Plain Green Shells: Retail Goes Green
GLOBAL REAL ESTATE MONITOR, May 2008Late last month, Phoenix-based Vestar Development Co. launched GreenStar, a commitment to develop millions of square feet of sustainable retail space. Download PDF Selling Sustainability ENVORONMENTAL DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION, By Frank Sherman, May 2008
There are forces changing today’s retail environment — and the response has a distinctly green focus. Download PDF
Poetry in Paris - Morphosis and IBE Bring Pragmatic Sustainability to the City of Lights
PIONEERING DESIGN, By Susan Chaityn Lebovits, March/April 2008As the narrow, graceful Phare Tower begins to rise in La Défense business district on the edge of Paris, it offers a glimpse of how the environment is bringing peace to the marriage of architects and engineers. Download PDF
Maximizing the Yield from the Garden Roof
JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS, By Joe Maty, January/February 2008The noted architect and green-building authority Frank Sherman, who recently joined New Jersey-based Mackenzie Keck Construction Inc. as a vice president, following the company’s acquisition of his sustainable consulting practice Global Thinking LLC, likes to espouse a message of green-building “ appropriateness.” Download PDF
A Green Thumb for Construction
THE WARREN REPORTER, By Kevin Lechiski, November 2007When it comes to developing high-efficiency, environmentally-friendly building designs, Mackenzie Keck Inc. is putting on its "Global Thinking" cap. Download PDF
Chain Store Age
ON SPEC, March 2008Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) has opened its second distribution center, in Bedford, Pa. The 525,000-sq.-ft. center, intended to support the company’s growing presence in the Eastern United States, was constructed according to United States Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards, specifically to achieve LEED-New Construction silver certification. Download PDF
Mackenzie Keck Acquire Green-Building Consulting Firm Global Thinking LLC
PAINT SQUARE, November 2007Mackenzie Keck Inc., a general-contracting, construction-management, and consulting-services company based in Hackettstown, NJ, has acquired the green-building consulting firm Global Thinking LLC, formerly based in Philadelphia. Download PDF
