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.
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Gensler
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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Gensler | Jun 29, 2023
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HMC Architects | Jun 26, 2023
Addition by subtraction: The value of open space on higher education campuses
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sponsored | | Jun 22, 2023
How to Specify Engineered Wood Products
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GBBN | Jun 20, 2023
Designing arts spaces that curate inclusivity
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Vessel Architecture & Design | Jun 16, 2023
Can a VR-enabled AEC Firm transform building projects?
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Page | Jun 16, 2023
Cogeneration: An efficient, reliable, sustainable alternative to traditional power generation
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sponsored | | Jun 15, 2023
Unlocking Multiple Benefits with One BIM Model: A Civil Contractor's Story
Design Collaborative | Jun 14, 2023
Design considerations for behavioral health patients
The surrounding environment plays a huge role in the mental state of the occupants of a space, especially behavioral health patients whose perception of safety can be heightened. When patients do not feel comfortable in a space, the relationships between patients and therapists are negatively affected.
Walter P Moore | Jun 14, 2023
The high cost of low maintenance
Walter P Moore’s Javier Balma, PhD, PE, SE, and Webb Wright, PE, identify the primary causes of engineering failures, define proactive versus reactive maintenance, recognize the reasons for deferred maintenance, and identify the financial and safety risks related to deferred maintenance.
Page | Jun 14, 2023
Designing higher education facilities without knowing the end users
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IMEG Corp. | Jun 12, 2023
Drones take site assessments to new heights
Eric Vallejo, Director of Reality Capture and Geospatial Solutions, IMEG Corp., discusses strategies for using visualization and reality capture.
sponsored | Devin Bowman, TGP | Jun 12, 2023
Building Perimeters are Only One Layer in Safe School Design
Hardening entryways and exterior windows is a step toward safer school design. But what more can be done?
