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Transforming the entry experience with biophilic design

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However, when faced with design constraints such as a giant structural shear wall, limitations in ceiling heights, and the proximity to a busy thoroughfare like the Ventura Freeway, we were presented with a unique challenge when designing the entry experience for Encino Senior Living.

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The Power of Augmented Reality (AR) in Construction

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a piece of furniture or appliance) might look like in their own environment. In healthcare, AR is being used to visualize organs or simulate procedures. AR refers to experiences and technologies that bring computer-generated objects into a physical environment, like augmented reality glasses for construction. What is AR?

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Win More Shortlist Presentations

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But more often than not, the final selection depends on your ability to win it during the “shortlist presentation.” ” Recently, I asked Erica Olson, author of Speak Simple: The Art of Simplifying Technical Presentations to give us some pointers on improving our shortlist presentations. Can you explain that?

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New toolkit helps architect achieve high-performance buildings

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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) is releasing a new tool that can help architecture firms design high-performance building. . Additionally, it can help start a dialogue that facilitates a more deeply integrated, visually rich design solution.

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From Data to Action: Top Data Visualizations for Construction   

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For teams to extract value from data, they must first make sense of the information they have—which is where data visualization comes in. Construction projects involve massive amounts of information and documents, including BIM models, schedules, budgets, and performance reports. Unfortunately, around 95% of that information goes unused.

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Illuminating your path to energy efficiency

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Visual + Biological cues Photo courtesy Design Collaborative Lighting provides us with both visual and biological cues, both the ability to visually navigate through a space and to take in our surrounding environment. Fixtures with a high CRI present objects and their colors more closely to how they appear naturally.

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The mall of the future

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Viewing these three through the lenses of past and present, we can predict what a thriving mall of the future may look like. In the present, with the advent of ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft and a resurgence of public transportation, parking’s influence has started to wane.

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