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SECOND CHANCES


When was the last time you were truly awe-inspired? I may be a little biased, but as this issue of retrofit came together, I was awe-inspired daily. I’ve been an editor in the construction industry my entire career, and the last four years have been beyond difficult. I’ve seen industry friends lose jobs, funding for projects and morale. I’ll admit I lost a bit of my enthusiasm along the way, too. However, people are always creative when times are grim, and the retrofit market is a shining example of creativity in construction. As Vuk


Vujovic and Douglas Ogurek point out in their “Business” article, page 42, a lack of funding for new construction has created a fresh interest in retrofitting the current building stock to meet today’s needs. Vujovic and Ogurek share many examples of buildings across our nation that are getting second chances at life while benefitting our environment and the owners’ bottom lines. retrofit magazine is all about the beauty of second chances. In each issue, we’ll highlight buildings and systems that have been upgraded in a unique way or have gone through a total transformation. For example, on page 30, Robert Scichili and Scott Kriner take us inside the high-tech reroofing of a Security Forces building at Goodfellow Air Force Base, San Angelo, Texas. The roof features five technologies in one and is being monitored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn. In Muncie, Ind., Ball State University’s district heating and cooling plant is being converted to closed-loop geothermal, which is expected to save the university $2 million per year . A conversation with Jim Lowe, Ball State’s director of engineering, construction and operations, appears on page 16. The cover story on page 22 is about what once was a fortress-like traditional-style building in Gilbert, Ariz., that now houses a wine café, featuring garage doors and other large openings to invite in the neighborhood the café’s owners have embraced. Like the projects within these pages, retrofit ’s staff is getting a second chance to work together after three years apart. We are truly thrilled to be able to collaborate once again and share the best of the commercial construction industry with you. Please reach out to any of us at any time and share your ideas and projects (see the contact information on page 8). We look forward to being awe-inspired by your second chances.


CHRISTINA KOCH Editor in Chief


CONTRIBUTING WRITERS


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Matt Watkins is a program manager and en- vironmental policy analyst at the Washington, D.C.- based National Association of Home Builders, a trade association serving single- and multifamily home builders, remodelers and specialty contractors. He has been working on the lead in remodeling issue since 2007 and on page 14 shares an overview of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule that could af- fect commercial contractors and building owners.


In “Military Snaps to Atten- tion,” page 30, Robert Scichili reports about the U.S. Department of Defense’s test of a retrofi t metal roof that integrates fi ve different technologies on San Angelo Air Force Base. Scichili is president of Robert Scichili Associates, Richardson, Texas, and principal partner in RSK Avanti Partners LLC, a consulting fi rm focused on strategic marketing, sales and technical development.


Nathan M. Gillette, AIA, LEED AP, CEM, is the vice president and director of Energy Finance Analyt- ics LLC, Detroit, and an editorial advisor on retrofi t magazine. He works with clients to successfully implement and manage energy effi ciency, sustain- ability and climate-change projects. On page 52, Gillette shares the latest lighting trends taking place in buildings across the U.S. whose owners are looking for well-lit spaces that consume less energy.


Scott Kriner, LEED AP O+M, is president of Macungie, Pa.-based Green Metal Consulting Inc. and a principal in RSK Avanti Partners LLC. He is serving the Glenview, Ill.-based Metal Construction Asso- ciation as technical director, a role which provided him a ringside seat to the retrofi t metal roof system being installed at Goodfellow Air Force Base about which he writes on page 30.


Douglas Ogurek, LEED AP BD+C, is communica- tions manager at Legat Architects Inc., Chicago. On page 42, he delves into the relevance of retrofi t by highlighting projects across the country that have benefi tted the bottom line. Ogurek holds a Master of Science in integrated marketing communications from Roosevelt University, Chicago, and a Bachelor of Arts in English (summa cum laude) from Carthage College, Kenosha, Wis.


On page 42, Vuk Vujovic, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C, director of sustainable design at Legat Architects Inc., Chicago, co-authors an article about why retrofi tting makes good business sense. Vujovic is a co-chair of the AIA Chicago’s Committee on the Environment and a member of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Green Schools/Higher Education Committee.


10 RETROFIT // September October 2012


Photo: Bill Geiger

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