Manhattan, NY Jaros, Baum & Bolles (JBB) of New York City has earned a National Recognition Award for engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 51st annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) for its role in the design of the New York University Langone Health Science Building in Manhattan.
In the past, someone may have tried to explain commissioning to you in complex engineering terms that just left you frustrated, confused, or uninterested. We recognize that there is a lot of confusion about what exactly commissioning is, and there are many services that fall under the banner of “commissioning,” not all of which provide value beyond checking boxes.
George Crawford is the principal of Green Partners, New York, N.Y.
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New York, NY Professional Women in Construction (PWC) hosted their Annual Construction Chiefs panel highlighting top women in the construction industry at the Manhattan Club on March 23rd. Breakfast and networking was followed by a presentation and panel discussion. The topics discussed mainly focused on trends in the industry, ranging from mandated goals to project delivery methods.
As architects, we understand the impact that infrastructure has on the built environment. The designs of our buildings are influenced by highways, bus routes, train lines, sidewalks, bridges, tunnels, and other things which fall under the umbrella of infrastructure.
Washington, DC The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) have extended their Me...
ACEC New York believes in the value of project delivery systems that guide the design of public and private facilities, are in the best interest of the owner, utilize a Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS) procedure for the selection of design professionals, provide unbiased protection for existing and future infrastructure, and protect the health, welfare and life safety of the public.
New York, NY Howard Rothschild, president of the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations (RAB) was the keynote speaker at IREM’s March 13th breakfast meeting at the Union League Club. The RAB represents the ownership of over 3,100 residential apartment buildings on matters related to labor, and contract negotiations. With the current 32BJ contract approaching the expiration of its four-year term on April 20th, this is a timely topic for building management so that they can be better prepared.
NEW YORK, NY The Building Owners & Managers Association of Greater New York (BOMA New York) will hold their 2018 Energy Action Day on May 10th at Club 101. The event will feature keynote speaker Tony Malkin, chairman and chief executive officer, Empire State Realty Trust, followed by expert panelists including Byron Cotton, senior vice president, Core Services; Gary Fescine, FMA, RPA, director of enterprise services and head of global building operations, BlackRock; John Gilbert III, COO, EVP, CTO, Rudin Management Co.; and Kevin Reade, property manager, SL Green Realty Corporation.
Manhattan, NY AJ Capital Partners and Cornell University officially began construction on the Graduate Roosevelt Island at the Cornell Tech campus, part of the Graduate Hotels collection. AJ Capital selected Emigrant Bank to provide a $60 million, five-year floating-rate construction loan for the project. Jones Lang LaSalle acted as broker for the financing.
