Dominic Weilminster, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
John Yonushewski, FAIA
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| Aug 28, 2013
Focusing on the total client experience
Although firms commonly use client satisfaction surveys and interviews to assess how well their teams are performing, a new article from Harvard Business Review suggests these tools might not provide an accurate picture of the total client experience.
| Aug 28, 2013
Standards for BIM improve reliability of data downstream, but what does this mean for us today?
I’m encouraged to see progress being made to make BIM more useable and reliable downstream. These are all good steps in the right direction, but how can we leverage this additional clarity today? Does it require us to have all stakeholders and team members in the model to collaborate and share information? It appears as if this is the ultimate goal.
| Aug 28, 2013
Building owners to speak out at BUILDINGChicago conference and expo
Real estate professionals from Crate and Barrel, Jones Lang LaSalle, Baxter, Siemens, and Advocate Healthcare are among the building owner representatives that will be attending and speaking at BD+C's new conference and expo, BUILDINGChicago, September 9-11.
| Aug 27, 2013
Industrial Sector Report [2013 Giants 300 Report]
Building Design+Construction's rankings of the nation's largest industrial sector design and construction firms, as reported in the 2013 Giants 300 Report.
| Aug 27, 2013
College of the Desert in Palm Springs to produce more energy than it consumes
A 60-acre solar farm next to the College of the Desert in Palm Springs, Calif., along with a number of sustainable building features, are projected to help the campus produce more energy than it uses.
| Aug 26, 2013
What you missed last week: Architecture billings up again; record year for hotel renovations; nation's most expensive real estate markets
BD+C's roundup of the top construction market news for the week of August 18 includes the latest architecture billings index from AIA and a BOMA study on the nation's most and least expensive commercial real estate markets.
| Aug 26, 2013
13 must-attend continuing education sessions at BUILDINGChicago
Building Design+Construction's new conference and expo, BUILDINGChicago, kicks off in two weeks. The three-day event will feature more than 65 AIA CES and GBCI accredited sessions, on everything from building information modeling and post-occupancy evaluations to net-zero projects and LEED training. Here are 13 sessions I'm planning to attend.
| Aug 26, 2013
Chicago Bears kick off season at renovated Halas Hall
An upgraded locker room, expanded weight room, and updated dining room with an outdoor patio greeted the Chicago Bears when they arrived at Halas Hall for practice this month. The improvements are part of a major expansion and renovation of the Bears’ headquarters in Lake Forest, Ill., completed by Mortenson Construction in less than seven months.
| Aug 23, 2013
Demand for commissioning services on the rise: PECI/BCA survey
Demand for the services of commissioning professionals is rising and will continue to rise into the near future, according to a survey by PECI and the Building Commissioning Association (BCA).
| Aug 23, 2013
5 most (and least) expensive commercial real estate markets
With an average cost per square foot of $16.11, Stamford, Conn., is the most costly U.S. market for commercial real estate, according to a new study by the Building Owners and Managers Association International. New York and San Francisco are also among the nation's priciest markets.
