March 20, 2008
 Real Estate New Jersey has named associate Scot Murdoch as one of this year's "40 Under 40" in commercial real estate. A graduate from the University of Arizona, Murdoch has worked at KSS for more than 10 years. In that time, he has excelled in industrial and commercial architecture, supervised the design and construction of millions of square feet, and helped increase the size of the corporate market from 35 to 55 percent for KSS.
Each year, RENJ selects 40 leaders in commercial real estate from a pool of nominated applicants. The magazine said it received nearly 100 nominations this year. Applicants come from a wide range of backgrounds and include lawyers, developers, real estate brokers and architects. The full list of winners appears in the March issue of RENJ.
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March 11, 2008
 On Mar. 6, developers and officials gathered in Elizabeth, N.J., for a ribbon-cutting ceremony that celebrated the completion of the first phase of AMB Portview Commerce Center designed by KSS. The 144,000 sf building, the first of three buildings to be constructed, sits on a 19-acre site in the once-booming industrial heartland on Dowd Avenue on the New Jersey Turnpike and offers access to the Elizabeth's port facilities.
Impressively, AMB Portview attracted a tenant prior to the completion of the first phase due to its advanced technical capabilities, strategic location and sustainable and energy efficient design features.
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March 10, 2008
 KSS partner Edmund Klimek led a roundtable discussion titled "LEED for Distribution Centers" at NAIOP's "DevelopGREEN: Sustainable Solutions for Commercial Real Estate" conference. Klimek has been a leader in translating sustainable guidelines, which were originally developed for residential and commercial projects, to large-scale, industrial projects. Several of his projects for AMB Property Corporation have converted former brownfields into thriving economic environments. He has also conducted research on sustainable design for distribution centers with NAIOP.
NAIOP, the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, is an international association of developers, owners and professionals of commercial, industrial and mixed-use real estate. This year's DevelopGREEN conference was held Mar. 12-13 in Glendale, Ariz. For more information visit NAIOP's website.
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March 4, 2008
 The American Institute of Architects recently launched a national advertising campaign to show how architects serve the general public by listening to and addressing their concerns and aspirations. They selected five projects in the nation that represent the spirit of collaboration and community outreach in the field of architecture to feature on their new "How Design Works" website, and recognized KSS Architects' work on the New Jersey City University Charter School to represent projects in the K-12 Education Sector. For the project, KSS' Michael Shatken and Merilee Meacock coordinated the efforts of the community and consultants from all fields to convert an industrial laundry building into a dynamic high school.
Watch the NJCU Charter School design process.
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March 2, 2008
 KSS partner David Zaiser, AIA, chaired the 2008 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference for the Society of College and University Planning held in Pittsburgh, Mar. 2-4. This year's topic, "Stitching the Campus Quilt," focused on the increasingly diverse backgrounds of students and professors. SCUP is the nation's leading organization on all aspects of higher education planning. Members include campus planners, university and college officials, facilities directors, contractors, architects, engineers and contractors from around the world. Zaiser has been a member of the organization for more than 14 years.
For more information about the conference, visit SCUP's website.
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