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In pursuit of acoustical equity

Construction Specifier

Therefore, WELL and Fitwel take acoustics into consideration; however, it remains a poorly understood indoor environmental quality (IEQ) parameter, and the lowest rated (referenced from ‘Green buildings and health,’ Global Environmental Health and Sustainability, vol. The question is, what is ‘acoustical equity’ and how does one achieve it?

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Passive Solar.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. April 07, 2012.

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The largest timber office building in the U.S. will anchor Newark, N.J. mixed-use development

BD+C

According to Michael Green Architecture, the building’s architect, and New York-based real estate development and investment firm Lotus Equity Group, the new structure would be the largest timber office building in the country when it completes construction. Riverfront Square, a proposed 11.8-acre

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Coating for sustainability

Construction Specifier

When the project team decided to go green during construction, high-performance coatings might not be the first thing on their minds, but maybe they should be. Green Building Council.”. All images courtesy Tnemec Company, Inc. by Jennifer Gleisberg, CSI, CDT. LEED and LBC. LEED v4, developed by the U.S. Regional Priority.

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Carole Wedge, former Shepley Bulfinch President and CEO, retires after 37 years

BD+C

Beginning her journey at Shepley working in the mailroom in 1986, Carole went on to become Shepley’s first female President and CEO in 2004, leading the firm through nearly two decades of expansion and hundreds of prestigious and innovative architectural projects. in 2019, and Durham, N.C.,

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Equity Investment Helps Texas Firm Expand West

Green Industry Professionals

RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture opening in Phoenix and Oakland after investment by Atwell, LLC.

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13 trends, technologies, and strategies to expect in 2023

BD+C

Shanna Olson, Architectural Lighting Leader 3. Meeting equity This will become the standard in office spaces to enable all participants, regardless of their location and platform, to be equally heard and seen via smart AI cameras, beamforming mics , and auto-framing to identify participants and create a more natural experience.