| October 30, 2009 About 300 staff members from the Office and Information Technology and the University's finance and treasury operations will move to the office starting Nov. 2. Previously, the departments' offices were scattered throughout the main campus. Princeton is leasing the building from Boston Properties, the project developer, which hired KlingStubbins to design the building's exterior shell and core. Princeton hired KSS Architects to design the interior architecture. Aegis Property Group was the construction manager. The project has attracted attention for its incorporation of sustainable design and natural light. KSS strived to make the office different from the conventional buildings in which private offices occupy the building perimeter while employees toward the core of the building are obscured from natural light. The project is pursuing LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. KSS partner Ed Klimek, AIA, and director of interior design, Sheila Nall, ASID, LEED AP, will be two of the tour guides at this evening's event. KSS' Irene Vogelsong, LEED AP, also had a significant role in the project design and managed the LEED registration process. Read more about the project in U.S.1, NJBIZ, and Princeton University's Web site. |
| October 28, 2009 During the ceremony, Lawrence University president Jill Beck spoke about the culmination of hard work and dedication leading to the completion of Warch Campus Center, and the positive impact the facility will have--and has already had--on residential life for the students. Richard Warch, past president of the university who served a 25-year tenure, Lawrence University Community Council President Kaleesha Rajamantri, and dean of students Nancy Truesdell also spoke at the event. Student band Fatbook performed in the campus center's student performance space. After the formal dedication, participants socialized in the campus center's great hall. The Warch Center is the centerpiece of the university's $150 million More Light! capital campaign. The $34 million project, whose cost has already been raised according to the university, has helped kicked off the second year of the public campaign. The 107,000 sf building is pursuing LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Nancy Truesdell, joined KSS partners 2009 Society for College and University Planning conference. |
| October 28, 2009 New construction and speculative development activity will be minimal for another 1-2 years, but repositioning and acquisition of existing properties will occur. Because older properties have a monopoly on location in many parts of the nation, such as the ports of New York and New Jersey, it works out well for the environment that the industry is looking back at underutilized and previously developed sites. The projects that are moving forward in this economy are user-driven properties. Whereas speculative development once drove the industry, end users are now calling the shots. Due to the tight lending market, end users have become a primary source of capital required for investing in facilities. To learn more about trends and forecasts for the commercial and industrial real estate market, visit KSS' Industrial Web page and download Industrial Architecture, a KSS booklet that identifies and outlines the primary issues the market faces. |
| October 20, 2009 For about three hours, Andrew engaged the classroom of about 15 students, from a variety of backgrounds and ages, in a discussion about what green building is and really means. He also talked about the need to not only design green buildings, but also to live a green lifestyle. He really enjoyed the opportunity to educate others on a topic about which he is passionate. Andrew is the project manager for the new campus center at Stockton College and works closely with Donald Moore and the other members at the college. |
| October 12, 2009 The event was held at the Huntingdon Valley Country Club, in Huntingdon Valley, Pa. Andrew joined a mixed team with representatives from Aegis Property Group, Johnson & Johnson, and Teknion. He had a great time on the course supporting a great cause, and added it was one of the toughest courses he has played. He declined to reveal his score. |
| October 1, 2009 As part of the Nathan Weiss Graduate College on Kean University's East Campus in Hillside, N.J., Enlow Recital Hall is a masterful, state-of-the-art performance facility that is specifically designed for acoustic music and equipped with the only Fazioli 10 ft. grand piano in the area. KSS began working on the challenging and exciting renovation of both the graduate college and the recital hall in 2004. The original building, constructed in the mid-20th century, formerly housed the Pingry School, a preparatory school for boys. To convert the former auditorium of the school into a first-class performance space, KSS, with sound consultant Marshall/KMK Acoustics and theatre consultant Cosler Theatre Design, had to improve the acoustics of the space. The innovative design solution was to increase the vertical volume of the recital hall while increasing the overall size of the space in a manner that maintains the original proportions of the room. The design also installed warm, rich interior finishes, such as cherry wood paneling and bronze metal fixtures, to preserve the intimate atmosphere. The project stripped the building down to its bones and introduced new building systems and equipment that simply did not exist during its original construction. As a result, the amount of space allocated to install modern advanced building systems and technologies was virtually nonexistent. KSS carefully planned and layered equipment strategically into the building without taking away from the interior space and historic atmosphere. Read more about the Enlow Recital Hall in The New York Times. Read more about the Enlow Recital Hall in The Star-Ledger. |
