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The benefits of biophilic design in the built environment

BD+C

Biophilic design reduces stress in high-traffic areas Individuals who live and work in urban areas are subject to a variety of external stressors such as crowded environments, packed schedules and excessive stimuli. Washington Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth, Vancouver, Wash.

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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. This could be an indoor space, an outdoor balcony, or a garden area; however, it must be a restricted badge-access area separate from patients, ideally with a visual disconnect from clinical spaces.

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Moving from Design-Build, DB, to Integrated Project Delivery, IPD

Building Information Management

Several recent and current projects in California are operating on the far right side of this Design-Build collaboration spectrum, by crafting a custom version of Design-Build that uses IPD principles. She serves on the AIA California Council’s committee on IPD. Here’s how they’re doing it: Skipping the Bridging Documents.

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Pulse: 08/20/2012

ENR Construction

Survey Schedule. ENR California. Phase-one construction is scheduled for completion by December 2012. California 9/13 The University of California, Irvine is seeking design-build firms to design and build Business Unit 2. Current Costs. Material Trends. Historical Indices. Quarterly Cost Reports. ENR Top Lists.

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Show Village 2021: 3 Idea Homes for the Way We Live Now

Pro Builder

As important as meeting our needs for a realistic online experience, the value of virtual technology to present photo-realistic spaces—and how they flow together—is becoming increasingly critical to consumers, developers, and municipal authorities who seek (and increasingly expect) comprehensive visualization of a project.

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Autodesk Construction Champions 2023: 25 People Powering the Future of Construction 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

This team achievement has sparked a stronger relationship with the safety department and has developed into further innovations and discussions surrounding prevention through design and visual planning. O'Neil projects in California and nationwide.

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BIM-in-The-Cloud Has New Competition With Newforma | ENR.

ENR Construction

Survey Schedule. ENR California. Plus, users can search for information in models with the integration of visual context "linked directly to Newforma PIM data," Batcheler adds. Current Costs. Material Trends. Historical Indices. Quarterly Cost Reports. Economic Stimulus. --> FAQ. ENR Top Lists. ENR Sourcebooks. ENR Midwest.

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