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Ironwood Hall, Chandler-Gilbert Com-
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District. Building Team: Architekton
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09 EDITORIAL
Obama on climate change: Four years
too late, or a new tomorrow?
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OBAMA ON CLIMATE CHANGE:
four years too late, or a new tomorrow?
F
or hard-core environmentalists, including
many in the greener portions of the design
and construction sector, it was about time.
Many were frustrated with Obama for reneging on
his pledge, made shortly after the 2008 election,
to reduce carbon emissions 80% by 2050.
But like so many others who whined about
how disappointed they were with Obamas rst
termthe healthcare law caved in to the insur-
ance industry, the recovery act was anemic,
and whatever happened to immigration reform
and gay marriage rights?in the end they came
around to his side last November.
So it was something of a surprise to hear the
newly reelected President dare to talk openly
about climate change. Superstorm Sandy
provided a convenient cover for him to call for
a bipartisan, market-based solution to climate
change, reinforcing his case by citing several
ominous data pointsthe most severe drought
in decades, the worst wildres some states
have ever seen, and the 12 hottest years [of
the last 15] on record.
In the very next breath, however, he practi-
cally conceded that such a solution was unlikely,
given the Republican control of the House and
a less-than-super Democratic majority in the
Senate. If Congress wont act soon to protect
future generations, I will, he said.
His plan: a promise to take executive action
to reduce carbon emissions, help communities
prepare for climate change, and speed the
transition to more sustainable sources of ener-
gy, notably more wind energy and natural gas,
both of which come with their own problems.
As for homes and buildings, which account
for a huge 40% share of energy use and carbon
emissions in the U.S., Obama issued a new
goal for America, proposing a 50% cut in ener-
gy wasted by our homes and businesses over
the next 20 years. Apparently forgetting that the
Energy Department alone has 16,000 employ-
ees, he threw it back to the states to come up
with the best ideas to achieve this goal.
We think a lot of the answers are already
available. After the 2008 election, BD+C issued
a set of recommendations to the new Adminis-
tration for reducing greenhouse gas emissions,
based on our earlier 40,000-word White Paper,
Green Buildings + Climate Change (www.
BDCnetwork.com/WhitePaper2008).
In our editorial (www.BDCnetwork.com/
ClimateRecs), we recommended that the new
Administration: 1) focus on conserving energy
in existing buildings and homes; 2) concentrate
on basic building technologies like insulation
and efcient lighting; and 3) consider near-zero,
energy-ready buildings and homes.
We even followed up with two more White
Papers on these topics: Net-Zero Energy
Buildings + Homes (www.BDCnetwork.com/
WhitePaper2011) and High-Performance Re-
constructed Buildings: The 99% Solution (www.
BDCnetwork.com/WhitePaper2012).
We think many of our recommendations are
still validin fact, theyre even more practical
now, given that net-zero energy buildings and
technologies like LEDs are becoming routine.
So, no more ducking the issue, Mr. President.
Future generations are counting on you.
It took him four years to get up the nerve to say it
in public, but President Obama, in his State of the
Union Address on January 21, nally used the phrase
climate change. For the sake of our children and
our future, he told the Congress and the nation, we
must do more to combat climate change.
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BUILDING OWNERS SAY FUNDING, STAFFING ISSUES
STILL AFFECTING CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION
BY JULIE S. HIGGINBOTHAM, SENIOR EDITOR
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rivate- and public-sector owners of
large capital programs remain con-
cerned about the availability of project
funding, as well as regulatory issues and
internal stafng. The 2012 CURT/FMI Owner
Study, a joint project of consultant FMI
and the Construction Users Roundtable,
projected that construction put-in-place
volumes for 2012 will be 5% higher than
in 2011a hopeful sign, considering that
the industry has contracted by roughly
30% since 2006. A large percentage of
owners said they lack condence in their
ability to devise effective responses, ac-
cording to the report.
Availability of project funding re-
mains the top concern, with 50% of
respondents saying the issue is having
a moderate to high impact on capital
programs. Owners are also fretting about
the talent pool, with 40% saying that
internal stafng is a signicant current
issue. Twenty percent of respondents
report difculty nding qualied planning,
design, or construction partners. Regulatory
compliance and permitting are a signicant
concern for 36%.
Economic issues continue to plague
projects, especially in terms of scope changes
(reported by 58% of respondents) and delays
(reported by 83%). Outright cancellations are
also occurring (41%). Nearly all respondents
(93%) say they have resorted to regular use of
Availability of project funding and internal stafng led capital-program owners list of signicant issues.
CAPITAL FUNDING LEADS OWNER CONCERNS
SOURCE: 2012 FMI/CURT OWNER STUDY
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Robert Ivy, FAIA, CEO of the American Insti-
tute of Architects, will be the keynote speaker
at BUILDINGChicago on Tuesday, September
10, 2013. Jerry Yudelson, PE, LEED Fellow,
the author of 13 books on sustainable design,
will deliver the Wednesday, September 11,
keynote address.
Ivy served as Vice President/Editorial
Director of McGraw-Hill Construction and
Editor-in-Chief of Architectural Record. Under
his tenure, Record received the National
Magazine Award for General Excellence. In
2009, Ivy received the G.D. Crain Award for
lifetime contributions to editorial excellence in
business media.
Ivy, who started his architectural career as
a principal at Dean, Dale, Dean, & Ivy, Jack-
son, Miss., will discuss Current and Future
Trends in the AEC Industry.
Yudelson, one
of the rst group
of professionals to
be named a LEED
Fellow, has written
13 books on green
building, most
recently The Worlds
Greenest Buildings:
Promise vs. Perfor-
mance in Sustainable
Design (with Ulf Meyer). In the past ve years
he has keynoted nearly 100 green building
conferences in 14 countries.
Yudelsons topic, What Do They Know that
We Dont? Lessons from Beyond the U.S., is
based on the research for his latest book.
For conference details: www.buildingchica-
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self-funding due to the capital crunch.
Owners express cautious optimism
about growth in 2013, but expect to face a
tight commercial lending market for years
to come. Look for continued migration of
capital-projects talent across the indus-
try, as owners of large programs work to
recruit appropriate staff in market sectors
and regions where economic recovery is
taking hold.
The American Institute of Architects has
elevated 122 members to its College of
Fellows: an honor recognizing signicant con-
tributions to the profession. Only about 3,100
members have achieved the designation, out
of a total membership of more than 83,000.
Fellows must have been AIA members for at
least 10 years, and must have distinguished
themselves by making a signicant contribu-
tion to architecture and society and achieving
a standard of excellence in the profession.
The AIA also conferred Honorary FAIA sta-
tus on seven international architects for their
distinguished achievements.
The 2013 Jury of Fellows included Linda
Searl, FAIA, Searl Lemaster Howe Architects;
John Castellana, FAIA, TMP Architecture;
Brian Dougherty, FAIA, Dougherty + Dough-
erty Architects; Leevi Kiil, FAIA, Leevi Kiil
Architect; Susan Maxman, FAIA, SMP Archi-
tects; Craig Rafferty, FAIA, Rafferty Rafferty
Tollefson Lindeke Architects; and Raymond
Yeh, FAIA, Yeh Studio. For a complete list of
the 2013 honorees: www.bdcnetwork.com/
AIA2013Fellows.
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BOMA, the Building Owners and Manag-
ers Association International, has released
a position statement supporting voluntary
energy benchmarking but opposing state and
BOMA ENDORSES BENCHMARKING, OPPOSES MANDATES
municipal mandates. The organization encour-
ages members to benchmark their projects at
least annually, using Portfolio Manager from the
Environmental Protection Agency or a similar
program. However, state and municipal rules
for mandatory energy benchmarking are
creating a patchwork of varied and unwieldy
requirements, says BOMA.
Instead, the group supports the creation
of a national model building energy perfor-
mance program, based on the Portfolio Man-
ager platform. Utilities should be required to
provide whole-building benchmarking data to
owners and managers, with disclosure limited
to parties involved in a sale, lease, or nanc-
ing transaction. BOMA also favors more
federal funding for improving the Commercial
Buildings Energy Consumption Survey and
supporting EPA Energy Star.
More info: www.BDCnetwork.com/
BOMA.
Julie S. Higginbotham
is the new Senior
Editor of BD+C. She
was most recently
Editor of Laboratory
Design newsletter at
Advantage Business
Media, where she
also supervised the
companys annual
Laboratory Design Conference and its
prestigious Laboratory of the Year
awards program.
A graduate of Southern Illinois Univer-
sity, she was formerly Managing Editor of
School Planning & Management, College
Planning & Management, and Building Sup-
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RENOVATION TRANSFORMS HOTEL INTO
NEWEST B RESORT PROPERTY
VOA Associates is serving as design architect, planner, and
interior designer for a renovation that will turn a Royal Plaza Hotel
into the B in the Walt Disney World Resort. The Orlando, Fla.,
project is the fourth new hotel associated with the B Hotels &
Resorts brand in less than 18 months. The existing 394-room
hotel, which will operate throughout the renovation, was acquired
by a joint venture between InSite Group and Cube Capital. The
new resort is slated to debut this fall.
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COMMUNITY CANCER CENTER
COMING SOON TO ROCKVILLE
Construction is under way at the $12 million, 51,000-sf Aquilino
Cancer Center, located on the Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
campus in Rockville, Md. Scheduled for completion this summer,
the community-based freestanding comprehensive cancer center
is the rst of its kind in Montgomery County and will include two
linear accelerator vaults for radiation equipment. Services range
from diagnostics to radiation and chemotherapy, as well as pain
and symptom management, multidisciplinary clinics, and clinical
trials. Local rm Forrester Construction is building the facility,
which was designed by AECOM.
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FLORIDA HOTEL WILL OFFER VIEWS
OF PALM HARBOR MARINA
Adache Group Architects of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is designing
a new marina hotel in downtown West Palm Beach. The Palm
Harbor Marina Hotel will take advantage of waterfront views and
provide guests with a rooftop pool, terrace, and patio bar. The
150-suite hotel will also feature 5,500 sf of space for conference
facilities, a tness and lifestyle center, and a lobby lounge with
exterior seating. Construction is anticipated to begin this summer,
with completion slated for summer 2015. The hotel is owned by
Chase Enterprises.
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SUPERTALL SKYSCRAPER PLANNED FOR
CAPITAL OF GUANGXI PROVINCE
John Portman & Associates has been selected by developer
Guangxi Wei Zhuang Real Estate Co. to design Tian Long
Fortune Center, the rst supertall skyscraper in Nanning,
China. With a height of 1,312 feet, the building will provide new
headquarters for member companies of ASEAN (Association
of Southeast Asian Nations) and is envisioned as a nance and
trade center. The upper portion of the tower will include an atrium
hotel with a tness center, pool, executive club, and restaurants.
The building also will contain a public observation complex,
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will provide ofce space for ~2,000 employees. A below-grade
transit superstation will house conference facilities, retail
shops, and parking. Approximately half of the ofce space will
be held for future growth but leased to tenants on an interim
basis. Also on the Building Team: BMP Project Consulting
(program manager) and Tongji Architectural Design of Shanghai
(local design rm).
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NEW HOSPITAL COMPLEX IN FLORIDA TO
INCLUDE INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT CARE
St. Josephs Hospital-South in Riverview, Fla., is a new
325,000-sf acute care hospital and 80,000-sf physicians
ofce building complex. The $224 million, 112-bed hospital is
designed for both inpatient and outpatient care, with facilities
for a variety of medical specialties and surgeries, diagnostic
imaging, emergency, and intensive care units. The Building
Team includes Gresham Smith and Partners (lead architect),
Smith Seckman Reid (MEP), Stantec (civil/landscape engineer),
and Barton Malow (CM).
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MIXED-USE PROJECT IN DALLAS WILL ADD
RETAIL, RESIDENTIAL SPACE TO
DESIGN DISTRICT NEIGHBORHOOD
District 1444: The Design Village is the newest development for
Harwood International and will be located in Dallass historic Design
District. The ve-story urban development will replace an old
showroom building, and will offer 224 apartment units, a rooftop
pool, and more than 46,000 sf of retail space. The apartments will
be set above a variety of ground-level gardens, shops, cafes, and
restaurants. The project is being designed by Harwood Design
Factory and will break ground this spring.
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HISTORIC LOS ANGELES APARTMENT COMPLEX
RECEIVES RESTORATION, FACELIFT
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Aimco and commercial builder Bernards is under way at a landmark
apartment complex in Los Angeless Venice district. Built between
1949 and 1951, Lincoln Place is listed on both the National and
California Registers of Historic Places, and was designed by Heth
Wharton and Ralph A. Vaughn. The complex, which consists of
45 buildings with 696 units, will be restored and modernized in
accordance with the Secretary of Interiors historic preservation
standards. New amenities include a pool, rooftop social deck,
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HOW TO WIN
MORE WORK
FROM
SECOND IN A SERIES
Higher Education Facilities
2013
The editors wish to thank Arlen Solochek, AIA, District Director of
Facilities Planning and Development, Maricopa County (Ariz.) Com-
munity College District, for serving as Special Technical Consultant
for this report.
N
o capital development manager or facilities planner in
higher education faces more difcult budgetary decisions
than those serving the nations 1,132 community col-
leges. The recession of 2008-09 led to reduced funding
to two-year colleges in all but a few states, while at the same time
prompting a massive inux of unemployed civilian workers in search
of career retraining.
Thirteen million students enrolled in for-credit and noncredit
courses at community colleges in 2009, representing 44% of all un-
dergraduates in the U.S. A substantial percentage (42%) are the rst
in their family to go to college, according to the American Associa-
tion of Community Colleges.
Keeping their programs affordable for a broad range of students
is central to the mission and appeal of community colleges. Tuition
accounted for only 16% of revenues in 2008-09, according to the
AACC, compared with about 50% for public four-year universities.
Many community college students have to hold down jobs to make
that tuition. Twenty-one percent of full-time community college stu-
dents hold full-time jobs, another 59% of full-timers hold part-time
jobs, and 87% of part-time students are employed.
Less than half of these students (46%) get nancial aid. Many are
raising young families, 13% of them on their own. Three percent are
returning veterans looking to upgrade their skills in order to re-enter
a less-than-welcoming job market.
The 51,605-sf South Mountain Community Library, a joint venture of Mari-
copa Community Colleges and the city of Phoenix, contains a 200-seat
meeting room. Design rm richrd+bauer led the Building Team of Energy
Systems Design (MEP); Rudow + Berry (SE); Dibble Engineering (CE);
McKay Conant Hoover (acoustical); Roger Smith Lighting Design; Kimley-
Horn & Associates (landscape architect); Drew Harrington Associates
(library design consultant); and Haydon Building Corp. (CM at risk).
BY PETER FABRIS, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
The nations thousand-plus community college
districts can be a steady source of income for
your Building Teamprovided you appreciate
the special needs of this important sector of the
higher education market.
trends analysis report
HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES
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Valley of the Sun YMCA and Foothills Com-
munity Foundation to construct a recreation
center (left), which Paradise Valley Communi-
ty College at Black Mountain uses for tness/
health courses. The college and the founda-
tions Holland Community Center share a
separate building (below). Building Team:
Architekton (architect); Zak Heidman and
Associates (MEP); Rudow + Berry (SE); David
Evans & Associates (CE); URS Archeological.
The result, says Arlen Solochek, AIA,
District Director of Facilities Planning and
Development, Maricopa County (Ariz.)
Community College District, is that many
community college students are one car
breakdown from dropping out. Raising
tuition and fees signicantly is not an option
for most community college districts, which
rely heavily on funding from their states
(34%), local governments (20%), and the
federal government (16%).
Twenty years ago, we got 17% of our
budget from the state; today, its $8 million,
less than 1% of our $1.6 billion total, says
Solochek. Our chancellorRufus Glasper,
PhDrecently said, We used to be state-
funded, then we became state-supported,
and now were state-located.
Adding to the woes of community col-
leges: Many of their buildings are 40 or 50
years old and sorely in need of upgrades
and renovations, not to mention daily main-
tenance. A report last May in The Chronicle
of Higher Education showed community
colleges nationally facing a maintenance
backlog of at least $120/sf, versus $79/
sf for all higher-ed institutions. At 5.8 mil-
lion sf, our district alone would need $700
million just to maintain current conditions,
says Solochek. No way I could ask for that
kind of money.
The upshot of all this is that community
colleges are looking to you, their Building
Team partners, for cost-effective solutions
to these problems. Weve got to squeeze a
dime out of every seven cents, says Solo-
chek. Though funds are short, community
colleges are managing to take on new proj-
ects, albeit with long waits to secure nanc-
ing. Capital planners and facilities directors
in this arena must be highly resourceful and
innovative, and they need Building Teams
who understand their plight and are eager
to share the burden of responsibility.
START WITH THE CLASSIC
QUESTON: RENOVATE OR
BUILD NEW?
Lets begin in California, home to 110 com-
munity colleges. Historically, the Golden State
has been generous to higher education, but
over the past four years, amid massive state
budget decits, funding to community col-
leges statewide has been cut by $809 million,
or 12%. Many have had to trim their class of-
ferings, increase class size, and lay off faculty
and staff. As for new money for constructing
facilities, thats way down the list of priorities.
A lot of districts have held off on new
buildings, says Frank Gornick, PhD, Chan-
cellor of West Hills Community College Dis-
trict in central California. Several buildings
at its Coalinga campusone of two in the
West Hills districtare over 50 years old,
and a major earthquake that hit Coalinga
in the 1980s is still taking a toll on campus
infrastructure, says Gornick.
The districts deferred maintenance
backlog has grown signicantly since the
start of the recession. Weve had to focus
our capital funds on maintenance, says
Weve got to squeeze a dime
out of every seven cents.
Arlen Solochek, Maricopa County
Community College District
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Gornick. Although West Hills has been able
to pass bond referenda for capital con-
struction, the district has had to dip into
cash reserves and direct some of that bond
money toward maintenance.
Well aware that a reactive strategy would
not be cost-effective over the long run, Gor-
nick has put the college on course for a major
redesign of the Coalinga campus, including
replacement of all buildings. Bakerseld-
based AP Architects is leading the master
plan effort. These new buildings are going to
cost much less to operate over the long haul,
because they will be more efcient, he says.
Gornick, who serves as Chair of the
Board of Directors of the California Com-
munity College Facility Coalition, says that
many member systems face the same
perplexing renovate-or-build-new decision.
Building Teams need to be ready to offer
such clients comprehensive services, in-
cluding master planning, to help them think
through this critical decision.
SEEK CREATIVE ROUTES
TO PROJECT FINANCING
Community colleges are nding innovative
ways to pay for new capital projects. West
Hills used a little-known federal tax credit
program to fund a $20 million, 52,000-sf
multi-use sports/entertainment structure.
The New Markets Tax Credit program, ad-
ministered by the U.S. Treasury Department,
is aimed at revitalizing low-income communi-
ties. In return for signicant tax breaks, the
program allows private investors to nance
projects in qualifying regions. According to
Gornick, this was the rst time this program
was used by a California community college.
West Hills is among a number of commu-
nity college districts that are forging partner-
ships with public high schools. The college
will be paying for upgrades at Riverdale High
School to bring its science labs up to the
colleges standards. West Hills students will
have access to the labs weekday evenings
and all day on weekends; the high school
will be responsible for maintenance.
Maricopa Community Colleges teamed up
with the city of Phoenix to build the joint-use
South Mountain Community Library, designed
by Phoenix rm richrd+bauer. If it was
strictly a community college library, it would
have been just 35,000 sf, says Solochek. A
city branch or regional library would normally
be 15,000 sf to 20,000 sf. The new fusion
library is 51,605 sf. The colleges 69% share of
construction costs, site work, and equipment
came to $15.9 million, for a much more func-
tional spaceincluding a meeting room
than it could have afforded on its own.
A more complicated scenario involved
Maricopa and two nonprot partnersthe
YMCA, which wanted to build a new recre-
ation center in the county; and the Foothills
Community Foundation, a civic/education/
cultural group that was looking for a new
permanent location.
According to Solochek, the college pur-
chased a site in Scottsdale in the mid-1990s
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The 52,000-sf West HIlls College LeMoore (Calif.) Multi-Use Sports Complex, home of the Golden Eagles, can accommodate 2,400, using telescopic
seating. The $20 million facility, nanced through federal tax credits and general obligation bonds, can be used for concerts and community events.
with the intent of developing an early-phase
campus there in the latter part of its 10-year
2004 bond program. In 2005, the Y ap-
proached the community college district to
see about a possible partnership. The easy
route would have been for the college sim-
ply to donate the land to the Y, but Arizona
law prohibited such gifts.
Over the next two years, the Y and
Foothills formed a separate nonprot
entity to become, in effect, the buyer;
the new entity and Maricopa hammered
out a memorandum of understanding
that covered general objectives and roles,
development agreements for the design
and construction process, an operating
agreement delineating each of the parties
responsibilities, cost sharing, and numer-
ous other details.
The project, designed by Architekton,
was completed in the fall of 2009. The Y
got its own 27,800-sf facility; the college
and the foundation share a 20,650-sf build-
ing. We had to do some things so that we
werent duplicating restrooms and so on,
says Solochek. We created a legal prop-
erty line down the middle because the foun-
dation could not build on our property. Even
though the city had never done anything
like this before, they were very helpful.
Solochek says it was a good deal for all
concerned. Our share of design and con-
struction costs was about $2.9 million, but
we also had the cash from the land sale to
the Y, so we got a nice classroom complex,
plus access to a full recreation facility, a
large meeting room, and a cultural re-
source center for a very reasonable amount
of money, years ahead of what we had
planned, he says. Were now starting to
work on the remaining project development
that will complete the balance of the 2004
bond program plans for the site.
Building Teams involved with such
The 85,000-sf, LEED Gold Student Services Center at Mesa College, part of the San Diego Com-
munity College District, unites Admissions, Financial Aid, Evaluation/Testing, Counseling, Disability
Support Programs and Services, Information/Outreach, and student government under one roof.
FOUR WAYS TO WOW
community college clients
1. HELP YOUR CLIENT FIND COST SAVINGS.
Treat our projects as if you were spending your
own money, says Arlen Solochek, AIA, District
Director of Facilities Planning and Development,
Maricopa Community Colleges. We know what
you are used to spending on private-sector jobs.
A pet peeve I have is when contractors dont
hold down overhead costs: Do you really need
that second work-site trailer?
Sally Grans-Korsh, FAIA, LEED AP, former
Director of Facilities Planning for the architect
of the Minnesota state college system, recalls a
renovation project where the contractor asked
the college to change the curriculum so that the
lab would not be needed for the next semester;
this enabled the contractor to finish the job
months sooner than planned. He would have
made more money with a longer construction
schedule, but he realized it was not in the best
interest of the college, says Grans-Korsh, Prin-
cipal Consultant/Owner of Minneapolis-based
ArchiStudio. We were impressed.
2. MAINTAIN CLOSE COLLABORATION
BETWEEN OWNER AND ARCHITECT, espe-
cially on design-build projects. Solochek says
theres a reason he seldom uses design-build
project delivery: I dont want the contractor
between me and the architect. He recalls
a project from bygone years. We said the
HVAC system plan wasnt going to work, and
the contractor went to the engineer and they
insisted that it would work. Sure enough, it
didnt work, and we had a big fight over it.
3. SHOW HOW YOU WOULD MANAGE
PROCESSES in projects with multiple client
partners. Building Teams are going to have to
demonstrate in their RFP responses and inter-
views how the would deal with multi-client proj-
ectsor how they have done so in the pastto
give me confidence that they can manage these
processes on my project, says Solochek.
4. ADVOCATE FOR THE COLLEGES BEST
OPTIONS when dealing with design planning
committees. Use your professional perspec-
tive to help enlighten people that have a
more limited perspective, says Grans-Korsh.
The worst examples are projects where the
designers did exactly what the college offi-
cials said they wanted, even though that is
not what the college needed.
Peter Fabris
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partnerships need to be aware that they can
be complicated and time-consuming. The
Maricopa-YMCA-Foothills cost-sharing deal
took nearly two years to work out. If youre
working with multiple user groups, you have
to keep in mind that each of them has its
own processes, expectations, and personal-
ity, says Solochek. Its going to take more
work to get everyone rowing in unison.
Building Teams involved in future multi-
partner projects must also actively engage
in the negotiations and use their expertise
in codes, zoning ordinances, planning,
and cost-effective design and construc-
tion to help move the process toward a
successful outcome.
INNOVATE TO STRETCH
MAINTENANCE DOLLARS
About 12 years ago, Minnesota took action
to reduce the maintenance backlog in state-
funded higher education facilities. A key
element of this plan was to give preference
to proposals for new projects that dedicated
a percentage of funds to removing deferred
maintenance items on campus. For ex-
ample, a $4-5 million classroom remodeling
and expansion might include $2 million for a
campuswide HVAC system upgrade.
As a result of this initiative, the Facility
Conditions Indexthe sum of deferred main-
tenance divided by the current replacement
valuedeclined from 0.15 to 0.11 in eight
years, according to Sally Grans-Korsh, FAIA,
LEED AP, former Director of Facilities Planning
for the Minnesota state college systems ar-
chitects ofce and now Principal Consultant/
Owner of Minneapolis-based ArchiStudio.
San Diego Community College District,
the nations sixth-largest, with three two-
year institutions and six satellite Continu-
ing Education campuses serving 130,000
students, saw its annual operating budget
cut by $50 million. This put enormous pres-
sure on the SDCCDs ability to maintain its
2 million square feet under roofwhich,
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Gafcon (PM), Joseph Wong Design Associates,
and Balfour Beatty Construction used BIM to
model San Diego CCDs North City campus.
Mesa College Student Services Center. Gafcon (PM) led the team of Hanna Gabriel Wells (architect);
McParlane and Associates (mechanical); Michael Wall Engineers (electrical); KPFF Consulting Engi-
neers (SE); Snipes-Dye Engineering (CE); PCL Construction (CM); and Multi-Prime (GC).
thanks to a successful bond program, will
grow another 80% in new buildings.
Five years ago, the SDCCD began look-
ing into Toyotas Lean improvement process
as a means to address the escalating main-
tenance problem. Aided by a Lean sensei,
the college spent nearly two years shap-
ing the Toyota system to its needs. The
sensei helped us sort fact from anecdote,
so we could carry out data-driven decision
making, recalls David Umstot, PE, Vice
Chancellor of Facilities Management.
The data showed that maintenance staff
were wasting a lot of time on small tasks,
while serious problems were sometimes de-
layed. That led to the creation of a ve-tiered
service level agreement, with a specied
response time for each tier. A centralized call
center whose staff was trained to triage ser-
vice requests based on the tier system was
put in place. Instead of having eld personnel
return to the main ofce after each job, they
now get their work orders via smartphones
with 4G connections and larger screens and
keyboardssomething they requested.
Other problems were unearthed. It was
learned that painters were wasting time
running from campus to campus to do
work; instead, painters were assigned to a
campus for a few months at a time to com-
plete their work. Their efciency doubled.
A nighttime custodial shift was moved
to create a second daytime shift, allowing
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refreshing restrooms. SDCCD custodians
were cleaning an average 13,500 sf each,
with maintenance costs at $3.93/sf; more
recently, theyre cleaning 21,225 sf each,
at a cost of $2.31/sf.
District ofcials say the Lean process
saved $4.5 million in FY2012 and will save
$26 million over eight years. All O&M super-
visors must now complete Lean Enterprise
certication, on district time. Its fantastic
to watch the light bulbs come on as they
inculcate these techniques into the organi-
zation, says Umstot.
The next step, he says, is to maximize
the districts investment in building informa-
tion modeling, which it has required on new
projects for the past ve years. The estab-
lishment of BIM standards put us in a great
position to translate BIM for operations and
maintenance, says Umstot. On projects
where BIM has been the common denomi-
nator, he says, the change order rate has
gone down to 2.3%. When a $1.6 billion
capital development program is completed
in 2019, the district will have BIM models
for about 60% of its built environment for
use by maintenance personnel.
Umstot recognizes that a big hurdle to
realizing that vision is technological. How
do you translate large BIM les for easy
wireless accessibility so workers can pull
them up on an iPad? he asks. Down the
line, the ability to roll out robust, campus-
wide wireless accessibility will be crucial to
the success of such a program.
With maintenance a constant concern,
community college administrators are
scrutinizing future buildings and grounds
operating costs as closely as construc-
tion costs. In working with community
colleges, Building Teams will need to put
much greater thought into the long-term
O&M impacts of their designs and the
materials they specify. Firms that can show
how their concepts will save these clients
money over the total life cycle of their
buildings will win their business.
HELP COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CLIENTS FIND WAYS TO
IMPROVE STUDENT SUCCESS
Community colleges have always been the
gateway to higher education for millions of
students who could not afford a four-year
college or dont have the grades to get into
one. According to the AACC, community
colleges account for 51% of Hispanic stu-
dents, 44% of African-American students,
54% of Native American students, and 45%
of Asian/Pacic Island students.
These institutions are providing more
support services to help at-risk students
learn more effectively or brush up on basic
skills. In the past, we were 100% focused
on providing access to higher education,
says David Agazzi, Vice President of Ad-
ministrative Affairs, College of Lake County,
Grayslake, Ill. Now, were also removing
barriers to student success.
One way the college is trying to improve
the graduation rate is through the design of
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In the past, we were 100%
focused on providing
access to higher education.
Now, were also removing
barriers to student success.
David Agazzi, College of Lake County
planning to consolidate numerous student
services that are currently scattered in
multiple buildings around campus, including
admissions, nancial aid, testing, advising,
and the bookstore, into one building. The
new layout will allow students to meet with
their advisers, take placement tests, and
register for classesin effect, one-stop
shopping. Putting these functions under
one roof will save students time and allow
them to focus on their studies, says Agazzi.
San Diego Community College District
is taking another route to aiding student
success. The district has built Academic
Success Centers that provide specialized
services to help what the college terms
historically disadvantaged students, says
Chancellor Umstot.
The Academic Success Center at San
Diego City College is housed in a converted
two-story, 28,700-sf building, designed by
Hanna Gabriel Wells under program man-
ager Gafcon Inc. There, the college offers
tutoring; assessment and advising; special
programs for African-American and Chi-
cano/Latino students; TRIO/ASPIRE, a U.S.
Department of Education-funded program
that targets full-time students who hope to
go on to four-year colleges; and Extended
Opportunity Programs and Services, a
state-funded effort.
The centers were built with funds from
two bond propositions that voters approved
in 2002 and 2006a total $1.555 billion
for new career training facilities, major
renovations, public safety and accessibility
improvements, parking, and infrastructure
upgrades at SDCCDs nine sites.
PROGRAM SPACE NEEDS
FOR ONLINE LEARNING
Community colleges cant jump on the
online learning bandwagon fast enough.
Online courses appeal to many of their stu-
dents, particularly the core constituency of
older, part-time students with families, jobs,
and tear-your-hair-out schedules.
At West Hills Community College, for
example, 20% of courses are held entirely
West Valley College, Saratoga, Calif., serves more than ten thousand students on the
western edge of Silicon Valley, 50 miles south of San Francisco. Its student center
dates to the early 1970sconcrete construction, limited visibility to the outdoors,
not much flexibility to its spaces, and a hard-to-follow circulation plan. To add to the
problem, a new building cut off two nearby plazas from each other, rendering them
largely unused.
The college brought in BFGC-IBI Group, San Luis Obispo, Calif., to address these
problems. The design firm employed folding glass wall partitions (in this case, the
NanaWall SL70 Folding System) to replace the single-glazed storefront windows.
One of the installations links the two previously separated plaza spaces, creating a
new circulation artery and breathing new life into the plazas.
Another installation in the student center has a fully operable wall of glass, which
enables the college to rent the space for weddings and parties, providing a new
source of revenue. An interior partition installation enhanced visibility between pre-
viously obscured areas of the student center.
Single-glazed storefronts in the student center at Californias West Valley College were
replaced with aluminum-framed, thermally broken windows in a bronze nish that emulates
the look of the original building. The operable window system creates exible space options
that enable the college to rent the space for receptions, creating a new revenue stream.
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online, and 70% have an online component.
Having more online classes could eventually
mean less demand for classroom space,
but how much or how fast online instruction
will replace the in-person classroom experi-
ence is anyones guess.
Adding to the space forecasting puzzle is
competition from for-prot entities like the
University of Phoenix that are also going
after older adult learners: the AACC says
45% of community college students are
aged 22 to 39, and 15% are 40 or older.
New nontraditional venues, such as
Apples iTunes U and massive open online
courses (so-called MOOCs) like edX, are
offering free or inexpensive courses. In
late January, Sebastian Thrun, a research
professor of computer science at Stanford
whose free Web-based course attracted
160,000 students in more than 190
countries, announced he was forming a
new company, Udacity, to offer low-cost
courses online.
Community colleges are justiably con-
cerned that these new competitors may
peel off a chunk of their core market, the
time-constrained student seeking low-cost
career retraining.
Building Teams that want new (or more)
business from brick-and-mortar community
college districts had better be completely
conversant in these online technologies
and how physical design can be used to
enhance online education.
IMPLEMENT FLEXIBLE
SPACE STRATEGIES
With specialized career preparation a core
mission, community colleges must offer
programs focused on rapidly changing
technologies and industries. A program
such as alternative energy might have to be
completely refreshed every 10 years, says
J. Michael Thomson, Campus President for
Cuyahoga Community Colleges Westshore
campus, in Westlake, Ohio.
Cuyahogas new 65,000-sf Westshore
science building emphasizes space exibil-
ity. The LEED Gold-certied facility originally
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was to have six labs ranging in size from
1,130 sf to 1,280 sf. In a cost-saving
move, the sixth lab was penciled out; in
its place, three 235-sf prep areas were
constructed adjacent to the labs to give
instructors room to prepare experiments
and equipment on mobile carts. As soon
as one lab session wraps up, the instruc-
tor can roll in the gear and begin the next
lab class in minutes. They dont need
the classroom an hour ahead of time to
set up, says Justin Fliegel, AIA, LEED AP
BD+C, Project Manager with Stantec, the
lead design rm on the job.
Its not unusual for four-year schools to
have one lab dedicated to a single course,
says Cuyahogas Thomson. We teach a
wider curriculum, so that kind of arrange-
ment wouldnt work for us. Cuyahogas so-
lution enables the school to use precious
and relatively expensivelab space all day
long for multiple disciplines, with minimal
scheduling gaps. This benets students
because they dont have to wait for hours
between classes, or come to campus an
extra day just for their labs, says Thomson.
Also propelling demand for exible spac-
es are changing pedagogies emphasizing
group collaboration and hands-on learning.
With instructional methods in ux, We want
to make sure we dont get a dinosaur,
says San Diego CCDs Umstot. Movable
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Your firm may not do community colleges, but there are still valuable
lessons from the experience that could apply to your work:
1. If your firm works in other areas of education practicefour-
year universities or K-12 schoolsask yourself: How can the expe-
rience of Building Teams who are responding to the heightened
demands of capital development officials and facilities directors at
community colleges apply to my work?
2. Think through the Operations & Maintenance implications of
other building types your firm works onfor example, hotels, offices,
airport terminals, religious institutions, museums, libraries, performing
arts centers, sports and recreation facilities. Are you creating build-
ings that will be easy to maintain? Owners of all kinds of buildings are
becoming much more concerned about long-term O&M costs.
3. Help your clients make their projects pencil out. Can you offer
ideas for tax credits, grants, or other funding sources to get your cli-
ents projects moving along? Without the money, even the most ele-
gant project will never get out of the ground.
4. Look for ways to fuse two or more clients into a single project
that amortizes costs over multiple entities. Government clients are
going to be looking for ways to consolidate services, to save taxpayer
dollars and provide better service to constituents. Similarly, quasi-
public entities like libraries and performing arts centers are going to
look to others to share facilities and costs, both initial capital expendi-
tures and long-term O&M costs. Lead the way here and your firm will
gain a reputation for inventiveness that will pay off in new projects.
5. Dive deep into space allocation in all your projects, especially for
flexibility. Most clients, no matter the building type, will change space
needs over time, sometimes rather quickly. Are you thinking through how
to make your current project flexible enough to meet your clients future
needs, even if the client has no idea what those needs will be?
6. Consider how Lean Principles can be applied to future projects.
Your current clients may not be asking you to build lean, but some-
where down the line youre going to run into one who willespecially
for government buildings and other publicly funded buildings, as well
as hospitals. Are you ready to meet this new expectation?
Dont do community colleges?
WHAT YOU CAN LEARN FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGE WORK
With instructional methods in
ux, We want to make sure
we dont get a dinosaur.
David Umstot,
San Diego Community College District
furniture, recongurable wall partitions that
also provide acoustic isolation, and univer-
sal wi- are already making spaces readily
adaptable for multiple instruction styles.
The College of Lake County is in the
schematic design phase of a major rethink-
ing of space needs. Its design consultant,
Legat Architects, is devising a half-dozen
classroom prototypes to be implemented
in phase one of construction. The plan is
to evaluate the efcacy of each prototype
and select a couple for future classroom
designs, based on standards that will ac-
commodate as many courses and pedago-
gies as possible.
The college will also set aside space for
undesignated purposes. As we consolidate
student services into one building, we have
chosen to leave some spaces vacant with-
out renovating them, says Agazzi. Were
going to use this as ex space, giving the
school the option to renovate and repurpose
those spaces in the future.
USE SUSTAINABILITY TO TRIM
O&M COSTSAND UP THE
ANTE ON DESIGN
Green designs capability to slash energy
bills and operating costs is crucial to the
nancial viability of community colleges.
The College of Lake Countys 10-year
sustainability master plan for its Grayslake,
Ill., campus calls for a cap on the energy
required to operate all of its buildings, says
Jeffrey Sronkoski, LEED AP, Principal in
Charge of Higher Education at Legat Archi-
tects, the colleges long-time design partner.
To be carbon-neutral by 2021, the col-
lege intends all new buildings or major
The hospital lab (far left) and biology lab (left) at Cuyahoga Community Colleges Westshore
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reconstructions to be done without increasing overall energy use. It will
also develop scalable renewable energy infrastructure that will support
off-grid campus operation. All new buildings are going to be built to
LEED Platinum, says Agazzi.
The college also plans to dig deep into geothermal technology with a
new geothermal central plant and a ring of wells encircling the campus.
Our long-term goal is to have the entire campus on geothermal within 10
years, says Agazzi. Geothermal is the most cost-effective option that is
also sustainable. Sustainable technologies will be reected in the curricu-
lum, as mechanical systems will be made easily viewable to students for
instructional purposes.
Other community colleges are also upping their sustainability standards.
San Diego Community College District has 12 LEED Gold buildings, 25
Silver, three certied, and a new Platinum, the new campus police substa-
tion at the Miramar College campus. A design-build project led by Harley
Ellis Devereaux, the 5,108-sf building uses solar tubes, skylight domes, a
solar chimney, and variable refrigerant/volume cooling to reduce energy
use. We challenged the team to make it as sustainable as possible, says
SDCCDs Umstot. Because of its size, it was an outstanding candidate for
Platinum without having to pay a high cost premium.
Projects like these exemplify what community colleges hope for from
their Building Team partners. They illustrate that tight budgets need not
be a roadblock to the development of high-quality, highly adaptable, highly
sustainable structures. The nations thousand-plus community colleges
provide an ideal venue for AEC rms to prove their mettle.+
The sustainability master plan
developed for the College of
Lake County by Legat Archi-
tects calls for the Grayslake,
Ill., campus to be carbon-
neutral by 2021. Strategies
include renewable energy
demonstration projects, fuel
cell electrical power supply,
solar water and air heating
infrastructure, geothermal
technology, electrical vehicle
charging stations, commuter
reduction, and LED lighting.
All new and major renovation
projects will be designed to
LEED Platinum standards.
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GOING MODULAR:
an affordable, flexible option
Tillamook Bay Community College in Tillamook, Ore.,
chose a modular structure to serve both its students and
those at Nestucca Junior/Senior High School in Cloverdale,
Ore. The South County Center Campus is being used for
job training. Built by Modern Building Systems, Aumsville,
Ore., the 2,688-sf structure was prewired for high-speed
data transmission, projectors, heavy-duty computer use,
and sound systems, giving instructors the ability to use a
wide range of teaching tools and space configurations. The
building provides a small-group learning space that can be
also used as a conference room.
San Diego Community College is using modular struc-
tures for temporary flex space at its $1.4 million Modular
Village project at the downtown campus. Located on a
student parking lot, the 11 portable classrooms and a rest-
room facility will serve as classroom swing space while per-
manent facilities are renovated. As projects come on line,
classes that were previously scheduled in affected buildings
will be temporarily relocated to these portable classrooms.
Modular Village will be removed following the construction
of a business technology building; a new science building
will be constructed where the village now stands.
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Enerm
odal Engineering
W
hen it comes to corporate mission statements, its
hard to beat Enermodal Engineerings for its deft
combination of altruism and personal satisfac-
tion. It goes like this: 1. Save the world energy and
resources by creating green buildings. 2. Have fun doing it. 3. Make
enough money to continue to do 1 and 2.
Its this alignment of business and personal missions that is
central to Enermodals growth and success. Our mission is to be
an agent for green change, says Braden Kurczak, LEED AP BD+C,
Enermodals Green Buildings Division Head. We seek to attract
like-minded people to the rm and actively engage them in decision-
making processes. Its a grassroots strategy for success.
The strategy has paid off. Starting in 1981 with just three
employees, Enermodal has grown to more than 100 full-time
professionals, making it Canadas largest consulting rm dedicated
exclusively to green buildings and communities. The company is
responsible for one-third of all LEED Canadacertied buildings
and is currently involved in more than 350 LEED projects in Can-
ada and the U.S., with a combined value of more than $5 billion.
This is one of many reasons why Building Design+Construction
has recognized Enermodal Engineering as our fortieth Best AEC
Firm to Work For.
MAKING SUSTAINABILITY THE ONLY GOAL
In 1981, with a newly minted masters degree in mechanical engi-
neering from the University of Waterloo, Ont., Stephen Carpenter,
PEng, founded Enermodal with a focus on energy efciency and
solar heating. It was post-OPEC oil crisis and it seemed to me that
energy efciency would become the big driver, says Carpenter. But
I quickly saw that green buildings would be a better driver to help
BY TED AGRES, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
green to the core
CANADAS ENERMODAL ENGINEERING
At Enermodal Engineering, theres only
one kind of buildinga sustainable one.
ensure that people make the changes necessary to achieve energy
efciency and sustainability in buildings.
Over the next 30 years, the rm became known as a technology
innovator, implementing on-site bioltration, radiant cooling, renew-
able energy systems, rainwater cisterns, and variable-ow refriger-
ant systems. Its client base expanded, and the rm grew organically.
When the Canada Green Building Council was formed, in 2003,
Carpenter, was named Chair of the Technical Advisory Group, a
position he still holds. He co-authored the original LEED Canada
Reference Guide and delivered the revised 2009 Reference Guide.
He was one of the rst two Canadians named a LEED Fellow.
Today, Enermodals professional staff includes more than 100 en-
gineers, architects, and technicians, most of them LEED Accredited
Professionals. Headquartered in Kitchener, Ont., Enermodal also
has ofces in Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Toronto, Vancouver, and
Winnipeg. In 2009, the company completed its triple-LEED Canada
Platinum ofce building.
In addition to LEED design and certification, Enermodal offers
energy modeling, mechanical and electrical design, new building
commissioning, green education program development, windows
research and rating, and community master planning. The only
thing we do is green buildings, says Kurczak, a 2011 BD+C
40 Under 40
honoree (see www.
bdcnetwork.com/
winner-40/24134).
Our focus is on
green buildings
and sustainability.
FOSTERING PROFESSIONAL GROWTH,
DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMITMENT
Enermodal employees are encouraged to participate in corporate
decision making and provide information and feedback. Managers
meet with their teams weekly and with individuals monthly to discuss
personal goals and other job-related concerns. Employees can serve
on the DROOL (Dont Rest on Our Laurels) Committee, which makes
recommendations on overall company direction and service offerings;
the Employee Sustainability Committee, which reviews proposals for
new green initiatives; and the SMRT Committee, which provides input
Our mission is to be an agent
for green change.
Braden Kurczak, Enermodal Engineering
Enermodal staff at the rms annual employee conference (opposite)
and Enermodal Green Games (above). The rm has racked up numerous
LEED Canada rsts: the rst Platinum certication in Ontario (Toronto
Region Conservation Authoritys Restoration Services Centre), the rst
Platinum industrial certication (Fifth Town Cheese), and the largest Plati-
num project in Canada (Bay Adelaide Centre).
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on upcoming lunch-and-learns and other
professional development activities.
The company provides new employees
with two weeks paid leave during the rst
year of employment to pursue professional
development activities, such as conferences
or courses; after the rst year, one week of
paid leave is provided. The rm pays for all
continuing education courses and test fees
for LEED APs to renew their accreditations.
Enermodal professionals appreciate the
support for continuing education. Theres so
much to learn about what it takes to make
high-performance buildings, says Antoni
Paleshi, Senior Analyst with Enermodals en-
ergy performance group. Learning because
youre eager to apply your knowledge is the
easiest kind of learning. Learning because
you want to make a difference is easier still.
The rm not only encourages local
volunteerism, it guarantees the job security
and salary of any employee wishing to take
time off to pursue a charitable activity (with
management approval). The company also
encourages employees to adopt sustain-
able habits and healthy lifestyles by provid-
ing organic lunches for employee meetings,
on-site gardening plots for green thumbers,
and tness membership discounts.
Employees are encouraged to reduce
their carbon footprints by taking alternative
transportation to work. We practice what
we preach, says Kurczak. We try to be a
carbon neutral rm, so we encourage our
staff to take alternative transportation and
record their commuting mileage so we can
track the rms overall carbon footprint and
environmental impact.
SHARED VALUES AND
CAMARADERIE CREATE
LOYALTY AND GROWTH
For many employees, working at Enermodal
is highly motivating. Each new project is
pushing the industry forward in some way
and breaking through traditional ways of
thinking, says Cindy MacCormack, LEED
AP BD+C. Its exciting to be on the front
line of change.
Christianne Aussant, Manager of the
CEO Stephen Carpenter addresses employees
at the rms annual conference. The engineer
started the rm 30 years ago and shaped it into
Canadas most prolic green engineering com-
pany. Enermodal joined MMM Group in 2010, in
part to give employees greater career options.
ENERMODALS HEADQUARTERS:
The View From A Grander View

Completed in 2009, Enermodals three-story, 2,150-sm headquarters in Kitchener, Ont.,
achieved triple LEED Platinum certification for New Construction, Commercial Interiors, and
Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance. The building, which overlooks the scenic
Grand River, is the most energy-efficient office structure in Canada.
All workspaces have access to daylight and outdoor views, thanks to the buildings narrow,
12-meter-wide footprint. Fresh ventilation is supplied independent of heating and cooling.
Stormwater passes through a vegetated swale and water treatment system before being
released into the storm sewer.
Other characteristics include:
30-cubic-meter rainwater cistern for toilet flushing
Condensate recaptured from HVAC system
Variable-flow multi-split ventilation system serves 60 small zones
Occupancy sensors control ventilation, lighting, and heating/cooling
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Daylighting sensors control exterior blinds to decrease glare and cooling loads
5.5 kW of rooftop PV-supplied power
Green housekeeping supplies and procedures

Compared with traditional buildings, the headquarters achieves 82% energy savings, 89%
indoor water savings, and 25% raw materials savings. A teleconferencing facility reduces staff
travel for meetings.
With PVs supplying the offices electrical load, offsets will be purchased to cover employee
transportation, making operations carbon neutral by 2014. We practice what we preach,
says Braden Kurczak, who heads Enermodals green buildings division.
building performance group in Calgary, calls
working at Enermodal her dream job. Its
not uncommon to encounter a cluster of
people passionately discussing the merits
of the latest green technology or debating
the environmental impact of their morning
commutewhether by car or canoe, she
says. Being surrounded by people who
truly care about their work is inspiring and
provides a sense of camaraderie that is rare
to nd in the workplace.
Enermodal has a voluntary employee re-
tention rate of 93%, which, considering the
mobile nature of its workforce, is remark-
able. We have a young demographic, says
Kurczak. If you walk through our building,
its more like Google or Facebook than like
the traditional engineering rm. Our employ-
ees are young and mobile, so the retention
piece is a different discussion.
Employees are encouraged to dig
deeper and get into the meat of the work
we are doing, says Kurczak. That helps
engage them and more fully understand the
impact of the work we are doing and the
benet it can have on the built environment.
In 2010, Enermodal became part of
MMM Group Ltd., one of Canadas largest
consulting rms in program management,
planning, engineering, and geomatics. One
reason Enermodal joined MMM, says Car-
penter, was because its employees were
traveling across Canada to meet with
clients and oversee projects. Frankly,
this was not the most sustainable
thing to be doing, he says. We
needed to have a local presence to
work on local projects, so we needed
to expand the business in terms
of locations. Joining MMM gave
Enermodal access to six more ofces
across Canada.
Being part of MMMs 2,100-person
roster will also open doors for advance-
ment for Enermodals staff. In a smaller
rm, its hard for employees to see oppor-
tunities ve to 10 years out, says Kurczak.
But being part of a larger rm, they can
see myriad opportunities.
Kurczak says theres an important dif-
ference between a green building and a
green building that works. Were seeing a
push in industry for buildings that actually
perform better in terms of sustainability, in
saving energy and water, than their peers,
and having that performance being mea-
surable, he says.
MMMs backing will further enable
Enermodal to meet the needs of clients
wherever green building is active, not just
in Canada or the U.S., but anywhere in the
world. Nobody grows for growths sake
any more, says Kurczak. Its not sustain-
able, but it needs to be.+
Continuing education, training, and staff development are crucial to Enermodals success. The rm
attracts many young, highly mobile employees, yet maintains a 93% voluntary retention rate.
I saw that green buildings would
be the driver to ensure that people
make the changes necessary
to achieve energy ef ciency and
sustainability in buildings.
Stephen Carpenter, Enermodal Engineering
Sampling Enermodals Employee
BENEFITS AND INCENTIVES
Up to $3,000 reimbursement to purchase a LEED-compliant vehicle
Fully paid continuing education for LEED APs to renew accreditation
Guaranteed job, salary, and position to take extended time off to pursue charitable
activities or to deal with family or personal needs (with managers approval)
80 paid hours in first year of employment for professional development courses or
conferences; 40 paid hours each subsequent year
Commuter transit passes reimbursed to 60%
Company bicycles for use at lunchtime
Corporate discounts for fitness memberships
Full reimbursement for compost bins, rain barrels, and high-efficiency showerheads in
employees home
$1,500 incentive for grid-connected renewable energy or permanent solar hot water
systems in employees home
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H
aving to replace an escalator in a public facility of any kind
is a major headache for the buildings managementall
that debris and noise, not to mention the inconvenience to
visitors and the annoying expense.
Imagine what it would be like to have to replace more than a
dozen escalators, in a facility that might have to host a hundred
thousand visitors on a busy day.
At Detroits Cobo Center, 14 glass balustrade escalators have
been fully updated over the last two years, with more to come. The
work has been clean and quiet, allowing building management to
conduct business as usual.
Credit for this accomplishment goes to EcoMod, a complete esca-
lator modernization system from Finnish vertical transport manufac-
turer KONE. The EcoMod system replaces the entire inner workings
of an escalator unit without removing the supporting truss. The
escalators are equivalent to brand-new units but without the hassle,
says Claude Molinari, Cobo Centers Assistant General Manager.
Escalators in this busy Detroit convention facility were
recently updated with KONEs EcoMod system, a re-
furbishing strategy that avoids the disruption of a total
tear out and replacement. The owner saved about 50%
compared with the cost of new escalators.
BY PAMELA DITTMER MCKUEN, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR New technology enables Detroits Cobo
Center to replace its escalators without
disruption to its convention business.
building technology
VERTICAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
GIVE COBO CENTER A LIFT
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Opened in 1960 and expanded in 1989,
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est convention sites. The facility hosts
events about 320 days a year, includ-
ing the two-week-long North American
International Auto Show each January.
Daily attendance can reach 100,000. The
centers escalators are critical to moving
people through four levels of space, but
scant attention had been paid to them for
decades, and they were prone to frequent
breakdowns. By 2010, they had become
a detriment to serving current clients and
attracting future shows.
Thats when the centers owner, Detroit
Regional Convention Facility Authority,
launched a multi-year, $300 million im-
provement and expansion program. This
time the escalators would be overhauled.
The question was how.
We needed to replace the escala-
tors, but we also had to stay open, says
Molinari. We have several events that use
every square inch of space in the building.
We cant close pieces of it. To tell someone
that one-third of the building you normally
occupy is not available this year would not
be acceptable.
Another consideration was the restau-
rants and retailers that operate beneath
some of the trusses. A tear-out would mean
those businesses would have to shut down
for the duration. Again, unacceptable.
AVOIDING TOTAL
REPLACEMENT
Total tear-out, the traditional escalator
replacement method, was deemed imprac-
tical. Total replacement is major construc-
tion, says David Paxson, Project Manager
and KONE Detroit Branch Manager. The
cost to bring in a general contractor to tear
the building apart in a way that allows the
truss to be removed is pretty expensive.
Total replacements usually require cutting
holes in roofs or faades because materials
and equipment are too large to transport
through the doors and windows. Its usual-
ly done at night, so youre not doing heavy
lifting around the public, which makes it
even more expensive, says Paxson.
With the custom-fabricated EcoMod
retrot option, it wasnt necessary to
touch the drywall, cladding, or any other
parts of the building, according to KONEs
Kellie Lindquist, LEED Green Associate.
The EcoMod components were built in
modules that t on a conventional skid and
were assembled on site.
The Cobo project has been phased,
starting with the escalators in poorest
condition: 12 in 2011, two in 2012. Five
more are in progress. During the rst phase,
crews took on four escalators at a time at
opposite sides of the building.
The process entailed enclosing the
workspace with temporary privacy walls,
removing the old units, and cleaning and
painting the trusses. The drive module was
installed at the top, the turnaround station
at the bottom. On the incline, brackets were
welded to the truss, track was anchored to
the brackets, and steps were laid atop the
track. New balustrade and handrails were
the nal touches. It took about 10 weeks to
complete four escalators.
The new units meet building codes that
were not in place when the original escala-
tors were installed. They come with energy-
saving features such as a lubrication-free
step chain, power regeneration, and LED
lighting. Theyre also equipped with missing
step detectors, handrail speed sensors, a
narrowed step-to-skirt gap, and other cur-
rent safety features.
The technology that gets installed is the
same technology as if you put in all brand
new, says Lindquist. Were just installing it
using a different method.
Cobo Centers Molinari says he con-
ducted a cost comparison between total
replacement and the KONE method and
was able to document a 50% savings for
the facility using the EcoMod system.
Molinari says he enjoys greater peace of
mind knowing todays visitors have a safer,
quieter, more pleasant experience than in
the past. I was somewhat skeptical at rst,
says Molinari. I knew I had to accept a
certain amount of inconvenience, but I was
surprised how little interruption it caused.
For the most part, people had no idea the
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and paint existing trusses before installing new
EcoMod escalator modules. The systems meet
todays building codes and offer current safety
and energy-conservation features.
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VERTICAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
For the most part, people
had no idea the escalators
were being worked on.
Claude Molinari, Cobo Center
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S
ince the 1950s, architects have explored design possibili-
ties with wire mesh and perforated metal panels in build-
ings. Until then, the technology had primarily been used for
mundane construction applications like fences, concrete
reinforcement, and lockers.
One of the earliest architectural installations of woven wire
meshthe elevator interiors in the Mies van der Rohe-designed
Seagram Building in New York Citystill adorns the spaces today.
Both metal mesh and perforated panels have become increasing-
ly popular design solutions due to the sleek, modern aesthetic they
afford and the multiple functions they serve. Installations commonly
serve as one part art piece, one part security and safety barrier,
protecting against everything from break-ins to falls to bomb blasts.
Of course, the technology has advanced over the years and
installations have become much more sophisticated. Here are ve
recent projects that represent that latest in woven wire and perfo-
rated metal panel systems.
BY DAVID BARISTA, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
From folding faades to colorful LED displays,
these fantastical projects show off the
architectural possibilities of wire mesh and
perforated metal panel technology.
building technology
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Set in sunny central Florida, the 37,000-
sf Translational Research Institute for Dia-
betes and Metabolism is veiled in a series
of woven stainless steel mesh panels to
help reduce solar heat gain and minimize
glare in the workspaces while still permit-
ting daylight and views. Flad Architects,
Madison, Wis., specied a cube-shaped
weave for the street-facing elevation that
is highly transparent, with 74% open
area, yet offers sufcient shading to meet
the design requirements.
The installation is among the growing
number of metal mesh projects to in-
corporate LED lighting for added visual
effect and functionality. Advancements in both LED technology and
metal mesh systems have led to increasingly sophisticated installa-
tions in recent years. For instance, some mesh system manufactur-
ers offer the ability to display graphics and images, or even stream
live video, using integrated LEDs.
On this project, yellow LEDs were used to create a crisscrossing
effect that is meant to reect the advancements in research and tech-
nology occurring within the facility. As day turns to night, the buildings
mesh-clad faade disappears almost completely, giving focus to the
LED artwork and illuminated curtain wall behind the screen.
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Woven mesh and perforated metal panels have long
been a popular solution for scaling down bulky concrete
parking structures while simultaneously meeting security
and safety requirements. They are a relatively inexpen-
sive approach that can have a major impact on the
viability of real estate developmentsthoughtful parking
garage design is often the linchpin of successful projects.
But while most metal-clad parking structures are
quite mundane, the LAPD Motor Transport Divisions
800-car parking structure in downtown Los Angeles is
anything but. Cladding four of the ve stories is a se-
ries of vertically oriented woven wire mesh panels that
cleverly fold in, out, and around cantilevered walkways
that serve as the primary access to the parking levels.
The 34 eight-foot-wide mesh panels are fashioned
to a steel pipe frame that is attached to the concrete
structure with horizontal members of varying length,
creating the angular, folding aesthetic.
The panels are painted in a pattern of leaf-like forms
with two tones of green (to represent the greening
of L.A.) that provide a glowing effect at night when
sprayed with light. Instead of getting an eyesore, the
community gets a safe, well-lit parking structure that is
a beacon of great design.
LAPD Motor Transport Division
and Main Street Parking
Los Angeles
Clients: City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Engineering for
Los Angeles Police Department
Architect: John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects
Engineer (structural, MEP): TMAD Taylor and Gaines
General contractor: S.J. Amoroso
Metal panel system manufacturer: W.S. Tyler
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into architectural showcase
Translational Research Institute for Diabetes and Metabolism
Orlando, Fla.
Clients: Florida Hospital, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute
Architect: Flad Architects
General contractor: Brasfield & Gorrie
Metal panel system manufacturer: Cambridge Architectural
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OPERABLE METAL SKIN creates
ever-changing faade in West Hollywood
When ofcials at Bowling Green State University learned
that a chiller plant expansion was necessary to meet
the cooling loads for campus buildings, they could have
easily built a drab, utilitarian building like the thousands
of power facilities that dot college and university cam-
puses across the country. Instead, the universitys Ofce
of Design and Construction worked with design architect
Bostwick Design Partnership, Cleveland, to develop a
scheme that not only met the engineering requirements
but further created a showpiece for the campus.
Tucked between the School of Art and Conklin Hall, the
plant takes the shape of a massive n or wedge, wrapped
in a shimmering veil of stainless steel. More
than 10,000 sf of -inch-thick perforated
screen panels were used to clad the structure,
which features a corbelled brick base to con-
ceal the bulk of the chiller plant systems.
The metal panels are situated vertically, cre-
ating almost a drape effect, and have a stag-
gered perforation pattern and ribbed styling
for minimal transparency. The screens provide
about 30% open space, which affords views
of the equipment from certain vantage points.
The design team paid close attention to the
orientation and placement of the structure to
work within the campuss master plan and en-
hance its dual role as chiller plant and art piece.
Homeowners in this 12-unit, LEED Platinum condo development in
West Hollywood get the ultimate in privacy, security, and daylight control
thanks to an unusual double-wall faade scheme. The outer skin, which
wraps three of the four oors, is made of
1
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minum panels fastened to an aluminum frame. The frame incorporates
bifold doors at each balcony, which allow the residents to open and close
the metal screen as they please. The buildings operable aluminum skin
also reduces ambient noise in the urban setting and encourages occu-
pants to utilize natural ventilation in lieu of the mechanical systems.
The architects design intent was to create a faade in a constant
state of change, much like that of the inhabitants of the building. The
result is a structure that, while modern in appearance, has organic
qualities. The architect describes it as a live canvas to be painted
upon daily or more often.
The aluminum substructure was fabricated in a factory and prepared
for ease of installation without the need for eld fabrication. The anchor-
ing brackets were engineered to allow for expansion and seismic move-
ment, meeting seismic code requirements for the region.
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Client: REthink Development
Architect: Brooks + Scarpa Architects
Contractor: JT Builders
Metal panel system manufacturer: C.R. Laurence
Bowling Green State University Chiller Plant
Bowling Green, Ohio
Client: Bowling Green State University
Architect: Bostwick Design Partnership
Contractor: Industrial Power Systems
Metal panel system manufacturer: Centria
Bowling Green turns drab chiller plant
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Four times the size of an average billboard, the 42-foot-wide,
80-foot-tall marquee above the main entrance to Miamis Ameri-
canAirlines Arena appears to be a typical large-screen TV; its
actually a rst-of-its-kind, large-scale
LED mesh media wall in the U.S. The
monitor is made from 3,400 sf of
woven stainless steel mesh fabric with
interwoven LED proles that provide
the pixels for displaying high-resolu-
tion digital images and video.
The key advantage of integrating
the large-scale media display with
mesh screen panels is transpar-
encywhen the LEDs are turned
off, the monitor simply disappears,
revealing the architecture behind.
The mesh screen is -inch-thick yet
70% transparent, blending in with the
architecture of the arena. Additional
benets: it uses a about a sixth of the electricity required to
power conventional LED boards; requires minimal mainte-
nance; and can stand up to Floridas harsh weather condi-
tions, including hurricane-force winds up to 146 mph.
In planning the new 51,500-sf College of Arts & Science Building at
Valparaiso (Ind.) University, school officials desired a design element
that celebrated the rich cultural diversity on campus. The universitys
4,060 students hail from more than three-dozen countries, representing
30 languages.
Design architect EHDD, San Francisco, dreamed up a novel scheme
that involved printing the
universitys Latin mottoIn
luce tua videmus lucem,
which translates to In thy
light, we see lightin all
30 languages on a massive
metal plate mounted over
the buildings main entrance.
EHDD designer Joseph
Schollmeyer, LEED AP, says
the tapestry of words is an amalgamation of translations for the word
light. The nine languages taught in the building are larger, and the
motto itself is situated at the center of the screen.
The design team worked with Doralco Architectural Metal Solutions
to create the mural by cutting the complex pattern into six half-inch-
thick aluminum plates using a waterjet cutter. The plates were welded
together and painted gray in the factory, then shipped to the job site.
The resulting screen spans 30 feet in width and the full height of the
window wall above the entrance. At night, the interior lights in the
buildings faculty commons room create a glowing silhouette effect.
The screen serves as a marquee, giving a unique identity to the
otherwise humble piece of architecture, says Schollmeyer.
building technology
ARCHITECTURAL METAL
AmericanAirlines Arena
Miami
Clients: Miami-Dade County (owner),
Basketball Properties Ltd. (operator)
Mesh system designer/installer: A2aMEDIA
Mesh system manufacturer: GKD-USA
MESH WALL DOUBLES AS MASSIVE
MARQUEE for AmericanAirlines Arena
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Jeff Yoders is a former Associate Editor at BD+C and a blogger who
writes about BIM, process change, and new AEC technologies.
E
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information modeling, virtual design and construction, and
integrated project delivery in the design and construction
of complex projects. This is especially true in the health-
care realm, but so far there have been few cases of true integration,
where Building Team members are bound by a written, perfor-
mance- and incentive-based IPD agreement and where BIM/VDC is
a crucial factor in fullling the IPD.
It is therefore refreshing to report how a healthcare system and
its Building Team united to create a sterling example of BIM/VDC-
based IPD. The case in point is the Marlborough (Mass.) Hospital
Cancer Pavilion, a new 14,000-sf, $12.7 million cancer treatment
center nearing completion on the site of the existing hospital, 30
miles west of Boston. The project is the rst using such an agree-
ment between the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical
Center; Tocci Building Cos. (CM), Woburn, Mass.; The S/L/A/M
Collaborative (architect), Glastonbury, Conn.; and their key trade
subcontractors and consultants.
The new wing will have a linear accelerator for radiation oncology,
a CT simulator for diagnostic imaging, and outpatient medical on-
cology services to create a unied treatment experience for cancer
patients. The nearest linac facilities are at Massachusetts General
Hospital, 30 miles away in Boston, and in Middlesex, Conn., more
than 90 miles away.
Owner UMass Medical wanted to get the new oncology center open
BY JEFF YODERS, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
How BIM/ VDC enabled a Building Team
to deliver a truly integrated healthcare project.
BENEFITS FROM BIM/VDC AND IPD
hospital project
building information modeling
VIRTUAL DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION
The new Marlborough (Mass.) Hospital Cancer Pavilion is connected to the ex-
isting hospital by a CMU shear wall that contains grouted cells and bond beams
that are impermeable. This situation left minimal space for 12 individual services
to pass from the hospital to the new wing. The key trades met over a 12-week
period to nd a workaround and untangle the limited space above the ceiling.
The linear accelerator, which represented about half the total cost of the Marl-
borough Hospital Cancer Pavilion, required a containment vault formed from
rebar and nearly 500 cubic yards of concrete. BIM/VDC were instrumental in
planning penetrations for services to eliminate the need for any vault coring.
to the public as quickly as possible, to lock in the suburban Boston
market for this treatment technology. The availability of local radiation
oncology services is particularly appealing because many cancer pa-
tients require radiation ve days a week for four to eight weeks in a row.
MEETING CLIENT NEEDS VIA VDC
Both the S/L/A/M Collaborative and Tocci are well-established 3D
parametric BIM practitioners. S/L/A/M has delivered 40 BIM projects
to date and was the rst architect to fully document and deliver a
project using BIM for the State University of New York system. Tocci
is an industry pioneer and leader in virtual design and construction;
the company uses BIM on every project. The Marlborough hospital
project was Toccis second IPD job, having delivered the LEED Plati-
num Autodesk AEC Headquarters in Waltham, Mass., in 2008 (see
www.BDCnetwork.com/Autodesk/AEC/HQ.)
UMass Medical, Tocci, S/L/A/M, and several key subcontractors
entered into a modied version of construction lawyer Howard Ash-
crafts three-party agreement. The IPD united them in an incentive-
focused, project-based entity where prots could only be unlocked if
the team achieved specic project goals. (See http://www.BDCnet-
work.com/Ashcraft.)
Early in the collaboration, Tocci, S/L/A/M, and UMass Medical
created a project manual that dened how the team would ap-
proach the agreed-upon objectives. The manual covered com-
munication methods, project execution, and BIM execution, with
the overarching goal of leveraging the BIM model toward a more
efcient design and delivery process. The parties decided to share a
federated Revit model that would be used by all participants over a
website. Co-location was performed at S/L/A/Ms Connecticut ofce
at the design stage and progressed to the job site during construction.
The design team responded to requests from Marlborough
Hospital that the Pavilion embrace the healing environments ideal.
The nishes are very spa-like. S/L/A/M specied soft-colored, open
environments with large amounts of millwork and straight, narrow
hallways on a grid pattern.
There was a signicant collaborative effort that contributed
to target-value design and maintaining the budget, says Laura
Handler, Director of VDC at Tocci. Some of that happened in a sub-
stantial part of the design phase, but also in delivering exactly what
the hospital needed. Had the owner not been involved, it would
have been much harder to bring the project closer to feasibility.
Even with an expert core BIM team, the project was still at a scale
where not all subcontractors were equally BIM-savvy. Fire protection
engineer Covenant Fire Protection and mechanical/plumbing sub-
contractor Youngblood Company had experience modeling in Revit,
so they were able to perform their own modeling scope. However,
Senecal Electric and Renaud HVAC & Controls, the other two IPD
partners, had virtually no previous BIM experience.
One of the facets of our agreement was that whoever was most
capable to perform the scope of a job should perform it, says Toccis
Assistant Project Manager, Jeremy Garczynski. Thus, Tocci modeled
the VDC portions of the contractors scope with input from other mem-
bers of the Building Team. For the HVAC systems, Renaud took the
lead, with Project Manager Jay ONeil reviewing the Tocci Revit model
twice a week to ensure it performed as specied. It was eld experi-
ence working alongside 3D modeling experience, says Garczynski.
An entranceway reminiscent of a lantern welcomes patients to the Cancer Pavilion, echoing the beacon of hope theme UMass Medical uses in its market-
ing. The new imaging and treatment facility serves patients who previously could not receive cancer therapy closer than a 30- to 45-minute drive.
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With narrow hallways and not a great deal
of ceiling space, tting in the HVAC and
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to the existing hospital by a CMU shear
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existing building to the new wing had to
pass. However, the CMU contained grouted
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able, leaving minimal space for 12 individual
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The key trades met over a 12-week
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intense, intimate coordination process. The
roof drains weave around ductwork in the
corridors. The exact layout pattern in the
model was in the coordination drawings.
They matched in-eld conditions. It sounds
like a small victory but it saved time and
frustration. Garczynski credits Youngblood,
the mechanical/plumbing contractor, with
making it work: Their capability with Revit
and the coordination aspect of this really
played well together.
GETTING THE ACCELERATOR
INTO POSITION
Installing the linear accelerator presented
its own problems. The unit specied by
Marlborough HospitalTrueBeam radia-
tion therapy and radiosurgeryis an inte-
grated system that coordinates imaging,
patient positioning, motion management,
and treatment to administer extremely
precise radiation dosages. The technology
gives physicians the ability to tackle com-
plex treatments, including radiosurgery
and tumor removal, with greater patient
safety and comfort. The linear accelerator
accounted for nearly half the cost of the
whole project.
With a linear accelerator, the vault is
critical to ensure that radiation doesnt
escape the room, says Handler, a member
of the 2010 class of BD+Cs 40 under 40.
We did a lot of detailed modeling to con-
rm that all requirements were being met,
and also detailed drawings for penetrations
into the vault for execution. Any penetration
had to meet very specic criteria.
After the vault was formed in rebar, Tocci
had 50 mixing trucks ready to place almost
500 cubic yards of concrete. The layout
of equipment and accessories was vetted
again and again to ensure that no coring
would have to take place through the four-
foot-thick walls or through the rebar.
Its a huge piece of equipment, says
Garczynski. Due to code requirements, the
facility housing the linac had to be virtually
100% completed and inspected before the
linac could be installed. Garcynski and oth-
er members of the Tocci team worked with
S/L/A/M to create a sequencing diagram
for the riggers to move the linear accelera-
tor into the nished space. It was success-
fully placed on its moorings last month.
On this project, the IPD helped us make
decisions much more quickly by having
all of the stakeholders in the room, says
David Neal, Principal-in-Charge for The
S/L/A/M Collaborative.
The IPD process also helped the team
clear numerous regulatory hurdles in the
documentation and notication for com-
missioning with state and local agencies.
While the project did go through some
funding starts and stops, it is on schedule
to open this spring after breaking ground
a year ago.
There is an incentive-compensation
component in the IPD agreement. With
the project nearing completion, the
Building Team is on target to unlock that
shared profit.+
Light, spa-inspired colors and nishes convey a feeling of serenity in the Cancer Pavilion. An exten-
sive use of millwork helps make the treatment spaces more homelike and less institutional.
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VIRTUAL DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT SUMMARY
MARLBOROUGH HOSPITAL CANCER PAVILION
Marlborough, Mass.
BUILDING TEAM
Owner: University of Massachusetts
Memorial Medical Center
Architect: The S/L/A/M Collaborative
Interior design: Delorey Contract Interiors
Consulting engineer: Fitzemeyer & Tocci Associates
Fire protection: Covenant Fire Protection
Geoenvironmental engineer: GZA GeoEnvironmental
Mechanical/plumbing contractor: Youngblood Co.
Electrical contractor: Senecal Electric
HVAC contractor: Renaud HVAC & Controls
Metals contractor: Tims Fabricators
Construction manager: Tocci Building Cos.
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tricter codes and standards, the net-zero energy movement,
and responsive faade systems are driving change in building
envelope design and detailing. Enclosuresthe preferred
term for exterior walls, roofs, and foundations as a systemare
receiving an unprecedented level of attention.
Concerns about global climate change, building energy use,
and operating costs have coalesced in new construction codes.
Faades and fenestration have a major impact on heating, cooling,
and lighting loads, which account for 57% of combined total energy
use in commercial buildings, according to the California Energy
Commission. Better enclosure design is one of the most signicant
ways to boost a buildings energy efciency. Faade consultants,
building science researchers, and activist government jurisdictions
are adding momentum to the quest for improved performance.
CODES IMPOSE INSULATION IMPROVEMENTS
With every revision cycle, codes and standards kick energy require-
ments up a notch, says Sarah K. Flock, AIA Associate, Senior Archi-
tect with architectural, structural engineering, and building science
consultancy Raths, Raths & Johnson (www.rrj.com). Changes in en-
ergy codes and standards continue to dramatically affect enclosure
design, says Flock. Specically, ASHRAE 90.1 and the International
Energy Conservation Code, or IECC, have increased thermal resis-
tance requirements, lowered U-values for fenestration products, and
included more developed provisions related to air tightness.
As with U-values, which describe the rate of heat loss for en-
closure assemblies and materials, demands for reducing thermal
transfer have steadily become stricter. For example, in 2009, the
IECC added a continuous insulation requirementabbreviated as
CI or c.i. in some industry documentsfor walls in climate Zones 3
and 4, a temperate band of states across the southern half of the
U.S. Existing CI values for the more northerly Zones 5 and 6 were
increased in the same revision.
As recently as 2009, ASHRAE 90.1 Energy Standard for Buildings
Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings and the IECC both required
minimum R-20 roof insulation in climate Zone 4. Last year, that spec
was bumped to R-25, and 2012 updates also require continuous insu-
lation on walls with light-gauge metal framing for most climates.
The increased insulation requirements for walls and roofs mean
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After reading this article, you should be able to:
+ DESCRIBE how stricter building codes and standards are
affecting the design of building enclosures, enhancing energy
efficiency and indoor environmental quality.
+ DISCUSS how window-to-wall ratios influence decisions for
building enclosure design, with implications for sustainability
and occupant well-being.
+ EXPLAIN net-zero building approaches and their implications
for enclosure design, energy efficiency, and occupant health.
+ LIST types of faade products and active faade technologies
and be able to describe potential costs and environmental
benefits to Building Teams, owners, and end-users.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
CODES AND COSTS PUSH TEAMS TOWARD
building envelope
AIA CONTINUING EDUCATION
The new Abu Dhabi Investment Council Headquarters is housed in two
29-story towers clad with a dynamic exterior shading system, arguably
the worlds largest intelligent shading skin.
that architects must rethink systems that have worked in the past,
says Jonathan Baron, AIA, LEED AP, Associate, Shepley Bulnch
(www.shepleybulnch.com). (The U.S. Department of Energy offers
a helpful analysis of nuances in both ASHRAE 90-1.2010 and the
2012 IECC at: http://1.usa.gov/XlSivr.)
Faced with tougher insulation rules, some owners may contem-
plate a relatively easy approach: placing a new layer of rigid foam
plastic insulation (such as expanded polystyrene) directly over the
sheathing underlayment, in addition to the typical batt insulation
faced with a vapor barrier. Not so fast, cautions David W. Altenhofen,
AIA, East Coast Director with The Faade Group (www.facadegroup.
com): This creates a double vapor barrier and may trap moisture in
wall assemblies, with unforeseen consequences.
Adding foam insulation also triggers the applicability of NFPA 285,
Standard Fire Test Method for Evaluation of Fire Propagation Char-
acteristics of Exterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Assemblies Containing
Combustible Components. This important re-safety check requires
that exterior construction assemblies that could catch reincluding
foam insulation boardsdemonstrate their ability to limit vertical and
lateral ame propagation.
MORE INSULATION CAN LEAD
TO MORE COMPLEXITY
Demands for more insulation are chipping away at the concept of
the perfect wall, where an air and vapor barrier is installed on the
sheathing, there is no insulation in the stud cavity, and all the insula-
tion outboard of the sheathing is located in a cavity behind the clad-
ding. The increased levels of insulation required have led to archi-
tects putting insulation back into the stud cavity, with the consequent
risk of condensation on the inside of the sheathing, unless there is
a vapor barrier on the inside of the wall, says Richard Keleher, AIA,
CSI, LEED AP, Senior Architect, The Thompson & Lichtner Co. (www.
thompsonlichtner.com).
However, Keleher says, The installation of an interior vapor barrier
would lead to two vapor barriers, which should be avoided. Conse-
quently, hygrothermal studies need to be done to assess the proper
way to design this more complicated wall.
NFPA 285 not only applies to insulation boards but also to water-
resistive barriers. Components must be tested for re resistance as a
full assembly, and many wall types have not undergone testingex-
cept for systems from certain product manufacturersbecause the
test is costly and time-consuming. These requirements are limiting
the choice of materials, and making some of our old standby products
obsolete, says Altenhofen.
According to Keleher, some assemblies that pass NFPA muster
may include elements that are not desirable from a weatherproong
standpoint: namely, unreliable membranes and metal re deectors
that disrupt the membrane ashings. Other assemblies may use in-
appropriate or less effective insulation to avoid the need to comply
with this test, says Keleher.
The use of low R-value insulation (some as low as R-3.5) obvi-
ously increases energy costs. Substitute insulation materials may be
further compromised because they are air- and moisture-permeable,
whereas some types of foam plastic insulation have an R-value of 5
and are both airtight and watertight.
Despite the difculties, national and local standards and codes
will undoubtedly continue to demand better enclosure performance,
with the likely addition of new rules for measurement and verica-
tion of energy savings. This trend is already being seen in the latest
generation of building certication programs.
M&V will hold designers more accountable, so there will be more
of an incentive to get the massing and orientation of a building op-
timized from the very start, says Matt Williams, Associate Principal
and Faades Practice Leader with Arup (www.arup.com). It will also
encourage teams to select the right glazing and faade systems to
minimize heating and cooling loads.
Some jurisdictions are making concessions that acknowledge
the complexities of adding insulation, and providing incentives for
compliance. A recent example is New York City, which has updated
zoning regulations to allow owners to add up to eight inches to
exterior walls, as long the project adds R-value, without including the
additional square footage when calculating the buildings maximum
footprint or oor area ratio.
Codes and regulations are undeniably powerful, but operating
costs and sustainability certication programs could be an even
greater goad for owners of commercial and institutional properties.
The most progressive owner-developers and Building Teams tend to
view the relevant codes as a foundation rather than an upper limit.
Although these transformations in building codes will improve
building energy performance beyond todays standards, they are
only part of a larger picture, says green building advocate Blaine
E. Brownell, Assistant Professor in the School of Architecture at the
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. After all, codes can only do
so much, and we must not only seek incremental improvements, but
also better holistic design thinking.
WINDOW-TO-WALL RATIOS UNDER SCRUTINY
Window-to-wall ratios are another subject of recent code changes,
all of which tend to limit the use of exterior glazing. ASHRAE 90.1-
2010s prescriptive requirements allow up to 40% WWR and 5%
skylights as a percentage of the roof area. The 2012 IECC species
an even more restrictive 30% WWR, and just 3% for skylights.
Experts note that these ratios are not a rigid rule. Building Teams
can pursue a performance-based approach to enable larger propor-
tions of fenestration. In these cases, teams must use modeling or
calculations to show that their designs reduce whole-building energy
consumption as much as a prescriptive approach.
The prescriptive method can simplify the design process, but it
may also offer less exibility than other compliance options, notes
Raths, Raths & Johnsons Flock, who chairs Chicagos Building
Enclosure Council (BEC) group. (The BEC is an initiative of the
National Institute of Building Sciences; 26 chapters exist nationwide,
organized by local climate and market.)
Despite code changes, the architectural professions love affair
building envelope
with the all-glass enclosure appears as strong as ever. To keep this
choice viable, products like high-performance insulating glass units
and materials such as low-emissivity glass are becoming standard.
The Faade Groups Altenhofen, who chairs the Building Enclosure
CouncilNational, says, We rarely see anything but IGUs specied,
and they almost always have a low-e coating of some sort. More proj-
ects are using high-tech low-e products, and sometimes double low-e
coatings on both the number two and three surfaces of the IGU.
Altenhofen predicts further technological advances. Weve seen
huge improvements over single glazing and even over IGUs of 20
years ago, but we still need better performance by utilizing triple
glazing, electrochromic glass, and insulating translucent products
such as nanogel-lled glazing.
Building Teams can take advantage of additional thermal-
management strategies, including sunshades, light shelves, glass
tinting, building orientation, and fritting and silk screening of IGUs.
Arup often mixes glazing systems with more opaque, insulated ele-
ments, according to Williams. When shadowboxes are used with
thermally broken frames and external shading, the faade can retain
a glass-wall appearance with a lower WWR.
Client preferences are also morphing in specic market sectors.
High WWR ratios are still common for ofce towers and residential
high-rises. Owner-operated facilities such as institutions and public
buildings are trending toward lower WWRs, coupled with more so-
phisticated faade designs and daylighting strategies, according to
Susan Hayes, PEng, LEED AP, BD+C, Senior Project Engineer with
RDH Building Engineering (www.rdhbe.com).
Flock points out that todays highest-performing glass still offers
only a quarter of the insulating value provided by a well-designed
opaque wall. Nevertheless, many building owners believe natural
light is worth the effort and investment, since it plays such a promi-
nent role in keeping employees happy and productive. According
to Sue Klawans, Director of Operational Excellence and Planning,
Gilbane Building Company (www.gilbaneco.com), The key is to use
a site-specic approach and not a one-size-ts-all mentality.
NET-ZERO MOVEMENT PROMPTS
TECHNICAL ADVANCEMENTS
In tandem with stricter codes and standards, a growing focus on
net-zero energy buildings will undoubtedly improve enclosure design.
Shepley Bulnchs Baron, who co-chairs Bostons BEC chapter under
the auspices of the Boston Society of Architects, says, Net-zero will
With an increased focus on the R-value of
building enclosures, its important to not get
caught up in an insulation metric and lose sight
of overall thermal performance. Thermal mass,
when properly exploited, can significantly boost
energy efficiency due to thermal lag time: the
structures ability to absorb and store signifi-
cant amounts of thermal energy.
Some wall designs, such as those using
insulated concrete forms (ICF), dont fully
leverage the potential of thermal mass,
because the insulations placement prevents
the thermal mass from being exposed to
the buildings interior. On the other hand,
high-performing insulated thermal mass can
be achieved by using an insulated concrete
block product with a continuous expanded
polystyrene (EPS) insert separating the blocks
interior from its exterior, as opposed to a core-
stuffed block.
A recent study by the Oak Ridge National
Laboratory found that this insulation configu-
ration is significantly more energy-efficient
than conventional interior-insulated walls and
ICF systems. The study (http://1.usa.gov/
UXTdFA) tested six exterior wall configurations
of concrete and insulating
foam, finished with gypsum
board and stucco, by model-
ing performance for six U.S.
climate zones, measuring
annual heating loads, annual
cooling loads, and total annual
energy demand. The difference
between the least effective
configuration (with all the insu-
lation on the inside) and the
most effective (all the insulation
on the exterior) ran as much as
11% in some climates.
Structures built with insu-
lated concrete block have been
documented to yield HVAC
energy savings of more than 60% compared
with conventional wall systems, because the
block significantly reduces natural temperature
fluctuations inside the space.
An example of the importance of thermal
mass can be found in a convenience store in
Genesee, Pa., which installed continuously
insulated concrete block in 1994. The owner is
able to heat and cool the space for $0.31/sf.
The same building, theoretically built to LEED
3.0 standards with R-54 walls10 inches of
concrete and 10 inches of rigid EPS insulation
exposed to the interiorwas modeled to yield
heating and cooling costs of $0.53/sf.
The moral of the story? R-value is not nec-
essarily the best determinant of thermal effec-
tiveness, and insulated thermal mass plays a
significant role in driving thermal performance.
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thermal mass to achieve a high level of thermal performance.
Such a system exploits the thermal properties of the building
materials, resulting in signicant energy savings.
be a huge push to make building enclosures better performing, since
the enclosure design is a critical component of energy performance.
Essentially, net-zero design involves two steps: 1) reducing a
buildings inherent energy demand through design, and 2) generat-
ing efcient power so demand and supply reach perfect equilibrium.
Because on-site energy generation and storage often come with a
hefty price tag, restraining demand is a crucial and potentially more
cost-effective strategy. Building envelope design can make or break
a net-zero project, says RDHs Hayes, who specializes in mechani-
cal and electrical efciency.
A net-zero building must be properly sited and oriented, and
designed with compact massing, says Altenhofen. The next step is
controlling heat gain and loss through well-deployed insulation and a
carefully air-sealed enclosure. R-values for walls in net-zero buildings
may exceed 60, with roofs approaching an R-value of 100.
To meet such extreme specs, Building Teams usually opt for win-
dows and doors with very low air-inltration rates, plus triple-glazed
fenestration. Unfortunately, there are not many U.S. window manu-
facturers that meet these requirements, so in some cases imported
products are needed, says Altenhofen.
More domestic vendors are gearing up to create appropriate sys-
tems. In particular, Hayes is impressed with super-insulating vacuum
insulated panels, balcony thermal breaks, and thermal clips for ex-
terior walls. Super-insulating panels are a modern type of insulation
that have very low conductivity, which makes them great thermal
insulators, says Hayes. They typically consist of a low-conductivity
corelike a honeycombwrapped in a protective barrier, with the
air vacuumed out. Touted as achieving thermal performance values
up to 38 times greater than glass wool and about 20 times greater
than hard urethane foam, some super-insulating products are claim-
ing R-values of up to 60.
Balcony thermal breaks extend from the oor slab to serve as a
bridge to the walls insulation. Normally, balconies increase heating
demand by about 9%, according to a recent RDH study involving
high-rise residential buildings in cold climates. Thermal breaks can
minimize thermal outow and energy loss through the balcony slab,
and reduce the risk of condensation and mold formation.
Another source of thermal loss occurs through z-girts, which are
commonly used to attach exterior wall assemblies to the structure.
By bridging the insulation, conductive fasteners can actually lower
the walls stated R-value by more than 50%, according to Hayes.
As an alternative, designers can specify nonconductive spacers, or
thermal clips, made from berglass or similar materials to thermally
isolate the cladding from the structure. These products signicantly
reduce thermal bridging.
ACTIVE FAADES BLEND FUNCTION, APPEAL
Building Teams that want to create sustainable enclosures have
numerous new products to choose from choices, adding exciting
options but also complexity. Components of emerging active faade
systems include motorized and automated solar shades, hoppers for
venting, and media walls that display entertainment or information.
Fiberglass thermal clips installed on stud walls work to thermally isolate
the cladding from the structure, signicantly reducing insulation losses
caused by thermal bridging and improving energy performance.
building envelope
New technologies for advanced enclosures, which can be particularly useful for net-zero
energy buildings, include balcony thermal breaks (left) and super-insulating vacuum
insulated panels (at the left in photo above). By reducing thermal and energy loss through
the balcony, balcony thermal breaks can signicantly improve building enclosure perfor-
mance. The vacuum insulated panels are a fraction of the size of conventional insulation
materials and offer extremely low conductivity.
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As an example, the University of Minnesotas Brownell points to the
SolPix media wall system, designed by German architect Simone Gio-
stra. His latest version integrates a variety of new technologies, such
as photovoltaics, LEDs, light sensors, and sun-shading capabilities, to
create a true high-performance enclosure system, says Brownell.
Giostras most prominent project, the SolPix/GreenPix Zero-
Energy Media Wall at Beijings Xicui Entertainment Complex, is an
energy-efcient curtain wall that combines solar power generation,
sun shading, and a dynamic digital screen. The wall can display vid-
eos, interactive performances, and live and user-generated content.
It is billed as the worlds largest LED color display, with 2,292 RGB
LEDs lighting up a 24,000-sf surface.
Together with Arup, Giostras team developed a new technology
to laminate polycrystalline photovoltaic cells into the glass curtain
wall. Strategically placed with varying densities on the building skin,
the PV cells function as a shading element and use solar energy to
help power the media wall. The enclosure also benets from a high-
performance thermal management system.
Intra-panel sensors measure atmospheric conditions such as wind
pressure and solar variation, which are translated into what Giostra
calls animatronic reactivity. The resulting display offers real-time
interactive animations that transform the building faade into a
responsive environment.
Another Arup active faade project, in collaboration with the
international architecture rm Aedas, is the recently completed Al
Bahar Towers, headquarters of the Abu Dhabi Investment Coun-
cil. The 29-story twin towers feature a dynamic intelligent shading
system, which provides a striking aesthetic element. Translucent
geometric shade panels cover the south, west, and east elevations,
forming decorative patterns as they open and close. The design
echoes a mashrabiya, a traditional element of Arabic architecture
consisting of a projecting oriel bay window covered with carved
wooden latticework.
The intelligent shading system, with each
panel driven by a linear actuator, is so effec-
tive that the Building Team was able to spec-
ify clear, rather than tinted, glass. Because
solar conditions are highly predictable in Abu
Dhabi, each shading unit is programmed to
open and close at set times.
The sequencing of opening and closing
is calculated to limit the solar energy on the
faade to predetermined values, says Peter
Chipchase, MEng, CEng, MICE, MIStructE,
PE, Associate Director with Arup. This is to
achieve target reductions in overall cooling
loads and energy consumption.
Overall, the assembly reduces solar heat
gain by 50%, cuts carbon emissions by 40%,
and signicantly reduces cooling plant capital
costs. The Council on Tall Buildings and Ur-
ban Habitat gave the sunscreen its Innovation
Award last year.
Creating active faades is a daunting task,
says Williams. Success requires an under-
standing of complex forms through three-
dimensional analysis, an understanding of
the uses and limitations of potential cladding
materials, and an understanding of cladding
systems and their integration with the other
building systems to ensure that these systems
can be documented and reliably delivered
wherever that building may be located.
Not all projects are so massive, however.
Small-scale smart shading systems are show-
ing up on public, institutional, and corporate
buildings around the U.S. For the Carle Heart
and Vascular Institute, under construction in
Building Teams striving to create sustainable
enclosures can take advantage of many new
product options coming to market, regardless
of whether they are trying to meet a specific
sustainability standard. Even if it is not a proj-
ects goal to be a LEED-certified building, our
clients, construction managers, engineers, and
architectural teams often determine together,
for example, to save energy and costs for the
manufacturing and shipping of cladding materi-
als by choosing locally manufactured materials,
explains Jane Galli, AIA, LEED AP, Associate,
Shepley Bulfinch.
Demand is also creating more competition
and, ultimately, more sustainable products.
However, the smorgasbord of green, high-
performance products can also be confusing.
The increase in number of products does
create more of a challenge to industry profes-
sionals and owners making decisions due to the
lack of a single certifying or regulatory body,
says Susan Hayes, Senior Project Engineer, RDH
Building Engineering.
Making proper product selections is very
difficult, agrees David W. Altenhofen, East
Coast Director with The Faade Group. There
are so many product rating and certifying
programs that it is nearly impossible to know
whom to trust. We are trying to focus on rating
programs that emphasize maximum reduction
of operational energy, compared to embodied
energy. Others have differing and valid criteria,
such as chemical sensitivity and pollution dur-
ing manufacturing.
Blaine E. Brownell, Assistant Professor in the
School of Architecture at the University of Min-
nesota, and a respected scholar of advanced
materials for architecture, sees materials and
enclosure design dovetailing for greener facili-
ties. For the best building performance, teams
must find ways to synthesize energy assess-
ments of the enclosure design and analyses of
products material characteristics. Currently
these areas are treated separately for the sake
of simplicity, but they will increasingly intersect,
says Brownell, a BD+C 40 Under 40 honoree.
In addition to a plethora of product choices,
new certification programs, such as the Certi-
fied Sustainable Building Advisor, are coming
to the fore. The movement is evolving. Its not
only about LEED anymore, says Sue Klawans,
Director of Operational Excellence and Planning,
Gilbane Building Company. We are focusing on
the life cycle of the building and reasonable facil-
ity operating costs.
Brownell predicts that the industry will eventu-
ally move to a performance-based model, rather
than fixating on LEED and some other environ-
mental checklist systems that are predominantly
prescriptive. Then, the design team will have
more freedom to devise its own ways to meet
important energy and material benchmarks.
Navigating the treacherous
GREEN BUILDING PRODUCT WATERS
Urbana, Ill., Shepley Bulnch designed a system that adjusts interior
shading devices in a double-height lobby. The technology works with
roof-mounted radiometers that monitor sky conditions and trigger the
appropriate shading response.
Active faade design is still in the formative stages, with Building
Teams working to balance benets and costs. Ironically, some venerable
design strategies may prove just as important as high-tech solutions.
Altenhofen is a fan of giving end-users more control so they can
intelligently operate their own buildings. These days, we are
looking at going back to the oldest and simplest solution: operable
windows controlled by the occupants, he explains. We are trying
to use email and text-messaging to suggest to the occupants when
it would be good to open or close their windows in response to the
current outdoor conditions. I think this is a more realistic approach
and reects a general trend away from hermetically sealed and me-
chanically controlled buildings.
In fact, faade design must balance a wide range of integrated,
multidisciplinary skill sets to truly provide a holistic solution, says Wil-
liams. Though energy codes and sustainably minded building own-
ers may push for the highest performing faade solutions, practical
concerns are always part of the mix.
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The new Anderson University Center at Hamline
University, St. Paul, Minn., incorporates a high-
performance envelope, using Old World materi-
als in a modern context. The faade is primarily
terra cotta, plus a secondary zinc metal panel
system, an insulated backup wall, and a curtain
wall system. With an R-22 wall assembly, an
R-37 roof assembly, neutral low-e insulating
glass, and a window-to-wall ratio of 29%, the
high-performance design cost an additional
$93,391. The investment was offset by a utility
rebate of $23,240 and annual energy perfor-
mance savings of $35,429, for a relatively quick,
two-year payback.
The bright red-orange terra cotta tiles, at
30 inches by 9 inches, were easily installed
and offer low maintenance and durability. The
resulting faade has open joints that operate
as part of a pressure-equalized rainscreen sys-
tem, says Design Architect Luke Voiland, AIA,
Shepley Bulfinch. This eliminates
the maintenance required by brick
systemsfor example, tuckpointing,
washingor the resealing required
with barrier systems like precast and
some metal panel systems.
Completing the faade are nine-
inch horizontal zinc panels, which
lend a modern metallic look and
serve as the outer layer of the rain-
screen system. Because zinc is high-
ly reactive with a number of common
building materials, Shepley Bulfinch
worked closely with the contractors
and zinc manufacturer to understand
which materials could and could not
be in contact with the zinc.
The backup wall incorporates two types of insu-
lation, in response to the harsh climate. Outside
the vapor barrier is a 2.5-inch layer of mineral
fiber, and within the stud space, there is an addi-
tional layer of spray foam insulation. According to
Voiland, Shepley used THERM to evaluate thermal
bridging and WUFI analysis to ensure no conden-
sation would form in the wall.
Although the curtain wall system is curved, the
design team worked diligently to create radiuses
that could be achieved by a standard catalog of
glass shapes, holding the line on costs. Similarly,
the architects selected a standard five-foot-wide-
panel, simplifying purchasing and construction.
The Building Team took advantage of a local
rebate program that provided free energy model-
ing and analysis in exchange for hitting energy-
use benchmarks. This resulted in several modi-
fications to the building, including slightly higher
window sills, enhanced lighting, and mechanical
systems, says Voiland.
Another notable feature of the enclosure is a
solar panel array on the south elevation and roof.
For aesthetic and functional reasons, the archi-
tects proposed a vertical array, which ultimately
required close collaboration with the PV manufac-
turer to achieve a cost-effective mounting strategy.
Minnesota project combines FAADE TECHNOLOGIES
A curved curtain wall, terra cotta cladding, and a zinc metal
panel system adorn the faade of Anderson University Cen-
ter at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minn.
Combining a high-performance curtain wall, photovoltaics, LEDs, light
sensors, and sun shading, the SolPix/GreenPix Zero-Energy Media Wall
at Beijings Xicui Entertainment Complex is also a dynamic digital screen
capable of playing videos and other themed content. Some images offer a
graphic interpretation of real-time climate conditions.
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PROGRESSIVE OWNERS: A KEY INGREDIENT
In the end, as with many design decisions, a building owner with a
rm grasp of life cycle benets may be the sustainable enclosures
best advocate. For instance, The Faade Group is working on a new
construction project for an anonymous client in which all the glazing,
framing, and insulation was carefully evaluated to create a high-
performing enclosure. Triple-glazed glass with a double low-e coat-
ing is installed in high-performance curtain wall frames, with high-
quality thermal breaks and low-conductance pressure plates.
The glass alone approaches R-8, which is nearly as good as
what we used to expect from walls with R-19 batts installed be-
tween metal studs, says Altenhofen.
The buildings south faade has an extensive curtain wall to
maximize daylighting, views, and a connection to the surrounding
campus, but glass was limited on the other three facades, producing
an overall window-to-wall ratio of around 40%. Consequently, the
heat gain/heat loss scenario is much better, and indoor occupant
comfort is improved, with less radiant loss and reduced convection
drafts, Altenhofen says.
The high cost of the triple glazing was substantially offset by
the engineers ability to eliminate baseboard n tube radiation and
downsize the HVAC systems. Because the owner grasped the big
picture, a highly efcient enclosure was created. Says Althenhofen,
The payback based solely on energy savings is still longer than
what developers aim for, but the long-term institutional owner found
it to be a preferred solution.
sustainable enclosures
AIA/CES MODULE
To earn 1.0 AIA/CES HSW/SD Discovery learn-
ing units, go to www.BDCnetwork.com/
SustainableEnclosures to take the exam.

1. In 2009, the International Energy Conservation Code added a continuous
insulation (CI) requirement for enclosures in climate Zones 3 and 4. In the
more northerly Zones 5 and 6, CI values were:
A. Eliminated C. Also added to IECC
B. Reduced D. Increased
2. The standard NFPA 285 is important for building life safety when enclosure
cladding contains foam insulation or other defined combustible components.
The standard requires testing to show that the wall assemblies are able to:
A. Reduce only vertical flame propagation
B. Eliminate all flames and smoke
C. Limit vertical and lateral flame propagation
D. Withstand fire for at least 2 hours
3. For window-to-wall ratio (WWR) recommendations, how do the ASHRAE
90.1-2010 prescriptive standards compare with the IECCs requirements?
A. ASHRAE 90.1 is more restrictive for WWR.
B. IECC is more restrictive for WWR.
C. ASHRAE and IECC are essentially equivalent.
D. Neither offers guidance or rules for WWR.
4. The prescriptive rules for window-to-wall ratios in current energy codes and
standards help simplify calculations of how much fenestration area can be
used, but larger areas may be allowed by using:
A. Net-zero energy building approaches with energy modeling
B. Triple-glazed insulated glass units (IGUs) as BIM objects
C. A performance-based design approach without energy modeling
D. A performance-based design approach with energy modeling
5. True or False: High-performance glass wall assemblies can significantly
reduce energy needs, and can match more than 75% of a well-designed
opaque walls insulating value.
A. True B. False
6. Net-zero energy goals can affect building enclosure design in two ways.
Which are they?
A. Reducing the window-to-wall ratio (WWR) and increasing R-value
B. Increasing the window-to-wall ratio (WWR) and reducing R-value
C. Reducing energy load and increasing power generating features
D. Increasing energy load and reducing power generating features
7. Balcony thermal breaks, which extend from the floor slab and serve as a
bridge to the walls insulation, help reduce energy needs because in colder
climates balconies can:
A. Increase the required heating energy
B. Increase solar heat gain
C. Increase building insulation effectiveness
D. None of the above
8. Building Enclosure Councils, which encourage better design of the enve-
lope, include about two dozen U.S. chapters, organized by:
A. Types of materials and products
B. Local climate and market
C. Different enclosure topics, such as air barriers
D. None of the above
9. The Abu Dhabi Investment Council Headquarters, Al Bahr Towers, features
an active faade system that suggests an Arab mashrabiya, a traditional ele-
ment of Arabic architecture that effectively:
A. Reduces window area when needed to block solar gain
B. Increases the reflectivity of the building enclosure
C. Adds insulation as needed to boost R-values
D. Allows building occupants to see outdoors
10. Super-insulating vacuum insulated panels (VIPs) provide good thermal pro-
tection thanks to their low-conductivity core, achieving high thermal perfor-
mance. Compared with urethane foam and glass wool, R-values of VIPs are:
A. About the same
B. About two times greater
C. About 10 times greater
D. About 20 times greater or more
> EDITORS NOTE
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A section view of the Abu Dhabi Investment Council project (also known
as the Al Bahar Towers) shows how the translucent shading panels are
afxed to the faade. Linear actuators are programmed to open and
close each panel based on well-known local climate patterns.
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new projects
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UCF OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING COMMUNITY
OPENS CLUBHOUSE TO ATTRACT STUDENTS
Gresham, Smith and Partners provided interior design services
for the student clubhouse at University House Central Florida, a
995-bed student housing community owned by Inland American
Communities Group. The new student life center, designed
by Humphreys & Partners Architects, is less than a mile from
the University of Central Florida. Features include wireless
lounges, multimedia/video game areas, tness facilities, a pool, a
community kitchen, and sales and administrative ofces. Winter
Park Construction and Ingenuity Engineers were also on the
Building Team.
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DRIVER TRAINING FACILITY REVS UP
FOR VIRGINIA STATE POLICE
The new Virginia State Police driver training facility is situated
on a 680-acre site near Fort Pickett. Dewberry provided design
and engineering services for the $27.4 million center, which
includes indoor and outdoor training areas. Outside, 4.5 miles of
roadway courses simulate the states topography. The design of
the 52,000-sf indoor facility features brick, precast architectural
block, and glass curtain wall. The building houses 60 squad
rooms, theatre-style classrooms, a cafeteria, ofces, meeting
spaces, and a driver simulation room with interactive simulation
systems.
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HOUSTON NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
DRESSES BUILDING FOR SUCCESS
Dress for Success Houston is a nonprot that provides
professional clothing and career support for disadvantaged
omen. Houston is the rst afliate of the organization to construct
a permanent home. Zeigler Cooper Architects provided
architectural and interior design services for the 16,000-sf
building, which houses an ofce, warehouse, and clothing store.
The sustainable design includes a green roof and a terrace that
can later be enclosed to meet expansion needs. The Building
Team also included Redding Linden Burr Engineers (MEP),
Haynes Whaley Associates (SE), Ward, Getz & Associates (CE),
and D.E. Harvey Builders (GC).
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BROOKLYN BUILDING HOUSES
THREE SCHOOLS UNDER ONE ROOF
The 154,000-sf Spring Creek School in Brooklyn, N.Y., is home to
three schools and anchors the Nehemiah Spring Creek Houses at
Gateway Estates affordable housing community. The $73 million
school opened this past September, accommodating 1,200
students. The interior is highlighted by bright colors and angles.
Hallway widths vary from 8 to 14 feet, and the gymnasium
and 550-seat auditorium use 5.5-degree angles to unify the
architecture. The angular volumes and intimate spaces, such as
the 200-seat twin cafeterias, were designed to promote a small-
school ambiance. STV provided architectural and engineering
services; Plaza Construction served as general contractor.
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TEXAS ATHLETIC TEAMS KICK OFF
NEW SPORTS COMPLEX
The Houston Amateur Sports Park is the site of a new 35,240-sf
sports medicine and athletic facility. Tenants of the single-story
building include the 18,505-sf CES Performance sports training
facility and a 5,125-sf training facility for Houstons Major League
Soccer team, the Houston Dynamo. The 7,000-sf Methodist Center
for Sports Medicine serves many of the citys athletic teams and
dance professionals; it features an underwater treadmill pool for
sports therapy. The Building Team included McShane Healthcare
Solutions (developer), Seeburger Architecture (architectural services),
and Cadence McShane Construction Company (design/build).
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FLORIDA WINE BAR UNCORKS
LOUNGE ATMOSPHERE AT NEW LOCATION
The owner of wine bar and restaurant The Wine Loft chose retail
architecture design rm api(+), along with Interiors by Design
West, to create a new branch in North Naples, Fla. The facility
opened in January in the Mercato development; it includes a
3,030-sf main oor with 750-sf mezzanine. An open-air patio,
glass wine vault, lounge-style seating, and illuminated bar
enhance the space, which is often used for live entertainment,
weekly wine tastings, and cooking classes with wine pairings.
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PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANYS U.S.
HEADQUARTERS ACHIEVES LEED GOLD
Opened in June 2012, Astellas Pharma USs $150 million
headquarters for the Americas has recently achieved LEED Gold.
MB Real Estate and GlenStar Properties worked with green building
consultant HJKessler Associates to integrate sustainable features
into the Northbrook, Ill., building. Designed by Goettsch Partners
and built by Power Construction, the 425,0000-sf ofce facility
encompasses two six-story buildings. The project features a hybrid
geothermal eld, reducing energy costs by more than 20%. 35% of
building materials were recycled, 45% were locally manufactured,
and more than 85% of waste was diverted during construction.
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TEXAS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
EXPANDS INTO NEW FACILITY
When the student population of the Somerset (Texas) Junior
High School was nearly double the capacity designed for the
building in 1986, administrators knew it was time for a change.
Before replacing the rural school via a $13 million bond issue,
the city had to build a new sewer treatment facility and widen the
neighboring two-lane road. OCO Architects designed the metal
and glass school in seven months, collaborating with metal-
building supplier Ceco Building Systems. Insulated metal panels
minimized the need for drywall and helped reduce construction
time to 11 months. Larger classrooms and hallways have made
the school more efcient and mitigated crowding. The Building
Team also included Alpha Consulting Engineers (SE) and Gamma
Construction (GC).
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we will build it. In steel.
Dakota Brewer. Dale Brue. Steel
Fabricators. You got to appreciate
what you do, and like doing it, Brue
says. Otherwise, whats the purpose?
Were tryin to teach the new guys
what we do, and we do it in steel.
They lay out beams, holes, cuts,
angles and where the plates go on.
Fabricate big box beams with three-,
four-inch anges. A 29-ton piece not
uncommon. Couldnt even tell you
how many tons fabricated since 1976
when Dale started at Zalk Josephs
Fabricators. He gets up early. 3 AM.
Never been late. Never.
They say compound miters are
tough, but they handle them. Steels
forgiving. Weld it up, ll in little gaps.
Proud of every one of their jobs. Like
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens
Hospital of Chicago. When the boss
sold the project, Zalk came up with
an innovative scheme: using cables to
support the 14th, 15th and 16th oor.
Shaved a couple of months off the
duration of the project because of it.
Dakota Brewer. Dale Brue.
Made in America.
Like the steel they fabricate.
Theres always a solution in steel.
312.670.2400
www.aisc.org/madeinamerica
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At Childrens Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., Powerbond hybrid
resilient ooring from Tandus provides the capability for attractive oor inlays,
plus durability for high trafc areas. Design rm HDR recently created an inlay
design for the hospitals Specialty Pediatric Center that relies heavily on Pow-
erbond ooring for thematic impact and waynding. The product is made from
the fusion of closed-cell cushion technology with a nylon wear layer; seams are
permanently sealed against moisture to prevent microbial penetration. Power-
bond is SCS-certied for low VOCs and 36 to 61% recycled content.
Tandus Flooring
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BY RAISSA ROCHA, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
The Colorado School of Mines new Marquez Hall fea-
tures the rst suspended triple-glazed curtain wall roof
in the Western Mountain Region. As the centerpiece of
the buildings main entry and lobby, the roof features a
60-foot cantilever, creating a dramatic front entrance.
A structural glazed-n system also extends from the
roof, which consists of triple-glazed insulated panels,
engineered to provide excellent thermal performance
and allow panoramic views. The panels are fastened
using structural silicone to minimize thermal bridging
through the wall. The $27 million, 87,000-sf facility was
designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson in partnership
with Denver-based Anderson Mason Dale; the curtain
wall roof was engineered by Studio NYL.
Studio NYL
CURTAIN WALL ROOF CREATES DRAMA
AT COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
For the new 50,000-sf Jehovahs Witnesses Assembly Hall in Denver, James
Kenneth Ross Architects selected Citadels Envelope 2000 rain screen metal
composite material (MCM) panel system. Volunteers, some of whom had
construction experience, did most of the panel installation. Initial training was
provided by Citadel panel fabricator Douglass Colony Group at the companys
ofce in Commerce City, Colo. The 24,000 sf of panels were nished in medium
bronze and Sierra tan, mixed with stonework veneer and heavy timbers at the
entrances to reect the Colorado landscape.
Citadel Architectural Products
VOLUNTEERS HELP INSTALL METAL PANELS
FOR NEW ASSEMBLY HALL
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The new Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)
Morgan Street Station features two long,
translucent canopies that protect riders
from the weather, admit diffused sunlight
by day, and serve as an illuminated land-
mark by night. Engineered and fabricated
by Duo-Gard Industries of Canton, Mich.,
the canopies are more than 320 feet long.
Aluminum framing and multiwall polycarbon-
ate glazing are combined in a standing-seam
conguration. Lighter in weight than glass,
polycarbonate reduces the need for struc-
tural support and allows for easy repair when
needed. The Morgan Street Station is the
third collaboration for Duo-Gard and Ross
Barney Architects, following renovations of
the Fullerton and Belmont CTA stations.
Duo-Gard Industries
TRANSLUCENT CANOPIES
SHELTER NEW CHICAGO
TRANSIT STATION
Concluding that a majority of its Chicago
members had migrated to the suburbs,
the Scottish Rite fraternal organization re-
cently left its century-old urban cathedral
for a 16-acre site in Bloomingdale, Ill. The
new two-story, 61,000-sf headquarters
features a curved metal roof reminiscent
of a Gothic arch, created with 13,200
sf of Petersens Tite-Loc standing seam
architectural metal panels. The panels
are mechanically seamed in the eld after
installation to a 90-degree lock; they were
curved on-site and installed by Anthony
Roong Tecta America of Aurora, Ill.
Petersen Aluminum Corp.
SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL USES CURVED METAL PANELS
In summer 2012, Providence Rehabilitation
Center in Nassau, Bahamas, replaced its
windowsoriginally installed in 1937with
Simontons StormBreaker Plus vinyl windows.
The decision proved benecial when the
installation successfully weathered Super-
storm Sandy in October. The impact-resistant
windows feature a one-inch insulated glass
unit, double glazing, tempered inside pane
glass, and laminated outside pane glass.
StormBreaker windows are designed to help
withstand high winds and wind-driven debris
without the use of shutter systems, and
KeepSafe Maximum laminated glass reduces
unwanted sound penetration while providing
safety and security.
Simonton Windows
IMPACT-RESISTANT WINDOWS PROTECT AGAINST SEVERE WEATHER
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Recent renovations by Jumper Carter
Sease Architects and JHS Architecture
at Williams-Brice Stadium, home of the
University of South Carolina Gamecocks,
include metal ceiling panel and suspension
systems installed with custom nishes by
Chicago Metallic. One of the projects more
dramatic elements is a barrel vaulted ceiling
connecting the Players Lounge concourse
and locker room, created using Planar linear
metal panels with a reective chrome nish.
The Players Lounge features the open-
plenum CubeGrid system in garnet, match-
ing the USC team colors. Metal ceiling panel
and suspension systems were also installed
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