New ‘Insight’ Feature to Help Green Building Projects Prioritize Sustainability Strategies, Improve Performance

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The U.S. Green Building Council recently launched Insight, a new data-driven tool that highlights building project design features that can lead to better performance. Insight is available as a feature of the Arc platform and provides information on the design attributes of LEED-certified buildings within a specified geographic region. Project teams can then compare and rank potential sustainability strategies to see how they stack up against the performance of other buildings. Insight leverages the depth of the existing LEED data to aid designers and builders in adopting smart, practical and achievable sustainability strategies. Insight can be leveraged by LEED and … Read more

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David Hollowell Receives TEXO Superintendent of the Year Award

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TEXO recently honored TDIndustries’ Senior Superintendent David Hollowell with its Specialty Superintendent of the Year award at its Holiday Award Gala. Recipients demonstrate technical ability, team-building skills, quality/project success and personal character. Hollowell, a 42-year partner, was also part of a group to receive a Distinguished Building Award for the Frost Tower project. His dedication to his work there, as well as his leadership, earned him the individual award. “David believes in honest and transparent communication that supports the team and produces results, while encouraging growth opportunities for his fellow partners,” Production Manager Mike Feagan said. “He is effective at identifying potential issues before they become a problem and, … Read more

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11-Story LEED-Certified Taystee Lab Building Tops Out

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The Taystee Lab Building, an 11-story, 350,000-square-foot, LEED-certified, Class-A lab and office building in the Manhattanville Factory District in West Harlem, Pennsylvania, has topped out. The project team includes property manager Janus Property Company, architect LEVENBETTS, SLCE and BR+A and construction manager Lendlease. This large-scale ground-up development is a technologically enabled project that will accommodate a range of tenants, from life sciences to creative technology, advertising, media and information, to retail and academic users, mirroring the diversity of the neighborhood. Flexible floor plates run from 36,000 square feet at the base to 15,000 square feet in the penthouse, while all … Read more

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CPWR Releases New Safety + Health Resources for the New Year 

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The start of a new year offers a great opportunity to find new ways to address ongoing hazards to construction workers. CPWR is supporting that work by adding to its collection of free resources that promote safety and health. The organization’s latest materials focus on: Solvents: A new Hazard Alert (in English and Spanish), Toolbox Talk (English, Spanish) and infographic all describe the hazards of these chemicals and how to protect workers. Isocyanates: A new Impact Card describes how a CPWR-funded researcher helped an occupied healthcare facility when spray polyurethane foam was installed. RF Radiation: At low levels radiofrequency radiation, … Read more

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California State Polytechnic University Phase 1 Replacement Project Complete

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Phase 1 of the first-year student housing replacement project at California State Polytechnic University, located in Pomona, has recently been completed. The project consists of two eight-story towers that house 980 students and includes a 35,000-square-foot dining facility. Both towers are structural concrete constructed by the contractor’s own concrete crews. The project included the relocation of approximately 2,600 linear feet of along one drive, and the addition of 400 parking spaces around the area. With the site comprising 16 acres, and the project itself a little more than 10 acres, it was the largest project to date for the university. … Read more

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