Rob Cassidy

Fire pits, fire pits, fire pits. They're everywhere! And they're attracting new users, including this skeletal quartet in a residential neighborhood of Chicago. Looks like...

The novel coronavirus may have claimed yet another victim—the open-plan office. "Open plan," which is used in about 70% of U.S. office workplaces, has been under scrutiny for...

Editor's note: This is an update of a previous report citing the AGC survey of March 17-19. This report cites only AGC survey data for respondents who construct buildings, not...

In response to my earlier blog post about Life Fitness adding prerecorded classes for use with its exercise equipment ("Life Fitness enters the fray against Peloton"), I received...

Peloton keep shooting itself in the foot. By now you've probably heard about the negative publicity for its recent TV ad, this Inc. article being just one of many.I've been decrying...

The Oxford Word of the Year 2019 is climate emergency. (Isn't that two words?) That news comes from the folks who produce the Oxford English Dictionary. They track word usage ...

The other morning I had a pleasant tour with architect Ken DeMuth of Pappageorge Haymes Partners and Nick Vittore, VP of Real Estate, Svigos Asset Management, the developer of...

Two well-researched articles explore the question of whether keeping cars out of downtown is good or bad for business, for people's health, and for the environment. Adele Peters...