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The Architecture Firm Award is the highest honor that the American Institute of Architects can bestow on an architecture firm for consistently producing distinguished architecture. BNIM is celebrated for advancing the design of sustainable architecture from nearly its inception to today, when it has become a preeminent force fundamentally re-shaping the built environment. The firm will be honored at the 2011 AIA National Convention in New Orleans May 12–14.		The Award is given to firms where the continuing collaboration among individuals of the firm has been the principal force in driving quality work and affecting the future direction of architecture. Firms must have evidenced great depth, breadth and influence within the profession of architecture, while being known for their impact and expertise both within the profession and beyond.
		Take a look inside BNIM's portfolio for a glimpse of the firm's projects and process.	We are honored to be in the company of these past winners, which represent our nation's best and brightest architecture firms.
Connect / RT @j_hem: Finished a charrette with @BiomimicryInst to brainstorm natural models to solve our building challenges on next @BNIM project Congratulations to Laura, Amy & Jennifer - and all the women of the #KCPA - for the #KC crew impact award recognition! http://t.co/80FLF6HF Thank you! @encompaskc: Congrats, @BNIM , Dalmark & #makeitright ! http://t.co/FlaDs1QF @ithinkkc Another reason why #KC is a leader: Public Interest Design — http://t.co/4cpd0d7z @MakeItRight_9 @SEEDNtwk Reminds us of this: http://t.co/m6P7Ycj8 @studio630: @FastCoExist Forget GDP! Happiness is 21st Cent. currency http://t.co/Wm01jNWW @studio630 re: "Making Planning Popular" Good stuff here. Have to engage all citizens. @StephenRHardy, your thoughts? http://t.co/Wv0CUCDV RT @tippingmar: Last chance to register — Lean Design Forum w/ @BNIM's Laura Lesniewski and Tipping Mar's David Mar http://t.co/rprokgTt Lean Design Forum 2012 is coming up in Berkeley w/ @TippingMar's David Mar @BNIM's Laura Lesniewski http://t.co/Ts01l0a5 @BNIM's Steve McDowell and Joe Keal + @IntegralGroupCA's Peter Rumsey + our #AIA Middle Tennessee Hosts for AIA+2030: http://t.co/QdzUTl3G Where does architecture go from here? Public Interest Design \| Architecture for the other 99%: http://t.co/LCMloraS @MetropolisMag @Pubarch's thorough + free "Design for Reuse Primer" explores material reuse in all sectors. Great resource: http://t.co/QzCwjb8g "Living Architecture: Solve urban problems w/ ecology" @tedbooks: Future cities will be more like gardens than machines http://t.co/lUwHkZ4v #AIA Mid Tennessee presents AIA+2030 w/ Steve McDowell, Joe Keal & Peter Rumsey. Achieving Goals w/ Integrated Design: http://t.co/26LmfN50 Matthew Porreca is speaking at @aiasandiego COTE Meeting 2/9. Join us if you're in San Diego! http://t.co/PEeXyGmO @KCBallet's Bolender Center for Dance & Creativity looks poised as @ArchRecord examines repurposed Historic buildings: http://t.co/mvR210oO Last night amid 400+ citizens the Rebuild #Springfield team unveiled a master plan for post-tornado #resilience: http://t.co/EnlIQFzd RT @ifud: Steven Holl calls winner of a competition to design a pavilion @nelson_atkins "a great community activator": http://t.co/NwPh7zl1 How do you define beauty? How does it shape architecture? Steve McDowell discusses: http://t.co/Dz2YdSgS #OSO @ArchitectMag Know your nourishment: RT @gourmetorigins: Great article on #food #sourcing and traceability info. http://t.co/drCbRcHM #sourcemap RT @janekolleeny: big news! solar decathlon relocated from National Mall to Irvine, California: http://t.co/IYNlNPQy What kind words! @kathyzarsky: Beyond inspired by the ever gracious, bold & visionary Bob Berkebile. @BNIM, lead on! #hero #REGEN Congrats to our Bancroft School team for winning a @SEEDNtwk Award: Dalmark, @MakeItRight_9, #GreenImpactZone, #HistoricManheimPark, @JEDunn Greatly deserved by all of these projects! RT @seedntwk: 2012 SEED Award Winners & Honorable Mentions @ http://t.co/MXtHA3A2 Thanks for the RT's and mentions: @amandakhurley @heinzawards @AIAIndiana @Mike_kohn @MetropolisMag @iaflash Thanks for the RTs! @RockhillStrat @HussainDesign @Elise_Hubbard @LundArchitect @stephgreenkc @derrickriley @williamnemitoff Each era gets the symbol it deserves. Are QR codes and visual complexity the zeitgeist? http://t.co/vGlQxwZF via @ArchitectMag RT @amandakhurley: Pretty great to hear Bob Berkebile's anecdotes about Bucky Fuller, too! @BNIM Your office, your future: http://t.co/vT0ggB9f #OSO #AIA2012 Thrilled to be working with @grundfospump to create a model high-performance campus in North America. Good things to come in Lenexa! Tipping Point, indeed. RT @studio630 By 2023, solar power predicted more competitive than utility electricity in #KC. http://t.co/mA2PqZZY This is an exciting time where more people are participating in planning through the web than ever before. @Stephenhardy Great turn out tonight! The room is packed! #go2030 Live tweeting the #go2030 open house in Fargo, nd tonight. Come on down to City hall to Comment on the new draft plan. Who's going to the "Beyond LEED" Symposium in Austin this week? http://t.co/YEGgHFND 8 Ways to a healthy office — Because connecting with nature will become a strategic goal: http://t.co/4JZ4gJRa #oso #aia2012 Our Des Moines Office is moving to a new space soon and it's Biz Buzz in today's @DMRegister as a "Neat Space:" http://t.co/uESjQ0oc Really interesting solar thinking: RT @studio630: Bucky Lab: A sunscreen that adjusts its transparency @futurecitylab http://t.co/UA6H6fM6 Ambitious ideas to ‘Make Grand Grand’ http://t.co/48nRlSal via @KCStar @kckansascity The Future of Office in @ArchitectMag — Nurture / Meet / Research / Focus / Nourish / Grow in the Open Source Office #OSO... RT @archathome: RT @AIANatlConv Get ready for a new experience at #aia2012: Open Source Office, http://t.co/qrkKeg4w @BNIM For #AIA2012 in DC, we're working on something big and we'll need your help. Help us define the "Open Source Office" http://t.co/2VbCBobs... RT @_sHOP: @UMKCBloch again. Looking forward to what @BNIM + @jedunn work up for the new #business school #education http://t.co/3cMehUwf RT @BL_on_the_DL: From @BNIM 8 ways to a healthy office! http://t.co/iQ74OP6s @premiersips Thank you! RT @metropolismag: such great work in forefront of #sustainable #architecture = @BobBerkebile @BNIM 2012 #GameChangers RT @aia_cote: deadline for the 2012 AIA COTE Top Ten Awards has been extended to Fri Jan 27 at 8p EST @AIANational @BldgGreen @metropolismag In our excitement, we jumped ahead! In the present and very honored by the #GameChangers recognition for @BobBerkebile Did you miss the Pecha Kucha named one of the Top 5 in @WIREDMag? Catch Bob's "Failure" PK here: http://t.co/TfQ9tuiN Our @BNIM founding father and "Game Changer Emeritus" @BobBerkebile in the 2012 Game Changers Issue: http://t.co/LjOO4PbE via @MetropolisMag @makeitright_9 I'd like to think it's the latter — and they are certainly worthy. Alas, it is 2012 though! :) Doubly happy: our @MakeItRight_9 friend Tim Duggan and our fearless leader @BobBerkebile noted as 2013 @MetropolisMag Game Changers! Signed up for the MOSEIA seminar with @BNIM & @MakeItRight_9 on 1/27? Learn about Solar Innovations & Green Communities http://t.co/XFxrX1kF Ours is in; excited to see results! @seedntwk: SEED Comp. Entries are in! Who will be at the forefront of Public Interest Design in 2012? Great news for the Lower 9th! @makeitright_9: We just broke ground on a new home by iconic architect Frank Gehry!... RT @aia_cote: @AIANational COTE Top Ten Call for Entries Deadline fast approaching on 1/23/12 – 5pm http://t.co/3nYuY0TO @BldgGreen @aia_cod RT @shawngehle: Just confirmed I am attending @BNIM + @burohappold's #LA event on Net Zero Buildings. Look forward to seeing some fresh work Our own Rod Kruse FAIA chaired the 2012 @AIANational Honor Awards in Architecture this year. Congrats to all the winners!... Join our friends at Bridging the Gap on 1/27 as they talk Rebuilding, Reinvesting and Re-envisioning KC's urban core: http://t.co/rubIFc7K great site @edutopia - thx for sharing! RT @brpumphrey: Apply design thinking to education http://t.co/aBpqA3uo @BNIM (thought of you) Thanks @interfaceflor honored to be listed! RT 5 fav arch firms to follow: @HMCArchitects @o_plus_a @PerkinsEastman @BNIM @ForrestPerkins Four Ways Social Software Collaboration Technology Can Change Higher Education: http://t.co/CRzIaAQm via @DoronAronson A good reason to stop in Greensburg — Darin Headrick video on daylighting, water & the Kiowa County Schools: http://t.co/X2k5Z3r0 As a firm that values analytics in our work, we're happy to see that data visualization data is accelerating: http://t.co/ddBRCbrO via @wsj Predicting the Direction of World-changing Innovation in 2012: http://t.co/bfV8ciL0 via @fastcoexist Thanks, friends, for the RT's! @MakeItRight_9 @Churls_InChurge @AIADivandlncl @peterwitte @sstagemeyer @SCBExpo 10 @ BNIM presents Amy Lenharth’s show of New Works today thru March 30: http://t.co/XCDrpSvk Join us for the First Friday reception... Join @BNIM & @MakeItRight_9 @ the MO Solar Energy Seminar on Innovative Solar Technologies & Building Green Communities http://t.co/P8KliyX3 RT @tippingmar: Best of Architecture 2011 \| Why Hard Times Can Make Great Buildings http://t.co/T7bjGJu0 RT @hei_eng: From tragedy to triumph, LEED-Platinum Kiowa County School opens in Greensburg, Kan. http://t.co/MQn1doTt @BNIM Flood recovery collaboration with @stevenhollarch: University of Iowa reopens Art Building West after 2008 flood http://t.co/q2HyfLd9 2011 was a big year for us. We welcome 2012 as we eagerly answer the question "What's Next?" with each of you. Happy New Year! Congratulations to @amyjslattery, one of this years's ENR Midwest 20 Under 40! http://t.co/wChruFQO @ENRnews Meet the Pixel, a prototype for commercial bldgs that produce their own power + collect their own water. http://t.co/IW1kU5To via @inhabitat Celebrating a momentous + memorable 2011 with our clients & friends tonite @KCBallet. A great way to round out the year! #celebration Great article on embracing impermanence in architecture: RT @nytopinionator: It's Time to Rethink 'Temporary' http://t.co/FtdnbO0E Thanks @greensourcemag @ecostructure @katieweeks @shawngehle @ricardospagnol @architwibe @rmcolker @realcedar for RTs and mentions! RT @amyjslattery: @peterwitte @sbpaul ... The @KCPT Eames feature was great! as Tom Nelson said @BNIM ... 'Every architect should see it.' RT @greensourcemag: Back to School in Style: The architects @BNIM give Kiowa County a resource for all to enjoy. http://t.co/HNsyKGM2 RT @brooksscarpa: RT @markasaurus: here are the @AIASF 'Architecture at Zero' winning entry boards: http://t.co/cCytR36X @pete_jefferson Cool shot. Thanks for visiting us and #KC. Building Green Is No Longer Enough, It is Time To Build Resilient. http://t.co/UKJ2IjTo via @treehugger What is in the building products we use? @BNIM's Gretchen Holy examines how EPDs can help: http://t.co/ieIMRfWE RT @archathome: @BNIM seeks spec writer on temporary/contract basis for higher ed projects. MasterSpec & sustainable design exp. beneficial. Promoting Obsolescence: A Journey Toward Regenerative Design @BobBerkebile: http://t.co/LYPlgeJo RT @jeffonearth: Stunning short film about human relationship to threatened planet is up for award: http://t.co/cB4bnXDj #eXtinction RT @rmcolker: What’s in Your Product? A designer @BNIM examines evolving use of environmental product declarations #LCA #EPD... RT @phaedrasvec: Follow my paper on REGEN just published: http://t.co/S0A1OjbD Special Issue on Regenerative Design & Development Janine Benyus and how Murray's law influcence the new Biomimicry 3.8 logo: http://t.co/dGuRJaTt Explore my #KC: Fantastic project for KC photography from @KCChamber Centurions & @KCPT. Upload your photos & look around... Did you see Steve in the @KCStar? It's fitting to celebrate his generosity of spirit, as it's contagious around here! http://t.co/WY11aWBW RT @brooksscarpa: In time for #Durban, here's @gcalys cvg of @AIASF competition to foster net-zero bldgs http://t.co/ZNDZ9UV3 #architecture #KC making strides to be America's most entrepreneurial city w/ #1 ranked @UMKansasCity Bloch School of Management http://t.co/IDB48JLn @BobBerkebile enjoyed being a part of Architecture at Zero: striving for net zero energy buildings. View the winners: http://t.co/Mgd2sZzH Best wishes to our friend and collaborator Steven Holl for being awarded the 2012 @AIANational Gold Medal Award. Cheers! It is our great pleasure to pass the @AIANational Firm Award torch to #VJAA. Congratulations on this honor! http://t.co/2KcNXIR5 Thanks to @urbanverse @NextMoon @Studio630 @IowaCOSC for RTs, congrats and engaging with us. Congrats to Steve McDowell @BNIMsteve on being named @AIAKC #Architect of the Year. Join us in congratulating him! http://t.co/dBlcaHh4 Interesting read. Extravagant distress signals, indeed. RT @greenarchitext: Biomimicry & The Role of Fraud in Nature http://t.co/JdbpU6W0 RT @archathome: Thanks @BNIM for being years ahead of the curve @FastCompany Easing Your Co. Into Workplace Flexibility http://t.co/9HVv4Cxp We are happy to announce that Kevin Nordmeyer, AIA will join our Des Moines office as an Associate Principal: http://t.co/GgMoobmQ @iowacosc Thank you. We are thrilled to have him! @spayola So many places to look for inspiring sustainable community examples. It seems to be something we all agree deserves our focus. In #Tuscaloosa, residents talk connectivity, greenspace & infrastructure as they define future of #Alberta: http://t.co/QSdFwMF3 Many variables when designing communities: “All of a sudden, architecture wasn’t adequate for us.” http://t.co/kLS4sAkQ via @leagueofcities Places to donate food in KC this holiday season. @cultivatekc @HarvestorsORG @Kansas FoodBank @CUMissionKC @AmpleHarvest @Studio630 Nice compilation of direct, simple and meaningful actions. Thanks for sharing. @Studio630 Looks like there are several such tools. Eventually it's just not the tool but the way it is used. What do you think? @Studio630 @OpenSimSim Yes! Open source 3-D printing could end the need to mass produce if they can prove to be economically viable. Congrats to all the @AIAKC winners! @kcstar: 3 transformative projects win KC architectural design awards. http://t.co/aYVugZiA via @sbpaul On @KCPT at 7:30p tune in to @MARCKCMetro's #ImagineKC on Creating an Efficient Economy thru Sustainable Development: http://t.co/crvTRwLt This interview is from 1993 but it's relevant & we're still thinking about it. How are you doing #restorative design? http://t.co/jYM7Olwc Thank you @graphicmachine! Congratulations to @BNIM http://t.co/RJfpPcRy Be sure to watch: RT @danratherreport: @BNIM Last night's program, "Avoiding the Auction Block" now available on iTunes http://t.co/bD8dKGqo @UMKansasCity selects @BNIM Architects, MRY + @JEDunn Construction to design and build Bloch Hall building addition: http://t.co/UMzbCVyI Preview of tonite's @DanRatherReport on #Greensburg & #Joplin: http://t.co/XremHTer — Hoping to see @StephenRHardy in a clip! RT @danratherreport: After a tornado leveled 95% of Greensburg, KS they decided to rebuild it as the greenest town in the world. Tues 7pm... @dinet Thank you! @greenarchitext: @BNIM Takes Two AIA Kansas City (@AIAKC) @design Awards Very cool #opensource design! @bramaswami: @DesignByMany http://t.co/1RrjvgmX @BNIM Look!! By 2025, biomimicry could represent: $300 billion annually of U.S. GDP — The booming business of #biomimicry http://t.co/gz0yirO3 Let's hear it for our two AIAKC Design Award winners — IUB/OCA Office Building and @Greensburg_KS City Hall: http://t.co/aXNpBtMQ Fascinating graphic comparing the finite quantities of global #water and #air by volume: http://t.co/y1XBIRtW #preciousresources Great working w/ you! RT @OberlinOES: Great sustainability partners @OberlinProject @BNIM @ACUPCC @AASHENews @bamco @USGBC @ClintonGlobal Staggering statistic: Main aqueduct in NYC leaks 20,000 gallons of water every 2 min #water #og11 #smartercities @SYPartners work for #IBM100 \| patterns of progress: Seeing. Mapping. Understanding. Believing. Acting. #OG11 The use end area of #PV market, acceptance + use by the public, is the best place to get involved in solar - NRG Energy #OG11 BNIM's Casey Cassias will be at Omaha's Bemis Center on 11/15 for an AIA National Architecture Firm Award presentation: http://t.co/CxBL6Fdr Thanks to @katieweeks @ecostructure @pmnphxaz @slimfender @FNF_Green @Studio630 for the re-tweets and conversation of late! Very cool @InterfaceFLOR augmented reality example using carpet tiles at #OG11 Two biomimetic processes: #design to #biology & the inverse, biology to design. Evaluate, Identify, Translate, Discover, Emulate #OG11 Multifunctional design is low energy, fits form to function, and recycles inherently. #OG11 "The conscious emulation of life's genius" Biomimicry teaches us to innovate within our operating conditions. Form, Process, System. #OG11 Tonite in #KC, Merrill Elam Lecture at KCDC \| 6:30 pm http://t.co/dvML7lax At #OG11 talking #biomimicry & emulating nature's genius. Check out Ask Nature: http://t.co/LTRZB8Dl @studio630 Will chk out @OSEcology; we've looked @Opensimsim. Using @Mind_mixer on #Tuscaloosa & #Springfield projects for #opensourcedesign How do we restore vibrancy in cities & regions facing economic decline? You could #opensourcedesign like @openIDEO http://t.co/Hee4udm1 Our artist in residence @johnraux sets out in NYC with his etch a sketch to draw commuters—you must see it http://t.co/ZUUzS42m RT @j_hem: Like #StreetArt, #KC's @Johnraux is in the streets of #NYC documenting through his Etch-a-Sketch. @MuseumModernArt check it out! Great article about connecting food & architecture: @UrbanLandInst: The Food Revolution and Its Impact on Real Estate: http://t.co/b0eVtkcV Congrats to @RickFedrizzi for receiving the #ASLA 2011 Olmsted Medal for environmental leadership, vision & stewardship!... RT @janekolleeny: EPA & Natural Resources Canada create a common platform to measure performance of commercial bldgs http://t.co/MKrAOCRC This is so true! RT @willoughbykc: Your website will NEVER be done. If it is, you're not doing your job as a digital marketer. #emflU RT @bramaswami: Added new apps to @BNIM Facebook http://t.co/Igi5ufYK using @Pagemodo Do you like it? "Experimental Green Strategies" book launch in Copenhagen 11/11. #BNIM's Laura Lesniewsk authored Learning From Nature http://t.co/HO9C8dGS #Netzero competition "Architecture for Zero" w/ jurors @BobBerkebile @szenasy @brookscarpa closes this month on 11/29. Anyone submitting? NLC Congress of Cities & Expo's Green Cities opener in PHX (on 11/11) will feature @BobBerkebile Learn more: http://t.co/PU1bO20E 80% energy reduction! DPR Construction is San Diego's 1st Net-Zero Energy & LEED Plat Office. Proud to be a part of it: http://t.co/1BLgP8cs RT @fastcoexist: There Doesn’t Have To Be A #Water Crisis http://t.co/RpUqdsNY by @MJ_Coren cc: @water @charitywater RT @Archathome: Congratulating LBHC for playing their first b-ball games at new Health & Wellness Center. Go Bighorns! @BNIM @Spayola Great question. RT @ithinkkc: #KansasCity, are you learning as fast as the city is changing? #FastKC Right now Bill Taylor @practicallyrad RT @interfaceflor: Who's inspiring you? @honcompany @USGBC @InteriorsSource @IIDA_HQ @BNIM @HOKNetwork RT @ithinkkc: RT @KC_next: Companies of the future will offer something that is hard to come by — committed to a BIG idea & intensely human. Agree with @practicallyrad Only sustainable form of leadership is thought leadership. #FastKC Excited about #KCADC new marketing campaign for @America's Creative Crossroads. We have a lot of creative energy coming from #KC. We are excited to hear all speakers, particularly @practicallyrad Bill Taylor at #FastKC . RT @clarkbrockman: Bob Berkebile @BNIM speaking at #CRIS: LEED platinum confirms you're doing less damage, and that's not good enough At #KCADC reception Bill Taylor @practicallyrad talks about importance of humanity & power of small gestures. We completely agree. #fastkc RT @seraarchitects: "A New Kind of ROI..." Great window into @BNIM's use of social media in urban design & planning: http://t.co/gmLFupe4 @buildingsource Thank you! @BNIM Congratulations on the awards! Yesterday was a good day for our Landscape team — they received 3 honor awards w/ friends and peers in San Diego! #ASLA2011.... @ithinkkc See you there. Looking forward to it! @studio630 Thanks for sharing the article. Really interesting read. The texas skylight, studio theater, the catwalk....go inside a "marvel in recycling" for the @KCBallet on our blog: http://t.co/9IuHbnx2 Agree! Good company for LBHC Wellness Center: @spayola @PremierSIPs @FrankGreenSpeak @hodbuilders @BNIM @Insulfoam @GreenExpo365 @HibbsHomes @greatecology click the pulldown. we're working on this — as with all things, it's a work in progress! thanks for the feedback. Our friends @oroeditions released a great book for our collaborators & 2006 AIA Firm Award Winner Moore Ruble Yudell: http://t.co/SMIUdV4v We're excited to welcome Bill Taylor @practicallyrad to #KC for the #KCADC @ithinkkc Annual Meeting. Always a mind-opening event. #fastkc RT @jamesschuessler: Laurie Olin #ASLA2011 says every city has a High Line. Grand Blvd in KC could be next big idea. #KC #BNIM Today is the USGBC & ASLA Study Session on @livingbuilding Challenge Water Petal in San Diego. Join @JameSSchuessler http://t.co/9iLhgyjc RT @spayola: It's finished! Health & Wellness Center, Little Big Horn College in Crow Agency! http://t.co/gl1OufTy @BNIM @PremierSIPs RT @jamesschuessler: Clark Wilson @EPAsmartgrowth talks about Greening Americas Capitals highlighting @BNIM Jefferson City proj #ASLA2011 A preview of the Health & Wellness Center, which opens on Little Big Horn College campus this Friday: http://t.co/U6PLMbkM RT @ecostructure: GSA study shows #green bldgs pay off w/ lower energy + H2O use, lower CO2 emissions & happy occupants http://t.co/10Z41Nh5 Thanks for sharing this link! RT @chad_glenn: Great #Kansas #Architecture http://t.co/JLkYF0WD… Thank you @BNIM RT @spayola: @PremierSIPs The Grand Opening of the LBHC Health & Wellness Center is Fri, Nov 4th, Crow Agency, MT. Expect @BNIM to be there! Worth reading: Kansas City is a refreshing catalyst for the arts: http://t.co/5yf37BPL via @HuffPost @KCBallet RT @bramaswami: Boxed In: Would you live in a shipping container? @BNIM and Debbie Glassberg http://t.co/bWfNwugQ Guess which BNIM-er is in @inkkcmag this week? Peek for yourself: http://t.co/gcU0OrdO Learning happens outside the classroom, too. RT @citizenaia: "How campuses are being made more livable" http://t.co/F8H5awSz @studio630: #biomimicry & #regenerative, generous design for starters. @BNIM How can we design for Earth 2.0? http://t.co/RSqIXDyJ Frommer’s lists KC as Top 10 world destination and @KauffmanCenter as an "architectural icon" via @kcstar http://t.co/B7xkszFo KC is a travel destination! RT @frommerstravel: Frommer’s Top Destinations 2012 is live http://t.co/JDUHLRZ2 #travel #frommers #topdest2012 Interested in @LivingBuilding Challenge in San Diego? check out the USGBC & ASLA Study Sessions on the Water Petal: 11/2... RT @premiersips: Constructing #energyefficient buildings w/ SIPs @metalroofingmag http://t.co/b1fvkMUY @BNIM #greenbuilding #energy... thanks @nelson_atkins and @initial_aec for the retweets today! The @KauffmanCenter hits the Denver Post: "A hall for all to envy in ambitious Kansas City" via @DenverPost http://t.co/R10m50fN Who's attending the AIA Nebraska Conference this week? Look for @AmyJSlattery presenting the Kauffman Center: http://t.co/VkkREHFi Thanks @tweakedgreen for featuring Omega: THIS BUILDING IS ALIVE http://t.co/Xt8jIfYv via @BNIM #ecomachine #architecture Monday 1x1. The @nelson_atkins is closed today, but you can still tour the award-winning American Indian Galleries http://t.co/0QrEzRf1 @interfaceflor Right now we are inspired by the power of open source collaboration, the next step for integrated des. & collective thinking! RT @donarambula: Kansas City Grand Boulevard Compete Street presentation by Crandall Arambula and @BNIM http://t.co/phIEF0Qi If you are in San Diego, we hope you are @ Bright Green Future with Matthew Porreca! "Moving Beyond Sustainability" http://t.co/zakGTw6R Thank you! RT @witz_pr: congrats to @BNIM for their work on "Theatre of the Public Realm" @KauffmanCenter http://t.co/IglhEQoW Our city of arts patrons now has “A well-crafted building on a par with anything you can see anywhere in the world.” http://t.co/LgWcle7i Fri 10/21 @ Bright Green Future San Diego, Matthew Porreca will present "Moving Beyond Sustainability" @ 2.30 PM http://t.co/F6oybYpj We're planning to learn a lot over the lunch hour today: @archathome: Presenting "Specification Writing 101" today @ noon @BNIM Thanks @sq1interiors @bramaswami @archathome @ooherm @LeslieAnnScott for the recent RTs! @ooherm Blue is the new green! We are active in finding solutions to water issues & continue to find stormwater mgmt at the fore. You? 1x1 tours of our AIA award winners continue with a peek at Greensburg City Hall: http://t.co/Gq4t4zz4 #BNIMAwards My week on twitter: 8 retweets received, 5 new listings, 30 new followers, 12 mentions. Via: http://t.co/XwkPIyRt Tonite is the 2nd Community Meeting of the Grand Street Streetscape Project. Come out from 6-8 pm! / More details: http://t.co/35PuJbBo #KC Water may be the next big crisis: RT @time: We may be running out of clean water \| http://t.co/uSBbYhrc via @bryanrwalsh $500 Billion = Full Cost of Coal: @Harvard study tracks #humanhealth & #environmental impacts: http://t.co/vKdYBQku Today, join Bob Berkebile at the 10th USGBC MO Chapter Mtg @WUSTL w/ a Keynote: “What’s Next for Green Building? http://t.co/BN0fmN7o Absolutely! RT @lakotaplan: @BNIM OK! lets fire up the #REGEN & go "beyond green" & show @abcnews @ABC2020 #HiddenAmerica #PineRidge how The @LakotaPlan will help good things happen for these kids — See the @ABCnews 20/20 #HiddenAmerica on #PineRidge: http://t.co/l8jB7AVV What if buildings had lungs that could absorb carbon emissions & convert into something useful? http://t.co/heyWGVGx via @cnn... Tues 10/18 Bob Berkebile celebrates the 10th USGBC MO Chapter Mtg @WUSTL w/ a Keynote: “What’s Next for Green Building? http://t.co/e9bPrzIZ "Public Input is Critical" to recovery. Efforts are underway in Springfield, MA: http://t.co/Zyt7aFSy #RebuildSpringfield 1x1 tours continue: A winner in AIA Iowa & KS, the IUB/OCA Office Building is "a great place to work.” http://t.co/bN5Vb3Wd #BNIMAwards @greenpowerplan Proud to have you as no. 5000! @archathome: We think it's a pretty great story of ROI, too. We've sent to @fastcodesign @mashable @GOOD Thank you! @biohabitats: LEED Plat. & @LivingBuilding certified Omega Center in headlines! Kudos #NSI, BNIM & partners! http://t.co/ZRhreEla Completing the Circle: The Omega Center in High Performing Buildings via @ashraenews http://t.co/YQXx3afI (page 34) RT @openhandstudio: Yes! Love this statement by #BobBerkebile @BNIM "The One Planet Living system looks more critically at behavior." #dfc We are #BNIM5000Strong — and still growing. Much appreciation to our supportive twitter community. And to no. 5000: @greenpowerplan ! Bob Berkebile is @dinet Leadership Summit on Sustainable #Design with Mazria, Graves & more. Follow #DFC for updates http://t.co/JapZXpkB RT @dinet: Bob Berkebile @BNIM #dfc: We have been more focused on what we CAN do rather than if we SHOULD do. Check out the "Architecture at zero" competition and submit your entry and ideas for #netzero architecture by 11/9: http://t.co/hB3J3Phx Social media builds business; crowdsourcing builds cities. What's next? A new kind of ROI in social media: http://ow.ly/6STBg @Mind_mixer What a year! We are so proud of the projects & people that brought home 10 AIA Regional and State Design Awards: http://ow.ly/6SH2M Rainy day tour of @greensburg_ks w/ AIA Central States – John Deere, City Hall, Kiowa Schools – http://t.co/lmoViLr4 & http://t.co/GgoxYJmL The Top Green Products found at #Greenbuild in Toronto: http://ow.ly/6QYIT via @inhabitat Ideas for walkable cities: RT @atlanticcities: We asked: How can indiv. neighborhoods discourage car use? You answered: http://t.co/vpgE1PVD Design is not just about what something looks like or feels like; design must consider what it does. #RIPSteveJobs #generouspragmatism Great article on our own @amyjslattery and @KauffmanCenter in the new publication @HerKansasCity. Check it out! http://ow.ly/6PB7R @nextmoon Absolutely, Marjanne. Will tell him hello! Starting shortly at booth 1021, Meet the Green Experts w/ @BobBerkebile: http://ht.ly/6HsOz @greensourcemag @JaneKolleeny Thank you! @OberlinOES @greenarchitext @mstewartjr @Human_Inquiry @MakeItRight_9 @ArchRecord @JoannGonchar @IDEAbuilder @sma_architects Ending the Master Series Session Beyond LEED with Jason McLennon, Tom Palladino, @BobBerkebile and Phaedra Svec. You need a consultant to tell you if you are silver / gold. Immediate feedback using stronger faster signals. Palladino. #GBNext @Greenbuild @BobBerkebile Torn about #winning dialog. When someone wins some else lost. Palladino says I like to win. Want to measure up to you. #GBNext 250 great ideas through a public dialog using the tools and jumping past the tools through social dialog. @mind_mixer #GBNext @BobBerkebile Remember Steve Jobs. Importance of social media and technology. Tuscaloosa as an example. http://t.co/PufPzPSg McLennon. @livingbuilding Elegance in design. Get to the essence. #GBNext Palladino. Focussed too deeply skilling people in LEED (the artifact) not Integrated Design. Communicating wins. Fewer words more ability. Jason McLennon @livingbuilding Making LEED more transparent but but not less rigorous. #GBNext Thank you @BobBerkebile and Phaedra Svec. #Greenbuild #GBNext. Q&A with presenters begin now. 7 Generations. Looking back three and looking forward three. Refine the rating system to see connections. #GBNext @BobBerkebile The view from above this community looks like a constellation of connections. Way to manage the concept of the 7th generation. @BobBerkebile Libby and I want to make a community bringing ideas from the various communities we have visited. #GBNext @BobBerkebile We need a forum for dialogue. Instead of measuring negative impacts measure positive connections. #GBNext The potential of the Regen tool by @BNIM will allow placed like Pine Ridge to find solutions. @LakotaPlan #GBNext The rating system is allow people to think outside the box but it doesn't allow us to think about systems thinking. #Greenbuild Next up, Mr. Tom Palladino. Key player in creating LEED. Talks about boundries of LEED like it were taffy. :) #Greenbuild. Act IV. Evolution of @livingbuilding. Scale jumping. Going to the block scale or multi-block scale. Find sweet spot of scale specific to project. Driving innovation through the simple process of certification. Metaphor for the island (theme GBNext Master Series, Shakespeare's Tempest). Design competition. http://t.co/ErzNaeZe. Send your entries. @cascadiagbc #Greenbuild Omega Center of Sustainable Living http://t.co/i5NQjxAq among first 4 projects to come through serving as inspiration for more. #Greenbuild. LBC more than a certification program. It is a movement. @livingbuilding. #GBNext Every imaginable building type. No prisons yet. :) Small but highly innovative building with no energy or water bill. No redlist items. Exciting that this idea launched 5 years ago has caught on. 100 registered active projects in 8 countries. Beacons of hope. @livingbuilding LBC projects go through a minimum of 12 months before it is certified. Seeing incredible leaps in proven performance. With Living Building Challenge not just less bad but what does good look like. Most challenging #Greenbuild program. Wholistic + Integrated. Scene 1 Living Building Challenge with Jason McLennon. With @BobBerkebile we challenged the industry 5 years ago. In 5 minutes Bob Berkebile and Phaedra Svec present Beyond LEED in Master Session GR15 at #Greenbuild – Watch it live: http://ow.ly/6OIL3 Who will be lucky 5000? Just 26 to go to reach #BNIM5000strong — and to give out a great prize to that follower! RT @perkinswill_dc: An "Ingredient Label" for Bldgs? See the new Building Product Transparency Label: http://t.co/gMXlKlfC @HuffPost #GBNext Q9 The successful integration of security elements should be the definition of design excellence. That & how well it engages people #aiachat @AIANational Q1: Building design & security now must address the public realm around buildings in our cities and communities. #aiachat Ready to hear what everyone has to say about design & security in today's #aiachat with @robertyivy Speaking of #BeyondLEED and #Netzero, @livingbuilding launches new Net Zero Energy Building Certification program: http://t.co/pL77kIe8 Not at #gbnext? Catch up with streaming video of some great sessions: http://ow.ly/6Omkq And don't miss GR15 tomorrow to go #BeyondLEED @BobBerkebile is a juror for 'Architecture at Zero,' a competition exploring zero net energy design. What are your ideas? http://ow.ly/6OlGy Lorax Pro, #GreenGrade, PlantLog, Comnet and SClenery. All tools that automatically upload data to LEED online. #GBNext #GreenBuild RT @archathome: Today @BNIM @BechtelSummit team is talking @ how to tackle aggressive schedule using Last Planner. @JameSSchuessler presents #Stormwater BMP research and case studies now in session RD08 at #Greenbuild [Infrastructure Track 8] In Toronto @USGBC #Greenbuild where streetcars share the road with cars, trucks and bicycles — and pedestrians! http://t.co/jEsvkShF #gbnext RT @regennet: 5 questions to ask manufacturers at #Greenbuild: http://t.co/4QqrhUxu @InterfaceFLOR @lakotaplan Yes! Our 5000th follower will receive two copies of the book "FLOW: In Pursuit of a Living Building:" http://ow.ly/6NmHM RT @mhconstruction @greensourcemag: Check out our exclusive interview w/ #Greenbuild keynote speaker Thomas L. Friedman http://t.co/BLt8JnQs RT @greensourcemag: Bill Valentine, Ilana Judah, Michael Green, Robert Hull, @BobBerkebile @Shelru @mhconstruction Booth #1021N #GBnext Thanks @LakotaPlan @archathome @jamesschuessler @kmaginn @J_Hem @brownkdowntown for getting the word out about #BNIM5000strong #generous RT @aianational: RT @CannonDesign If you've got the time - you really should read this: Passion, Not Perks - http://ow.ly/6MUNS Thanks @SomeChum @CatlinO @bramaswami @stacyllo for your RT to help us reach #BNIM5000strong. #generous design at its best! BNIM [acronym] 1. Firm engaged in #generous #sustainable design 2. Twitter user with 4954 followers. RT and help us be #BNIM5000strong We love QR codes; these are amazing! RT @bramaswami: MOMA's @talktome2011 http://t.co/RK5wy2vg QR Code Landscape? What's next? Another 1x1 peek @ ASLA awards. #Stormwater case studies & BMPs: http://ow.ly/6N8O4 [featured in #GBnext session RD08 w/ @jamesschuessler] Reshaping our cities: Nice article about #Greensburg in @TheAtlantic by @nate_berg: http://ow.ly/6N7OJ Thanks @skibbadoo for sharing. Thanks you! RT @skibbadoo: Green dev. in town leveled by tornado. #BNIM, excellent job making it Greenest Main Street http://t.co/yNu0KDgs Headed to #GBnext? Join @BNIM 's @BobBerkebile and @jamesschuessler for sessions GR15 and RD08. What are the other not-to-miss sessions? Another peek @ our #ASLA awards 1x1. Now take a walk down main street in one of the @BudgetTravel 10 Coolest Small Towns: http://ow.ly/6MfOd Creek Squad & #Wearscreek Community Cleanup in Jefferson City is continuation of @BNIM ’s #GreeningAmericasCapitals work: http://ow.ly/6LWkz Kids + nature = Great weekend @ #Wearscreek Community Cleanup. Our crew had fun & kids got excited to clean the creek. http://t.co/6uugMUua RT @archathome: Looking forward to working w/ @mithun_design @LakeFlato D&PAW @TippingMar Integral Eng & NBW this week on WV projects in #KC WaterSmart Innovations: Check out Multi-Variate Study of Stormwater BMPs w/ Jim Schuessler on 10/6: http://ow.ly/6jePI http://ow.ly/6jf2C "Stormwater: From KC to the Sea" — peek inside this award-winning book that teaches kids what happens to our #water: http://ow.ly/6K1jq "Amplify your voice" — the theme of the AIA Iowa Convention in #DesMoines. Our own Rod Kruse is about to kick it off! http://ow.ly/6K0Iz RT @archrecord: The @greensourcemag guide to GREEN Toronto! Check it out and RT! http://ht.ly/6JIu4 #Greenbuild #GBNEXT Congratulations on 10 years! RT @kcurpd: Really proud of the Up To Date team on KCUR. They mark 10 years on the air, tomorrow morning. Water, Education & Revival— these are the themes of our 3 ASLA Award winners. Congrats to our amazing team! Take a look: http://ow.ly/6IN3Z Thanks @JaneKolleeny @Greensourcemag for the RT. Looking forward to seeing you next week at #gbnext! RT @godowntownkc: Plan to attend 2 upcoming events focused on the role of public art in our urban environment! http://ow.ly/6zCc1 @KCLibrary Next week at #Greenbuild, don't miss @greensourcemag @archrecord Meet the Green Experts. Mark your cal for @BobBerkebile: http://ht.ly/6HsOz RT @archrecord: Ready for #Greenbuild? Be sure to follow @ArchRecord @greensourcemag @JaneKolleeny @alannamalone @JoannGonchar #gbnext What a great achievement for #KC. Thanks to @jedunn 's Kyle McQuiston and @BNIM 's Amy Slattery & Greg Sheldon for a great @KCURUptoDate "Moshe Safdie had an incredible vision. He was involved in each detail & it really came together in the finished building." –@AmyJSlattery Thanks for the tweet! RT @awmsdreams: @BNIM @KCURUptoDate @jedunn Thanks to all for precision and execution. Live tweeting @AmyJSlattery & Greg Sheldon on @KCURUptoDate talking about the @KauffmanCenter — Listen in here: http://ow.ly/6F8OY "People are understanding the value of #design. There is a real ROI for cities around the world investing in design." –@AmyJSlattery "The @nelson_atkins & @kauffmancenter are examples of projects w/ a true vision & generous spirit towards #KC." –Greg Sheldon @KCURUptoDate The #KauffmanCenter uses #radiant heating and cooling to provide comfort to occupants in an energy efficient way. "Communication, precision and detail are hallmarks of this project and the process." @AmyJSlattery #KauffmanCenter The @KauffmanCenter was achieved through 3D modeling & #BIM. We could ask questions in detail & get accurate answers between @JEDunn & @BNIM The #KauffmanCenter is a testament to the real contributions of thousands of people behind the scenes. #uptodate "Nothing is coincidental. There is a great complexity that comes w/ understanding the geometry & communicating it." –Greg Sheldon @BNIM If you missed @KCURUptoDate, go behind the scenes of the #KauffmanCenter with the architectural team here: http://ow.ly/6F6SH Very excited to be a part of the KCPA and your show! @kcuruptodate: @BNIM Thanks for the tweets! And your work on the Kauffman Center! By the #'s: 5000 steel shop drawings, 72 subcontractors, 12 @jedunn project managers, 2500 construction workers on the @KauffmanCenter The south metal roof is a torus that slopes in 2 directions & was complicated to design and build. –Greg Sheldon, Sr. Project Architect "The @KauffmanCenter puts us on the map for the arts & architecturally. #KC is no longer a 'flyover' city" @KCURUptoDate "My children recognize the #KauffmanCenter as an icon & now the world is starting to do the same..." @amyjslattery The #KauffmanCenter first came to life on a cocktail napkin and now is lauded far and wide as a "Cathedral to the Performing Arts" #uptodate Bringing the blueprint to life right now on @KCURUptoDate with @BNIM 's Amy Slattery and Greg Sheldon and @jedunn 's Kyle Kyle McQuiston Today at 11 am CT, Listen to Greg Sheldon and @AmyJSlattery go behind the scenes of the @KauffmanCenter on @KCURUptoDate: http://ow.ly/6F016 @buriedinwinter http://t.co/3FL7uzLa @stevensdoug Welcome to Twitter, Doug! Tour info for KCPA: RT @amyjslattery: #KauffmanCenter is now open daily & tour info is here: http://ow.ly/6D2L5 — mention architectural tour A welcome model: Google to focus on employee health, happiness & retention in new HQ. http://t.co/c1NJhTEQ @livingbuilding @theregistrysf Thanks! RT @deltekvision: @BNIM Congratulations on winning the ZweigWhite Market Excellence Award for website! @jamesschuessler Welcome to Twitter, Jim! Want to continue the conversation from tonight's #gofargo meeting? Check out go2030.net and go2030townhall.com. Thanks everyone for coming! "we should celebrate the water, not dread the river." "create usable, beautiful areas around water" - Fargo resident #go2030 "Complete streets, places where bikes, pedestrians, cars, and autos can live together, a street that is a great place to be." #go2030 Entrepreneurship, infill, green infrastructure, public art - just some of the themes being discussed tonight. #go2030 Over 2,000 people have contributed to go2030townhall.com - @StephenRHardy #go2030 And the #go2030 meeting is kicking off! What a great turn out; the room is totally packed. Live tweeting tonight's #go2030 community meeting. Go Fargo! Merriam Historic Plaza and Visitors Bureau turns five today! http://ow.ly/6CfHq @jernelsku Thank you. We are proud to a part of the Kansas City community! RT @amyjslattery: Great turn out @CREWKansasCity @KauffmanCenter tours by @BNIM http://t.co/R141gO9m Going to #Greenbuild? Check out the Green Experts @ booth 1021 @greensourcemag http://ow.ly/6B0B9 With @BobBerkebile: http://ow.ly/6B0ET You must see these amazingly beautiful opening night 'Projections' at #KauffmanCenter by @quixoticfusion http://ow.ly/6A5E1 On mention monday we'd like to thank you for the RTs: @JerNelsKU @bottlegreendsgn @greenarchitext @slfenwick @kccurrents @matthewnaquin Promising to be a great conference! RT @aiawls: Women in Architecture: Attend the Women's Leadership Summit Sept. 23-24 http://t.co/T9PfO5Te Bravo, Kansas City! Lincoln Arts Center President Reynold Levy is a fan of the amazing Arts community in #KC. http://ow.ly/6yx8g #generous Our @BNIM book club will discuss David Bohm's "On Dialogue" this week. Have you read it? #communication http://ow.ly/6ywsE @Elise_Hubbard @J_Hem What! 2 BNIMers on Twitter within 10 mins of each other!! That can't be happening! Welcome to Twitter, Elise + Josh!! The line to get in wraps around the block! #KauffmanCenter opens it's door to the public today! wfly.co/Jj12x http://t.co/ZFIJ44NF A magical night @KauffmanCenter. http://t.co/ja4bWacu @KauffmanCenter Drinks before the symphony. What a view! http://t.co/LJfTngkh Excited for the performance with the KC Symphony @KauffmanCenter Helzberg Hall. http://t.co/ZkKXqnfo "@StephenRHardy: Planning fun day @BNIM http://t.co/P8xaWCGU" The @KauffmanCenter comes to life on opening night: http://t.co/ZIxtNBL9 @Jennifer_DeWitt Welcome to Twitter, Jennifer! RT @catlino: Love this very personal story of @BNIM and their role on the @KauffmanCenter project http://ow.ly/6wvTp The #KauffmanCenter is not just a dream anymore. Watch our own @AmyJSlattery on Raise the Roof at the 3:26m mark: http://ow.ly/6wvhF Looking to demystify parking a the @KauffmanCenter Open House. The insider's guide is your best bet: http://ow.ly/6sr6x Just another reason to be there! @kauffmancenter: Day 2: Have you read about the performers coming to Open House yet? http://ow.ly/6vRF9 Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Set to Open in Kansas City: http://t.co/nWciBfML The Kansas City skyline is forever changed: @KauffmanCenter construction from start to finish in 3 minutes: http://ow.ly/6vRDZ @KAchelpohl Welcome to Twitter, Kathy! #KauffmanCenter Facts: 3.5 inch cables are pulled to a tension of 500,000 pounds to support the glass atrium. http://ow.ly/6vKfJ Planning to attend the @KauffmanCenter open house on Sunday? Let the @KCATAMetro give you a stress-free lift: http://ow.ly/6soLP "It is not about what impact we have on nature, it is about what impact nature has on us." #Biophilic #design: http://ow.ly/6vsGF RT @ithinkkc: @WSJ named #KC an “up-and-coming” #innovative center, highlighting significant growth of #tech companies. http://t.co/ZzdYyY1z Check out KCADC's video on Kansas City's Creative Crossroads #kccxr. Inside and out, @KauffmanCenter is an architectural marvel - KansasCity.com: http://t.co/sGmFtcN3 #KauffmanCenter Facts: There are exactly 1803 seats in Proscenium Theater and 1616 seats in the Concert Hall http://ow.ly/6uImt @chrishellstern That is architecture team only. Though there have been approximately 1,200,000 man-hours of labor as well! #KauffmanCenter Facts: 67,301 hours were spent on design and documentation. http://ow.ly/6uyFT Officials laud public support for Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts project http://t.co/F6tEwwm via @KCBizjournal Anyone else attending Design Futures Council's Leadership Summit on Sustainable Design Oct. 9–11, 2011 in Boston? http://ow.ly/6tCVA @dinet Want to know what it takes to create the #KauffmanCenter? Go behind the scenes w/ the people who made it possible: http://ow.ly/6ttAz See where to park at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts grand opening http://t.co/cQ0Hs5N via @KCBizjournal Tonite at 6.30 pm in San Diego: Utilizing Natural Systems in Bldgs w/ Matthew Porreca @ Renewable Energy Society (SDRES) http://ow.ly/6jfqD #KauffmanCenter Facts: There are 1,325 insulating glass units in the atrium enclosure — almost all are unique, only 48 are repeated Julia Irene Kauffman, Governor Jay Nixon and Mayor Sly James "officially" cut the ribbon on the #KauffmanCenter in #KC! http://t.co/y0rUiv7 "The public/private partnership was vital to creating this extraordinary worldwide model" —Julia Irene Kauffman #KCPA http://t.co/x0v7WYf "The new @KauffmanCenter will serve as THE arts center and allow visitors to fall in love with #KC " —Mayor Sly James MO Gov Nixon talks about transformational power of design, calling the @KauffmanCenter our newest national treasure. http://t.co/JOkHumg KC Mayor Sly James speaks @KauffmanCenter Dedication today. http://t.co/G0KRMx1 Business Success Stories - http://t.co/U5iwQga RT @amyjslattery: Support @BNIM artist in residence John Raux. Riding the Lines: Culture Etched in Transit @Kickstarter http://t.co/mcCJHxl Great turnout at the @KauffmanCenter dedication. Jane Chu kicks off the ceremony: http://t.co/RFCJ4rG Did you see this yet? @KauffmanCenter construction from start to finish in 3 minutes: http://ow.ly/6snzW Exciting news for Kansas City. KC Chamber unveils 5 Big Ideas http://t.co/ytnQ4W0 via @KCBizjournal Congratulations @LakeFlato! Welcome to Twitter! bnim.com is currently down. Our sincere apologies. Please follow updates here or http://t.co/QTuZvk0. Hope to be up and running shortly. Thx! RT @dafrederiksen: @BNIM Congrats on 1st place (website category) of @ZweigWhite Marketing Excellence Awards! http://t.co/YoFYyxM Thomas Friedman To United States: Innovate Or Else http://t.co/r8Ez37s For all interested here's a link to Bob's @IowaStateU presentation "The Ultimate Design Problem: Sustaining Human Life" http://ow.ly/6qnU3 Tonite! @BobBerkebile at @IowaStateU "The Ultimate Design Problem: Sustaining Human Life" begins @ 5:30, Kocimski Aud. http://ow.ly/6qgFr RT @kauffmancenter: Kauffman Center's Open House is in 10 days! http://t.co/W4cFjm6 RT @kauffmancenter: Day 8: We can't wait to show you this space in person! It inspires us all day long. http://t.co/er333qS @kcballet Happy to share. We are so proud of this building and all you have done to make it possible! @mozaicoart You are most welcome! Did you miss the opening of the #Bolender Center? Celebrate like you were there with our photo tour: http://ow.ly/6oXLp @kcballet RT @kauffmancenter: I hope you are as excited as we are to share the news about Kauffman Center! Check out our new video http://t.co/o5FgxDa Single digit countdown to the opening! RT @kauffmancenter: Day 9: tix for Mavis Staples & Lily Tomlin kauffmancenter.org http://t.co/8sU6GrT 9/9 @BobBerkebile speaking @IowaStateU "The Ultimate Design Problem: Sustaining Human Life" begins @ 5:30, Kocimski Aud. http://ow.ly/6o8G4 Tuscaloosa Forward plan passes unanimously \| TuscaloosaNews.com http://t.co/3sphVoQ #Stormwater BMP's: full research document at this link: http://ow.ly/6mOpg today's #stormwater presentation link will be available soon. Wrapping up live tweeting of Stormwater Best Management Practices session by Jim Schuessler @BNIM, David Dods URS Corp & Phil Barnes @KState 10 #stormwater BMP takeaways part four: 9) Low cost solutions can still be very effective 10) Stormwater management can be beautiful 10 #stormwater BMP takeaways part three: 6) Model after mother nature's diversity 7) Plant material is important 8) Keep design simple 10 #stormwater BMP takeaways part two: 3) Understand site characteristics 4) Size is important 2 BMP performance 5) Understand Mother Nature 10 #stormwater BMP takeaways part one: 1) Preserve the Existing Landscape 2) Development Disturbs Site Soils, so stabilize sites first Site #4: KU modified detention basin and #raingardens: mimic nature by slowing the water before distributing it to outlets. A link to the @usgbc grant #research document: Multi-Variate Study of #Stormwater BMPs http://ow.ly/6mMDb & http://ow.ly/6mMGt Case Study 3: Applebees Treatment Train is a steward to the public realm by providing wetlands to treat site water and surrounding runoff. At Applebee's Case Study, #stormwater strategies via raingardens are an amenity for bldg users, while diverting flows: http://ow.ly/6mMje City Union Mission #Stormwater Case Study key points: understanding site characteristics, plant root benefits & the cost benefit.... #Stormwater research includes testing, data collection, measurement of soil quality & water health. Goal is to increase water quality output #Stormwater BMP's help reduce pollution, erosion, habitat loss, stream degradation & help recharge groundwater resources. Why are BMP's important? The land-water connection is abrupt with no ecological function. Water pollution is the result. @usgbc #stormwater Live tweeting: Jim Schuessler @BNIM, David Dods URS Corp & Phil Barnes @KState discuss Stormwater Best Management Practices @ 11:00 am CT Utilizing Natural Systems in Bldgs: Join Matthew Porreca @ San Diego Renewable Energy Society (SDRES) Wed, Sept 14, 6.30 http://ow.ly/6j5Eg Demystifying the Red Lists: RT @perkinswill_nyo: RT @perkinswill_SEA: An Overlay of Chemical Avoidance Guides tinyurl.com/4ybhbep RT @JaneKolleeny: Wow: check out the sept issue of arch record themed on the birth and death of NYC since 9/11: www.architecturalrecord.com Do well by doing good: Touching video tribute remembering Interface's Ray Anderson to cap off a great two-day @womengreenforum #wigf RT @kseulitt: Vision + passion + action => a changed world. Thx Karen Owyeung, CEO #Lunera Lighting #wigf @Ecojohnpicard The CEO perspective: Cleantech is innovation because there is a sustainable importance that wasn't there before. Karen Owyeung, Lunera #wigf Did you know? The Library of Congress is archiving every tweet back to 2007. Twitter is here to stay. @BeverlyMacy #socialmedia #wifg Social media is becoming social business. It's called "world of mouth." @BeverlyMacy author of Real-time Social Media Marketing. Measure, then manage: great, free @EPAgov tool for establishing and reducing your company's carbon footprint. http://t.co/49HlMge #wigf Back at @womengreenforum for day 2. Always a good reminder: sustainability allows us to meet today's needs without compromising our future. Lessons in fostering company culture to drive sustainability: Associate the true, full carbon impact when offsetting. TJ DiCaprio, Microsoft By 2050, 75% of the world will live in cities. How do we move forward with sustainable, low-carbon infrastructure? www.c40cities.org #wigf Water is earth's great storyteller & mark of a sustainable community. It is where we first see ecosystem impact. -Alexandra Cousteau #wigf Cleantech VC money must work in 3-7 yrs. Right now VC $ coming from pension funds, endowments...organizations concerned w/ the future. #wigf Renewables are not only on par with fossil fuels, they are more competitive. Tax credits are critical to mkt stability & clean energy. #wigf Nancy Floyd, Nth Power: cleantech VC funding new technology. "Lack of federal policy threatens green economy." http://t.co/DFUKzuR #wigf Financial mechanisms to empower energy efficient retrofits that support the building owner's costs & lower tenant costs. http://t.co/Y1EJChh "There is no Planet B." Sustainable shipping is a huge opportunity for restoring climate wealth + human health. Shippingefficiency.org #wigf At the Women in Green Forum, Carbon War Room dev. director Ann Davlin talk about business-driven solutions to climate change. #wigf READY, SET, DANCE: KC Ballet inaugurates new $32 million Bolender Center to great fanfare http://t.co/epuu94A @KCIndependent Celebration at KC Ballet’s new home points to future of dance - KansasCity.com: http://t.co/WhH1Ud6 @fox4wdaf Kansas City Ballet Waltzes into New Location http://t.co/5cyGMce Check out the Video! @greensburg_ks -- 10 Coolest Small Towns in America 2011 \| http://t.co/mgFAPSy \| http://t.co/wR7vn3m KC Ballet opens doors to new home down by the tracks - KansasCity.com: http://t.co/yKKhgmf. Cheers from your friends @BNIM! http://t.co/uUcRoEA Party still hot at the #BolenderCenter. BNIM's own @StephenRHardy participates in the KC Arts Summit #KCCulturalPlan. Go to kculturalplan.org to join the online conversation. Architects Leading Charge for Disaster Preparedness. http://t.co/rllxnog To all those in the path of #HurricanIRENE, #BeSafe. Our thoughts are with you. Julia Irene Kauffman speaks about the close relationship & love of #dance her mother Muriel shared with Todd Bolender.. http://t.co/sRDUBM0 #BolenderCenter improved KC Ballet's quality of life immensely. Psychic lift! William Whitener, Artistic Dir KC Ballet. Todd #BoldenderCenter. Space. Light. Expansiveness. Beauty of dance in motion. #Dancers can soar. William Whitener, Artistic Dir KC Ballet. #BolenderCenter. Been all over the world, none can compare. Michael Kaiser, Pres Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Past Dir KC Ballet Todd #BoldenderCenter Ribbon-Cutting led by renowned choreographer, Jacques D'Amboise and Senior Dancer, Kimberly Cowen http://t.co/hFzHYpz @kcballet Thank you! Congratulations! Calling all #Architects who work from home. Follow @BNIM's own @Archathome who believes that #sustainability & #LEAN principles start @home. @BNIM have created a new #dance #energy. Director Jeff Bentley, The Todd #BolenderCenter for Dance and Creativity Ribbon-Cutting. @BNIM put their incredible #design talent, vision-driven process into remarkable new home for the #ballet. Dir. Bentley http://t.co/vKu02UT Great turnout for the Todd #BolenderCenter for Dance and Creativity Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony! http://t.co/BIMpiH0 Todd #BolenderCenter for Dance and Creativity. Take a peek before the Ribbon-cutting tomorrow! http://t.co/atzDw0K Four Greenhouses that Point to the Future of Urban Building \| Reuters http://t.co/mSTCGc2 via @reuters RT @thekcrag: The KC Ballet has a new home, a great renovation job that turned the Union Station power plant into a gorgeous space.... RT @bnim: A streetcar at Union Station! Check our pics of the Transit alternatives open house at Union Station: http://ow.ly/6aAZh “The benefits of a greenway corridor extend beyond its boundaries, as an attractive space & visible public investment..." http://ow.ly/6aDT9 A streetcar at Union Station! Check our pics of the Transit alternatives open house at Union Station today: http://ow.ly/6aAZh RT @greensourcemag: Kansas City Ballet's New Home an Example of Adaptive Reuse http://t.co/LGnl40L @BNIM renovates a 1914 brick structure Thanks to @greensourcemag for the mention re: the Adaptive Reuse of Jarvis Hunt's Union Station Power House as a new home for the @KCBallet! RT @kcresearch: All Aboard! Downtown Transit alternatives open house today at Union Station - http://ow.ly/6arCi Attending the "Modern Streetcar Party" at Union Station today? View the day's events here: http://ow.ly/6as1F & http://ow.ly/6as3g Call it a pairing of beauty and brawn. Take a look at the new home for the KC Ballet in the @KCStar: http://ow.ly/68j9P "I can’t think of another transformed space as ambitious & as vibrant as this." Talking about the new home for @KCBallet @sbpaul via @KCStar Friday night mingling with art and music. What could be better? Tonite, our offices are the place to be at 5 pm. Join us: http://ow.ly/67El3 Have you seen this? It's stunning. RT @lukebabb: #KCAI mural at @KauffmanCenter http://t.co/KZI89Pk RT @kauffmancenter: Moshe Safdie is on the Charlie Rose Show tomorrow. Do you think he'll mention Kauffman Center? http://t.co/PtcPdzo RT @amyjslattery: Hats off celebration tonight @KauffmanCenter! It's been an amazing project to be part of! http://t.co/Fv3YZDJ RT @archathome: Loved eavesdropping on tradesmen sharing with loved ones the parts of @KauffmanCenter they worked on @ Hats Off Celebration. Hats off! Stunning pics from last night's celebration @KauffmanCenter. http://ow.ly/67DR9 Monta at Odds is playing for Jorge Almodovar's opening at 10 at BNIM. Join us tomorrow night (Fri 8/19) @ 5. Be there! http://ow.ly/66Wl5 Check out our friends at Lake\|Flato in this month's issue of @architectmag http://ow.ly/66Fa1 RT @interfaceflor: Gretchen Holy (@BNIM) discuses her perspective on EPDs & fostering self-correcting behavior: http://t.co/LMQljTV RT @kcballet: Aug 27 is Kids Dance Day w/ dancing, face painting, animals from the @KansasCityZoo & fun! http://t.co/xt9DPvZ #BolenderCenter RT @kcballet: Start warming up! Aug 22-Sept 2 we're offering FREE dance & fitness classes at the #BolenderCenter http://t.co/8mu3oFF RT @archathome: Let's grow our cities @AIANational Cities can be an environmental solution, not the problem, http://t.co/lsLph7b Improving health + reducing environmental harm — a building that is both inspiring & accountable: http://ow.ly/63wj2 via @ibtartndesign RT @alysonraletz: Can you picture Grand Blvd. as a promenade? @UMBFinancial #KC pushing project http://t.co/SMQaPDA @KCBizjournal @BNIM Why greenhouses like Omega are the future of urban building: closed loops, hard working bldg & bldg/nature interface. http://ow.ly/61Hip RT @alysonraletz: An interesting look at #DST's real estate impact in #KC from @KristaBizKC http://t.co/21BSCHk via @KCBizjournal Bob Berkebile speaking along with @ErinBrockovich1 & @Laurie_David at Omega's Design By Nature Conference in NY 8/19-21 http://ow.ly/60Z29 RT @nadavbg: Wonderful interview in Metropolis with our friends and teachers Pliny and Gail. http://bit.ly/nA61Ha "Comply" is not a vision. —Ray Anderson. A tribute to this great educator & industry peer in this @NYTimes article: http://ow.ly/60kwb Making its mark: Our @AIA_COTE Top Ten Winner, Kiowa Schools in this issue of @ecostructure on p. 46-47 here: http://ow.ly/609b3 RT @usgbc: Have you submitted your input yet for LEED 2012? Public comment period is open: http://bit.ly/oNV8zu RT @kauffmancenter: Day 38: Nat Geo Photog Annie Griffiths with "A Camera, 2 Kids & a Camel" Helzberg Hall \| Feb 28 http://flic.kr/p/aa1hkn RT @better_planning: Great @mind_mixer infographic w/ topics people address on Gov 2.0 sites for crowdsourced planning. http://t.co/2Mrdb4i RT @kcmomentum: Exciting early stats less than 1 week in: 2,253 visits, 8.51 pages/visit, over 8 min avg per visit. 152 ideas submitted! RT @kcmomentum: RT @KCMO: 100+ new ideas to make KC better being discussed @ http://t.co/g9UBIKf Check it out and join the conversation. Please plan to join us for this opening on Friday, August 19! http://fb.me/1fcoWKBuW Deeply saddened by the passing of our friend @RayCAnderson. A great man & true pioneer of green industry. http://ow.ly/5YcYy You don't want to miss this! RT @kcballet: Something's Afoot and You're Invited! http://wfly.co/t7XWu @oppgreen Thanks for the #FF! Good things happening at www.opportunitygreen.com leading up to November 10! Come celebrate Jorge Garcia Almodovar's site-specific window installation @BNIM Fri., Aug.19, 5-8 p.m. with musical guests Monta At Odds @KauffmanCenter CEO Jane Chu talks about the buzz & the impact on economic development in Downtown: http://ow.ly/5WpQg via @KCBizjournal Thanks for all the app love: @dinet @NextMoon @AmandaDameron @AIA_SA @KBourgoine @HingeMarketing @FocusCatalyst @npann @bligh @mintvintage Congratulations to our own Kara Bouillette who is among the @KCChamber Centurions Leadership Program's Class of 2013! http://ow.ly/5Whmt RT @kcchambernews: Congrats to the 40 men & women accepted into Centurions leadership pgm: Check out the class of 2013: http://t.co/lilhM5r Thank for traveling with us! RT @greenarchitext: Trip to @greensburg_ks : Kiowa County Schools by @BNIM http://tinyurl.com/3vdg895 Architecture on the iPad. There really is an #app for that. Our staff provides the best apps for #architects on the go: http://ow.ly/5VxVf RT @aiakc: Upcoming AIA Women's Leadership Summit in KC will feature Susan Szenasy, editor-in-chief of @MetropolisMag http://fb.me/D2cSjLT7 RT @archathome: Multi-firm/discipline project @BNIM selected @37signals Basecamp HQ for collaboration & document storage. Let the fun begin. How #KC is making downtown stroll-worthy & #walkable for the 250k people who will visit the @KauffmanCenter: http://ow.ly/5UpkP via @KCstar RT @stephenrhardy: Spent the day sharing the Jefferson City MO @EPAsmartgrowth Greening America's Capitals Plan http://t.co/w6a0oO3. Nice photo tour of #downtownkc on Flickr! RT @downtownkc: Lots of different angles of the @KauffmanCenter http://flic.kr/s/aHsjvv1bfx RT @oppgreen: If every car carried 1 more passenger during its daily commute, 32 million gallons of gas would be saved each day. #EcoMonday Extolling the virtues of the white roof: 40% energy savings to start with. http://is.gd/bohL14 via @amandakhurley @katieweeks @GuyKawasaki Thanks to @aiaflorida for hosting Steve McDowell at the #AIAFlconv Foundation Luncheon! RT @AIA_NAC: Ready for a great Florida Foundation Luncheon w/ @AIANational Firm Award winner @BNIM! #aiaflconv @ventr8ll Will check into it and let you know. RT @archathome: @BNIM explored fav #iPhone apps: @evernote, @Expensify, HDR Photo, FeetInchesCalc, Days Between Days & Measures Lite View our "Home-for-all", a call for temporary #shelter in #Japan by Toyo Ito, Riken Yamamoto, Kazuyo Sejima + others — http://ow.ly/5PPsj RT @amyjslattery: @missouristate renovations by @BNIM.. energy-efficient windows + petrarch rainscreen replaces EIFS http://ow.ly/5Q51C Innovation and renewable energy at its best! RT @leed_resource @fastcompany : Worlds most innovative light bulb http://t.co/PlbAugY Coming in September to KC :: Women’s Leadership Summit: Advancing Women in Leadership Positions. Sept. 23 – 24. Register: http://ow.ly/5PVV5 RT @kauffmancenter: Day 50 - Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Mavis Staples will be at Kauffman Center on December 8th! http://flic.kr/p/a5uqEk Only 3% of water in the world is fresh water. These case studies & #stormwater BMP's are a model for our #water future: http://ow.ly/5PAd9 Thanks for all the RT's recently, folks! @skibison @AmBeautifulShow @cathcallaway @brpumphrey RT @kauffmancenter: Day 51: @KCBallet has been in the theatre prepping for Tom Sawyer! Can you guess what these are? http://flic.kr/p/a5uqBP Making Kansas City a destination for dance: The Todd Bolender Center for Dance & Creativity, a home for the @KCBallet: http://ow.ly/5OacG RT @perkinswill_chi: Calling all designers: we're issuing a Request for Poster. #5for1 competition to benefit #Joplin http://ow.ly/5JrOo RT @nextmoon: In case you missed it earlier: Resilient #cities - US rankings. new study: http://bit.ly/quqn8w via @Urbanverse @SomeChum How much to rebuild and how much to reinvent? @BobBerkebile on #Joplin recovery. http://ow.ly/5MMq3 via @HuffingtonPost RT @BuildingMuseum: "With data, designing a better city" from SmartPlanet. #cities http://cot.ag/nkiI25 Next review Sat 7/23 @ Central High School @tuscaloosacity: Mayor Maddox holding preview for draft of rebuilding plan. http://t.co/Gt1xY5f RT @kauffmancenter: A behind the scenes look at Helzberg Hall's Casavant Frere organ from @KCUR @LauraSpencer http://soundandglass.org/ Our own @AmyJSlattery on Architect TV! What are the challenges facing young architects today? Find out: http://ow.ly/5JoQ6 via @architectmag "I am a believer that the site always holds the secret for its design concept." —Safdie @KauffmanCenter on @ArchDaily http://ow.ly/5JmuW RT @kcballet: At @KauffmanCenter this wk moving in #Tom Sawyer sets made by @KCRep for fall performance @NBCActionNews http://t.co/DspyNqE RT @kauffmancenter: Day 59: Go cue 1, lights to full for grand opening! http://flic.kr/p/a3m3Ge RT @salarmyeds: I like this LTR model -- follow renewal & rebuilding progress of Tuscaloosa AL after #tornadoes at tuscaloosaforward.com @SalArmyEDS & @EthanFrizzell — thanks for the positive comments re: #TuscaloosaForward. This community can achieve great things! A few weeks ago, @KauffmanCenter acoustician Yasu Toyota was in our offices on a special mission. Now for the big reveal! http://ow.ly/5H8db With only 60 days until opening, the excitement is building! View behind the scenes snapshots of the @Kauffmancenter: http://ow.ly/5H7pU Citywide greenbelt, walking trails + multi-use neighborhoods. BNIM's plan for #Tuscaloosa revitalization now reviewed: http://ow.ly/5H6Ja Our #BIM expert Brad Clark shares how Green Building Studio lets you visually think out loud in @architectmag @brianlibby http://ow.ly/5Gdch Have you seen the amazing performers coming to the @KauffmanCenter in the upcoming year? Aretha and more: http://ow.ly/5FDCH via @kcstar RT @kauffmancenter: Day 64: So many wires meet at the crossroads in the Kauffman Center attic. http://flic.kr/p/a3m3Di @alysonraletz great article! @BNIM: New home for @kcballet blends grimy past with graceful future http://t.co/88ESrtI @KCBizjournal Imagine what would happen if everyone followed @NREL's lead and set out to build the greenest building in the world? http://ow.ly/5DR66 Integrated community planning ensures that all the voices are heard – even disadvantaged communities. http://ow.ly/5DKsr #tuscaloosaforward @rockhillstrat Thanks for vouching for us! Ready your DVR: Glassberg Container house is on MTV Cribs! Trailer airs 7/16 @ 10am & 7/17 @ 1am. Show times to come! http://ow.ly/5DMDb RT @kauffmancenter: Day 65 It's hot outside but the Kauffman Center will have water fountains so audiences can keep cool http://t.co/apSSJ5W A great thing about a summer filled with interns is that we get to hear about their interests and inspirations. It's intern Pecha Kucha day! RT @kauffmancenter: Day 67: A sneak peak of the striking metallic wall in the Helzberg Hall reception suite - http://flic.kr/p/a1sQqa Have you met our best and brightest? We've got some new leaders & new hires to introduce to you: http://ow.ly/5zc5a and http://ow.ly/5zcgs Congrats to our own Rick Schladweiler for being named a member of the new 2012 Pillars Leadership Class at @AIAKC! http://ow.ly/5xrBs @kauffmancenter: Day 73: Kauffman Theatre carpeting reflects it's bright color onto the ceiling of the balconies http://t.co/euBX8Dn Thanks to everyone who is helping us get the word out about our Interior Design and Higher Education #job openings @BNIM! Spread the word: BNIM is seeking a design leader for highly sustainable and innovative academic learning environments. http://ow.ly/5u5HV @rbimalliance Thanks! We are seeking a creative + experienced interior architect to join us as Interior Design leader. Pass it along! http://fb.me/UnZUNWi6 Join BNM! We are seeking a creative + experienced interior architect to join us as Interior Design leader. Pass it along! http://ow.ly/5tjtK The Rebuild #Joplin Strong Conference is July 8-9 @ Corely Auditorium, MSSU. Keynote is open to the public 7 pm, Fri. 7/8 http://ow.ly/5sjZY RT Day 81: The Great Hall area of the @kauffmancenter: is the largest cable + glass enclosed structure in the world. http://flic.kr/p/9Xn7dW Did you spot us at @makerfairekc over the weekend: http://ow.ly/i/dz0i What was your favorite part of #MakerFaireKC? Starting from Scratch: The story of Greensburg, KS + teaching how to rebuild after disaster. http://ow.ly/5rn75 @energynownews #community RT @kauffmancenter: Day 84: Did you know there are 1600 seats in Helzberg Hall - with approx 200 in the choral loft? http://flic.kr/p/9TpFBT @ajc123 Thank you, Adam! #Fargo has an astonishing low unemployment rate (3.3%). How can the strong economy be leveraged to build community? #go2030 "This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to update the comp plan. The community vision is the foundation of the plan"Stephen Hardy #go2030 Mayor Walaker: "We need your input to make #Fargo an extremely great community." #go2030 Good turn out - about 100 folks so far. Come use out @Mindmixer kiosks to share your ideas. live tweeting the #go2030 #Fargo comprehensive plan community meeting at centennial hall tonight 7-9 TONITE: YAF KC lecture w/ Trey Trahan @ Encompas / 1512 grand / happy hour 5:30 pm / lecture 6:30 pm http://ow.ly/5nUIR As always it's free! Join the BNIM team: We are seeking a design leader for highly sustainable and innovative academic learning environments. http://ow.ly/5oXcu YAF KC Thursday night lecture. Trey Trahan. Be there! Encompas / 1512 grand / happy hour 5:30 pm / lecture 6:30 pm http://ow.ly/5nUpJ Chatham's Eden Hall Campus MP redefines human potential & natural capital to provide a model for tomorrow's communities: http://ow.ly/5m0SC Making Grand grand again with a street that is "economically valuable for investors and retailers" http://ow.ly/5npRr #kc #grandboulevard Fantastic peek @KauffmanCenter! RT @derrickriley: Kansas City Kauffman Performing Arts Center [with @BNIM] on @Dezeen: http://t.co/ZZhfr4u Thanks to @RockhillStrat @witz_pr for the RTs & spreading the excitement about the @KauffmanCenter. 87 days and counting! http://ow.ly/5n9Jj RT @kauffmancenter: Day 87 Did you know there are 1800 seats in Muriel Kauffman Theatre? http://t.co/FMsKBG0 Get your Grown on w/ @CultivateKC Urban Farms & Gardens tour: What role does #UrbanAg play in the vitality of our cities? http://ow.ly/5m49d Why was renowned acoustician Yasu Toyota just at BNIM? Hint: it has to do with the @KauffmanCenter Grand Opening: http://ow.ly/i/deN4 Follow the tweetdown to the @KauffmanCenter Sept. Grand Opening. Interesting facts about this amazing building each day: http://ow.ly/5mhR1 Tom Nelson recalls visits to an art deco "Limestone City" in this @kcstar article. What defines #KC architecture for you? http://ow.ly/5m1xG RT @sbpaul: Recapping 'Architecture A-Z,' I've got a few words about reading the city in Sunday's mag: http://bit.ly/jGgdqG #architecture RT @andrewbeckgrace: Tuscaloosa is coming back: more livable, more sustainable, more prosperous. Give your input: http://t.co/lQENmNd Check our MP for Chatham U. RT @sseatchatham: Here are more details about the unanimous approval for Eden Hall Campus. http://fb.me/yNp2sxIN #Tuscaloosa Forward. Q's to define the future: Why do you live here? What do you love? What are the problems? What would you like to create? #Tuscaloosa Forward @mind_mixer site has had 400 hits in 24 hours as it gathers feedback for the June 30 Town Hall: http://ow.ly/5iyQO @ronestudioarch Bob Berkebile recognizes this time as a tension between present + the future. Blue tarps symbolize that, don't you think? Sustainability, Community, Implementation: surveying #Tuscaloosa today to plan for its future. http://ow.ly/i/cZgq Tuscaloosa community master plan will require a "full, robust community dialogue" to achieve extraordinary results: http://ow.ly/5iycb Reduce reuse recycle: the old @UMKansasCity parking garage has been demo'ed by @jedunn. Recycling the steel/concrete cut demo cost in half! For every challenge, do you see opportunity? BNIM-ers Bob, Laura + Steve talk design and opportunity in AIA podcast: http://ow.ly/5gyfz More RT's from XED. Thanks all! @SpaceSays @PhillipMorrison @TeriTynes @oberlin @kale1919 @KirbyMeindl @rmcolker @Rue_Margo @AmyMKing What ifs? ...a building creates more habitat then it destroys, more energy than it consumes, more soil than it depletes #possible #generous The first rule of ecology is that everything is connected. Paul Hawken #XED We are much more efficient at producing waste than we are at preventing it. David Hertz #XED Cities under deadline w/ EPA to solve water overflow: raingardens, bioswales, pervious paving + green roof. High performance w/ more beauty. Discussion: listening long enough to respond. Best to have Dialogue: recognize contributions of others, impact an outcome http://ow.ly/5fehh Seek to answer one question: What is the real impact of our designs on the people we intend to serve? #XED #architecture #generousdesign @markcloud exactly! Renewable energy is not a cost, it is an investment << not to mention the ROI timeframe is getting shorter... Key questions for #community exchange: Why do you live here? What do you love? What are the problems? What would you like to create? #XED Thank you!: RT's @jhueter @manascisaac @arquitecturaES @skibison @FESconsulting @codutra @brpumphrey @markcloud @mind_mixer @oberlincollege Learning from Nature: thermoregulation in seals as model for a building — perfect for a marine animal rescue facility. David Hertz #XED Renewable energy is not a cost, it is an investment. #XED David Hertz, SEA: Using materials in innovative ways for sustainability. Refrigeration panels used for cladding = ext. and int. finish. #XED @slfgnr8 DPR Link: http://ow.ly/5f78l Redefining Design: DPR and WIN-GEM Case studies: http://ow.ly/5f71m #XED #generousdesign @slfgnr8 I will post after today's presentation and send the link. @slfgnr8 Which link are you looking for? Each facade is a unique design problem: how does the building protect itself, shade itself, contribute to the entire energy solution. #UCLA Creating place: spaces that inspire, opp. for collaboration, promote human health. Bldg is armature for new technologies. #UCLA WIN-GEM At #UCLA WIN-GEM, looking @ mixed-mode, orientation, mechanical + systems-integration for optimal performance. Site drives design strategies DPR now has a 10% energy surplus. When you meet in this building, even on a 100 degree day, it is cool inside. #netzero #generousdesign Matthew Porreca talks about DPR Construction case study: How do you transform an existing building to perform w/ half the energy as before? #XED participants are engaged by the concept of #community planning charrettes that bring together all generations and ages in a dialogue. Oberlin Project: aiming to be first post carbon community. #climatepositive partner #clintonclimateinitiative http://ow.ly/5f2El How do we go beyond just surviving, to truly thriving? #generousdesign Omega Institute: The first biological wastewater facility claimed for yoga classes! #livingbuildingchallenge #netzero http://ow.ly/i/cLrp Life creates the conditions that are conducive to life. Jenine Benyus #biomimicry Technology for community engagement: in #Fargo, over 200 ideas already gathered on @mind_mixer before the first public meeting is held! Important to harness daylight effectively: when you introduce daylight, you increase cognitive capacity and the ability of people to learn. In Architecture, definition of beauty must start with environmental performance and human well-being. #generousdesign Every day 80,000 people enter spaces designed by #BNIM to live + work. Huge opportunity to impact the lives of people through architecture. Redefining design: Regenerative design should be a basic obligation of architectural practice + licensure @BobBerkebile #XED #generousdesign How do we redefine design? old model: simply meet a clients needs; new model: practice that looks @ totality of design - needs + performance Industrial revolution: comfort when resources vast and ppl few; now too few resources. time to reconsider our position @BobBerkebile #XED #XED objectives: the world view and context as it relates to planning + design, where #LEED is headed + case studies intermixed w/ dialogue Live tweeting XED today w/ Bob Berkebile, Matt Porreca as they talk Moving Beyond Sustainability through case studies http://ow.ly/5eYmm Interested in joining the BNIM family? We are seeking an experienced design leader in academic learning environments: http://bit.ly/iD2ZnS Only through a lifetime of mentorship & coaching, can we keep moving the profession forward. @AmyJSlattery on AIA Podnet http://ow.ly/5d7XW @BobBerkebile is in Memphis at the @FedEx EnviRENEW Resilience mtg to create a an actionable platform for sustainable community resilience. @ambeautifulshow We are constantly trying to overcome that perception. We find that community input & buy-in is critical & greatly value it. Community dialogue can create the communities of the 21st century. A "local-living" economy is possible today: http://ow.ly/588ku Thanks to @greenarchitext and @Konige for the retweets! How do you partner to create a successful one planet community? Peek at Petite Riviere with #BNIM's Laura Lesniewski: http://ow.ly/582RK The Kiowa County Schools in @greensburg_ks received LEED Platinum from @usgbc! Have you had a chance to walk the halls? http://tiny.cc/bggng @andrewbeckgrace Thank you! If you travel this Memorial Day Weekend, may your trip be safe, fun (http://bit.ly/lAZtHv) and efficient (http://bit.ly/mEJZBl)! @CNN @GOOD @andrewbeckgrace Thanks for pointing us to the info on Tuscaloosa Comprehensive Plan. Interviewing today. Hoping for the opportunity to help #Tuscaloosa: Sustainability, Community, Implementation. Best of luck to our team interviewing today. "A lesson from Greensburg was the power of the survivors coming together to lay out a common vision for their community" http://ow.ly/548Xu @chrisrrhoads DM us now. FYI: This article gives some guidance for types of support needed at milestones in the recovery: http://ow.ly/5426X @ChrisRRhoads How to help #joplin: Give time: http://ow.ly/53L5Q or donate: http://ow.ly/53KhD We'll keep sharing as we find info and opps. @cardphile @nuconsteel Thanks for the well wishes. We're safe, but hoping for tornado-free days & preparing to help those already affected. #Tornado sirens sounding. We're taking cover and if in KC, you should too. Leedy-Voulkos another day — stay tuned for the plans. There's still time! Grab lunch & head to Leedy-Voulkos at noon for Artists, Architects+Sustainable Communities — America: Now & Here. #BNIM Lunch is for learning: @BobBerkebile is @ Greater Des Moines Partnership speaking about Regenerative Designs for 21st Century Communities @katyeboo Thank you for the RT! @fcastore Thank you for the @BNIM mention. We are proud of Greensburg and our hearts go out to the people of #Joplin. Stewards of the built environment Bob Berkebile, David Hertz, Matt Porreca talk Moving Beyond Sustainability @ USC 6/10 http://ow.ly/52bHc Lunch plans tomorrow? Join #BNIM's Steve McDowell for a brown bag lunch 12-2 @ Leedy-Voulkos: "Artists, Architects+Sustainable Communities" Lessons from #Greensburg, KS to help #Joplin and #Reading — @tvbarn: http://ow.ly/51UhA & Greensburg's Mayor Dixon on CNN http://ow.ly/51TRc Give freely to the #Joplin MO Disaster Relief Fund by Greater Kansas City Community Foundation http://bit.ly/mLHiRR and http://bit.ly/mdVwTj Kicking-off High-Performance Building Week (http://ow.ly/51aih) w/ how to teach an old building new tricks @ KCPL in KC: http://ow.ly/51aXc RT @kansasupdate: How To Help Those In Joplin http://sns.mx/Cyd4y5 Our hearts go out to everyone in Joplin, MO as they start the healing process after yesterday's devastating tornado. @ianthadden Thanks for live tweeting the keynote! How was the REALgreen conference? Honored to be a part of this community's story! RT @historicgreen: Welcome to the Neighborhood, Bob Berkebile & BNIM! http://bit.ly/m970qv Thank you—the tour was a highlight of our visit! RT @sustainthenine: Welcome to the Neighborhood, Bob Berkebile & BNIM! http://bit.ly/m970qv RT @manascisaac: Congrats to KCAP, Foster & Perkins+Will—short-short list of designers for #ECCA! Whoever wins will do amazing things. RT @archdaily: Check our interview with Steve McDowell, Principal of @BNIM, 2011 AIA Firm of the Year: http://archdai.ly/jR6hyg Thks! RT @ithinkkc: A late, but very enthusiastic congratulations to local firm, BNIM—the industry's firm of the year! http://lnkd.in/NmvT4h RT @shafraaz242: Go BNIM! RT @thecharrette: While you're waiting why not read up on the five proposals: BNIM: http://tinyurl.com/4fhj9s8 Hope is an Imperative RT @bglive: Nice review on Treehugger of David Orr's new book. http://bit.ly/iXfUss We are sending good thoughts to the Align Collaborative (#BNIM) team awaiting the Edmonton City Centre Airport announcement today! Meet the Architects: Steve McDowell talks with @JaneKolleeny and @ArchRecord about Redefining Design. View the video: http://ow.ly/4XwLE @andrewbeckgrace Thanks for the link re: Tuscaloosa. We'll take a look and pass along to others who are interested as well. Wanted to express our thanks to @brianlibby and @archweek for the thorough and thoughtful article on #BNIM - http://archweek.com/2011/0511/ What a week for #BNIM @ #aia2011! We'll carry #NOLA in our hearts as we return to KC. Thanks to friends new & old for such a special visit. Please join #BNIM at 3:45 today for the Firm Award session at #AIA2011: Communities and Places Improved through Design (Session SA441) @BNIM @amyjslattery speaks about her passion for advocating Emerging Architects and Women in Architecture at #AIA2011. http://bit.ly/fSi6lX #AIA2011 Day begins at the convention with a few stories of the most ambitious young architects. Congrats! http://bit.ly/gzW5R2 @BNIM @BNIM #aia2011 The Young Architects Forum is about to begin. The session will be recorded for view at a later time. http://t.co/fjRBNve Starting now at #AIA2011: Young Architects: Making a Difference in Our Firms, Our Communities, and Our Profession (SA430) with @AmyJSlattery #AIA2011 happening now. 1st Decade of Success. Young Architect @amyslattery: Making a Diff in our Firms, Communities + Profession #BNIM If you haven't seen Lake\|Flato's @LIVESTRONG Foundation, you should. An AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Project winner. Congrats! http://ow.ly/4Uc5w Our trip to #aia2011 is not complete without heartfelt thanks to our dear friend David Lake of Lake\|Flato, who represented BNIM @AIANational Touring in the rain: Pix of the Lower 9th Ward and the amazing work to restore that community: http://ow.ly/4U8Uz @MakeItRight_9 Touring the Lower 9th Ward with @MakeItRight_9 shortly. We're visiting our 5 MIR homes, Bayou Bienvenue, Holy Cross + @globalgreenusa @BobBerkebile discusses the importance of dialogue, listening to a community, inviting them in to the design process #AIA2011 Podcast @BNIM Live blogging our podcast w/ Michael Crosbie: Laura Lesniewski, Steve McDowell & Bob Berkebile share insights about projects and process. Switching visual gears. Blogger maintenance cramped our style, so we've migrated here to share our pix of #aia2011: http://ow.ly/4U41W “The more flat & crowded [the world gets makes] every arch firm from KC to Shanghai need to be in the green bldg business” @NYTimesFriedman Congratulations to Fumihiko Maki, Gold Medal Winner. He calls for architects to "use our craft to help restore joy and beauty." #aia2011 @BNIM is honored to have shared the stage with Thomas Friedman @NYTimesFriedman for the 2011 National Firm Award. http://ow.ly/4U0i6 Steve McDowell is talking to @JaneKolleeny about water resources & future of water efficiency & conservation in design. http://bit.ly/jVLWgX Steve talks to the industry about our work at UT Houston: Symbiosis and Nurture. #BNIM design is Generous Pragmatism™ http://bit.ly/lTEbLe @cvandevere @Urbanverse Thanks for the RT! #AIA2011 @BNIM Live in 15 minutes at #AIA2011: Steve McDowell talks about how BNIM is redefining design with @JaneKolleeny & @ArchRecord (expo booth 619) #BNIM Press hours starting now with @BobBerkebile, Laura Lesniewski and @AmyJSlattery @ #AIA2011 Press Room, Room R09, 10.15–11.15am Congratulations to all #AIA2011 Young Architects! http://wp.me/p1yMel-12 http://bit.ly/jtSIJL @BNIM http://bit.ly/iaUQ0o @CatlinO @rickfedrizzi on @BNIM "no firm has done as much to move us towards truly sustainable future" http://bit.ly/l8hzI0 #USGBC #AIA2011 We agree. Thank you ORO! RT @oroeditions: wonderful FLOW book signing tonight, thank you BNIM! @BNIM #AIA2011 At the Women in Architecture Dinner? Learn more about keynote Kathy Achelpohl, a leader of the #UCLA Med Ed project: http://ow.ly/4TvdR Raise a glass to @greensburg_ks and Kiowa County Schools! #BNIM and team about to receive an AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Award at #aia2011! @greensburg_ks built a town that was dedicated to future generations. Kiowa School is for these kids. S Hardy #BNIM http://tiny.cc/bggng How to be two places at once? Happening now: Kathy Achelpohl keynote at the Women in Architecture Dinner and the COTE celebration! #aia2011 @NextMoon #architecture goes viral! Thanks for spreading the word about #BNIM. @AmyJSlattery on stage to receive her #AIA2011 Young Architects Award: http://ow.ly/i/bu9U Can you see our smiles from NOLA? Cheers for our team in Kansas City—just heard that #BNIM will help implement a Grand Idea for Grand Blvd! Isn't it the truth? RT @stevemouzon: Just heard at #AIA2011 - "today's shortlist is the size of 2006 long lists!" Proud of #BNIM-er @AmyJSlattery, who is about to receive her 2011 Young Architects Award at the #aia2011 Honors and Awards ceremony. Book signing w/ @oroeditions in 15 min @ #aia2011 bookstore. Steve & Bob sign "FLOW: In Pursuit of a Living Building" http://ow.ly/4SjOg Welcome to our newest followers! Connect with us at www.bnim.com or on facebook: http://ow.ly/4TmHn Thanks for a great interview! RT @archdaily: Follow @BNIM, 2011 AIA Firm of the Year, who we just interviewed @BobBerkebile's session "True Sustainability" is full at #aia2011! If you missed it, check out his presentation here: http://ow.ly/4Tm06 Kudos to our friends @ el dorado in KC who designed the awesome displays for #AIA2011. http://ow.ly/4Tlco pix in action: http://ow.ly/4Tlle True Sustainability: Cutting Edge Regional Design and Placemaking (#aia2011 Session TH221) about to start with @BobBerkebile & Jim Binkley RT @archdaily: Passive House for New Orleans Competition Winner http://archdai.ly/kvERCp #architecture RT @makeitright_9: #AIA2011 in Nola! Come by Make It Right's Pink House booth 3853 to see models of safe, sustainable homes in Nola! Live blogging our pix: http://ow.ly/4TfCo RT @archrecord: Show us your pix! RT @arch_girl: Hope everyone is having fun at #AIA2011 send pics s Balukumaran Thanks for following us! Artist Reception tonite 6-9 pm for John Raux at BNIM. His show was developed while artist-in-residence at our offices! http://ow.ly/4P4kg We're getting ready for @AIANational and a celebration with friends! #BNIM receives the 2011 AIA National Firm Award at Thurs. keynote. Our thanks to @Polsinelli @BurnsMcDonnell for helping BNIM make a $10,000 donation to @greensburg_ks schools. http://ow.ly/4O3pb Bolender Center for Dance and Creativity — a spectacular challenge and opportunity. #BNIM is proud to be a part of it. http://ow.ly/4Msdn @catlino Consider it done. It is our pleasure! Amy Slattery of #BNIM is building a noteworthy career. http://ow.ly/4Lp45 @sbpaul Thanks for the mention. We are very proud of Amy! @rakks @urbanverse @AIANational Thank you for your shout-out to Amy! #BNIM @Urbanverse @AIANational Thank you for your shout-out to Amy! #BNIM The Platinum-registered Iowa Utilities Board & Office of Consumer Advocate Dedication Ceremony. #BNIM http://flic.kr/s/aHsjuqgQcx @perkinswill_LAO Thank you so much for the congrats! We feel very humbled and excited about it! Governor Terry Branstad speaks at the dedication of the new LEED Platinum IUB OCA Office Bldg. in Des Moines. #BNIM http://t.co/Gu5nsgn Greensburg built a town that was dedicated to future generations. The K-12 school is for these kids. -Stephen Hardy #BNIM #livingfuture The Oberlin Project: a fundamental principle is engaging the public and finding local champions. -Stephen Hardy #BNIM #livingfuture Realizing restorative cities now: A living building eliminates the concept of waste. #livingfuture #BNIM From #livingfuture am keynote: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye. Saint-Exupery "We need a sustained awakening of the human spirit. It's not just about buildings, it's about people." -Jason McLennan #livingfuture @CatlinO Good things are happening! :) At #livingfuture in Vancouver? Lesniewski and Hardy kick things off with sessions on materials and higher education. http://ow.ly/1sIOZw The new IUB & OCA facility, Des Moines to operate at 63% less energy than a typical office building. http://tiny.cc/rsl6g The Iowa Utilities Board & Office of Consumer Advocate will dedicate their new 44,500 sf, LEED Platinum registered facility on 4/28, 2:30 pm Get your signed copy of FLOW at the 2011 AIA National Convention in New Orleans this May! http://t.co/JgiEXu0 Happy #EarthDay from BNIM! Walk the halls of this education transformation, the Kiowa County schools, this Earth Day: http://ow.ly/4FiJv Starting where you are: A taste of what's to come at the REALgreen conference in Arkansas May 19-21 #BNIM will be there. http://ow.ly/4zSwA Connect with #BNIM at the AIA Convention May 12-14. We've made it easy to add our events to your calendar in a click: http://ow.ly/4CVli Earth day is every day. #BNIM's Kiowa County K-12 School is a 2011 AIA /COTE Award Winner. http://ow.ly/4AftB How do we implement regenerative design through community dialogue? #BNIM discussing today at UBC. http://ow.ly/4uTk3 BNIM & Beyond Energy http://t.co/VTUFgno How important is water going to be? #BNIM A new scouting experience @BechtelSummit "Shaping the Summit" > http://tw0.us/Rgq #BNIM Amy Slattery Among 11 Architects Selected to Receive the 2011 AIA Young Architects Award http://j.mp/evGiCI #BNIM Edmonton Redevelopment Conceptual Designs & Video http://tw0.us/RYS #BNIM Asking the planet to be our Valentine today... taping a warm fuzzy smiley face on a heartfelt, heart-shaped note made of reverence! #BNIM Love planning? Technology? Come join the BNIM team! http://t.co/ybyWvDc @EDRArchitects Many Thanks! Do you know your Building EQ? http://t.co/QvDZjCQ Another look at measuring performance. Good luck to Align Collaborative, BNIM's team in an int'l competition to design a net zero community in Edmonton, AB. Final interview 2/17! Are you asking the right questions? > http://tw0.us/RSm < Perspectives #BNIM Calling all planners! An opportunity to join the plan-tastic BNIM team > http://tw0.us/RRD < #BNIM Who's getting ready for DESIGN WEEK? http://www.kcdesignweek.org Coming to KC the start of Feb 2011! #BNIM “We have to be careful not to place the value on a symbol and forget about what it stands for.” - Jim Frechette, Menominee MODERN MIDWEST RETREAT > "Oh goodness. I will pay you to tell me that this is what heaven looks like!" http://tw0.us/RPk #BNIM "We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive." - Albert Einstein @BNCKansasCity Thank you for the #FF and all that you do promoting businesses in Kansas City! Take it Down! Don't Tear it Down! Deconstruction @KCStar http://t.co/U7yOQ57 #BNIM Did you know? FLOW released > The Making of the Omega Center for Sustainable Living http://tw0.us/RMk New decade's here! How will sustainability evolve in the next 10 years? BNIM & the Oglala Lakota of SD - "Seeking a sustainable future with HUD grant " http://t.co/lWAZ2vI @TankaBar "Passing the Mantle" article from @MetropolisMag http://tw0.us/RF1 Top U.S. Architecture Firms #BNIM SOUND & GLASS - a blog on KC's Kauffman Center for Perfomring Arts > http://soundandglass.org/?p=568 @kcur @kcurnews @starowitzkc What is your latest project? Design Futures Council Senior Fellows @dinet includes one Robert J. Berkebile > http://tw0.us/REb < that name sounds familiar... #BNIM Reading: "Unusual honor for D.M. architect Kruse"( http://twitthis.com/lmrpxa ) FRIEZE! Come see Maria Creyts art in the windows of our 14th & Baltimore KC HQ this weekend? http://preview.tinyurl.com/26nbrgz @pitchplog @AIA_NAC @AIANational Thank you for this great honor! We are deeply humbled and appreciative of all that AIA has done. @aigakc @nocoastcreative @hei_eng @dinet We are collectively very excited to have received this honor! BNIM honored to be AIA FIRM OF THE YEAR > http://bit.ly/eAO04l @KCStar Kansas City "International Eco-Safety City" for contribution to preservation of eco safety & urban sustainable development http://tw0.us/R7C Happy to be a part of the Downtown San Diego Partnership! http://www.downtownsandiego.org/node/40 #BNIM Strong proposals emerge for downtown KC convention hotel @KCStar KansasCity.com: http://bit.ly/hwcImP #BNIM @AIAKC Honored to have been a part of the Design Excellence awards ceremony! http://tw0.us/R2S #BNIM GREENBUILD 2010! Bob, Laura, Jim, Phaedra & Gretchen will be there, will you? Here is what BNIMers are up to: http://tw0.us/Qx0 Drop by... “Processes in Architecture” Lecture by Mexico City Architect Mauricio Rocha-Iturbide > KC Design Center 10/28/20 Happy Hr 5:30 Lecture 6:30 #BNIM on the Thunder Valley Team of the Pine Ridge nDn Reservation > awarded a Sustainable Communities Planning Grant! http://tw0.us/QfA @megankoehler Many thanks! PARADIGM SHIFTED >> The Omega Center is one of two of the nation's first certified LIVING BUILDINGS http://tw0.us/Qcq Designed by #BNIM @livingbuilding Thank you for all that you do! It has been an honor. Omega Center for Sustainable Living is one of the first three projects to be certified as "Living" in LBC 1.3: http://ilbi.org/lbc/certified In Denver at AASHE? We're talking about Eden Hall Campus: Laboratory for 21st Century Climate Positive Living. 12.30-1.50 PM, Room 110 USGBC's 2010 Natural Talent Design Competition. Finalists are on their way to NOLA: http://tw0.us/Prn @BobBerkebile jury member @biofilic_ZinCo What do you have in mind? Let's talk! Bob Berkebile, Laura Lesniewski and others present at the Design by Nature event hosted by Omega Institute: http://bit.ly/a0DNVT #BNIM Oct 15-17 Design by Nature: Creative Solutions w/Biomimicry, Permaculture & #Sustainable Design > Sign Up here: http://bit.ly/a0DNVT RT @KCStar Why not follow the Plaza development plan? http://bit.ly/cHMD4a @FacElements Thank you for the follow! You may be also interested in our info on Science & Technology buildings: http://tw0.us/Pl9 The Houston Office moved @paulbtucker @swamplot @csmopolitician @lawndalehouston to: 4200 Westheimer Road, Suite 206 Houston, TX 77027 Go Canada! Bob Berkebile & Stephen Hardy discuss potentials for a green Edmonton Airport Redevelopment project > http://tw0.us/PkX < #BNIM New post: Work/Life Series: Staycation http://tinyurl.com/2b66ops Greensburg's new school is open! "Something fresh...something different" says USD422 Superintendent Darin Headrick http://t.co/HqoprX2 New post: Bat crazy! http://tinyurl.com/2a83wmp @LibraryKUEC Glad our new website could enable you to continue your research on Greenburg, KS! Let us know if you need any more help. @lissalord Thank you for the kind words and all that you do! Matthew Porreca (BNIM San Diego) to contribute as an industry expert at the RCPC Top 4 Symposium at SDSU (8/11/10) http://tw0.us/O7p We are finding the Integrated Project Delivery process for the Little Big Horn College on the Crow Indian Reservation to be quite amazing! New post: Street light: 1, BNIM windows: 0 http://tinyurl.com/2efxr3d New post: Tips from the website pros http://tinyurl.com/2bqs96o We have a nice new website! > www.bnim.com < We hope you enjoy! New post: 40 and Fabulous! http://tinyurl.com/29ovup9 2010's Role Models of Sustainable Design > http://tw0.us/Jxb < #BNIM New post: BNIM: 40 and fabulous! http://tinyurl.com/2d8thgd @KCBizResearch Do you have everything you need? @sq1interiors Thank you for the kind words! Have a great week! We are honored to have President @BarackObama in Kansas City today! BNIM's work on the KCP&L Headquarters awarded LEED Gold - one of the 1st tenant spaces in downtown KC... http://tw0.us/Is6 A new model for energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness in green design > http://tw0.us/GNh < IUB - Office of the Consumer Advocate #BNIM Come join us here in KC next week at the LCI-P2SL Lean Design Forum - June 15-16 2010 -- http://lci-p2sl-design-06-2010.eventbrite.com @a_greenwood We very much appreciated what you shared with us! Thank you for being here today. Greensburg, KS 3rd anniversary of devastating tornado begins with green dedication of the Greensburg wind farm http://tw0.us/CQ6 #BNIM @EcomavenNW @TippingMar @NextMoon Thank you! We are very humbled & honored. It took a team of many wonderful folks & we thank them too! EARTH DAY 2010 - BNIM is pleased to announce we have received one of the AIA \| COTE Top Ten Green Project Awards! > http://tw0.us/BYJ 40 years ago, as America celebrated its first EARTH DAY, BNIM opened its doors! @adamrunner We will indeed have a few BNIMers down there at #apa2010! Look for Stephen Hardy and Christina Hoxie! Will you be there? Had a great week spending time with Greg Searle @BioRegional and thinking about One Planet Communities! Ins and Outs of the new Greensburg Public School > http://tw0.us/AL3 < #BNIM Great article about our partners from Thunder Valley > “Make Something Out of Nothing”: Hope on Pine Ridge > http://bit.ly/b7xbKC Great Video > Bob Berkebile & Oberlin College joining the President's Climate Challenge > http://tw0.us/9mr < #BNIM BNIM + Steven Holl Architects Selected to Design New Arts Building for University of Iowa Arts Campus > http://tw0.us/9mV < #BNIM International Green Construction Code launched > http://bit.ly/boG4lz @janettecrawford Thank you! We are all honored to work with Bob Berkebile here at BNIM. He is part of what makes this place shine! Yet Another Greensburg Tale? This one's about the new LEED Platinum High School project! > http://tw0.us/6iD < #BNIM Susan White Lecture \| On Knowing and Not Knowing > 2/18 at the KC Design Center > http://tw0.us/6VF < Doors open at 5:30pm / 6:30pm lecture BNIM Selected to Lead Climate Sustainability Center Study > http://twitterurl.net/i/25u New Search Engine For Carbon Emissions Data Launched > http://twitterurl.net/i/25t #BNIM BNIM plays a role in "Elevating American Indian Art" > Wall Street Journal Article here > http://tw0.us/60r BNIM plays a role in "Elevating American indian Art" > Wall Street Journal Article here > http://tw0.us/60r Another great review of BNIM's latest renovation at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, "The American Indian Galleries" featured in the WSJ New post: Residential / Clients http://tinyurl.com/yac9z8c New post: test http://tinyurl.com/y9lra2w ASHRAE's new program allows building owners to compare actual energy usage from building to building http://tw0.us/5sI #BNIM to take part Events abound. Road trip anyone? This Sunday, Dec 6 at 4.30 PM the #Greensburg City Hall and Streetscape will be dedicated at 300 S. main Join BNIM's Steve McDowell at the Kansas City Design Center for a panel on Ecological Urbanism / tonite at 5.30 PM / 1018 Baltimore #BNIM We here at BNIM wish you and your family a happy Thanksgiving holiday. Travel safely and many thanks! President Obama to outline US climate goals at Copenhagen global climate summit: http://bit.ly/8zlWMW + http://en.cop15.dk Kansas City's KCP&L Selects Siemens for Smart Grid Demonstration Project > http://tw0.us/56x #BNIM KC’s Green Zone to get $24 million from the DOE/ARRA for a “smart grid” demonstration project > http://tw0.us/56w #BNIM The presentation was about planning a Healthy & Sustainable Community for Thunder Valley on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation #BNIM BNIM's Scott Moore co-presented today at the Native Peoples Native Homelands Climate Change Workshop re: Indigenous Perspectives & Solutions Bob Berkebile interviewed by @sstagemeyer for KCBJ's "Going Green" issue. Read the start of the interview here > http://tw0.us/4uA < #BNIM KSU's Dean Tim de Noble gives YAF lecture tomorrow at 5:30pm at KCDC, 1018 Baltimore. He will speak about his life & design work. #BNIM More on the IMM can be found here > http://tw0.us/4t6 < and you'll find out the secret true identity of this actor/library! Set your DVR this Friday to see the latest rising star at BNIM > The IMM Model! It plays the role of a library on Law & Order 8 PM EST, NBC 7pm 11/11/09 Wes Jackson lectures "What We Need to Know to Meet the Sustainability Challenges of the Next Half-Century" JCCC Newman Museum Salvaged Materials Find a Home in America’s Greenest Building Project http://tw0.us/4k8 #BNIM @slimfender How did you like the design for the new exhibit at the Nelson-Atkins Museum? is finishing up a business trip through Indian Country. Crow and Lakota to be exact. BNIM's design for the new & improved American Indian exhibit at the Nelson-Atkins unveiled this Saturday, Nov. 7 from 6pm to 8:30pm p.m. Our United Way week of fundraising went well. Thank you to all who participated! @SirNormanFoster Welcome! Keep up the great work! @AIAKC We're glad to see you on here! Welcome! Did you know that BNIM is also on Facebook? We are! Check it out > http://tw0.us/4C2 < #BNIM @FURFIN Thank you so much for your kind words! We are doing all we can to move the dialogue towards a brighter, greener future!	Comments / BNIM… It’s good to have positive (loving) messages flying around. Something we all want to have more of! Following that introduction I just wanted to congratulate you all on the incredible news of the “Firm of the Year Award”. The headlines read, “Architects Relentless Purpose Receive Well-Deserved Recognition”. No one understands your business unless they walk in your shoes. I am proud and excited for everyone in the Firm. Way to Go! Jan Berg \| CCIM, SIOR, Vice President CB Richard Ellis/Hubbell Commercial I just heard the news from Washington that BNIM received AIA Firm of the Year Award. Congratulations! Your hard work towards excellence in architecture is being properly recognized. I am proud that the NAMA project had such excellent architects and we look forward to the new work with you at Princeton. This award is a great honor and your whole team there should celebrate! All the best, Steven Holl Congratulations! The recognition by AIA is well-deserved! Your contributions inspire us all. I feel joyful and proud to witness your purpose-in-action and to learn from your ability to transform challenges into exciting new possibilities. Your work is artful; full of pleasure and meaning. Thank you for all you are and for what you stand for—integrity, wondrous sensitivity and beauty. Please extend my admiration and congratulations to all at BNIM. I am so thrilled! Warmly, Saralyn Reece Hardy Director, Spencer Museum of Art I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to you and all the members of your firm. You have a tremendous practice who has obtained remarkable things, and you and your firm are extremely deserving of this recognition. I believe the AIA Board has honored the profession by selecting your firm and I look forward to the opportunity, potentially at the National Convention, to personally congratulate you. Sincerely, James H. Collins, Jr., FAIA President, PAYETTE Congratulations on receiving the 2011 AIA Firm of the Year Award. I am a new member of the AIA Board of Directors representing Michigan,and the presentation given to the Board of your work, your contributions to the sustainability movement, and your broader work with communities brought tears to my eyes. I am very proud of you and the firm. At the AIA Headquarters there are two notable walls in the lobby. One wall is for the AIA Gold Medal Winners and the other is for AIA Firm of the Year Winners. In the future, I will pass the Firm wall, see your name engraved on it, and smile with pride for you and for Kansas City. I look forward to seeing you at the conference in New Orleans and, hopefully, we can have a chance to talk then. Best Regards, Glen S. LeRoy, FAIA, FAICP Dean, College of Architecture and Design Lawrence Technological University We just heard your exciting news! Congratulations on AIA Firm of the Year !!! What an amazing and well-deserved honor for you all. You have made all of KC proud! Now onward! Your Friends at Helix We are delighted to hear that BNIM has been selected for the AIA Firm of the Year! Your firm is an inspiration, a role model, and you have become such an authority on innovation that benefits the future. Congratulations! Jim James P. Cramer  Chairman & Principal , The Greenway Group Wow! Congratulations to all of you!! That’s great news and well deserved. Barney Berkowitz I imagine your inboxes and voicemails are full of congratulations - Wow! What a significant award, accomplishment and recognition for the amazing work you have been doing and for being true pioneers in the field. My warmest congrats to you. Wishing you all the blessings of the season and the certainty that this is a sign of an amazing 2011 ahead. Cheers, Rania Anderson, President Meridian Consulting, LLC Wow!! Great news for BNIM!! This is really an amazing honor! You must be feeling so proud. I know we are! Congratulations!!! Julie Nelson Meers Missouri Bank	Events / WEDNESDAY, 5/11 WE 110 Evolutionary or Revolutionary: The Role of a Traditional Sense of Place and Lessons Learned 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Bob Berkebile, BNIM, Steven Bingeler, Tom Darden III, Andres Duany, Patricia Gay, Lindsay Jonker, Clem Labine, Ann Masson, Thomas McGrath Jr, Byron Mouton, Steve Mouzon, Daniela Rivera, Steven Semes EV 113 Citizen Architect Exchange Meeting 1:00 – 5:00 pm with Amy Slattery and Erik Heitman, BNIM A forum for AIA members to explore the varied roles of citizen architects and to create a network of engaged peers. THURSDAY, 5/12 GS 001 Mega-regions: The World of the Future Keynote Presentation and Award Presentation 8:15 – 10:00 am Convention Kick-off with New York Times write Thomas Friedman BNIM receives 2011 AIA National Architecture Firm Award TH221 True Sustainability: Cutting Edge Regional Design and Placemaking 2:00 – 3:30 pm Bob Berkebile, BNIM with Jim Binkley, Catholic University Book Signing Flow: The Making of the Omega Center for Sustainable Living 3:45 – 4:45 pm AIA Bookstore in Main Lobby Have your copy signed by Bob Berkebile, BNIM and Steve McDowell, BNIM Honors and Awards Ceremony 4:00 – 5:30 pm BNIM's Amy Slattery and 11 recipients receive a 2011 Young Architects Award Central States Regional Council & The Schools of Architecture: A Celebration of Design, Education & The Profession in the Heartland 5:30 - 7:30 pm COTE Celebration and Top Ten Toast 6:30 – 8:30 pm BNIM will be honored for Kiowa County K-12 Schools, Greenburg, Kansas Committee on Design Dinner 7:00 – 10:00 pm Honoring BNIM as Firm Award Winner Calcasieu Restaurant Women in Architecture Dinner 6:30 – 9:15 pm Featuring Kathy Achelpohl, BNIM, as keynote speaker FRIDAY, 5/13 Expo Hall Steve McDowell on "Redefining Design: How Architecture Transforms Through Practice" 10:30 –10:50 am McGraw Hill Theater in EXPO Hall FR329 2011 COTE Top Ten Eco-Buildings and Community Development 2:00 – 3:30 pm Casey Cassias will serve as a panelist SATURDAY, 5/14 SA430 During Their First Decade of Success Young Architects: Making a Difference in Our Firms, Our Communities, and Our Profession (AIAX11SA430) 8:30 – 10:00 am Amy Slattery, 2011 AIA Young Architects Award recipient will be part of this panel discussion. SA441 2011 AIA Architecture Firm Award Communities and Places Improved through Design 3:45 – 5:15 pm (Continuing Education Seminar) BNIM with introduction by Marlene Imirzian, the session organizer	Media Contact / Erin Gehle egehle@bnim.com 816.783.1582 Media General Contact/ Maria Maffry mmaffry@bnim.com 816.783.1625 Business Development