Vancouver International Airport in Vancouver, British Columbia

The next destination: Passive design airports

Today, we can design airports that are climate resilient, durable, long-lasting, and healthy for occupants—we can design airports using Passive House standards.

3 ways the most innovative companies work differently

Gensler’s pre-pandemic workplace research reinforced that great workplace design drives creativity and innovation. Using six performance indicators, we're able to view workers’ perceptions of the quality of innovation, creativity, and leadership in an employee’s organization.

KTGY

Former industrial marina gets adaptive reuse treatment

At its core, adaptive reuse is an active reimagining of the built environment in ways that serve the communities who use it. Successful adaptive reuse uncovers the latent potential in a place and uses it to meet people’s present needs.

NAC Architecture

The just cause in behavioral health design: Make it right

NAC Architecture shares strategies for approaching behavioral health design collaboratively and thoughtfully, rather than simply applying a set of blanket rules.

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Perkins and Will | Jan 24, 2018

Vision Zero comes to Austin: An outside perspective

Aside from the roads being wider and the lack of infrastructure for bikes and pedestrians, there seemed to be some deeper unpredictability in the movement of people, vehicles, bikes, and buses.

Daylighting for productivity and savings

Studies have shown that daylight in the workplace increases productivity and general employee health, with probable impacts in reducing sick time and improving employee retention.

Code change proposals aim to close more loopholes on uncontrolled radiant heat transmission

Paladino | Jan 23, 2018

Green building trends for 2018 and beyond

Paladino surveyed its team of architects, engineers, and building scientists, and here are a few of the big shifts that they expect in 2018.

Joplin (Mo.) Interim High School, designed by DLR Group. Photo courtesy DLR Group

DLR Group | Jan 22, 2018

Innovative learning environments and our ‘Heschong Mahone moment’

An education market think tank proposes a radical research concept for evaluating learning environments.

Linear drains offer modern look, simplified accessibility

Sleek and streamlined, linear drains, also known as trench drains appeal to designers’ and building occupants’ desire for minimalism. But for project owners, the benefits lie in versatility: easy installation and increased accessibility to provide all current and future residents with safer, more comfortable showers.

Quality is king: Panelized wall systems are the future of multifamily building

Though multifamily housing starts have leveled off to new norms, they are still in high demand.

‘The Quarter’ is transforming a thriving urban neighborhood in Cleveland

Neglected urban centers are getting a second chance, and Ohio City is a prime example

Gensler | Jan 16, 2018

The nation's capital of sustainable design

Major cities, like Washington, D.C., make up less than 2% of the world’s landmass, but they contribute 77% of the world’s CO2 emissions.

Why architects and engineers like metal building systems

The combination of design flexibility and high value-to-cost enable design professionals to provide their clients with cost-effective solutions for their practical and aesthetic requirements.