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Building healthcare in a coastal environment

Construction Specifier

Culminating with a grand opening in early 2022, the Larsen Health Center brings together all of Shell Point’s healthcare services, including a comprehensive medical office center, behavioral health suite, therapy rehabilitation center, dental offices, pharmacy, and a 180-bed skilled nursing facility with private rooms.

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How Winter Weather Can Hamper Productivity In Hazardous Working Zones

Constructonomics

Safety always needs to be taken seriously in a construction or industrial environment (the potential for serious or fatal accidents without any consideration for safety is high), and this is even more true during the winter. ATEX approved products, such as the Flexiheat jackets from SA Equipment , ensure safety even in hazardous zones.

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Designing offices for the digital workspace

Construction Specifier

Despite the ongoing debate about remote versus in-office work, the genie cannot be put back into the bottle. The affordability of, access to, and growing reliance on technology are significantly reshaping the offices of tomorrow. For planners and architects, this means thinking about space in terms of zones. By Josh Lowery.

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Safeguarding our schools: Strategies to protect students and keep campuses safe

BD+C

At HMC Architects, we are optimistic about the difference we can make with our clients to reinforce our momentum toward safe, resilient learning environments that enhance student success, wellness, and community. One critical aspect of this process is to include our community first responders in the steering and stakeholder committees.

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Aging in Place Community Amenities for Wellness and Longevity

Pro Builder

“There might be a 100-year-old, an 80-year-old, and maybe a 60-year-old all from the same family, all living in the same environment,” says Joe Hassel, senior living leader at Perkins Eastman, an architecture and design firm with offices around the world. Design Best Practices. Community Development. Community Development.

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Perforated metal canopies ensure new city hall has it made in the shade

BD+C

Space limitations meant city offices were located in different facilities. So, getting a building permit could mean a trip to the Planning and Zoning office, followed by a drive across town to pay permit fees at the Finance Department. For decades, citizens of Eloy, Ariz.,

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How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel

BD+C

After the 2008 financial crisis when malls began shuttering and sitting vacant at a rapid rate, Gresham Smith became a pioneer in this approach, most notably through our work to re-envision One Hundred Oaks Mall in Nashville, which is now a successful, mixed-use medical office destination. Here’s a look at a few examples of our work.

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