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Building healthcare in a coastal environment

Construction Specifier

Heuring, AIA, CCCA; Mitchell Elliott, AIA; Scott Horn, AIA; and Joshua Storm, PE. However, the chief driver of progress is a more educated and selective patient/resident base, whose concerns and expectations scrutinize level of care, quality of life, and aesthetics of ‘their’ space. By David L.

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Design for belonging: An introduction to inclusive design

BD+C

Design for belonging: An introduction to inclusive design 0 dbarista Thu, 04/06/2023 - 09:53 Architects The foundation of modern, formalized inclusive design can be traced back to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. Andrew North, Jr., Andrew North, Jr., WHAT IS INCLUSIVE DESIGN?

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SMPS Foundation Announces 2009-2010 Board of Trustees

PSMJ Resources

The Foundation of the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) has announced its 2009–2010 Board of Trustees. Foundation Board Officers (elected for a one-year term) are: President: Paula M. Viehman, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Perkins + Will, Atlanta, GA Treasurer: Craig E. Portland, OR Secretary: William C.

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The next steps for a sustainable, decarbonized future

BD+C

The AIA 2030 Commitment target is now an 80% average pEUI reduction from set baselines, an important step toward the ultimate goal of carbon neutrality. The average of the 378 firms reporting data for the AIA 2030 Commitment in 2020 was a 51.3% Conservation and smart design strategies will only get buildings so far.

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Trends in Exterior Cladding

Pro Builder

According to the synopsis of an educational session at the 2021 International Builders’ Show (IBSx), today’s homebuyers crave permanence and authenticity, and perhaps especially so when it comes to exterior finishes. But, as John Guilliams, AIA, partner and director of design at KGA Studio Architects , in Louisville, Colo.,

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Define Construction Procurement

Job Order Contracting

A locally researched, independent, and objective detailed unit price book, UPB, should be used to create internal government budgetary and project estimates, as well as be the foundation of associated methods of construction services procurement.

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The Great Carbon Reckoning

Natural Building

She called up her structural engineer on an educational-building project and asked if they could swap out some of the cement in their mix for fly ash. He was game to try it in the foundation. The real hero projects of embodied carbon savings are retrofits , which former AIA president Carl Elefante calls “avoided carbon.