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Cultivating the Kings’ sustainability with living walls

May 11, 2017
In addition to the facility’s impressive bifold doors, the Golden 1 Center—the Sacramento Kings’ new basketball arena—has another claim to fame in its seven living walls.
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Fire-rated curtain wall offers a smoother path to safety

May 4, 2017
An office tower in Bellevue, Washington, has employed a proprietary curtain wall system at the building’s southeastern ground-floor corner and side to enhance both aesthetics and fire protection.
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Surfacing solution at Baltimore hospital keeps patients on their feet

April 26, 2017
Some design professionals have wondered what effect floorcoverings, along with the wider built environment, can have on occupant wellness. In a 90-day flooring test running from November 2014 to February 2015, Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) attempted to answer this question.
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Combating condensation at a South Carolina pool

April 20, 2017
Condensation was responsible for a number of difficulties at the City of Myrtle Beach’s Pepper Geddings Recreation Center--the sagging roof above the facility’s pool was plagued by mold, mildew, and rust.
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Modernization and minimal maintenance with exterior cladding

April 13, 2017
Natural-fiber sidings with the look of wood provided a solution to a Connecticut mixed-use building's aesthetic and practical needs.
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Privacy and patient space at a Vermont medical center

April 6, 2017
The University of Vermont (UVM) Medical Center in Burlington will be getting a new, acoustically sound inpatient building as of summer 2019.
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Infrared heaters restore winter safety in Chicago parking garage

March 30, 2017
Ice and snow buildup can constitute a significant hazard on parking garage ramps. Chicago's JeffJack Apartments installed 40 infrared heaters to respond to the problem.
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Brewing success with an HVAC chiller upgrade

March 24, 2017
Stratford, Connecticut-based Two Roads Brewing Company has undergone a significant expansion that necessitated a chiller upgrade.
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Stepping inside the Sacramento Kings’ new home arena

March 16, 2017
Sacramento's new arena, the Golden 1 Center, features angled glass doors that posed a challenge in the design and construction process.
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Massachusetts chapel pulls off challenging zinc installation

March 10, 2017
The Byzantine-style Holy Resurrection Chapel in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, was completed this past September, incorporating zinc to achieve aesthetic and design goals.
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