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From:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 51, Issue 2)Jeff Yoders The American Institute of Architects and the AIA California Council have released the results of "Integrated Project Delivery: Case Studies," a collection of six studies that showcases the process changes...
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From:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 50, Issue 3)Jeff Yoders For nearly 80 years, BLDD Architects positioned itself as a community builder, not only in the marketplace, but also within the firm itself. The design firm--with 74 employees in Decatur (its home...
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From:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 50, Issue 5)By Jeff Yoders, Senior Associate Editor One of the most valuable takeaways from the 2009 AIA National Convention and Design Exposition in San Francisco was that, at long last, software manufacturers have become...
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From:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 50, Issue 8)By Robert Cassidy, Editor-in-Chief; Jay W. Schneider, Senior Editor; Dave Barista, Managing Editor; and Jeff Yoders, Senior Associate Editor 14. Mod Pod A Nod to Flex Biz Designed by the British firm Tate +...
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From:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 50, Issue 7)By Jeff Yoders, Senior Associate Editor Autodesk's latest releases of their design applications Revit Architecture 2010 and AutoCAD 2010 both come with extensive new features that completely transform the programs'...
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From:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 49, Issue 10)By Jeff Yoders, Senior Associate Editor Aria and Vdara When the Wynn Resort replaced the Stardust Casino Hotel on the Strip in April 2005, longtime Las Vegas observers asked, 'Where's the theme?' Magnate Steve...
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From:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 47, Issue 5)Fiber-optic lighting systems can deliver light comparable to conventional halogen or incandescent bulbs while saving up to 80% of energy costs. They can illuminate perishable foods and materials without heating them....
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From:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 49, Issue 13)By Jeff Yoders, Senior Associate Editor Gothic architecture is so ingrained in Princeton University's heritage that the architects and engineers of New York A/E firm Einhorn Yaffee Prescott made no significant...
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From:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 49, Issue 15)By Jeff Yoders, Senior Associate Editor The GSA streamlined its design and construction process by encouraging the use of 3D, 4D, and BIM. Now Uncle Sam's landlord is mandating BIM in all its capital projects, and...
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From:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 50, Issue 1)By Jeff Yoders, Senior Associate Editor More than 9,000 software users attended Autodesk University 2008 at the Venetian Hotel and Casino last month in Las Vegas, where more than 600 tutorial classes were offered....
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From:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 46, Issue 6)Forty-five percent of the country's elementary, middle, and high schools were built between 1950 and 1969 and will soon reach the end of their usefulness, according to the 2005-2008 K-12 School Market for Design &...
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From:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 47, Issue 5)The Californian, a 23-story, $200 million condominium tower that opened last September in Los Angeles, is located in the heart of a seismic zone. Yet with 327,034 sf of residential space, its luxury units (ranging in...
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From:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 50, Issue 4)By Jeff Yoders, Senior Associate Editor As design and construction budgets shrink and clients demands for quicker, more efficient design and delivery continue to escalate, many architecture and construction firms are...
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From:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 50, Issue 3)By Jeff Yoders, Senior Associate Editor In the world of high-quality, parametric BIM content, the founders of SmartBIM (formerly Tectonic Partners) have been working on simplifying the use of building product objects...
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From:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 50, Issue 12)By Jeff Yoders, Senior Associate Editor Renzo Piano and engineers from Arup team up to bring daylight into the new Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago without risk to the artwork. Italian architect Renzo...
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From:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 49, Issue 8)Jeff Yoders, Senior Associate Editor The American Institute of Architects introduced new contract documents at the 2008 AIA show in Boston to address the growing demand for integrated project delivery from building...
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From:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 48, Issue 15)Jeff Yoders, Associate Editor A record 22,835 AEC professionals and environmental activists-up from 13,300 in 2006-attended the U.S. Green Building Council's Greenbuild Conference and Expo, at Chicago's McCormick...
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From:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 50, Issue 4)By Jeff Yoders, Senior Associate Editor Building Teams looking for fast, easy, paperless ways to submit change orders, finish punch lists, and automate other mundane tasks might take a look at Bluebeam's PDF Revu 7...
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From:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 46, Issue 6)Ground was broken May 31 on the north wing addition to the Art Institute of Chicago, located on the lakefront campus of the museum and school, adjacent to Millennium Park. At 264,000 sf, the planned $285 million...
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From:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 50, Issue 9)By Jeff Yoders, Senior Associate Editor One judge called the restoration of Milwaukee City Hall 'a staggering work of preservation and historical accuracy.' All in a day's work for this Building Team. When...