LED Technology Is Changing Faster than the Building Industry Can Keep Up
HERE’S WHAT FACILITY EXECUTIVES SHOULD KNOW BEFORE UPGRADING: To suggest LED lighting has taken the building industry by storm is somewhat of an understatemen... Read more.
While the Industry Sets Its Sights on New-material Health and Transparency, the Most Significant Impact for Sustainable Design May Be Right under Its Nose. Here’s Why Material Reuse Deserves Another Look.
In the design and construction industry, there’s been a lot of buzz around health and transparency as it relates to building materials, furniture and finishes... Read more.
Although Careful Consideration Is Required, Investing in Retrofits Is a Sound Financial Decision. Here’s why.
Renowned self-made billionaire Warren Buffett once said of investing, “Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.” When it comes to spending capital o... Read more.
Data-driven Design Is Poised to Transform the Existing Building Stock Based on the Numbers— but We Have to Be Open to Mining and Understanding Them
On the surface, “Big Data” has a sort of conspiratorial ring to it that’s reminiscent of the ever-watchful Big Brother in George Orwell’s 1984. It’s t... Read more.
Crowdfunding Is Emerging as the Most Viable Way to Finance Existing-building Upgrades
“Architects have to become designers of ecosystems. Not just designers of beautiful façades or beautiful sculptures, but systems of economy and ecology, ... Read more.
Innovative Construction Materials and Technologies Modernize Our Building Stock and Reduce Our Environmental Footprint
Last year, Popular Science made a rather startling statement when it announced the world’s most advanced building material is … wood. Yes, you read that... Read more.
With Wireless and Handheld Technology Changing the Building-automation Game, Opportunities and Challenges Abound for Upgrading Existing Facilities
Welcome to the new era of building automation. Never before have building owners and facility managers had such sophisticated and integrated systems to keep the... Read more.
Current Trends in Hospitality Design Are Blurring the Lines between Business and Leisure; Here’s How to Keep Things in Focus
The world of interiors is out of focus. Everywhere you look, the lines that have traditionally divided commercial from residential spaces and business from leis... Read more.
The Open Office Concept Has Promised Greater Collaboration and Creativity in the Workplace. But Has It Come at the Cost of Our Privacy?
There’s a not-so-silent war that’s being waged in corporate offices all across America that’s threatening productivity, not to mention people’s sanity. ... Read more.
Manufacturers Are Quickly Responding to Market Demand to Disclose the Make-up of the Products They Produce to Better Understand the Relationship Between Them and the Built Environment
“Modern architecture does not mean the use of immature new materials; the main thing is to refine materials in a more human direction.”—Alvar Aalt... Read more.