ENR California Names HMC Architects 2023 Design Firm of the Year
ENR Construction
APRIL 28, 2023
The Los-Angeles-based, employee-owned firm focuses on healthcare, education and civic spaces.
3ndless 3arth 3covillage in Calaveras County, California
Natural Building
OCTOBER 18, 2021
3ndless 3arth 3covillage describes itself as “a regenerative community focused on land restoration, permaculture, natural building, holistic health, and eco-conscious education.” Building is central to their mission, with natural building workshops being a primary source of community collaboration and trade education.
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California Embodied Carbon Legislation: How to Prepare for AB 2446
Stok
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Some exciting news coming out of California means big things for Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs), which analyze a product’s full life cycle environmental impacts and identify prioritized areas for carbon reduction. Carbon Leadership Forum (CLF) dives deeper in its embodied carbon policy educational series.
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Award of Merit - Higher Education/Research: University of California, Davis Teaching and Learning Complex
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Designed as a transformational teaching space, this project features a four-story, 100,000-sq-ft classroom building equipped with an auditorium, two lecture halls and classrooms of various sizes.
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Grover Cleveland High School: A modern solution for a mid-century facility
Construction Specifier
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
MIES When Grover Cleveland High School was constructed in 1961, the facility was specifically designed to cater to the educational needs of the existing 1,500 students. This design approach allowed for an efficient and organized allocation of educational spaces while promoting a sense of unity within the school’s environment.
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HMC acquires Rainforth Grau Architects
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
In a “stronger together” strategy that will elevate service, design, and positive impact to clients and communities throughout California, HMC Architects is pleased to announce it has acquired Sacramento-based architecture firm Rainforth Grau Architects (RGA).
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Informed design: A dynamic approach to athletic facilities design
BD+C
APRIL 5, 2017
Established in 1889, Marlborough School , located in Los Angeles, California, is the oldest independent girls’ school in Southern California. With more than 71 percent student participation in athletics, and 36 teams for 12 sports, athletics are a key part of the education process and overall wellness of the students at Marlborough.
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10 ways public aquatic centers and recreation centers benefit community health
BD+C
JULY 26, 2023
Sports and Recreational Facilities Contractors Designers Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Engineers Facility Managers Architects Building Owners Industry Research Note: This blog post recaps some of the findings from HMC's "Aquatic Centers: Bringing Life to Communities" report. Every location is unique.
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Keith Hempel named President of LPA Design Studios
BD+C
JUNE 22, 2023
Keith Hempel named President of LPA Design Studios LPA Design Studios today announced the promotion of Chief Design Officer Keith Hempel, FAIA, to president of the 58-year-old integrated design firm. In 2021, LPA earned the AIA California Firm Award, the state’s highest honor for an architecture firm. “He
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ENR California Best Projects 2018 K-12 Education: Design Tech HS
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 2, 2018
Located on the shores of San Francisco Bay, Design Tech High School sits on the edge of Oracle Corp.’s ’s campus, surrounded by green spaces with walking and biking paths.
Straw Bale Houses in Southern California
Natural Building
OCTOBER 16, 2019
Rebecca Tasker, with a crew of apprentices, is building two straw bale houses near Escondido, California. The post Straw Bale Houses in Southern California appeared first on Natural Building Blog. So the building project is also a teaching site. Using straw fits in with permaculture. People like sustainability,” Tasker said.
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Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects' design selected for new UCSC facility
BD+C
JUNE 12, 2014
This week the University of California Santa Cruz selected Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects to design its new Institute of the Arts and Sciences building, a 30,000 square foot facility that will function for academic and museum purposes. Body Image: read more.
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Cohousing Communities Are Becoming More Popular
Natural Building
MAY 26, 2022
Cohousing communities are generally designed–both architecturally as well as socially–to encourage interaction and care between residents, as well as including eco-friendly design elements. in Davis, California in 1991. Early adopters of cohousing have generally been white, politically liberal and educated.
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New Straw Bale Home Helps Educate People About Climate Issues
Natural Building
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Believe it or not, straw bale houses are some of the few that survived some of the California fires,” she said. The post New Straw Bale Home Helps Educate People About Climate Issues appeared first on Natural Building Blog. Does a straw bale house present a greater fire risk than traditional stick-built homes? Draper said no.
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Secrets of a structural engineer
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA Building Team Contractors Designers Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Engineers Facility Managers Architects Building Owners Recently, I was asked to present to a group of aspiring engineers at the Florida A&M-Florida State University College of Engineering.
BUSINESS REPORT: New California Incentives Offer Credits For Job Creation
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 28, 2014
One of the key ways to help California businesses grow is for the state government to get out of their way, California’s director of business and economic development said in San Diego. “We That’s exactly what California aims to do with a trio of tax incentive programs that begins in 2014, he said. Long Beach Community College.
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First look: Cal State San Marcos's posh student union complex
BD+C
MAY 1, 2014
PCL Construction is pleased to announce that it has completed the University Student Union (USU) at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM). Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Education Facility Facility Managers Higher Education School Construction University Buildings'
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Perkins Eastman and Dougherty announce intent to merge
BD+C
APRIL 19, 2018
International design and architecture firm Perkins Eastman and California-based firm Dougherty are pleased to announce the intent to merge their practices. The combined firm will total over 1000 employees, adding enhanced resources, client value, and opportunities for employees.
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Best Universities for Masters in Architecture in the USA | Masters in Architecture in USA 2022
CivilJungle
APRIL 29, 2022
The University of California, Berkeley (UCB). The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The University of California, Berkeley (UCB). The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). University of Southern California. University of California, Berkeley. Southern California Institute of Architecture.
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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40
Pro Builder
APRIL 7, 2021
Cory Benjamin , 39, Project Director, BIM Manager, TK Design & Associates, South Lyon, Mich. Koby Bowen , 38, President / CEO of Construction and Design, Homes of Distinction, Rogers, Ark. Alexa Drees Walker , 31, Design Center Director, Drees Homes, Fort Mitchell, Ky. Adam Steiner , 35, Owner, Birnam Design Co.,
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How Two Female Construction Management Teachers Are Inspiring a New Generation of Leaders
Pro Builder
MARCH 10, 2023
Read more Women in Construction Education + Training Women in Construction Telling female students that there are rewarding careers in the residential industry for everyone, compared to seeing women successful in that industry, is powerful."
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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Trish Donnally MFPRO+ Blog Higher Education University Buildings Multifamily Housing Affordable Housing Senior Living Design Student Housing Designers Architects Projects Sustainable Development To say the United States is facing an affordable housing crisis is a major understatement. And that’s just California.
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Creating a sense of place with multipurpose K-12 school buildings
BD+C
APRIL 13, 2023
James Krueger, AIA, NCARB, Design Principal Education Facilities K-12 Schools School Construction Designers Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Facility Managers Architects Building Owners PreK–12 education has become far more sophisticated over the years, and school design must continually evolve to keep up with current and future needs.
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Top 10 Ivory Innovations Finalists for the 2023 Housing Affordability Prize
Pro Builder
APRIL 18, 2023
The 2023 Ivory Prize Winners will be announced on May 24, 2023, at PCBC in Anaheim, California. 300,000 in prize money will be distributed between at least three winners selected across the three award categories—Construction and Design, Public Policy and Regulatory Reform, and Finance.
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New College Of The Desert Visual Arts Building Breaks Ground In California
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JULY 12, 2013
The latest project from architecture and design firm Perkins+Will recently broke ground. “The new Visual Arts Building was conceived as a celebratory representation of the newly defined arts district, and will provide a portal into the art making process,” said Darren Adkisson, Senior Project Designer for Perkins+Will Los Angeles.
First look: UC-Davis art museum by SO-IL and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
BD+C
MAY 2, 2013
The University of California, Davis has selected emerging New York-based practice SO-IL to design a new camp. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Higher Education Museums' Body Image: Exclude Content: Yes.
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Sasha Rabin’s Tiny Earthen House
Natural Building
DECEMBER 2, 2019
This beautiful earthen home is one of many such dwellings located at the Quail Springs permaculture community in California, which is home to educators, farmers, natural builders and people who are dedicated to regenerative, alternative living. You can see this video at www.youtube.com.
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California Institute of Technology, Bechtel Residence: Higher Education/Research; Project of the Year Finalist
ENR Construction
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
This three-story, 223-bed student residence was designed with a “home away from home” approach.
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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 10, 2021
Furthermore, of this 5%, most of the applications have not leveraged, or even been designed to leverage the full valued of Lean. Design-Build Contracting Claims: Cumulative Supplement. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 116(4), 351-359. Design and Construction: Building in Value.
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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize
Pro Builder
MARCH 16, 2023
Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize esorum Thu, 03/16/2023 - 09:09 This year’s finalists in the Construction & Design category include solutions to the labor shortage as well as environmentally friendly building solutions focused on decreasing construction time.
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First look: UC San Diego opens net-zero biological research lab
BD+C
FEBRUARY 24, 2014
acre site on the University of California, San Diego campus. Designed by Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects (ZGF), the three-story, 45,000-sf building is an apt tribute to its prominent, coastal location, with its long, slender shape. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) in La Jolla, Calif., located on a 1.75-acre Body Image: read more.
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UC Merced earns fourth platinum LEED certification
BD+C
DECEMBER 9, 2014
The University of California, Merced, received another Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum certification, this time for the Student Services Building. Higher Education' The award brings the campus total for LEED certifications through the U.S.
Two Week Natural Building Intensive
Natural Building
MAY 2, 2021
Learn skills, techniques, and design theory to create your own beautiful, durable, energy-efficient home from local and site-harvested materials. We will also give you the theoretical knowledge to design a regionally appropriate passive solar home. Three meals a day will be prepared on site, largely from local organic ingredients.
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UC Merced campus earns fourth LEED Platinum certification
BD+C
DECEMBER 9, 2014
The University of California, Merced, received another Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification, this time for the Student Services Building. Higher Education' The award brings the campus total for LEED certifications through the U.S.
NuVasive Building World-Class Innovation Center At San Diego HQ
Business Facilities
AUGUST 29, 2017
will expand its San Diego, CA global headquarters, including the creation of an innovation center of excellence where surgeons from around the world will be educated and trained on the latest NuVasive spine technology and procedures designed to drive clinical predictability and improve patients’ lives. NuVasive, Inc.
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The Value of Cob Building
Natural Building
AUGUST 4, 2021
Quail Springs Permaculture , an educational non-profit in Southern California, built the houses over the span of a few months. That makes it a poor choice for, say, Alaska, but a great one for California, where the material can soak up heat during the day and release it during the region’s cold nights. “It Credit: John Orcutt).
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Industry Protests Increased Use of Single-Step Design-Build by.
ENR Construction
JULY 22, 2012
Earn Continuing Education Credits. ENR California. Industry Protests Increased Use of Single-Step Design-Build by Army Corps. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Environment. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill. Building Types. Construction Methods. Sustainability. ENR Midwest.
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65 California Photovoltaic Test Lab Dives Into Technologies With Real.
ENR Construction
JULY 24, 2012
Earn Continuing Education Credits. ENR California. California Photovoltaic Test Lab Dives Into Technologies With Real World Experiments. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Environment. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill. Building Types. Construction Methods. Sustainability.
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A simple, global connection tool
Best Practices Construction Law
DECEMBER 20, 2017
Empatico is a product that’s co-designed with teachers, which means that every decision we make as a team is rooted in feedback from the classroom. Empatico activities are designed to promote greater understanding of similarities and differences and help students build character skills like curiosity and kindness.
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54 Officials Outline 'Preferred' Path Forward on California's Bay Delta.
ENR Construction
JULY 31, 2012
Earn Continuing Education Credits. ENR California. Officials Outline Preferred Path Forward on Californias Bay Delta. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar supports $14-billion proposal to transfer water from northern California to the Central Valley, but several lawmakers in the region to be tapped blasted the plan. 07/31/2012.
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Effects of acoustical ceiling panel type: Vertical sound isolation
Construction Specifier
APRIL 30, 2021
Guidelines by the Facilities Guidelines Institute (FGI) for the design and construction of healthcare facilities require floor-ceiling assemblies between patient rooms in hospitals to achieve a minimum STC 50 rating (see Table 1.2-6 STC is measured in a laboratory and is used as reference during design.
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Dunkin' Donuts Green is a Hot Trend in Green Building
Green Building Law Update
DECEMBER 29, 2014
To be recognized as a DD Green restaurant, a franchisee will follow a five stage program during the planning, design and construction of a store. Each stage of the DD Green strategies provides a synopsis of the strategy goal, specific educational information, guidance and metrics to achieve with the design and construction team.
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120 The Top International Design Firms - ENR - McGraw-Hill Construction
ENR Construction
JULY 18, 2012
Earn Continuing Education Credits. ENR California. The Top International Design Firms. Description: International Design Firms take stock in the market. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Environment. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill. Building Types. Sustainability.
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Webinars and Construction Events in March 2022
Autodesk Construction Cloud
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
With no shortage of networking and learning opportunities this month, you’ll find construction events happening from California to New York, and every time zone in between. About: New York Build, the largest construction & design show for New York and the Tri-state area, is back and bigger than ever. REGISTER NOW.
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