(2604,990,2,4,1284582359,'a:29:{s:9:\"weblog_id\";s:1:\"2\";s:8:\"entry_id\";s:3:\"990\";s:6:\"sticky\";s:1:\"n\";s:14:\"allow_comments\";s:1:\"n\";s:16:\"allow_trackbacks\";s:1:\"n\";s:10:\"entry_date\";s:19:\"2010-09-07 05:22 PM\";s:15:\"expiration_date\";s:0:\"\";s:23:\"comment_expiration_date\";s:0:\"\";s:8:\"category\";a:1:{i:0;s:2:\"16\";}s:9:\"author_id\";s:1:\"4\";s:10:\"new_weblog\";s:1:\"2\";s:6:\"status\";s:4:\"open\";s:14:\"trackback_urls\";s:0:\"\";s:18:\"versioning_enabled\";s:1:\"y\";s:5:\"title\";s:39:\"\\\"All Low Price Buys Is Change Orders\\\"\";s:9:\"url_title\";s:35:\"all_low_price_buys_is_change_orders\";s:6:\"submit\";s:6:\"Update\";s:10:\"field_id_5\";s:39:\"\\\"All Low Price Buys Is Change Orders\\\"\";s:10:\"field_ft_5\";s:4:\"none\";s:10:\"field_id_9\";s:594:\"Owners have fooled themselves into thinking that low-price bidding equals low cost construction, author Bill Black said. It doesn\\\'t, he contends. \\\"All the low price buys you is change orders.\\\" \n\nBlack, co-author of The Commercial Real Estate Revolution, is coming to St. Louis next week to discuss \\\"the nine transforming keys to lowering costs, cutting waste and driving change\\\" in commercial real estate and construction in a program sponsored by the St. Louis chapter of CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) and the mid-America chapter of IIDA (International Interior Design Association).\";s:10:\"field_ft_9\";s:4:\"none\";s:11:\"field_id_13\";s:1:\"9\";s:10:\"field_id_7\";s:23:\"bid, price, Black, CREW\";s:10:\"field_ft_7\";s:4:\"none\";s:10:\"field_id_8\";s:26982:\"<p>Owners have fooled themselves into thinking that low-price bidding equals low cost construction, author Bill Black said. 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Rating System and ability to facilitate\n  the project certification process.<br /> <br /> USGBC-Missouri Gateway\\\'s four-evening (16 hours total) LEED BD+C Specialty\n  Exam Prep course is designed to prepare participants for the LEED BD+C\n  Specialty exam.&nbsp; Skilled instructors will discuss categories and credits\n  in the LEED BD&amp;C Rating System, explore methods of sustainable project\n  delivery and green building practices, and offer test taking tips. Subject\n  areas covered include:<br /> <br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction, Exam Strategy, and\n  BD+C Process<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sustainable Sites<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Water Efficiency<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Energy and Atmosphere<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Materials and Resources<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Indoor Environmental Quality<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Test Taking Tips<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Practice Exam<br /> <br /> <strong><span style=\\\"font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\\\">WHEN&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><br /> </strong>Mondays and Wednesdays, September 20, 22, 27 &amp; 29, 2010<br /> 4:30pm - 8:30pm each day<br /> <br /> <strong><span style=\\\"font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\\\">WHERE</span></strong>&nbsp;<br /> Masonry Institute of St. Louis<br /> 1429 S. 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The study guide price is $70 for employees of national\n  USGBC member companies/$85 for non-members.&nbsp; Please plan for shipping\n  time.<br /> <br /> <strong><span style=\\\"font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\\\">PREREQUISITES</span></strong>&nbsp;<br /> Students must read and understand the steps needed to enroll for and take the\n  exam, including meeting&nbsp;<a href=\\\"http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=ei45dncab&amp;et=1103684672753&amp;s=1922&amp;e=001KPp7CPVwaqCinfUX_-TycsVyP-2LDlzlf6Mv2jUSvOzB3NlVmZzDfaqUxavIm3Vqawi08ETh_-ApQj7UsbDxJqmT22XZ1vd_e2x1sQ54C1q6qDNLgq0_gda-G4VWJ5oNzqRGyWYs37JAOAQ18fW9o9DZQCdmhaS5\\\" shape=\\\"rect\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">exam eligibility\n  requirements</a>.&nbsp; The instructors will only address this as a broad\n  overview.<br /> <br /> <strong><span style=\\\"font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\\\">REGISTER</span></strong><br /> <a href=\\\"http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=ei45dncab&amp;et=1103684672753&amp;s=1922&amp;e=001KPp7CPVwaqDpsB1rYOzDw4cfwG3yN8jTFTXxFvdYk2dCvFS1fOl6yYaYOzY0ldcmUWvfJgUAi9_EcDGOScHLUJzVRNFQqAVZxkLf3SOBgsd19T07wpkqbX84e7wWde2H\\\" shape=\\\"rect\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">Click here</a>&nbsp;to\n  visit our Event Registration page, then click on the Register button under\n  the USGBC-STL LEED Building Design + Construction (BD+C) Specialty Exam Prep\n  Course event listing.<br /> <br /> <strong><span style=\\\"font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\\\">INSTRUCTORS</span></strong><br /> <strong><span style=\\\"font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\\\">Paul Todd\n  Merrill</span></strong>, Clayco\\\'s Director of Sustainable Construction<br /> <strong><span style=\\\"font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\\\">Nick Bristow</span></strong>,\n  Project Engineer at Clayco</span></p>\n<p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\" style=\\\"margin-bottom: 3.75pt;\\\"><strong><span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #595959;\\\"><br /> <strong><span style=\\\"font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\\\">QUESTIONS?</span></strong>&nbsp;Contact\n  USGBC-STL staff by&nbsp;<a href=\\\"mailto:hope.breidenbach@mobot.org\\\" shape=\\\"rect\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">email</a>&nbsp;or phone (314) 577-0225.</span></strong></p>\n<p align=\\\"center\\\" class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\" style=\\\"margin-bottom: 3.75pt; text-align: center;\\\"><strong><span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #595959;\\\"></span></strong></p>\n<p align=\\\"center\\\" class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\" style=\\\"margin-bottom: 3.75pt; text-align: center;\\\"><strong><span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #595959;\\\">&nbsp;</span></strong></p>\n<p align=\\\"center\\\" class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\" style=\\\"margin-bottom: 3.75pt; text-align: center;\\\"><strong><span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #595959;\\\">&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #595959;\\\"><br /> </span></strong></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n</p>\";}'),(2612,999,10,4,1284584823,'a:31:{s:9:\"weblog_id\";s:2:\"10\";s:8:\"entry_id\";s:3:\"999\";s:6:\"sticky\";s:1:\"n\";s:14:\"allow_comments\";s:1:\"n\";s:16:\"allow_trackbacks\";s:1:\"n\";s:10:\"entry_date\";s:19:\"2010-09-15 10:39 AM\";s:15:\"expiration_date\";s:0:\"\";s:23:\"comment_expiration_date\";s:0:\"\";s:9:\"author_id\";s:1:\"4\";s:10:\"new_weblog\";s:2:\"10\";s:6:\"status\";s:4:\"open\";s:14:\"trackback_urls\";s:0:\"\";s:18:\"versioning_enabled\";s:1:\"y\";s:5:\"title\";s:39:\"LEED AP BD&C Specialty Exam Prep Course\";s:9:\"url_title\";s:38:\"leed_ap_bdc_specialty_exam_prep_course\";s:6:\"submit\";s:6:\"Update\";s:11:\"field_id_58\";s:39:\"LEED AP BD&C Specialty Exam Prep Course\";s:11:\"field_ft_58\";s:4:\"none\";s:11:\"field_id_62\";s:164:\"USGBC-Missouri Gateway\\\'s four-evening (16 hours total) LEED BD+C Specialty Exam Prep course is designed to prepare participants for the LEED BD&C specialty exam.  \";s:11:\"field_ft_62\";s:4:\"none\";s:11:\"field_id_59\";s:23:\"USGBC, LEED, exam, prep\";s:11:\"field_ft_59\";s:4:\"none\";s:11:\"field_id_63\";s:55:\"Masonry Institute of St. Louis, 1429 S. 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Rating System and ability to facilitate\n  the project certification process.<br /> <br /> USGBC-Missouri Gateway\\\'s four-evening (16 hours total) LEED BD+C Specialty\n  Exam Prep course is designed to prepare participants for the LEED BD+C\n  Specialty exam.&nbsp; Skilled instructors will discuss categories and credits\n  in the LEED BD&amp;C Rating System, explore methods of sustainable project\n  delivery and green building practices, and offer test taking tips. Subject\n  areas covered include:<br /> <br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction, Exam Strategy, and\n  BD+C Process<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sustainable Sites<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Water Efficiency<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Energy and Atmosphere<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Materials and Resources<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Indoor Environmental Quality<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Test Taking Tips<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Practice Exam<br /> <br /> <strong><span style=\\\"font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\\\">WHEN&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><br /> </strong>Mondays and Wednesdays, September 20, 22, 27 &amp; 29, 2010<br /> 4:30pm - 8:30pm each day<br /> <br /> <strong><span style=\\\"font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\\\">WHERE</span></strong>&nbsp;<br /> Masonry Institute of St. Louis<br /> 1429 S. Big Bend Blvd. St. Louis MO 63117<br /> <a href=\\\"http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=ei45dncab&amp;et=1103684672753&amp;s=1922&amp;e=001KPp7CPVwaqDhS7n1BDxcowpQQwoBJ2xaWW4v-Kul59KZeA_svNL5it2E5xz89g3pXoAYXfxSJfDpDAsabnkJd4H8tfIMVlzGcxV8cOoTApZHNa4LpYA_WQr_M0CFtDJdDgwCOeQUXm0hLirJFU55EVUWwYkEoNKTkkF8zQ7QRSwNMYBb_wrTVw0SOeaax9tJK6NGlKVb7eXjviVDq_9-aAXNb_ALhBQCtrdtQcmSxfxkxQvK1MSFtiGNsL4X-OGOj8lHUlKWxeLRE2PX2HoLQWPkNw4j49oFoHkfYvpjSmHT0KtN4IsIs6pmeGsHT_QJqJUjFKN0mRM=\\\" shape=\\\"rect\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">map</a><br /> <br /> <strong><span style=\\\"font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\\\">FEE</span></strong>&nbsp;<br /> $200.00 for USGBC-STL Members<br /> $250.00 for Non-members<br /> <em><span style=\\\"font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\\\">*Textbook costs\n  are NOT included in course fee</span></em><em><br /> <em><span style=\\\"font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\\\">*Course fee\n  includes dinner</span></em></em><br /> <br /> <strong><span style=\\\"font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\\\">REQUIRED\n  TEXTBOOKS</span></strong>&nbsp;<br /> 1) USGBC LEED Building Design + Construction Study Guide, USGBC<br /> 2<a href=\\\"http://www.gbci.org/main-nav/professional-credentials/resources/candidate-handbooks.aspx\\\">)LEED AP Building Design &amp; Construction Candidate Handbook</a></span><span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #595959;\\\">(free download) and references outlined\n  on page 16 of the handbook.<br /> 3) LEED Reference Guide for Green Building Design and Construction, USGBC\n  (NOT required, but strongly recommended)<br /> <br /> The study guide and reference guide may be purchased on the&nbsp;USGBC <a href=\\\"http://www.usgbc.org/Store/PublicationsList_New.aspx?CMSPageID=1518\\\">Publications page</a> of\n  the USGBC website. The study guide price is $70 for employees of national\n  USGBC member companies/$85 for non-members.&nbsp; Please plan for shipping\n  time.<br /> <br /> <strong><span style=\\\"font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\\\">PREREQUISITES</span></strong>&nbsp;<br /> Students must read and understand the steps needed to enroll for and take the\n  exam, including meeting&nbsp; <a href=\\\"http://www.gbci.org/Exam-Guide/Eligibility/LEED-AP.aspx\\\">exam eligibility requirements.</a>&nbsp; The instructors will only address this as a broad\n  overview.<br /> <br /> <strong><span style=\\\"font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\\\">REGISTER</span></strong><br /> <a href=\\\"http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=ei45dncab&amp;et=1103684672753&amp;s=1922&amp;e=001KPp7CPVwaqDpsB1rYOzDw4cfwG3yN8jTFTXxFvdYk2dCvFS1fOl6yYaYOzY0ldcmUWvfJgUAi9_EcDGOScHLUJzVRNFQqAVZxkLf3SOBgsd19T07wpkqbX84e7wWde2H\\\" shape=\\\"rect\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">Click here</a><a href=\\\"http://www.usgbc-stl.org/events/\\\">&nbsp;</a>to\n  visit event Registration page, then click on the Register button under\n  the USGBC-STL LEED Building Design + Construction (BD+C) Specialty Exam Prep\n  Course event listing.<br /> <br /> <strong><span style=\\\"font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\\\">INSTRUCTORS</span></strong><br /> <strong><span style=\\\"font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\\\">Paul Todd\n  Merrill</span></strong>, Clayco\\\'s Director of Sustainable Construction<br /> <strong><span style=\\\"font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\\\">Nick Bristow</span></strong>,\n  Project Engineer at Clayco</span></p>\n<p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\" style=\\\"margin-bottom: 3.75pt;\\\"><strong><span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #595959;\\\"><br /> <strong><span style=\\\"font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\\\">QUESTIONS?</span></strong>&nbsp;Contact\n  USGBC-STL staff by <a href=\\\"mail to:hope.breidenbach@mobot.org\\\">email</a> or phone (314) 577-0225.</span></strong></p>\n<p align=\\\"center\\\" class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\" style=\\\"margin-bottom: 3.75pt; text-align: center;\\\"><strong><span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #595959;\\\"></span></strong></p>\n<p align=\\\"center\\\" class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\" style=\\\"margin-bottom: 3.75pt; text-align: center;\\\"><strong><span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #595959;\\\">&nbsp;</span></strong></p>\n<p align=\\\"center\\\" class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\" style=\\\"margin-bottom: 3.75pt; text-align: center;\\\"><strong><span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #595959;\\\">&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #595959;\\\"><br /> </span></strong></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n</p>\";}'),(2613,1000,4,4,1284585064,'a:25:{s:9:\"weblog_id\";s:1:\"4\";s:8:\"entry_id\";s:0:\"\";s:6:\"sticky\";s:0:\"\";s:14:\"allow_comments\";s:1:\"n\";s:16:\"allow_trackbacks\";s:1:\"n\";s:10:\"entry_date\";s:19:\"2010-09-15 11:08 AM\";s:15:\"expiration_date\";s:0:\"\";s:23:\"comment_expiration_date\";s:0:\"\";s:8:\"category\";a:1:{i:0;s:1:\"7\";}s:9:\"author_id\";s:1:\"4\";s:6:\"status\";s:4:\"open\";s:14:\"trackback_urls\";s:0:\"\";s:18:\"versioning_enabled\";s:1:\"y\";s:5:\"title\";s:36:\"Travis Kayser Joins Horner & Shifrin\";s:9:\"url_title\";s:34:\"travis_kayser_joins_horner_shifrin\";s:4:\"save\";s:10:\"Quick Save\";s:11:\"field_id_26\";s:36:\"Travis Kayser Joins Horner & Shifrin\";s:11:\"field_ft_26\";s:4:\"none\";s:11:\"field_id_31\";s:0:\"\";s:11:\"field_id_44\";s:108:\"Travis Kayser has joined Horner & Shifrin, Inc., as a new graduate engineer in the Building Services Group. \";s:11:\"field_ft_44\";s:4:\"none\";s:11:\"field_id_28\";s:0:\"\";s:11:\"field_ft_28\";s:4:\"none\";s:11:\"field_id_29\";s:627:\"<p>Travis Kayser has joined Horner &amp; Shifrin, Inc., as a new graduate engineer in the Building Services Group.</p>\n<p>As an engineering intern,  Kayser gained experience in calculating tonnages for heating, ventilation and air conditioning, designed CAD drawings for plumbing and fire protection systems in commercial buildings and provided construction inspection services.</p>\n<p>He holds a Bachelor\\\'s of Science degree in Civil Engineering and Architectural Engineering with a Structural Emphasis from the Missouri University of Science and Technology.  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While it may be uncomfortable at times, we believe that continuation of this discussion about what is right and wrong with the current bid process in the St. Louis construction market is important and necessary. The following are ideas that have been exchanged thus far - we welcome your comments.</p>\n<p><strong>J.C Reardon of Ittner Architects wrote:</strong></p>\n<p>I have to say that I am disappointed that CNR, a publication that I have always appreciated, has chosen to feature a program such as \\\"All Low Price Buys is Change Orders.\\\" It has been a long time since an article has outraged the architectural community, but my email and phone has been alive all morning with other architects shocked and disgusted with this \\\"feature\\\" article. At the very least, you should have reviewed and considered the speakers credentials more closely before feeling compelled to jump on the architect\\\'s bashing bandwagon.</p>\n<p>My disappointment is with CNR. You have a choice in what and how you present news to the public and you chose to take a very trashy detour. Please consider raising your standards in future publications.</p>\n<p><strong>CNR Publisher Tom Finan replied: </strong></p>\n<p>JC,<br /> <br />I\\\'m sorry that the article was construed as focusing on any supposed shortcomings in the architectural community. Black, who works for Haworth and speaks on this topic nationally, is part of an ongoing debate &mdash; of which we at CNR are very much a part &mdash;on the shortsighted and dysfunctional approach to buying construction focused on price that is currently taking place.</p>\n<p><img alt=\\\"Price\\\" class=\\\"image-right\\\" height=\\\"303\\\" src=\\\"/images/uploads/price_tag.jpg\\\" style=\\\"float: right;\\\" width=\\\"266\\\" />FMI (formerly Fails Management Institute) refers to the current atmosphere in a recent article as \\\"retro procurement\\\".  In 2008 we were evolving toward an atmosphere of collaborative behavior&mdash;where a team could be selected and all of the cards laid on the table. In that scenario all of the tools that members of the team, including architects with powerful new technology, have to offer could be used to design the best project, resolve constructability issues, and deliver the most value for the dollar.  <br /> <br />With only the price card laid on the table and owners not willing to pay for complete drawings and scopes, the current market has become a \\\"game,\\\" where ethical contractors point out the holes in scopes and specs and in doing so miss the job, while the \\\"smart\\\" contractors (or those who have run out of cash in this current market) bid the job as it is scoped and specified and plan on making it up on change orders. <br /> <br />To your point regarding the example of architects, it could have just as readily been engineers, or maintenance managers, or plant managers. <br /> <br />I shared your comments with Peter Downs, and he sent me the following:</p>\n<p>Black just happened to mention architects in that example, but he also is sympathetic to their plight. Owners often buy architects on price, too, even though every architect will tell you they shouldn\\\'t. Short articles can\\\'t encompass everything. Black also talks about how architects\\\' fees have been flat for a decade, even though their costs were going. Pair flat fees with rising costs and they have to cut somewhere and one place where they cut is in the detail that goes into drawings. He cites a figure that typical drawings lack 25% of the information that contractors need to make informed bids. Another place they cut was in construction administration, which means they\\\'ve had less to do with actual construction so that newer people coming into architecture haven\\\'t been getting training in construction, which leads to constructability mistakes.</p>\n<p><br /><strong>Finan shared his exchange with J.C. Reardon with Pat Kozeny, CEO of Kozeny-Wagner.  Kozeny wrote:</strong></p>\n<p>Great dialog Tom. I re-read the article and cannot see why the architects would be so hot. It is reality and firms...do not get rewarded for doing the right thing with most owners in this economy.</p>\n<p>But, then again, \\\"doing the right thing\\\" is the basic foundation of our firms and will ultimately get us through these difficult time</p>\n<p>s. And, the \\\"crafty\\\" contractors will get theirs reward with a lack of repeat clients, a crappy reputation, a reduced bonding capacity and a lack of a solid business plan.</p>\n<p>Those \\\"crafty\\\" contractors are not builders, they are manipulative and unethical folks that give our industry a bad name.<br />We just need the Owners to dig deeper and truly understand the \\\"apples to apples\\\" process. This dialog will help move the subject top of mind.</p>\n<p><strong>Jim Konrad, principal at Mackey Mitchell Architects wrote:</strong></p>\n<p>Hi, Tom,</p>\n<p>I read your article entitled \\\"Winning the Bid Wars\\\" in the May-June 2010 issue of CNR. It was interesting to read how contractors are responding to the current \\\"cutthroat\\\" construction market. Some are finding tools and methods necessary to work within the competitive bid system. Others are working on the other end of the spectrum, educating owners on the long-term benefits of quality-based and relationship-based delivery systems.</p>\n<p>Publicly-funded projects are still required to be publicly-advertised and competitively bid. Our firm recently provided design services for one such project. It was an interior renovation project (not-for-profit client not identified out of respect for confidentiality) with an estimated construction cost of $80,000. Regardless of the hungry market, I was skeptical as to how much interest there would be from contractors. On bid day, we received bids from fifteen general contractors!<br />Architects normally aim for bids to be tightly clustered around the cost estimate. 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The article was an interview outlining the viewpoint of author Bill Black, who came to St. Louis to share his perspective on the current price-focused bid market with commercial real estate and design industry representatives. Last week we reported on the dialogue that ensued following our original article. This week, the organization that sponsored Black\\\'s appearance weighed in.</p>\n<p>Publisher Tom Finan received the following letter from Nancy Rodney of Roseman Design, president of , the St. Louis Chapter of the Commerical Real Estate Women (CREW)</p>\n<p><strong>Tom:</strong><br /><img alt=\\\"Price\\\" class=\\\"image-right\\\" height=\\\"303\\\" src=\\\"/images/uploads/price_tag.jpg\\\" style=\\\"float: right;\\\" width=\\\"266\\\" />As 2010 President of CREW St Louis, who co-sponsored the event bringing Bill Black to town to talk about his theories of Integrated Project Delivery, I am a bit bemused by the rush to judgment by some of your readers. <br /> <br />The focus of your magazine is the Construction Industry rather than the design industry.  From following your coverage for years, it seems to me that your publication does an excellent job of covering issues and trends that affect your readers on both sides of the industry in a fair and positive manner.  Bill\\\'s comments about low price leading to change orders is a widely held sentiment in the Design-Public Bid-Build world.  Many owners over the years have tried Construction Management, Design/Build, limited bidder\\\'s lists and other methods to upgrade the quality of the bidders on their projects while also addressing the relationship gap established by the adversarial nature of public low-bid and construction.<br /> <br />Bill Black\\\'s new book &mdash; <em>The Commercial Real Estate Revolution</em> &mdash; was co-authored by a diverse cross-industry team of people who all agree that the current system isn\\\'t working as well as it could be to deliver quality buildings to owners who are happy with the process, the price and the building.  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The article was an interview outlining the viewpoint of author Bill Black, who came to St. Louis to share his perspective on the current price-focused bid market with commercial real estate and design industry representatives. Last week we reported on the dialogue that ensued following our original article. This week, the organization that sponsored Black\\\'s appearance weighed in.</p>\n<p>Publisher Tom Finan received the following letter from Nancy Rodney of Roseman Design, president of , the St. Louis Chapter of the Commerical Real Estate Women (CREW)</p>\n<p><strong>Tom:</strong><br /><img alt=\\\"Price\\\" class=\\\"image-right\\\" height=\\\"303\\\" src=\\\"/images/uploads/price_tag.jpg\\\" style=\\\"float: right;\\\" width=\\\"266\\\" />As 2010 President of CREW St Louis, who co-sponsored the event bringing Bill Black to town to talk about his theories of Integrated Project Delivery, I am a bit bemused by the rush to judgment by some of your readers. <br /> <br />The focus of your magazine is the Construction Industry rather than the design industry.  From following your coverage for years, it seems to me that your publication does an excellent job of covering issues and trends that affect your readers on both sides of the industry in a fair and positive manner.  Bill\\\'s comments about low price leading to change orders is a widely held sentiment in the Design-Public Bid-Build world.  Many owners over the years have tried Construction Management, Design/Build, limited bidder\\\'s lists and other methods to upgrade the quality of the bidders on their projects while also addressing the relationship gap established by the adversarial nature of public low-bid and construction.<br /> <br />Bill Black\\\'s new book &mdash; <em>The Commercial Real Estate Revolution</em> &mdash; was co-authored by a diverse cross-industry team of people who all agree that the current system isn\\\'t working as well as it could be to deliver quality buildings to owners who are happy with the process, the price and the building.  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Here are a couple of representative comments.</p>\n<p><strong>J.C Reardon of Ittner Architects wrote: </strong></p>\n<p><img alt=\\\"Price\\\" class=\\\"image-right\\\" height=\\\"303\\\" src=\\\"/images/uploads/price_tag.jpg\\\" style=\\\"float: right;\\\" width=\\\"266\\\" />I have to say that I am disappointed that CNR, a publication that I have always appreciated, has chosen to \\\"feature\\\" a program such as \\\"All low prices buys is Change Orders\\\".   It has been a long time since an article has outraged the architectural community.</p>\n<p>My email and phone has been alive all morning with other architects shocked and disgusted with this \\\"feature\\\" article.  At the very least you should have reviewed and considered the speakers credentials more closely before feeling compelled to jump on the architect\\\'s bashing bandwagon.</p>\n<p>I hardly consider the perspective of a roofing contractor\\\'s estimator to be an authority on the value of competitively bidding construction work.  In particular, I resent his statement that he could predict his first change order once he knew the architect\\\'s identity because he could predict their mistake.</p>\n<p>I will not debate the obvious moral and legal flaws in this ignorant man\\\'s statements but I do have a serious problem with your publication promoting such crap.  My disappointment in with CNR.  You have a choice in what and how you present news to the public and you chose to take a very trashy detour in order to promote a self-serving, frustrated employee of a roofing contractor.  Please consider raising your standards in future publications.</p>\n<p><strong>CNR Publisher Tom Finan replied: </strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;JC,<br />&nbsp;<br />I\\\'m sorry that the article was construed as focusing on any supposed shortcomings in the architectural community. Black, who works for Haworth and speaks on this topic nationally, is part of an ongoing debate -- of which we at CNR are very much a part -- on the shortsighted and dysfunctional approach to buying construction focused on price that is currently taking place. <br />&nbsp;<br />FMI (formerly Fails Management Institute) refers to the current atmosphere in a recent article as \\\"retro procurement\\\".&nbsp; In 2008 we were evolving toward an atmosphere of collaborative behavior -- where a team could be selected and all of the cards laid on the table. In that scenario all of the tools that members of the team, including architects with powerful new technology, have to offer could be used to design the best project, resolve constructability issues, and deliver the most value for the dollar. &nbsp;<br />&nbsp;<br />With only the price card laid on the table and owners not willing to pay for complete drawings and scopes, the current market has become a \\\"game,\\\" where ethical contractors point out the holes in scopes and specs and in doing so miss the job, while the \\\"smart\\\" contractors (or those who have run out of cash in this current market) bid the job as it is scoped and specified and plan on making it up on change orders. <br />&nbsp;<br />To your point regarding the example of architects, it could have just as readily been engineers, or maintenance managers, or plant managers. <br />&nbsp;<br />I shared your comments with Peter Downs, and he sent me the following: <br /><br />Black just happened to mention architects in that example, but he also is sympathetic to their plight. Owners often buy architects on price, too, even though every architect will tell you they shouldn\\\'t. Short articles can\\\'t encompass everything. Black also talks about how architects\\\' fees have been flat for a decade, even though their costs were going. Pair flat fees with rising costs and they have to cut somewhere and one place where they cut is in the detail that goes into drawings. He cites a figure that typical drawings lack 25% of the information that contractors need to make informed bids. Another place they cut was in construction administration, which means they\\\'ve had less to do with actual construction so that newer people coming into architecture haven\\\'t been getting training in construction, which leads to constructability mistakes.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><strong>Finan shared the exchange with J.C. Reardon with Pat Kozeny, CEO of Kozeny-Wagner.&nbsp; Kozeny wrote:</strong></p>\n<p>Great dialog Tom.</p>\n<p>I re-read the article and cannot see why JC is so hot. It is reality and firms...do not get rewarded for doing the right thing with most owners in this economy.</p>\n<p>But, then again, &ldquo;doing the right thing&rdquo; is the basic foundation of our firms and will ultimately get us through these difficult times. And, the &ldquo;crafty&rdquo; contractors will get theirs reward with a lack of repeat clients, a crappy reputation, a reduced bonding capacity and a lack of a solid business plan.</p>\n<p>Those &ldquo;crafty&rdquo; contractors are not builders, they are manipulative and unethical folks that give our industry a bad name.</p>\n<p>We just need the Owners to dig deeper and truly understand the &ldquo;apples to apples&rdquo; process. This dialog will help move the subject top of mind.</p>\n<p>Thanks.</p>\n<p><strong>Jim Konrad, principal at Mackey Mitchell Architects wrote:</strong></p>\n<p>Hi, Tom,<br /> <br />I read your article entitled \\\"Winning the Bid Wars\\\" in the May-June 2010 issue of CNR.  It was interesting to read how contractors are responding to the current \\\"cutthroat\\\" construction market.  Some are finding tools and methods necessary to work within the competitive bid system.  Others are working on the other end of the spectrum, educating owners on the long-term benefits of quality-based and relationship-based delivery systems.<br /> <br />Publicly-funded projects are still required to be publicly-advertised and competitively bid.  Our firm recently provided design services for one such project.  It was an interior renovation project (not-for-profit client not identified out of respect for confidentiality) with an estimated construction cost of $80,000.  Regardless of the hungry market, I was skeptical as to how much interest there would be from contractors.  On bid day, we received bids from fifteen general contractors!</p>\n<p>Architects normally aim for bids to be tightly clustered around the cost estimate.  In this case, the bids ranged from approximately $40,000 to $98,000.  We are proud of the quality of our bid documents.  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Please consider raising your standards in future publications.</p>\n<p><strong>CNR Publisher Tom Finan replied: </strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;JC,<br />&nbsp;<br />I\\\'m sorry that the article was construed as focusing on any supposed shortcomings in the architectural community. Black, who works for Haworth and speaks on this topic nationally, is part of an ongoing debate -- of which we at CNR are very much a part -- on the shortsighted and dysfunctional approach to buying construction focused on price that is currently taking place. <br />&nbsp;<br />FMI (formerly Fails Management Institute) refers to the current atmosphere in a recent article as \\\"retro procurement\\\".&nbsp; In 2008 we were evolving toward an atmosphere of collaborative behavior -- where a team could be selected and all of the cards laid on the table. 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Here are a couple of representative comments.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><strong>J.C Reardon of Ittner Architects wrote: </strong></p>\n<p><img alt=\\\"Price\\\" class=\\\"image-right\\\" height=\\\"303\\\" src=\\\"/images/uploads/price_tag.jpg\\\" style=\\\"float: right;\\\" width=\\\"266\\\" />I have to say that I am disappointed that CNR, a publication that I have always appreciated, has chosen to \\\"feature\\\" a program such as \\\"All low prices buys is Change Orders\\\".   It has been a long time since an article has outraged the architectural community.</p>\n<p>My email and phone has been alive all morning with other architects shocked and disgusted with this \\\"feature\\\" article.  At the very least you should have reviewed and considered the speakers credentials more closely before feeling compelled to jump on the architect\\\'s bashing bandwagon.</p>\n<p>I hardly consider the perspective of a roofing contractor\\\'s estimator to be an authority on the value of competitively bidding construction work.  In particular, I resent his statement that he could predict his first change order once he knew the architect\\\'s identity because he could predict their mistake.</p>\n<p>I will not debate the obvious moral and legal flaws in this ignorant man\\\'s statements but I do have a serious problem with your publication promoting such crap.  My disappointment in with CNR.  You have a choice in what and how you present news to the public and you chose to take a very trashy detour in order to promote a self-serving, frustrated employee of a roofing contractor.  Please consider raising your standards in future publications.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><strong>CNR Publisher Tom Finan replied: </strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;JC,<br />&nbsp;<br />I\\\'m sorry that the article was construed as focusing on any supposed shortcomings in the architectural community. Black, who works for Haworth and speaks on this topic nationally, is part of an ongoing debate -- of which we at CNR are very much a part -- on the shortsighted and dysfunctional approach to buying construction focused on price that is currently taking place. <br />&nbsp;<br />FMI (formerly Fails Management Institute) refers to the current atmosphere in a recent article as \\\"retro procurement\\\".&nbsp; In 2008 we were evolving toward an atmosphere of collaborative behavior -- where a team could be selected and all of the cards laid on the table. In that scenario all of the tools that members of the team, including architects with powerful new technology, have to offer could be used to design the best project, resolve constructability issues, and deliver the most value for the dollar. &nbsp;<br />&nbsp;<br />With only the price card laid on the table and owners not willing to pay for complete drawings and scopes, the current market has become a \\\"game,\\\" where ethical contractors point out the holes in scopes and specs and in doing so miss the job, while the \\\"smart\\\" contractors (or those who have run out of cash in this current market) bid the job as it is scoped and specified and plan on making it up on change orders. <br />&nbsp;<br />To your point regarding the example of architects, it could have just as readily been engineers, or maintenance managers, or plant managers. <br />&nbsp;<br />I shared your comments with Peter Downs, and he sent me the following: <br /><em><br />Black just happened to mention architects in that example, but he also is sympathetic to their plight. Owners often buy architects on price, too, even though every architect will tell you they shouldn\\\'t. Short articles can\\\'t encompass everything. Black also talks about how architects\\\' fees have been flat for a decade, even though their costs were going. Pair flat fees with rising costs and they have to cut somewhere and one place where they cut is in the detail that goes into drawings. He cites a figure that typical drawings lack 25% of the information that contractors need to make informed bids. Another place they cut was in construction administration, which means they\\\'ve had less to do with actual construction so that newer people coming into architecture haven\\\'t been getting training in construction, which leads to constructability mistakes.</em></p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><strong>Finan shared the exchange with J.C. Reardon with Pat Kozeny, CEO of Kozeny-Wagner.&nbsp; Kozeny wrote:</strong></p>\n<p>Great dialog Tom.</p>\n<p>I re-read the article and cannot see why JC is so hot. It is reality and firms...do not get rewarded for doing the right thing with most owners in this economy.</p>\n<p>But, then again, &ldquo;doing the right thing&rdquo; is the basic foundation of our firms and will ultimately get us through these difficult times. And, the &ldquo;crafty&rdquo; contractors will get theirs reward with a lack of repeat clients, a crappy reputation, a reduced bonding capacity and a lack of a solid business plan.</p>\n<p>Those &ldquo;crafty&rdquo; contractors are not builders, they are manipulative and unethical folks that give our industry a bad name.</p>\n<p>We just need the Owners to dig deeper and truly understand the &ldquo;apples to apples&rdquo; process. This dialog will help move the subject top of mind.</p>\n<p>Thanks.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><strong>Jim Konrad, principal at Mackey Mitchell Architects wrote:</strong></p>\n<p>Hi, Tom,<br /> <br />I read your article entitled \\\"Winning the Bid Wars\\\" in the May-June 2010 issue of CNR.  It was interesting to read how contractors are responding to the current \\\"cutthroat\\\" construction market.  Some are finding tools and methods necessary to work within the competitive bid system.  Others are working on the other end of the spectrum, educating owners on the long-term benefits of quality-based and relationship-based delivery systems.<br /> <br />Publicly-funded projects are still required to be publicly-advertised and competitively bid.  Our firm recently provided design services for one such project.  It was an interior renovation project (not-for-profit client not identified out of respect for confidentiality) with an estimated construction cost of $80,000.  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At the very least you should have reviewed and considered the speakers credentials more closely before feeling compelled to jump on the architect\\\'s bashing bandwagon.</p>\n<p>I hardly consider the perspective of a roofing contractor\\\'s estimator to be an authority on the value of competitively bidding construction work.  In particular, I resent his statement that he could predict his first change order once he knew the architect\\\'s identity because he could predict their mistake.</p>\n<p>I will not debate the obvious moral and legal flaws in this ignorant man\\\'s statements but I do have a serious problem with your publication promoting such crap.  My disappointment in with CNR.  You have a choice in what and how you present news to the public and you chose to take a very trashy detour in order to promote a self-serving, frustrated employee of a roofing contractor.  Please consider raising your standards in future publications.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><strong>CNR Publisher Tom Finan replied: </strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;JC,<br />&nbsp;<br />I\\\'m sorry that the article was construed as focusing on any supposed shortcomings in the architectural community. Black, who works for Haworth and speaks on this topic nationally, is part of an ongoing debate -- of which we at CNR are very much a part -- on the shortsighted and dysfunctional approach to buying construction focused on price that is currently taking place. <br />&nbsp;<br />FMI (formerly Fails Management Institute) refers to the current atmosphere in a recent article as \\\"retro procurement\\\".&nbsp; In 2008 we were evolving toward an atmosphere of collaborative behavior -- where a team could be selected and all of the cards laid on the table. In that scenario all of the tools that members of the team, including architects with powerful new technology, have to offer could be used to design the best project, resolve constructability issues, and deliver the most value for the dollar. &nbsp;<br />&nbsp;<br />With only the price card laid on the table and owners not willing to pay for complete drawings and scopes, the current market has become a \\\"game,\\\" where ethical contractors point out the holes in scopes and specs and in doing so miss the job, while the \\\"smart\\\" contractors (or those who have run out of cash in this current market) bid the job as it is scoped and specified and plan on making it up on change orders. <br />&nbsp;<br />To your point regarding the example of architects, it could have just as readily been engineers, or maintenance managers, or plant managers. <br />&nbsp;<br />I shared your comments with Peter Downs, and he sent me the following: <br /><em><br />Black just happened to mention architects in that example, but he also is sympathetic to their plight. Owners often buy architects on price, too, even though every architect will tell you they shouldn\\\'t. Short articles can\\\'t encompass everything. Black also talks about how architects\\\' fees have been flat for a decade, even though their costs were going. Pair flat fees with rising costs and they have to cut somewhere and one place where they cut is in the detail that goes into drawings. He cites a figure that typical drawings lack 25% of the information that contractors need to make informed bids. Another place they cut was in construction administration, which means they\\\'ve had less to do with actual construction so that newer people coming into architecture haven\\\'t been getting training in construction, which leads to constructability mistakes.</em></p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><strong>Finan shared the exchange with J.C. 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This dialog will help move the subject top of mind.</p>\n<p><strong>Jim Konrad, principal at Mackey Mitchell Architects wrote:</strong></p>\n<p>Hi, Tom,</p>\n<p>I read your article entitled \\\"Winning the Bid Wars\\\" in the May-June 2010 issue of CNR. It was interesting to read how contractors are responding to the current \\\"cutthroat\\\" construction market. Some are finding tools and methods necessary to work within the competitive bid system. Others are working on the other end of the spectrum, educating owners on the long-term benefits of quality-based and relationship-based delivery systems.</p>\n<p>Publicly-funded projects are still required to be publicly-advertised and competitively bid. Our firm recently provided design services for one such project. It was an interior renovation project (not-for-profit client not identified out of respect for confidentiality) with an estimated construction cost of $80,000. 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While it may be uncomfortable at times, we believe that continuation of this discussion about what is right and wrong with the current bid process in the St. Louis construction market is important and necessary. The following are ideas that have been exchanged thus far - we welcome your comments.</p>\n<p><strong>J.C Reardon of Ittner Architects wrote:</strong></p>\n<p>I have to say that I am disappointed that CNR, a publication that I have always appreciated, has chosen to feature a program such as \\\"All Low Price Buys is Change Orders.\\\" It has been a long time since an article has outraged the architectural community, but my email and phone has been alive all morning with other architects shocked and disgusted with this \\\"feature\\\" article. At the very least, you should have reviewed and considered the speakers credentials more closely before feeling compelled to jump on the architect\\\'s bashing bandwagon.</p>\n<p>My disappointment is with CNR. You have a choice in what and how you present news to the public and you chose to take a very trashy detour. Please consider raising your standards in future publications.</p>\n<p><strong>CNR Publisher Tom Finan replied: </strong></p>\n<p>JC,<br /> <br />I\\\'m sorry that the article was construed as focusing on any supposed shortcomings in the architectural community. Black, who works for Haworth and speaks on this topic nationally, is part of an ongoing debate -- of which we at CNR are very much a part -- on the shortsighted and dysfunctional approach to buying construction focused on price that is currently taking place.</p>\n<p><img alt=\\\"Price\\\" class=\\\"image-right\\\" height=\\\"303\\\" src=\\\"/images/uploads/price_tag.jpg\\\" style=\\\"float: right;\\\" width=\\\"266\\\" />FMI (formerly Fails Management Institute) refers to the current atmosphere in a recent article as \\\"retro procurement\\\".  In 2008 we were evolving toward an atmosphere of collaborative behavior -- where a team could be selected and all of the cards laid on the table. In that scenario all of the tools that members of the team, including architects with powerful new technology, have to offer could be used to design the best project, resolve constructability issues, and deliver the most value for the dollar.  <br /> <br />With only the price card laid on the table and owners not willing to pay for complete drawings and scopes, the current market has become a \\\"game,\\\" where ethical contractors point out the holes in scopes and specs and in doing so miss the job, while the \\\"smart\\\" contractors (or those who have run out of cash in this current market) bid the job as it is scoped and specified and plan on making it up on change orders. <br /> <br />To your point regarding the example of architects, it could have just as readily been engineers, or maintenance managers, or plant managers. <br /> <br />I shared your comments with Peter Downs, and he sent me the following:</p>\n<p>Black just happened to mention architects in that example, but he also is sympathetic to their plight. Owners often buy architects on price, too, even though every architect will tell you they shouldn\\\'t. Short articles can\\\'t encompass everything. Black also talks about how architects\\\' fees have been flat for a decade, even though their costs were going. Pair flat fees with rising costs and they have to cut somewhere and one place where they cut is in the detail that goes into drawings. He cites a figure that typical drawings lack 25% of the information that contractors need to make informed bids. Another place they cut was in construction administration, which means they\\\'ve had less to do with actual construction so that newer people coming into architecture haven\\\'t been getting training in construction, which leads to constructability mistakes.</p>\n<p><br /><strong>Finan shared his exchange with J.C. Reardon with Pat Kozeny, CEO of Kozeny-Wagner.  Kozeny wrote:</strong></p>\n<p>Great dialog Tom. I re-read the article and cannot see why the architects would be so hot. It is reality and firms...do not get rewarded for doing the right thing with most owners in this economy.</p>\n<p>But, then again, \\\"doing the right thing\\\" is the basic foundation of our firms and will ultimately get us through these difficult time</p>\n<p>s. And, the \\\"crafty\\\" contractors will get theirs reward with a lack of repeat clients, a crappy reputation, a reduced bonding capacity and a lack of a solid business plan.</p>\n<p>Those \\\"crafty\\\" contractors are not builders, they are manipulative and unethical folks that give our industry a bad name.<br />We just need the Owners to dig deeper and truly understand the \\\"apples to apples\\\" process. This dialog will help move the subject top of mind.</p>\n<p><strong>Jim Konrad, principal at Mackey Mitchell Architects wrote:</strong></p>\n<p>Hi, Tom,</p>\n<p>I read your article entitled \\\"Winning the Bid Wars\\\" in the May-June 2010 issue of CNR. 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He has championed the goal of accelerating Washington University\\\'s ascent among the world\\\'s premier universities and building a leading engineering school.</p>\n<p>The company Brauer heads, Hunter Engineering, was founded by his late stepfather, Lee Hunter, an automotive engineer - and Automotive Hall of Fame inductee - famous for his inventions, which revolutionized the automotive service industry.</p>\n<p>A native St. Louisan, Lee Hunter attended WUSTL, served on the School of Engineering &amp; Applied Science Task Force in the 1980s and was a member of the Board of Trustees from 1982 until his death in 1986.</p>\n<p>Brauer started with Hunter Engineering in 1971 after serving three years in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He became president in 1980.</p>\n<p>In the past 30 years, Hunter Engineering has achieved remarkable growth through research and new product development. 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Among the delegates to the symposium were the presidents of the partnering universities in the academy..</p>\n<p><strong>&lsquo;A Living Laboratory\\\'</strong></p>\n<p>Pratim Biswas, PhD, the Stifel and Quinette Jens Professor of Environmental Engineering Science, chair of the EECE department and director of the McDonnell Academy Global Energy and Environmental Partnership, pointed out that energy and the environment are global challenges.</p>\n<p>\\\"Brauer Hall will be a living laboratory for energy efficiency and environmental projects,\\\" Biswas said. \\\"Students and visitors will be able to see for themselves the application of knowledge to green building activities. Our hope is that this building will serve as a beacon for energy efficiency and energy sustainability for years to come.\\\"</p>\n<p>The 150,875-square-foot building is located at the northeast corner of the Danforth Campus. Construction began in October 2008 and was completed in April 2010. 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Among the delegates to the symposium were the presidents of the partnering universities in the academy..</p>\n<p><strong>&lsquo;A Living Laboratory\\\'</strong></p>\n<p>Pratim Biswas, PhD, the Stifel and Quinette Jens Professor of Environmental Engineering Science, chair of the EECE department and director of the McDonnell Academy Global Energy and Environmental Partnership, pointed out that energy and the environment are global challenges.</p>\n<p>\\\"Brauer Hall will be a living laboratory for energy efficiency and environmental projects,\\\" Biswas said. \\\"Students and visitors will be able to see for themselves the application of knowledge to green building activities. Our hope is that this building will serve as a beacon for energy efficiency and energy sustainability for years to come.\\\"</p>\n<p>The 150,875-square-foot building is located at the northeast corner of the Danforth Campus. Construction began in October 2008 and was completed in April 2010. Faculty and staff moved in during the summer, and classes were held in the building for the first time in August.</p>\n<p>Brauer Hall includes state-of-the-art laboratories, including 21 wet laboratories, four dry laboratories and two teaching laboratories; a distance-learning classroom that will allow WUSTL researchers and students to hold real-time meetings via the Internet with their counterparts at partner institutions; instrumentation and imaging facilities; and electronically equipped collaboration points in the halls near the labs.</p>\n<p>\\\"One of the best parts of this building,\\\" Holtmeyer said during the dedication ceremony, \\\"is the openness that you find everywhere. Interaction with other students and professors is a very important aspect of research. Here at Brauer Hall, that interaction is made easy. The collaboration areas in the halls are already freqeuntly used for ad-hoc gatherings and information discussions for those time when you just need someone else to bounce some ideas off of.</p>\n<p>\\\"Brauer Hall is everything it was promised to be,\\\" Holtmeyer said. \\\"It is state-of-the-art all the way, a place where we can work at the cutting edge of research and development.</p>\n<p>\\\"It is a place where we can discover new techniques and solutions that may one day solve our nation\\\'s energy problems or result in a better prosthetic device for someone in need. It is a place where you are just as likely to run into a professor from China or a leading geneticist from our med school as you are an engineering student from Washington, Mo., like me,\\\" Holtmeyer said.</p>\n<p><strong>Building With a Dashboard</strong></p>\n<p>The three-story building, which includes many other innovative features, has received LEED Gold certification.</p>\n<p>LEED, the acronym for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a nationally accepted rating system for environmental sustainability developed by the U.S. Green Building Council. Gold is the second-highest rating in the system.</p>\n<p>Among the building\\\'s innovations are solar panels, a wind turbine (on the building\\\'s northeast corner), a reflective roof to minimize heat gain, low-flow restroom fixtures, and low-energy lighting systems. Recycled jeans were used for insulation in the walls.</p>\n<p>An abandoned brick-lined sewer pipe located in front of the building was converted to an underground cistern that holds rainwater used to irrigate native plants around the building.</p>\n<p>A dashboard in the atrium of Brauer Hall and accessible over the Internet gives outsiders a chance to examine the building\\\'s energy use. <a href=\\\"http://buildingdashboard.com/clients/washu/seas/brauer/\\\">To see the dashboard, click here.</a></p>\n<p>Energy- and resource-use meters are integrated with two smartboard systems, one in a teaching lab and one in the lobby\\\'s atrium, that allow visitors to see how efficiently the building is running.</p>\n<p>The touch-screen dashboard on the smartboard in the atrium allows a visitor to display the electrical energy used, the energy generated by solar panels, the amount of water consumed, and other variables.</p>\n<p>The dashboard, which communicates with the Internet, also can be viewed remotely.</p>\n<p>Brauer Hall was designed by the architectural firm RMJM, which was chosen because it specializes in laboratory design and historic preservation, and constructed by St. Louis-based Clayco Inc.</p>\n<p>The university received a major commitment from the Brauers to help implement the long-range, strategic plan of its School of Engineering &amp; Applied Science.</p>\n<p><strong>The Brauers</strong></p>\n<p>Stephen Brauer, chair of the Board of Trustees and chair of the National Council for the School of Engineering &amp; Applied Science, joined the Board of Trustees in 1991. He has championed the goal of accelerating Washington University\\\'s ascent among the world\\\'s premier universities and building a leading engineering school.</p>\n<p>The company Brauer heads, Hunter Engineering, was founded by his late stepfather, Lee Hunter, an automotive engineer - and Automotive Hall of Fame inductee - famous for his inventions, which revolutionized the automotive service industry.</p>\n<p>A native St. Louisan, Lee Hunter attended WUSTL, served on the School of Engineering &amp; Applied Science Task Force in the 1980s and was a member of the Board of Trustees from 1982 until his death in 1986.</p>\n<p>Brauer started with Hunter Engineering in 1971 after serving three years in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He became president in 1980.</p>\n<p>In the past 30 years, Hunter Engineering has achieved remarkable growth through research and new product development. In the area of machine vision technology, in particular, Hunter has collaborated with Joseph O\\\'Sullivan, PhD, the Samuel C. Sachs Professor of Electrical Engineering, among others, to bring that technology to the field of measuring vehicle suspension and alignment.</p>\n<p>From 2001-03, Brauer served as U.S. ambassador to Belgium. Upon returning to the United States, he resumed his position at Hunter Engineering.</p>\n<p>He is past president of the Missouri Botanical Garden Board of Trustees; a partner in The St. Louis Cardinals Baseball LP; a member of St. Louis Civic Progress; and a director of Ameren.</p>\n<p>His long association with the university began in 1987 when he joined the National Council for the School of Engineering &amp; Applied Science. He was appointed to the university\\\'s Board of Trustees in 1991.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Camilla Brauer is a cultural and civic leader. She serves as vice chair of the United Way of Greater St. Louis and has chaired five Alexis de Tocqueville Society campaigns.</p>\n<p>She has served as a program chair for the Washington University William Greenleaf Eliot Society and is a founding member of the Danforth Circle committee. The National Society of Fund Raising Executives recognized her in 1996 as the top volunteer fundraiser in the United States.</p>\n<p>The Brauers are long-standing members of the Eliot Society and are sustaining charter members of the Danforth Circle. They have provided significant support for student scholarships in the School of Engineering &amp; Applied Science and in the Olin Business School.</p>\n<p>They endowed the Stephen F. &amp; Camilla T. 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The benefit is part of AmerenUE\\\'s incentives program, and it offsets about a quarter of the cost of a new chiller for the museum\\\'s library building, on Skinker.</p>\n<p>The chiller is already reducing the library\\\'s energy consumption by about a third. Energy savings are expected to cover the cost of the new chiller within six years.</p>\n<p>\\\"We store a lot of very rare and very fragile material there,\\\" Archibald said. \\\"The requirements are fairly stringent in terms of temperature and humidity.\\\"</p>\n<p>The organization is now looking at ways to save energy at the museum building in Forest Park. 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In 2010 Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis dedicated its 300th home.</p>\n<p>\\\"It has been a remarkable journey,\\\" said Kimberly McKinney, Habitat\\\'s chief executive officer. \\\"Our accomplishments have been a source of great pride. They have been possible thanks to our generous sponsors and dedicated volunteers who believe that everybody deserves to live in simple, decent, and affordable housing.\\\"</p>\n<p>Habitat has a goal to build 50 houses a year by 2015. Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis regularlyl ranks among the top of Habitat for Humanity\\\'s 1500-plus affiliates nationawide. Habitat is one of the leading housing developers in the St. Louis metro area. The 27 homes built in 2008 were all LEED Certified Platinum, making it the third largest LEED Platinum Certified development in the country. 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Dr. Dale Chapman looks forward to the day when the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center is similarly famous as a center for research on great river basins.</p>\n<p><img alt=\\\"Great Rivers\\\" class=\\\"image-right\\\" height=\\\"303\\\" src=\\\"/images/uploads/great-rivers.jpg\\\" style=\\\"float: right;\\\" width=\\\"266\\\" />If the creative design of the center\\\'s field station is any indication, the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC - pronounced N-GREK) will have a leading role in developing a deeper and fuller understanding of how river systems work.</p>\n<p>Chapman is president of Lewis and Clark Community College, which partnered with the University of Illinois, the Illinois Natural History Survey, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 2002 to found the NGRREC.</p>\n<p>\\\"This is the most comprehensive facility in America to study the Mississippi River, which drains 41 percent of the United States and is 3,000 miles long,\\\" Chapman said. The NGGREC unites engineering, environmental sciences, and social sciences under one roof to study environmental issues, energy, commerce, and human interaction with the fourth largest watershed in the world. \\\"We need to understand the river to sustain our economy and maintain biodiversity and water quality,\\\" Chapman said.</p>\n<p>While meeting the facility needs of over 30 research scientists and their assistants, the field station in Alton, IL, is designed to look like some of the bluffs that line the Mississippi River: layers of stone topped by dirt and plants. At the same time, the facility was designed to pass a high threshold for sustainability - one goal was a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) platinum building rating. The NGRREC is not hooked up to any municipal sewer system, instead it treats all of its waste water and storm water on site, and it is intended that the facility will generate all of its own electricity from wind and hydrokinetic water turbines.</p>\n<p>The 35,000-square-foot first phase was completed recently and dedicated on October 26, 2010. Additional phases will add another 25,000 to 30,000 square feet to the facility. Site work has already begun for the 15,000-square-foot second phase.</p>\n<p><strong>An Audacious Bluff</strong></p>\n<p>\\\"The design intent was to mimic the Mississippi River bluffs with a structure that flows with the land. The building is designed to blend in with its surroundings and look natural. So, we have everything on a radius - no square corners, dry stacked layers of stone, and minimal windows - none on the front of the building,\\\" said Erin Morris, construction manager for AAIC, the project architect and engineer.</p>\n<p>The result is a unique exterior system with walls varying in thickness from two feet to six feet.</p>\n<p>\\\"Poured in place concrete is not unique, but we have a poured in place concrete wall that is 12 inches thick, then a 12-inch grout cavity, then dry stacked stone,\\\" he said. There is dry stacked stone inside the lobby, too, so the exterior lobby wall is the thickest in the building with two grout cavities and two layers of stone. In the other areas, the interior side of the exterior wall is furred out and covered with insulation and drywall.</p>\n<p>In keeping with their naturalistic design, the architects didn\\\'t want any mortar joints between layers of stone. AAIC came up with a system that used standard masonry hangars. 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The Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing recognized it with a 2010 Excellence in Design Award.</p>\n<p>\\\"Most green roofs are trays with plants in them, not full blown dirt roofs like this one,\\\" Kampwerth said.</p>\n<p>Roofing Services and Solutions, formerly the Young Group, installed the 24,000-square-foot roof. Joseph Lauberth was the project manager for RSS.</p>\n<p>\\\"We used a full Carlisle system from the deck up,\\\" he said. \\\"We started with a two-ply waterproofing system over the concrete deck - a fleece-backed Carlisle modified base sheet - which we adhered with a Type III asphalt adhesive. Then we installed a 105-mil EPDM membrane, protective fabric, a MiraDrain drainage system, insulation, a 40-mil geomembrane root barrier, Enkadrain, 12 inches of engineered Carlisle Growth Media, and native prairie grasses,\\\" he said.</p>\n<p>The insulation was tapered to give the roof an undulating look, \\\"like a natural bluff,\\\" he said. The thickness of the insulation varied from four inches over the main part of the building to nearly four feet over the garage.</p>\n<p>\\\"The garage structure is four feet lower than the rest of the insulation, so we had to raise it up with insulation to even it out,\\\" Lauberth said. In that area, that top of the growth media can be five to six feet higher than the concrete deck, he said.</p>\n<p>Part of the roof top is designed to serve as an outdoor classroom and observation deck. Even though the concrete pavers there appear level, \\\"some are on the roof deck and some are 18 inches off the roof deck,\\\" Lauberth said. \\\"The concrete structure is tapered for drainage. We used a laser level and screw jack pedestals to level the pavers,\\\" he said.</p>\n<p>\\\"There is a whole lot more that went into that roof than it appears. It is truly unique,\\\" Lauberth said.</p>\n<p>Carlisle warranties the system for 15 years. An electronic field vector mapping system was installed after the waterproofing membrane to detect possible future leaks. \\\"If there is a problem in the future, they can plug it in and charge it and then with a meter they can locate voids as small as pinholes,\\\" Lauberth said. 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We weren\\\'t sure you could put concrete trucks and other heavy trucks on it, but the contractor who put it down does them nationwide and he said not to worry, that you can put 18-wheelers on them. In fact, they\\\'ve had deliveries that way and it has carried the loads,\\\" said David Godar, Sheppard, Morgan and Schwaab\\\'s project engineer.</p>\n<p>Power</p>\n<p>The second biggest sustainability feature is the onsite power generation, Morris said. Two 100-kilowatt wind turbines will be erected during the next six months, as will a barge to house hydrokinetic turbines.</p>\n<p>\\\"They will be able to run eight different turbines at a time in the barge,\\\" Morris said. 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Dr. Dale Chapman looks forward to the day when the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center is similarly famous as a center for research on great river basins.</p>\n<p><img alt=\\\"Great Rivers\\\" class=\\\"image-right\\\" height=\\\"303\\\" src=\\\"/images/uploads/great-rivers.jpg\\\" style=\\\"float: right;\\\" width=\\\"266\\\" />If the creative design of the center\\\'s field station is any indication, the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC - pronounced N-GREK) will have a leading role in developing a deeper and fuller understanding of how river systems work.</p>\n<p>Chapman is president of Lewis and Clark Community College, which partnered with the University of Illinois, the Illinois Natural History Survey, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 2002 to found the NGRREC.</p>\n<p>\\\"This is the most comprehensive facility in America to study the Mississippi River, which drains 41 percent of the United States and is 3,000 miles long,\\\" Chapman said. The NGGREC unites engineering, environmental sciences, and social sciences under one roof to study environmental issues, energy, commerce, and human interaction with the fourth largest watershed in the world. \\\"We need to understand the river to sustain our economy and maintain biodiversity and water quality,\\\" Chapman said.</p>\n<p>While meeting the facility needs of over 30 research scientists and their assistants, the field station in Alton, IL, is designed to look like some of the bluffs that line the Mississippi River: layers of stone topped by dirt and plants. At the same time, the facility was designed to pass a high threshold for sustainability - one goal was a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) platinum building rating. The NGRREC is not hooked up to any municipal sewer system, instead it treats all of its waste water and storm water on site, and it is intended that the facility will generate all of its own electricity from wind and hydrokinetic water turbines.</p>\n<p>The 35,000-square-foot first phase was completed recently and dedicated on October 26, 2010. Additional phases will add another 25,000 to 30,000 square feet to the facility. Site work has already begun for the 15,000-square-foot second phase.</p>\n<p><strong>An Audacious Bluff</strong></p>\n<p>\\\"The design intent was to mimic the Mississippi River bluffs with a structure that flows with the land. The building is designed to blend in with its surroundings and look natural. So, we have everything on a radius - no square corners, dry stacked layers of stone, and minimal windows - none on the front of the building,\\\" said Erin Morris, construction manager for AAIC, the project architect and engineer.</p>\n<p>The result is a unique exterior system with walls varying in thickness from two feet to six feet.</p>\n<p>\\\"Poured in place concrete is not unique, but we have a poured in place concrete wall that is 12 inches thick, then a 12-inch grout cavity, then dry stacked stone,\\\" he said. There is dry stacked stone inside the lobby, too, so the exterior lobby wall is the thickest in the building with two grout cavities and two layers of stone. In the other areas, the interior side of the exterior wall is furred out and covered with insulation and drywall.</p>\n<p>In keeping with their naturalistic design, the architects didn\\\'t want any mortar joints between layers of stone. AAIC came up with a system that used standard masonry hangars. The stone was dry stacked in front of the hangars and grout was poured in from the top. The grout would flow into spaces between the stone and grip it like fingers.</p>\n<p>\\\"The stone was very unusual, and obviously took a lot more time,\\\" said Kent Kampwerth, project manager for River City Construction LLC, the general contractor. \\\"We couldn\\\'t lay much at a time, but we had a concrete wall behind it, so it didn\\\'t affect the constructability. We could work on the inside without the outside being done,\\\" he said.</p>\n<p><strong>An Unusual Roof</strong></p>\n<p>The roof was engineered by Foresight Engineering and is covered with a Carlisle vegetative roofing system. It, too, was unique. The Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing recognized it with a 2010 Excellence in Design Award.</p>\n<p>\\\"Most green roofs are trays with plants in them, not full blown dirt roofs like this one,\\\" Kampwerth said.</p>\n<p>Roofing Services and Solutions, formerly the Young Group, installed the 24,000-square-foot roof. Joseph Lauberth was the project manager for RSS.</p>\n<p>\\\"We used a full Carlisle system from the deck up,\\\" he said. \\\"We started with a two-ply waterproofing system over the concrete deck - a fleece-backed Carlisle modified base sheet - which we adhered with a Type III asphalt adhesive. Then we installed a 105-mil EPDM membrane, protective fabric, a MiraDrain drainage system, insulation, a 40-mil geomembrane root barrier, Enkadrain, 12 inches of engineered Carlisle Growth Media, and native prairie grasses,\\\" he said.</p>\n<p>The insulation was tapered to give the roof an undulating look, \\\"like a natural bluff,\\\" he said. The thickness of the insulation varied from four inches over the main part of the building to nearly four feet over the garage.</p>\n<p>\\\"The garage structure is four feet lower than the rest of the insulation, so we had to raise it up with insulation to even it out,\\\" Lauberth said. In that area, that top of the growth media can be five to six feet higher than the concrete deck, he said.</p>\n<p>Part of the roof top is designed to serve as an outdoor classroom and observation deck. Even though the concrete pavers there appear level, \\\"some are on the roof deck and some are 18 inches off the roof deck,\\\" Lauberth said. \\\"The concrete structure is tapered for drainage. We used a laser level and screw jack pedestals to level the pavers,\\\" he said.</p>\n<p>\\\"There is a whole lot more that went into that roof than it appears. It is truly unique,\\\" Lauberth said.</p>\n<p>Carlisle warranties the system for 15 years. An electronic field vector mapping system was installed after the waterproofing membrane to detect possible future leaks. \\\"If there is a problem in the future, they can plug it in and charge it and then with a meter they can locate voids as small as pinholes,\\\" Lauberth said. And that will minimize the cost of repairs.</p>\n<p>The concrete roof structure is very heavily reinforced to support the weight of the green roof and the walls are reinforced to resist the lateral pressure of the earth and stone on them, said Gary Neuhaus, project manager for the structural engineer, EDM.</p>\n<p><strong>Water</strong></p>\n<p>Moving from the shell to the building systems, the water efficiency items were the biggest sustainability features, Morris said.</p>\n<p>The NGRREC has four water systems: potable water for drinking, a stormwater collection and reuse system, a sanitary sewage system, and a river water system.</p>\n<p>Since the facility is designed for river research, there is a piping system to pump 1.8 million gallons of water per day out of the river into mesocosms - culture systems for fish larvae. The NGRREC will also use river water in its chiller system - after running it through a \\\"green machine\\\" that filters and descales it.</p>\n<p>An onsite sewage treatment system will treat 100 percent of the wastewater by running it through biological filters - constructed wetlands - and treating it with ultraviolet light and chemicals, after which it can be reused to flush toilets.</p>\n<p>Stormwater will be collected and used for irrigation and to wash cars and boats.</p>\n<p>\\\"It was a challenge to incorporate everything onto the site. With this site we definitely had to reserve area for the wastewater system and position everything so that it had enough area, including ditches and ponds for stormwater detention,\\\" said Cas Sheppard, president of civil engineering firm Sheppard, Morgan and Schwaab, Inc.</p>\n<p>\\\"We hadn\\\'t had a lot of experience with the pervious concrete pavers used on the road, with detention below and infiltration into the soil. We weren\\\'t sure you could put concrete trucks and other heavy trucks on it, but the contractor who put it down does them nationwide and he said not to worry, that you can put 18-wheelers on them. In fact, they\\\'ve had deliveries that way and it has carried the loads,\\\" said David Godar, Sheppard, Morgan and Schwaab\\\'s project engineer.</p>\n<p>Power</p>\n<p>The second biggest sustainability feature is the onsite power generation, Morris said. Two 100-kilowatt wind turbines will be erected during the next six months, as will a barge to house hydrokinetic turbines.</p>\n<p>\\\"They will be able to run eight different turbines at a time in the barge,\\\" Morris said. The NGRREC will be the first national test site for hydrokinetic turbines. \\\"Once the wind turbines and hydrokinetic turbines are on line, the NGRREC will be off the grid,\\\" Morris said.</p>\n<p>Other sustainability features include VAV (variable air volume) units in every room to manage heating and cooling for each room separately, a heat recovery wheel and peak ice storage on the HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) system, 65 solatube daylighting tubes to bring daylight into the interior of the building and reduce the number of light fixtures, and dual ballast light fixtures connected to photosensors and occupancy sensors.</p>\n<p>\\\"The big thing is the automation, the light meters and occupancy sensors, to turn lights off when no one is in a room and reduce lighting levels when there is daylight,\\\" Morris said.</p>\n<p>The flooring is made from recycled rubber; the rebar and steel studs were made with recycled steel, the insulation is made from recycled newsprint; glass tiles and solid surface countertops are made from recycled glass.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\";s:11:\"field_id_42\";s:32:\"/images/uploads/great-rivers.jpg\";s:11:\"field_id_43\";s:0:\"\";s:11:\"field_ft_43\";s:4:\"none\";s:10:\"category_0\";s:2:\"15\";}'),(2676,1008,2,4,1287038960,'a:29:{s:9:\"weblog_id\";s:1:\"2\";s:8:\"entry_id\";s:4:\"1008\";s:6:\"sticky\";s:1:\"n\";s:14:\"allow_comments\";s:1:\"n\";s:16:\"allow_trackbacks\";s:1:\"n\";s:10:\"entry_date\";s:19:\"2010-09-30 04:43 AM\";s:15:\"expiration_date\";s:0:\"\";s:23:\"comment_expiration_date\";s:0:\"\";s:8:\"category\";a:1:{i:0;s:2:\"16\";}s:9:\"author_id\";s:1:\"4\";s:10:\"new_weblog\";s:1:\"2\";s:6:\"status\";s:4:\"open\";s:14:\"trackback_urls\";s:0:\"\";s:18:\"versioning_enabled\";s:1:\"y\";s:5:\"title\";s:33:\"More on Price/Change Order Debate\";s:9:\"url_title\";s:33:\"more_on_price_change_order_debate\";s:6:\"submit\";s:6:\"Update\";s:10:\"field_id_5\";s:33:\"More on Price/Change Order Debate\";s:10:\"field_ft_5\";s:4:\"none\";s:10:\"field_id_9\";s:529:\"The recent CNR website article \\\"All Low Price Buys is Changes Orders\\\" has served as a catalyst for lively discussion both online and in person. The article was an interview outlining the viewpoint of author Bill Black, who came to St. Louis to share his perspective on the current price-focused bid market with commercial real estate and design industry representatives. Last week we reported on the dialogue that ensued following our original article. This week, the organization that sponsored Black\\\'s appearance weighed in.\";s:10:\"field_ft_9\";s:4:\"none\";s:11:\"field_id_13\";s:0:\"\";s:10:\"field_id_7\";s:26:\"CREW, price, change orders\";s:10:\"field_ft_7\";s:4:\"none\";s:10:\"field_id_8\";s:3450:\"<p>The recent CNR website article <a href=\\\"/features/article/all_low_price_buys_is_change_orders/\\\">\\\"All Low Price Buys is Changes Orders\\\"</a> has served as a catalyst for lively discussion both online and in person. The article was an interview outlining the viewpoint of author Bill Black, who came to St. Louis to share his perspective on the current price-focused bid market with commercial real estate and design industry representatives. Last week we reported on the dialogue that ensued following our original article. This week, the organization that sponsored Black\\\'s appearance weighed in.</p>\n<p>Publisher Tom Finan received the following letter from Nancy Rodney of Roseman Design, president of , the St. Louis Chapter of the Commerical Real Estate Women (CREW)</p>\n<p><strong>Tom:</strong><br /><img alt=\\\"Price\\\" class=\\\"image-right\\\" height=\\\"303\\\" src=\\\"/images/uploads/price_tag.jpg\\\" style=\\\"float: right;\\\" width=\\\"266\\\" />As 2010 President of CREW St Louis, who co-sponsored the event bringing Bill Black to town to talk about his theories of Integrated Project Delivery, I am a bit bemused by the rush to judgment by some of your readers. <br /> <br />The focus of your magazine is the Construction Industry rather than the design industry.  From following your coverage for years, it seems to me that your publication does an excellent job of covering issues and trends that affect your readers on both sides of the industry in a fair and positive manner.  Bill\\\'s comments about low price leading to change orders is a widely held sentiment in the Design-Public Bid-Build world.  Many owners over the years have tried Construction Management, Design/Build, limited bidder\\\'s lists and other methods to upgrade the quality of the bidders on their projects while also addressing the relationship gap established by the adversarial nature of public low-bid and construction.<br /> <br />Bill Black\\\'s new book &mdash; <em>The Commercial Real Estate Revolution</em> &mdash; was co-authored by a diverse cross-industry team of people who all agree that the current system isn\\\'t working as well as it could be to deliver quality buildings to owners who are happy with the process, the price and the building.  Low-price selection of contractors, or any of the design team, is only one issue addressed in his book and at the CREW event on September 14th.</p>\n<p>Bill\\\'s main point is that until the adversarial relationship among all members of the design team is changed, the system won\\\'t get better.  His \\\"Nine Keys\\\" include Trust Based Team Formation as well as shared risk and rewards.  He also talks about Sustainability and BIM as important tools in providing good buildings that save money and serve their occupants.  Following his advice for \\\"Mindshift\\\" could have a revolutionary affect on the way we deliver Commercial Real Estate in the US and make the jobs of architects, engineers, consultants, contractors and subcontractors and especially owner\\\'s more rewarding, profitable and satisfying. <br /> <br />CREW was proud to co-sponsor with IIDA to bring this message to the St Louis Real Estate Community and believes that teamwork with publications like CNR will assist and educate our St Louis region to get back on its feet while moving forward as national leaders in commercial real estate.    <br /> <br /><strong>Nancy Rodney, AIA, LEED AP<br />Roseman &amp; Associates PC<br /></strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\";s:11:\"field_id_42\";s:29:\"/images/uploads/price_tag.jpg\";s:11:\"field_id_43\";s:0:\"\";s:11:\"field_ft_43\";s:4:\"none\";s:10:\"category_0\";s:2:\"16\";}'),(2677,1022,4,4,1287039272,'a:25:{s:9:\"weblog_id\";s:1:\"4\";s:8:\"entry_id\";s:0:\"\";s:6:\"sticky\";s:0:\"\";s:14:\"allow_comments\";s:1:\"n\";s:16:\"allow_trackbacks\";s:1:\"n\";s:10:\"entry_date\";s:19:\"2010-10-13 08:51 PM\";s:15:\"expiration_date\";s:0:\"\";s:23:\"comment_expiration_date\";s:0:\"\";s:8:\"category\";a:1:{i:0;s:1:\"4\";}s:9:\"author_id\";s:1:\"4\";s:6:\"status\";s:4:\"open\";s:14:\"trackback_urls\";s:0:\"\";s:18:\"versioning_enabled\";s:1:\"y\";s:5:\"title\";s:49:\"Construction Begins on O\\\'Fallon Park Rec Complex\";s:9:\"url_title\";s:47:\"construction_begins_on_ofallon_park_rec_complex\";s:6:\"submit\";s:6:\"Submit\";s:11:\"field_id_26\";s:49:\"Construction Begins on O\\\'Fallon Park Rec Complex\";s:11:\"field_ft_26\";s:4:\"none\";s:11:\"field_id_31\";s:0:\"\";s:11:\"field_id_44\";s:108:\"Construction has begun on the new $17.4 million O’Fallon Park Recreation Complex in North St. Louis City. \";s:11:\"field_ft_44\";s:4:\"none\";s:11:\"field_id_28\";s:16:\"O\\\'Fallon, Kwame\";s:11:\"field_ft_28\";s:4:\"none\";s:11:\"field_id_29\";s:2859:\"<p>Construction has begun on the new $17.4 million O&rsquo;Fallon Park Recreation Complex in North St. Louis City.</p>\n<p>KAI Design &amp; Build, the architect and M/E/P engineer on the project, designed the modern facility to achieve a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED&reg;) Silver certification.<br />&nbsp;<br />The LEED rating system offers four certification levels for new construction &ndash; Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum. Each level, with Platinum being the highest, is based on the number of credits the design achieves in five green design categories: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality. The U.S. Green Building Council sets the standards for each certification level.<br />&nbsp;<br />The 73,625-square-foot O&rsquo;Fallon Park Recreation Complex is a sister facility to the $21 million Southside Community Center located in Carondelet Park in South St. Louis City . The 73,000-square-foot Southside facility, also designed by KAI Design &amp; Build to achieve LEED Silver, was completed in November 2009. The O&rsquo;Fallon complex, under construction on 13 acres of land in O&rsquo;Fallon Park near West Florissant Street and I-70, is expected to be completed at the end of 2011.<br />&nbsp;<br />Based on a feasibility study conducted by KAI Design &amp; Build, St. Louis City officials determined that there was significant interest in both areas of the city to support community centers. KAI designed both facilities based on community input and the city&rsquo;s objectives. Both projects are funded by a one-eighth-cent sales tax approved by city voters in 2008.<br />&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;Designs for the two-story, O&rsquo;Fallon Park Recreation Complex include:<br />An indoor aquatic park with zero-depth entry, interactive water play features, lazy river, water slides and three lap lanes.<br />An outdoor spray and multi-use pool.<br />A gymnasium with two, full-sized basketball courts.<br />An upper level indoor track and stretching area.<br />A 5,776-square-foot fitness and weight room.<br />Aerobic rooms.<br />Multi-purpose rooms for youth and senior outreach programs.<br />An indoor/outdoor dining area.<br />&nbsp;<br />KAI Design &amp; Build used Building Information Modeling (BIM) software to produce virtual working models for both community centers. Using BIM technology promotes enhanced communication and collaboration among project team members, better decision-making, and a drastic reduction in costly change orders. KAI also provided project management and cost estimating/scheduling on both community centers.<br />&nbsp;<br />S.M. Wilson is the general contractor on the project. 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Each level, with Platinum being the highest, is based on the number of credits the design achieves in five green design categories: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality. The U.S. Green Building Council sets the standards for each certification level.<br />&nbsp;<br />The 73,625-square-foot O&rsquo;Fallon Park Recreation Complex is a sister facility to the $21 million Southside Community Center located in Carondelet Park in South St. Louis City . The 73,000-square-foot Southside facility, also designed by KAI Design &amp; Build to achieve LEED Silver, was completed in November 2009. The O&rsquo;Fallon complex, under construction on 13 acres of land in O&rsquo;Fallon Park near West Florissant Street and I-70, is expected to be completed at the end of 2011.<br />&nbsp;<br />Based on a feasibility study conducted by KAI Design &amp; Build, St. Louis City officials determined that there was significant interest in both areas of the city to support community centers. KAI designed both facilities based on community input and the city&rsquo;s objectives. 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Senator Richard Durbin said the $98 million, 90-mile track upgrade project to Lincoln has created 900 jobs.\n\nNow Alton may get some more good news on its bid to become the St. Louis terminus for the Chicago-St. Louis high speed rail line. Citing high ridership figures from Alton on Amtrak\\\'s St. Louis-Chicago run, and the availability of land, Alton bid for money for a new, larger train station and parking lot. The city above the locks was competing with East St. Louis to become the St. Louis end of a high speed rail line to Chicago. The Chicago end of the high speed line actually will be in Dwight, more than 60 miles south of downtown Chicago.\n\nSources tell CNR that Amtrak has picked Alton\\\'s bid and Senator Richard Durbin will make an announcement about it in the coming weeks.\";s:11:\"field_ft_44\";s:4:\"none\";s:11:\"field_id_28\";s:0:\"\";s:11:\"field_ft_28\";s:4:\"none\";s:11:\"field_id_29\";s:0:\"\";s:10:\"category_0\";s:1:\"4\";}'),