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October 2011

UJMN Principal Christopher Kenney, AIA, LEED AP, participates in “Innovative Architects: The Designer’s Role in the Energy Efficient Retrofit”

As part of Design Philadelphia, UJMN Principal Christopher Kenney, AIA, participated in a presentation at the Friends Center on October 17, titled “Innovative Architects: The Designer’s Role in the Energy Efficient Retrofit.” He joined ...
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September 2011

UJMN to host a DesignPhiladelphia open studio event! Join us!

UJMN to host a DesignPhiladelphia open studio event! Join us!

In celebration of DesignPhiladelphia, UJMN is hosting an open house on October 18th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Please come visit our studio to see the full range of our work and what is currently ...
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September 2011

Quorum and Marketing Center Open at Science Center — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Quorum and Marketing Center Open at Science Center

The University City Science Center recently unveiled two dynamic spaces designed by UJMN at 3711 Market Street. An incubator for early-stage life science and technology companies, the Science Center envisioned “Quorum” as a clubhouse for ...
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August 2011

Congratulations George Poulin, AIA!

UJMN proudly announces that George Poulin, AIA, LEED AP passed the Architect Registration Exam and has been promoted to the position of Project Architect.

George is a talented architect who graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s ...
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June 2011

PSEG’s EERC wins Nuclear Energy Institute's Top Industry Practice Award

PSEG’s EERC wins Nuclear Energy Institute's Top Industry Practice Award

PSEG’s Energy and Environmental Resource Center earned the Nuclear Energy Institute's (NEI) Top Industry Practice (TIP) award for community relations. The awards highlight the nuclear industry’s most innovative techniques and ideas, and ...
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May 2011

Darby Library Receives Preservation Award

Darby Library Receives Preservation Award

The Darby Free Library received a Preservation Award from the Heritage Commission of Delaware County. The awards recognize outstanding contributions to the preservation of the County’s heritage. UJMN Architects + Designers designed interior ...
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April 2011

UJMN assists with new Museum of White Mountains

UJMN regularly teams with architects on museum projects. Most recently, UJMN teamed with Barba + Wheelock, based in Portland, Maine, on a project at Plymouth State University (PSU) in the University System of New Hampshire (USNH). The team ...
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February 2011

Standardized Energy Education Exhibits for the Nuclear Energy Institute

Standardized Energy Education Exhibits for the Nuclear Energy Institute

UJMN is proud to announce an innovative initiative for the Nuclear Energy Institute. Using exhibits designed by the firm for the PSEG Energy and Environmental Resource Center as a basis, UJMN developed Standardized Energy Education Exhibits ...
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February 2011

Friends Center – a LEED-er of the Pack!

Friends Center – a LEED-er of the Pack!

UJMN’s sustainable renovation of Friends Center in Philadelphia is featured on the top-ten list of great green buildings selected by INTROspective Magazine. Setting a tremendous example for green construction practices, Friends Center is ...
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February 2011

UJMN announces two new projects

UJMN announces two new projects

UJMN Architects + Designers is pleased to announce work on two new projects. The design of upgrades to Scholler Hall at Philadelphia University is based on a recent feasibility study for improvements completed by UJMN and Vinokur-Pace Engineering ...
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February 2011

UJMN Associate Stacey Blankin earns LEED AP ND

UJMN Associate Stacey Blankin earns LEED AP ND

UJMN Architects + Designers is pleased to announce that Associate Stacey Humphreys Blankin has earned the credential of LEED AP Neighborhood Development (ND), joining only a handful of practitioners in the state with this credential. One ...
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January 2011

Mayor Nutter Praises Energy Plus Expansion — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Just months after completing new offices for Philadelphia-based Energy Plus in 2010, UJMN Architects + Designers was commissioned to design the firm’s expansion in the University City Science Center at 3711 Market Street. In less than ...
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November 2010

Friends Center offers the “Solution of the Month”

Friends Center offers the “Solution of the Month”

UJMN’s sustainable renovation of the Friends Center Meetinghouse and office building was featured in the online version of GreenSource magazine as the “Solution of the Month” in the October 2010 issue. Read the full article entitled, ...
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October 2010

The Darby Free Library — Darby, Pennsylvania

The Darby Free Library

Founded in 1743, the Darby Free Library is believed to be the oldest continuously operating public library in America. It was founded by a group of Quaker farmers who recognized the importance of education and knowledge, and their accessibility ...
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October 2010

UJMN supports the AIGA Philadelphia Paid Internship Pledge

UJMN supports the AIGA Philadelphia Paid Internship Pledge

UJMN Architects + Designers is pleased to support a new initiative by AIGA Philadelphia that encourages the ethical treatment of professional designers and students in the workplace. In an effort ...
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September 2010

Heraeus Facility Improvements — Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

As a result of the Facility Improvement Study completed in March 2010 by UJMN, the firm is now implementing a multi-phase industrial manufacturing facility renovation for Heraeus, a global precious metals and technology group. The family-owned ...
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July 2010

PSEG Energy & Environmental Resource Center achieves LEED Gold! — Salem, New Jersey

PSEG Energy & Environmental Resource Center achieves LEED Gold!

UJMN Architects + Designers is pleased to announce that the PSEG Energy & Environmental Resource Center in Salem, NJ, has received LEED Gold!

UJMN transformed a one-story suburban office space into a dynamic visitor center, the ...
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July 2010

Friends Center wins Grand Jury Award from the Greater Philadelphia Preservation Alliance — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Friends Center wins Grand Jury Award from the Greater Philadelphia Preservation Alliance

Highly regarded for the preservation and care of its historic buildings, Philadelphia has been called a museum of American architecture. The Friends Center campus lies at the heart of the city and forms a prominent piece of this “collection.” ...
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May 2010

Follow their LEED!

Follow their LEED!

Associate Stacey Humphreys Blankin and Principal Christopher Kenney, AIA recently published “Friends Center: A Sustainable Renovation of a National Landmark” in the Journal of Green Building (Volume 5, Number 1, Winter 2010). The ...
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February 2010

Friends Center achieves LEED Platinum! — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Friends Center achieves LEED Platinum!

At a ceremony on February 22, 2010, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter presented the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Platinum certification plaque to the Friends Center Corporation. The Mayor praised Friends Center’s new role as an exemplary ...
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January 2010

UJMN promotes Christopher Kenney to Principal

UJMN promotes Christopher Kenney to Principal

Christopher Kenney, AIA, CSI, LEED AP joined UJMN in 2005 and has since served as project manager and architect on numerous projects. These include the new Samuel H. Jones Innovation Center at the South Jersey Technology Park at Rowan University; ...
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