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Any way you look at it, the data center market remains one of the healthiest sectors of the nonresi-

dential construction industry. As the growth of cloud computing and mobile technology continues, the need for storage and com-puting power will expand exponentially.

Cisco predicts global data center traf-fi c to grow threefold and reach a total of 7.7 zettabytes in annual traffi c by 2017 (a zettabyte is one billion terabytes, in case you were wondering). The fastest-growing component is cloud traffi c, which is expect-ed to expand 4.5-fold from 1.2 zettabytes in 2012 to 5.3 zettabytes by 2017. In fact,

by the end of 2014, cloud-based data cen-ters will, for the fi rst time, surpass traditional data centers in terms of total workload, says Cisco.

In its most recent forecast report (http://tinyurl.com/datacenterforecast), technol-ogy research fi rm TechNavio called for the global market for data center construction to register an annual compound growth rate of 21% through 2018. Much of that growth is expected to occur in the colocation facili-ties segment, as corporations and other data enterprises look to outsource their increasingly complex and costly—and often outdated—data center operations.

The maturation of the modular and containerized data center sector may eventually hinder the growth of traditional data center construction services, accord-ing to TechNavio analysts. As data center owners look to expand quickly and get online faster, a growing number are turning to “plug and play” and “data center in a box” solutions in lieu of site-built systems and facilities. The technology enables faster scaling and installation, and often comes equipped with the required power and cooling solutions, as well as built-in control, monitoring, and management functions to maximize performance.

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Company 2013 Data Center Revenue ($)

Gensler 25,839,736

Corgan 23,560,060

HDR 15,150,000

Page 13,950,000

Sheehan Partners 5,666,072

Little 5,450,648

RS&H 4,900,000

Callison 3,940,188

Clark Nexsen 3,186,054

Environetics 2,947,119

HOK 1,971,352

KZF Design 1,699,307

Symmes Maini & McKee Associates 1,260,000

Harvard Jolly Architecture 1,143,578

Schrader Group Architecture 1,098,519

Solomon Cordwell Buenz 1,000,000

Hammel, Green and Abrahamson 757,874

EwingCole 625,000

Heery International 589,726

Nelson 394,035

JRS Architect 275,000

Ware Malcomb 262,000

Gresham, Smith and Partners 118,000

Stantec 80,826

Becker Morgan Group 75,482

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Fluor Corporation 243,370,000

Jacobs 47,490,000

Syska Hennessy Group 41,934,230

URS Corp. 25,100,000

Vanderweil Engineers 21,588,000

Integrated Design Group 13,574,682

Parsons Brinckerhoff 12,185,435

Environmental Systems Design 10,063,915

Arup 9,997,297

Highland Associates 8,400,000

AKF Group 7,965,000

Dewberry 6,640,874

Glumac 6,541,483

H.F. Lenz 4,500,000

Leidos 4,160,000

Bala Consulting Engineers 3,192,000

Henderson Engineers 2,782,839

H&A Architects & Engineers 2,700,000

RMF Engineering 2,500,000

Zak Companies 2,414,034

Wick Fisher White 1,629,917

Sparling 1,626,044

GHT Limited 1,575,000

TLC Engineering for Architecture 1,531,865

Newcomb & Boyd 1,340,931

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Holder Construction 1,124,000,000

Turner Construction 512,000,000

DPR Construction 506,001,637

Structure Tone 400,450,000

Mortenson Construction 298,590,000

Gilbane 241,967,522

Balfour Beatty US 202,427,241

Hensel Phelps 177,120,000

Hoffman Construction 168,000,000

HITT Contracting 136,900,000

Fortis Construction 136,102,000

Carlson Design Construct 114,070,000

Clune Construction 101,583,530

James G. Davis Construction 98,601,699

Skanska USA 95,067,555

Beck Group, The 91,445,591

JE Dunn Construction 91,178,219

Yates Companies, The 30,000,000

URS Corp. 25,100,000

McGough 24,000,000

Tutor Perini Corp. 18,036,474

BlueScope Construction 17,849,218

IMC Construction 13,000,000

Parsons Brinckerhoff 12,185,435

Brasfield & Gorrie 11,948,769

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tax credits—and are affectionately viewed as essential to the local architectural and historical fabric. Facilities in these styles that are typical candidates for preserva-tion through renovation or adaptive reuse include commercial and government offi ces, courthouses, hotels, apartments, academic buildings, train stations, and cultural build-ings like libraries and theaters.

The save-or-raze decision has some-times been more diffi cult when the structure in question is of the Modernist/Brutalist variety—a scenario highlighted by the fate of Prentice Women’s Hospital in Chicago, a Bertrand Goldberg-designed structure that was iconic if not universally beloved. Demolition of the cloverleaf-shaped building commenced last fall after preservation-ists failed to persuade the city Landmarks Commission to protect it.

Elsewhere, however, stakeholders are choosing to leverage their midcentury assets through reconstruction. The U.S. General Services Administration has been a leader in using this strategy, and numer-ous examples popped up in the organiza-tion’s 2014 Design Awards. The redesigns are making the buildings more practical for current uses, and greener to boot. Recent examples include the Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building in Portland, Ore.; the Minton-Capehart Federal Building in Indianapolis; and the Dr. A.H. McCoy Fed-eral Building in Jackson, Miss. The massive Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. Federal Building in Washington, D.C., won a BD+C Reconstruc-tion Award last year for a radical rethinking that included both an exterior upgrade and a new atrium punched into the center.

Some private developers are on the bandwagon, too, and not just for offi ce-to-offi ce conversions. For instance, PCL Construction and Baker Barrios Architects recently led an adaptive reuse of the former headquarters of the Orlando Utilities Com-mission, which had been vacant for fi ve years. Developer GDC Properties was able

top 25RECONSTRUCTION SECTORENGINEERING FIRMS Company 2013 Reconstruction Revenue ($)

Jacobs 1,842,130,000

URS Corp. 261,644,447

Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates 68,083,200

CRB 68,000,000

Syska Hennessy Group 56,341,504

STV 55,451,000

Leidos 55,125,000

AKF Group 54,593,000

Dewberry 53,601,594

Thornton Tomasetti 53,009,856

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger 47,640,000

SSOE Group 46,550,848

Carlson Design Construct 43,000,000

RDK Engineers 27,880,000

Henderson Engineers 26,963,643

Environmental Systems Design 26,000,000

TTG 25,792,057

Highland Associates 25,200,000

H&A Architects & Engineers 23,353,000

ThermalTech Engineering 23,300,000

Ross & Baruzzini 22,500,059

Smith Seckman Reid 21,167,725

Vanderweil Engineers 20,083,500

RMF Engineering 19,364,940

TLC Engineering for Architecture 19,144,150

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Some stakeholders are opting to save Modernist buildings using advanced façades. The Knights of Columbus offi ce tower in New Haven, Conn., designed by Roche-Dinkeloo in 1969, powerfully combines Corten steel, glass, and masonry, but was eventually plagued by problems with energy effi ciency and condensation. For a recent recon-struction, architect Leo A Daly replaced the façade with a unitized window-wall system, and swapped 560 deteriorated Corten sunshades for versions that match the originals’ color, texture, and fi nish. Also on the Building Team: Heitmann & Associates (enclosure consultant), Cosentini Associates (MEP), DeSimone (SE), and Dimeo Construction (CM).C

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that enable rapid structural analysis and feedback for the architectural teams.

As Howes and Naugle describe it, the model has the ability to share certain high-level inputs and outputs—including geom-etry rationalization, cost, and environmental and operational performance—with the design team. As designers make changes, the model reads the updated BIM data, runs the desired analysis, and then returns analysis feedback automatically—all without the need for exchanging full 3D models. The result is a near-real-time, iterative design process that greatly improves the conceptual and schematic design phases.

“Iteration is great, but it can take too long,” said Naugle. “Using the cloud to

connect the architectural and engineering teams, we’re able to extract information out of the model that’s relevant to each other and share it in real time.”

CUSTOM API DEVELOPMENTAlso at BIMForum, Stantec’s BIM R&D Leader Robert Manna demonstrated how the fi rm is enhancing its BIM solutions through the development of custom API-based applications. Its latest creation, PathFinder, automates the computation of walking 

top 60BIM ENGINEERING FIRMS

Company 2013 BIM Revenue ($)

Jacobs 3,500,056,500

URS Corp. 260,646,956

Arup 200,593,789

Thornton Tomasetti 110,229,051

SSOE Group 108,776,674

Leidos 68,080,000

Vanderweil Engineers 64,267,000

KPFF Consulting Engineers 60,000,000

Burns & McDonnell 60,000,000

KJWW Engineering Consultants 53,874,750

CRB 50,000,000

BR+A Consulting Engineers 46,000,000

Henderson Engineers 40,445,464

Affiliated Engineers 39,413,000

Walter P Moore and Associates 38,940,592

Magnusson Klemencic Associates 38,546,234

TTG 37,516,550

TLC Engineering for Architecture 34,807,545

M-E Engineers 33,802,000

Dewberry 31,610,437

CCRD Partners 24,000,000

Heapy Engineering 22,827,630

H&A Architects & Engineers 22,500,000

Hixson Architecture, Engineering, Interiors 18,000,000

Smith Seckman Reid 18,000,000

Syska Hennessy Group 17,282,931

STV 15,635,000

Paulus, Sokolowski and Sartor 14,500,000

DeSimone Consulting Engineers 13,828,500

Integrated Design Group 13,033,800

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Thomasson Associates 12,500,000

Interface Engineering 12,087,161

Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon 11,000,000

RDK Engineers 10,600,000

Graef 10,000,000

Zak Companies 9,776,949

Environmental Systems Design 9,489,362

Glumac 9,247,037

Dunham Associates 8,000,000

Ross & Baruzzini 8,000,000

M/E Engineering 6,825,000

Newcomb & Boyd 6,750,070

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger 6,000,000

Rist-Frost-Shumway Engineering 5,000,000

Bridgers & Paxton Consulting Engineers 4,178,299

KLH Engineers 4,007,920

Walker Parking Consultants 4,000,000

Sparling 3,755,276

Highland Associates 3,500,000

Joseph R. Loring & Associates 3,500,000

H.F. Lenz 3,375,000

CJL Engineering 3,250,000

Apogee Consulting Group 2,848,268

Primera Engineers 2,300,000

KCI Technologies 1,795,000

RMF Engineering 1,750,000

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Wallace Engineering 1,100,000

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