The Target Center in downtown Minneapolis, home of the Minnesota Timberwolves NBA team, is now also home to the largest vegetated roof in the state.

When embarking on a sustainable plan that has the potential to transform a campus, why not start with a highly visible bang? Providence College in Providence, R.I., recently seized such an opportunity by installing thin-film building integrated photovoltaics on the roof of the Slavin Center, the college’s student center.

Reinhard Schneider was just a young man working the night shift at the Ford Motor Co. plant when he decided a career in engineering and architecture was more his style.

Liberty Lines Inc. is one of the largest privately owned transportation companies in New York. Headquartered in Yonkers, the company has 750 employees and operates a fleet of 350 vehicles.

In today’s tight economic times, more building owners are searching for ways to extend the service life of their existing roofs. Capital expenditures and financing typically required to replace roofs can be difficult to obtain at this time.

Shenandoah, Pa., was once a bustling mining town in the eastern mountain valleys of Pennsylvania, but when the coal industry began to decline after World War II, many residents left

Retrofitting flat roofs with sloped metal roofs is a concept that is tailor-made for these declining economic times. Interestingly, of the 40 billion square feet of roofing annually installed in the United States, only a fraction of that amount entails retrofitting roofs with sloped metal systems.

Mike Treanor was hooked on architecture from the time he rolled with the Boy Scouts.
"I got my architecture merit badge in Boy Scouts when I was 13," said Treanor, Chairman of Treanor Architects P.A. of Lawrence, Kan. "I was hooked."

Marion Smith came of age during the Sputnik era when math and science were king. Now after 14 years as president of Engine House No. 1 Inc. in St. Louis, Smith’s historical journey is just heating up.

Scott Kriner is into sustainability and energy savings, and his newly formed consulting business proves his purpose.