a:26:{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:"2009-12-30 06:48 AM";s:15:"expiration_date";s:0:"";s:23:"comment_expiration_date";s:0:"";s:8:"category";a:2:{i:0;s:1:"6";i:1;s:2:"79";}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:42:"Gray Design Group Wins Awards for Elsevier";s:9:"url_title";s:42:"gray_design_group_wins_awards_for_elsevier";s:6:"submit";s:6:"Submit";s:11:"field_id_26";s:42:"Gray Design Group Wins Awards for Elsevier";s:11:"field_ft_26";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_31";s:0:"";s:11:"field_id_44";s:124:"Gray Design Group has won two awards for its architectural and interior design work on Elsevier Inc.\'s new office building.";s:11:"field_ft_44";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_28";s:14:"Elsevier, Gray";s:11:"field_ft_28";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_29";s:1781:"<p>Gray Design Group has won two awards for its architectural and interior design work on Elsevier Inc.\'s three-story, 152,000-square-foot office building in the Riverport Business Park. <br /></p>
<p>In addition, the Concrete Council recently recognized Gray Design
Group\'s Elsevier project as a 2009 Quality Concrete Award winner.
Winners were presented with their awards at a formal dinner on Nov. 12,
and the projects will be featured in the upcoming issue of <em>Construction News &amp; Real Estate</em>.
Gray found ways to use concrete to meet or exceed the functional and
aesthetic properties of brick on the fa&ccedil;ade and structural steel
bracing on the interior, as well as for pavers on the dining patio.<br /> <br /><img class=\"image-left\" height=\"96\" src=\"/images/uploads/elsevier_1.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"144\" /></p>
<p>Principal Toby Heddinghaus led Gray\'s team on the project. Gray
achieved enough points for Silver certification under the LEED for New
Construction green building rating system by conserving water and
increasing energy efficiency while providing an appealing contemporary
and upscale design. Using a significant quantity of regional materials
and successfully diverting nearly all of the construction waste from
landfills provided LEED credits that set this large building apart from
the rest. Elsevier\'s products are showcased amongst a 1&frac12;-story
granite-clad water feature located at the building\'s grand central
staircase and the thru-lobby, which features suspended acrylic canopies
with indirect lighting complemented by stainless steel and back-painted
glass clad elevators. The modern canopy-style lighting concepts extend
into the full-service cafeteria, which has open ceilings and exposed
duct work.</p>";s:10:"category_0";s:1:"6";s:10:"category_1";s:2:"79";}