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Higher education design for the first-gen college student

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Higher education design for the first-gen college student 0 qpurcell Mon, 10/14/2024 - 12:47 Higher Education In this Design Collaborative blog, Yogen Solanki, Assoc. AIA, shares how architecture and design can help higher education institutions address some of the challenges faced by first-generation students.

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7 lessons learned from 40+ years planning and designing senior living environments

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7 lessons learned from 40+ years planning and designing senior living environments 0 rcassidy Mon, 08/07/2023 - 20:04 Senior Living Design Brad Perkins, FAIA, a pioneer of senior living design in the U.S. Forty years ago, the options available to aging adults needing care and a supportive environment were few.

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Relationship-based FM

Job Order Contracting

Most senior leadership members view FM as being a mainly technical/engineering and cost-driven discipline that deals with the built environment. Alignment between the built environment and organizational mission therefore remains a continuous challenge. A fundamental challenge remains. References: Alexander, K. and Price, I.

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Michael Sorkin, Architectural Critic and Educator, Dies of COVID-19 Complications

ENR Construction

New York City-based practitioner, 71, was a distinctive voice for social justice and sustainability in design of the urban environment.

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Webinars and Construction Events in March 2022

Autodesk Construction Cloud

With no shortage of networking and learning opportunities this month, you’ll find construction events happening from California to New York, and every time zone in between. NY Build Expo (New York, NY). Join your peers in person, March 20-23, 2022 in New Orleans, LA. March 2022 Construction Events.

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Virtual reality as a tool for sustainable design

Construction Specifier

Recent developments in virtual reality (VR) technology allow for the visualization of unbuilt information as full-scale occupiable environments, providing previously unavailable insight to designers, clients, and other stakeholders. The design team used dedicated software to translate the BIM model into a VR-friendly environment.

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Greenbuild was Proof Positive that LEED is Thriving

Green Building Law Update

Greenbuild is “the” target rich environment for green people. And that cerebral synchronicity leads to the single best marketing opportunity each year across the green building industrial complex. The photo above is some of those green people, friends from Lorax Partnerships , one of the very best green building consulting firms.

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