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High-performance coating systems

Construction Specifier

Preserving modern history. In 2015, the Hawthorne Federal Building was officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and soon thereafter, the federal government’s General Services Administration (GSA) decided to sell it. The building’s historical status meant less aggressive removal processes needed to be applied.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Earth USA 2011

Natural Building

This year the surprise came from Norway where historical adobe homes are located near Oslo. In the USA, adobe is now part of the 2009 International Building Code beginning with 2102.1 Usually it is the dry climates that are bring to mind Adobe, Cob, Sod, Rammed Earth and Compressed Earth Blocks. where it is defined.

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KAI Transforms Historic Vashon Community Center at Harris-Stowe State University into Wolff Jazz Institute & National Black Radio Hall of Fame

Civil + Structural Engineer

Thanks to a $3 million renovation led by KAI Enterprises, this historic building has been transformed into the Don and Heide Wolff Jazz Institute and National Black Radio Hall of Fame, celebrating Black culture and diversity. The historic 16,000 sq. The newly renovated center was officially opened to the public on April 11, 2023.

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Reopening The Glass House with National Historic Trust

CCR Magazine

million plan, developed by Mark Stoner, AIA, Senior Director of Preservation Architecture | Graham Gund Architect, and executed by general contractor, Hobbs, Inc., The restoration of The Brick House, as part of this National Historic Landmark has been completed in time for the 75th anniversary of The Glass House. The comprehensive $1.8

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Sustainability of DOD Buildings – Reuse of Existing Buildings

Building Information Management

LEED Silver certifiable construction – 2009 LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations. Full Modernization with Strict Application of Historic Preservation Standards (HPS). Full modernization with a strict application of Historic Preservation Standards ( HPS) and other DoD facility design standards.

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Sustainability of DOD Buildings – Reuse of Existing Buildings

Building Information Management

LEED Silver certifiable construction – 2009 LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations. Full Modernization with Strict Application of Historic Preservation Standards (HPS). Full modernization with a strict application of Historic Preservation Standards ( HPS) and other DoD facility design standards.

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Public Law 111-308 – Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act – FBPTA – CORE COMPETENCIES

Building Information Management

o Interrelationships between physical, climatic, environmental, economic, political, sustainability, historic. preservation, archeological and social elements. balancing environmental, economic and social goals (Hodges 2009; Lewis et al 2009) to take the philosophical definition and make it practical. o Long-­?range