Physical Environment | Facility Executive - Creating Intelligent Buildings

The right balance of daylighting and daylight harvesting strategies can provide health, productivity, and energy saving benefits: Here’s how to get the most out of your facility’s automated shading system.


https://facilityexecutive.com/2018/07/best-practices-automated-shading-systems/
The right balance of daylighting and daylight harvesting strategies can provide health, productivity, and energy saving benefits: Here’s how to get the most out of your facility’s automated shading system.
07/23/2019

KNOWLEDGE CHANNELS: Commercial Roofing

Facebooktwittergoogle_plusredditpinterestlinkedintumblrmail

Physical Environment

    Latest: Best Practices For Automated Shading Systems - The right balance of daylighting and daylight harvesting strategies can provide health, productivity, and energy saving benefits: Here’s how to get the most out of your facility’s automated shading system.

    Automated Shading Systems
    Energy Management & Lighting

    Best Practices For Automated Shading Systems

    The right balance of daylighting and daylight harvesting strategies can provide health, productivity, and energy saving benefits: Here’s how to get the most out of your facility’s automated shading system.
    workplace safety
    Safety

    OSHA To Kick Off Safe + Sound Week

    Over 200 organizations and businesses will partner with OSHA to promote the importance of workplace safety and health programs August 13-19.
    human health
    FM Alert

    IWBI Launches Global Network Of Concept Advisories

    Experts from around the world will share their insights on the impact of 10 WELL concepts on human health.
    ventilation
    Productivity

    Better Ventilation Pays Off In Productivity, Health

    Fresh air is healthier than stale or polluted air, and while increasing ventilation may increase energy use, research shows the benefits of doing so outweigh costs. 
    occupant comfort
    New Facilities Construction

    Saint-Gobain Releases North American HQ Occupant Comfort Study

    The first of its kind based on size and scale, the longitudinal study reveals the collective benefits of a systems-based design approach.
    workspace technology
    Technology

    Putting Our Heads in the Cloud: Ensuring Workspace Transformation Success

    Keep these three things in mind when using cloud-based, workspace technology to optimize office space.
    Workplace Strategies
    Workplace Culture

    Five Key Trends In Alternative Workplace Strategies

    A new study looks at five top trends within today’s workplaces, and compares the findings to the initial research from over a decade ago.
    breakroom
    Interiors

    Taking A Break

    In offices that feature a variety of space types, breakrooms still remain a central draw.
    productivity
    Trends

    The Productivity Problem In Office Design

    Which aspects of the physical workplace impact employees most, and what can facility planners do about it?
    WELL certification
    Workplace Culture

    Credit Union Pursues WELL Certification

    In Vancouver, WA, HAPO Community Credit Union designed its newest branch to achieve WELL certification from the International WELL Building Institute.
    office temperature
    Workplace Culture

    Is There A Battle Over Temperature Raging In Your Office?

    Fifteen percent of workers have argued with a coworker about office temperature, and 19 percent have secretly changed the temperature during the summer, according to a new CareerBuilder survey.
    Maars Living Walls
    Interiors

    Maars Living Walls To Unveil AXES

    AXES doors pivot on axis points to become acoustic wall system; will be introduced at NeoCon 2018.
    AAA headquarters
    Interiors

    Employees The Focus Of New AAA HQ Interior Design

    In keeping with the organization's mission, HGA designed the headquarters to include collaborative spaces and embrace a fun, road trip atmosphere.
    workplace report
    Workplace Culture

    New Report Highlights Designing For Activity Based Work

    Data in the 2018 Workplace Report from NYC-based Ted Moudis Associates Data points to employee experience as the primary driver for companies redesigning their workplace.
    American University
    Environment

    American University First In U.S. To Become Carbon Neutral

    In 2010, AU pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2020. The school reached its goal two years early, making it the first carbon neutral university in the nation.
    green building
    Environment

    New WorldGBC Report Urges Companies To Make Green Improvements

    The World Green Building Council report highlights the economic benefits of green building and showcases improved occupant satisfaction when health, wellbeing, and productivity features are implemented in existing green structures.
    children's hospital
    Physical Environment

    LEED Platinum Children’s Hospital Is First On West Coast

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford is the West Coast's first LEED Platinum children's hospital and only the second children's hospital in the world to earn that status.
    The Spiral
    Construction & Retrofits

    Construction On The Spiral In NYC Set To Begin

    The 65-story building will feature a continuous green pathway wrapped around its façade, providing occupants access to landscaped, outdoor spaces.
    Active Learning Center
    FM Alert

    16 Schools Earn Steelcase Education Active Learning Center Grants

    The program supports active learning strategies in classrooms where teachers are already striving to implement related practices by installing furniture designed to encourage student engagement and success.
    cigarette litter
    Question Of The Week

    Question Of The Week: Ways To Prevent Cigarette Litter?

    Although cigarette smoking in America has decreased 28% in the past decade, cigarette butts remain the most littered item in the U.S. and across the globe.
    bird strikes
    Building Envelope & Exteriors

    Northwestern University Makes Buildings Bird-Friendly

    Working with the local community and experts from American Bird Conservancy, Northwestern University is using state-of-the-art solutions to keep birds from dying in collisions with glass walls and windows.
    breakroom
    Interiors

    Revived Breakroom Makes A Splash With Employees

    Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Sarasota, FL is the most recent winner of the Staples Ultimate Breakroom Makeover contest.
    smart lighting
    Energy Management & Lighting

    Turn Up Tech By Turning Up The Lights

    Facilities are taking advantage of smart lighting capabilities to piggy-back other innovations.
    office space design
    Construction & Retrofits

    Office Design Decisions Can Make (Or Break) Your Budget

    In a new report, JLL compares build out costs across three office styles in 59 markets in the U.S. and Canada.
    Boeing
    Employees

    Boeing Crowdsources Employee Ideas For Tax Reform Investment

    The aerospace company’s investments focus on the future of employees and communities and include $100 million for "workplace of the future" facilities and infrastructure enhancements.
    indoor environments
    Workplace Culture

    Indoor Environments’ Impact On Wellness To Be Studied

    Well Living Lab will undertake a three-year scientific research plan to identify how indoor environments affect five facets of people’s lives.
    GM LED lighting retrofit
    Energy Management & Lighting

    GM LED Lighting Retrofit Saves Over $300,000 Annually

    In addition to reducing energy consumption, replacing linear fluorescent lighting with tubular LED created a safer work environment at the auto maker’s Lake Orion, MI plant.
    Workplace Culture

    Stanton Chase LA, IWBI Team Up For Healthy Workplace Education

    Stanton Chase will introduce clients to IWBI’s WELL Building Standard, which provides a meaningful solution to advance human health and well-being in the workplace.
    speech privacy
    Interiors

    Cambridge Sound Management And Lutron Partner

    Sound masking integrates with occupancy sensors to provide automatic privacy for occupants upon their entering a room.
    workplace experience
    Workplace Culture

    Top 8 Predictions For The Workplace Experience in 2018

    These emerging and evolving concepts provide a framework around which facility management can plan and operate the workplace environments they oversee.
    Joint Certification BREEAM, WELL
    FM Alert

    New Guidance On Achieving Joint Certification Of BREEAM, WELL

    A new briefing paper from BRE And IWBI outlines how projects can achieve joint certification of BREEAM and the WELL Building Standard.
    Amazon headquarters
    Building Envelope & Exteriors

    Art Installation At Amazon HQ Has Clear Impact

    At the Seattle Amazon headquarters, “There Is Another Sky” by Spencer Finch graces an architectural canopy connecting two new office buildings on the campus.
    office design
    Interiors

    Five Tips To Create An Inspirational Office

    Aesthetics and the overall look of your office have more to do with employee satisfaction than you might think. Here's how to create a workspace that will inspire, boost employee morale, and retain talent.
    interior solutions
    Interiors

    Interior Solutions Firm dancker Opens Experience Center

    Providing architectural, furniture, technology, and logistic solutions, the company redesigned its own workplace to assist clients while also improving the environment for its employees.
    Interiors

    New Office Design Focuses On Construction Culture

    In designing McCarthy Building Companies' Houston office, lauckgroup created productive spaces for employees while highlighting the firm's brand.
    corporate art
    Interiors

    Question Of The Week: Artwork Procurement And Facility Management?

    Options abound for organizations that are shopping for artwork to grace their facilities. What is your involvement, and where do you find art that fits the bill for your buildings?
    healthcare facilities
    Energy Management & Lighting

    Healthcare Facility Power Systems Unequipped For Digital Age

    More than half of hospitals' power systems were built before benefits and demands of IoT were known, according to a new Schneider Electric survey.
    NJIT
    New Facilities Construction

    NJIT Cuts Ribbon On New State-of-the-Art Wellness, Events Center

    The state-of-the-art, multipurpose building provides large-scale space for professional conferencing, training, and career fairs, as well as social settings for the NJIT community.
    workplace design
    Workplace Culture

    Thinking About Designing Your Workplace Around Millennials? Stop!

    Based on its research and experience, BHDP Architecture finds that the best way to think about Millennials and their impact on workplace design may be to think about them a lot less.
    work remote
    Workplace Culture

    Flexibility To Work Remotely: The New Normal

    Staples Workplace Survey reveals the ability to work remote is a “must have” for nearly half of employees.
    123...6Page 2 of 6

    Featured Video

    video
    Access Control & EAC

    Introducing Seos®: The Next Generation of Credential Technology

    Powered by highly advanced encryption and a software-based infrastructure, Seos secures trusted identities on any form factor and can be extended for applications beyond physical access control. Learn more at hidglobal.com/seos.

    Featured Knowledge Channels

    Duro-Last Roofing
    Knowledge Channels

    Sustainable Commercial Roofs | Reduce, Recycle & Reimagine Sustainability

    Duro-Last Roofing Systems offer proven chemistry and decades of sound performance. As the commercial roofing industry’s leader in manufacturing prefabricated PVC roofing systems, Duro-Last produces roofing membranes with a history of providing long-term durability and watertight protection.

    Stay Connected

    1,848FansLike
    123FollowersFollow
    40,000FollowersFollow
    9,066FollowersFollow
    455SubscribersSubscribe
    © FacilityExecutive.com