5 lessons in water mitigation for mass timber projects

Sustainability leaders from Skanska, RDH, and Polygon share five tips for successful water mitigation in mass timber construction.

BSL conversions: A cost-efficient method to support high-containment research

Some institutions are creating flexible lab spaces that can operate at a BSL-2 and modulate up to a BSL-3 when the need arises. Here are key aspects to consider when accommodating a rapid modulation between BSL-2 and BSL-3 space.

The Benefits of Construction Project Portfolio Management

In project-driven organizations, high performance means delivering the right projects, on time and on budget. Maximize project success with project portfolio management, project controls and project management, all in one platform.

Burns & McDonnell

Generative AI can bolster innovation in construction industry

Jeff Danley, Associate Technology and Innovation Consultant at Burns & McDonnell, suggests several solutions generative AI could have within the construction industry.

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CannonDesign | Apr 17, 2017

BIM: What do owners want?

Now more than ever, owners are becoming extremely focused on leveraging BIM to deliver their projects.

How color shapes our world

Regardless of age, culture, and training, color creates shared mood associations and shifts our perceptions.

Gensler | Apr 13, 2017

How to design transformative scientific spaces? Put people first

While most labs are designed to achieve that basic functionality, a transformational lab environment prioritizes a science organization’s most valuable assets: its people.

Stantec | Apr 11, 2017

Today’s community centers offer glimpses of the healthy living centers of tomorrow

Creating healthier populations through local community health centers.

HMC Architects | Apr 7, 2017

Is an alternative project delivery method right for your K-12 school district?

With California’s increasingly busy—and costly—construction market, it’s becoming more difficult to predict costs with a typical design-bid-build delivery method.

Hinge | Apr 6, 2017

Architecture marketing: 5 tools to measure success

We’ve identified five architecture marketing tools that will help your firm evaluate if it’s on the track to more leads, higher growth, and broader brand visibility.

LPA | Apr 5, 2017

Informed design: A dynamic approach to athletic facilities design

With the completion of the athletic facility upgrade—dubbed the Arden Project—students will have access to state-of-the-art facilities.

HDR | Apr 4, 2017

Dispelling five myths about post-occupancy evaluations

Many assume that post-occupancy (POE) is a clearly-defined term and concept, but the meaning of POE in practice remains wildly inconsistent.

Sasaki | Apr 3, 2017

Capturing the waterfront draw

People seem to experience a gravitation toward the water’s edge acutely and we traverse concrete and asphalt just to gaze out over an open expanse or to dip our toes in the blue stuff.

Perkins and Will | Mar 31, 2017

4 important things to consider when designing streets for people, not just cars

For the most part what you see is streets that have been designed with the car in mind—at a large scale for a fast speed.

Legat Architects | Mar 30, 2017

Train station architectural design fundamentals: Accessibility

If safety is the number one priority for train stations, then accessibility comes in at a close second.

Gensler | Mar 28, 2017

A restroom for everyone

Restroom access affects everyone: people with medical needs or disabilities, caretakers, transgender people, parents with children of the opposite gender, and really anyone with issues or needs around privacy.