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Identifying Color Trends: Then and Now
Sherwin-Williams Coil & Extrusion Coatings reflects on the life of color trends throughout history and how trend forecasting plays a part then, now and in the coming years.
How to overcome the 3 most common obstacles in long-term community development
Use these tips to overcome market changes, community opposition, and multidisciplinary needs in long-term community development.
My reaction to the UN IPCC Climate Change 2021 report: Ugh!
The recent report of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is not a happy read.
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Using Cost Item Assemblies to Improve Estimating Accuracy
Cost item assemblies can make estimators' jobs easier by providing trusted components that are already vetted for scope completeness and price accuracy.
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| Sep 30, 2021
How design can support student wellness on higher ed campuses
Over the last year, the pandemic has spotlighted the importance of promoting student well-being through a holistic system of environments and resources.
VIATechnik | Sep 28, 2021
Getting diversity, equity, and inclusion going in AEC firms
As a professional services organization built on attracting the best and brightest talent, VIATechnik relies on finding new ways to do just that. Here are some tips that we’ve learned through our diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) journey.
HDR | Sep 28, 2021
Designing for health sciences education: Specialty instruction and human anatomy labs
It is a careful balance within any educational facility to provide both multidisciplinary, multiuse spaces and special-use spaces that serve particular functions.
| Sep 23, 2021
20 years later: A first responder reflects on 9/11
Stantec engineer Jeff Crews shares his experience as a first responder at Ground Zero following the September 11 terrorist attacks.
sponsored | John Timmerman | Sep 17, 2021
The Benefits of Investing in ESG Sustainable Business Practices
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices are a hot topic in the corporate world. Here’s why you should prioritize them in your business.
Stantec | Sep 3, 2021
Passports to a net-zero carbon future
How materials passports can help designers achieve social value and net-zero carbon.
Perkins and Will | Aug 30, 2021
The great re-shuffle & re-think
In this new hybrid environment in which we cater to how our employees work best, how will we manage new hybrid work practices and etiquette?
Stantec | Aug 25, 2021
The mall of the future: Less retail, more content
For the mall to survive, it will need to embrace nontraditional uses and “messy vitality.” Here’s how to do it.
HOK | Aug 25, 2021
Lab design strategies for renovations and adaptive reuse
Lab design experts in HOK’s Science + Technology group outline the challenges organizations must understand before renovating a lab or converting an existing building into research space.
sponsored | | Aug 24, 2021
What’s in a color trend?
Trend forecasting is both science and art. As an organization that releases annual color trend forecasts, global trend manager, Kiki Redhead, shares an inside look at predicting colors of the future.
HDR | Aug 20, 2021
Prioritizing children’s perspectives with play-based design charrettes
Every effort is made to assure that captured insights and observations are authentically from the children.
sponsored | John Timmerman | Aug 20, 2021
Measuring Sustainability: Determine Where You Stand and What to Do Next
Measuring sustainability operations is necessary to prove your sustainable facilities practices. To measure your success, there are two key factors you need.
NBBJ | Aug 18, 2021
20 years after developing the first open core hospital design here is what the firm has learned
Hospitals have traditionally used a “racetrack” layout, which accommodates patient rooms around the exterior and situates work areas and offstage functions in a central block.
