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John Berendzen Presents on Sustainability at Wash U

Fox Architects’ John Berendzen presented on sustainability with Brett Scarfino of Rosen Scarfino at the Missouri APPA Annual Conference yesterday at Washington University. His talk, titled “Sustainability…

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Take A Virtual Tour of The Helix Innovation Center

Come take a virtual tour of The Helix, a state-of-the-art Innovation Center designed by Fox Architects. This facility has been certified LEED Silver by the…

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Design Competition

Recently, we entered an architectural design competition in which we were tasked with designing a memorial to commemorate the Baltic Way. On the 23rd of…

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Scientific Studies

As the work day continues to expand, the amount of time a person spends in an interior space can start to affect that person on…

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HISTORIC MASONRY – Ferguson, MO

When UMB Financial Corporation decided to make a substantial investment in their Ferguson, MO branch in the summer of 2015, they turned to FoxArchitects to…

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SLU Center for Global Citizenship earns award for Innovation in Education

Good design should always lead to a great user experience.  This is the end result of the Center for Global Citizenship (CGC) project at Saint…

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Fox Friday Is All About Higher Education

This afternoon Fox is working on the topic of Higher Education and how the employees see the future of this expanding market.  Want to know…

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There is No Place Like Home

“The Greenest Building Is . . . The One Already Built” is the title of an article penned by Carl Elefante, AIA, LEED AP in…

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Sustainability & LEED – Value vs. Cost

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a program started by the US Green Building Council to create a process whereby a building can…

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LEED for Data Centers V4 – Voicing some Concerns

This office is a big fan of LEED.  Whether you go through the entire LEED certification process, or you use the process as a guideline…

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SLU-Stainability Expo

Yesterday, Brett, Jacob and I had the privilege of presenting our work at the SLUstainability Expo, held in the Center for Global Citizenship. It featured…

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Saint Louis University dedicates new Center for Global Citizenship

Friday evening, September 27 marked the ceremonial dedication of the new Center for Global Citizenship on the main campus of Saint Louis University. Addressing an…

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Well we’re movin on up

… to the east side. Well, just a few blocks east that is. After 20 years at our current location, Fox Architects are please to…

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Stinson Morrison Hecker achieves LEED certification!

It took a bit longer than expected, but Stinson Morrison Hecker’s  new Clayton offices made LEED Silver.  Some of the highlights of their LEED strategy…

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Evaluating Buildings to Identify Best Possible Refuge Areas

I was fortunate to be able to attend a seminar given by the State of Missouri Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management…

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Latest from Brazil.

Over winter break I went back home to visit my family and friends, truly a wonderful experience, considering I hadn’t seen some of them in…

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How the internet is greening the planet and saving me $$$

Here’s one more example of how the internet is changing our world for the better…. Like most Americans, I own several televisions.  I have a…

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Fox Architects viewpoint – Sustainable Design – Perspectiva Fox Architects – Projeto Sustentavel

We are posting in English and Portuguese, for the benefit of our friends in Sao Paulo. Here at Fox we have a running debate concerning…

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Energy Efficient Buildings – the Architect’s Role

I recently completed reading the National Renewable Energy Laboratory‘s (NREL) Technical Support Document entitled: Strategies for 50% Energy Savings in Large Office Buildings (pdf). As…

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Green Building Code

At the 2011 AIA Convention in New Orleans, there was a lot of discussion concerning the new International Green Construction Code.  I attended a seminar…

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Back from New Orleans – AIA Convention

Last week I attended the AIA Convention in New Orleans.  The focus of convention this year was sustainability, and the rebuilding of the city after…

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LEED™ing Brazil

With all this new opportunity for LEED accredited projects in Brazil, I’ve decided to take the plunge and take the exam.  Even though being a…

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Alberti Students and Sustainable Neighborhoods

Ian and I had the opportunity to talk to the “Alberti Students” at Washington University School of Architecture this past Saturday.   The program is an…

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LEED – Public Comments

From the USGBC – LEED website: In early November, USGBC launched the 1st Public Comment Period for the next version of the LEED Rating System.…

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Importance of Daylight, Views

Architects love windows.  There’s no harder thing that to have to compose an elevation for a building that has no windows.  We get somewhat lost…

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Visiting recently completed projects

I recently had the opportunity to tour Emerson Network Power’s Learning Center in Westerville Ohio.  The building has been up and running for almost a…

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AFCOM conference, a question of Power Usage Effectiveness

I recently spoke at AFCOM, presenting with Keith Gislason and Jeff Sturgeon from Emerson.  We gave what AFCOM calls a “virtual tour” of the Emerson…

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Upcoming St. Louis USGBC Presentation – Photovoltaics

I’ve been asked to speak at the October St. Louis USGBC Chapter meeting on photovolatics.  I’m part of a panel that includes Mike Steinbaum at…

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Planting a SEED

On September 22, 2010, a group of local architects, designers and active community members gathered at FOAM – a coffee/beer bar at Jefferson and Cherokee…

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Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Here’s some information on a couple of programs I’m involved with this summer/fall. The first is GovEnergy 2010 in Dallas, August 18th.  I’m part of…

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Thoughts about where the materials we specify come from….

I recently had the good fortune to visit the Pacific Northwest.  I spent about a week and a half in Olympic National Park and the…

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Thoughts about what makes a place “green”

Two things came across my radar screen recently that struck a nerve – particularly with all of the discussion concerning “green design” (I use the…

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Thoughts on LEED

I’m preparing to speak at the “GovEnergy” Convention August 18th, Dallas Texas.  I’m part of a panel discussion on LEED construction.  The attendees are mostly…

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Data Center Planning Contd. – Thinking in 3 Dimensions

Most people tend to think in two dimensions. They look at an organizational diagram or floorplan and study the relationships between the parts, similar to…

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Data Center Design continued – Sustainable Planning

Planning sustainably: minimizing waste, maximizing productivity Sustainable design eliminates waste by maximizing resources. This can happen in multiple ways – even in mission-critical facilities, some…

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Solar vs. Generator

Solar cannot replace the need for a generator if you have a Tier 3 N+1 need.

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Fox Completes Design of Stinson, Morrison Hecker LLP New Centene Plaza Offices

Within a few weeks a General Contractor will be selected for the build out of  Stinson, Morrison, Hecker LLP‘s (Stinson) new Centene Plaza offices. Stinson…

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More or Less?

Fox Architects recently went through a unique schematic design exercise in the planning of a Green Data Center “Lab”.  We were asked to engineer a…

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LEED Consulting in Sao Paulo

Fox has been engage by Emerson to provide LEED consulting services for their new multi-use facility outside Sao Paulo Brazil.  The project includes office space,…

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Beyond Green

FOX ARCHITECTS – EMERSON GLOBAL DATA CENTER IN ST. LOUIS ACHIEVES LEED GOLD CERTIFICATION www.fox-arch.com –  www.Emerson.com Energy-Efficient Facility Also Wins Beyond Green Award http://www.sbicouncil.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=6…

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LEED’s transition from Version 2.2 to Version 3

Here at Fox Architects we are often asked to describe how LEED has changed from the earlier version 2.2 to version 3.  The majority of…

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Emerson Data Center receives LEED Gold certification

We were notified that the Emerson Data Center has achieved LEED Gold Certification! The LEED process has taken a bit longer than anticipated.  We had…

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WSJ article on green technology

The decision metrics discussed are a good overview for IT folks, but they also carry over to technology in buildings. How Green Should My Tech…

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More Gold for Emerson

Emerson Network Power’s new Learning Center has recently received LEED Gold Certification. Fox served as the architects for this 70,000 SF building located in Columbus,…

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Emerson’s Solar Array

Emerson’s Photovoltaic Array

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Video tour of Liebert Learning Center

[youtube width=”560″ height=”340″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNYXbHGwyzQ[/youtube] Video courtesy of Emerson Network Power Fox Architects designed Liebert’s new Learning Center. It is currently pending LEED Gold certification.

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Fox Architects-designed green data center for Emerson featured in several blogs

Click on the links below to go to the articles: The new green: Data centers go au natural – Computerworld.com Solar Power your Data Center…

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Featured Project: Emerson Manila – LEED Consulting!

Fox is currently providing LEED Consulting services for an 11 story office building in Metro Manila (Makati). It’s a great opportunity to affect positive change…

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Data center design – no “One Size Fits All” solutions

I recently spoke at a data center conference on the topic of “green design” – a concept that carries with it a lot of passionate…

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