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The professional body representing the countrys landscape architects, the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects (NZILA), says it welcomes confirmation by Auckland Mayor Len Brown that he will set up a study to consider the full impact of Ports of Auckland on its surroundings.
NZILA spokesperson for urban issues in Auckland, Sally Peake, says its important that all the facts are on the table before the Port proceeds with any expansion.
"We totally support a robust examination of the Ports environmental, social and economic impacts on Auckland, and landscape considerations in particular. Only once a study based on fact has been completed, can an informed decision be made."
All landscape architects have a responsibility to ensure that the distinctive characteristics of landscapes are not compromised through insensitive or inappropriate change, says Ms Peake.
"We have a duty of care over New Zealands unique landscape assets, such as the Waitemata Harbour, and this is exercised by ensuring our assets are managed in an appropriate and sustainable way. This study is therefore a welcome development."
Ms Peake says the NZILA will not take a position in support of or against the Ports expansion plans. While individual NZILA members are free to form their own views, the role of the Institute is to ensure due process is followed in considering the landscape impacts of any project. This would include a robust assessment of the landscape and visual effects of any development.
by Jonathan Wong, jonathanwong@theborneopost.com. Posted on March 28, 2015, Saturday
KUCHING: The recent amendments to three bills to liberalise professional services raised concerns over the level of competition from foreign architects against the local waning amount.
The Malaysian Institute of Architectss (PAM) deputy president, Zulhemlee An highlighted this concern on the sidelines of the Building Trade Show 2015 yesterday at the Borneo Convention Center Kuching.
He noted that there is a shortage of architects locally due to the low passing rate in the final test which deterred most students to become professional architects.
The final test known as part three is taken after a student completes a masters course.
Despite the small amout of architects, as long as we are competitive enough to provide the best service to our clients, we will be alright.
We (as architects) must support each other, the mechanism is already in place but we have the advantage as we know the certifications which they have to go through, in a way we are still protected, said Zulhemlee.
We must now also look to export our services overseas, Asean architect council has promoted for Asean architects to work together by collaboration.
We Asean are different as we like to collaborate as compared to modus operandi of western architects which targets the best projects and leave, he added.
The number of architects in Malaysia is growing very slowly, currently with only 2,000 corporate architects under PAM. Last year, the passing rate of the part three exam was a mere six per cent.
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For the third consecutive year, most insurers providing professional liability insurance for architects and engineers saw their premium rates increase modestly in 2014, as expectations of larger rate hikes were tempered by steady competition.
A new survey by insurance broker Ames & Gough finds a majority of these insurers are anticipating further modest increases this year, albeit at levels below their gains in prior years.
According to the Ames & Gough survey of 14 leading insurance companies (which, on a combined basis, represent more than 75 percent of the overall marketplace providing professional liability insurance to architects and engineers in the U.S.), 64 percent had rate increases last year, 29 percent had flat rates, and one insurer lowered its rates. The survey revealed that the size of any increases achieved in 2014 were significantly below insurer expectations at the start of that year.
For example, as 2014 began 22 percent of insurers planning to raise rates expected to see increases of 6 percent to 10 percent; however, only one insurer actually had such gains. The majority (88 percent) of these insurers had actual increases of 5 percent or less.
This year, eight of the 14 insurers surveyed are planning increases; six expect to keep rates steady. Of those planning higher rates, 87 percent expect increases of 5 percent or less.
While the professional liability insurance market generally remains competitive, insurers are sharpening their focus on sound underwriting and carefully assessing the performance of their overall book, said Dan Knise, president and CEO of Ames & Gough. In this environment, many insurers continue to vie for relationships with smaller design firms, considered by underwriters as lower risk, and those with a good loss history and well-established and documented risk management programs.
The survey showed that half the insurers planning increases consider rates to be inadequate, primarily due to successive years of premium reductions from 2005 2011. Some 25 percent cited historic claims experience (losses going back more than two years), and one insurer each pointed to loss experience with in the past two years, inflation, and underwriting criteria as reasons for seeking higher rates.
Insurers responding to the survey remain committed to the architects and engineers professional liability insurance market and capacity remains stable.
For any individual qualified insured firm, two of the insurers surveyed can provide up to $25 million in limits; two, up to $15 million; two, up to $10 million, and four are willing to provide up to $5 million in limits for an individual account. In addition, with multiple insurers able to participate on any individual firms program, larger publicly traded design firms can access $100 million in limits or more.
Insurers also are keeping a watchful eye on factors driving up claim costs. While claim frequency appears in check with only 7 percent of those surveyed experiencing more claims last year, the size of average claims are up 43 percent reported higher claim severity last year. While respect to claim costs, 36 percent of the insurers surveyed cited increased defense costs as an emerging cost driver. As to their largest single claim payment in 2014, 71 percent paid a claim of $1 million or more, including 14 percent reporting their largest claim was between $10 million and $19 million.
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The Spokane Womans Club is experiencing what members hope are the first signs of a renaissance for the organization, which has seen its membership decline over the past 30 years. It now is looking to renovate its more than 100-year-old clubhouse on the South Hill, which it also markets as an event center and wedding venue, says Susan Bresnahan, club president.
Today, the 8,000-square-foot brick building is used for member functions and rented to individuals and community groups for activities, classes and events, as well as weddings and receptions. Since the beginning of the year, it also houses a retail space, a small art gallery and a tiny caf on its lower level.
Located at 1428 W. Ninth on the lower South Hill, between Walnut and Cedar streets, the club offers space in its vintage main ballroom, concert hall, and Rose Tea Room for meetings, events, weddings and wedding receptions.
A package deal for the frugal bride includes the use of the entire clubhouse for 10 hours on a Saturday including the use of a large kitchen, setup and take down for up to 125 guests, tables, linens and time for a two-hour wedding rehearsal the night before the big event. The ballroom features a full stage and hardwood floors for dancing. Up to 160 guests can be accommodated for a theater-style wedding without tables. Cost for that bridal package is $1,750.
For smaller weddings or receptions, the concert hall seats 60 in theater style or 50 guests seated at tables, and 100 standing guests. The hall includes an upright piano and small stage, and an efficiency kitchen is available near the space.
Cost for the clubs concert hall is currently $10 an hour for rent during the day, for meetings or luncheons.
Bresnahan says members want to change the image of the club. She says the groups goals are to attract a younger membership to help with its mission of strengthening the community and enhancing the lives of others with volunteer service and leadership development. Bresnahan says new classes, meetings and retail offerings are helping create a new look, and feel for the Womans Club.
We want people to know were not just here having tea parties, Bresnahan says. We do many service projects and we want to engage the community in what were doing.
The club holds meetings in the building once a month, and membership is $50 per full year and $25 for six months. The club offers a discount for qualified nonprofits and club members who want to rent space.
Last August, Bresnahan says membership was at an unprecedented low of 27.
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Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) March 27, 2015
This month, Fontana Construction will complete construction on a new craft beer brewing facility for the Red Truck Beer Company as a way to encourage tourism and enthusiasm about the local craft beer industry.
This 21,000-square-foot, high-volume brewery located in the heart of Vancouver's downtown will be the third project the Vancouver contractors have completed for the owners of the Red Truck Beer Company, says Construction Manager Bruce Hicks. The space will feature a retail area, tasting room, and an old school diner with a 110-seat capacity including a sun drenched patio. The amazing stainless steel brewhouse (viewable from the diners bar) is complete with a cutting edge bottling, canning, keg filler and packaging line.
The new Red Truck brewery -- and its 75-foot working water tower, in particular -- will likely become an instantly-recognizable icon of Vancouver's skyline, a symbol of the city's heritage as a hub of craft beers, Hicks says.
"Fontana Construction is happy to be involved in projects that aim to preserve Vancouver's heritage and character, as well as to bolster local business in the surrounding areas," he says. "The new brewery is part of the area's 'skyline changing' new builds as well. I could see Red Truck water tower becoming a Vancouver icon ending up in many world travelers' photo collections."
Mark James, President of Red Truck Beer Company, says the choice to enlist Fontana Construction's services for a third time was an easy one to make.
"I have worked with Fontana Construction for the past eight years on three technical and complicated construction projects with multiple and above-average trade coordination complexities," James says. "Fontana provides personalized 'old world service' via hands-on strategic thinking, cost savings, and excellent rapport with ownership and trades. All three projects had successful outcomes and I would not hesitate to recommend Fontana Construction for your next project."
Hicks says the brewery should be open within the next two months.
Ultimately, despite a few challenges along the way, Hicks says he believes Fontana Construction has succeeded at building an outstanding, state-of-the-art craft beer brewery for Red Truck Beer Company.
"A lot of talented people put a lot of hard work into building Red Truck's new brewery," Hicks says. "It makes a person want to sit back and enjoy a beer now that it is done."
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Without receiving a single competitive bid, the College of DuPage has paid a member of its foundation board more than $630,000 to design and install signs for the school over the past four years with much of the work made possible through a contract that references her experience as an architect.
That's where it gets tricky.
Foundation board member Carla Burkhart is not an architect. Her company, Herricane Graphics, does not provide architectural services.
A Tribune analysis of records from Burkhart's work at the school since 2011 raises questions about how Illinois' largest community college awards contracts, especially to vendors who serve on the board of the College of DuPage Foundation, the school's private fundraising arm. Ten of the foundation's 22 board members work for companies with financial ties to the college, according to documents obtained under the state Freedom of Information Act.
After questions from the Tribune, the chairwoman of the school's board of trustees, Erin Birt, recently ordered a review of contracts between the school and its foundation members. The publicly funded college does not have a policy regarding contracts with foundation board members.
The college's dealings with Burkhart also have prompted a state investigation.
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation recently filed a document with an administrative court against Burkhart, asking her to address the claim that she falsely represented herself as an architect when she signed a contract with the College of DuPage in 2012. Under state law, it's a misdemeanor to portray oneself as an architect without a license.
The Edgar County Watchdogs, a downstate group that has criticized the college, alerted the state agency to the issue.
Burkhart denied any wrongdoing earlier this month. She said in a response filed in court that the college provided a boilerplate contract for architects when it gave her a $106,885 deal for work as a signage consultant at its Glen Ellyn campus and defended her point by pointing out that attachments in the contract refer to signage. She declined to comment to the Tribune, except to say she has done work for the college since 2003. The college, however, did not provide any records to the Tribune showing her companies did work at the college prior to 2011.
Burkhart has not been charged with a crime.
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The following companies announced personnel moves this week: DTZ, NAI, NGKF, Rouse Properties, TD Bank, Transwestern, Colliers International, Hines, Cushman & Wakefield, Rosemont Realty, Mast Construction, Greystone, and Berger Commercial.
DTZ has hired Roberta Liss to serve as president of its east region. Based in the Washington, D.C. office, where she will serve as managing principal for DTZ's operations for that market, Liss will also be responsible for overseeing business development and client relationships, recruiting and client services across the region's other offices for DTZ.
Liss was most recently executive vice president of leasing and marketing at BECO Management. Before that she was an executive vice president of CBRE and a principal and director of brokerage for Trammell Crow Co. During her 30-year career, Liss has completed more than 6 million square feet in transactions.
Liss is an active member of CREW and a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University College of Engineering, where she earned a degree in architectural engineering.
NAI Robert Lynn has promoted Rick Medinis, SIOR and Tyson Erwin, SIOR (pictured, right) to co-presidents of the firm's industrial division.
Medinis has been with the firm for the entirety of his 22-year career. He currently serves as a...
Erwin broke into the industry as a merger and acquisitions consultant with GaylerSmith Group...
In their new position, the pair will manage the industrial group and will continue to provide brokerage services in the Northwest Dallas market.
Newmark Grubb Knight Frank is expanding into St. Louis via partner Newmark Grubb Zimmer.
Mike Carlson and Kevin McLaughlin have been chosen to lead the office with a combined 25 years of experience as top producers in the local St. Louis market.
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