Treanor Architects

At a Friday, May 7 public meeting on the Benedictine College campus, Denton Nichols and Dick Tilghman of Treanor Architects and Joel Grimmet along with Pat Willoughby from JE Dunn construction, described details of the new Academic Center. The 57,000 square foot, 85 foot high building will break ground on June 11. After years of record enrollment, new academic space is very much needed. As Nichols described it, this will truly be the signature building on campus, "quoting" architecturally from the Mount, Abbey and newer campus buildings, which he studied and got to know and love.

LAWRENCE, KS – It's a question that's increasingly being asked on campuses all across the country. The desire to use existing buildings effectively is strong, and on many campuses, the answer is yes, we can make an aging building work for today's changing needs.

Yet colleges and universities that are looking to build high-performance buildings— ones that are cost-effective to build and operate, that incorporate desirable green building elements, and that will serve the needs of their students now and for years to come— must weigh ...

If you’re greening up existing buildings, or envision a campus of new LEED-certified facilities, it’s easy to imagine the possibilities. Sure, there are a lot of things you could do. And then reality sets in.

The question on many campuses evolves from “What can we do to achieve more sustainable student life buildings?” to “What can we realistically pay for?” A better question might be, “How can we build green in a way that actually adds money to our bottom line?”

The answer? Start where the money is. You can’t go wrong ...

Blue Springs, MO - The Missouri Innovation Park at Blue Springs continues to progress with the addition of a design team that will complete it’s Master Plan. Treanor Architects, Confluence, and Olsson Associates join a blue ribbon team that will make the 500 acre park an extraordinary vision to house 21st Century jobs.

“The Blue Springs Growth Initiative team has been impressed with the Treanor, Confluence, and Olsson team,” said Bill Wrisinger, spokesman for the Blue Springs Growth Initiative. “We look forward to having them remain on our team as we work through the pre-development and master planning phases of ...

Emerging job markets and sustainability are two key areas of business St. Louis, Mo.'s Sheet Metal Workers' Local 36 has focused on in recent years to help create and keep up with growth in the sheet-metal and HVAC industries. Local 36 will soon be making those key areas priorities as it unveils plans for a new $15-million green facility.

Sheet Metal Workers' Local 36 announced the approval from its members to move forward with the purchase and renovation of the former Missouri Boiler building on the northeast corner of Jefferson and Choteau avenues in downtown St. Louis to develop a new state-of-the-art, 96,023 square-foot campus. Current plans call for the buildings, which will serve as the new training center, Local 36 headquarters and 1,000-seat multiple event venue, to earn Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accreditation.

The leadership of Midwest Testing sought to make a statement about the firm's commitment to the earth with Midwest's new $4 million headquarters and labs at 8606 Page Avenue in Overland.