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  • The Future of Space is Flexible and People Focused

    Offices and Work Environments are Designed for an Agile Work Force with Changing Priorities
    Post date: 
    6-28-2017

    Getting the most out of workspace is no longer a matter of cramming in more cubicles. Increasingly, organizations are seeking to adapt their spaces to the ways people actually work and what makes them engaged and productive. Gone are the days when people sat at a desk for eight hours, with breaks for lunch and coffee. In some workplaces, people work at “their” desks for less than a third of their work time.

  • Lab Surfaces in Flux

    Flexibility, Aesthetics, and Cost Trends Drive Countertop Choices
    Post date: 
    6-21-2017

    All lab work—experiments, equipment usage, write-ups—occurs on countertops, but these flat horizontal surfaces are rapidly changing. “Today, lab work surfaces need to be adaptable, flexible, ergonomic, mobile, reconfigurable, versatile, sustainable, design-oriented, aesthetically pleasing, cost-effective, and easy to install,” says Arnulf Penker, president of FunderMax, a designer and producer of wood-based materials and compact laminates in St. Veit an der Glan, Austria.

  • Sustained Economic Growth Continues to Increase Construction Costs and Labor Demand

    Market Outlook 2017 Q1
    Post date: 
    6-14-2017

    The U.S. economy grew at a healthy rate in the first quarter of 2017, adding roughly 176,000 jobs per month. Capital construction prices continued their 2016 trend, increasing at an average of 6 percent, depending on location. Construction job growth was approximately 89,000 or 1.3 percent nationally. Energy and commodity prices continue to remain at levels not seen since the 1990s, due to abundant international and domestic supplies combined with a strong U.S. dollar.

  • Optimum Phasing Strategies for Campus Construction

    Consider Impact on Students, Faculty, Fiscal Objectives, and Long-Term Vision
    Post date: 
    6-14-2017

    Renovating an existing science facility or constructing a new building at today’s busy colleges requires the right approach in order to minimize the impact on students and faculty, while also adhering to the institution’s financial goals and strategic plan. It is important to design the project in a manner that allows students to complete their courses, and for faculty to maintain their research and teaching schedules. This is achieved with one of three phasing strategies: using 100 percent temporary facilities, no temporary space, or a hybrid of both.

  • UT Southwestern Turns a Library into a Team-Based Learning Lab

    Technology-Rich Environment Can Serve 240 Students at a Time
    Post date: 
    6-7-2017

    Today, doctors seldom work alone, and often work with technology, so the faculty at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas knew they wanted to make team-based learning a central part of their curriculum. They just needed a space to back up that plan. With a class of 240 students and an intense learning program, they realized their vision by creating a technology-rich space big enough to accommodate the entire class at once, and flexible enough to divide into smaller spaces when needed.

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