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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

Emerson’s Photovoltaic Array

[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.

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…

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…

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