The Indiana University School of Medicine Dept. of Ophthalmology has begun construction of The Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute on the campus of Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. Image: Ratio Architects The Indiana University School of Medicine’s 77,000-sq-ft Glick Eye Institute will bring together patient care facilities and research laboratories in a LEED Gold building. Related Links: World’s Tallest Building, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, was Designed in Chicago Streeter Place 54-Story Luxury Apartment Tower Completed in Chicago Metea Valley High School Completed in Aurora, Ill. Building in Orland Park, Ill., Earns LEED Gold Certification St. Louis Metro System’s New

On January 27 and 28, contractors, excavators, landscapers, representatives of municipal and county governments, and construction-industry suppliers gathered at the Wisconsin Exposition Center at State Fair Park, in West Allis (Milwaukee), Wis., for the Conex Wisconsin/Northern Illinois trade show. Photo: Mike Larson Despite the sluggish economy, attendance at the 2010 Conex Wisconsin/Northern Illinois trade show appeared to top last year’s. Photo: Mike Larson One brand new piece of equipment making its debut was JCB’s new 515-40 compact telehandler. The skid-steer-sized unit offers 13 ft of lift height, 3,300 lb of lifting capacity, and a side-entry cab door. It weighs about

Firestone Building Products Company, LLC, Indianapolis, has started the Firestone Energy Solutions division to provide products and services that help produce and conserve energy for commercial buildings. Related Links: HOK Designs Hotel for Columbus, Ohio, Convention Center Free Guide Explains How Buildings are Designed to Resist Earthquakes Free Web Tool Helps Calculate Glazing Performance Downloadable U.S. Dept. of Energy Documents Tell How Commercial Buildings can Save Energy The new division provides domed daylighting systems, FM-approved smoke hatch/daylighting systems, crystalline and thin-film photovoltaic (PV) technologies from major manufacturers, and ballasted or penetrating racking solutions. Its rooftop PV program features trained and

A free online tool from architectural glass fabricator Viracon, Owatonna, Minn., can help architects and building owners calculate the energy performance and cost savings of different glazing. Related Links: HOK Designs Hotel for Columbus, Ohio, Convention Center Free Guide Explains How Buildings are Designed to Resist Earthquakes Downloadable U.S. Dept. of Energy Documents Tell How Commercial Buildings can Save Energy Firestone Building Products Starts New Energy Solutions Division The new Product Selection Tool makes it easy to figure energy costs, peak demand, carbon emissions, daylight, glare and thermal comfort for various geographic regions, building orientations and glass configurations. It is

The Design Build Institute of America, (DBIA) Great Lakes Region, headquartered in Indianapolis, has named its officers for 2010: Pat Miller, Baker & Daniels, president; Wes Nicholson, CPM Construction, vice president; John Voigt, Brownsburg Community Schools, treasurer; Pam McNealy, Hunt Construction Group, secretary; Lewie Wallace, Purdue University, past president. Related Links: William Bast Named President of National Structural Engineers Council AIA Chicago Names Vitale Young Architect of 2009 Lean Construction Institute Forms Ohio Valley Chapter AGC of St. Louis and OSHA Form Partnership AIA Chicago Names Nagle Hartray 2009 Firm of the Year Two Midwestern Firms Earn National Honors from

The Green Building Initiative (GBI) has certified its 100th building in the U.S. under the organization’s Green Globes environmental assessment and rating system. Related Links: World’s Tallest Building, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, was Designed in Chicago Streeter Place 54-Story Luxury Apartment Tower Completed in Chicago Major Eye Institute is Going from Vision to Reality in Indianapolis Metea Valley High School Completed in Aurora, Ill. Building in Orland Park, Ill., Earns LEED Gold Certification St. Louis Metro System’s New Paint Facility Opens Six Months Early and 10% Under Budget Building Now Houses HQ of Company that Made its Windows R.A. Smith

The Chicago office of HOK is designing a new hotel for the Columbus, Ohio, convention center. The project is owned by the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority. Related Links: Free Guide Explains How Buildings are Designed to Resist Earthquakes Free Web Tool Helps Calculate Glazing Performance Downloadable U.S. Dept. of Energy Documents Tell How Commercial Buildings can Save Energy Firestone Building Products Starts New Energy Solutions Division The new $130-million hotel in downtown Columbus will have 500 rooms and is expected to stand 14 stories high. HOK is both design architect and architect of record. Moody Nolan Inc. is the

Apogee Enterprises, a Minnesota company that provides glass solutions for commercial construction, has leased 13,000 sq ft for its corporate headquarters in the Two MarketPointe building in Bloomington, Minn. Photo: Ryan Companies Apogee Enterprises’ new offices are in the Two MarketPointe building, which was built using energy efficient glass from Apogee’s Viracon subsidiary. Related Links: World’s Tallest Building, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, was Designed in Chicago Streeter Place 54-Story Luxury Apartment Tower Completed in Chicago Major Eye Institute is Going from Vision to Reality in Indianapolis Metea Valley High School Completed in Aurora, Ill. Building in Orland Park, Ill., Earns

On April 5, construction workers will begin the next phase of repair on the four-lane bridge that carries I-80 across the Mississippi River between LeClaire, Iowa, and the Moline area in western Illinois. Photo: Illinois Dept. of Transportation The I-80 bridge spanning the Mississippi River to connect LeClaire, Iowa, and the Moline area of western Illinois will see large-scale repairs this spring. Civil Constructors, of Moline and Freeport, Ill., will repair the end sections of floor beams that mount to the outside of the 43-year-old bridge’s main girders and support the outside lanes of the bridge deck. The floor beams’

Indiana has received a $71.4-million grant for high-speed rail under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Overall, the Midwest received $2.6 billion of $8 billion the program distributed nationwide. Related Links: St. Louis Link Will Be Tough, Diverse, Green Metropolitan St. Louis Lower Meramec River Wastewater Treatment Plant Completed Repair of I-80 Bridge Near Moline, Ill., Scheduled to Restart April 5 Work Under Way for New Itasca, Ill., Wastewater Treatment Plant MoDOT Says 86% of State’s Major Roads are Now in Good Condition “By working across state and party lines, the Midwest showed unified support for this energy-efficient, modern form