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May/June 2009

		Prototype Fire Station Design: "Shovel Ready" & Cost-Efficient Successful fire station prototypes begin with communication among development team members to define desirable elements and negotiate those the budget can and cannot support.
		Protecting The Modern Wing With glass walls inside and out, a floating glass roof, and vellum-covered ceilings, the Art Institute of Chicago’s new wing presented quite a challenge for the engineers designing its fire protection systems. Here’s how they did it.