This week on The Weekly show, BD+C editors speak with AEC industry leaders from Brookfield Properties, NBBJ, and UL about:
• Healthy buildings certification
• Improving human performance through research-based design
THE WEEKLY SHOW HIGHLIGHTS FOR FEBRUARY 4, 2021
BD+C's Group Director Tony Mancini runs down the highlights from this week's show.
SEGMENT #1
Make your buildings healthier
BD+C Executive Editor Rob Cassidy engages with Robert Cushman and Brian Pagac of Brookfield Properties, and Sean McCrady of UL IEQ Testing + Advisory Services, on the why and how of Brookfield's involvement with UL's "Verified Healthy Buildings" certification program.
SEGMENT #2
Better human performance through research-based design
BD+C Senior Editor John Caulfield interviews Kelly Farrell, the former president and CEO of CallisonRTKL, who recently joined New York-based NBBJ as Corporate and Commercial Practice Director. Farrell talks about her decision to make a high-profile job switch, and about her new firm's commitment to creating healthy environments and its expansion plans for the East Coast.
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