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Reasons to reinvent the Midcentury academic library

DLR Group's Interior Design Leader Gretchen Holy, Assoc. IIDA, shares the idea that a designer's responsibility to embrace a library’s history, respect its past, and create an environment that will serve student populations for the next 100 years.



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sponsored | Dana Ohler | Jul 24, 2015

Nature in Design: The Biophilia Effect

The preference for nature has a name: biophilia, which literally means “love of life.” 

Stantec | Jul 21, 2015

Finally! There's a workplace trend that’s worth embracing

There’s a realization by corporate real estate executives that in order to create a successful workplace, there must be alignment between their people, their place, and the tools they have to do their jobs.

Gensler | Jul 21, 2015

Maker spaces: Designing places to test, break, and rebuild

Gensler's Kenneth Fisher and Keller Roughton highlight recent maker space projects at MIT and the University of Nebraska that provide just the right mix of equipment, tools, spaces, and disciplines to spark innovation. 

sponsored | Jeff Alexander | Jul 20, 2015

Fluropon celebrates 50 years of excellence

Introduced in 1965, the coating system was designed for excellent color retention and resistance to fading.

sponsored | Brad Johnson | Jul 20, 2015

Life cycle assessment, and why you should care

LCA is a way of quantifying the environmental impact generated by the manufacture and delivery of a product.

sponsored | Jeff Alexander | Jul 14, 2015

Charlotte’s Mosaic Village merges jazz and architecture

The 124,000-sf mixed-use project contains 80 apartments, accommodating 300 students with numerous amenities

sponsored | Steven Burns | Jul 10, 2015

Are you the wrong type of ‘engaged’ leader?

Much of what’s written about employee engagement focuses on how leaders can help their employees become more involved at work. But what about the leaders themselves? 

sponsored | Ken Buchinger | Jul 8, 2015

Metal Roof Retrofits: the potential, the problems, the payoff, part 2

During metal roof retrofits, look for moisture and check for asbestos

David Barista | Jul 7, 2015

Why AEC firms should be cultivating 'visible experts'

A new study pinpoints the true dollar value of having knowledge leaders and market shapers on your team.

CASE blog | Jul 6, 2015

BIM/VDC training is more than learning the features

Training can be a taxing experience for both the class and the instructor. CASE's Nathan Miller offers four ways to make training more relevant to practitioners.

Stantec | Jun 30, 2015

'What’s the latest trend in workplace design?': How architects and designers should answer this hot-button question

Hint: Your response must be better than a laundry list of solutions, according to VOA Associates' John Varholak.

sponsored | Barbara Shirley | Jun 30, 2015

Understanding heat energy

Thermal convection occurs when hot molecules move from one location to another.

sponsored | Mark Halverson | Jun 30, 2015

Which Is More Efficient: Wood Walls or Steel and Masonry With Continuous Insulation?

By nature, wood has nearly four times the thermal resistance of steel or masonry