2023 August – 1000M Building Tour
“IT ALL BEGINS WITH EXTRAORDINARY VISION.” – HELMUT JAHN A tour of 1000M Building Hosted by: Randy Bullard (McHugh Construction) This meeting will be a tour of the latest additionRead More
“IT ALL BEGINS WITH EXTRAORDINARY VISION.” – HELMUT JAHN A tour of 1000M Building Hosted by: Randy Bullard (McHugh Construction) This meeting will be a tour of the latest additionRead More
Design and Construction of Merdeka 118 Tower Presented by: Ahmad Abdelrazaq, S.E. NAE, MASCE, Fctbuh Managing Director/Founding Partner: Rise Global llc Merdeka 118 is a large-scale mixed development that consistRead More
The Fall 2023 CCHRB Social Event will be held October 12th at the Selva Roof Top Bar in the Emily Hotel. The hotel is located at 311 N. Morgan Street.Read More
Salesforce Tower Presentation Presented by: Matt Streid of MKA (Structural Engineer) and Sean May of HKS (Architect) Following the June tour of Salesforce Tower at Wolf Point. This program willRead More
111 W. Monroe – Repurposing of 1910/1958 Office Buildings into Mixed-Use Residential & Hospitality Presented by: Joe Cliggott & Jesper Dalskov (Stantec Architecture), Bud Spiewak (Consentini), & Michael Justice (TGRWA)Read More
Cairo Iconic Tower at CBD East Presented by Michael Palmer and Marius Ronnett of Perkins&Will The Iconic Tower under construction in Egypt east of Cairo is 385 meters tall andRead More
Chicago’s Most Intelligent Office Building & Embracing the Digitization of Real Estate: Navigating Smart Building Strategy Presented by:Mehdi Jalayerian, PE., Senior Principal, ESD now Stantec Consulting Services Inc. Thru Shivakumar, Read More
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To The Illinois Supreme Court Deciding a Routine Duty To Defend Insurance Coverage Case Presented by: Jeffrey S. Youngerman Esquire, of Flaherty & Youngerman PC On November 30, 2023 the Illinois Supreme Court rejected decades of lower court decisions refusing to find insurance coverage for general contractors, developersRead More
How Tall Can We build? Climatic Impact on Internal Pressures of Mega-tall Building Presented by: Mehdi Jalayerian, PE, Senior Principal, ESD now Stantec Consulting Services Inc. The climatic conditions at the top of a very tall building are cooler and drier than those at grade. While standard equations exist to describe upper-level climatic conditions forRead More
Save the Date - Annual Business Meeting This meeting is schedule to address all-member business items. This meeting will take place at: Waterview 350 W Wolff Point Plaza 15th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654 The committee meeting will start at the usual time 5:00 pm in the Waterview Lounge with drinks and appetizers. At 6:00 pm we willRead More
400 Lake Shore Drive Presented by: Ryan Culligan, AIA and Brad Young (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill) Rising at the confluence of Lake Michigan and the Chicago River, 400 Lake Shore Drive will reshape the skyline with two towers reaching nearly 900 feet, articulated with terraces that cascade down the eastern facades. Tapering in both planRead More
Northwestern University Ryan Field With Emphasis on the Deep Foundations and Earth Retention Presented by: Michael Wysockey, Thatcher Foundations & Greg Cuttell, Turner Construction Northwestern University’s Ryan Field is under construction in Evanston with the participation of several companies having CCHRB members, including: Turner, Walsh, Perkins & Will, Thornton Tomasetti, GEI, and Thatcher Foundations. DemolitionRead More