This meticulous historic restoration returned key public spaces of the 96-year-old Hotel Blackhawk in Davenport, Iowa, to their original glory, while a new, adjoining structure serves as a grand entrance for the 191,000-sq-ft facility.
The Springfield, Mo.-based John Twitty Energy Center Unit 2, a 300-MW coal-fired plant equipped with state-of-the-art emission reduction technology, ranks among the nation's cleanest and operates well below permissible limits established by state and federal laws.
Explosive growth along the four-lane, divided Keystone Parkway Corridors in Carmel, Ind., not only resulted in snarls, but as many as 200 accidents a year.
One of three projects undertaken by Ameren to reduce harmful emissions from coal-fired powerplants, the installation of two new wet flue gas desulfurization scrubber systems at Ameren's Sioux Energy Center in West Alton, Mo., required more than 2.2 million man-hours and as many as 550 craftsworkers during peak periods.
Its neoclassical trappings belie the contemporary design solutions required to harmoniously blend form and function at the $118-million, 1,600-seat Palladium Center for Performing Arts, the heart of a new arts and cultural district in Carmel, Ind.
The $59-million, 221-unit Parc Huron in Chicago is purportedly the first LEED-Gold-certified high-rise apartment building in Illinois, the result of sustainable design elements that include enhanced daylighting in common areas and apartments, Energy STAR-rated appliances, low water-use fixtures and energy-efficient elevators, light fixtures and HVAC equipment.
This $4.2-million facility, the 300th Ronald McDonald House worldwide, serves as a home away from home for families of critically ill children in the St. Louis area, providing them with everything they might need for their stays, including a great room, playroom and reading rooms.
The $23-million renovation and expansion of Lincoln Elementary School in Cicero, Ill., was driven by a schedule that called for construction of an adjoining 71,000-sq-ft addition during the school year and extensive rehabilitation of the existing 63,000-sq-ft structure—including new mechanical, lighting, data and fire sprinkler systems—the following summer.
The $92-million Franklin County Common Pleas Courthouse in Columbus, Ohio, makes a sound case for sustainable design by incorporating elements that reduce the facility's annual energy consumption by 25% and annual water consumption by 1 million gallons, relative to the performance of more traditional courthouse buildings.
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