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The benefits of biophilic design in the built environment

BD+C

In Los Angeles, our 13,482-sf office is LEED and Fitwel certified. Before construction of our Los Angeles office, our team collected material information to quantify health and environmental impacts, and conducted an occupancy survey to understand end user needs. Skanska office, Los Angeles, Calif.

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Junk Science And Heat Island Effect Revealed at Greenbuild

Green Building Law Update

If you are in Los Angeles for Greenbuild, I invite you to join me Thursday, October 6, from 3:00 to 3:30 pm when I will be hanging out with the good folks from BuildingGreen at their booth on the Expo floor. Among the most interesting exhibitors at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo this week in Los Angeles (.

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Converting Empty Office Buildings Into Apartments Could Benefit Thousands, but Why Isn’t It Happening?

Pro Builder

The Los Angeles real estate industry recently concluded that the conversion of vacant hotels and offices to apartments could add 72,000 living units to the area, and in midtown Manhattan alone, around 14,000 new residential units could be created, Governing reports. Something else is at work here.

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New College Of The Desert Visual Arts Building Breaks Ground In California

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The new Visual Arts Building at College of the Desert in Palm Desert, CA will be an anchor for a re-conceived Arts District and will tie in the arts facility with the rest of the academic community. The post New College Of The Desert Visual Arts Building Breaks Ground In California appeared first on Business Facilities.

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How Glumac Won the Wilshire Grand Project with Cloud Rendering

BIM & Beam

But recently, they faced a particularly challenging and important client proposal—a project for the Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los Angeles. Thrilled to be able to produce such beautiful renderings in a fraction of the time it used to, they were able to render a slew of stunning visuals for their client presentation. “To

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Home Design Details That Add Distinction

Pro Builder

Patterned backsplash tile adds visual interest and movement to the kitchen’s clean lines. | Photo: David Patterson Photography. For this home’s covered patio, the windows provide unique modern accents as well as visual interest, ambient light, and access to great views. | Photo: Manolo Langis/Lango Works. Photo: Roger Davies.

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Top 10 Construction Companies in the U.S.

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Location: Los Angeles, CA. Employees: 2,200. Revenue: $4.9 Founded: 1971. Tutor Perini Corp. Location: Sylmar, CA. Employees: 10,000. Revenue: $4.76 Founded: 1894. Employees: 54,000. Revenue: $13.24 Founded: 1990. Skanska USA. Location: New York, NY. Employees: 7,600. Revenue: $6.5 Founded: 1971. DPR Construction.