With all geographic regions and building project sectors showing positive conditions, there continues to be a heightened level of demand for design services signaled in the latest Architecture Billings Index (ABI). As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead time between architecture billings and construction ...

For Commercial Conversation #20 we head to the roof to talk about vegetative/vegetated/green/planted roofs with Matthew Barmore. He is Product Manager, System Enhancements, at Firestone Building Products, Indianapolis. In this role, he directs the green building envelope product lines, including SkyScape Vegetative Roof Systems, SunWave Daylighting Systems, Energy Solutions and water management products. Previously ...

The subject of Commercial Conversation #19 is color. To talk to us about color and the role it plays in our lives and, particularly, in commercial construction, is Leslie Harrington, executive director, The Color Association of the United States, New York City. Leslie has held various senior-management positions in the area of color strategy ...

For this 18th Commercial Conversation, we are joined by Joe Pasma of Premier SIPS, Puyallup, WA, division of Carlisle Construction Materials. Joe is a professional engineer and technical manager at Premier SIPS. He has 35 years of experience in the building industry and specializes in high-performance building systems. His background includes structural engineering, product ...

Devin Abellon, P.E., is the business development manager for engineering services at Uponor Corp., Apple Valley, MN. He has 19 years of experience in the HVAC industry with a focus on high-performance building systems. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara and is ...

Lighting is one of the largest energy consumers in the commercial-facility world. Led by LEDs, the lighting landscape has changed dramatically in the past three or four years. For this Commercial Conversation, Ron Runkles and Doug Baillie at NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers Association, Arlington, VA), have assembled a panel of experts to talk about ...

Kevin Callahan is a product marketing manager for Alerton, Redmond, WA. He has 38 years of experience in the building control technologies field, including control systems design and commissioning, facilities management and user training. He is an integral member of Alerton’s R&D teams, and is responsible for all aspects of the company’s recently introduced Ascent ...

Commercial Conversation podcast #14 is with Gary Madaras, director of the Making Hospitals Quiet program at Rockfon, Milton, Ontario, Canada. Madaras is based at Rockfon, Chicago. He has 18 years of broad experience in the building industry as an acoustician, architect, educator, and innovator of building products. As director of the ‘Making Hospitals Quiet’ program, ...

Our 13th Commercial Conversation is with Jay Egg, president and founder of Egg Geothermal, Kissimmee, FL. Jay is a consultant and designer of geothermal HVAC systems, in addition to being author of two books and several articles on the subject. In this podcast he offers his insights into geothermal technology and the role it ...

Our twelfth Commercial Conversation is with Diane Turnwall, market segment director for interiors at glass manufacturer Guardian Industries, Auburn Hills, MI. Diane has 25 years of experience developing marketing strategies for interior related companies such as Haworth and Steelcase. Diane is joining us for this podcast to discuss the use of glass to define interior ...