Providence Office Park II finds gold with raised access floors

October 15, 2013

For its Portland, Oregon, offices, Providence Health & Services—a Catholic healthcare ministry—includes open park space on a tight urban site. However, one of its ‘greenest’ attributes may be its floors.

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National Wildlife Refuge maximizes on outdoor views and daylighting

September 3, 2013

Opening in August of 2011, the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge Visitor and Administrative Complex (Chula Vista, California) specified frameless, interior sliding glass door assemblies to maximize on interior space and daylighting.

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Harrisonburg hot yoga studio keeps moisture out

April 1, 2013

The ideal climate for a hot yoga studio during an average 90-minute session is a temperature of 40.5 C (105 F) and 40 percent humidity. The high temperature and humidity required created unique challenges in the retrofit design and construction of Bikram Yoga Harrisonburg in Virginia.

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Glass art displays stay visible with hidden heating

February 1, 2013

The glass-enveloped Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum in Seattle, Washington, features works by sculptor Dale Chihuly and a seamless heating system to reduce visual obstacles for occupants.

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One of Detroit’s abandoned towers no longer empty

January 4, 2013

Designed by Louis Kamper and built in the historic Grand Circus Park district in 1928, Detroit’s 35-story Eaton Tower was the state’s second-tallest skyscraper. Now known as the Broderick Tower, it has been revitalized into residential suites.

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Lady Bird Johnson Middle School marks beginning of net-zero educational facilities

December 17, 2012

Opening last year in Irving, Texas, the 13,935-m2 (150,000-sf) $30-million Lady Bird Johnson Middle School became the country’s first net-zero building of its type.

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Hamline University grows a green roof

November 1, 2012

The new Anderson Center at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, welcomed students this September with a 167-m2 (1800-sf) vegetated green roof. This elevated ecosystem project is part of the building development that has become the official entrance to the campus.

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