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Blind Ambition: Insights from a blind architect on universal design

BD+C

They’re all lovely gestures for sure, but San Francisco architect Chris Downey would like us to “see” those things without our eyes. Architect Chris Downey navigates a sidewalk in San Francisco. Your pencil doesn’t know what to draw—you do.” Are they columns at the top of wide, limestone steps?

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

BD+C

Nationwide, office vacancies stand at 17%, with some big cities—San Francisco, Houston, Austin—topping 30%, while the U.S. Every building is unique, and older buildings may not have original structural drawings available or may have had substantial alterations. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units. Seattle, Wash.,

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Stok Draws Senior Leadership Additions to Rapidly Expanding Team

Stok

Founded in 2008, Stok provides integrated building performance services, including strategy development, sustainability consulting, energy engineering, building commissioning, and project management to corporate clients, property owners and developers, and design professionals worldwide. -Adam Guli, Director of Client Solutions, Stok.

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stok Draws Senior Leadership Additions to Rapidly Expanding Team

Stok

Founded in 2008, stok provides integrated building performance services, including strategy development, sustainability consulting, energy engineering, building commissioning, and project management to corporate clients, property owners and developers, and design professionals worldwide. -Adam Guli, Director of Client Solutions, stok.

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Stok Releases The Sustainable Real Estate Program Handbook: How to Deliver on Climate Commitments and ESG Goals by Integrating Sustainability Into Your Real Estate Portfolio

Stok

San Francisco (October 28, 2021) — For most companies, real estate is an underutilized strategic lever for driving positive performance across a company’s ESG ratings. Founded in 2008, we provide sustainability consulting, energy and performance engineering, and real estate and workplace solutions. ABOUT STOK.

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Stok Leaders Take New Roles to Ensure Strategic Future Growth

Stok

SAN FRANCISCO (April 6, 2021) – Stok, a provider of sustainability and high-performance building services, announces the appointment of Jacob Arlein as Chief Executive Officer. Founded in 2008, Stok provides sustainability consulting, energy and performance engineering, and real estate and workplace solutions. ABOUT STOK.

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The future of specifiers: The way forward

Construction Specifier

They see trends toward integrating information better, both with building information modeling (BIM) and drawings, and between teammates. He sees reliance on the full-time specifier continuing, but bridges being built slowly between that person and the drawings. They imagine specifiers will be increasingly integrated with their teams.

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