2018-2019 Annual Report

2018-2020 Executive Committee:

Chair: Michael Wysockey

Vice Chair: Matthew Kuhl

Secretary: Robert Grupe

Treasurer: Jeff Harper

Program Director: Sara Beardsley

Outreach Director: Doug King

Immediate Past Chair: Abbas Aminmansour

Table of Contents

Message from the Chair

The Executive Committee 2016-2018

Secretary’s Report

Treasurer’s Report and 2017-2018 Proposed Budget

Task Force Reports

Program Director’s Report

Outreach Director’s Report

Message from the Chair

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: MICHAEL WYSOCKEY (Chair) MATTHEW KUHL (Vice Chair) ROBERT GRUPE (Secretary) JEFFREY E. HARPER (Treasurer) SARA BEARDSLEY (Program Director) ABBAS AMINMANSOUR (Past Chair) MEMBERS: ROBERT ACKER FRED AFSHARI CHUCK ANDERSON CARL BALDASSARRA JOHN BIRAZZI JON M. BOYD SEAN BOWKER TOM BROCK JOSEPH BURNS RALPH CALISTRO JANE CAMERON CHARLIE CARTER IAN CHIN RAY S. CLARK KIM CLAWSON JAMES CLEARY BORIS DRAGUNSKY DAVID E. ECKMANN JOSE ESTRADA ROBERT HALVORSON CHRIS HASBROOK JAMES HAUCK NESTOR IWANKIW MEHDI JALAYERIAN ROBERT JAMES TONY KIEFER DOUGLAS KING RON KLEMENCIC GARY KOHN JAMES LABUZ BRUCE LAKE JEFFERY LANE LUKE LEUNG SCOTT MARKER RICHARD C. (RIK) MASTER TERRY McDONNELL TOM McNAMARA FREDRIC A. MORITZ R. SHANKAR NAIR LAWRENCE NOVAK SEAN O’GORMAN RAYMOND OROZCO LOU OSWALD JAMES PAWLIKOWSKI JOHN PERONTO JAY POPP TOM POWERS ALFREDO RAMIREZ JAMES REICHART PHILIP RENOUF STEVEN RIGGIO KEVIN SIDO MARK SIMONIDES VINCENT SLIVKA ROBERT TAZELAAR LUCAS TRYGGESTAD BILL WALTON PETER A. WEISMANTLE LARRY WELDON JEFFREY H. WINICK MEMBER EMERITUS: SHERWIN P. ASROW CLYDE BAKER RICHARD E. FENCL MICHAEL HAGEN WILLIAM LYONS JAIMIE MORENO DANIEL MURPHY HAROLD OLIN ROBERT W. SHULDES DAVID A. STUHLMACHER EDWARD WILKAS TOM WYSOCKEY EX-OFFICIO: JUDY FRYDLAND, Building Commissioner RICHARD C. FORD Deputy Fire Commissioner CONTACT: MICHAEL WYSOCKEY 7100 Industrial Hwy GARY, INDIANA USA (773) 721-9797

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www.cchrb.org

This has been a fantastic year for the Chicago Committee on High Rise Buildings.

Thank you for allowing me to serve the membership in the role of Chairman. It is an

honor to be a part of this group with the leaders of every aspect of high-rise

buildings. My respect for the members of the committee has grown tremendously

this year seeing all the hard work of the executive committee and the members at

large.

Certainly, the highlight of the year is the passing of a new building code for the first

time in 70 years. The leadership of Commissioner Frydland and Deputy

Commissioner Ulrich through this process was impressive to watch. It is clear that

the mayor has a tremendous amount of respect for her as she made this giant task

a reality in very limited window. While the technical hurdles that so many of the

members helped work through were daunting enough, the political side of

establishing momentum and getting with the various stake holders initially seemed

out of the realm of possibility.

Many members and colleagues from their firms worked throughout the wide

ranging disciplines to help achieve this important, and long overdue change. All the

membership should be proud to be a part of this legacy for the future of building in

Chicago. Much work is left to be done in implementing these changes over the next

months and years, and we will welcome that opportunity.

We have our 50th anniversary upon us and Peter Weismantle and his task force

have been hard at work to commemorate this milestone. We hope to have several

of our past members and members emeritus join us for the summer party in July.

Mr. Riggio, Lake, and Clark have plans well in hand for the gathering.

Our 2018 Seminar on High Rise Educational Structures was a success both

technically and financially. The presentations were well received and it generated

funds for the annual $5,000 scholarship. Matthew Kuhl and the seminar task force

did a great job. The 2019 Seminar on The Future of the Chicago Skyline is set for

June 13th and promises to be a top-notch event. Doug King is the chair with active

task force members Jane Cameron and Peter Weismantle among others.

Sara Beardsley needs to be recognized for her efforts in putting together the

monthly presentation schedule. There were a number of excellent presentations

this past year, and next year looks promising as well. Thank you, Sara.

New members this year are Jose Estrada (USG), Sean O’Gorman (Fitzgerald), Bob

Acker (GEI), and Sean Bowker (Power Construction). Adding members from

Engineering, Architecture, and Construction firms is reflective of the wide breadth

of the committee. There are a few more new members in the nomination process

that will help keep us vibrant into the next 50 years.

Thank you everyone for a great year!

Michael H. Wysockey Chairman CCHRB

Executive Committee 2018-2020

The 2018-2020 Executive Committee

Chair: Michael Wysockey Vice Chair: Matthew Kuhl

Secretary: Robert Grupe Treasurer: Jeff Harper

Program Director: Sara Beardsley Outreach Director: Douglas King

Immediate Past Chair: Abbas Aminmansour

Secretary’s Report

Membership Information

Membership as of May 11, 2019: Regular Members: 67 (up by 3)

Emeritus Members: 12 (down by 4)

Ex-Officio Members: 2

New Members in 2018-19: Robert Acker in April 2019

Sean Bowker in May 2019

Jose Estrada in October 2018

Sean O’Gorman in November 2019

Members Reinstated in 2018-19: 0

Members Moved to Emeritus Status 0

Members Requesting Removal from Committee: Phil Castillo

Members Requesting Inactive Status: 0

Members Removed Due to Lack of Participation: None

Members Requesting Inactive Status: None

Members Requesting Removal from Emeritus Status: None

Member Deceased: 0

Average Meeting Attendance: Average Total: 42.1 (decrease from 46.7)

Members: 23.4 (decrease from 23.8)

Emeritus Members: 1.0 (decrease from 1.3)

Alternates: 5.8 (decrease from 8.0)

Guests: 8.3 (decrease from 8.5)

Guest Speakers: 0.7 (increase from 1.6)

Treasurer’s Report

2018-2020 Proposed Budget

Task Force Reports

TASK FORCE:

Seminar

Chairperson: Matthew Kuhl (Doug King after June)

Task Force Members:

Jane Cameron, Luke Leung, Sara Beardsley, Scott Marker, Peter Weismantle, Doug King, Robert Grupe, Doug King, Lucas Tryggestad

2018-2019 Activities:

Organized the 2018 Seminar; “Education on the (High) Rise: How and Why Education Buildings of the 21st Century are Going Tall” and was presented on June 14th, 2018

Future Activities:

Organizing the 2019 Seminar. “The Future of the Chicago Skyline: Current Developments in our City”, scheduled for June 13th, 2019

Other Remarks:

Proceeds from the Seminars go towards the funding of the CCHRB Scholarship Fund.

TASK FORCE: Building Movement Task Force

Chairperson: Robert C. Grupe, Jr.

Task Force Members: Raymond S. Clark Richard E. Fencl John Peronto Lawrence Novak

2018-2019 Activities: This task force has been inactive in 2017-2019

Future Activities: This task force should re-evaluate its vision.

Other Remarks: Building movement is a critical design consideration in high-rise building design, and construction. CCHRB should be active in this area.

TASK FORCE:

Building Pressurization

Chairperson: Luke Leung

Task Force Members:

Kim Clawson, Mehdi Jalayerian, Robert Tazelaar, Raymond Calrk, Tom McNamara

2018-2019 Activities:

- Organized a speaking session with Mehdi and Luke for the Winter and summer ASHRAE - Assisted in the authoring of CTBUH stack effect book

Future Activities:

- Organizing speaking engagement for next ASHRAE meeting and continue work of stack effect book with CTBUH

Other Remarks:

TASK FORCE: Scholarship

Chairperson: Robert C. Grupe, Jr.

Task Force Members: Jane Cameron Steve Riggio Lucas Tryggestad Raymond S. Clark Ron Klemencic Bill Lyons Charlie Carter Thomas Brock Kim Clawson Ed Wilkas Michael Wysockey Mark Simonides

2018-2019 Activities: The task force selected Made Yudha, U of I as the 2019 recipient of the CCHRB scholarship

Future Activities: This task force will continue to select future recipients

Other Remarks: The task force should re-evaluate the process in that as it currently works it favors graduate students.

TASK FORCE: HISTORICAL/ARCHIVAL

Chairperson: Peter Weismantle

Task Force Members:

Sherwin Asrow Jane Cameron Sara Beardsley Carl Baldassarra Tony Kiefer Lucas Tryggestad

2018-2019 Activities:

Preparations for commemoration of the Committee’s 50th anniversary in 2019. Current plans are as follows:

• It has been determined that the actual anniversary date is May 6th. On that date in 1969, the CCHRB Constitution and By-laws was adopted by the founding members. Therefore, the Task Force is preparing a PowerPoint and slide show for presentation at our annual business meeting on Thursday, May 9th. All Emeritus members are encouraged to attend. • A more festive event will be held at the Summer Party, on Thursday, July 11th.

• At that event, the Executive Committee would like to invite former members (senior and/or retired) to attend so that they can be thanked for their service and perhaps say a few words about their time on the Committee. • The Task Force is also engaged in reaching out to members and member firms in order to compile photos and other historical materials so that we can prepare a small bound book covering the history of the Committee, featuring a handful of ground-breaking high-rise buildings, for which members of the Committee had key roles in the design, execution and operation. The book will be distributed at the Summer event and afterwards to all members, who were not in attendance. • The task Force has received cost estimates for publication of 250 books and production of 250 flash drives with the commemorative PowerPoint.

Future Activities: Committee’s 50th anniversary in 2019 • Continuing preparation for the Summer Event.

Other Remarks: Seeking funding for potential video or publication of transcripts of interviews with founding and long-term members.

DRAFT: April 16, 2018

TASK FORCE: IIT Cladding

Chairperson: Tom Brock

Task Force Members: Jim Cleary Kim Clawson Jim Labuz Steven Riggio

Contributing Members: Sarah Beardsley Peter Weismantle John Boyd Fred Ashfari Chris Hasbrook

2018-2019 Activities: Conducted 3 more iterations of IIT/CCHRB Curtainwall Course in the College of Architecture at IIT. In last update on this initiative it was reported that this course was supposed become a required course in the graduate school but this decision was reversed by our interim Dean at the last moment prior to this academic year. No reason was given for the reversal. Despite the reversal, the course continues to be both successful (based on student evaluations) and popular.

Future Activities: Continuous update and improvement of course content. Always looking for new participants for field trips to relevant practices (firms), engineering interests, manufacturers, producers, testing facilities and job sites.

Other Remarks: We have had great results thanks to the efforts and dedication of CCHRB members. We are especially thankful to Chris Hasbrook and UL for their continued financial support that allows us to take field trips outside the immediate area. (This semester we travelled to Guardian Glass’ float glass facility in Dewitt, Iowa.)

Program Director’s Report

CCHRB PROGRAM DIRECTORS REPORT FOR 2017-18 ANNUAL REPORT:

In 2018-2019 fiscal year the CCHRB hosted 8 educational programs which ranged in topic from structural engineering,

architecture, mechanical systems, investigation and repair, constructability issues and life safety. The year was

highlighting by hosting the City of Chicago in January 2019 to talk about upcoming code changes before they were

implemented, and with presentations that included other innovations such as “Speed Core” which could be an

important innovation in the way high-rise structures are constructed in the future. Below is a summary of the programs:

[All meetings were held at Petterino’s Restaurant, northwest corner of Dearborn and Randolph Streets, Chicago; lower

level banqueting facility, unless noted otherwise.]

June 14, 2018

Presenters: Srdjan Avram, AIA, bKL and John Jeyer, AIA, bKL; Michael Palmer, AIA, Perkins & Will

Presentation: High-Rise Educational Projects

Srdjan Avram, AIA., and Associate Director at bKL Architecture LLC, and Jonathon Meyer, project manager at bKL

Architecture LLC gave a brief overview on their presentation on GEMS World Academy Chicago. Also Michael

Palmer, Principal at Perkins + Will gave a synopsis of his morning Seminar presentation on the William Jones

Preparatory High School.

July 11, 2018

Annual Summer Party: The event was held at Perkins and Will event space. No program.

August 9, 2018

Presenters: Sara Beardsley, AIA, AS+GG and John Peronto, SE, Thornton Tomasetti

Presentation Title: The Design of Akhmat Tower

Sara Beardsley, Sr. Architect from AS+GG and John Peronto, Structural Engineer from Thornton Tomasetti, gave a

presentation about the structural and architectural design of the 435m Akhmat Tower which is under construction

in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. Discussion included exterior wall, site planning, programming, vertical transportation,

and specific structural design for high seismic region as well as the tuned mass damper.

September 13, 2018

Presenter: Ron Klemencic, MKA

Presentation: Speed Core – The Development of Steel Core Walls in the Rainer Square Project

CCHRB Member Ron Klemencic provided a very interesting discussion of a new composite steel and concrete core

assembly used in the Rainier Square development in Seattle includes a 1.4 million square-foot, 58-story, 850-foot tall

mixed-use tower as the centerpiece. The contractor’s evaluation of the system as compared to a traditional reinforced

concrete

core revealed a time savings of 8 months, out of a total of 30 months, which will truly be a game changer. Developed

by MKA in collaboration with Purdue University and The University at Buffalo with generous support from the Charles

Pankow Foundation and AISC, Speed Core is ready for implementation across the country.

October 11, 2018 Presenter: Adam Theiss, MKA Presentation: No 9 Walton St – Structural Changes during Construction No.9 Walton is a high-end residential project in Chicago, which was partially constructed when the penthouse units

were sold to Ken Griffin, the wealthiest person in Illinois. Griffin added 2 floors to the height of the tower, and

insisted on his own personal elevator and rooftop pool. These changes required significant retrofit/modifications to

the structure that had just been built.

November 8, 2018

Presenter: Stephen Stacey, Jensen Hughes

Presentation: Investigation and Repair of Concrete Foundation

Construction of a megatall tower foundation was suspended in October 2016 over concerns related to concrete

uniformity and the presence of surface water during construction operations. The foundation design consisted

of a four meter thick reinforced concrete transfer mat set on a network of 136 drilled concrete piers. The

authors were retained as third party advisors to independently assess the as-built conditions and assist the

contractor and designer in the formulation of a repair plan. The investigation commenced in December 2016

and included documentation of cores extracted from the transfer mat as well as the development of

procedures to effectively ascertain conditions within the core holes. Of particular concern to the construction

team was the development of a sufficiently representative sampling plan, the relative shear strength and

performance of concrete joints, and the evaluation of corrosion potential within the transfer mat. A plan to

repair affected locations of the transfer mat was developed to address the nature and type of conditions

identified during the investigation. The repair recommendations developed by the authors were widely

approved by the construction team.

December 12, 2018

There was no scheduled presentation in December, as the members enjoyed the Holiday party at the Kimpton Hotel,

505 N State St.

January 10, 2019

Presenters: Deputy Commissioner Grant Ullrich

Presentation Title: Proposed Changes to the Chicago Building Code

The Deputy Commissioner of the Chicago Building Department summarized proposals for code changes to update

the Chicago Building Code, in order to better align with the ICC which is the internationally accepted standard. In

this presentation, he covered the history of the Chicago Building Code, including the adoption of high-rise

regulations and the

evolution of the code from adoption until today. He also summarized the work plan for updates to the various

codes [MEP, Energy, Structural, Fire Protection and the Building Code] and described the process by which the City

will approve these updates. The discussion included what elements of the Chicago-specific code regulations will

remain, after the ICC begins to be used.

February 14, 2019

Presenters: Sean Bowker, Project Executive and Chris Jones from Power Construction

Presentation Title: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Northwestern University embarked upon construction of the new Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Building in

2015. Complex research buildings of 700,000 sq. ft. all have their challenges. Add in a 60' deep hole for a

basement, one block from Lake Michigan, and those challenges are compounded. Include not only plant capacities

for the new research building, but include these plant capacities within an existing adjacent structure to support

both buildings, and these challenges are now multiplied. Finally, factor in the aspects of interfacing with an existing

building and adjacent historic structures, and these challenges are enough to keep you awake at night! The

presentation highlighted the project challenges that have been overcome during the last three years by the project

team, all culminating in the opening which is fast approaching in Summer 2019.

March 14, 2019

Meeting was cancelled, no program

April 11, 2019

Presenters: Mehdi Jalayerian, PE, Environmental Systems Design

Presentation Title: Designing Supertall Buildings with Height and Geography in Mind

This presentation by Managing Director of ESD Mehdi Jalayerian explored the implications of building tall, and

super-tall, as it relates to climate. Issues of temperature and climate changes which occur at great heights as well as

pressure changes and their implications on MEP systems were analyzed and discussed using case studies including

the 1000m Jeddah Tower.

May 9, 2019

Annual Business Meeting: No program

Respectfully Submitted

Sara Beardsley

CCHRB Program Director 2018-2019

Outreach Director’s Report

June 14, 2018

Proceeds from the annual Half-Day Seminar help fund the Chicago Committee on High-Rise Buildings (CCHRB)

Scholarship program. This $5,000 yearly scholarship supports Graduate students and highly qualified senior and

junior-level undergraduates at any college or university with an alumnus who serves as a member of the CCHRB,

provided the student’s area of study is directly related to some aspect of the design, construction, operation and/or

rehabilitation of high rise buildings.

The 2018 event was entitled: “Education on the (High) Rise: How and Why Education Buildings of the 21st Century

are Going Tall” and was intended to provide an informative overview of the increasing prevalence of educations

buildings from K-12 to Higher-Ed considering high rise buildings instead of the more typical campus layout

97 people attended, with a revenue of approximately $9,670. Last year’s event was held at the Harris Bank Auditorium and consisted of the following schedule and speakers:

Opening Speaker: Ms. Aimee Eckmann

Associate Principal, PreK-12 Practice Leader–

Perkins + Will

Schools Look Up

As more families choose to remain in urban areas, there is a growing need to re-think education

in dense cities. In this session, Aimee Eckmann, FAIA, ALEP, LEED AP BD+C will discuss why

and how schools consider building up instead of out when space is at a premium, special

programming considerations, and challenges and opportunities to planning K-12 schools in a

high-rise. She will give examples of recent successes such as Jones College Prep in Chicago

and Campus International School in Cleveland, Ohio.

Aimee Eckmann, FAIA, ALEP, LEED AP BD+C is the PreK-12 Practice Leader in the Chicago

office of Perkins+Will. As a global innovator in PreK-12 programming and planning, her influence

through design and engagement advocates forward-thinking solutions proven to change

students, teachers, and communities.

Consistently ahead of trends, Aimee customizes her

work based on current research, building trust with clients by

making them partners in the project process. Her articles and

presentations share knowledge with others in the profession,

proof of her commitment to advancing thought leadership in

the industry. Her work has won more than half a dozen local

chapter AIA awards, and has been honored by such

publications as Architect, Architectural Record, Interior Design, and Learning by Design. In over

a decade of service, Aimee has played an important role in leadership and mentoring with the

ACE Mentor Program of Illinois, supporting low-income and minority high school students in their

pursuit of careers in architecture, construction and engineering. Aimee's experiences mentoring

students help inform her ideas for transformative, future-ready educational environments and

have had a deep impact on her work.

Early Morning

Presentations: Ms. Lynne Sorkin

Director, bKL Architecture LLC

Mr. Srdjan Avram

Associate Director, bKL Architecture LLC

Mr. Fritz Morris

Senior Vice President of Design and Infrastructure, GEMS America

Presentation #1

GEMS World Academy Chicago

Learn how a dense urban location influenced the design of GEMS World Academy Chicago.

The new high-rise Chicago campus integrates unique strategies for site access, traffic control,

life safety, vertical adjacencies, outdoor space, sport facilities, and district cooling. The campus

marries GEMS’ programmatic needs with local requirements and provides a new model for

high-rise K12 school construction in an arena of limited precedents. GEMS provides access to

a global network of resources and a broad cultural interface; extensive use of state-of-the-art

technology facilitates

collaboration between classrooms around the world, providing students with an international

perspective on education and nurturing global citizenship.

With more than 25 years of professional experience, Lynne

Sorkin has built an expertise in architectural and interior design

projects. Her design, management and technical

understanding can be applied to programming, master planning,

space planning, design, technical coordination and contract

administration. She has experience with both public and private

clients.

As the firm’s Education Practice Leader, Lynne brings notable experience to bKL in the Pre-K-

12 and University market sectors. Through prior leadership positions as an owner’s

representative to Chicago Public Schools on multi-building capital programs, Lynne was

instrumental in project scope identification, design guidelines, budgets, and oversight of the

planning and design of new buildings, additions, and renovations for nearly 100 schools. Lynne

was selected by the client to act as the Board of Education’s direct agent during their $1.4 billion

Modern Schools Across Chicago program, involving numerous new facilities seeking to achieve

LEED Silver Ratings or higher.

Lynne received both her master’s degree in architecture and bachelor of arts degree from

Washington University in St. Louis. She is a licensed architect in the State of Illinois and is a

LEED Accredited Professional. Lynne has served on the Board of the Chicago AIA Foundation

for more than 8 years and is the foundation’s immediate past President. She is a member of

Chicago Women in Architecture, previously serving as Lecture Series Chair and Foundation

President. Lynne is also a member of IASBO and SCUP.

With over 15 years of professional experience, Srdjan Avram is

adept in all phases of project development, leading projects from

early phase programming through construction documentation

and contract administration.

He has worked with both public- and private-sector clients on a

range of projects in the US, China and Korea. He has experience

with institutional facilities, mixed use developments, office

buildings, corporate headquarters and corporate interiors; his

specialty is residential and educational building types.

Srdjan’s notable educational projects include GEMS Lower School and Middle-Upper School,

South Shore International College Preparatory High School, Eric Solorio Academy High School,

College of DuPage Technology Education Center, and Westinghouse High School.

Working with the Public Building Commission of Chicago, Srdjan brought technical expertise in

construction and sustainability to several new construction LEED Gold rated school facilities for

use by Chicago Public Schools.

Srdjan studied architecture at the University of Belgrade before transferring to the University of

Illinois at Chicago. He earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architecture at UIC and is

a licensed architect in the State of Illinois. Srdjan is also a member of the American Institute of

Architects (AIA), and a LEED Accredited Professional.

An accomplished architect with over 35 years of experience, Fritz

Morris leads the important work for GEMS real estate

development, construction and operations and maintenance of

GEMS state-of-the art and sustainable school facilities.

Fritz oversees the building design, real estate search/acquisitions,

facility development, and daily maintenance and operations for

GEMS Education Inc. After developing the architectural programs,

design standards and specifications, he manages the feasibility

analysis and the search for potential school sites. He then works with real estate developers,

brokers, architects, engineers, consultants and construction managers to design and construct

school facilities. He also coordinates and manages the GEMS School operating engineers and

facility managers.

LEED Accredited Professional, Fritz is at the forefront of the green building movement. In addition

to being both functional and visually striking, all of the GEMS Schools are designed to be

sustainable buildings, meaning that they are both environmentally and economically sound. By

leading this sustainable design effort, Fritz helps ensure that GEMS Schools are both healthy

and productive places for students to learn and thrive.

Fritz earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Cincinnati School of Design,

Architecture, and Art, with additional studies at New York University School of Real Estate and

Parsons School of Design. Fritz is a Registered Architect in New York and Connecticut, a

member of American Institute of Architects, the Construction Specifications Institute, the National

Council for Architectural Registration (NCARB) and is a LEED Accredited Professional with the

US Green Building Council.

Mr. Michael Siegel

Principal, Stantec

Mr. David E. Eckmann, SE, PE, FAIA

Managing Principal, Magnussen Klemencic Associates Structural + Civil Engineers

Presentation #2

Creating the Vertical Campus

In designing Roosevelt University’s Wabash Tower, the architect and engineers focused on the

alignment of the University’s Mission statement founded in the principals of social justice and the

purpose of the school to create a complete campus and education experience. Constructed in

Chicago as a response to an urban university’s need for a building of the 21st Century, The architect

and structural engineers will present the design and structural response to a complex program and

site.

Coordinating the vertical stack and column grids of a high-rise education facility can be

challenging, given the various area and volume requirements of a typical educational facility

program. MKA will explain how the structural challenges were addressed for the Roosevelt

University Wabash Building; a high profile education tower located directly adjacent to the

historic Auditorium Building that includes 17 floors of student housing stacked above classrooms

above student services. Solutions included sloped and hung columns, an asymmetrically located

core, and a series of new caissons that thread through existing caissons that remain from a

student housing tower that previously occupied the site.

Mike Siegel is a design Architect with over 30 years of

experience with a variety of project types including

institutional, corporate, mixed-use developments and

residential.

His responsibilities have ranged from design and project

architect to technical and managing architect. As a senior

designer, he honors the project vision to design distinctive

places that reflect legacy and aspiration.

Mike earned a Bachelor Degree of Architecture from Syracuse University in 1983, and in addition

to working with Roosevelt University, has worked on Higher Education projects at North Park

University, University of Chicago, University of Notre Dame and the University of Wisconsin, in

addition to the Lucas Museum for Narrative Art and the Swedish Embassy in Washington DC

As Managing Principal of MKA's Chicago office, David E.

Eckmann, offers 31 years of unique engineering

experience. A Chicago native who has worked in the city for

years, he has led the structural design of several of the most

notable structures in the Midwest including Aqua, River Point

Tower, Chicago O'Hare International Terminal 5, Blue Cross

Blue Shield Vertical Expansion (300 N. Randolph), Roosevelt

University's Wabash Building, Wolf Point East, as well as the

800-acre Epic Systems campus and Northwestern Mutual Life

Corporate Headquarters in Wisconsin.

Dave is educated and licensed as both an architect and a structural engineer, giving him a unique

and collaborative approach to integrating architecture and structure.

Late Morning

Presentations: Mr. Mark A. Holm

Senior Security Associate, Jensen Hughes

Mr. Kyle Andorf

Consultant, Jensen Hughes

Presentation #3

Planning Security for High-Rise Educational Facilities

Developing security designs and programs for the educational environment can differ from other

project types. This is especially true for high-rise educational facilities. While the goal of securing

critical assets (people, information and property) are the same, the means and methods to do so

can vary.

With high-rise facilities, there are often multiple user-groups that will occupy the building and, as

such, compartmentalization and vertical access throughout the site must be carefully planned.

This differs from a traditional school setting. It is important that proper coordination between the

appropriate parties occurs to develop a setting that is both secure and inviting at the same time.

This presentation will discuss the different techniques and concepts our firm has utilized to secure

high-rise education facilities via physical, technical and operational security implementations

including unique compartmentalization methods, vertical access control and CPTED concepts.

Mark Holm is a engineer with 30 years of experience in the Integrated

Communications Technology field. His expertise is based on a broad

range of Security, Telecom & Audio-Visual projects to which he has

contributed design, consulting, and project management services. Mr.

Holm provides enhanced value to Commercial, Government,

Healthcare & Educational institutions by providing needs assessment,

threat & vulnerability analysis, master planning, contract negotiation and

construction support services. Mr. Holm expertise includes end-to-end

management of turn-key technical projects from concept through completion. Project types

include video surveillance, access control, mass notification, visualization (video wall), intrusion

detection, public address and building automation integration. Mr. Holm has functioned as an

architectural liaison with the task of confirming that technology considerations are properly

represented in the building design process and construction documents. Mr. Holm’s background

in Audio-Visual & Security technology, combined with his depth of practical project experience,

has made him a subject matter expert (SME) in the Security, Command & Control Room

specialty.

Kyle Andorf is a Consultant with Jensen Hughes and has nearly a

decade of experience in the security consulting and design industry.

He has been involved in a multitude security systems design,

consulting and assessment projects. Kyle has worked on projects

involving all aspects of security including physical, technical and

operational. Mr. Andorf’s projects have included work within higher

education and university, healthcare, retail, hospitality, financial,

mega-project and high-rise vertical markets. He is well versed in

access control, surveillance and emergency communication systems as well as security master

planning efforts.

As a consultant, Kyle works with architects, developers, end-users and ownership groups to

ensure the security program is well planned, integrated into the architecture and has the foresight

to adapt to future changes. Kyle is directly responsible for developing security concepts that are

flexible to meet specific needs of his clients and the end users

Mr. Michael Palmer

Principal , Perkins + Will

Ms. Erin Lavin Cabonargi

Director, Sterling Bay

Presentation #4

A High-Rise High School for Chicago: William Jones Preparatory High School

Learn how the diverse program elements of a selective-enrollment high school, typically spread

across a low-rise high-school building, were successfully combined in a new high rise building

just south of Chicago’s Loop.

Public Building Commission of Chicago commissioned the Perkins+Will team to design a new

school for 1,200 students on a restricted urban site along State Street. Goals of the PBC and

Chicago Public Schools included new 21st-century learning spaces and large-span spaces such

as an auditorium, gymnasium and swimming pool, all meeting CPS standards. The result was a

seven story 278,000 SF

building with a unique stacking plan to vertically disperse the program. Other features include

active design elements, connection with the neighborhood, and adaptation with the adjacent

existing 1960s Jones High School complex. After its opening in 2013, the building has received

widespread recognition in the Chicago area as well as national publication. Learn also how Jones

College Prep is an easily replicable model for other urban high schools.

Michael Palmer has more than 30 years of

professional experience and has had significant project

responsibilities on many mixed-use, Higher Ed and K- 12

educational and corporate facilities. His strength is in managing

complex projects; over the last ten years, most of those projects

had a construction cost between from $25 million and $700

million.

As an architect and Managing Principal with Perkins+Will in Chicago. He is nationally recognized

for his expertise in managing large, complex projects for the design of educational, office and

mixed-use facilities. Mike’s large-scale projects at Perkins+Will range from the Block 37 urban

center and a high-rise high school, both in downtown Chicago, to internationally renowned

projects such as three towers in the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) and the new all-

women Princess Nora University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He is a graduate of University of

Pennsylvania (Master of Architecture) and University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Arts).

Erin Lavin Cabonargi serves as the Director of Development Services for Sterling Bay, a Chicago-based commercial real estate investment and development firm, overseeing the company’s planning, design and construction phase activities.

Prior to joining Sterling Bay in 2015, Erin was a leader in public sector development and a Cabinet member to Chicago Mayors Richard M. Daley and Rahm Emanuel. Most recently, Erin served as the Executive Director of the Public Building Commission of Chicago, appointed in 2008 and successfully delivering nearly $3 billion of new development, major capital renovation, infrastructure, surveillance, technology and asset repositioning work on behalf of sister agencies and municipalities. Erin also had significant facility management responsibilities, inclusive of the Richard J. Daley Center, one of the nation’s largest courthouses and civic gathering spaces.

Prior to her public service, Erin served in leadership and project development roles for OWP/P Architects and The Architects Partnership where she managed build-to-suit, renovation and repositioning work in the commercial, retail and institutional markets. Erin received her Bachelor of Environmental Design from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and a Master of Architecture

from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, with additional studies in Florence and

Munich.

Round Table

Discussion and Q+A: Ms. Aimee Eckmann – Moderator

Perkins + Will

Ms. Lynne Sorkin - Panelist

bKL Architecture

Mr. Srdjan Avram - Panelist

bKL Architecture

Mr. Fritz Morris - Panelist

GEMS America

Mr. Michael Siegel - Panelist

Stantec

Mr. David E. Eckmann - Panelist

MKA Structural + Civil Engineers

Mr. Kyle Andorf

Consultant, Jensen Hughes

Mr. John Carosello

Security Associate, Jensen Hughes

Mr. Michael Palmer - Panelist

Perkins + Will

Ms. Erin Lavin Cabonargi. - Panelist,

Sterling Bay and former Executive Director of the

Public Building Commission of Chicago

The 2019 CCHRB Half Day Seminar is being planned forThursday June 13th and is entitled: “The Future of the Chicago Skyline: Current Developments in our City”

January 19, 2019

The CCHRB has for several years sponsored a High Rise Special Award as part of the Chicago Regional Competition of

the Future City Competition held as part of National Engineer’s Week. This year’s judges (Matthew Kuhl, Mehdi Jeff

Harper, and Sean O’Gorman) braved the blizzard conditions early Saturday morning on the 19th of January 20

proceeded to evaluate nearly 20 entries for the Future Cities project that best incorporated high rise technologies.

Their chosen award winner, Volty 2.0, presented by Jack London Middle School of Wheeling Illinoios, was awarded

the High Rise Special Award.