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AEC Innovators

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.


Laboratories

HGA unveils plans to transform an abandoned rock quarry into a new research and innovation campus

In the coastal town of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass., an abandoned rock quarry will be transformed into a new research and innovation campus designed by HGA. The campus will reuse and upcycle the granite left onsite. The project for Cell Signaling Technology (CST), a life sciences technology company, will turn an environmentally depleted site into a net-zero laboratory campus, with building electrification and onsite renewables.


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Office Buildings

No longer marked by gray, uniform rows of cubicles, offices have become more personalized and employee-centric than ever, giving people a more comfortable place to spend their working hours. New approaches to office customization and the way employees interact are breathing new life into the workplace.

Oct 11, 2011

ThyssenKrupp elevator cabs validated by UL Environment

The conclusive and independent third-party validation process is another step toward a green product line.

Oct 11, 2011

Ballard Spahr launches real estate recovery group

 

The new group represents an expansion of the company’s Distressed Real Estate Initiative, which was launched in 2008 to help clients throughout the country plan, adapt and prosper in a challenging economic environment. 

Oct 11, 2011

Onex completes investment in JELD-WEN

With the completion of the JELD-WEN investment, Onex Partners III is approximately 40% invested.

Oct 7, 2011

GREENBUILD 2011: UL Environment releases industry-wide sustainability requirements for doors

 

ASSA ABLOY Trio-E door is the first to be certified to these sustainability requirements.

Oct 7, 2011

GREENBUILD 2011: UL Environment clarifies emerging environmental product declaration field

 

White paper defines EPD, details development process, and identifies emerging trends for manufacturers, architects, designers, and buyers.

Oct 6, 2011

GREENBUILD 2011: Growing green building market supports 661,000 green jobs in the U.S.

Green jobs are already an important part of the construction labor workforce, and signs are that they will become industry standard.

Oct 5, 2011

GREENBUILD 2011: Johnson Controls announces Panoptix, a new approach to building efficiency

Panoptix combines latest technology, new business model and industry-leading expertise to make building efficiency easier and more accessible to a broader market.

Oct 5, 2011

GREENBUILD 2011: Sustainable construction should stress durability as well as energy efficiency

There is now a call for making enhanced resilience of a building’s structure to natural and man-made disasters the first consideration of a green building. 

Oct 5, 2011

GREENBUILD 2011: Solar PV canopy system expanded for architectural market

Turnkey systems create an aesthetic architectural power plant. 

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