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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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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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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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AIA & Arup Healthier Materials Protocol: A Quick Guide

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While each initiative is helping the industry make strides to combat dangerous toxins in the built environment, it’s difficult for design professionals and building owners to know how to best utilize them, making it a challenge to set healthy materials goals. Educate owners to get buy-in. A table on p.98

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Tactical issues for renovating university research buildings

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Tactical issues for renovating university research buildings 0 qpurcell Thu, 01/25/2024 - 13:30 Laboratories Matthew Plecity, AIA, ASLA, Principal, GBBN, highlights the connection between the built environment and laboratory research, and weighs the benefits of renovation vs. new construction. To Build (Anew), Or Not to Build?