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5 criteria to optimize medical office design

BD+C

High-back lounges that provide a level of visual screening can also help. Acoustic consultants can be valuable partners in the design of clinical spaces at the front end of the project, but it’s critical to bring them in at the end of construction as well to test the spaces and make any adjustments to meet your standards.

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize

Pro Builder

In addition to financial support, Ivory Innovations connects all of its Top 25 Finalists with leading practitioners, capital partners, student interns, and pro bono consulting or capacity-building services. Over the last five years, Ivory Innovations has recognized 14 Ivory Prize Winners across the country and awarded $890,000 in prize money.

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Rejuvenation of suspended ceilings

Construction Specifier

The ceiling’s visual condition may simply have fallen below a level that is acceptable to the owner or occupant. The original ceiling panels at OC Recording Company (left) emitted a bad odor and were falling apart and filling the air with dust and fibers, according to the owner of the Santa Ana (California)-based studio.

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Evaluating Natural Disaster Risk In Site Selection

Business Facilities

most recently in Northern California, spreading across the landscape with hurricane-force wind gusts. Early estimates are that 6,300 structures have been destroyed in Sonoma County, the most destructive fire in California history. Amanda Taylor is a Senior Consultant and the Director of Research at McCallum Sweeney Consulting.

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First, Best Impressions: The 2022 Nationals

Pro Builder

To achieve that goal, The Studio emphasizes design principles of balance and harmony, and keeping visual clutter to a minimum. Empire Homebase in Atlanta is an all-in-one sales center where customers make an appointment to not only meet with a sales consultant but also with designers, preferred lenders, and closing attorneys.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

Building Information Management

2M Design Consultants, Inc. AGR Consulting. AHA Consulting Engineers, Inc. Blue Camas Consulting Ltd. Doo Consulting, llc. Exoterra | Architects+Consultants. Green Building Consulting. Thank you for your consideration of our views. 106 Greenway. 2 B Green Profitably. 360 Architecture. 7group, LLC.

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Recognizing the Signs of Foundation Damage - Julian Construction.

Julian Construction

Visually inspecting the foundation is one way to determine if any repairs are needed. While expansive soils exist in every state, they are most commonly found in California, Arizona and Colorado. Inspection Consultation. This up and down motion, which can occur many times throughout the year, can cause a foundation to crack.