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Treanor Architects is proud to announce the launch of its new Sustainability Committee. The committee was formed as a grassroots effort within the company to serve as a resource and advocate for environmental sustainability. Through the incorporation of sustainable practices, educating employees and clients, and creating an environmentally responsible outreach program, this committee will address firm-wide needs in the area of environmental consciousness.

The group is led by two sponsoring principals and also of representatives from each of Treanor’s design studios:

• Justice – Sponsoring Principal Andy Pitts, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
• Interior Design – Sponsoring Principal Audrie Wenger, IIDA
• Student ...

On July 12, 2011, Treanor Architects participated in the Eco Abet Summer Charrette and fundraiser. The event provided a platform for collaboration between Kansas City non-profit organizations and the design community to generate solutions for design needs within the local underserved community.

Staff from Treanor’s Kansas City and Lawrence offices attended the charrette, providing both architecture and civil engineering services.

Eco Abet Summer Charrette Poster

Happy Administrative Assistants Day to GIlda, Erin, Matt & Lisa! The rest of us couldn't do it without your help every day!

Top Row: Gilda & Erin, Bottom Row: Matt & Lisa.

Treanor Architects participated in the 3rd Annual Great Topeka Bed Race on St. Patrick's Day 2011 in Topeka Kansas.

To win this wild race, a team must be the fastest rule-abiding team to push their decorated bed approximately a half block with a rider, stop for the rider to jump off and put on pajamas, and then push the bed and PJ-adorned rider back to the finish line. Contestants also compete for the most creatively decorated bed.

We are sad to report that Treanor Architects did not win, but did have a great time. Treanor’s bed was decorated ...

Sharon Schmitz, a Treanor Justice team principal located in our St. Louis office, was recently published in the Missouri County Record, a magazine produced in association with the Missouri Association of Counties. Sharon's expertise in courthouse security is known throughout the region, and she is happy to lend assistance to officials looking into new construction or renovation projects. Please click on the pdf icon above to see the entire article!

Johnson County's New Century Adult Detention Center received a Merit Award at the Academy of Architecture for Justice's annual conference last month in Boston. The project is featured in the AIA's 2010 Justice Facilities Review. Designed in conjunction with HOK Architects, the $52 million project includes 554 new beds, administrative segregation, disciplinary segregation, maximum custody, special needs, and medium/minimum custody beds as well as a remodel of the existing facility to accommodate projected inmates and staff. The new building is connected directly to the existing facility with a secure link.

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Actually there are going to be a whole bunch of sheriffs in town! The Treanor Justice Team is getting ready for next week's Kansas Sheriff's Association Fall Training Conference at the Topeka Ramada Inn. We'll be ready to have some BBQ and catch up with law enforcement officers from across the state. Hope to see you there!

More than 600 Hiawatha residents and surrounding community members visited the recently completed Brown County Law Enforcement Center at an open house Saturday, Sept. 11. The facility, which houses both the jail and sheriff's department, was dedicated to the memory of Todd Michael Widman, a sheriff's deputy who was killed in the line of duty in 2000.

The law enforcement center includes offices for sheriff’s administration, records, deputies, workroom, interview rooms, evidence and property storage. The 41-bed jail will house inmates in separate pods to maintain proper classifications.

Dedication Ceremony, 9/11/10

Brown County LEC

Hiawatha World Special Insert

Hiawatha World Special Insert

Treanor Justice will be on the road this month and throughout the fall visiting law enforcement officers and county officials across the Midwest. We are currently in Kearney through Oct. 5 at the Nebraska Sheriff Association & Police Officers' Association of Nebraska Conference. We will be in Topeka Oct. 26-28 for the Kansas Sheriff's Association Fall Training Conference. More information about that event can be found at kansassheriff.org.

Later this fall Treanor will be in Overland Park for the Kansas Association of Counties Annual Conference; Tan-Tar-A for the Missouri Association of Counties Annual Conference; and in Des Moines for ...