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PDR | Dec 6, 2016

Workplace pilots: Test. Learn. Build

Differentiated from mock-ups or beta sites, workplace pilots are small scale built work environments, where an organization’s employees permanently reside and work on a daily basis.

Perkins and Will | Dec 5, 2016

Back to sleep: Can hotels help guarantee the full eight hours?

The bed has been both physically and metaphorically pushed to one side in hotel design, in many cases along with the prerequisites of a good night’s sleep.

sponsored | Bryan Arlington | Dec 1, 2016

The evolution of codes

Today’s codes define more efficient, effective structures, but the engineering of them has become vastly more complex.

Gensler | Dec 1, 2016

Unlocking innovation in the government workplace

Government work settings ranked the lowest in their effectiveness across the four work modes: focus (individual) work, collaboration, socializing (informal gathering that fosters trust and teamwork) and learning.

sponsored | Bryan Arlington | Nov 21, 2016

Ready for earthquakes?

There is a mistaken belief among some people that steel buildings do not do well in earthquakes. The truth is quite the opposite.

Gensler | Nov 14, 2016

Media’s adaptive shift: Converged environments

The converged environment is a live-streaming workplace, a zone where news and content flow continuously and speed to market is everything.

sponsored | Karyn Beebe | Nov 11, 2016

Value engineering brings Santa Barbara apartments back on track

When framing estimates for a new apartment complex in Rialto, California, came in too high, a savvy developer decided to have the project value engineered. A switch to glulam and wood-framed shear walls got the project back in the black. 

sponsored | Bill O'Keeffe | Nov 10, 2016

Truly transparent: Fire resistive butt-glazed walls up to 2 hours

SuperLite II-XLM is a fire resistive multi-laminate glass product that meets ASTM E-119/UL 263/NFPA 251 and CAN/ULC S101 up to 2 hours.

Rider Levett Bucknall | Nov 10, 2016

Prescription for success: Managing technology in the design of healthcare facilities

While the benefits of intelligently deployed technology are abundantly clear to both designers and healthcare end-users, it’s no simple task to manage the integration of technology into a building program.

Perkins and Will | Nov 9, 2016

Social connection in academic and student housing environments

Universities value an active and vibrant campus, and wish to create places that welcome newcomers and offer support.

Gensler | Nov 7, 2016

Taking cues from nature: How biomimicry can drive ROI for hoteliers

Biomimicry takes inspiration from nature’s form, processes, and ecosystems to solve human problems. This design method, which incorporates lessons learned from nature, can constantly morph in response to new challenges in our environments, writes Gensler's Lorraine Francis.

CannonDesign | Oct 31, 2016

A world unbuilt: The moral implications of design

The communications challenges don’t even begin to compare to the inherent challenges of designing for a developing nation, writes CannonDesign's Michael McManus.

LPA | Oct 26, 2016

The power of office amenities in the workplace

With a continued focus on providing more with less, companies across all industries are continually driving their workers to increase efficiency and productivity—to get product and services to market faster and cheaper, writes LPA's Karen Thomas.