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The arrival of Hurricane Ike during construction of the five-building corporate administrative campus resulted in a six-week disruption in permanent power to the jobsite. The loss of power delayed material delivery and postponed the start of interior construction, which requires conditioned air to prevent mold in drywall and damage to millwork from moisture in the air. Photo: Aker/Zvonkovic Related Links: Best of 2009 Best Of Slideshow Award of Excellence Slideshow The lack of permanent power also delayed commissioning, a process that tests and certifies that mechanical systems such as fan coil boxes, chillers, air handlers and the UPS system are
The Shangri La Botanical Gardens & Nature Center in Orange is one of the Top 10 Green Projects this year, selected by the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment. Located on 252 acres, the center houses wetlands demonstration and ornamental gardens, and an interpretive center for ecosystems such as cypress and tupelo swamp, wooded uplands and prairie lowlands. Related Links: Teaching Green The AIA/COTE competition is based on elements including intent and innovation, site, bioclimatic design, light and air, water, energy. Lake/Flato Architects of San Antonio designed the project, and Beck Group of Austin was the contractor. The
来自设计界,学术界和政府的德克萨斯州领导人将在本月在凤凰城举行的美国绿色建筑委员会的Greenbuild International Conference和Expo举行会议。包括:社区会议是BCWorkshop方法的一部分。在这里,一个人在2009年5月完成的房屋外壳中举行。相关链接:2009年顶级绿色建筑商达拉斯安全和绿色Zaida Basora,建筑物检查主管,达拉斯市的建筑官员,将讨论其城市的新绿色建筑计划。她带领这座城市的绿色
Even though the recession has hurt the Texas health-care market, numerous jobs are moving forward. “Texas is the best health-care market in the United States now,” says James King, director of health care for Turner Construction’s Texas Region in Dallas. “There are still large projects coming out, and several more will come out.” King attributes the progress to the state’s pro-business environment and to the fact that Texas does not require a certificate of need before a hospital proceeds with expansion plans. Turner is working on a $22-million, 65,000-sq-ft addition to Weatherford Regional Medical Center in Weatherford for Community Health
现在,随着婴儿潮一代的60多岁和1950年代建造的一轮医院,未来十年将在美国花费数十亿美元。医疗保健设施是环境和能源猪 - 从供暖和冷却需求到清洁用品到以健康的名义实施的程序。奥斯丁中部德克萨斯州中部的戴尔儿童医疗中心是第一家获得LEED铂金评级的医院。怀特建筑公司(White Construction Co.)是473,000平方英尺设施的建筑经理。绿色运动旨在减少浪费,减少电力需求,更换化学药品并帮助医院获得
The Dallas Cowboys’ Irving, Texas, practice facility collapsed on May 2, 2009, injuring 12 people, because wind-load demands exceeded the structure’s capacity to resist a thunderstorm’s 55 mph to 65 mph gusts, which were well below the 90 mph wind-speed specifications set by ASCE 7-98 and ASCE 7-05 Standards for that location, according to a draft report released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a nonregulatory agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Photo: Courtesy NIST Buckling of the steel frame of the Dallas Cowboys practice facility is seen in the upper left of the photograph (marked