Phone fagging….HOK, Mollie Tibbet's father VP there. Involved in projects worldwide. Spoopy all of the way around. https://www.hok.com
Bet HOK can build tunnels….relates to Mollie and Rob Tibbet's.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HOK_(firm)
HOK in Haiti:
In Earthquake-Ravaged Haiti,
A Place to Call Home
William Jefferson Clinton Children's Center
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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A new orphanage and children’s center in Port-au-Prince will create a culturally relevant model of sustainable construction that can be replicated throughout the region.
HOK is the USGBC’s official design partner for Project Haiti, the replacement of an orphanage and children’s center that was severely damaged in the 2010 earthquake. In a country with no enforceable codes or functioning infrastructure, this design puts forward a net zero energy, water and waste facility that meets LEED Platinum standards.
An all-volunteer HOK team, including architects, landscape architects, lighting designers, sustainable experts and structural, mechanical and plumbing engineers, is tackling the challenge of bringing highly sustainable design to a developing country.
The design of the William Jefferson Clinton Children’s Center integrates biomimicry to create a locally attuned and responsive building solution. The building references a culturally significant keystone species, the kapok tree, both in the branching diagrid supports of the balcony system and the low emissivity, heat-shedding characteristics of its second skin. Protecting the building like tree bark, a bamboo “boundary layer” shields exterior walkways and vertical surfaces from direct sunlight while allowing for daylighting and natural ventilation. A roof garden acts as the building’s “foliage,” supporting the solar energy system and providing additional green space.
https://www.hok.com/about/social-responsibility/william-jefferson-clinton-childrens-center/
More HOK related ickiness in Haiti from Huff post….tie all of those companies and names together.
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AdChoices
THE BLOG
Changing The World One Commitment At A Time
By Rick Fedrizzi
09/27/2011 11:10 AM ET
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Updated Nov 27, 2011
No power on Earth can stop an idea whose time has come. - Victor Hugo
You don’t have time to be starstruck. Yet we are struck, not by a performance in front of the camera but by the dedication to a cause (like Petra Nemcova whose organization Happy Hearts Fund has rebuilt 55 schools in communities devastated by disaster). And you don’t have time to be handcuffed by the overwhelming statistics that dominate the challenges we face, but instead we are set free by the power of ideas and the collaboration needed to solve those problems. It’s where you come to learn (or be reminded) that all you need is something we’ve always had — the power to act.
In fact, when you walk through the doors of the Clinton Global Initiative — President Clinton’s annual meeting to build a better world — it’s like you’ve landed on another planet where as a rule barriers are dissolved, opportunities are seized, and cooperation is prized. Seven years ago, President Clinton captured lightning in a bottle. He created an event that inspires action and harnesses commitment. It’s why Judith Rodin, the president of Rockefeller Foundation said at a previous CGI meeting, “Partnership is the new leadership,” and why Governor Hickenlooper (Colo.) said, “Collaboration is the new competition.” It’s our clumsy way of describing how President Clinton and his Clinton Global Initiative have transformed how we work together to change the world and turn ideas into action. On Wednesday, President Obama put it simply: “CGI was an idea whose time had come.” And now that idea, this remarkable event, has helped hundreds of millions of lives in 200 countries around the world.
For me, this is the same place four years ago where a side conversation with Brad Pitt, President Clinton, Tom Darden and Bill McDonough about rebuilding a neighborhood in the 9th Ward led to the creation of Make It Right and what is now the highest concentration of LEED Platinum homes in the world. But this isn’t just the marketplace for collaboration and ideas. It’s the marketplace for execution.
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/978231
Mary Ann Lazarus, FAIA, is a founder of the sustainable design initiative at HOK, a global design firm whose pioneering green leadership has helped propel sustainability from a fringe activity to a significant mainstream movement shaping the future of architecture. She is currently on leave from HOK to serve as the Resident Fellow for AIA National on Sustainability and Design for Health
https://www.bfi.org/challenge/about/selection-process/advisory-team