Rendering courtesy of Wilk Marketing Communications. The 48,000-sq-ft Leaguers Headquarters and Head Start Building will feature a two-story steel structure and a white glazed brick veneer façade with blue-tinted glass and multi-colored glass accents. Related Links: Work on Brooklyn Arena Could Begin Soon Construction Costs Fall in NYC PB Acquired by British Construction Firm Developer of Pier 57 Transformation Announced Mohegan Sun Selects Cubellis to Design and Build Two New Restaurants NYC Announces New System to Track Inspectors NYC Public School Converts to Condos Turner Selected to Serve on Two Green School Projects Shaw Group Wins NJ Turnpike Contract MBI
Related Links: Work on Brooklyn Arena Could Begin Soon Construction Costs Fall in NYC PB Acquired by British Construction Firm Developer of Pier 57 Transformation Announced NYC Announces New System to Track Inspectors Leaguers Headquarters Breaks Ground in New Jersey NYC Public School Converts to Condos Turner Selected to Serve on Two Green School Projects Shaw Group Wins NJ Turnpike Contract MBI Group to Renovate P.S. 42 Major Runway Reconstruction Kicks Off at JFK Mohegan Sun has selected Cubellis, an international architecture, engineering, and interior design firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts to manage, design, and build two new restaurants of
Related Links: Work on Brooklyn Arena Could Begin Soon Construction Costs Fall in NYC PB Acquired by British Construction Firm Developer of Pier 57 Transformation Announced Mohegan Sun Selects Cubellis to Design and Build Two New Restaurants NYC Announces New System to Track Inspectors Leaguers Headquarters Breaks Ground in New Jersey NYC Public School Converts to Condos Turner Selected to Serve on Two Green School Projects MBI Group to Renovate P.S. 42 Major Runway Reconstruction Kicks Off at JFK The Shaw Group Inc. of Baton Rouge, Louisiana recently announced that it has been selected by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority
P.S. 90, a 104-year-old New York City public school located at 220 West 148th Street in Harlem is in the beginning stages of plans to be converted into a residential condominium development. Rendering courtesy of Mediashop PR. The historic P.S. 90 which is notable for its iconic block-through “H” plan is being converted into a modern condominium by replacing most of the building’s infrastructure while keeping the façade and steel structure intact. Related Links: Work on Brooklyn Arena Could Begin Soon Construction Costs Fall in NYC PB Acquired by British Construction Firm Developer of Pier 57 Transformation Announced Mohegan Sun
Balfour Beatty plc, the U.K.-based global construction giant, announced Sept. 17 that it would acquire US engineering stalwart Parsons Brinckerhoff, New York City, for $626 million. The deal, which officials say would keep 13,000-employee PB in tact as a wholly-owned subsidiary, is still subject to approval by shareholders of both firms. Related Links: Work on Brooklyn Arena Could Begin Soon Construction Costs Fall in NYC Developer of Pier 57 Transformation Announced Mohegan Sun Selects Cubellis to Design and Build Two New Restaurants NYC Announces New System to Track Inspectors Leaguers Headquarters Breaks Ground in New Jersey NYC Public School Converts
Related Links: First Impressions Professional Accreditation With the release of LEED v.3 came an upgraded version of LEED Online, a tool teams use to manage project registration and certification. Although it is still early in the process, initial experiences with the new online tools have been mixed. “The new system will be easier to navigate, once you get use to it,” says Jason Kliwinski, director of sustainable design, The Spiezle Group, Trenton, N.J.. “The interfaces are a little different but it certainly helps folks understand the process better.” But the system can be slow. “I have used it in terms
Related Links: Sustainable Classic Here’s a breakdown of the 44 points that Skanska’s Empire State Building offices garnered to earn LEED Commercial Interiors Platinum status: • 6 points for sustainable site (e.g., bike rack encouraging alternate transportation) • 2 points for water efficiency (e.g., low-flow toilets, hand sensors on faucets) • 12 points for energy and atmosphere (e.g., efficient lighting systems) • 8 points for materials and resources (e.g., construction waste recycling, recycled material use) • 16 points for indoor environmental air quality (e.g., daylight exposure, low VOC paints) • 5 points for innovation, design (e.g., green cleaning guidelines, ISO
Related Links: First Impressions LEED Online In conjunction with the release of LEED v.3, USGBC transferred the certification of LEED professionals and building certification to the Green Building Certification Institute. The process for accrediting professionals has also changed. Now there are three tiers of LEED professionals; LEED Green Associates, LEED AP+ and LEED AP Fellow. “Prior LEED accreditation was something accessible to people regardless of their role on the design team or their expertise in working with LEED and sustainable design,” explains Andy Hathaway, Director of Sustainability Consulting, Steven Winter Associates, Norwalk, Conn. “You have over 100,000 LEED accredited professionals
McGraw-Hill Construction estimates that the value of green building construction starts grew five-fold from 2005 to 2008 and will more than double over the next five years reaching $96-140 billion in 2013. Helping to fuel the growth is state and local legislation mandating green building and the integration of sustainable building practices into building codes and regulations. Russell Unger: “I think in the high-end market, green building is standard. When you go outside that market, the cost, the expertise ... is still not there.” Over the last nine years LEED has evolved and grown. Rating systems are now available for
The Empire State Building was a marvel when it debuted as the world’s tallest building in 1931. Built in 18 months, the 102-story building kicked off a race for urban construction heights that continues today. Photo: Skanska USA Skanska USA was recently awarded LEED Platinum status for the $4.6 million fit-out of its own corporate headquarters at the Empire State Building. Related Links: Getting to LEED Platinum It’s only fitting that a recent $4.6 million fit-out in the building may set the benchmark for what it costs, what it takes, and how much can be saved in the long haul