Providence Office Park II Providence Office Park, a six-story office building and five-story parking structure, was built on a tight urban site that required close coordination with the community and all stake holders. To support the project’s LEED goals, Interface designed several sustainable…
Push the Envelope Most new buildings incorporate energy-saving technologies and high efficiency heating and cooling systems. Now it’s time to take it a step further! Considering Chicago’s climate, envelope performance is likely the largest remaining opportunity for deep energy…
Putting the Owner Back in the OPR What project team wouldn’t want to start a project with a single document that captures the hopes and dreams of its stakeholders for the project? Assuming the answer is all teams, why is it that we start so many projects start without even a rough draft of an Owner’s…
Ras Laffan Emergency & Safety College Built in the industrial town of Ras Laffan, Qatar, this college will be the world’s largest training center for fire fighting and rescue teams.
Raymond Tam Raymond Tam is a Senior Technology Designer with over 30 years of industry experience in both public and private sectors. He has designed various telecommunications infrastructure and technology systems for airports, hospitals, universities, K-12 schools, and…
Reem Island Mixed-Use Development Master Plan Interface formed a collaborative design team, the Columbia Group Collaborative, for a private mixed-use development in the UAE.
Renaissance District Master Plan This multiphase project is a renovation of one of the former Studebaker automobile factory buildings into a new mixed-use development. HVAC design consists of water source VRF systems for the interior of the building and heating hot water along the perimeter. The…
Residential Net Zero Buildings Week We are excited to join New Buildings Institute for Net Zero Buildings Week, spreading the word about Net Zero Buildings and the people behind them. The campaign theme for this year is #NetZeroNow . Net Zero is not for offices alone! Residential buildings can go net…
Resilient Maryland It’s the year 2020, and we are 10 years away from the AIA’s 2030 Commitment end date, whereby over 500 Design firms across the United States have commitment to design and report their firms progress in pulling greenhouse gas emissions out of buildings, and…
Responsible Recreation As sustainability becomes an even higher priority for design and construction, buildings that have historically consumed large amounts of energy and water, such as campus recreation centers, are subject to a sustainability overhaul., Certain design approaches…
Results, real knowledge put meaning in green Green is everywhere. So, of course, is green building. It’s a quick phrase for something that usually means a lot more: Design and construction that reduces use of resources like energy and water for, ultimately, a smaller impact on life and land. It’s also a phrase…
Retail Project of the Year, Better Bricks Commercial Real Estate, 2015 Portland’s Stadium Fred Meyer (Mackenzie) received top honors at this year’s Better Bricks Commercial Real Estate Awards, earning Retail Project of the Year. Transforming the decades-old, suburban-feeling Fred Meyer into a grocery store better suited to its unique and…