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Acoustics were a critical consideration in the design and construction of Harvard Business School’s (HBS’s) new executive education center. The Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center, which opened in June 2016, is certified to Gold under the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC’s) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program, and is intended to serve as a ‘home’ to the students and faculty of the school’s executive education program. The space is meant to encourage learning and collaboration, reflecting HBS’s belief the physical campus has a significant effect on students’ learning experience.
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Often enduring more than a century, masonry brickwork is testimony to the traditional collaboration between architect, engineer, and mason. Unfortunately, many architects and engineers have curtailed their collaborative construction activities, perceiving the risk of litigation as too great. Some of this fear is justified. Experience has shown litigation resulting from construction-related duties, obligations, and general activities is significantly greater than litigation from other sources. What can be done?
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April 4-7
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Kelowna, British Columbia
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Informa/CSI
Providence, Rhode Island
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As with a wonderful concert performance, a successful high school music suite also requires preparation and teamwork. A suite consists of rooms and areas used for music education—rehearsal and practice spaces, as well as storage for instruments, sheet music, and equipment. In Santa Clarita, California, the renovation of Hart High School’s music suite illustrates three key factors for success: acoustics, space planning, and storage. Take these lessons learned and apply them to your next project.
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Variable refrigerant flow (VRF) zoning is poised for dramatic growth, not only because of its energy-saving benefits and precise zone control, but also due to expanding government mandates and its ability to contribute to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. HVAC technologies play a vital role in meeting sustainability and energy efficiency construction specifications. VRF zoning involves a flexible, split-type system using an air-source outdoor unit or water-source unit, and indoor air-handling units (AHUs) individually placed within a building’s zones. The system provides precise comfort control by moving refrigerant through piping from the outdoor unit to the zones to be cooled or heated. The outdoor units are compact, with various styles of interior AHUs offering a range of design capabilities. As the technologies are so different, it can be challenging to compare the energy-efficiency data of traditional commercial HVAC systems with VRF zoning systems.
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In one way or another, all tile and stone assemblies move. Whether due to thermal or moisture movement, shrinkage, freezing, or dynamic structural movements, tile and stone installations are subjected to them all. To ensure a long-lasting installation, architects must specify the requirements for movement joint design and placement, along with the correct type of sealant for filling those joints. When there is a tile failure, a contributing factor is usually the lack of properly installed movement joints. Just like concrete sidewalks, slabs, and bridges, tile and stone need to have movement joints to control the anticipated movements within a structure and the various climatic conditions it will be subjected to throughout the years.
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