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sponsored | Bill O'Keeffe | Dec 11, 2015

Glass industry gives back during the holidays

The holiday season is generally a time when individuals and companies ramp up their charitable giving. The glass industry is no different.

sponsored | Steven Burns | Dec 7, 2015

Why employee advocacy is key to social media success

Employee advocacy is key to boosting social media engagement, and employee advocacy is about more than just the promotion of a firm’s brand.

sponsored | Karyn Beebe | Dec 7, 2015

Compelling conversations about wood: Engineered wood as expressive design

This installment features a wide-ranging discussion that reveals how a mix of engineered wood products lend themselves to expressive design — and what’s blocking today’s designers from fully embracing this aesthetic.

Rob Cassidy | Dec 2, 2015

Do green building environments improve 'cognitive function'?

Researchers at Harvard, SUNY-Upstate Medical Center, and Syracuse University conduct a controlled experiment to see if high levels of carbon dioxide and VOCs and poor air ventilation affect cognitive scores.

sponsored | Steven Burns | Nov 30, 2015

5 ways to bring data into marketing and business development

Here are five ways to use data to enhance the client acquisition process

John Caulfield | Nov 29, 2015

Leadership or limbo: Moving to building green’s next level

After interviewing more than 50 AEC firms for our Greenbuild Report in the November issue, I wonder if the sustainability movement has hit a wall in the nonresidential construction sector.

sponsored | Sasha Reed | Nov 25, 2015

Contractor leverages dynamic site logistic plan as BIM deliverable

I recently sat down with two Architects-Turned-VDC-Process-Managers to discuss the ways in which they are leveraging technology to bring the value of BIM downstream

sponsored | Bill O'Keeffe | Nov 24, 2015

Fire rated doors: standards, testing and glazing requirements

There are several safe and economical alternatives to traditional wired glass for 20-45 minute vision lites

sponsored | Mark Halverson | Nov 20, 2015

Schooling the visitor

Exposed glulam and other engineered wood products help WSU tell its technology story

sponsored | Steven Burns | Nov 17, 2015

The benefits of selling your firm to employees

One business advisor recommends professional services businesses to develop a group of employees who are willing and able to buy the business

sponsored | Jeff Alexander | Nov 16, 2015

Expanding the Color Palette With Custom Colors

Color can make or break your project. At Valspar, we live and breathe color. 

Stantec | Nov 13, 2015

15 ways 'soft brand' hotel chains can distinguish themselves

Hospitality’s biggest names are creating new, evolved brands to appeal to today’s traveler and compete against boutique hotels and Airbnb, writes VOA's Mark Pratt.

Skanska | Nov 13, 2015

It’s time to make MLB stadiums safer

Major League Baseball doesn't have official stadium design guidelines. Skanska's Tom Tingle has three ways the league can make the game safer for fans while still preserving its integrity.