GBBN’s Sustainability Action Plan
By signing the American Institute of Architects 2030 Commitment, we’ve pledged to design all our buildings to be net zero energy by 2030. We’re excited to share our Sustainability Action Plan–a concise guide to the specific steps we are taking to honor this commitment in our work, our company operations, and our communities. Positively affecting […]
Past Futures: The American Rustbelt
An exhibition from @cmusoa tonight as part of the #Unblurred Art Crawl
6-7:30 pm | GBBN’s Edge Gallery (5411 Penn Ave)
See you tonight!
Directly facing University of Cincinnati's Digital Futures building, Uptown Gateway's black metal panels offer a stunning contrast to its companion's white facade. It's great to see the progress on this building.
#GBBN #architecture #design #facades #innovationdistrict #workplace @uofcincy @terrexllc @messerwearebldg @ucdigitalfutures @cincydigitalfutures @cincy_id
Posted @withregram • @eastcoastmetalsystems The Uptown Gateway Office Building in Cincinnati, OH, is one of the East Coast Metal Systems completed projects we'd like to share.
Uptown Gateway is a 5.8-acre mixed-use development consisting of two 180,000-square-foot office buildings, 1,400 space parking garage, and a 158-room Homewood Suites by Hilton hotel. This development anticipates 2,000 tech and innovation jobs within various industries. Uptown Gateway was also ranked as a top five urban core project by the @cincinnatibusinesscourier.
#ECMS was proud to partner with @messerwearebldg, @gbbnarchitects, and @enclad_inc to complete this project for @cincinnati_port. ECMS fabricated 53,165 square feet of Reynobond 4MM FR in a Standard Deep Black finish.
Photo Credit: Enclad, Inc.
#TheEastCoastAdvantage | #ProjectSpotlight
We’re delighted to share that we have two finalists in the @Architizer A+ Awards this year!
•Penn State Behrend, Federal House (Category: Architecture + Community)
•@CincinnatiBallet Valentine Center for Dance (Architecture + Health)
“Popular choice” voting is open—and you can vote in each category ev-er-y-day—until May 12!
Community (Federal House):
https://shorturl.at/cHKMV
Health (Ballet):
https://shorturl.at/dsAY6
#GBBN #architecture #design #arts #highereducation #historic #modern #creativereuse
@psbehrend @core_psbehrend @cincinnatiballet
📷: @feinknopfstudio @feinknopf
Please join us in welcoming Ashley Barnes to GBBN! GBBN’s new BIM Manager, Ashley is developing innovative technological solutions to design challenges, keeping the firm’s Revit templates up to date, and streamlining project workflow.
#GBBN #architecture #design #Revit #BIM #WorkplaceWednesday
We AR in Minneapolis! Our MSP team and firm leadership recently did a walkthrough of our new office, using AR to get a better sense for its design.
Image 1: Susie and Robin view office AR through tablet; Pete, Michael, and others in the background (Matthew on screen)
Image 2: Matthew views office through AR goggles (Troy, Mike, others in background)
Image 3: Team viewing AR on tablet.
Image 4: Troy running the show.
#GBBN #architecture #design #Minneapolis #AugmentedReality #AR
"This space is just amazing to me," she said. "It has a kids area, a quiet area and a teen area. They clearly thought of everything. I'd definitely bring my grandchildren here."
*We love the feedback from library users most of all!
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2023/04/30/t-j-maxx-transformed-into-deer-park-branch-library/70100402007
❤️Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library
Thanks to Sydney Franklin at the Enquirer - Cincinnati and Kentucky for the story! #GBBN #architecture #design #libraries #communitylibrary #BigBoxStoreNoMore #AdaptiveReuse #sustainability #Resilience
The #BrentSpenceBridge project is once-in-a-generation opportunity to create a more equitable, more connected city. Learn more about the vision we helped @BridgeForwardC develop here: bit.ly/Brent_Spence
#GBBN #archtiecture #urbanplanning #ConnectedCity #Queensgate #WestEnd #Downtown @chaswied
It's baaaack! After a three-year Covid hiatus, one of our signature initiatives, our Design Expedition, is back and we're heading to Vancouver! Centered around a theme, the DX brings together a cohort of employees from across our offices to travel together and explore architecture, design, sustainability, and innovation in a different city. Along the way we build connections and deepen our understanding of design. It's one of the (many) ways we grow a culture of design. Link in bio to read more about this year's Design Expedition and follow us here for some sneak peeks of our adventures #architecture #design #DX23Vancouver #travel #learning #growingtogether #exploring
GBBN's Tiffany Broyles Yost was recently recognized by @bflouisville as one of their 2023 Enterprising Women! This annual award celebrates 25 women who embody leadership, community and civic engagement, business management, mentoring, volunteerism, entrepreneurship, and innovation. As GBBN's Director of Sustainability & Resilience, Tiffany works with our project teams to model and design energy-efficient, long-lived buildings for our clients. She also champions sustainability as the Director of the Louisville Sustainability Council and as a member of of the Fitwel Advisory Council and through presentations at national and international conferences such as Greenbuild International Conference and Expo. Congratulations to Tiffany and all the exceptional 2023 honorees! #architecture #design #louisville #sustainability
Planning new research space before the researchers have been identified is challenge many institutions face. Strategies used @cincydigitalfutures help catalyze out-of-lab collaboration, maximize flexibility, and anticipate future users and research disciplines that aren't known yet #architecture #design #innovation #research @uofcincy
In celebration of Earth Day 2023 we wanted to share some of the progress we are making toward modeling, designing, and reporting energy efficiency in our work. Every year around this time we report project performance to the @aianational's Design Data Exchange (DDx). This includes predicted Energy Use Intensity, (EUI) the annual total energy use divided by the area for buildings and designed Lighting Power Density, (LPD) the lighting load in watts per square foot. We reported on 45 projects comprising over 11M sf of space, almost tripling the total area submitted in 2021.
Each of our interiors projects are surpassing the 25% reduction target for LPD, averaging a whopping 54% reduction from baseline. Our average pEUI reduction on US projects also improved in 2022: 51% below baseline, a 5% improvement over the previous year. We attribute this progress to a continued focus on design excellence through low carbon, health enhancing, efficient strategies; strong client vision; and early collaboration with consultants.
While we are excited by these numbers, there is more work to do. We will continue to push ourselves toward earlier and more comprehensive energy modeling, and efficient, sustainable design. We’ll share more of our progress in the coming weeks!
Pictured here: the #netzero designed @treepgh photo by @feinknopf
#EarthDay #earthday2023 #sustainability #resilience
Planning new research space prior to building users being identified is a challenge many institutions face. Principal and Director of Higher Education, Zachary Zettler, and Principal Matthew Plecity will present some of the strategies used to do just that at two different institutions at Tradeline Inc.'s University Facilities Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona on April 24 #architecture #design #highereducation #innovation
The arts play a huge role in how we connect to each other as human beings. We love partnering with community arts organizations like @artswave because of the critical role they play in connecting people through arts experiences. Naturally this extends to their own, recently renovated workspace, which features this light installation by @intermedio.io which can be seen and enjoyed inside and out. We love the way it lights up this corner of downtown Cincinnati. Photos by @ryanckurtz #architecture #design #art #arts #artists #artsorganization #artsorg #workplace #workplacedesign
After a long vacancy, the Emery Theater is set to welcome performers back to its historic stage. @tctcincinnati recently held a press conference to announce their plans to move into the 112-year-old theater.
This move will allow The Children's Theatre to expand its annual production schedule beyond the 40 days currently allowed within their home in the Taft Theatre, enabling the theater to expand their programming and produce more original works.
It will also preserve a rare, theater-style, symphonic concert hall – one of only four in the United States – that has hosted the likes of George Gershwin, Betty Davis, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In anticipation of their move, The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati is hosting a family-friendly block party on Saturday, April 29. Learn more about that @artswave
Link in bio to read more about the project!
#architecture #design #arts #theater #theatre #performance
Ok brick lovers, here's one more detail to kick off your weekend: Don't you love seeing old and new elements living together in harmony? Federal House is the oldest brick structure in the area. Outside and in, a complementary new addition celebrates Federal House's original materials without replicating them. Beijing-based @goooodofficial has just published a full feature on this project @psbehrend located in Erie, PA check it out here: http://bit.ly/3MMBO38 #architecture #architexture #design #masonry #renovation #addition #highered #highereducation #university #universitylife
Not just another brick in the wall. We were recently recognized by the Ohio Masonry Association for our renovation and expansion of @rmhcincinnati. We love how textural this masonry detail is and the unique way it helps bring the exterior of this project to life. If you follow us regularly, you know we enjoy collaborating with masonry partners to create unique building details. Congratulations again to our partners on this project, Ollier Masonry and Division4 #architecture #design #mason #masons #masonry #bricks #details #detailsmatter
From vacant concrete box to vibrant arts hub. The physical transformation of Contemporary Craft's home in #pittsburgh's Lawrenceville neighborhood creates space for making and appreciating art-an experience that starts as you approach the building. The addition of a textured brick pattern enriches the façade while sonar-inspired panels of layered aluminum tubes create an animated effect that comes alive as you pass by the entrance. The addition of a rolling, glass garage door and two dramatic storefront openings, creates views into the building, allowing passersby to glimpse the activity within its studios, gallery, and retail space @sccpgh #architecture #design #art #craft #making #gallery #galleries #arts #artists #artisans #adaptivereuse
GBBN, Ollier Masonry Inc. and Division4 recently won an Ohio Masonry Award for the expansion of @rmhcincinnati! Thank you Ohio Masonry Association recognizing our work! #architecture #design #masonry #masonrywork Link in bio for more about our award-winning partnership
GBBN Principal and Managing Director of our China office, Jervy Zhu,
AIA was invited to present at the China Hospital Construction & Development Conference and Exhibition where he shared insights on the health-generating design strategies used for @nortonchildrens Novak Center for Children's Health.
The building's shape, color, transparency, outdoor spaces, and pedestrian bridge were part of a strategy to help disrupt
anxiety people associate with typical healthcare facilities. Link in bio to learn more about Jervy's presentation and more about this transformational project #healthcare #healthcaredesign #pediatrics #biophilia
From AIA Awards to coverage in @bdcnetwork our affordable housing projects have been turning heads lately. From pre-certified #passivehouse design to using augmented reality to create unique brick details, we bring the same creative thinking to all our multi-family housing projects. Click through to read more about our sustainable, affordable, housing work #architecture #design #housing #affordable