and Kings III (Vince Lovato)

13 2016 Chapter President David Bryant receives the ceremonial gavel from 2015 Chapter President Susan Heath 14 Kim Morgan, IREM Regional Vice President 15 Friend of the Year - Kessler Collins (Howard Rubin and IREM Friends VP Camille Wood) 16 (L-R) Chapter President David Bryant with new inductees: Ashley Moore (CPM), Monica Rowlett (ARM), Lauren Prude ARM, Rebecca Lamptey, ARM, Charlinda Gray, CPM and Past President Susan Heath

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IREM FORT WORTH LUNCHEON The Chapter’s festive December luncheon was a venue for fun and networking as well as the the swearing in of new officers and presentation of awards.

1 2016 Chapter Officer Installation. President Laura Hagan, CPM and Vice President Pattie McClean, CPM were sworn in by Kim Morgan, IREM Regional Vice President

2 2015 CPM of the Year Award / Susan Holland, CPM 3 2015 Gold Friend of IREM / Keeley Carter (Blackmon Mooring)

FORT WORTH

Under 40/ The Emerging Generation. (L-R) Elle Litwinetz, Candace Neal and Chelsy Houy

2 The 2015 Eva Rosow recipient –Marilyn Hartmann 3 Members at the chapter’s January luncheon 4 (L-R) Scott Joslove, Smita Bhakta, Cheryl Pyle

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Chapter President Connie Caesar

6 December luncheon 7 The passing of the gavel from 2015 President Connie Caesar (R) to 2016 President Cheryl Pyle

8 January luncheon speaker Scott Joslove, President and CEO of the Texas Hotel and Lodging Association

He who laughs last thinks slowest.

1 The chapter launched a new program geared for to the 5 Outstanding New Member Christy Rhone (r) with 2015

Real Estate

Going Postal

Port Lockroy

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Can fat people go skinny-dipping?

or a remote outpost on the Antarctic Peninsula, Port Lockroy boasts a booming tourist season, a full service (British) post office, spectacular vistas and a colony of some 3,000 whimsical locals with short legs and big feet. During four summer months each year (November through early March), a handful of dedicated volunteers from the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust do triple duty in the post office/museum/ gift shop as shiploads of tourists from around the world descend upon the pristine landscape. They come specifically to photograph the region’s population of gentoo penguins in their breeding grounds immediately surrounding this former British research center.

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HELP WANTED

Port Lockroy Assistant, Antarctica

Select Questions from the Job Description/Application Can you carry a big heavy box over slippery rocks and slushy snow whilst dodging penguins?

Can you identify what needs doing and get on and do it without having to be asked, whether it be washing up, sweeping the floor or digging snow?

Can you take an instruction in person or in writing and get on and do it efficiently?

Initiative - can you think on your feet and act?

Are you happy not to shower for up to a month, live in close proximity to three people and 2,000 smelly penguins for five months?

Are you careful with things and people? Do you treat things with respect when they are irreplaceable until the following season?

Do you value getting on with others? Can you live and work with just three others for five months and be friendly and cooperative throughout?

Can you enthuse to visitors when it is 5C° and blowing a blizzard as well as cook supper cheerfully after a long cold day and very little sleep?

Will you be doing your best day in day out for 5 months?

Can you keep accurate records be it penguin eggs, t-shirts, or food stock?

Are you prepared to be on call and smiling for all waking hours, seven days a week?

Will you be happy to be confined to a small island with no prospect of climbing the surrounding peaks?

If you answered ‘yes’ to even some of these questions, we want to hear from you!

Apply by sending your resume to editor@crestpublicationsgroup.com. No one will be sure to respond as soon as possible.

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AGC AND VOLUNTEER CONTRACTORS TO HELP BUILD WORLD’S FIRST EVER HANDICAP-ACCESSIBLE WATER PARK

“We are deeply grateful for AGC Charities’ enthusiastic commitment to help build another world-class place of inclusion,” said philanthropist Gordon Hartman, who spearheaded creation of unique and colorful Morgan’s Wonderland in 2010. “Just like Morgan’s Wonderland, Morgan’s Inspiration Island guests with and without special needs will be able to come together for fun and a better understanding of each other.”

“We want to help build a special place where every child is free to splash around and have fun,” said Scott Williams, president of Springfield, Oregon-based Hamilton Construction Company and the chairman of AGC Charities. “It isn’t every day we get to use our skills to build a world of limitless fun for all children, which is what makes this project so important.”

AGC Charities and the local contractors, who are calling themselves, Inspiration Island Working Group, will help build five new pump houses, a new main building and the signature light house feature for Morgan’s Inspiration Island, Williams noted. The volunteer contractors, who are being organized by Linbeck Group and the AGC of San Antonio, plan to conduct most of the construction work during a two-day blitz on March 7 and 8 right before the start of the Associated General Contractors of America’s national convention, which is taking place in San Antonio. For more information: http://agccharities.org/operation-openingdoors/current-efforts/

Morgan’s Wonderland is the world’s first theme park designed with special-needs individuals in mind and built for everyone’s enjoyment.

The new expansion to Morgan’s Wonderland, Morgan’s Inspiration Island, will serve as the world’s first ever fully-accessible water park when it opens in spring 2017. The park addition will include five new water play areas and a riverboat ride.

2016 Board of Directors Adam Richie Coats Rose, P.C.

Vice President - Mike Sireno Baker Triangle

Sherrika Arch Straightline Management

Secretary/Treasurer – Blaine Beckman F.A. Nunnelly Company

Hilda Ochoa 8A Electric, Inc.

Luis Berumen Bartlett Cocke General Contractors

Chris Thiel Alterman, Inc.

Chairwoman of the CLF Steering Council Hilda Ochoa 8A Electric, Inc.

Patrick Byrnes Linbeck Group

Immediate Past President and Chairman of the PAC Kristian Pearson Joeris General Contractors, Ltd.

TBB Representative Fred Galvan Turner Construction

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Chairman of the Education Committee Fernando Figueroa Cude Engineers Chairman of the Safety & Health Committee Don Watson Watson Nunnelly

The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was.

onstruction charity organization AGC Charities, Inc. is partnering with local construction firms to help build “Morgan’s Inspiration Island,” a new handicap-accessible water park addition to non-profit Morgan’s Wonderland. As part of the charitable organization’s annual Operation Opening Doors effort, many construction firms will be donating time, expertise and money to build a first-ever handicap accessible water park in San Antonio.

ROXANA TOFAN

roxana@clearintegritygroup.com Roxana Tofan, CPM® is the Owner/Broker at Clear Integrity Group LLC in San Antonio

high on texas!

H A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.

owdy y’all! I have spent the last 17 years living in seven cities and five states, having worked in commercial real estate immediately after college in the West, Midwest and the South. By far, Texas is the best state in which to live, work and run a business. Period. At the first chance I had, I returned to Texas. My kids would say it is because “people are so much nicer here”, “the weather is warm” and “we can wear boots all year round without people looking at us funny”. All of those are true and great benefits but in addition, as a parent, business owner and commercial real estate professional, the benefits exceed far beyond the boots, weather and people.

1. Everything is bigger in Texas, including the economic growth. Three “I must say as to what I of the top five fastest growing U.S. cities are in Texas (Houston, Austin have seen of Texas, it is and San Antonio) according to U.S. Census Bureau data on population the garden spot of the growth between 2013 and 2014. After billions of dollars in new world.

The best land development projects in 2014, Texas was named one of the best states for and the best prospects garnering big company investments and creating jobs, and received the Area Development Magazine’s 2015 Gold Shovel Award for states with for health I ever saw is here, and I do believe populations of 12 million or more. The magazine highlighted Texas’s it is a fortune to any declining unemployment rate and and diverse economy, which includes man to come here.” manufacturing, health care and technology. All 2016 forecasts I attended over the last couple months indicated that while the Texas economic growth has slowed, there continues to be growth in the service sectors of health care, leisure & hospitality, education, business services, professional services, government, IT and utilities.

2. Companies come here because of less regulations and no corporate income tax which makes the unemployment rate lower - 4.2% in Texas according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, significantly lower than the national level of 5.5% and the best among any big state in the country. The Texas unemployment rate has been at or below the national rate for 107 consecutive months. In 2015, Chief Executive Magazine named Texas as the best state for business, continuing “its 10th-year historical position as the best state overall”. The magazine interviewed over 500 business leaders who were asked to grade states with which they were familiar on a variety of measures that CEOs themselves have said are critical such as tax and regulatory regime, the quality of the workforce and the quality of the living environment.

The Texaplex, a term coined by author David Winans, contains less than 25% of the state’s landmass, yet nearly 75% of the state’s population.

Fifty-two Fortune-500 companies consider this region home, along with some of the finest universities in the country and ten major professional sports teams.

3. Texas has no state personal income tax, plus the cost of living is lower than most states, and gas and utilities are cheaper. Living here means you’ll save some extra cash in your pocket. In research conducted by Missouri Economic Research and Information Center, Texas had the 14th lowest cost of living in the United States for the third quarter of 2015.

4. Real estate here is cheaper. It’s hard to believe how a 1,500 square foot house on a quiet street can cost $100,000 in one city, and that the exact same house in another city and state may cost upwards of $500,000. People who move from other states can buy more house in Texas and investors can benefit more from buying commercial real estate because they can buy larger properties with bigger returns. In 2015, SmartAsset created an affordability index to locate the most affordable housing markets in the country. To find the most affordable places to buy a home, SmartAsset took a holistic approach, considering closing costs, real estate taxes, homeowners’ insurance and mortgage rates in our analysis. Five of the top ten most affordable places in America were identified in Texas as Mesquite (1), Kermit (2), Pecos (3), Fort Hood (8) and Childress (9).

5. Finally, despite of what people say, Texas does have a strong education system. And if you have kids in your family and high dreams for them you should keep in mind that four of the last eleven U.S. presidents were born or lived in Texas, so our kids’ odds go up considerably if you reside in the Lone Star State.

While I love the Alamo, awesome Dallas skyline and enjoy the Austin night life, I rushed back to Texas for its great people, sunny weather, growing economy and a bright future. We all know the saying, “Everything is bigger in Texas”, but did you know, everything else is better in Texas, too? Dream Big and Live Better…in Texas!

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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.

Resilience Incentivization in Business and Real Estate

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esilience has come to occupy a place in public policy and programs across the United States. Yet, even in the face of growing losses, the nation’s capacity and appetite is waning for continued funding of federal and state disaster mitigation efforts. This will likely result in an increased need for funding response and recovery efforts following disasters in the future.

demonstrate that value and avoid the potential shock of first-costs. The availability of capital is not really the issue, but looking at addressing the highly variable nature of the properties and their owners, the need for standardization of processes and terms to support an incentivization approach. Incentivization certainly will have lots of moving parts, which might make coordination challenging, but should result in no one sector bearing the full burden.

In 2015, The National Institute of Building Sciences Multihazard Mitigation Council (MMC) and the Institute’s Council on Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (CFIRE) teamed up to offer a new approach—one focused on capturing all of the potential incentives provided by the public and private sectors for pre- and post-hazard investment. In October 2015, the team released the white paper, Developing Pre-Disaster Resilience Based on Public and Private Incentivization, which concludes that the most cost-effective manner to achieve resilience is through a holistic and integrated set of public, private and hybrid programs based on capturing opportunities available through mortgages and loans; insurance; finance; tax incentives and credits; grants; regulations; and enhanced building codes and their application.

The white paper identifies a number of possible strategies to get stakeholders, as the next step, to begin developing the public-private incentives to support resilience. With these approaches, the MMC/CFIRE team hopes that, in time, promoting and implementing resilience will become part of common business practices, and integral to maintaining and enhancing the nation’s economy.

Developers and builders need to engage in resilience discussions and realize that there is a huge untapped market for more durable buildings. However, the culture of the industry needs to change to achieve results on a broad scale.

For the business and real estate community, incentivization is focused on mechanisms to achieve an incremental cost seen not as a deterrent, but, rather, something that builds increased value for the project owner, its financiers and insurers, and the community.

Likely, a bit of all those approaches would be part of incentivization.

Communities would look at the value of incremental improvements in codes (thus setting a common baseline) with potential improvements in their municipal bond ratings and attractiveness to new business which drives tax revenues. Also, if that incremental cost is on a project of significant value to the community, they may be willing to provide a grant or loan guarantee.

If a project poses less risk in a disaster, it should be possible to get some level of consideration in underwriting (both financial and insurance), as opposed to a project without such resilience measures. Additional investment should be valued on property resale. Something akin to on-bill financing can help

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Incentives can include: Agreements with developers for increased resilience: Developers and communities can work through a process to create development agreements that define what standards the communities want developers to adhere to for the commercial facilities they intend to build. Communities can offer incentives to the developer for higher standards of construction by either providing tax incentives, investment in infrastructure to support the project, or alterations to design standards and densities that are beneficial to the developer. Most communities have Economic Development Authorities that can assist with these incentive programs. Developers can use the increased cost offset by the community’s investment to build their development to meet the necessary resilience standards. For buildings built to sell or for lease, developers need to consider the role of renters in hazard risk, a process called loss control.

Contractor-based financing and execution: As another growing market segment that could be used as a strategy for mitigation, financing approaches that rely upon a master “contractor” that is also the source for financing

The longest one syllable word in the English language is ‘screeched’.

D IV ER SI NS make a lot of sense for smaller building retrofits, though there are inherent issues of conflict and performance. Service providers that design and execute retrofits are currently involved in all types of financing schemes. The benefit to contractors is that such project financing enables these small- to mid-sized contractors to offer in-house financing, significantly shortening sales cycles and extending their project pipelines.

Educating and training realtors and commercial real estate leasing and sales brokers on incentives also is important. While many prospective tenants and some building owners may not have the sophistication to understand the benefits of building codes and other mitigation strategies (or even know to ask about such issues), realtors and commercial real estate brokers have an obligation to protect the interests of their clients and support decision making that reflects the client’s mission and financial position. Developing educational tools for realtors and brokers, along with resources they can provide to their clients, will be an important leverage point for institutionalizing resilience, and a basis for owners and tenants to place value on mitigation practices and build demand. Such requirements should be incorporated into the standards of practice for the profession. Realtors, insurance agents and bankers could then take on a role as a trusted advisor, benefiting the community and the developer by adding a level of protection for investments, expanding insurance,

and helping developers understand their risks and vulnerabilities.

This new approach calls for input, consensus, leadership and action from a broad spectrum of stakeholders—financial institutions, insurance companies, foundations, federal and state governments, but especially business and real estate interests—that can affect the regulatory and economic processes that need to be developed and coordinated to make incentivization part of the nation’s economic fabric.

To download the white paper, Developing PreDisaster Resilience Based on Public and Private Incentivization, visit: www.nibs.org/resource/ resmgr/MMC/MMC_ResilienceIncentivesWP.pdf

Inspirational Posters (We’d Like to See)

• Eagles may soar, but weasels don’t get sucked into jet engines.

• Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

• Aim Low. Reach Your Goals. Avoid Disappointment.

• Indecision is the key to flexibility.

• We waste time so you don’t have to.

• When the going gets tough, the tough take a coffee break.

• Go the extra mile. It makes your boss look like an incompetent slacker.

• Never put off ‘til tomorrow what you can put off indefinitely.

• TEAMWORK … means never having to take all the blame yourself.

• Doing a job right gets the job done. Doing the job wrong fourteen times gives you job security.

• Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups.

• If you can stay calm while all around you is in chaos, then you probably haven’t completely understood the seriousness of the situation.

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Local Winners The Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY) Award began in 1985. (It was originally called The Office Building of the Year.) It began with 23 regional entries in four categories.; now, thirty years later, more than 1,300 buildings have been honored as regional winners and more than 200 as international winners.

Industrial Office Building Freeport X Dallas

Managed y: Duke Realty Corporation Christy Walters, RPA, Property Manager

The program’s objective is to recognize excellence in building management, operating efficiency, tenant retention, emergency planning and community impact. The competition is conducted at three levels – local regional and international. In the markets we serve (Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio), only the Dallas and Fort Worth local chapters had entries this year and only in the categories shown.

Because there was no competition in 7 of the 8 categories, all of these buildings will move through to now compete in a regional competition and be named in Little Rock on April 2nd; they will be featured in our June issue. The winner of the granddaddy category (Over 1,000,00 Square Feet) is indicated.

Corporate Headquarters

The Mary Kay Building Dallas

Managed by: Mary Kay Inc. Gage Hunt, Director Facilities Administration

Renovated Building Sterling Plaza Dallas

Managed by: CBRE Julie Young, CPM, RPA, CCIM, Associate Director

Historical

Sharyland Building Dallas

Managed by: Sharyland Office Management Jonathan Jones, Assistant Property Manager

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Suburban Office Park (Mid Rise) Legacy Town Center I, II & III Dallas Managed by: CBRE, Inc. Colleen Burrows, Real Estate Manager

Under 100,000 Square Feet 2811 McKinney LL, LLC Dallas

250,000—499,999 Square Feet CVS Health Tower Dallas

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.

Managed by: CBRE, Inc. Thomas Klie, Real Estate Manager

Managed by Columbia Property Trust, Inc. Kristine Lang, RPA, Property Manager

100,000 – 249,999 Square Feet Ballpark Circle Fort Worth

Over 1 Million Square Feet Chase Tower Dallas

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2015-16 Lone Star Awards Management SENIOR PROPERTY MANAGER/PORTFOLIO MANAGER

The senior property manager/portfolio manager has a minimum of seven years of experience in commercial real estate, property management and managing property teams. This individual oversees the management and operations of a minimum of three or more separately located properties, or a minimum of one million square feet of property in one location. Daily responsibilities include, but are not limited to: management of staff (minimum of five); knowledge of and recommendations for building operational systems; client/asset manager contact; preparation, implementation and oversight of property and capital budget plans; operating expense reconciliations; financial reporting; construction management; new business development; development of pro formas (or similar); and strategic planning. This individual may also have an officer title within his/her management organization. College degree and real estate sales license are requirements.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

The administrative assistant performs a number of tasks for the building.

This person is typically responsible for: maintaining the front-desk image of the property; entry level accounting tasks, such as accounts payable and receivable; correspondence for the property; and maintenance requests.

THE WINNER & NOMINEES

Amber Garcia

Carla Gordon

Jennifer Childers

May Nguyen

Ross Hurt

Theresa Holland

THE WINNER & NOMINEES

Adam Bernhardt

Carolyn Taylor

Elizabeth Corbell

Jean Cairey

CHIEF ENGINEER

The chief engineer oversees and participates in the training of all engineers and monitors their work performance. This person implements and manages the preventive/predictive maintenance programs. The chief monitors monthly budgetary information; schedules budgeted expenditures; and serves as primary manager for engineering projects. The chief engineer interacts with tenants, supervisors, co-workers, subordinates, contractors and vendors.

Julie Young

Lisa Spampinato

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Shirley Gammon

PROPERTY MANAGER

The property manager oversees the day-to-day operations and management of the property by emphasizing positive tenant relations and increasing the value of the building. The property manager must maintain ethical, professional, and courteous relationships with contractors and tenants; manage all property personnel; and perform as a team member with all employees.

THE WINNER & NOMINEES Ben Malone

Danielle Rountree

David Sansom

Billy Rowland

David Irving

Harvey Jenkins Kyle Houpt

Steve Griggs

Tim Stout

ASSISTANT CHIEF ENGINEER

Sarah Adams

Stacia Garvin

ASSISTANT PROPERTY MANAGER

The assistant property manager has direct responsibilities involving customer relations and retention. He/she is responsible for: direct staff reports; specific contracts, such as janitorial, landscaping, etc.; and participation in the creation and administration of the property budget.

The assistant chief engineer's primary responsibility is to oversee the efficient operation of all building systems and to inform the chief engineer, operations manager or general manager of any condition affecting building services and tenant or client safety and comfort. Specific areas of responsibility include: tenant or client services; preventive maintenance; assisting the chief engineer in the supervision of the crew (including staff development); purchasing and inventory control; contracted maintenance; and following the firm's guidelines regarding general maintenance practices. The assistant chief can fill in for the chief engineer.

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THE WINNER & NOMINEES

Abe Vasquez Eric Tatro 30

Jennifer Henderson

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Joe Fleming

Katy Bennett

Mandi Dill

Gerry Griffin

The family that sticks together should bathe more often.

Operations

LEAD ENGINEER

The lead engineer reports to the assistant or chief engineer. He/she supervises and directs maintenance personnel in installation, repair, and maintenance of all base building and critical system machinery and equipment. The lead engineer is also responsible for supervising the operating team while on shift, and can assume the chief engineer's or assistant chief's responsibilities if the chief engineer is not on site.

COMMITTEE CHAIR OF THE YEAR

BOMA volunteers may be the heart and soul of the association, but the committee chairs are the leaders of these groups. These individuals keep their teams on task to ensure all BOMA Dallas programs support the mission and strategic plan of the association and all programs are successful. The BOMA Dallas Committee Chair of the Year Award recognizes the chair whose programs exceeded expectations set by the Board of Directors.

THE WINNER & NOMINEES

THE WINNER & NOMINEES

Alan Smith

Loyd Bell

Randy Suess

Andrea Saccomanno

Cheri’ Wafford

Colleen Burrows

Janet Dempsey

Jenny Phillips

Julie Young

Kristine Lang

Leslie Coke

linda Jackson

Mandi Dill

Mark Wilshire

Tim Stout

BUILDING ENGINEER

The building engineer assists in the daily routine maintenance of the property.

The building engineer promotes and facilitates the safe and efficient operation of building(s) and works to maintain the integrity and value of the physical assets. This person works to provide the highest quality of service for satisfactory resolutions of all tenant and owner issues.

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THE WINNER & NOMINEES

Chris Ruiz

Dustin Parkinson

Eugene Bueno

Gary Johnson

ALLIED MEMBER OF THE YEAR

Jacob Ybarra

Jerae Smith

Wes Mitchell

Leadership

BOMA Dallas allied members provide significant resources to the association and the commercial real estate industry. Some allied members support the organization through financial resources, while others donate their time and talents. And some do both. But in the end, all of our allied members are important to our success. The Allied Member of the Year award is given to that member who has gone above and beyond the call of duty. He or she is the allied member who you see at all events, and also provides a significant amount of work behind the scenes. Regardless of the task, these members get it done.

THE WINNER & NOMINEES

COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE YEAR

Volunteers are the heart and soul of BOMA Dallas. Without our committee members, BOMA Dallas wouldn’t have the programs or events that make us who we are. Although it truly takes a village, there are always a few who put in the extra miles to make things happen. The BOMA Dallas Committee Member of the Year Award recognizes that one individual committee member who stood out among the rest.

THE WINNER & NOMINEES

Janet Dempsey

Andrea Saccomanno

Charles Kellis

Clay Johnson

BOMA DALLAS OUTSTANDING MEMBER OF THE YEAR

Amber Begnal

Ann Spain

Christy Walters

Janet Dempsey

The BOMA Dallas Outstanding Member of the Year recognizes the member who has demonstrated leadership skills by supporting the commercial real estate community on the local, state and international levels. Candidates are evaluated according to the following qualifications: participation in BOMA activities; contribution of time and talent to his/her local community; and involvement within the BOMA structure by writing articles or participating in educational programs. The winner of the BOMA Dallas Outstanding Member of the Year will be nominated for the Southwest Region Outstanding Member of the Year.

Tracey Pals

PRESIDENT’S AWARD

Jonathan Heck-

Michele Martin

Sara Rivera

Tia Chambers

Andy Taylor

Being BOMA Dallas president isn’t an easy task and in order to be effective, the president must rely on key volunteers.

The winner of the BOMA Dallas President’s Award is selected by the president and honors that person who has stepped in to provide additional assistance. This often means working behind the scenes and picking-up extra tasks, or going out of his or her way to ensure the job is done.

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BARK + BUILD DESIGN AND BUILD COMPETITION SHATTERS EXPECTATIONS

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IA Dallas and TEXO teamed up to create luxury doghouses that were raffled off at NorthPark Center November 16 through December 6.

The sky was truly the limit for the inaugural year of Bark + Build Doghouse Design and Build Competition benefiting the SPCA of Texas. Eighteen architect and contractor teams designed and built luxury doghouses that were fit for royalty. From modern pads, benches, and even turf, all 18 homes were one-of-a-kind.

3 Most Innovative Award - Wilson Mansion (OMNIPLAN and Abstract Construction) 4 Big Dog Award - Caine Cabana (BRW and Sedalco Construction Services) 5 Teacup Pup Award - Midcentury K9 House (BOKA Powell and T&G Constructors) 6 Enviro Dog Award - Canine Eco-Cabin (Malone Maxwell Borson Architects and Manhattan Construction Group) 7 The People’s Choice Award was bestowed on the home that received the most raffle tickets during its time at NorthPark Center. With over 1,100 votes, the winner was The Pad (designed and built by Mohment Architecture and Rogers O’Brien Construction)

The Winners

While the homes were on display, the SPCA of Texas raised over $44,000 from raffle tickets and donations. 100% of the proceeds will go to its mission to rescue, heal, and find loving homes for vulnerable animals. For more information: www.spca.org/homefortheholidays2015.

1 Best in Show - Benchy Bungalow (GFF and Ridgemont Commercial Construction) 2 Hot Dog Award - Pup Pavilion (The Beck Group and Alliance Glazing Technologies)

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2015 Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Competition Winners

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ow in its 42nd year, the KRob competition is the longest running architectural drawing competition in the world. Established by AIA Dallas in 1974, the competition awards prizes to original works that best represent the artistic qualities of architecturally inspired drawings. The 2015 competition received 420 entries from over 30 countries and announced seven winners, three jury citations, and thirty-one finalists. The jury was comprised of John Maruszczak, Paul Stevenson Oles, FAIA, and Michel Rojkind.

See all of the winners and finalists at www.krobarch.com.

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1 BEST IN CATEGORY: Professional Digital/Mixed Jason Jackson, AIA | BRG3S Architects 2 BEST IN CATEGORY: Student Digital/Mixed Mane Nalbandyan | Pratt Institute

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3 BEST IN CATEGORY: Professional Hand Moh'd Bilbeisi | Oklahoma State University 4 BEST IN CATEGORY: Student Hand Matthew Bohne | Yale School of Architecture 5 BEST IN CATEGORY: 3D Print Martin Medina | OMNIPLAN 6 RICHARD B. FERRIER PRIZE FOR BEST PHYSICAL DELINEATION Samuel Ringman | Ringman Design + Illustration 7 KEVIN SLOAN PRIZE FOR BEST TRAVEL SKETCH Ozayr Saloojee | University of Minnesota

Juror Citations

8 Gustavo Antonio Casalduc | Universidad de Puerto Rico 9 Michael Friebele, Assoc. AIA | CallisonRTKL 10 Christoph Walter Pirker | Graz University of Technology

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2015 AIA Dallas Chapter Awards

2015 Chapter President Bob Bullis, AIA and 2016 Chapter President Zaida Basora, FAIA recognized awards recipients at the holiday party.

2016 Board of Directors and Officers President – Zaida Basora, FAIA (Assistant Director of Public Works for Facility Architecture and Engineering at the City of Dallas) President-Elect - Nunzio DeSantis, FAIA (HKS) Vice President/Treasurer - Mike Arbour, AIA (JHP) Vice President/Programs - Maria Gomez, AIA (GFF) Photo courtesy of Liane Swanson

President’s Medal: Betsy del Monte, FAIA and Rick del Monte, FAIA

Basora

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Allied Organization Award: Greater Dallas Planning Council (L-R) Clifton Miller, Bud Melton, Bob Bullis, AIA, Zaida Basora, FAIA, Robert Prejean, Paul Ridley, AIA,Mike Grace

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Members of the Board

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President’s Medal: Michael Malone, AIA Presidential Citation for Bark + Build, the Creation of Socially Conscious and Collaborative Programming: Mary Butler, Assoc. AIA

Young Architect of the Year: Heath May, AIA

Buck Privates

Presidential Citation in Recognition of Contributions to TxA Convention Host Chapter Committee: Sean Garman, AIA & Kelly Mitchell, AIA

Abbott: You're 40 years old, and you're in love with a little girl, say 10 years old. You're four times as old as that girl. You couldn't marry that girl, could you?

Costello: No. Abbott: So you wait 5 years. Now the little girl is 15, and you're 45. You're only three times as old as that girl. So you wait 15 years more. Now the little girl is 30, and you're 60. You're only twice as old as that little girl.

Associate of the Year: Cynthia Smith, AIA

Costello: She's catching up.

Abbott: Here's the question. How long do you have to wait before you and that little girl are the same age?

Costello: What kind of question is that? That's ridiculous! If I keep waiting for that girl, she'll pass me up. She'll wind up older than I am.

Then she'll have to wait for me!

Industry Allied Member Award: L. A. Fuess Partners

may have been a bullfrog, D IV E R S I N S Jeremiah but Imhotep was a polymath!

Imhotep (c. 2650–2600 BC); Egyptian, meaning “the one who comes in peace, who is with peace”) was a polymath (a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas who is known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems). Think Galileo and Da Vinci, for examples. He served under the Third Dynasty King Djoser as chancellor to the pharaoh and high priest of the sun god Ra at Heliopolis and is considered by some to be the earliest known architect and engineer AND physician in history. The full list of his titles is: Chancellor of the King of Egypt, Doctor, First in line after the King of Upper Egypt, Administrator of the Great Palace, Hereditary Nobleman, High Priest of Heliopolis, Builder, Chief Carpenter, Chief Sculptor, and Maker of Vases in Chief. (Ed. Show off! Some days, I can’t even walk and chew gum at the same time.)

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Presidential Citation for Service as Curator and Author of History and Directory of Texas Fellows, © 2015 Dennis Stacy, FAIA ••• Pictures not available: Presidential Citation for Professional Leadership and Promoting Collaboration between AIA Dallas and TEXO: Meloni McDaniel, AIA • Allied Organization Award: TEXO, The Construction Association

Winston Churchill was born in a ladies room during a dance.

Director of Communications - Kirk Johnson, AIA (Corgan) Director of Education - Bruce Rachel, AIA (Hensley Lamkin Rachel, Inc.) Director of Advocacy - Derwin Broughton, AIA (KAI Texas) Director of Networks - Richard Miller, FAIA (Perkins + Will) Chapter Director - Bob Bullis, AIA (Rogers-O’Brien Construction) TSA Director – Sean Garman, AIA (Mitchell Garman Architects) At Large Member - Alejandro Hernandez, AIA (Stantec) At Large Member - Samantha Raburn, Assoc. AIA (Stantec) Public Member - Kourtny Garrett (Downtown Dallas, Inc.) University Liaison - Nan Ellin, PhD (University of Texas at Arlington CAPPA) AIAS Liaison - Miguel Mendez (University of Texas at Arlington CAPPA) DCFA Liaison - Joe Buskuhl, FAIA (HKS)

Real Estate

Vancouver House

BUILDING MAINTENANCE

A Gesamtkunstwerk

In our March 2015 issue, we explored some of the amazing projects (completed and planned) by Danish architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group (a/k/a BIG). The Vancouver House is still under construction, but it is rapidly taking form and it is taking the urban high-rise “one step further”; it is a gesamtkunstwerk – a total work of art . Its unique design comes in part from the awkward plot of land on which it is being built.

The setback from Granville Street Bridge left a triangular base of just a few thousand square feet to work with.

The tower appears to defy gravity, a top-heavy shape that ascends from a triangular base. When completed (in 2018) it will be the 4th tallest building in the city; it will be 59 stories (more than 500 feet tall) and yet its foundation will be only 6,000 square feet. Without doubt, it will be the sort of sculptural building that lands in the pages of international architecture and design books.

“The total floor plate above is about 13,000 square feet, so (the) building is twice as heavy up top,” says director of sales Jason Dolker. “It’s the reverse of the usual building that gets skinnier and skinnier as it goes up.” About a dozen floors up, the building gradually expands into a rectangle, increasing its square footage while creating the appearance of a twist. The design features a rooftop pool and patio covered by airy, transparent cubes of what appear to be glass and mirrors.

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An artist’s rendering of Vancouver House. The building was awarded Future Project of the Year at the World Architectural Festival in November 2015.

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hen it comes to contemporary sustainable design, no maxim is more apt than “what’s old is new again.” We’ve reached a period of reassessment, asking fundamental questions about the cities we live in, the buildings we inhabit, the materials we use, and the construction methods we employ.

As we’re forced to consider climate and environmental context more than ever, we find ourselves looking toward ancient practices and synthesizing them with contemporary technologies. In past installments of this column, we’ve seen wooden skyscrapers and mansions fashioned from bamboo. However, some enterprising designers are looking even further back, reviving one of our oldest known processes to build breathtaking structures from the very ground we walk on.

Dating back to at least 5000 BC, rammed earth architecture has been employed throughout the world, from the Great Wall of China to the ancient city of Carthage. The process involves compressing dampened earth into building blocks or panels through the use of temporary frames.

Historically, the practice was material-cheap but labor-intensive, relying on workers to manually tamp the soil [a mixture of sand, gravel, and clay] into building shape—a time-consuming and exhausting process.

The formed blocks were remarkably resilient, and some of these earthen structures have stood for centuries.

Today, pneumatic rams have significantly reduced build-times and labor costs, ushering in a small renaissance of rammed earth construction among those seeking a unique and sustainable building method. Modern manufacturers have supplemented the construction process with various modes of stabilization, including rebar, waterproofing agents, and the addition of a small percentage of cement to the soil mixture. Nevertheless, the fundamental principles of rammed earth remain the same: fill a mold with soil, tamp it down, and repeat.

Sustainable And More

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ambient heat to provide a comfortable interior temperature.

Perhaps the most compelling reason designers are choosing rammed earth is a simple one: it can be beautiful. Taking on the hues and textures of the surrounding soil, rammed earth walls are rich with natural nuance, and builders can introduce color stratification by varying the soil content, allowing for a host of aesthetic possibilities.

One of the most striking examples of contemporary rammed earth construction sits in the middle of the Australian outback.

Zigzagging through the desert in an arresting

shade of red is the Great Wall of WA [West Australia], a 230-meter bulwark against the punishing heat and winds of the region. (See accompanying pictures.)

Carved into the side of a large sand dune, the Musterer’s Quarters is a compound of 12 dwellings erected to house cattle farmers during mustering—or gathering—season.

Partially subterranean, the units require no air conditioning thanks to their superior insulation. The iron and clay-rich soil from the surrounding area makes up the massive wall, which is also dramatically exposed to the interior of the units.

Above the dwellings looms a turret-like, steelcapped pavilion, which serves as a meeting area and chapel. A project of Sydney-based firm Luigi Rosselli Architects, the Musterer’s Quarters makes a compelling argument for the process. And while the project’s architects claim that its commanding outer wall is the largest rammed earth wall in the Southern Hemisphere, the Quarters are gaining more contemporary company by the year.

North America has already seen a handful of rammed earth projects. The Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre in British Columbia, Canada boasts an 80 meter rammed earth façade, earning the project numerous design awards after its completion in 2006. In 2012, the Southeast Wyoming Welcome Center opened in Cheyenne, incorporating a beautifully striated rammed earth exterior.

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

As rammed earth draws so much from its immediate environment, it’s not a universal building solution. Without suitable soil close at hand, the process becomes significantly less sustainable. Nevertheless, the technique could prove revolutionary to quality of life in developing areas. While boutique design firms have made bold forays into the field of rammed earth, modern codes and standards still lag behind one of the world’s oldest construction methods. Ironically, some ideas are so old that we simply haven’t caught up with them yet. n

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djective inflation is a real problem for many of us. Think ‘awesome!’ for even the most mundane of events. In the travel business — the word ‘divine’ is similarly (mis)applied to just about everything - good chocolate, fluffy pillows, strong coffee.

Here, however, are ten hotels that actually come a little closer to the real meaning of the word, turning centuries-old monasteries into modern-day bastions of serenity, each well worthy of a pilgrimage.

1 CASTEL MONASTERO • Castelnuovo Berardenga, Italy

First an 11th-century village; then a monastery complete with an incredible cellar full of Chianti. Now, roughly a thousand years later, it is a high-end luxury hotel, still sitting majestically on a hill in the countryside beyond Siena.

2 AC PALACIO DE SANTA ANA • Valladolid, Spain

Given its quiet, scenic perch at the edge of the Pisuerga River, this 18thcentury monastery could easily have kept things rustic —(with rooms starting around $75 a night) They’ve fitted the interiors with glossy monochrome minimalist décor, lending the centuries-old building the air of an urban boutique.

5 CASADONNA REALE • Castel di Sangro, Italy

This fifteen-hundred-year-old monastery is set in the rugged hills of Abruzzo – not exactly where you’d expect to find an minimalist six-room hotel and destination restaurant. Between the delicious visual confections on offer in the restaurant, there are some unexpectedly luxurious touches, like deep eggshaped tubs in the bedrooms.

3 KRUISHERENHOTEL MAASTRICHT • Maastricht, Netherlands

What happens when you fill a monumental Gothic church and 15th-century monastery with sleek modern furnishings by top Dutch designers, lighting installations by the German artist Ingo Maurer, and bits and bobs by the likes of Le Corbusier and Philippe Starck? You end up with what feels like a quintessentially Dutch design hotel, whose handsome modern rooms feel anything but ascetic.

4 THE AUGUSTINE • Prague, Czech Republic

Olga Polizzi left the seven historic buildings that make up the Augustine intact — including the 13th-century St. Thomas Monastery. In the Brewery Bar, where stalactites and stalagmites testify to centuries of use, it feels like the ghost of one of the monastery’s first monks might pull up a seat at any moment, ready to reminisce about the good old days over a meditative pint.

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The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the Cop and Ernie the Taxi Driver in Frank Capra’s It’s A Wonderful Life.

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D IV ERS I N S BIOGRAPHICAL • Because I Said So by Frank O. Pinyan • Laughing In The White House by Polly Tickle • My Career As A Clown by Abe Ozo • My Rules For Living by Sharon Sharalike SELF HELP • Stop Arguing by Xavier Breath • Scandinavian Photography by Matt Finnish • Soak Your Ex-Husband by Ali Money • Nordic Groundskeeping Secrets by Leif Raker FICTION • Neither a Borrower by Nora Lender Bee • The German Bank Robbery by Hans Zupp • The Big Wave by Sue Nami • The Fall of a Watermelon by S. Platt CHILDRENS’ • Songs For Children by Barbara Blacksheep • Silly Rabbit by Trixie R. Forkids • Say The Magic Word by Abby Cadabra • Rapunzel, Rapunzel! by Harris Long

6 ABBAYE DE TALLOIRES • Talloires, France

Dating back to the days when the French monastic life was a scandalously cushy one, this former Benedictine monastery still has the air of a privileged retreat in the Alps. Every room comes with a fine, contemplative view of pristine Lac d’Annecy.

7 SANT PERE DEL BOSC HOTEL & SPA • Lloret de Mar, Catalonia

With its nineteen sunny, impeccably designed suites, this hilltop hotel on Spain’s Costa Brava has come a long way since its humble early days as a Benedictine monastery in the 9th century. In the Coral suite, the bathroom alone has a dressing room and a reading corner, as well as a freestanding cast iron tub with views of the Mediterranean.

8 HACIENDA ZORITA • Valverdon-Salamanca, Spain

Christopher Columbus once stopped by this former monastery on his way to the New World, and it still has a centuries-old spell, tranquil riverside views, exposed wooden beams and stone walls whose thickness is measured by the foot. And in the gorgeous Chapel of San Nicolás de las Viñas, there’s enough good wine, aging in oak barrels piled right up to the altar, to satisfy an expedition bankrolled by the Spanish crown.

9 HOTEL MONASTERIO • Quechua, Peru

This is the oldest living city in the Americas, the one-time capital of the vast Incan empire, and a place with an enormous wealth of architectural ruins. It is a classic, an Orient Express–run beauty that’s been coddling lucky Machu Picchu–bound travelers for nearly half a century.

10 POUSADA DO CRATO • Crato, Portugal

Over the past seven centuries, this structure has had stints as a castle, a Duke’s palace, a monastery and convent. Today, pastimes at the hotel still lean toward the medieval, with falconry, hunting and fishing among them, though no one will judge you for indulging in a modern-day laze by the sparkling pool, sipping wine beneath the shade of a big white parasol.

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It began as a (very creative) way of reminding their faculty colleagues to be mindful of the perspectives of their incoming students and has since mushroomed into a widely utilized annual guide to “the intelligent, if unprepared, student consciousness.” When Professor Ron McBride and (former) Public Affairs Director Tom Nief began the Mindset List (in 1998 at Beloit College in Wisconsin), they couldn’t have had any idea what a phenomenon it would become. This is our fifth installment – a glimpse of the cultural milestones that mold the lives of those who entered college in the autumn of 2015. There’s a lot more than what you see here at www.beloit.edu/mindset.

11. The Airport in Washington, D.C., has always been Reagan National Airport.

17. The Lion King has always been on Broadway.

12. They have avidly joined Harry Potter, Ron, and Hermione as they built their reading skills through all seven volumes.

Since they have been on the planet: 1. Hybrid automobiles have always been mass produced.

18. Sir Paul and Sir Elton have always been knights of the same musical roundtable.

2. Google has always been there.

3. They have never licked a postage stamp.

4. Four foul-mouthed kids have always been playing in South Park.

6. Hong Kong has always been under Chinese rule.

19. The Atlanta Braves have always played at Turner Field.

13. When they were born, cell phone usage was so expensive that families only used their large phones, usually in cars, for emergencies.

14. The therapeutic use of marijuana has always been legal in a growing number of American states.

15. The eyes of Texas have never looked upon The Houston Oilers.

20. Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic have always been members of NATO. 21. TV has always been in such high definition that they could see the pores of actors and the grimaces of quarterbacks.

22. The proud parents recorded their first steps on camcorders, mounted on their shoulders like bazookas.

7. They have grown up treating Wi-Fi as an entitlement.

8. The announcement of someone being the “first woman” to hold a position has only impressed their parents.

9. Color photos have always adorned the front page of The New York Times.

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16. Fifteen nations have always been constructing the International Space Station.

23 ...and there has always been a Beloit College Mindset List.

See the whole list at www.beloit.edu/mindset/2019/

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

Students heading into their first year of college this year are mostly 18 and were born in 1997. Among those who have never been alive in their lifetimes are Princess Diana, Notorious B.I.G., Jacques Cousteau, and Mother Teresa.

Joining them in the world the year they were born were Dolly the Sheep, and Michael “Prince” Jackson Jr.

10. Cell phones have become so ubiquitous in class that teachers don’t know which students are using them to take notes and which ones are planning a party.

Creators

We Built This City...

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scar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (1907-2012) - known as Oscar Niemeyer - was a Brazilian architect who is considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. His work is known worldwide and spanned nine decades. He was best known and is most remembered for designing many of the buildings of Brasília, the sprawling capital carved out of the Brazilian savanna that became an emblem both of Latin America’s leap into modernity and the limits of Modernism’s utopian aspirations. [Then President Juscelino Kubitschek asked him and fellow Brazilian architect Lúcio Costa to whip up a new capital in Brasília in just a few (1957-64) years.] Presented here are just 4 of this master’s incredible works.

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n 1988, Niemeyer won the Pritzker Architecture Prize for his creation of the Cathedral of Brasilia (see page 29). Although much of the building is underground, its “Crown of Thorns” cupola truly catches the eye with 16 columns that reach toward the heavens.

In fact, it’s the cupola that helps fill this renowned building with beautiful light.

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he Oscar Niemeyer Museum is in the city of Curitiba, southwest of Sao Paulo. It was inaugurated in 2002 with the name Novo Museu. and reinaugurated a year later with the current name to honor the architect who completed this project at 95 years of age. It is also known as Museu do Olho (Museum of the Eye) because of the design of the building. The museum focuses on the visual arts, architecture and design and is a cultural institution of international significance.

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ith its beautiful cliff-side setting, the Niterói Contemporary Art Museum in Niterói, Brazil has the distinct look of a flying saucer!

Created with assistance from structural engineer Bruno Contarini, it overlooks Guanabara Bay, standing tall on its distinct cliff, which sits above a beach.

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he National Congress Building is composed of the semi-sphere on the left - the seat of the Senate and the semi-sphere on the right - the seat of the Chamber of the Deputies. Between them are two vertical office towers. The Congress also occupies other surrounding office buildings, some of them interconnected by a tunnel. The building is located in the middle of the Monumental Axis, main street of Brasília. At the back of it, is the Praça dos Três Poderes, where the Palácio do Planalto and the Supremo Tribunal Federal are located.

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2016 Board of Directors and Committee Chairs Members of the chapter volunteered their time at the Family Gateway Center in Dallas during the holiday season. Family Gateway is an organization that has serviced homeless families with children in Dallas County for almost thirty years. The chapter installed a new basketball hoop for the center thanks to the generous donations of members and chapter partners.

President Saadia Sheikh, CCIM E Smith Realty Partners Vice President John McClure, CCIM McClure Partners Treasurer/Secretary Debi Carter, CCIM Hudson Peters Commercial

Director/Designation Promotion Chair David Schnitzer, CCIM Venture Commercial Director/Education Chair Susan McClure, CCIM McClure Partners Director/Sporting Clays Collin Flynn, CCIM Wicker & Associates

1 Members had a great time making Christmas crafts and decorating Christmas trees with the children at Family Gateway at the Holiday Volunteer Event!

2 Debi Carter, CCIM and Kimberly Kramer smile with one of the Family Gateway children.

3 Joe Comparin, CCIM helps a child decorate a Christmas Tree 4 Dr. John Baen, Professor of Real Estate at UNT gave a fun and lively presentation at the November luncheon on the status of the economy and what to expect in the future.

D I V ER S I N S REAL Country Song Titles

Please Bypass This Heart I Keep Forgettin’ I Forgot About You She Got The Ring And I Got The Finger You’re The Reason Our Kids Are So Ugly How Can I Miss You If You Won’t Go Away?

I Liked You Better Before I Knew You So Well Her Teeth Were Stained, But Her Heart Was Pure I Still Miss You Baby But My Aim’s Getting’ Better I Don’t Know Whether To Kill Myself Or Go Bowling I Got In at 2 With A 10 And Woke Up At 10 With A 2 Get Your Biscuits in the Oven And Your Buns in Bed Mama Get A Hammer (There’s A Fly On Papa’s Head) If I Had Shot You When I Wanted To, I’d Be Out By Now I’ll Marry You Tomorrow But Let’s Honeymoon Tonight I’m So Miserable Without You, It’s Like Having You Here You Done Tore Out My Heart, And Stomped That Sucker Flat I Wouldn’t Take Her To A Dogfight, Cause I’m Afraid She’s Win If I Can’t Be Number One In Your Life, Then Number 2 On You My Wife Ran Off With My Best Friend, And I Sure Do Miss Him I’ve Got Tears In My Ears From Lyin’ On My Back While I Cry Over You 42

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NAWIC Dallas sponsored its semiannual Block Kids event at Girls, Inc. Block Kids is a national building competition that introduces children to the construction industry, and the competition involves the construction of various structures with blocks, a small rock, string, foil and poster board. The program is open to school children in grades K-6 and offers scholarship opportunities. There were 13 “constructors” at the event and member-volunteers (amazed by the passion and creativity of their projects had a great time teaching young girls about the different career opportunities in construction. The winner (pictured) will move forward to the South Central Regional Competition representing. For ore information: info@nawic-dallas.org.

DIV ERS I N S Classified

The following are REAL For Sale ads that appeared in a small town newspaper’s classified section over a period of 4 days, the last 3 hopelessly trying to correct the first’ day’s mistake.

MONDAY: For Sale: R.D. Jones has one sewing machine for sale. Phone 555-0707 after 7 P.M. and ask for Mrs. Kelly who lives with him cheap.

TUESDAY: Notice: We regret having erred in R.D. Jones’ ad yesterday. It should have read, “One sewing machine for sale cheap. Phone 555-0707 and ask for Mrs. Kelly, who lives with him after 7 P.M.”

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It Would Take Too Many Hyphens

What do the following songs (and their singers) have in common?

Something (The Beatles) Layla, and Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton)

WEDNESDAY: Notice: R.D. Jones has informed us that he has received several annoying phone calls because of the error we made in the classified ad yesterday. The ad stands correct as follows: “For sale – R.D. Jones has one sewing machine for sale.

Cheap. Phone 555-0707 after 7 P.M. and ask for Mrs. Kelly who loves with him.”

THURSDAY: Notice: I, R.D. Jones, have no sewing machine for sale. I smashed it.

Don’t call 555-0707 as I have had the phone disconnected. I have not been carrying on with Mrs. Kelly. Until yesterday, she was my housekeeper but she quit!

(L-R) Jennifer VanBreda (Chapter President), Amaris (Block Kids Winner), Kelly Braddy (Block Kids Committee Co-Chair), Debbie Parker (Block Kids Committee Co-Chair)

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ROSE-MARY RUMBLEY

rosetalksdallas@aol.com

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..

Billy The Kid I

Q: What do a nun, Ben Hur, a Chinese laundry, Smokey the Bear, and Hico, Texas, have in common?

A: Billy the Kid.

recently read that the Archdiocese of Santa Fe is considering sainthood for Sister Blandina Segale for her work with orphan children and outlaws.

In an episode of Death Valley Days, (entitled “The Fastest Nun in the West”) Sister Segale was portrayed as one who encouraged Billy the Kid to give up his wicked ways.

The Opposite of Affluenza

Like this nun, I have always had a soft spot in my heart for Billy. He was born poor, and his father and mother died when he just a boy. What else could the Sister Blandina Sagale poor dear do but kill and rob?

Billy the Kid was born into an Irish family in the Lower East Side of NY on September 17, 1859. His name was Henry McCarty. After his father died, the mother together with Henry (Billy) and his brother (Joseph) hooked up with a cruel man, William Antrim. Henry changed his name to William Bonney.

His mother’s maiden name was Bonney and, for some reason, he took the name ‘William’ from the mean step-father. (His brother took on the name Joseph Antrim.) They all drifted through Indiana and Kansas, and then to New Mexico, where his mother died of lung cancer, He got a job in a Chinese laundry, but after seeing the fine clothes he was washing, he helped himself to some of them. Then, after stealing a horse, he decided it was best he get out of town.

This is when he ran right into the Lincoln County War--a war between Irish outlaws and an Englishman named John Tunstall, the first man to ever befriend the Kid. By this time, he had acquired the name - Billy the Kid. (Earlier,

he was actually Kid Antrim.) One of the outlaws killed Tunstal; so, to get even, Billy killed everyone he could including the rotten Sheriff Bill Brady, who had arranged the murder of Tunstall. Billy escaped and was on the run for two years, but eventually Sheriff Pat Garrett captured the Kid and locked him up in the Lincoln County jail.

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Father of Invention

In 1978, Gary Thuerk, marketing manager of the now defunct Digital Equipment Corporation, sent out a mass email to around 400 people on ARPANET - an early version of the internet. He was trying to get people interested in a new computer model, but, instead, he ticked people off. Today he is considered the Father of Spam.

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Now, it just so happened that the new governor of the New Mexico Territory was Lew Wallace. General Wallace had served in the Mexican War and in the Civil War, so when he was offered the governorship, he took it. He wanted time off to finish his novel, Ben Hur. Governor Wallace discovered that Billy the Kid had witnessed the shooting of several people and the governor needed him to testify at a trial. Wallace visited Lew Wallace Billy in jail and promised him a pardon. But, when his novel was published to wide acclaim, Lew forgot poor Billy.

Billy, however, was able to escape from his jail cell and run off to Fort Sumner, where he found shelter with a beautiful senorita. Billy was fluent in Spanish.

And actually he was very handsome, even though the only picture shows him as a rather dumb looking jerk.

(Hollywood decided he looked like Audi Murphy.) Sheriff Garrett discovered his hideout and shot the Kid whose supposed last words Sherriff Pat Garrett were, “Que est?”

But Billy the Kid did not die! No, we Texans never like for an outlaw to die.

Billy the Kid showed up in Hico, Texas, where he lived a fine life and died of old age. There is a bonze statue in the middle of Hico to prove this. And, in 1950, right there in Lincoln County where Billy lived, there was a forest fire and a baby bear survived that fire.

The Rangers rescued the bear and named him ‘Smokey’. He grew up in the Washington D. C. Zoo, and after his death, he was buried in Lincoln County where Billy the Kid spent time in jail.

The History Page

The History Page

I asked my wife what old men wear – briefs or boxers. She said ‘Depends’.

T

he now-famous Democratic donkey (the unofficial symbol of the party) was first associated with Democrat Andrew Jackson's 1828 presidential campaign (in which he was elected as the first Democratic party president). His opponents twisted his name to "jackass" as a term of ridicule (a reference to a stupid and stubborn animal), but Jackson liked the common-man implications and decided to use the image of the strong-willed animal on his campaign posters. Much later, in in Harper's Weekly, Thomas Nast used the Democratic donkey in newspaper cartoons and made the symbol famous.

Origins would hurt them in upcoming elections. It was his November 7, 1874 cartoon titled "Third Term Panic" that would forever link the animals as symbols of each party. At the time, Republican Ulysses S. Grant had served two terms as president and was considering running for a third. In the cartoon (below), a donkey wearing a lion's skin labeled "Caeserism" frightens off other animals, including an elephant identified as

"The Republican Vote." The cartoon's imagery is from Aesop's fable "The Ass in the Lion's Skin," with the moral being that a fool may disguise his appearance but his words will give him away.

Democrats today say the donkey is smart and brave, while Republicans say the elephant is strong and dignified.

Nast invented another Thomas Nast (1840-1902) famous symbol—the was a German-born Republican elephant.

In a cartoon that American caricaturist and appeared in Harper's editorial cartoonist; he is Weekly in 1874, Nast considered to be the “Father drew a donkey clothed of the American Cartoon”. in lion's skin, scaring away all the animals at the zoo. One of those animals, the elephant, was labeled “The Republican Vote.” That's all it took for the elephant to become associated with the Republican Party.

Nast first used the donkey in 1870 to represent an antiwar faction he disagreed with, and the next year he used the image of an elephant in a cartoon warning Republicans that their infighting

The Third Term Panic The word “democracy” comes from the Greek term demokratia, literally meaning “rule by the people.”

The word—and the concept— was introduced in 507 B.C. by Cleisthenes, ruler of the Greek city-state of Athens. This form of popular government consisted of three separate institutions: the ekklesia, or Assembly, which wrote laws and dictated foreign policy; the boule, a council of representatives chosen from the different Athenian tribes; and the dikasteria, a popular court system. In practice, only a small minority of the Athenian population took part in this early form of democratic government, as participation was limited to male citizens over 18.

Reconstruction of the Acropolis in Athens by Leo von Klenze (1846)

Athens’ system of popular rule would last only until around 460 B.C. when an aristocracy began to emerge under the leadership of General Pericles. However, the democratic ideals and processes that originated in ancient Greece have influenced politicians and governments ever since.

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MARKET VIEW OFFICE Q4 2015 OFFICE ABSORPTION AUSTIN NET ABSORPTION AND VACANCY RATE

Austin’ office market ended the banner year with a new record for positive annual net absorption of 2.1 million sq. ft. and 557,940 sq. ft. for the quarter.

This benchmark now surpasses the previous high-water mark set in 2011 of nearly 1.9 million sq. ft.

The citywide full service gross average asking rate made a new all-time high in Q4 2015, and came in at $31.81, surpassing the mark set in Q1 2015 by $0.15. With the market as tight as it has been, and property values on the rise, this has been a trend that will continue.

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TOTAL VACANCY VS. NET ABSORPTION

CONSTRUCTION COMPLETIONS

Sq. Ft. (000’s)

NET ABSORPTION

Sq. Ft. (000’s)

LEASE RATES

SAN ANTONIO NET ABSORPTION AND VACANCY RATE ABSORPTION AND VACANCY

While Q4 2015 posted the lowest level of the year, the office market completed its third consecutive year of every quarter posting positive net absorption. The 78,781 sq. ft. experienced this quarter brought the year-to-date absorption up to 927,391 sq. ft. which fell 51,175 sq. ft. from the record high set back 2007. The market was led by North Central submarket (34,052 sq. ft.), and the CBD (33,313 sq. ft.) Vacancy actually saw an increase quarter-over-quarter of 50 bps, and finished the year at 15.9%. This was mainly due to the delivery of Heritage Oaks Office Park III adding over 109,000 sq. ft. of vacant space to the market.

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IN 2015

In 2012, we began this feature which brought several responses that we won’t print here (e.g., “Holy S#@%! You must be f…ing kidding me!”).

Oops! Despite those words, readers clearly appreciated the feature which is presented regularly in our March issue.

IT IS TRULY UNFORTUNATE THAT THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF PEOPLE, PICTURES AND EVENTS TO FILL THIS PAGE AND THAT SO LITTLE SEEMS TO CHANGE EVEN AFTER PUBLIC ‘DISCLOSURE’.

Some of these, along with many of those who have (dis)graced our front pages for months and years, are ongoing stories with no closure in view.

Kenneth “Ken” Paxton, Jr. was elected Texas Attorney General in January 2015 and was indicted in July by a Texas grand jury on two (first degree) felony charges of securities fraud and one (third-degree felony charge of ) failing to properly register with the Texas state securities board. Out on bail with a jury trial pending, if convicted, he faces a total sentence of 5- 99 years if convicted.

On November 30, Sheldon Silver, the speaker of the New York Assembly since 1994, was found guilty on federal corruption charge counts of exploiting his position as one of the most powerful politicians in the state to obtain (over 4) millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks. Two weeks after his criminal conviction, his son-in-law was sentenced to prison for a separate multi-million-dollar crime.

Volkswagen, the world’s second-largest automaker, has admitted that it used software to cheat on emissions testing for 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide, including nearly 500,000 “clean diesel” cars sold in the United States. Many experts contend that once VW fixes its recalled vehicles, they will have a dip in both horsepower and fuel efficiency, resulting in higher fuel costs and diminished resale value. Volkswagen gamed emissions testing by installing so-called “defeat devices” in diesel autos. These devices detect when emissions testing is being performed and switches to a setting that produces low NOX emissions. When the vehicles are driven in real world conditions, however, the low-emissions setting is deactivated and the cars emit NOX at levels up to 40 times higher than permitted under the Clean Air Act. In one night, the cost of a drug that had been on the market for 62 years shot up from $13.50 per tablet to $750 per tablet – an increase of 5,556%! The drug - Daraprim - is used to treat the life-threatening parasitic infection toxoplasmosis in pregnant women and their unborn babies, and people with compromised immune systems as a result of illnesses like cancer and AIDS; it’s also used to treat malaria. Martin Shkreli, the 32-year-old founder of startup Turing Pharmaceuticals, had just acquired the drug and immediately hiked the price, making the cost to patients exceed hundreds of thousands of dollars. Arguing that it wasn’t a greedy move because most patients would use the medicine for less than a year, he argued that this would make way for better drugs with fewer side effects. In December, he was arrested following a federal indictment by the FBI on securities fraud and accused of running a Ponzilike scheme; he subsequently stepped down from his post.

FIFA President Joseph Sepp Blatter was suspended for eight years from all soccer-related activities following an ethics investigation, effectively ending the 79-year-old’s controversial 40-year career at the highest levels of the world’s most popular sport.

Given the scale of Blatter’s alleged crimes, which run from systemic bribery to the abetting of massive human rights abuses, the deed for which he was finally suspended – an allegedly unauthorized payment of $2 million – seems a bit pedestrian.

building. Multiple federal courts found that the monument served as an endorsement of religion by the state, but Moore ignored the court rulings. The Alabama Court of the Judiciary removed him from office following the complaint. However, voters re-instated Moore to his seat as the state’s top jurist in 2012. Judge Moore is also facing another ethics complaint filed by the Alabama Reproductive Rights Advocates, alleging that he “showed public support for domestic terrorism by speaking at an anti-abortion rally.” The commission has not yet ruled on that complaint and Moore remains in office.

Bill Cosby first appeared on this page in 2015; he is the first (and thus far the only) person to have appeared here more than once. Perhaps that is because knowledge about the scope of his horrendous behavior has grown geometrically. There are now 46 women who have come forward publicly to accuse Cosby of rape or sexual assault; the group, at present, ranges in age from early 20s to 80 and many say they know of others still out there who’ve chosen to remain silent. Presumed innocent?

In one case (that of Judy Huth who was 15 at the time of the alleged incident and whose case is not therefore barred by the statute of limitations), Cosby has hired 700 attorneys to fight the charges.

Mass Shooting Tracker defines a mass shooting as an incident in which at least four people (not including the shooter) are killed or wounded. In 2015, there were 372 mass shootings in the U.S., killing 475 and wounding 1,870. Astoundingly, Mass Murderers directly or indirectly impact tens of thousands of lives – and sadden the lives and stun the souls of hundreds of thousands more. Go to: http://www.gunviolencearchive.org/ reports/mass-shooting .

Religious Extremists pose different and difficult ethical problems – always have, always will, whether home grown or foreign. And we, as Americans, go to great lengths to protect freedom of thought, speech, assembly and (most) action when it comes to religion. Indeed, at a time when we hear so much about ‘second amendment rights’ (i.e., the right to bear arms), we are also increasingly confronted by hatred which challenges our first amendment rights (i.e. the freedom of religion).

Dennis Hastert was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1986; about 12 years later, he raised his right hand in the U.S. Capitol and was sworn in as the Speaker of the House (the third highest elected official in the country). Now 73, he pleaded guilty to to a felony count of illegally structuring cash withdrawals to evade bank currency-reporting requirements to pay a $3.5 million (to a person identified only as Individual A) to cover up misconduct from his days as a wrestling coach and teacher at Yorkville High School in a far west suburb of Chicago. Although now a convicted felon, his plea agreement only hinted at the alleged wrongdoing and, at least in part due to a stroke he suffered in December 20i5, he may never see any jail time.

And of course, These Two – regardless of your persuasion/perspective – who (almost whenever you hear their names) virtually compel consideration of their (lack of ) ethical guidelines – unless, of course, you spell that ethicks!

Antigay Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore is facing numerous ethics charges related to his vehement opposition to marriage equality, with more allegations added earlier this year. Moore has been removed from office before when the judge refused to remove a monument to the Ten Commandments he had erected at the state judicial MAR2016 | THE NET WORK

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JLL Law Firm Perspective: 2015

HOUSTON

DALLAS

AUSTIN

AmLaw 100 gross revenue reached a record $81.0 billion, rising 4.6 percent over the year, with revenues now growing at or above 4.5 percent annually for four of the past five years. Just as firm revenue is expanding, improving economic conditions are boosting office market performance, creating a more competitive environment. CBD Class A space is seeing vacancy fall into single-digit territory in many markets, while Trophy rents are rising 2.5x faster than the market average. Development has been catalyzed in response to demand, although new space commands a 20 to 25 percent premium.

For more information about JLL’s local Law Firm Perspective, contact: AUSTIN • Travis Rogers • +1 512 225 2718 • travis.rogers@am.jll.com DALLAS • Walt Bialis • +1 214 438 6228 • walt.bialis@am.jll.com HOUSTON • Eli Gilbert • +1 713 425 5903 • eli.gilbert@am.jll.com www.jll.com/dallas

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2015

4TH QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS A comprehensive overview of Office and Industrial market activity provided by Colliers International I Dallas - Fort Worth For more information, visit: www.colliers.com/texas/insights

TOTAL OFFICE

314.1M SF

LEASING ACTIVITY

149.2M SF

137.8M SF

Q4 2015

4.7M SF

Q3 2015

-12.9%

4.4M SF

Q2 2015

ANNUALLY

5.4M SF

Q1 2015

6.8%

QUARTERLY

27.1M SF

4.2M SF

Q4 2014

5.4M SF

TOTAL INVENTORY BY CLASS

15.0%

CLASS C: 8%

1.5M SF

NET ABSORPTION

BUILDINGS BY SIZE

649 23.1M SF 16.6%

NUMB ER OF BUILDINGS TOTAL SQ UARE FEE T VACANCY

TOTAL INDUSTRIAL

493 34.8M SF 20.1%

459 69.1M SF 17.9%

134 45.6M SF 18.3%

8.9M SF

30 18.9M SF 24.0%

14 18.5M SF 22.3%

CO LO R K E Y

INDUSTRIAL

763.2M SF

INVENTORY

500K-1M SF

25K-50K SF

OFFICE

50K-100K SF

MULTI-TENANT

250K-500K SF

VACANCY

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

1 MILLION+ SF

CLASS B: 48%

100K-250K SF

CLASS A: 44%

CURRENT

OFFICE

INVENTORY

NO. OF BUILDINGS TOTAL SQUARE FEET VACANCY

BUILDINGS BY SIZE

FLEX: 15%

114.2M SF

FL E X 10K-25K

WA R E H OUS E

WAREHOUSE: 85% SF:

25K50K

2,128 75,650,897 4.8%

2,165 34,004,244 5.8% FL E X 25K-50K

WA R E H OUS E

C U R RE NT R AT ES

INDUSTRIAL

648.9M SF

RENTAL RATE ANNUAL CHANGE

$4.38 / 4% WAREHOUSE

7.3%

VACANCY

RENTAL RATE ANNUAL CHANGE

SF: 50K-100K

$9.15 / 13% FLEX

1,088 163,212,485 5.7% SF: 100K-250K

5.4M SF

NET ABSORPTION

ACTIVITY

WA R EHO USE

SF:

-30.1%

ANNUALLY QUARTERLY

Q4 2015

WARE HO USE

11.0M SF

Q2 2015

10.7M SF

SF:

98 57,469,854 11.3%

500K-750K

13.1M SF

Q4 2014

WARE HO USE

31 26,479,512 6.8%

14.6M SF SF:

20.6M SF

250K-500K

369 125,917,703 7.4%

10.2M SF

Q3 2015 Q1 2015

926 31,484,184 9.0%

WA R E H OUSE

LEASING

-7.2%

1,425 98,783,261 4.9%

750K-1M

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

WARE HO USE

SF:

1 MILLION +

36 40,088,988 13.7%

FL E X 50K-75K

272 16,171,059 9.7% FL E X 75K-100K

89 7,584,032 12.9% FL E X 100K-125K

63 6,970,343 11.4% FL E X 125K-150K

20 2,709,047 11.2% FL E X 150K +

58 15,712,002 12.8%

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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.

Drones PRACTICAL AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR REAL ESTATE

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drones, the law has already taken flight. For many years now, the Federal Aviation Administration has been tasked with overseeing civilian aircraft operation (including UAS operation) in the national air space (the NAS). In addition to the FAA, many state and local governments have enacted laws and ordinances to regulate the use of drones to protect our safety and privacy. To date, nearly half the states in the USA have either passed laws related to drones, or are in the process of crafting legislation to address the issue. But no two states’ laws are alike - some laws prohibit voyeurism, limit the news media’s use of drones, and some even prohibit wildlife hunting or fishing from drones.

As far as the Federal law is concerned, the FAA requires any aircraft, include a drone, to receive a certificate of airworthiness (or COA) before the aircraft can be legally flown in the NAS. The process of obtaining a COA can be time consuming and costly; however, under certain circumstances, an aircraft operator can In addition to our personal lives, drones will significantly request that the FAA issue an exemption to the COA requirement. change the commercial-real estate profession . Drones will This exemption is known as a “Section 333 Exemption”. Since drastically alter the product-delivery process thereby impacting most drone operators do not want to wait too long or incur too retailers and everyone in the supply-chain. There will be many “Sometimes Flying Feels Too much expense to fly drones, the FAA has been bombarded with other applications as well, for example, developers and real-estate Godlike To Be Attained By Man” tens of thousands of 333 Exemption requests in the past couple sales/leasing professionals are using drones right now to help sell of years. In the spring of 2015, the FAA had only approved less - Charles A. Lindberg and lease their properties. By giving prospective investors, buyers than 10% of these exemption requests; however, by the end of and tenants a bird’s-eye view of our real-estate projects, surrounding/competing 2015, the number of approved Section 333 Exemptions skyrocketed to over 2,200. properties, and nearby communities, drones are changing how we look at real The FAA is also revising their rules to streamline the process for obtaining droneestate by providing us with a level of detail that was previously very difficult and related Section 333 Exemptions. The FAA hopes to have these streamlined rules expensive to obtain. finalized by June, 2016. The FAA is also considering whether or not to provide COA exemptions for drones that can fly “beyond visual line of sight” or at night.

It will be interesting to see what is approved and if so, what the requirements are.

Even though the FAA is moving at Mach 1 speed to approve exemptions, thus allowing more drones to dot our skies, they have also been busy on the enforcement front. These enforcement actions are largely aimed at unsafe drone operation, because, after all, according to the FAA’s latest proposed rules regarding drones, they want to reduce the “risk of unsafe [drone] operation … as more small unnamed aircraft enter” the national airspace. To that end, in October, 2015, the FAA announced a $1.9 million civil penalty against a drone operator for operating a UAS “in a careless or reckless manner so as to endanger lives or property”. So far, this has been the largest FAA penalty related to drones, and should serve as a warning to all operators that the FAA’s enforcement agents are not just on autopilot. The operator who was tagged with this $1.9 million fine, But drones are not just about giving us a bird’s-eye view. In addition to static pictures, high speed/high definition videos, infrared cameras, thermal scanners, super-sensitive microphones, and many other datacapturing devices can be strapped to drones and used to eavesdrop and gather data on just about anyone, anywhere at any time . How would you feel if the friendly drone that dropped off hot pizza and cold beer on your doorstep also picked up some things for its ride home: such as pictures of your house and yard, a scan of your car’s license plate, and perhaps audible data from inside your house, and then sold that data? Worse yet, what happens when drones start inevitably malfunctioning and crashing to the earth with all of our groceries being thrown around like a jet-fighter’s weapons payload? Suddenly, that pizza and beer wielding drone doesn’t seem so friendly after all.

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My mind works like lightening – one brilliant flash and it’s gone.

ost of us can’t wait for good things to start falling from the sky … that is, things we order online and have delivered to us in real-time by drones. Imagine how much easier life would be if we could order hot pizza and cold beer online and literally have it dropped at our doorstep in minutes by a drone. Better yet, consider how much more efficient and productive society would be if we could buy groceries, do our holiday shopping, and tackle weekend chores via the Internet and then have everything safely delivered by a drone to our front porch in minutes. These same drones could also handle any returns of defective merchandise or inaccurate orders, thereby increasing our productivity even more. Well, we don’t have flying cars yet, but drones might be the next best thing, and by 2020, the Federal Aviation Administration estimates that over 30,000 drones – or as the FAA calls them “unmanned aircraft systems” or “UAS” – will be navigating our skies.

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a company called SkyPan, is a fairly small Chicago photographer, who operated 65 drone flights over Chicago and New York City, two of the nation’s most heavily trafficked airspaces. These flights occurred prior to SkyPan receiving any type of COA exemption. Despite the hefty fine, none of SkyPan’s drones injured anyone, damaged any property, or caused any commercial aircraft diversions. This is clearly the FAA’s way of telling drone operators to hit the airbrakes when it comes to flying over unauthorized commercial airspace and operating without a Section 333 Exemption.

With the FAA keeping drone safety on their radars, Texas (and many other states) is focusing on protecting its citizens’ privacy rights. To that end, in 2013, Texas enacted Chapter 423 of the Government Code, called “Use of Unmanned Aircraft”, to protect the privacy expectations of Texans while establishing guidelines for the legitimate use of drones in Texas .

This new law is sometimes referred to as the “Texas Privacy Act”.

The Texas Privacy Act understands that drone usage will be very broad and creative, and so will the ways that the drones capture data and images. The Act defines “images” to be “any capturing of sound waves, thermal, infrared, ultraviolet, visible light, or other electromagnetic waves, odor, or other conditions existing on or about real property in this state or an individual located on that property.”

The Privacy Act states that it is only lawful to capture “images” in the state of Texas using an unmanned aircraft in certain permitted circumstances. Some of these permitted purposes involve research and education, law enforcement, governmental agency use, utility company mapping; and several permitted purposes involve real estate. For example, in the real-estate world, it is permitted to capture images with a drone in the state of Texas in the following instances: • With the consent of the owner or lawful occupant of the property.

• By a Texas licensed real-estate broker in connection with the marketing, sale, or financing of real property, provided that no individual is identifiable in the image.

• If the real property (or a person on the real property) is within 25 miles of the United States border.

• from a height no more than eight feet in a public place, if the image was captured without using any electronic, mechanical, or other means to amplify the image beyond normal human perception.

• Public property or a person on public property.

• Professional land surveyors.

If anyone violates the Privacy Act, Chapter 423 creates two types of criminal offenses. First, it is a Class C misdemeanor for anyone to capture images using drones, or possess the images, if they are in violation of the Act. Second, if anyone illegally captures any images and then displays, discloses or distributes the images, that is a Class B misdemeanor. In addition to criminal headwinds, violators can face civil penalties of up to $10,000 for each image captured in violation of the Privacy Act. However, prosecuting these cases might be challenging because the Privacy Act states that capturing images is only unlawful if the person did it with the “intent to conduct surveillance”. This could give rise to various defenses, such as the voyeur who creatively stages drone-captured images to look like they are taking pictures of the landscape, birds, or the sunset. Additionally, if a person illegally captures an image, they can avoid prosecution if they destroy the images as soon as they realize they violated the Act, but before they disclose, display or distribute the ill-gotten booty (or “bootie” … as the case might be).

As you can see, there are a lot of significant issues surrounding the use of unmanned aircraft. I could drone on and on about them, but this article merely provides a 30,000-foot view of the basic federal and Texas state laws governing drones. There are, however, many other practical and legal issues to consider. For example, many commercial general liability policies do not cover drone operations, so operators will have to obtain specific coverage. Further, in addition to personal privacy rights, business operators must also protect their intellectual-property rights from competitors using drones to gather data in order to obtain a business advantage.

Still further, there are constitutional privacy issues to consider when using drones.

In both our business and professional lives, if we don’t understand these issues and the laws governing them, then all of the drones whizzing through the sky might turn into bogeys someday. n

New Real Estate Designation Announced!

The Commercial Real Estate Association of Professionals (CREAP) New Real Estate Designation Announced! announced a new designation program for industry professionals.

“We’ve found that there are more and more professionals with interdisciplinary skills and knowledge in today’s market,” said Don B. Leavitt, the association’s CEO. “Rather than have to go through several associations to acquire certifications to show that you are qualified in matters pertaining to operations, financing, management, brokerage, etcetera, we’ve created one comprehensive program with one designation that will reflect achievement of the highest standard of professionalism in the industry.”

The new designation, Commercial Realty Asset Professional (CRAP) will have the full credibility of CREAP behind it. Those who currently have other professional designations can add CRAP to their (already crowded) business cards. Credits earned in other programs are fully transferable. Those who are newly seeking commercial real estate education and designations can bypass many of the existent programs and achieve CRAP from the get-go.

The new program is available in several formats – on-line (CREAP–e), via DVD (CREAP-o) and, of course, CRAP live sessions to be offered at remote locations around the world. And unlike many of the programs that take months to complete, you can complete the CRAP program in just 2 days!

The fees for the program vary by format, but range from $999 to $1499. Those who want to achieve CRAP but do not have the time to take the program can receive the designation by mailing a certified check for $2499 to U CREAP U at the corporate headquarters in Pitstop, Iowa. For more information, contact Director of Membership Sum Dom Phul at 877.877.8787 id10t@creap.us.

CREAP is a for-profit, without specific purpose organization that generates income through the provision of useless programs and services.

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D IV ER S I NS Bushisms George W. Bush is particularly famous for his malapropisms, often known by the name Bushisms. Here’s a small selection of them: • “Oftentimes, we live in a processed world, you know, people focus on the process and not results.”

• “The law I sign today directs new funds... to the task of collecting vital intelligence... on weapons of mass production.”

• “It will take time to restore chaos and order.”

• “They have miscalculated me as a leader.”

• “Natural gas is hemispheric... because it is a product that we can find in our neighborhoods.”

• “I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for myself, but for predecessors as well.”

• “We need an energy bill that encourages consumption.”

• “We are making steadfast progress.”

• “We cannot let terrorists and rogue nations hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile.”

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ANNUAL AWARDS 1 1 Distinguished Building Award - Building 2 ($2-5 Million): Linbeck Group, LLC 2 Distinguished Building Merit Award - Building 3 ($5-10 Million): Bob Moore Construction 3 Distinguished Building Award - Building 1 ($0-2 Million): Steele & Freeman, Inc. 4 Distinguished Building Award - Building 3 ($5-10 Million): Spring Valley Construction Company 5 Distinguished Building Award - Building 5 ($30-75 Million): Andres Construction Services 6 Distinguished Building Merit Award - Building 6 (Over $75 Million): Rogers-O’Brien Construction 7 Distinguished Building Award - Building 6 (Over $75 Million): BARC 8 Distinguished Building Award - Design Build 1 ($0-10 Million): J.T Vaughn Construction 9 Distinguished Building Award - Design Build 2 ($10-30 Million): The Beck Group 10 Distinguished Building Award - Design Build 3 (Over $30 Million): Byrne Construction Services 11 Distinguished Building Award – Electrical (Over $10 Million): Walker Engineering, Inc. 12 Distinguished Building Award – Exteriors (All Contract Amounts): Southern Botanical 13 Distinguished Building Merit Award - Health Care 1 ($0-10 Million): Adolfson & Peterson Construction 14 Distinguished Building Award - Health Care 1 ($0-10 Million): Skiles Group 15 Distinguished Building Award - Health Care 2 ($10-30 Million): Ridgemont Commercial Construction 16 Distinguished Building Merit Award - Health Care 3 (Over $30 Million): Hunt Construction Group 17 Distinguished Building Award - Health Care 3 (Over $30 Million): BARA 18 Distinguished Building Award – Interior Finish Out ($500,000 - 2 Million): T&G Constructors 19 Distinguished Building Merit Award – Interior Finish Out ($2-5 Million): James R. Thompson, Inc. 20 Distinguished Building Merit Award – Interior Finish Out 4 (Over $5 Million): Andres Construction Services 21 Distinguished Building Award – Mechanical ($0-5 Million): The Brandt Companies 22 Distinguished Building Award – Mechanical 1 ($5-10 Million):TDIndustries 23 Distinguished Building Award – Mechanical 3 (Over $10 Million):TDIndustries 24 Distinguished Building Award – Residential Multi-Family (All Contract Amounts): JE Dunn 25 Distinguished Building Award – Specialty Construction (All Contract Amounts): Rogers-O’Brien Construction 26 Distinguished Building Award – Electrical 3 (Over $10 Million) 27 Construction Safety Excellence Award – Specialty Contractor Division(Over 1 Million Man Hours): TDIndustries 28 Construction Safety Excellence Award – Building Division (Under 100,000 Man Hours): Cadence McShane 29 Specialty Contractor Superintendent of the Year: Farzin Pourshahidi/Humphrey & Associates 30 General Contractor Superintendent of the Year: Nick Terry/Andres Construction Services 31 Specialty Contractor Safety Professional of the Year: Jamie Dabbs/TDIndustries 32 General Contractor Safety Professional of the Year: Jim Fentress/Rogers-O’Brien Construction 33 Magnolia Award: Dinah Doty Hays/Andres Construction Services 34 Distingished Building Award – Residential Single Family (All Contract Amounts): Sebastian Construction Group 35 TEXO Challenge Cup: Humphrey & Associates 36 Distinguished Building Merit Award - Health Care 2 ($10-30 Million): JEDunn Construction 37 Distinguished Building Award – Industrial Warehouse 1 ($0-5 Million: Spring Valley Construction Company 38 Distinguished Building Award – ($30-75 Million): Lee Lewis Construction, Inc. 39 Distinguished Building Merit Award – Other Specialty: SEDALCO 40 S.I.R. Award: Mike McWay/McCarthy Building Companies 52

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oose Petals, eco-friendly publishing, is a creation of Karen Young, a designer for the specialty gift market who self-published a line of greeting cards over two decades ago in San Francisco when there was an emergence of independent artists who began wholesaling their crafts to retailers for the first time.

In 2012, Karen began exploring with large format printing and designed an extensive collection of skyline posters. With the advancement of technology, she placed a few pieces on-line via Etsy and saw an encouraging demand. This once forgotten dream of making posters became a reality overnight as her skylines became a sensation on Etsy and the Internet among social media sites and print on demand e-tailers.

Karen’s unique sense of artistry is offered through her vast collection of retro destination posters. These colorful vector based skylines and collages are uniquely illustrated and rendered in stylized graphic design, with a unique touch of whimsy.

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Karen loves spending time pouring into photos and researching new skylines from around the world.

Each piece is hand drawn from her imagination and her growing list promises to keep her busy for a very long time. She has a concentrated section of southern skylines, dedicated to her most enthusiastic fans.

Travelers and destination fans, often collect and gift skylines for offices and nursery rooms. The colorful imagery delivers a unique memorable keepsake for all ages, and they will never grow old.

Loose Petals Eco-Skyline prints and posters come in multiple sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20, 24 x 30, 36 x 45, and a recycled notecard size of 4.5 x 5.5. Canvas wall art is available in 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20, 24 x 30, 36 x 45 sizes. Visit online at www.loosepetals.com. Loose Petals cards are sold at Paper Source nationwide. n

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.

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.)

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The geometry of the scheme combines two common (yet opposite) architecture typologies - the high rise and ground scraper. The result is a hilly form that dramatically undulates and sculpts the coastline. The aperture-ridden, thickened curves maximize potential views for the residents, while on the continuous platform along the roof are public places replete with gardens, tennis courts and swimming pools on top of the synthetic hills. Fake Hills provides a heightened experience of the coastline and an opportunity for unhindered interaction with the city.

An important reference point is traditional Chinese architecture’s obsession with nature. Rather than siting the building in a perfect, manmade natural garden, creating a form which references the shape of the hills that dominate the region’s landscape, the structure becomes the man-made natural shape itself - ‘fake hills’ for the residents to live on.

The design provides both a high density solution and a new landmark for the city. Built as a single monolithic wall the apartments have equal solar exposure. bulk, rising above like a head. Seven low-rise towers complete the complex.

MAD architects took the long lived Chinese principle of architecture mimicking or responding to nature to counterpoint the modern monolithic residential building trend by using local hill formations as a reference. Its principle design intention was to move away from the current residential towers that are sprouting up in the metropolitan area and reconnect the city with the local hillsides and natural formations.

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Children seldom misquote you; in fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn’t have said.

Throughout China’s rapid urbanization, attention has been focused on setpiece architecture: opera houses, museums, stadia. However, these icons are the exception rather than the rule. The vast majority of development in China’s new cities takes the form of residential schemes, often standardized and cheap to guarantee a quick return for the developer. The wryly named Fake Hills housing complex in Beihai, China, which now provides affordable housing for 4,000 families in a building resembling a mountain range, is very much an exception. Fake Hills proves that it is possible to build high-density, economically viable housing that is also architecturally noteworthy.

(Beihai, with a current population of over 1.65 million, is one of the fastest growing cities in the world.)

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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.

What the RFX? Facility Management Call Center Sourcing

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What it is

FX, which is one of the most common acronyms in the strategic sourcing and procurement landscape, is a catchall term that captures all references to Request for Information (RFI), Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quote (RFQ), and Request for Bid (RFB).

Mother said there would be days like this, but she didn’t say there would be so many.

Why you need it

Let’s face it, when it comes to outsourcing the heart of your facility management and maintenance operation, it’s all about trust. An RFX is an exchange of information designed to give a certain level of trust to both the company doing the sourcing and the candidates who respond. You really want to know who can provide the best value between price and what you want done, the way I want it done.

The RFX is a great tool toward accomplishing that.

What you have to do first

• Policy documents on Drugs & Alchohol and Safety • A single point of contact for all communication concerning the RFX • Work Order System/Software - Computer Aided Facility Maintenance o Will it interface with yours, can they use yours via Citrix or direct connection o Will it track assets, warranties or service contracts o Will it prevent duplicate entries for the same maintenance activity o Will it auto generate and track preventative maintenance work orders • Scalability – capability and speed • Key Performance Indicators, metrics – what are they, how are they determined and reported • Methodology – processes and procedures for call center operaration • Escalation – how are mission critical activities addressed when targets are missed • Agent/Customer Service Representative levels and functions – who handles what and when, training, supervision, management

• Historical inbound call patterns and totals per various time periods.

• What is the IVR percentage, IVR usage functions for callers and vendors, etc • What is the percentage of work orders entered online, if any • Business intelligence - particular unique equipment or industry requirements, if any • Known mission critical facility issues or items • Site llst showing all locations and types of facilities by area, regions, etc • Service level requirements for Average Speed to Answer (ASA) times • Vendor/contractor/employee response times and completion time per maintenance activity • Primary, secondary and tertiary vendors for each maintenance activity • Your priority and severity levels for call types and maintenance activities • Your reporting requirements

Before beginning, there are some basic decisions to make

• Inbound call procedure – flow chart for taking and handling incoming calls from initiation to dispatch

• Other proprietary documents

• Who will be on your RFX team

• Dispatch procedure – flow chart for dispatching and following a work order through its life cycle to satisfactory completion

• A single point of contact for all communnication concerning the RFX

• Where can I locate candidates (International Facility Management Association, Better Business Bureau, other) • What is the budget for the total spend • How will the RFX be handled - hard copy, digital attachments to emails, or a website that’s proprietary or handled by a 3rd party (search RFX outsource providers and/or RFX management software), or some combination depending on available resources • What are the qualifiers for candidates – sales numbers, fiscal viability, location, business ownership type, years in operation, etc • Have company policies on Drugs and Alchohol or Safety ready to go

• Your teams contact information

• Standard Reports – what reports are ‘canned’ and furnished as part of the system. Are they online

• A convenient means for candidates to ask questions and receive prompt answers about any facet of the RFX process

• Ad Hoc reports – what kind of special queries are available and what would they cost

Other considerations

• Pricing Spreadsheet – Item and Cost per Phase of Initiation, Transition, and Ongoing Program Management for: o Implementation and Transition (break it down) o Cost of additional agent/CSR work stations and training o Monthly fixed costs per site (break it down) o Equipment and personnel maintenance costs o Ongoing operations costs • Implementation/Transition Gantt Chart or equivalent

Preparing an RFX takes teamwork. It is always best to involve your company’s knowledge experts, or hire a high level consultant for all areas or one specific to each area involved.

• Outsourcer’s value add services within the required work scope

Most failed outsourced relationships are due to expectations of the company, outsource provider, or both, that were not expressed as part of the agreement. The greatest skill involved in the RFX process is anticipating what those expectations might be from both sides of the partnership before assembly of the document(s).

What you need to furnish

What to ask for

• Completed supplier information form

• Sourcing supplier guide – general guidelines for successfully navigating a relationship with your company

• Company History

• US, state and local regulation compliance requirements

• Hours of Operation – are the 24/7/365 or are there restrictions

• Company contract terms and conditions

• Outsourcer’s service offerings outside of the required work scope

• Confidentiality Agreement

• Supplier Information Form – used to gain all preliminary knowledge about the candidate

• Balance Sheet

• Billing procedures - payables terms, requirements, time to pay, etc

• Past 3 years Profit & Loss Statements

• Company policy documents on Drug & Alchohol and Safety

• OSHA exempt or not

• Your call center overview – what is and is not handled and how it operates

This may require the development of multiple detailed spreadsheets for outsource providers to fill out so that they can all be compared equally. A visit to each candidate’s facility is advised unless they are a virtual company, then a face to face meeting would suffice. When it comes to pricing, you don’t want the cheapest or the most expensive service provider, but the one who offers the best quality for the most reasonable price.

A ‘kick off meeting’ with the selected outsource provider’s team is recommended in person or via conference call, to review all information, expectations and ‘go live’ details. You may also want to set up performance reviews that are opportunities for both of you to express what is working well and what may need improvement. This need to be frequent after the ‘go live’ event and less frequent as time goes on, but not less than one month apart. Remember, the goal is to have a strategic PARTNER.

Summary

The more mutual detailed information that is exchanged, the more expectations are spelled out in advance by both parties, the better the chances are that you will select an outsource provider that will meet or exceed your expectations for the best value pricing for years to come.

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Two words: overwater bungalows. Half of the places shown here are in the Maldives, the unofficial world capital of splashy sleeping.

Moored off a sliver of sand in the Indian Ocean, the overwater suites and villas at Cocoa Island take the form of the traditional Maldivian fishing boats known as dhonis. A staircase out the back door leads straight down into the warm, crystalline water, while the view from the bed, through large French windows, is of unbroken ocean as far as the eye can see.

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Fanning out along jetties from a private island in North Male Atoll, Gili Lankanfushi’s overwater villas are stuffed to the rafters with high-end furnishings and high technology. Best of all is the Private Reserve, a fivebuilding compound complete with private spa, wine cellar, full kitchen and dedicated butlers — all suspended above the water, less than 600 yards out to sea.

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Though fairly traditional-looking from the outside, the overwater villas at Huvafen Fushi take on something of an urban loft flavor within, with furnishings by contemporary designers up to and including Frank Gehry.

If hanging out in a villa above the lapping waters of the Indian Ocean is insufficiently relaxing, try the underwater treatment rooms at the spa.

4. Vagaru Island, Maldives

Two hundred and fifty tropical miles from the Indian coastline, at the hardly charted northern end of the island chain, Vagaru Island feels like the middle of nowhere’s last frontier. Just offshore is a smattering of huge (and hugely luxurious) overwater suites, each with its own plunge pool, in case the few paces from bed to sea should prove too strenuous.

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5. Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Set on a lake at the foot of the Jura mountains, with stunning views of the Alps across the water, Hotel Palafitte proves that the overwater bungalow concept works every bit as well beyond the tropics. Guests can gaze down into the lake through plate-glass floors in the futuristic rooms, or swing a ladder down from the balcony and climb right in.

6. Cruz de Loreto, Mexico

Located in a marine turtle sanctuary, along a pristine estuary on Mexico’s Pacific coast, Hotelito Desconocido’s low-impact overwater bungalows are modeled after the traditional palafitos of an indigenous Mexican fishing village. There’s no electricity, but what they lack in modern luxury is more than made up for in atmosphere. By night, they’re lit only by candles and moonlight.

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7. Gaya Island, Malaysia

The thatch-roofed overwater villas at Gayana put you pretty close to the sea to begin with — but to get even more of a feel for the place, the touch-tanks at the hotel’s marine research center get you within squishing distance of the indigenous sea life. Or if you’d prefer your sea creatures cooked, just call up the room-service raft and have them paddle something over from the kitchen.

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8. Pangkor Laut Island, Malaysia

Fanning out from a jungle island three miles off the Malaysian mainland, the overwater villas at Pangkor Laut are set in the sort of unspoiled natural paradise that it’s hard to believe still exists anywhere in the world. What really puts it over the top is the four-acre spa, generally regarded as one of the finest in the world.

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pple is making significant progress on the construction of its future 38-acre campus in Austin. Apple has said that it will create 3,600 new jobs (which would make it the second largest employer in Central Texas, behind Dell which has around 14,000 workers). Due to be completed in 2016, the 1.1 million square foot campus will include restaurants, a wellness center and a gym and will be the business operations hub for Apple in the western hemisphere.

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hen Universal Protection Service acquired Guardsmark last summer, it became the largest U.S. – owned guard firm. On the heels of that (in late October), Universal acquired the ABM Security Business (at a pre-tax level of $131 million. The The acquisition further expands the largest and fastest growing Americanowned security company which now employs over 80,000 people. Competitors Securitas and G4S are foreign-owned and Allied Barton recently announced that it is selling to a French company.

D IV ER S I NS A Substance of Substance

The frighteningly durable substance known as opus caementicium, or Roman concrete, first emerged some 2,100 years ago, and would make possible the architectural frenzy that began with Augustus, the first Roman emperor, in 27 B.C. The Romans mixed limestone with volcanic ash to form a mortar, then packed this thick substance together with chunks of brick or volcanic tuff to form the basic material for roads, bridges, aqueducts, buildings and other structures— including such enduring behemoths as the Pantheon and the Coliseum. Today’s scientists have concluded that Roman concrete, though weaker than modern cement, is astonishingly long lasting, remaining relatively intact even after centuries of exposure to seawater and other damaging elements.

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ohnson Controls will merge with Tyco International “to create the leader in building products and technology, integrated solutions and energy storage.” The two businesses will be combined under Tyco International plc, which will be renamed Johnson Controls plc and will maintain Tyco’s Irish legal domicile and global headquarters in Cork, Ireland. The combined company’s primary operational headquarters in North America will remain in Milwaukee, longtime home of Johnson Controls.

The Tyco portfolio’s focus on security and fire systems integration, commercial security monitoring, and fire, security and life safety products is intended to complement Johnson Controls’ long-standing platform in building systems. The rationale is thus that the new company will combine products, technology and service capabilities across controls, fire, security, HVAC, power solutions and energy storage, to serve markets including large institutions, commercial buildings, retail, industrial, small business and residential.

Johnson Controls’ CEO Alex Molinaroli will be chairman & CEO of the new company for the first 18 months once the deal is complete, while Tyco CEO George Oliver will become president & COO during the same time period.

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Julie Lynch is the principal of LYNOUS, a Dallas-based talent management firm within the real estate industry.

She is also a contributing editor of the the network.

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Expressions of praise given in the presence of many people.

1 CBRE hired Ken Fidje as Managing Director of Asset Services for the Central Texas region • 2 Sundt Construction, Inc. hired Hal Hardister as a project director on its Dallas-Fort Worth team • 3 Venture Commercial Real Estate announced that it has named Jonathan Cooper as partner • 4 Falcon Realty Advisors hired Jacqueline Stone as an associate in their Restaurant and Entertainment Group • 5 Steve Everbach joined Colliers International Group Inc. as President of the Central Region | USA • 6 CBRE Group, Inc. appointed Daniel Taylor as Managing Director of Retail for its Texas/Oklahoma division • 7 Steve Belli joined The Weitzman Group as an Assistant Vice President • 8 Christopher Grubbs joined The Weitzman Group as an Associate • 9 Mike Allen joined The Weitzman Group as an Associate • 10 Kasey Davis joined Cencor Realty Services as a Property Manager •11 Joey Keffler was promoted to Assistant Vice President at The Weitzman Group • 12 Eric Vickers was promoted to Assistant Vice President at The Weitzman Group •13 Michael Donahue has been named General Manager of the new Hyatt House Frisco •14 Michelle White has been named Director of Sales of the new Hyatt House Frisco • 15 Bryson Battle was promoted to Vice President in the Retail Services Group of Colliers International Dallas

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Buona fortuna to Rick Hopwood, a well-respected veteran of the Fort Worth commercial real estate community, who has established Hopwood Real Estate with his son, Matt Hopwood, providing development, brokerage and leasing services to retail, office, industrial and multi-family properties.

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Kudos to Doris Stout for receiving the Where (Dallas) Magazine Silver Plume Award for Corporate Concierge of the Year in December. She has won the award 2 of the last 3 years!

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Congratulations to Darren L. James, President and COO of KAI Texas, AIA, on being elected Chairman of the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce.

Congratulations to Shannon Whitehead, the North Texas marketing manager at Colliers International. She was awarded MVP by 2015 CREW Dallas.

Doris Stout

Hats off to Austin and College Station! WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2015’s Best & Worst College Cities & Towns in America. To identify those offering the best combination of academic, social and economic growth potential for college students, they ranked 326 U.S. cities based on 23 key metrics, ranging from the quality of higher education to crime rates to cost of living. For the full report, visit www.wallethub.com

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he NORD/LB is one of the largest commercial banks in Germany.

Dating back to 1765, it is a public corporation owned by the federal states of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt with its headquarters office in Hanover. (It also has offices in all significant financial and trading centers such as London, New York, Singapore and Shanghai.)

Designed by Behnisch, Behnisch & Partners, and built in 2002, the headquarters houses the company’s 1,500 local staff in a comfortable and eco-friendly environment, reducing carbon dioxide emissions and optimizing the use of natural daylight. It’s a marvel of angles with pools of water and mini waterfalls at the base. Even connecting hallways are tubes of glass. The restaurant for the staff of the bank has a butterfly wings-shaped roof and there’s also a 65 ft. high tower that changes colors with the changing position of the sun. It looks like stacks of glass and steel boxes, and it includes several bars and restaurants and an exhibition center for the staff of the bank.

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March

1 BOMA Fort Worth | Monthly Luncheon at the Petroleum Club 6-12 NAWIC | WIC (Women in Construction) Week 7-9 IAVM |Performing Arts Managers Conference in San Antonio 9-11 AGC | AGC of America Convention in San Antonio 10 AIA Dallas | Celebrate Architecture 2016 10 IREM Dallas | Luncheon at Park City Club 10 RECA | Mayoral Town Hall Breakfast at The Four Seasons Hotel 10 ULI | Breakfast Forum 13-16 NTCRA | SERC Conference in Destin 15 BOMA Dallas | Monthly Luncheon 16 IREM Fort Worth | St. Patty Happy Hour 17 NAWIC Fort Worth | Dinner Meeting, Diamond Oaks Country Club 17 BOMA Austin | Monthly Luncheon 21 NAWIC Dallas | Chapter Meeting/Dinner 24 BOMA Fort Worth | Bowling Tournament 24 ASA North Texas | Luncheon Meeting at Las Colinas Country Club 26 AIA Dallas | 2B An Architect 28 AGC San Antonio | Golf Tournament 29 ULI | North Texas 2nd Annual IMPACT Awards 31 – 4/2 BOMA | Southwest Regional Conference in Little Rock

April

3-6 NTCRA | 31st Annual International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management in Philadelphia 4 BOMA Austin | Golf Tournament 5 BOMA Fort Worth | Luncheon

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7 BOMA Dallas | Bowling Tournament 7 AIA Dallas | Retrospect Kick-Off Party 11 AIA Dallas | Golf Tournament 12 CREW San Antonio | 23rd Annual CREW Forum 12-14 IFMA | Facility Fusion in Indianapolis 13 IREM Fort Worth | Luncheon at Colonial Club 14 BOMA Austin | Golf Tournament at Twin Creeks Country Club 14 ULI | Breakfast Forum 18 CREW Dallas | Golf Tournament 18 NAWIC Dallas | Chapter Meeting/Dinner 19 BOMA Dallas | Monthly Luncheon 19-21 ULI | Spring Meeting in Philadelphia 21 NAWIC Fort Worth | Dinner Meeting, Diamond Oaks Country Club 22 Earth Day 22 TEXO | ASA | Bass Tournament at Lake Bob Sandlin 24 BOMA Fort Worth | Bowling Tournament @ Main Event 28 AIA Dallas | Unbuilt Design Awards Announcement Celebration 28 ASA | Luncheon Meeting

May

TBD IREM Fort Worth | Fanatics Picnic and Ranger Game 1 RECA | Gardner-Betts Art Show and Silent Auction 1 BOMA Fort Worth | Luncheon 2 5 IIDA Austin | Designer Bazaar 3 NAWIC Dallas | 23rd Annual Golf Classic at Cowboys Golf Course 4 BOMA Fort Worth | Monthly Luncheon at the Petroleum Club 5 6 NAWIC | WIC Week

SAN ANTONIO

6 IIDA Dallas | Lavish 9 AIA San Antonio | Golf Tournament at The Quarry Golf Club 11 AIA Fort Worth | Golf Tournament at Waterchase Golf Club 12 IREM Dallas | Luncheon at Maggiano’s North Park 12 ULI | Breakfast Forum 14 ASA | Poker Run for Texas Scottish Right Hospital & Happy Hill Farm 16 NAWIC Dallas | Chapter Meeting/Dinner 17 BOMA Dallas | Monthly Luncheon 19 IIDA Dallas | Spring Garden Party 19 NAWIC Fort Worth | Dinner Meeting, Diamond Oaks Country Club 20-21 NAWIC | Regional Forum in New Orleans 25 BOMA Dallas | Superhero Trade Show

June

1 BOMA Dallas | Golf Classic 7 BOMA Fort Worth | Luncheon 8 IREM Fort Worth | Luncheon at Colonial Country Club 8 IREM Dallas | Luncheon (TBD) 9 ULI | Breakfast Forum 9 ASA | Awards Night 12-16 AGC Texas |Building Branch (TBB) Convention in Marble Falls 16 NAWIC Fort Worth | Dinner Meeting, Diamond Oaks Country Club 16 BOMA Austin | Monthly Luncheon 20 NAWIC Dallas | Chapter Meeting/Dinner 25-28 BOMA Every Building Conference & Expo in Washington D.C.

Entries are the best information available at press time. Check the website of the organization (all listed on the masthead page) for changes and up-to-date information.

If your commercial real estate organization is not included and would like to be, please write to editor@crestnetwork.com.

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Punny Business Bars

Anchor Management Bar and Grill (Lake Oroville, CA) Bar None (San Francisco, CA) Brews Brothers (Galveston, TX) Olive or Twist (Pittsburgh, PA) Stocks and Blondes (Chicago, IL) Tequila Mockingbird (Ocean City, MD) The Red, White, and Brew (Hammond, LA) The Wurst Bar (Ypsilanti, MI) Thirst N’ Howl (Little Rock, AK) Wish You Were Beer (Madison, AL) Beers To You (Breiningsville, PA) Boo’s Liquor (East Terrell, TX)

Restaurants

Optometrists

Spex in the City (Seattle, WA) Eye Care for You (Gresham, OR) Sight for Four Eyes (San Francisco, CA) Site for Sore Eyes (San Francisco, CA) Nothing But The Tooth (Hudson, NY) Rhode Eyeland (North Kingston, RI) The Eyes Have It (Ft. Collins, CO) OptiMystic Eye Group (Mystic, CT) Eye Society (Chicago, IL) Optom-Eyes (Colorado Springs, CO) Specs Appeal (Glendale, WI)

Food Trucks

Auto-Banh (Charleston, SC) Pho Wheels (Washington, DC) Ciao Wagon (Oklahoma City, OK) The Patty Wagon (Salem, OR) Baguettaboutit (Durham, NC) Vincent Van Doughnuts (St. Louis, MO) Rolling Cones (Pittsburgh, PA) Holy Rollers (New York, NY)

Lord of the Wingz (Burbank, CA) Burgatory (Pittsburgh, PA) Miso Harney (Oceanside, CA) Dew Drop Inn (Honolulu, HI) Moon Wok (Dallas, TX) Naan Stop (Isla Vista, CA) C’est Cheese (Morristown, NJ) Lox Stock & Bagel (Berkeley, CA) Thai, How Are You (Austin, TX) Notorious P.I.G. BBQ (Missoula, MT) Souper Girl (Washington, DC) Thai-Namite (Milwaukee, WI) The Wurst Shop in Dickinson (Dickinson, ND) Good Pho You (Lynnwood, WA) Pho Shizzle (Renton, WA)

Hair/Nail Salons

Coffee Shops

Burial Grounds (Olympia, WA) Coffee Crossing (New Albany, IN) Freudian Sip (Northridge, CA) Rimsky-Korsakoffee House (Portland, OR) Scone Pony (Spring Lake, NJ) Sister Sludge (Minneapolis, MN)

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Pet Care

Ace of Spays (Hainesport, NJ) Bark Side of the Moon (Chicago, IL) Barking Bad Grooming (Albuquerque, NM) Citizen Canine (Oakland, CA) Fine Whines and Lickers (Pittsfield, MA) Howl to the Chief (Washington, DC) Howl-A-Day Inn (El Paso, TX) Indiana Bones and the Temple of Groom (Thousand Oaks, CA) K9dergarten (Jersey City, NJ) Pretty Coat Junction (Lakewood, OH) Snip Doggy Dog (Des Moines IA) Tails of Two Cities (Minneapolis, MN) The Crate Escape (Cambridge, MA) Vanity Fur (Millbrook, AL) Virginia Woof Dog Daycare (Portland, OR) Haute Dogs & Fat Cats (Dallas, TX) Phydeaux (Chapel Hill, NC)

Barberella (Hamtramck, MI) Clip Art (Lexington, KY) Combing Attractions (Conway, NH) Dye Pretty (Round Rock, TX) Hairaphernalia (St. Louis Park, MN) Hairitics Dye for Your Beliefs (Chicago, IL) Hannah and Her Scissors (Miami, FL) Lice Knowing You (Portland, OR) Nail Me Good (Hazelwood, MO) Scissors Palace (Las Vegas, NV) Shear Lock Combs (St. Peters, MO) Snip Tease (Toms River, NJ) The Grateful Head (San Francisco, CA) You’ve Got Nail ((Brooklyn, NY)

Elvis Presley had a twin brother named ‘Aaron’ who died at birth; Elvis’s middle name was ‘Aron’, in honor of is brother.

he pun is a form of word play that suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple connotations of words in an intended humorous effect. It can also make the name of a store much more memorable as evidenced by this short list of the many retail punsters there are out there.

Florists

Floral and Hardy (Oklahoma City, OK) Fancy Plants (Savannah, GA) The Lone Arranger (Ingleside, TX) The Petal Pusher (Decatur, AL) The Stalk Market (Seattle, WA) Florist Gump (Bunbury, WA)

Miscellaneous

Edifice Wrecks (a demolition company in Watertown, MA) My Aiken Body (a massage therapist in Aiken, SD) Let’s Get Physical Therapy (Avon, OH) Ashwipe Chimney Sweeps (Chicago, IL) Haulin’ Ash (a chimney sweep in Bellingham, WA) Sure Lock Homes (a locksmith in Port Orchard, WA) The Whole Tooth (a dentist in Chicago, IL) Fidler on the Tooth (a dentist name Fidler in Seattle, WA) Dirty Hoe (a landscaping company in Asheville, NC) Wizard of Odds (antique shop in Beach Haven Crest, NJ) Goin’ Postal (a shipping company in Bellevue, WA) Carl’s Pane in the Glass (Garland, TX) Cosmopoli-Tan (New Orleans, LA)

Portable Bathrooms

Callahead (Broad Channel, NY) LepreCAN (Chicago, IL) The Throne Depot (Woburn, MA) Oui Oui Enterprises (Chicago, IL)

Prints Charming Photography (Jefferson Hills, PA) Sew Materialistic (a fabric store in Brooklyn, NY) Wash Up Doc Laundromat (Clifton, CO) Merchant of Tennis (sporting goods store in Los Angeles, CA) Once Upon A Crime (a mystery bookstore in Minneapolis, MN) Vinyl Resting Place (a record store in Portland, OR) Mr. Smarty Paints (Austin, TX) Tree Musketeers (San Antonio, TX) Sweet Pea Sewer & Septic (Missoula, MT)

CyclePath (San Francisco, CA) Wreck-A-Mended Towing and Automotive Repair (Marietta, GA) The Old Spokes Home (a bicycle shop in Burlington, VT) Jamaican Me Crazy (a “family fun store” in Haddonfield, NJ) Knead to Relax Massage (Traverse City, MI) Knit Wit (a clothing store in Philadelphia, PA) Pane in the Glass (a window washing service in Contra Costa, CA)

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solar-powered sculpture by Brooklyn artist Tom Fruin is lighting up the sky from the roof of a building in Brooklyn Bridge Park in New York. It is the sixth work in Fruin’s Plexiglas and steel ICON series, which features scavenged, reclaimed and recycled materials. (The series began in Copenhagen.)

Composed from roughly one thousand scraps of acrylic, the piece uses renewable energy from solar panels to power the LED illumination, as it weaves patchworks of primary colors into striated grids. From its high perch, as shown, it is visible New York Harbor beyond.

Solar-powered sculpture, “Watertower 3: R.V. Ingersoll,” is on the roof of 334 Furman Street in Brooklyn Bridge Park. In the In the distance, if you look closely, you’ll see One World Trade Center.

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- Bad Moon Rising, Creedence Clearwater “Excuse me while I kiss this guy.” • “Excuse me while I kiss the sky.”

- Purple Haze, Jimi Hendrix (pictured) “Midnight after you’re wasted.” • “Midnight at the oasis.”

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- Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, The Beatles “Sleep in heavenly peas.” • “Sleep in heavenly peace.”

- Silent Night, Christmas carol “I got no towel, I hung it up again.” • “I get knocked down, but I get up again.”

- Tubthumping, Chumbawumba “She’s got a chicken to ride.” • “She’s got a ticket to ride.”

- Ticket to Ride, The Beatles “Are you going to starve an old friend?” • “Are you going to Scarborough Fair?”

- Scarborough Fair, Simon and Garfunkel “Baking carrot biscuits.” • “Taking care of business.”

- Takin’ Care Of Business, Bachman-Turner Overdrive “Donuts make my brown eyes blue.” • “Don’t it make my brown eyes blue.”

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4 Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (born Cassandra Peterson in 1951) is a horror hostess who gained

1 Dudley Do-Right is the hero of “Dudley Do-

Right of the Mounties” (1961–1970), a segment on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. He is a dim-witted, but conscientious and cheerful Canadian Mountie who is always trying to catch his nemesis, Snidely Whiplash, and rescue damsel in distress Nell Fenwick, his boss’s daughter, with whom Dudley is deeply infatuated.

He usually succeeds only by pure luck or through the actions of his horse, named “Horse”. A running gag throughout the series is Nell’s great affection for Horse and her disregard for Dudley.

2 Howdy Doody was a freckle-faced boy

marionette with 48 freckles, one for each state of the union (up until January 3, 1959, when Alaska was admitted as the 49th state), and was originally voiced by Buffalo Bob Smith (a reference to the historical Buffalo Bill and Smith’s hometown of Buffalo, NY). Smith wore cowboy garb, and the name of the puppet star was derived from the American expression “howdy doody”/”howdy do”, a common variation of “How do you do?” used in the western United States. Other puppet characters on the longrunning show included Heidy Doody (Howdy’s sister), Mayor Phineas T. Bluster, Inspector John J. Fadoozle, Dilly Dally, Capt. Windy Scuttlebut and Flub-a-dub.

3 Sad Sack was a comic strip and comic book character created during World War II (which, in one form or the other, ran from 1942 – 1982). Set in the United States Army, it depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. The title was a euphemistic shortening of the military slang “sad sack of shit”, common during World War II. The phrase has come to mean “an inept person” or “inept soldier”.

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fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ wearing a black, gothic, revealing, cleavageenhancing gown as host of Elvira’s Movie Macabre, a weekly horror movie presentation. Her wickedly vampish appearance is offset by her comical character, quirky and quick-witted personality, and Valley girl-type speech. (1981 – now)

5 Rin Tin Tin was a German shepherd dog that

starred in a (black and white) children’s television program (1954-1959) with Lee Aaker as Rusty, a boy orphaned in an Indian raid, who was being raised by the soldiers at a US Cavalry post known as Fort Apache. Together they helped the soldiers to establish order in the West. The character of Rin Tin Tin had appeared in movies and radio serials since 1922. The show’s troupe of 12 character actors were often required to play multiple parts in the same episode, sometimes to the point of one actor fighting himself, wearing a cavalry uniform in one shot and an Apache outfit in another. Reruns of the show continued for many years; it currently airs in syndication on Antenna TV.

6 Zorro (Spanish for “fox”) is the secret identity of Don Diego de la Vega, a fictional character

created in 1919 by writer Johnston McCulley. He is a nobleman of Spanish and native Californian descent, living in Los Angeles during the era of Mexican rule (18211846). The character has been featured in numerous books, films, television series, and other media and has undergone changes through the years, but the typical image of him is a dashing black-clad masked outlaw who defends the commoners and indigenous peoples of the land against tyrannical officials and other villains.

Not only is he too cunning and foxlike for the bumbling authorities to catch, but he also delights in publicly humiliating them. The first Zorro film (The Mark of Zorro) starring Douglas Fairbanks, was the first film released

by United Artists. The film has been remade twice, in 1940 (starring Tyrone Power) and 1974 (starring Frank Langella). The Disney TV show ran from 1957-1961.

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_ 1 The Banks family, a respectable Californian family, take in a relative - Will Smith, a street-smart teenager from Philadelphia. _ 2. Kevin Arnold recalls growing up during the late 60s and early 70s; the turbulent social times make the transition from child to adult unusually interesting. _ 3. After being fired from her job and dumped by her boyfriend, a cosmetics saleswoman becomes the nanny to the three children of a rich British widower. _ 4. A teenaged genius deals with the usual problems of growing up: having a girlfriend, going to parties... _ 5. The continuing misadventures of a neurotic New York stand-up comedian and his equally neurotic New York friends. _ 6. The satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield. _ 7. Brothers Brian and Joe Hackett and friend Helen attempt to run an airline on the island of Nantucket while surrounded by wacky friends and employees. _ 8. The comical everyday life of a successful sports columnist and his dysfunctional family. _ 9. Follows the lives of six 20-something friends living in Manhattan. _ 10. The story of a working class family struggling with life’s essential problems: marriage, children, money and parents in law. _ 11. Al Bundy is a misanthropic women’s shoe salesman with a miserable life. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional and his daughter is dim-witted. _ 12. The misadventures of a tough female television journalist and her friends. _ 13. A comedic behind the scenes look at a late night talk show. _ 14. Hayden Fox, the head coach of a university football team, eats, sleeps and lives football. _ 15. Dr. Crane moves back to his hometown of Seattle where he lives with his father and works as a radio psychiatrist. _ 16. The random misadventures of an abrasive, loud-mouthed (though somewhat insecure) Detroit talk show host and his assortment of friends and enemies. _ 17. The daily trials and tribulations of a TV show host raising three mischievous boys with help from his loyal co-host, domineering wife, and genius neighbor. _ 18. After the sudden death of his wife, a young father enlists the help of his brother-in-law and his childhood friend to help him raise his three young children. _ 19. Paul and Jaime Buchman are a recently married couple in New York City; they point out the humor of domesticity and in the everyday situations of life. _ 20. A spin-off of “Perfect Strangers” centering on the Winslow family and their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel.

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