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10 spaces that are no longer optional to create a great workplace

BD+C

Spaces for Individual Work People need spaces that help them focus on their work at the office—free from noise, visual distractions, and interruptions. Quiet Zone or Tech-Free Zone Designating zones just for quiet work (no phone calls!) office, we have a quiet zone at one end of our floorplate near the leadership area.

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Design Ideas for Outdoor Living on Small Lots

Pro Builder

Design Ideas for Outdoor Living on Small Lots. Specifically, this unit utilizes a roof deck to create spacious outdoor living with multiple zones for entertaining, while taking full advantage of the western views. C Air-conditioning condensers are screened by a small enclosure to maintain visual and auditory relief .

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Bluebeam Tips: Construction Safety Hazards using Pictograms

Carol Hagen

These visual cues should heighten our awareness so why not place them on your plans to remind employees as they enter work areas what is present? Use Bluebeam to help you with safety talks, acting as a visual aid. Why visuals are so important to safety. Every safety meeting should incorporate visuals, not just speaking or text.

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Benefitting kids through human-centric high school design

BD+C

These third places are vibrant, comfortable, communal places to share ideas and form relationships. From breakout zones in widened hallways to glass-walled small group rooms, third places support the concept of educating the whole child—socially, emotionally, and academically. to avoid erecting obstacles to future flexibility.

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize

Pro Builder

National Zoning Atlas | Ithaca, New York The National Zoning Atlas is a collaborative of researchers digitizing, demystifying, & democratizing about 30,000 U.S. zoning codes through a first-of-its-kind user-friendly online resource.

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“Innovation is purposeful”: How Skanska’s Sr. Precon Technologist Drives Change

Autodesk Construction Cloud

I’ve always loved learning new things and sharing new ideas with others. When solutions are simple to use, it takes less motivation to get people to step out of their comfort zone and try new things. In general, people have a hard time visualizing a mental picture of 2D construction documents. Here’s what he had to share.

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S.M.A.R.T. campus combines 3 schools on one site

BD+C

Each school contains STEM labs, maker spaces and collaboration zones appropriate to the grade levels. Each campus would also need dedicated parent drop-off zones. “I Agnew is designed as a cohesive campus with a common visual language, but with scale and identity unique to each school.

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