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Explore how ZGF Architects designed the largest urban Living Building in the world to last 500 years.

Feature // PAE Living Building, Portland, Oregon The PAE Living Building is proof that regenerative buildings can be developer-driven and financially viable–even in urban, historic districts.

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Function // Philip & Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center, Columbia University, N.Y. Located on the Harlem River, Columbia University’s tennis center was designed to embrace the water with its innovative “flood friendly” design.

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A Mass Timber Surprise “You don’t necessarily know from the exterior that this is a mass timber building, but as soon as you walk into the lobby and see the upper floor areas, you do,” explains Chris Chatto, Principal, ZGF Architects.

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Bringing a Building to Life

While achieving net positive energy and net positive water are certainly hot topics today, they remain stunningly difficult to achieve. New products and solutions are necessary to make these performance objectives more mainstream.

Enter the U.S. Green Building Council California (USGBC-CA) Net Zero Accelerator—a program that fosters market-ready innovations with its expertled teams. Check out a few of the products and programs included in the 2023 and 2024 cohorts on page 12.

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Whether you are reading this issue in the year it was first printed, 2024, or many, many years after, it is incredible to think that the buildings profiled within these pages will still be standing—and still in their prime.

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Beyond bringing buildings to life, keeping the people in the built environment alive remains a key objective. This issue profiles a few of the latest advancements in fire-rated and ballistic glazing— offering specifiers the ability to incorporate more glazing into the building façade, linking occupants to daylight and outdoor views, while still helping to

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But the design intent went beyond achieving this rigorous certification to ensuring that this Living Building would last for a long time—500 years, in fact. These efforts often require applying new products or approaching common challenges in new ways. Chris Chatto, Principal, ZGF Architects, Portland, shares the details behind their groundbreaking design on page 34.

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Explore the mad science and innovation behind the way ZGF Architects designed the world’s 35th fully certified Living Building in Portland, Oregon, to last 500 years.

Architects designing to achieve International Living Future Institute’s Living Building certification can find themselves pushing boundaries in several areas—from finding ways to satisfy net positive water requirements to creatively participating in the financial agreement. This is certainly true of the PAE Living Building, designed by ZGF, which earned its Living Building certification in April 2024.

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The genius of Edwin Lutyens is now universally recognized.

When the acclaimed English architect passed away in 1944, three large volumes of his drawings and photographs were commissioned from the thousands found in his office and were published

by Country Life. In 2023, all three volumes were republished by ACC Art Books. This third and final volume showcases Lutyens’ detailed plans and elevations for the greatest examples of his townhouse renovations, memorials and public buildings, including the Cenotaph at Westminster, the Thiepval Memorial, and the colossal Midland Bank building in Manchester. These reissues are once again bringing to the world’s attention not just the professionalism of a great architect, but also the loving care with which he set down the minutiae of his visions. They are among the few books in existence illustrated with his working drawings, as well as pristine photos of the finished masterpieces themselves. A beautiful tribute to a monumental figure in the history of modern architecture.

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Best Practices in Lighting ›› Artificial Intelligence

The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Architectural Lighting and Design: Where Illumination Meets Innovation As Artificial Intelligence (AI) uses rapidly expand around us, specific developments in intelligent lighting solutions are quickly changing our assumptions about what is possible. Today’s AI tools provide never-before-seen solutions that interpret and act upon massive amounts of incoming data.

The data streams in from a wide array of sources including archives, real-time sensors, forecasts, and a host of other decision-driving information. In the world of lighting design and technology, these new capabilities are ushering in a new era of precision, adaptability, and creative visioning that was little more than science fiction just a few years ago.

From concept to construction, AI advancements

Today’s AI-powered design tools can create highly realistic lighting renderings for clients to virtually experience the finished product, whereby AI-connected lighting systems can optimize energy consumption while improving user experience. promise smarter, more powerful, and more sustainable lighting solutions impacting everything from planning and design to cost analysis, project management, and sustainable automation.

Today’s AI-powered design tools can create highly realistic lighting renderings for clients to virtually experience the finished product, whereby AI-connected lighting systems can optimize energy consumption while improving user experience.

Yet AI’s ability to compile, analyze, and interpret big data in real-time is dramatically changing our ability to both understand and automatically adjust system performance to occupant behavior, trends, and patterning. This, in turn, allows illumination designs to more closely align with the evolving human sensory experience, while also stewarding sustainability throughout the built environment.

Optimizing Generative Design and Visual Communication As design renderings become less static and more immersive, AI-powered tools equip project teams with innovative lighting options and concepts. The outcome is faster access to more accurate design

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options that can be quickly adapted to client input and environmental realism specific to the project location. Because design teams can so quickly refine lighting texture, layering, and sensory expression, a client’s vision can come to life more accurately and effectively. AI better informs stakeholders, improves the creative design workflow, and accelerates the decision-making process. Because of AI’s fast and extensive ability to process data and adapt, design variables—like geo-location, spatial environment, room shape, room dimension, functional adaptability, and energy efficiency—can be beta-tested for experience, aesthetics, usability, and cost. The speed, hyper-realism, and automatic documentation provided through these tools will distinctly change the way our industry delivers designs, manages projects, and measures success.

AI-Controlled Lighting and Sustainability AI-equipped lighting management is improving our capabilities to implement and manage higherperforming and sustainable built environments.

Because AI can learn and adapt lighting performance to individual preferences, as well as more holistic environmental dynamics, system controls will dynamically adjust light levels based on real-time (or even scheduled) occupancy, optimize conditions for specific employee or resident tasks, and simultaneously deliver great energy efficiencies.

The bulk of currently available “smart” systems incorporate degrees of automation drawing from a range of sensors tracking occupancy, ambient conditions, and time-of-day conditions. But the result of these systems in day-to-day operations rarely matches the hype. AI-enabled management will raise the table stakes to match the hype and, at the same time, deliver higher performance that elevates both user experience and system

performance. For example, AI algorithms monitoring ambient light levels and dynamically adjusting fixture color and intensity to collaborate with natural daylight can overall maintain the best possible working and living environments, while balancing energy consumption and minimizing a building’s carbon footprint.

Predictive Management and Efficiency AI-driven systems can analyze sensor data to predict when lighting components will require maintenance or replacement, reducing downtime and optimizing lifecycle management. Additionally, AI-powered systems can quickly identify and diagnose issues with lighting infrastructure, enabling proactive intervention and maintenance. Obvious benefits include more accurate maintenance scheduling, justin-time ordering of replacements, detailed historical reporting, and resource trending.

Future Use As the benefits of AI-powered lighting become more widely recognized, AI will become deeply integrated into lighting systems, enabling seamless interaction with other building systems and IoT devices.

Lighting designers and architects will continue to push the boundaries, exploring novel applications of AI in lighting design and beyond. Fluency in emerging AI design tools and lighting product capabilities will deliver significant competitive advantages for early adopters. As with any disruptive technological advancement, incorporating AI’s opportunities and near-horizon limitations will guide business managers in what new tools should be procured now, how to adapt their current tool kits for future use, how to train current staff, and what emerging skill sets should be sought from new potential hires.

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Reaching Net Zero A look at where the market stands and some of the promising new companies making it achievable.

By Jana Madsen

What was once a novelty has become the norm.

Green building, sustainability, and efficient use of resources is a given in nearly every new architectural design, as well as for major renovation projects. But what about net zero?

When it comes to carbon, waste, water, and energy, how much traction is this movement really getting?

We asked Colin Mangham, Director, Corporate Sustainability & Innovation, U.S. Green Building Council California (USBGC-CA) and President of Morpho Energy for his perspective. “There’s a joke that if I asked you how it’s going with your partner/husband/wife/girlfriend/boyfriend/ significant other and you said, ‘Sustainable,’ I’d be like, ‘Ah, sorry to hear that.’ We can do better than just sustainable, right?” he asks. Enter net zero (and even net positive). While achieving carbon neutrality, generating more electricity than a building uses, and capturing and filtering rainwater for all building needs is possible, it’s still not always probable.

Despite that, Mangham is optimistic. “We’re continuing to have movement. The fact that [net zero] has not become a highly politicized term is a win. It’s not a Red/Blue issue yet,” he says.

“And especially in the AEC [architecture, engineering, construction] community, there’s not only a growing market for this, there’s some internal pressure.”

Innovative services, systems, and products are critical to enable the growth and proliferation of net zero buildings. At the forefront of this is the USGBC-CA Net Zero Accelerator. Each year, the program guides about 15 companies in developing pilot opportunities to drive adoption of net zero solutions. “We’re an accelerator, not an incubator,” explains Mangham, meaning the companies selected for its yearly cohort are growth stage. “At a minimum, they have to have a prototype that’s commercially viable, economically feasible, and market-ready right now,” he says. A pool of 65 advisors is ready to help further the success of these ideas and innovations. A sampling from the 2023 and 2024 cohorts follows.

OUTDOOR POWER POLE PowerStack USA helps provide outdoor power availability for low-wattage applications in both urban and remote areas where underground trenching or overhead wires for AC power are too expensive or undesirable. The sleek, sturdy power pole has glassless vertical solar modules for vandal-resistance and provides resilient, off-grid solar and battery storage.

PowerStack modular solar poles (ranging from 3-ft. to

PowerStack offers an intelligent new way of delivering power and IoT off the grid.

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The unique modular design means PowerStack can be installed almost anywhere and is optimized to capture maximum sunlight with a 5-day battery backup. Poles can be mounted on concrete or, to save time, carbon, and money, a concrete-free foundation option is available. Installed in under one hour by a two-person team, PowerStack is built to last with a 10-year limited warranty. PowerStack provides reliable, 24/7 power on the ground that doesn’t cost the earth. PowerStack is solar, reimagined.

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THERMAL STORAGE With Shift Thermal’s FLEX Thermal Storage technology, building HVAC is transformed from climate burden to climate solution. FLEX heating and cooling systems are cost effective, efficient, and decarbonize Scopes 1 and 2 emissions. FLEX thermal storage improves the bottom line by shifting energy consumption to low-cost, renewable-powered electricity; participating in demand response; and reducing energy consumption. Yearly cooling costs are cut by up to 70% with comparable or better upfront cost than traditional standalone chillers.

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80% of states are predicted to experience water shortages this year, making water conservation more critical than ever.

RECIRCULATING SHOWER 80% of states are predicted to experience water shortages this year, making water conservation more critical than ever. Most water conservation shower solutions on the market reduce the flow rate, forcing users to compromise on experience, or require complex installation that only makes sense in new construction.

RainStick Shower is a point-of-use (POU) water treatment technology that represents a transformative solution to combat water scarcity. As the first-of-its-kind recirculating shower in North America, it offers a sustainable alternative to traditional showers, which waste water by constantly sending it down the drain.

RainStick’s smart technology circulates and cleans water in real-time, saving up to 80% of water and energy, while doubling the flow rate.

The shower enables you to save money, help the environment, and provide users with an enjoyable high-flow shower, guilt-free.

MICROALGAE TECHNOLOGY EcoClosure’s Biochromic Window Technology integrates microalgae as a renewable, decarbonating, and closed-loop technology. The system ensures a healthy energy-efficient, and carbon-neutral built environment tailored to diverse building programs, building orientations, and climate zones. These microscopic organisms actively contribute to the well-being of occupants by improving air quality, producing oxygen-rich air, reducing carbon dioxide levels, and optimizing energy usage. The result is a healthier and more environmentally conscious living or working space.

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This closed-loop system captures, treats, and recirculates the shower water, minimizing wastage and maximizing efficiency. Each drop of water in the shower goes through a 200-micron screen, a UV sanitization treatment, and a refresh, where a small thread of fresh hot water is added into the recirculation loop. These three cleaning stages ensure that water is hygienic and free of contaminants during each shower session.

RainStick can reduce water and energy consumption by up to 80% compared to conventional showers all while providing a 3 GPM high-flow showering experience.

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Hemplime is an insulation material made from the core fiber of a hemp stalk and lime stone.

Advantages of hemplime include its high insulation capacity, low embodied energy and the ability to absorb CO2 from the atmosphere.

HEMPLIME BLOCK Hemplime Block is a unique material composed of Hemp Shiv, Hydrated Lime Binder, and Probiotic Catalyst that combines properties of insulation and thermal mass. It has high insulation capacity, low embodied energy and the ability to absorb CO2 from the atmosphere. The Block, combined with supporting structures made of wood, steel, or concrete, can be employed for different structural or thermal purposes.

Brickwork made from hemplime does not require drywall, insulation panels, or vapor barriers. The composite consolidates within a few hours and acquires a consistency similar to stone.

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CLIMATE-REGULATING COATINGS Adept Materials is an advanced materials company that is developing moisture control technology for buildings. Adept is currently preparing to launch its first product—an advanced paint and primer system that incorporates the company’s proprietary technology.

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Adept Materials’ patented technology is a two-layer material system that provides passive humidity and temperature management and directional control of water.

Adept coatings buffer swings in humidity and maintain a steady surface temperature through the storage and release of water vapor (120 g/kg) and latent heat (250 kJ/ kg). This enables the walls of the building to contribute to the existing climate control system with no additional HVAC energy required.

Adept’s technology was invented at Brown University, developed with support from the National Science Foundation and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, and aided by a collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

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Bullet-Resistant Glass

GLASS: REGULAR V. BULLET-RESISTANT

Advancements in ballistic glass technology are delivering thinner, lighter weight and more aesthetic solutions while maintaining levels of safety and security.

In March of 2023, an active shooter shot through standard tempered glass in a Nashville elementary school, fatally shooting three children and three adults. Unfortunately, this is just one example of the increasing number of such incidents in schools and other public settings. In response, architects are seeing an increase in shatter resistant/bullet-resistant glazing specifications.

“Building design has traditionally emphasized occupant comfort through natural daylighting, views, thermal comfort and acoustics. However, security is now becoming an equally important, if not a dominant factor in building decisions,” reports Tom Donovan, president, Pleotint, llc, Thompson Innovative Glass, Fenton, Mich.

Donovan also categorizes the introduction of ASTM F3561, the new Standard Test Method for Forced-Entry-Resistance of Fenestration Systems After Simulated Active Shooter Attack as a significant advancement in this realm. The standard provides a comprehensive benchmark for product performance, ensuring higher levels of protection against such threats. ASTM F3561 joins UL 752 for bullet resistance and ASTM F1233-08 for forced entry, ensuring that glazing products meet stringent safety and security levels.

Unlike regular glass which shatters upon impact, bullet-resistant glass technology works by layering multiple sheets of glass and high-strength plastic materials, like polyvinyl butyral (PVB), acrylic and polycarbonate, to absorb and disperse the energy from a bullet’s impact. This prevents the glass from shattering and stops the projectile.

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LEVEL FOUR GLASS

Carrying a level 4 bulletproof rating from Thompson Innovative Glass’ Defender line, the glass can deter bullets from a regular pistol, magnum pistols and a hunting rifle.

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Older products relied on multiple layers of glass to deliver required levels of bullet and impact protection. Not only were these lites heavy and more difficult to maneuver, but their optical quality was compromised.

EIGHT LEVELS OF BULLET-RESISTANT GLASS

Technological Advancements According to glass and glazing consultant Max Perilstein, older products relied on multiple layers of glass to deliver required levels of bullet and impact protection. Not only were these lites heavy and more difficult to maneuver, but their optical quality was compromised.

To help designers determine what level of bullet-resistant glass is needed for a given project, the UL 752 Standard for Bullet-Resisting Equipment is the most widely adopted. Eight levels of increasingly robust resistance enable projects to withstand security threats of different magnitudes.

Drawing from advancements in material science and manufacturing precision, companies in this specialized space are incorporating polycarbonates and advanced polymers to produce glazing with less material, superior protection and enhanced aesthetics. Furthermore, ballistic products are incorporating tinted glass, reflective surfaces, ceramic frit printing and bird-friendly glazing solutions.

LEVEL 1 Bullet-resistant glass able to withstand fire from small caliber handguns. It must resist a minimum of three 9mm full metal jackets (FMJ) traveling at a minimum velocity of 1175 feet per second (f/s).

“These options allow for the integration of security features into architectural designs without sacrificing visual appeal,” confirms Chris Grilliot, vice president, sales and marketing NAFTA, Isoclima Specialty Glass and Isoclima Group, Blairsville, Penn.

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LEVEL 2 Bullet-resistant glass designed to withstand fire from larger caliber handguns. It must withstand at least three shots of .357 magnum soft points traveling at a velocity of 1250f/s.

LEVEL 3 This level of bullet-resistant glass can handle a minimum of three shots of .44 magnum rounds at a velocity of 1350f/s.

LEVEL 4 This level represents a jump in ballistic resistance in withstanding at least one shot from a .30 caliber rifle with a minimum velocity of 2540f/s.

LEVEL 5 Bulletproof glass designated to withstand at least one 7.62mm rifle FMJ with a velocity of at least 2750f/s.

LEVEL 6 Glass capable of withstanding at least five 9mm rounds traveling at an elevated minimum velocity of 1400f/s.

LEVEL 7 Bullet-resistant glass designed to withstand multiple hits with 5.56 rifle FMJs with a minimum velocity of 3080f/s.

LEVEL 8 Glass tested to withstand at least five shots from a 7.62mm rifle.

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nating processes and uses high-quality materials to ensure that the glass remains transparent and visually appealing over time.

Consultation and Guidance Because there is such a wide range of resilient glass systems, architects can work closely with specialty manufacturers to determine which technology is best suited for the application. “We work closely with architects and building owners to evaluate the level of threat the building might face, whether from forced entry, ballistic threats or other security concerns. We can guide architects and building owners in selecting a product with the appropriate UL rating or astm standard,” relates Grilliot.

Along these lines, Thompson offers a three-pronged approach. This includes: 1) Collaboration and Education Providing educational resources to help stakeholders understand the advantages and limitations of various glazing options.

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A USBP 400 Series aluminum framed blast and ballistic resistant curtain wall and a 1000 Series aluminum ballistic, blast and forced entry door protect building occupants at this U.S. Land Port of Entry in Donna, Texas. In addition to security against intruders, the fenestration protects again storm and tornado impacts.

For instance, Thompson’s Defender Line includes a variety of bullet-resistant and forced-entry protection options, available in both monolithic and insulated glass unit configurations.

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Commonly specified for embassies, federal buildings, courthouses, stadiums and community buildings, the glazing deters criminals following initial attempts at penetration and provides time for building occupants to react before first responders arrive. The bullet-resistant glass also reduces sound and protects buildings against severe weather. If the glass is damaged, the building remains functional while facility personnel are afforded the time to replace the glass at their convenience.

As another example, Isoclima’s armorgard and lexgard glass is engineered to withstand various levels of ballistic threat, ranging from handguns to high-powered rifles with multiple layers of glass and polycarbonate with advanced polymers.

SWING DOORS

Action Bullet Resistant offers aluminum swing doors in UL 752 Ballistic Standard for Protective Ratings levels 1 to 8. Glass can be customized, along with hardware, colors, sizes and configurations. Action’s BR 150/250/450 doors combine seamlessly with the BR150/250/450 curtain wall system for a bespoke bullet resistant system designed to aesthetically mesh with standard curtain wall and storefront systems.

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“These products utilize multiple layers of glass and polycarbonate combined with advanced polymers. This multi-layered approach ensures that the glass can absorb and dissipate the energy from bullets, preventing penetration and offering “no spall” protection, which means that no fragments are ejected from the glass upon impact,” explains Grilliot.

In addition, abrasion-resistant coatings on polycarbonate surfaces provide enhanced durability, making them well suited for highly trafficked locations. Isoclima also employs advanced lami-

2) Customization and Specification Support Offering tailored solutions and detailed specifications that meet the unique requirements of each building design including aesthetic preferences, energy efficiency and functionality.

3) Mock-Ups and Testing Physical mock-ups and internal performance testing to demonstrate the effectiveness and reliability of these products in real-world scenarios.

Continuing Innovation Moving forward, Donovan predicts that technology will continue improving in a number of ways. For starters, he sees security glazing systems tracking towards stronger, lighter and more transparent options, and the capability to support more complex, innovative façade designs. He also predicts enhanced energy efficiencies, acoustics and the incorporation of switchable glass. On the sustainability front, he anticipates the development of eco-friendly interlayers and recyclable glazing solutions.

“The incorporation of AI and IoT will enable glass systems to become more responsive to external threats and environmental conditions, offering real-time data and adaptive protection mechanisms,” he adds.

In a similar vein, Grilliot anticipates that future glass systems will likely incorporate smart technologies, such as embedded sensors that can detect and report impacts or attempts at forced entry in real-time. “As advancements in manufacturing processes continue, glass systems will likely offer more aesthetic options such as improved clarity, a broader range of colors and decorative elements, all while maintaining high levels of security,” he concludes.

— Barbara Horwitz-Bennett, contributing editor

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At Montessori Elementary School in Michigan, (center, below) the institution wanted to upgrade its front entrance to provide ballistic protection while retaining the same aesthetic of the school’s entrance. Turning to Thompson Innovative Glass, the team helped the architect select Thompson Defender full vision wide stile aluminum double doors and sidelights in tss 650 thermal dark bronze anodized aluminum frames. Providing ballistic Level 3 protection in a glass-clad polycarbonate, the school managed to significantly upgrade its level of safety and protection with no noticeable change to the front entrance.

In a similar case study, the Thompson team directed specifiers toward Defender tss bl5.5 and bl2.5 clear satin anodized aluminum frames to upgrade an interior storefront system with a transaction window at Cardinal O’Hara High School in Philadelphia. (Below.) Also delivering ballistic Level 3 protection, the new interior curtain wall, double doors and transaction window retained its original aesthetic.

VANCE MIDDLE SCHOOL ENTRANCE Isoclima’s CHILDGARD is a laminated glass constructed with a security interlayer, built to withstand extensive physical attack at Vance Middle School.

Photo courtesy of Total Security Solutions

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CARDINAL O’HARA HIGH SCHOOL IN PHILADELPHIA

This upgraded interior curtain wall, double doors and transaction window delivers ballistic Level 3 protection while retaining its original aesthetic at Cardinal O’Hara High School in Philadelphia.

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Upgrading its entrance doors to deliver ballistic protection, Thompson Defender full vision wide stile aluminum double doors and sidelights are significantly enhancing safety and protection for this Montessori Elementary School in Michigan, with no noticeable change to the front entrance.

Isoclima’s LEXGARD glass combines polycarbonate with polyurethane interlayers to deliver different levels of resistance to ballistic and physical attack.

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CEILING SYSTEMS

Tapping the Potential of Phase Change Material Technology Armstrong’s Templok technology enables ceiling tiles to absorb, store and release heat, decreasing building heating energy costs.

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Armstrong Ultima Templok ceiling installation rendering at an airport. The front (right) and back of an Ultima Templok ceiling panel (left) is pictured here.

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Claiming the distinction of being the first ceiling manufacturer to introduce a mineral fiber ceiling panel utilizing phase change material (PCM) technology, Armstrong’s Templok panels absorb excess heat during the day and naturally releases the heat at night when the temperature is lower.

While the technology is used for applications like temperature-regulating mattresses, cooling food and drinks, activewear and temperature-sensitive prescription delivery, Templok is tapping into the potential for enhanced energy efficiencies and occupant comfort in buildings.

“As a thin structure with a large surface area, the ceiling serves as an optimal building surface for PCM to act as a thermal battery, explains Michael “Mick” Dunn, technical manager, Energy Saving Ceilings, Armstrong World Industries, Lancaster, Penn.

“These attributes allow the ceiling to readily exchange heat within the space in response to temperature changes.”

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The phase change material, which is a water and salt solution, solidifies and melts like ice and water. The difference is that the phase change occurs at 72°F, as opposed to 32°F. As the heat in the room rises, the PCM absorbs the heat and melts. The melting process stores heat latently, or without changing temperature. As the temperature in the room falls, the PCM releases the heat and recharges for the next day.

This innovative solution is more than an idea, it’s been installed. Armstrong monitored the performance of an installation of Templok ceiling panels in two classrooms at Winnacunnet High School in New Hampshire. Heating energy was monitored over the course of several months and compared to the data collected in two baseline classrooms without Templok panels.

At the end of the trial, after accounting for the variable of changing outdoor air temperatures, a 5% to 9% reduction in nighttime heating energy was

recorded. This proved the effectiveness of Templok’s ability to capture heat during the day and release it at night, thereby helping the building stay warmer during the coldest hours of the night.

Dunn explains that buildings typically operate with nighttime temperature setbacks during the colder winter months, allowing temperatures to drop to conserve heating energy. A couple hours before the school opens its doors for the morning, the building management system “warms up” the building. With the stored heat released from the ceiling panels, the school saves energy during these early morning warm ups.

Templok and its use of PCM is generating significant interest in the New York and California markets. In addition, the U.S. General Services Administration and the U.S. Department of Energy have selected Templok as part of a pilot program testing the material’s ability to increase resilience in buildings.

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HOK SHARES THE FIVE MOST INFLUENTIAL DESIGN TRENDS IMPACTING SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUES TODAY.

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HOK and Snow Kreilich Architects collaborated on the design of CITYPARK Stadium, St. Louis, MO, the home of St. Louis City SC, the city’s Major League Soccer franchise

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ans hungry for community and connection returned to in-person performing arts and sporting events in droves following the isolation of the pandemic. “There’s a rapid pace of project work and a robust market at the moment,” says Peter Broeder, Design Principal, HOK, Kansas City.

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The Home Depot Backyard adjacent to Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta is a 13-acre greenspace that hosts outdoor movies, public fitness training and yoga, music festivals, and educational workshops for kids and families. This keeps the stadium area from becoming a sleeping giant on non-game days.

“Using venues and their attraction as a way to develop residential, retail, and commercial with an eye towards creating vibrant neighborhoods on non-event days is, from an architectural standpoint, really central.”

-Peter Broeder, Design Principal, HOK, Kansas City

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“The professional sports market has rebounded and stormed out of the downturn that we all experienced, respectively four years ago.” The arenas and stadiums serving these eager fans have evolved over time from what Broeder calls the 1950s-era “concrete donut” to transformative environments meant to stoke excitement, provide a space for everyone, and serve as a catalyst for economic growth in surrounding areas. Broeder, an architect with more than 10 years of experience designing sports and entertainment venues, shared today’s five most common trends in stadium and arena design with Architectural Products.

ONE VENUE GIVES RISE TO A WHOLE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT While Broeder acknowledges that stadiums and arenas have not always been great neighbors, thoughtful design has enabled these venues to provide more than just event-night crowds. “[Franchises and private developers want to] make the venues

something that are vibrant 365 days a year as opposed to just on select event nights,” says Broeder. This is accomplished by considering neighborhood creation, as well as incorporating great plazas, pedestrian-friendly environments, and thinking diligently about

parking while embracing public transit as much as possible.

the event, staying in nearby hotels, shopping in area boutiques, and even finding restaurants and bars hosting simulcasts or watch parties when tickets are sold out. Time and time again, these arenas have proven they can be an economic catalyst.

Arenas and stadiums attract hospitality, retail, and commercial development. Fans and concert goers will often make a day or weekend out of

CITYPARK STADIUM, ST. LOUIS

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The 22,423-seat Major League Soccer stadium, as reported in a recent economic impact study, has created $1.4 billion in economic impact since 2020.

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MULTIPURPOSE IS CRITICAL “Prominent trend number two would just be creating more multipurpose venues that cater to traveling concerts and facilitate multiple types of events,” says Broeder. Flexibility is necessary for a National Football League stadium to host a Major League Soccer game.

Sports stadiums and arenas also need to be able to adapt for large traveling music acts. This means considering how the venue accommodates both

end-stage and center-stage configurations, the seating each requires, as well as amenities and access for onfield/floor attendees.

Flexibility is by design. “It puts a tremendous importance on having significant back-of-house capabilities for a venue,” says Broeder. Traveling acts may have 60-plus semi-trucks that need to

unload and reload in less than a 24-hour timeframe. “You've got to organize the back-of-house spaces to facilitate quick load in and load out,” he emphasizes. The loading dock, as well as support and service areas, must be laid out to quickly flip from one event to the next.

Providing a high degree of rigging capacity is another critical

“Prominent trend number two would just be creating more multipurpose venues that cater to traveling concerts and facilitate multiple types of events.”

consideration. “Ensuring rigging capacity for arenas and enclosed stadiums is critical to deliver maximum event flexibility,” says Broeder. “For example, cable net roof structures that have become common in NFL venue design provide these stadiums with rigging for concerts and the opportunity for center-hung video displays for specialty events.”

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Opened in 1992, Footprint Center, home of the Phoenix Suns and Mercury basketball teams, had an established presence at the southern edge of Phoenix’s thriving central business district. Costing half of a new basketball arena, the franchise opted to renovate.

Upgrades reduced energy consumption by 5.5 million kilowatt hours annually.

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“Due to sustainability reasons, [and] due to economic reasons, there’s a lot more interest and attention paid to renovation work these days,” shares Broeder. “If the bones are good, let’s not reinvest those materials that are already satisfactory. We can have better lighting, better use of water resources, and mechanical systems that are far more efficient.” Not only does this reduce project (and

operating) costs considerably, but it also keeps existing venues in thriving districts.

These venues—through both modernizations and new construction—can have a significant environmental impact. “Just given the scale of these buildings and the scale of the populations that interface with them, there’s a tremendous

opportunity for sustainable impact.

Even relatively small improvements are magnified by just the number of attendees or the breadth and scale of these venues,” notes Broeder. Energy efficiency is prioritized with building controls, mechanical systems, and LED lighting. Onsite power generation is also gaining traction.

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The stadium also has an impressive eightpetaled roof system that closes when there’s inclement weather.

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State Farm Arena prioritized providing an elevated food and beverage experience for fans. It partnered with a local awardwinning chef, who influenced the design of kitchen spaces. In 2018, it was named “the NBA’s tastiest arena” by Forbes Travel.

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At the 20-year-old, 680,000-square-foot State Farm Arena in Atlanta, the $192.5-million renovation budget was spent on interior upgrades to improve fan-facing and fan-touching experiences. Columns that obstructed views were removed, concourses were opened up to create sightlines to the bowl, and new cushioned seating and hospitality-inspired finishes were added.

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PROVIDE THE ULTIMATE FAN EXPERIENCE Arena and stadium design today is focusing more on giving event goers options, comfort, and a memorable experience. “Creating a diversity of fan experience and increased social experiences during the event time is a trend that’s been evolving and growing in importance for some time,” notes Broeder. Providing fans with an intimate experience at all price points through a variety of seat types, suites, social clubs, and premium amenities is vital.

“Having elevated food and access to great beverages certainly makes that part of the event enjoyable. Catering to and showcasing local concessionaires, local restaurateurs, and having local breweries celebrated, when possible, within the venues is key,” says Broeder. Additionally, stadiums with roof structures not only prevent rain delays and rainouts, but also provide the much-needed shade that fans crave when the sun becomes overbearing.

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Mercedes-Benz Stadium features more than 83,500 square feet of LED displays, most notable is the curved elliptical Halo LED digital display centered just below the roof.

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design tool called Scrum to optimize seating bowls, which maximizes revenue for venue owners and operators while elevating the fan experience.

With Scrum, HOK’s team can prototype and refine different seating bowl configurations rapidly. Virtual and augmented reality can even immerse designers and clients in a 3D environment. “AR and VR environments can essentially replace what would've been a sales center or a suite mock-

up in the past. Being able to do that through AR with a headset has been a pretty effective way for somebody to get a feel for what it is like to be in these spaces before they come online,” he adds.

Technology also has the power to wow fans and improve security and efficiency. “Technology continues, to no one’s surprise, to sweep through venues with improvements occurring

Axess has integrated with Wicket, which does facial recognition (FR) authentication with Ticketmaster. Fans can safely pair their tickets with their face, opting in to a frictionless express entry program that speeds up ingress and allows fans to seamlessly move through the venue.

Axcess SMART SCANNER 600 NFC FR module with its FR function means no ticket is required. Attendees simply look into the camera and enter. The integrated Axess CONTROLLER 600 validates the ticket and is also the central control module for the gate.

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CONCEALED WEAPONS DETECTION Evolv Express provides concealed weapons detection that uses advanced sensor technology and artificial intelligence to pinpoint and distinguish a wide variety of potential threats from many common everyday items, such as phones and keys. Instead of 50 metal detectors and 150 security guards, the CITYPARK venue has 19 Evolv Express lanes and less than 60 security personnel. This technology promises to get 22,500 fans into that stadium in less than 90 minutes.

MEGA LED DISPLAY Daktronics’ never-been-donebefore, 360-degree halo display is a groundbreaking engineering innovation.

The LED video display is installed above the field as part of the stadium’s unique retractable roof structure. The massive halo display measures 58-ft. high x 1,075-ft. in circumference—large enough for a helicopter to fly through—for a total of 61,900 square feet of display space.

15HD pixel layout provides full HD video and instant replays.

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Peter Broeder, Design Principal, HOK, Kansas City, has designed complex professional and collegiate sports facilities across the globe.

“Technology is continuing to bolster venue security. One of the neat aspects about how technology like facial recognition is assisting in that regard is it’s making building security both more robust, but also less evident. Creating a flexible secure line that can expand on event nights and then contract to the face of the building on non-event nights makes these venues better neighbors to the surrounding community.”

—Peter Broeder, Design Principal, HOK, Kansas City

almost on an annual cycle now,” comments Broeder. Paperless is becoming the norm, with fans presenting phones instead of tickets for admission and paying by card instead of cash.

Self-checkout at grab-and-go concession stands helps fans make purchases quicker. “We talk a lot about a zero-wait-time mentality to food and beverage or ingress. Adoption of facial

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recognition technology and embracing mobile technology is a way to increase those exchanges with a frictionless, touchless, zero-wait-time solution,” he explains.

Event goers want less time spent in lines and more time to enjoy the performance and arena amenities. And once inside, it is impossible not to be impressed. “Just the scale and the excitement level of some of the tech-

nology applications within these (and even on the exterior of some) venues today are unattainable at home.

There is a degree of awe just with the scale of some of the digital displays that are in these venues now,” adds Broeder.

engaging social experiences and inclusive environments for everyone,” comments Broeder.

Done right, event goers won’t even realize all the ways in which architectural design has facilitated such a positive experience.

“Venues today are a lot more responsive to society, expectations of society, event goers, and fans. They are much more attentive to creating

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THE PAE LIVING BUILDING HAS A LONG LIST OF FIRSTS; located at SW First and Pine, it is the first developer-driven Living Building and Portland’s first building to achieve full certification. It’s also Oregon’s largest Living Building and the largest urban Living Building in the world.

Achieving the International Living Future Institute’s Living Building certification was the vision of PAE Engineers (the primary tenant) and was made possible through a partnership between (and funding from) the engineering firm, Downtown Development Group, Edlen & Co., ZGF Architects LLC, Walsh Construction Co., and Apex Real Estate Partners. The partners, including ZGF Architects, offered their fees as equity in the project. PAE wanted to demonstrate that it’s possible to privately develop a Living Building in an urban city and that it can pencil out financially.

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Project: PAE Living Building, Portland, Oregon Architect: ZGF Architects Contractor: Walsh Construction Co. Developer: Edlen & Co. Landowner: Downtown Development Group Real Estate Partners: Apex Real Estate Partners MEP Engineers: PAE Structural and Civil Engineer: KPFF Lighting Design: LUMA Red List Materials Research: Brightworks Sustainability Water Treatment: Biohabitats

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The PAE Living Building generates 108% of its energy. 40% of that comes from a 133 kW onsite solar photovoltaic (PV) array with the remaining 60% being generated on a 215 kW PV array on a nearby affordable housing project.

HIGH-PERFORMANCE WINDOWS Designed and manufactured in North America, Cascadia Windows & Doors’ Universal Series windows feature an awardwinning, commercial-grade fiberglass frame boasting up to 250% improved thermal performance compared to traditional aluminum windows and contains roughly 58% recycled content. Combined with a modelled lifespan of up to 80 years, this innovative high-performance design translates into lower heating and cooling costs, as well as a more comfortable and resilient building.

BRICK FAÇADE The PAE Living Building project used a combination of Mutual Materials’ brick veneer, Slimbrick, and structural brick to create a striking masonry building in the heart of downtown Portland. The brick was manufactured locally in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors which allowed the masonry contractor the flexibility to create the design the planning team had envisioned.

REC TwinPeak 2S 72-cell multicrystalline panels are a powerful, yet lightweight(48.5 pounds), solution, enabling easier handling and quicker installation times. The panels are 100% free from potential-induced degeneration (PID), avoiding performance losses under harsh climate conditions, such as high heat or humidity. The innovative module design provides increased energy yield, even when the installation is affected by shade.

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Giving a New Façade Some History The 58,000 square foot, five-story commercial building provides ground floor retail, office space on first through fourth floors, and an enclosed deck/balcony (dubbed the ‘deckony’) on the fifth floor. The project broke ground in April 2020

ZGF Architects’ design for the exterior was informed both by a comprehensive study of the history of the site and the surrounding architecture of the Skidmore/Old Town Historic District, as well as the application of the golden ratio and Fibonacci Sequence for proportions. and opened its doors in the fall of 2021. Located on the former site of a parking lot in the city’s Skidmore/Old Town Historic District, the project required regular meetings with the Historic Commission to discuss how the building would match the style and scale of neighboring architecture.

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In designing a new building to fit into the old neighborhood, ZGF Architects carefully considered exterior options and window layout. “We did a lot of work in the proportioning of these systems to fit into the district with our window and façade aesthetics, but also having them be informed by this idea of the golden ratio or Fibonacci series, which was fundamental to classical architecture,” notes Chris Chatto, Principal, ZGF Architects, Portland.

The design was the result of a comprehensive study of the Old Town Historic District and the history of the site. Locally made brick was selected for the façade.

“People can relate to it at street level, and it really helped us create these proportional relationships. That sort of craftsmanship is something we’ve lost a lot in modern construction,” adds Chatto. The brick also has a few “Easter eggs” hidden in it. One brick course delineates the water level for Portland’s 1890 flood; another brick course at the second story predicts the water level with global warming and melting glaciers. “It speaks to the history and potential future if we don’t build more buildings like this that really take sustainability seriously,” he says.

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Mass Timber: Structure & Style The traditional façade gives no hints about the interior. “You don’t necessarily know from the exterior that this is a mass timber building, but as soon as you walk into the lobby and see the upper floor areas, you do,” explains Chatto.

The building’s cross-laminated (CLT) and glue-laminated timber and concrete structure is on full display. Use of mass timber reduced embodied carbon by 40% and connects occupants to the natural environment (the basic principle behind biophilic design). A concrete topping slab over the CLT reduces sound transmission between floors, improving building acoustics.

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Mass timber framing with a core of cast-in-place concrete sheer walls not only comprise the building’s structural system, but also contribute greatly to its interior aesthetic. Leaving the crosslaminated and glue-laminated timber exposed creates warmth and connects occupants to the natural world.

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ZGF worked closely with PAE to minimize the appearance of MEP systems and reduce visual clutter. Electrical runs for all the power in the office (for lighting, ceiling fans, etc.) were integrated into cavities that occurred naturally, because of the way the architects dealt with the cross-laminated timber (CLT) decks.

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PAE occupies 33,000 square feet of the building’s office space. Living Building certification mandates occupiable spaces must be within 30 feet of a window. With operable windows and access to daylight, building users have views, control, and comfort.

CEILING FAN The Haiku ceiling fan provides whisperquiet airflow. With LED downlight and chromatic uplight options, an array of luxurious finishes, and wireless Bluetooth controls, Haiku adapts to any type of space.

Its consistent, efficient airflow keeps occupants cool indoors or out— while keeping energy costs low.

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NOISE DAMPENING LIGHT FIXTURE Sound and visual distraction are two of the most noticed conditions in almost any environment. Lily was designed to address both. The felt prototypes resembled the beautiful and tranquil leaves of lily pads, thus the name. Intended for large and more intimate spaces alike, whether a single lamp or a grouping of several, the result is a visual and acoustical calm.

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FOLDING GLASS WALLS The employee lounge on the fifth floor of the PAE Living Building offers year-round access to the open-air via multiple NanaWall opening glass walls. Five 9-ft. tall NanaWall SL70 folding glass walls create a 12.5-ft.-wide opening and perfectly blend in with the rest of the building’s fenestration; these systems were customized with a dark anodized bronze powder coat to match existing window frames.

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CEILING BAFFLE One of Turf’s most flexible solutions, Drop acoustic ceiling baffle offers a customizable profile in varying heights with hooplike baffles that provide deep creative control.

Made of 60% pre-consumer recycled PET felt, Drop comes in two sizes (3mm and 9mm). The 3mm size is available in a dozen colors, while the 9mm size is available in Turf’s Hues palette allowing for a further elevated look and feel.

The folding glass walls are engineered with weather performance and durability in mind.

Scrutinizing Materials Using healthy and sustainable building materials is a requirement for Living Building certification, one that necessitates hours of research. “It was time consuming to do the scrutiny and reach out to all manufacturers,” notes Chatto.

“Our approach was to use a small palette and minimize the amount of materials.”

Brightworks Sustainability assisted with vetting 2,737 products/materials against the Red List and more than 400 manufacturers were contacted for information.

Achieving Net Positive Energy To achieve net zero energy (another Living Building certification requirement), the building and its systems were optimized for energy efficiency. Tall window head heights help to provide natural ventilation on floors two through five. Seventy percent of building perimeter spaces are passively cooled, with operable windows on the east and south façades delivering outside air as well as occupant comfort. The design provides both views and 50% of workspaces with natural daylight. Passive systems like radiant floor heating reduce energy consumption dramatically; the PAE Living Building achieves 61% energy savings over building code.

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“From a historic district perspective, the strategies that we’re doing for a Living Building—promoting daylight, operable windows—are things that were standard a hundred years ago. In the current office market? Not so much.”

—Chris Chatto, Principal, ZGF Architects LLC, Portland, Oregon

To generate power, a photovoltaic (PV) system was installed, despite numerous challenges. Historic district mandates required that the solar not be visible and insufficient space on the roof limited onsite generation. On the building, 133 kW of alternating east- and west-facing photovoltaic (PV) panels cover 8,300 sq. ft. of the roof. “There is a height limit in the historic district,” says Chatto, “so we aren’t worried that someone will build a taller building and shade out our PV array.” To secure more solar power for the building’s needs, another 215 kW PV array was installed at Renaissance Commons, an affordable housing project six miles away.

The energy produced there is shared with the housing development at no cost.

Combined, the two solar installations generate 21.7 kBtu/sq. ft. each year.

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The PAE Living Building is one of Portland’s first to have solar power with a battery system that is connected to the city grid. The batteries balance the supply and demand during all seasons. “Over the summer, the building is producing significantly more than it uses and, over the winter (partly because of shorter days, more overcast weather, and lower sun angles), it doesn’t produce quite as much,” explains Chatto. The building puts energy back on the grid when there is a surplus, but the battery system ensures it doesn’t overpower the grid. “The Portland grid, like most of the grid in America, has older infrastructure and if there’s too much energy put back on, this whole regional or district grid will shut down,” he notes.

The other benefit of battery storage is resiliency. The system is essentially a microgrid, so the building can operate (albeit at a reduced capacity) off-grid, which is especially important during power outages and natural disasters.

This all-electric building has an Energy Use Intensity (EUI) of just 16.2 kBtu per square foot per year. By comparison, a conventional Portland office building built to code uses 41.5 kBtu per square foot per year. The PAE Living Building has achieved Portland’s 2050 renewable energy target of 100% renewable energy 30 years ahead of schedule.

Building for Net-Positive Water “One of the most difficult petals for the Living Building Challenge is the idea of net positive water,” notes Chatto. This was achieved by collecting and treating 100% of the building’s water needs onsite. Roof drains capture rainwater that is channeled through the building core and prefiltered before entering a 71,000-gallon ground floor cistern. “We get most of our rain from October/ November through April/May. Then we have a dry season; the tank is designed to span that,” explains Chatto. Water from the cistern is circulated back through the building for both potable and non-potable uses. A greywater system also collects and treats water for toilets and garden irrigation.

The PAE Living Building has a five-story vacuum-flush composting waste system.

The composting toilets use just 0.12 gallons of water per flush. The advantage of the vacuum (over gravity) composting toilets is its sophisticated routing system. “The composting toilets on floors two through five are in the center of the core, because that’s the dark space of the building. The vacuum flush allows us to move the waste on the ground floor over to that dark west side of the building for better space utilization,” explains Chatto. “All the composters can be better utilized. If they need to be maintained, one can be taken offline, and the vacuum flush will then route the waste to another composter. It’s a good innovation to meet the net zero water standard.” Blackwater is treated and converted into liquid and powder fertilizer that is sold at local nurseries; this is another income stream for the building’s owners.

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The building’s IT, power, and mechanical equipment, along with all its water systems (rainwater-to-potable water treatment, greywater treatment, urinal-to-fertilizer nutrient recovery, and blackwater/composters) are located on the west side of the building’s ground floor. Placement there is ideal as the area receives minimal daylight, a Living Building certification requirement for occupiable areas.

All of the building’s water demand is met by collecting and treating rainwater, which is captured on the roof, filtered, and stored in a 71,000-gallon cistern before it is routed back through the building for potable and non-potable uses.

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Human waste from composting toilets is transformed with a first-of-itskind fertilizer system. Solid waste is converted into high quality agricultural compost and urine is transformed into high-nitrogen fertilizer that is sold at local nurseries.

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The AEM nutrient recovery process extracts high purity, concentrated nitrogen and phosphorus from urine and other high-nutrient waste streams. Collected from waterless urinals, raw undiluted human urine is treated through a combination of ammonium recovery and phosphate precipitation. Approximately 90% to 98% of both the nitrogen and phosphorus in the urine can be recovered as concentrated plant fertilizers.

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Making it Earthquake-Ready Because Portland is an area with multiple fault lines, seismic elements were necessary. ZGF designed the PAE Living Building structure to Category IV standards (typical for hospitals and fire stations). “The primary structural system is mass timber (glulam columns, CLT decks in one direction), but the sheer system (side-to-side resistance) is a concrete core that was strengthened to meet a higher level of seismic resistance,” Chatto explains. This reduces the amount of sway, enabling the project to be built closer to existing (and potential) neighboring buildings, which helps the pro forma. “If you have more rentable space, that’s more income and a more valuable building,” he says about why the seismic upgrades were cost neutral.

“Most buildings are built to survive an earthquake and for life safety, but not necessarily to be occupiable afterwards. This building is built to the highest structural standard. If not occupiable day one, it will be repairable to be standing and functional after an earthquake.”

-Chris Chatto, Principal, ZGF Architects LLC, Portland

Planning for a 500-Year Life ZGF designed the PAE Living Building to last 500 years. Its structural resiliency is just one of many reasons the building is predicted to outlive conventional buildings by centuries. Other justification includes the ability to operate disconnected from the grid for up to 100 days in the summer, during blackouts and brownouts, and amid a diminishing supply of clean water. Chatto also points to the longevity of mass timber. “When you look at buildings in Europe, a lot of those buildings that are 300 years old use mass timber as a primary structural system. It is durable,” he says. For a building to endure centuries of change, it also has to be flexible. The

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PAE Living Building’s floorplate anticipates evolving uses and changing occupant needs.

In April 2024, The PAE Living Building was certified by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) after 12 months of post-occupancy performance data was collected and reported. Since opening, the building has welcomed more than 3,000 people to tour and be inspired by the world’s 35th fully certified Living Building.

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Fired-Rated Glass Remains a Hot Topic The fire-rated glass industry’s technical capabilities have grown leaps and bounds in the past couple of decades, expanding their application from small sidelites to glass doors, flooring and full facades, These higher performing fire-rated glass units are thinner and weigh less, which enables solutions that have enhanced aesthetics, structural efficiencies and embodied carbon reductions to be offered. In addition to the large glass sizes and clear optics now available, the industry is offering glazing with hurricane, ballistic, thermal and decorative capabilities.

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ACHIEVING IGCC CERTIFICATION Manufacturers are also supporting more versatile applications and solutions with enhanced design services and code education.

SAFTI FIRST Vice President of Marketing Diana San Diego explains that designers can sometimes find fire-rated code requirements difficult to navigate. “When we’re brought in early in the project, we can advise on how they can turn what they’re looking at as a challenge into an opportunity,” she told Max Perilstein in a recent National Glass Association-sponsored podcast.

SAFTI FIRST recently became the first North American fire-rated glass manufacturer to achieve certification from the Insulating Glass Certification Council. Through compliance with numerous ASTM test methods for IGUrelated performance, SAFTI is positioned to enhance thermal performance with thinner fire-rated glass units. The certification applies to all low-e brands and types carried by the manufacturer, and all glass thickness options, with or without laminated glass.

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Today’s fire-rated glazing systems are offering aesthetic clarity, thinner profiles, thermal performance and the ability to incorporate ballistic, impactresistant, and decorative capabilities.

As a result, manufacturers are helping architects bring light, vision and transparency to spaces that otherwise might be limited by a code requirement.

At the same time, designers anticipate that these mandates will become increasingly stringent as the frequency and impact of fires unfortunately continues to increase. According to the U.S. Fire Administration, fire events increased 20% between 2012 and 2021, fire deaths grew by 79% and financial losses went up by 21%.

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INTUMESCENT FOAM TECHNOLOGY Available in large sizes, and delivering the ability to limit the conduction of heat and block the spread of fire for up to 120 minutes, CONTRAFLAM from Vetrotech Saint-Gobain is a single or multi-chamber fire-resistant glass made of two or more sheets of toughened safety glass with an intumescent interlayer. When exposed to fire, the interlayer expands as an opaque foam to form a barrier to heat.

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LOW-CARBON FIRE-RESISTANT GLASS

Aluflam true aluminum framing combined with CONTRAFLAM® One interlayer glass technology, allows architects to incorporate much larger openings. Think bigger windows and brighter, more inviting interiors while maintaining fire-rated safety for up to 120 minutes.

Responding to an increased focus on low-carbon alternatives, POLFLAM introduces POLFLAM GAIA low-carbon fire-resistant glass. The product is a combination of a unique hydrogel interlayer technology with Pilkington Mirai low-carbon float glass. A combination of alternative fuel, high recycled glass content and green electricity sources produce the new product with up to 65% less embodied carbon than regular fire-resistant glass products. POLFLAM’s technology enables the manufacturer to increase the thickness of the hydrogel interlayer without adding extra glass panes as is typically required by regular multi-layer fire-resistant glass products.

Consequently, the reduction in material contributes to a lower carbon product.

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VERSATILITY AND VARIETY Available in a variety of shapes, sizes and mounting types, the versatile Syrios Pro Luminaire family is a great fit for a range of indoor and outdoor applications.

Featuring clean lines and a seamless look with no visible hardware, the round and square fixtures come in eight standard finishes and 10 faux wood finishes, and can be mounted as a downlight, uplight, surface ceiling, pendant stem, aircraft cable or catenary.

The luminaires are compatible with Luminis’ nLight network lighting control systems.

The Syrios Pro family now offers more options and greater adaptability.

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MOLECULAR RECYCLED PENDANTS LightArt’s latest Clear Coil Collection features 3D-printed pendants made from molecular recycling technology to upcycle discarded materials like clothing and carpet fibers and dense plastic containers. By breaking down the plastics into molecular components, a much broader range of waste can be recycled, again and again. This robust circular practice also supports a high level of aesthetics and quality. With shapes ranging from geometric to organic, this M series—M is for molecular—has angles and forms that enhance the material’s clarity and internal light refraction.

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Make an impressive statement with the Móz Weave Wall system. Decorative metal panels designed for easy assembly and installation, and decorated with unique grains and colors provide texture, depth, and movement to environments.

In 2024, the classic Japanese stick mosaic style is taking the market by storm. Manufacturers make it feel timeless with new lines, pottery glazes, and a wide palette of colors. There is almost magic in the pairing of the precise straight lines and the imperfect, undulating charm of the coatings. The Sweet Bars collection from WOW DESIGN includes chic matte colors, fresh and vibrant translucents, earthy organic clays, and rich deep minerals.

This extraordinary expansion offers a captivating three-dimensional impact to commercial spaces. The collection showcases nine distinct patterns, each meticulously crafted with specialized molds. From geometric to abstract and whimsical designs, each of these patterns effortlessly complements a wide range of aesthetic preferences.

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THIN-ADHERED BRICK

Elevate your interior spaces.

Introducing a new thin brick that surpasses faux finishes in looks and durability. 2-1/4” high, Elevation is an elegant, linear thin brick with a stylish weathered finish.

Elevation comes in random lengths up to 23-5/8” and two thicknesses: 3/4” and 1-3/8”. These thicknesses can be installed independently or mixed to create depth variation and shadows. Corner units allow you to create a full-bed look as well.

Available in nine standard colors. solutions@arriscraft.com

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ACOUSTICS, WOOD AND LIGHT Combining the warmth of wood with high-performance lighting and sound dampening, LightArt introduces the Acoustic Collection Wood Textures line. Available in Iron Oak, Carmel Oak, Walnut and Rich Bamboo, the patterns are printed on the 50% post-consumer recycled Sola Felt material. The stylish light fixtures are well suited for hospitality and office environments.

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FOOTSTEPS OF PARK AVENUE

A FEATURE WALL

Inspired by a New York City aesthetic, Nemo Tile + Stone’s Park Avenue Collection reinterprets the City’s classic checkered design with a more serene and sophisticated palette. The porcelain tiles appear as natural stone with textures mimicking a sedimentary layered effect. The curated selection of porcelain tiles come in six colors, five field tile sizes, two wall tile options, two mosaics and a contemporary checker pattern.

LEDA’s striking aesthetics challenge the norms creating interiors that stand out. The flexible pieces that construct LEDA allow a different pattern to be created in every design making sure its gentle curves are unique like waves of the ocean. LEDA is a customizable wall and ceiling panel offering flexible design options and acoustic solutions. It is an indoor architectural product with fast and safe assembly.

Mikodam 3D wall panels help create sustainable, sophisticated interiors with ease.

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MARVELOUS MARBLE Available in green and white marble, the Fluted Lumbre sink is a polished, solid stone basin, uniquely veined and crafted with a textured exterior from a single block of marble. Suitable as a wall unit or vanity, the sink can be paired with Stone Forest’s Elemental FACET knurled, solid brass legs and fittings.

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LINE UP! Presenting a new suite of commercial furniture options, Arcadia introduces Lineup. Offering a range of lounge and modular seating, semi-private booths, tables and planters, the modular, customizable pieces can be scaled up or down, depending upon the application. Designed by IDA Design, the seating line includes stand-alone lounge chairs, love seats and sofas; the tables come with a variety of shapes and top surfaces, and the planters are offered in round and racetrack shapes.

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ARCHITECTURAL LINEAR SERIES BRICK

Get modern lines with linear brick.

Our calcium silicate brick products feature a natural, fine-grained appearance and can be finished in unique ways. Our long format Architectural Linear Series Brick features a distinct weathered finish, including rugged edges.

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Tennis on the Waterfront Flood mitigation design embraces the water—and nature—with flow-through vents, resilient flooring and wall materials, strategically placed infrastructure and rooftop tennis courts.

by Barbara Horwitz-Bennett

Philip & Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center, Columbia University, N.Y.C. While flood-prone properties are often designed with as much flood protection as possible, New York’s Columbia University decided to take a different approach with its new Philip & Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center.

In lieu of building a thick concrete base with very few openings for the athletic center at the northern tip of Manhattan overlooking the Harlem River,

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Perkins&Will and Thornton Tomasetti came up with a design that essentially embraces the water.

“We employed basic principles of wet-flood-proof design for a unique building type and adapted the building structure and construction to work with the water, not against it,” explains Tyler Hinckley, senior regenerative design advisor and senior associate, Perkins&Will, Boston.

Designed to withstand sea level rise, severe storms and flooding for 100-year and 500-year events, the tennis center is seen as a prototype for adaptability to flooding, engineered to allow the water to flow into the first floor through a network of vents and gaps between the interior glass panels, and eventually recede.

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INFRASTRUCTURE

RESILIENT MATERIAL

Use of less permeable, denser CMU product MATERIAL ELEVATION

Strategic use of materials lifted from ground level

EXTERIOR FLOOD VENTS INTERIOR FLOOD VENTS

Integrated at curtain wall

Mitigating pressure build-up 3-INCH GAPS BETWEEN GLASS

Even water distribution RESILIENT TENNIS FLOORING

Exterior-grade hardcourt surface

Flood-Proofing Vents Using 316L Marine-Grade Stainless Steel, Smart Vent provided the firstever line of Engineered Flood Vents—a product that relieves hydrostatic pressure while operating automatically and allowing for bi-directional entry and exit of flood water and debris.

Flood Barrier Choose from adjustable flood barriers or lift-out flood panels with mechanical seals.

Located on the Harlem River, Columbia University’s Philip & Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center was designed to embrace the water with its innovative “flood friendly” design.

Flood vents, gaps between the interior glass, resilient materials and the raising of infrastructure comprise the tennis centers flood protective design.

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Designed to withstand sea level rise, severe storms and flooding for 100-year and 500-year events, the tennis center is seen as a prototype for adaptability to flooding.

PROJECT INFORMATION

Architect: Perkins&Will Project Team: Stephen Sefton, Tyler Hinckley, Chris Karlson, Alec Zebrowski, Jennifer Williams, James Lee, Natalie Bellefleur Structure, Resilience, Life-Cycle Assessment: Thornton Tomasetti M/E/P/FP/AV, Lighting: ME Engineers Civil: VHB Life-safety: Howe Engineers Landscape: Sasaki General Contractor: Plaza Construction Photography: Photos courtesy of Eric Laignel

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The acrylic sports flooring, and masonry interior walls and cladding on the ground floor, were selected for their resiliency and ability to dry out. The lockers are waterproofed and raised high up on the walls.

Similarly, the mechanical systems are raised.

“The act of letting in the floodwaters relieves the potential for significant hydrostatic pressure on the ground floor slab,” explains Mike Bauer, p.e., principal, Thornton Tomasetti, New York. “If a more

significant flood condition occurs, letting the floodwaters in relieves the potential for significant hydrostatic pressure on the ground floor slab, allowing it to be significantly thinner.” This type of building would typically require a 12-in. concrete slab, but the slab for this project only had to be 6 in., thereby saving cost, materials and carbon emissions.

Columbia’s lion mascot is incorporated into the textured wood cladding of this conference room.

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Sliding Doors Featuring thermally-broken, dual glazed low E glass, Arcadia’s ULT5920 multi-slide door system offers glass doors of up to 6- ft. wide and 10-ft. tall. Door frames are available in custom wood, aluminum and aluminum with a steel appearance.

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CMUs

Ideal for low- to mid-rise applications, Kawneer’s 1600 Wall System Curtain Wall is hurricane and impact resistant, and meets seismic standards. With a 2.5-in. sightline, the glass-clad system offers a high level of transparency along with thermal performance.

Concrete masonry units from Westbrick features Ground Face and Split Face textures. CMUs are available in a wide range of sizes.

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The box-like façade is designed with insulated metal panels, translucent fiberglass, Columbia-blue metal fins, windows, and silver metallic perforated metal panels on the roof.

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Architecture Features Unlike the former center, which hardly had any windows, the university wanted to engage the waterfront with the new building. Instead of six indoor courts, the center now offers six rooftop tennis courts, along with six indoor courts, now enabling Columbia to comply with the National Collegiate Athletic Association recommendation that matches be held outdoors.

The structure of the building is a rectangular box with three stacked sections. The ground floor façade is a CMU wall with integrated floor vents, and houses the locker rooms, strength-training room, coaches’ offices and athletes lounge.

Columbia-Blue Metal Fins

Metal Panels

Extruded vertical fins in Columbia’s school color create a kinetic effect and control glare.

Alpolic aluminum composite metal panels are highly durable, lightweight, easy to maintain and offer a nice, flat appearance. They are easily shaped and bent, and come in a variety of finishes including metallic, mica, prismatic, multi-color, stone, timber, and decorative and natural metal.

CENTRIA’s Versawall cladding is insulated metal panels, available in vertical and horizontal orientations. The allin-one panel provides air, water and vapor protection with high thermal performance. The panels can be embossed, flat, striated and planked and come in a variety of lengths and thickness options.

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Six new indoor courts and six outdoor courts replace the half a dozen courts in Columbia’s old 2002 building.

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“The second layer is a combination of insulated metal panels, translucent fiberglass, transparent glass and Columbia-blue metal fins,” relates Alec Zebrowski, Senior Project Architect, Perkins&Will. “The balance of these materials provides views to the waterfront and natural light while eliminating direct glare onto the interior tennis courts. The fins assist with solar shading while also integrating the school’s brand into the architecture.”

The white IMPs are designed with translucent polycarbonate panels with bands of windows.

These extruded blue vertical fins both control glare and create a kinetic effect. Aluminum composite metal panels in gray cantilever out from the white IMPs at the building entry and blue ACMs create what P&W calls a stitch, a slotlike circulation zone with a small balcony.

The architects designed the roof fencing with silver metallic perforated metal panels that control wind and provides a safe enclosure while maintaining transparency to the waterfront and Inwood Forest.

From a structural standpoint, the need to minimize column locations within the indoor space required long spans for the rooftop structure. This meant that the girder spans up to 67 ft. and the infill beam spans up to 61 ft.

In addition, the roof structure had to be evaluated for vibration performance under various unique loading conditions such as players running and jumping on the court. The final design had to ensure acceptable vibration levels for players on the court, players on adjacent courts and spectators.

Translucent Panels The white IMPs are designed with translucent polycarbonate panels with bands of windows

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The ground-floor patio and rooftop courts are designed to engage with the lakefront.

Coastal Significance As extreme weather events continue to increase in frequency, the design industry is challenged to conceive of solutions for protecting property and coastlines against these events. In this case, close collaboration between the design teams was required. Because this collaboration took place early in the project, this sharing of ideas allowed for rapid feedback on the holistic impacts of different approaches to managing flood risks.

According to Thornton Tomasetti Associate Jennifer Mahan, P.E., the team incorporated resilience strategies from past coastal projects in lower Manhattan and Boston, and adopted best practices from local and industry guidelines. This included the LEED Resilient Design pilot credits, the NYC Climate Resiliency Design Guidelines, and the Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines, among other resources.

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Roofing System

Achieve resilient flooring from Plae is made up of three layers. The resilient 3mm top layer incorporates solid grip technology, indentation resistance and boosted color retention. A patented fusion process creates an unbreakable seal with the second layer. The third layer absorbs maximum shock on impact and eases joint stress.

The Siplast Paradiene roof system is comprised of a granule-surfaced top ply, which shields from the elements, and a base ply, helps absorb roof stresses.

The high-performance, modified bitumen finish plies are torch-applied to approved substrates and the back surfaces are coated with a high-performance modified bitumen adhesive layer.

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“While this facility is elevated above historic and present-day flood scenarios, its resilience strategy prepares for future uncertainties in our changing climate and embraces a ‘living with water’ philosophy. We hope this project serves as a feasible, attainable illustration of implementing adaptive design within an urban setting,” she states.

In a similar vein, Bauer concludes, “this project presents a successful example of a sustainable alternative to flood-proofing that we believe can be interpreted for a variety of other uses.”

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New Credit One Exterior Catches Eyes in Las Vegas Exterior lighting solutions in the brand's hallmark blue create a noticeable presence on this corporate campus.

When your company is headquartered in Las Vegas, the City of Lights, the building better be well lit or it will get lost in the sea of surrounding lights.

spaces, active circulation areas that encourage employee interactions, and inviting communal gathering spaces.

Although financial services companies aren’t often known for their bright lights, Credit One Bank wanted to take advantage of its highly visible location along the Las Vegas Beltway and make sure it stood out from the many other buildings in the area.

Standing out in a city that has more than 12 million lights on its Strip alone (according to UK-based Smart Lighting Industries) is no easy task. Credit One Bank did so by using not just a large quantity of linear horizontal lights that lined the outside of the building but also a distinctive color.

Sitting on 26 acres, the Credit One Bank building was the first true concrete tilt-up office building in Southern Nevada. Its largely glass exterior and open floor plan were designed to promote visibility and accessibility with formal and informal meeting

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In the U.S., blue is the most commonly used color by financial institutions for their logos and corporate identifies because it conveys professionalism and trustworthiness. But the blue lights spotlighting

Credit One Bank’s 153,000-square-foot, four-story headquarters is no ordinary blue. They can only be described as bluer than blue with an intensity that can be seen from miles away.

Of course, this isn’t the first time that the building has been spotlighted in blue. The blue lighting scheme has been a Credit One Bank tradition since it moved from San Rafael, California, to Vegas in 1998. The original lighting was from Tivoli Lighting, based in Irvine, who was one of the first companies to offer a bendable LED Neon replacement solution. The lighting product, Flex Direct was a flexible PCB with SMD mounted LEDs for reliability and uniformity of light. It was used across America for outlining structures, feature

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Lighting

Designed to replace neon for outlining structures or applications, the TRACE Vertical luminaire provides direct and indirect continuous illumination.

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delineation and other applications where traditional glass neon used to be utilized.

Recently, Credit One Bank added a second building on its corporate campus with a desire to maintain the brand’s hallmark blue. Bank management reached out to Alive Enterprises, a Vegas-based lighting design consultant, to discuss options for an upgrade.

“The Bank really loved the blue from its original linear lighting, so we needed to match it,” said David Alayev, president of Alive Enterprises. “With new technology on the market, we were able to investigate solutions that were the next iteration of

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the original light technology, such as new SMD LED and PCB technology. This led us to TRACE Vertical from Tivoli Lighting.”

TRACE Vertical is a linear LED system for straight or curved interior or exterior applications. It is designed to replace neon for outlining structures or applications, providing direct and indirect continuous illumination. IP-rated for wet locations, TRACE vertical is constructed using flexible SMD LEDs with zero voltage drop for reliability and uniformity of light. Its UV-stabilized silicone housing will not yellow or crack.

Among other special features, the product offers tight cutting increments for precise field application on the exterior of the building contours. More than 1,800 feet were installed on building one and another 1,000 feet were installed on building two.

“Most important for this project was that the new blue Tivoli lights produce 120 lumens per foot and a brighter and vibrant color which makes the building impossible to miss,” said Alayev. “The hue on the blue is truly fantastic. It is a true blue versus other blues which look much lighter, or greener, without any visible hot spots. The lighting makes the Credit One Bank building very hard to miss at night, even in the Las Vegas community.”

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Ceiling Systems

Throughout both facilities, Rockfon’s acoustic stone wool ceiling panels support the wellbeing, comfort and productivity of staff, students and visitors.

An Exercise in Acoustics PBK Architects designed the new Visual and Performing Arts Center (VPAC) and Mark Henry Administration Building for Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD) in Texas to mirror each other in their modern design, materials and finishes, including their ceiling systems.

The 85,000-square-foot VPAC presents the CFISD’s visual and performing arts programs. Next door, the 220,000-square-foot, five-story Administration Building was designed with efficiency, safety and health in mind for the district’s 700 employees.

Rockfon acoustic stone wool ceiling panels in both facilities support the current and future well-being, comfort and productivity of students and staff.

The VPAC and Administration Building mirror each other in their design, materials and finishes, including their ceiling systems. In total, Applied Finish Systems installed more than 245,000 square feet of Rockfon acoustic stone wool ceiling panels in Chicago Metallic 4000 Tempra 9/16-in. suspension system.

For the new buildings’ modern appearance and acoustics, PBK Architects specified the Rockfon Module System with Rockfon Sonar and Rockfon Medical Standard technical ceiling panels in 6-inch widths. The panels’ narrow, rectangular size and square tegular narrow edge enhance visual interest to the ceiling design and conveniently integrate with linear lighting. Rockfon Infinity Perimeter Trim adds a crisp, durable, clean edge to the ceilings.

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The VPAC’s multi-level, 1,500-seat, state-of-the-art auditorium hosts approximately 1,600 student theatrical, orchestra, dance and other artistic performances each academic year. The building also has a small secondary theater that seats up to 200, a multipurpose room, a dance studio, warm-up areas, and ticketing, concessions and fine arts spaces. Engaging audiences with excellent acoustics, VPAC’s interiors primarily are composed of Rockfon Sonar panels, which deliver best-level sound-absorption as demonstrated with a 0.95 Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC). Stone wool with a high NRC lowers noise levels and reverberation time, improving speech intelligibility and acoustic comfort.

Accentuating the VPAC’s dramatic atmosphere, the large theater showcases Rockfon Cinema Black acoustic stone wool ceiling panels. The black panels also provide excellent sound absorption with a 0.95 NRC. Distinguishing the smaller theater, Rockfon Tropic white acoustic stone wool ceiling panels were selected in square 2-ft. x 2-ft. sizes. Because acoustic comfort also is important to effective, efficient workplaces, Rockfon Sonar ceiling panels also are installed in the Administration Building.

Even small changes in people’s acoustic experience may have a significant impact on their wellbeing, concentration and comfort. Soundabsorbing, high-NRC acoustic ceiling panels reduce noise and its Visual and Performing negative impact on Arts Center; Mark occupants in large, open Henry Admin. Building for Cypress-Fairbanks office and collaborative Independent School spaces. Ceiling panels District that absorb sound at Cypress, Texas Design Team: PBK Architects high performance levels also meet today’s strict PRODUCTS: acoustics building Rockfon Sonar acoustic standards. stone wool ceiling panels; Chicago Metallic 4000 Tempra 9/16-in. suspension system rockfon.com PROJECT SPECS

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Utilizing mass timber and off-site construction, AUROS Group is working with Petra Development and Kirksey Architecture on a 315,000-sq.-ft. commercial office building in Frisco, Texas, to reduce its embodied carbon by roughly 60%, achieving one of the lowest overall carbon emissions performances in the region.

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Working as a business executive for a couple of global companies, Beth Eckenrode found herself looking for meaning beyond the daily scramble for quarterly earnings. She simultaneously took note of the building industry’s struggle to deliver higher quality buildings without paying a premium in construction costs.

Long-term construction professional Craig Stevenson shared this frustration and together they came up with a way to leverage building science and data science to cost-effectively decarbonize buildings.

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Many sustainability consultants calculate how much better a building can perform versus current performance for existing building, or a baseline like ASHRAE 90.1 for new building, but AUROS Group, with building performance expertise, takes a different approach to achieve affordable performance results. “We create a metrics-based owners’ project requirements (OPR) based on standards like Passive House, and include best practices for performance parameters like energy use intensity (EUI), indoor air quality, thermal comfort, lighting, acoustics, etc.

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enables a decarbonization destination without paying construction premiums to get there,” she explains.

As part of their process, the team delivers the originated model files to owners and the project team, which is unique to the industry.

One such thought leader is the U.S. General Services Administration. In addition to decarbonizing their buildings, the GSA is on a mission to educate the industry. For example, Washington, D.C.-based GSA Asset Manager Jonathan Stern is currently working with Gensler, Arup and AUROS on a local project.

With AUROS’ physics-based dynamic model in hand, the GSA has highly reliable projections for actual energy usage and the ability to tweak and adjust the model based on input from the design team. This approach de-risks investments in decarbonizing existing buildings.

According to Eckenrode, the originated model files must live with the building throughout operations ultimately answering the question, “Did I get what I paid for?” “Our passive-first approach to the design and construction of high performing buildings is a single strategy that aggressively attacks two of our generation’s most nagging problems—fuel poverty and inequitable indoor air quality. And there is no reason to spend $1 more in construction to get there.”

Approximately a third of AUROS Group’s clientele are building owners seeking to meet stricter building requirements, i.e., New York’s Local Law 97, Boston’s Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Act (BERDO), Energize Denver, etc. Another third is driven by the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) 179D Commercial Buildings Energy-Efficiency Tax Reduction fund, the 45L New Energy Efficient Home Credit and Electrification dollars.

The last group of clients are thought leaders. “These are developers who see where the puck is going and want to be on the front end of the innovation that

Moreover, the model gives Stern’s team the opportunity to understand the actual energy usage and savings upfront as opposed to waiting a couple years, post-occupancy, until energy usage and savings can be recorded and reported. “AUROS Group is not your typical environmental consultant,” explains Stern.

“They are leading specialists in Passive House principles and its implementation for existing commercial buildings. They are really committed and knowledgeable in a very broad way to making buildings, not just more efficient, but also enabling them to use far less energy through passive means, which creates an economic rather than just an environmental driver.”

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