C10−Interior Construction

Colorado law office uses high-performing ceiling to create a ‘next-generation’ workplace

September 7, 2020

To accommodate its growth in Colorado, the global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, moved to a new 3809-m² (41,000-sf), two-floor office suite in downtown Denver. The city’s first Class A office tower in more than 30 years and one of its tallest, the 40-story property serves as a hub of innovation and collaboration. To achieve its aesthetics and sustainability...

Florida university center brings acoustic comfort to students’ home-away-from-home

August 31, 2020

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver-certified Christine E. Lynn University Center creates a warm, welcoming place for students to gather within the 47-ha (115-acre) campus in Boca Raton, Florida. Gensler’s Tampa-based team selected acoustic stone wool panels, metallic suspension system, and ceiling perimeter trim for a complete ceiling solution to meet the project’s aesthetic, performance, and sustainable design goals.

Sound isolation code requirements

August 26, 2020

As new construction techniques and certifications become more widely used, specifiers must be aware of the many factors impacting the transmission of sound in buildings. It is important to take sound isolation into account when designing multifamily residential buildings to ensure the long-term comfort and satisfaction of building occupants.

Texas HQ supports creativity and comfort with acoustical ceiling systems

August 13, 2020

Headquartered in Irving (Texas), oil and gas company Pioneer Natural Resources was ready for a new facility, but not a new hometown. The company decided a custom-designed, newly constructed building would best suit its business needs and forward-thinking corporate culture, while bringing together its North Texas employees in one building. To help achieve the project’s goals, the building interior was designed to optimize sound and light reflectance with acoustical ceiling systems.

Reaching a new level of sophistication with panelized construction

July 16, 2020

Pre-panelized assemblies, while different from modular, can provide multiple benefits such as truncated construction time, increased safety, ease of quality control, and reduction of jobsite waste. Both structural steel and cold-formed steel (CFS) elements in these panels provide straight, dimensionally stable substrates for a variety of finishes and construction techniques.

Washington university uses HDPE partitions to create privacy

July 6, 2020

The University of Washington’s Madrona Hall, Seattle, is a 220-bed, seven-story Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building which includes an enclosed, floor-to-ceiling stall, co-gender restroom design built specifically to accommodate the needs of the dormitory’s male, female, and transgender students. Full-height partitions were utilized in the hall’s design to achieve its restroom and shower privacy needs.

Door hardware 101: The basics of door hardware specifications

July 1, 2020

Door hardware specifications can be confusing and tedious. Just the thought of having to recall door hardware terminology, code requirements, and best practices is overwhelming. Then, transferring that knowledge to work when designing commercial or institutional facilities with hundreds to thousands of openings, each including five to 10 pieces of hardware, seems like a monumental task. This reference guide explaining common terminology and hardware will help make the process a little less daunting.

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C10−Interior Construction

Colorado law office uses high-performing ceiling to create a ‘next-generation’ workplace

Florida university center brings acoustic comfort to students’ home-away-from-home

Sound isolation code requirements

Texas HQ supports creativity and comfort with acoustical ceiling systems

Reaching a new level of sophistication with panelized construction

Washington university uses HDPE partitions to create privacy

Door hardware 101: The basics of door hardware specifications

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Colorado law office uses high-performing ceiling to create a ‘next-generation’ workplace

Florida university center brings acoustic comfort to students’ home-away-from-home

Sound isolation code requirements

Texas HQ supports creativity and comfort with acoustical ceiling systems

Reaching a new level of sophistication with panelized construction

Washington university uses HDPE partitions to create privacy

Door hardware 101: The basics of door hardware specifications

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