This week on The Weekly, BD+C editors spoke with leaders from DLR Group, HMC Architects, and JLL on three important topics:
• How AEC firms can help school districts successfully implement innovative learning spaces
• COVID-19's impact on sustainability
• The construction outlook for the second half of 2020 and beyond
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THE WEEKLY SHOW HIGHLIGHTS FOR SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
This week on The Weekly, BD+C editors spoke with leaders from DLR Group, HMC Architects, and JLL on these important topics:
• How AEC firms can help school districts successfully implement innovative learning spaces
• COVID-19's impact on sustainability
• The construction outlook for the second half of 2020 and beyond
SEGMENT 1: BOLD: Bringing organizational systems to K-12 school design
BD+C's Robert Cassidy speaks with Taryn Kinney, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, K-12 Education Studio Leader in Texas with DLR Group, about the BOLD initiative, short for "Bridging School Organization, Learning, & Design." The program is designed to help schools districts with the successful implementation of new innovative learning environments.
SEGMENT 2: COVID-19's impact on sustainability and green buildings
BD+C's David Barista chats with Lance Hosey, FAIA, LEED Fellow, Design Principal and Chief Impact Officer with HMC Architects, about COVID-19's impact on sustainability, the future of sustainable design and health/wellness design, and innovations happening within the green/sustainability side of the design market. They also discuss what it means to be a "Chief Impact Officer."
SEGMENT 3: JLL's construction outlook for the second half of 2020 and beyond
BD+C's John Caulfield talks to Henry D'Esposito, senior research analyst for JLL in Washington, D.C., about JLL's recent release of its Construction Outlook for the second half of 2020 and beyond, and more specifically six factors JLL predicts could affect the industry's direction going forward.
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