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Building healthcare in a coastal environment

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Heuring, AIA, CCCA; Mitchell Elliott, AIA; Scott Horn, AIA; and Joshua Storm, PE. Understanding the fundamental challenges of building in a coastal environment can help teams create solutions that maintain the safety of occupants, even amid extreme weather events. Photo courtesy Shell Point Retirement Community.

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Productive Construction – Traits of Collaboration

Job Order Contracting

productive environment. References: AIA. AIA Document C195 – 2008, Standard Form Single Purpose Entity Agreement for Integrated Project Delivery, Exhibit D (Work Plan). AIA California Council. AIA National, & AIA California Council. The International Journal of Engineering Education, 19, 777-787.

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4 design strategies for successful K-12 magnet schools

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4 design strategies for successful K-12 magnet schools 0 qpurcell Mon, 10/02/2023 - 09:41 K-12 Schools Clark Nexsen's Donna Francis, AIA, Principal, and Becky Brady, AIA, share four reasons why diverse K-12 magnet schools require diverse design. Today, over 4,300 K-12 magnet schools educate more than 3.5 is global studies.

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A Robust Framework for Improving Construction Productivity

Job Order Contracting

The core components of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), for major construction, and LEAN Job Order Contracting (JOC), for repair, renovation, maintenance, and minor new builds, are now available within frameworks that include support services, information environments, and enabling collaborative technologies. AIA California Council.

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Inclusive design requires relearning how we read space

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Inclusive design requires relearning how we read space 0 qpurcell Tue, 03/28/2023 - 13:20 Designers Pulling from his experience during a campus design workshop, David Johnson, AIA, LEED AP, encourages architects to better understand how to design spaces that are inclusive for everyone.

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Mean & Green: AIA selects 2014 COTE Top Ten Green Projects

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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and ecological design projects that protect and enhance the environment. The projects will be honored at the AIA 2014 National Convention and Design Exposition in Chicago.

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The power of student engagement: How on-campus student housing can increase enrollment

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Because of this, colleges and universities are investing in creating housing environments that encourage students to stay and become invested in their institution through safe, supportive, and community-driven spaces that connect with the university’s unique identity. This is the power of student engagement at its finest.

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