Tag: Design
Need To Get A Grip On Your Design? Start With The Finish
Buildings need doors that blend seamlessly with their interior’s overall design, while meeting all infrastructural and operational needs.
Six Developments Win ULI’s 2022 Global Awards For Excellence
ULI 2022 Global Awards For Excellence winners include two developments each from North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region.
ADA Design Feature: Accessibility And Facilities
Finding ways to make a direct difference in the world can be a challenge, but the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) puts it within reach of every facility manager.
Designing For Wayfinding
Guiding facility occupants helps to provide both comfort and safety.
Designing For Distance
Architectural design in a post-COVID-19 world requires fostering human connectivity while maintaining safety. Find out how flooring plays a role in designing for distance.
Friday Funny: Duct Tape Prom Fashion Still Sticking Around
It's the 20th anniversary of the Duck Brand Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest, and creative teens are sticking with it to compete for nearly $25,000 in scholarships and prizes.
Duality Of Workplace Design Strategy
When it comes to workplace design strategy, consider the evolution in emerging big data design versus the traditional approach.
Friday Funny: Escherian Stairway To Nowhere
Visitors to China’s The Other Place guesthouse can experience the mysterious world of M.C. Escher in two optical illusion-inspired rooms designed by Studio 10.
Steelcase Introduces SILQ Office Chair
The company’s materials science breakthrough led to an all-new chair design that intuitively responds to human movement without the use of mechanisms.
Friday Funny: Gimme Cat Shelter
A far cry from the cardboard boxes most cats settle for—and into—here's a look at the inspired arCATecture designers came up with for this year’s Architects for Animals® “Giving Shelter” exhibit.
Friday Funny: Drum Roll Please…
Find out which creative high schoolers took home the grand prize for their inventive prom fashions in the 17th Annual Duck® Brand Stuck at Prom® Scholarship Contest.
Improving Building Projects
Three ways for facility project managers to control construction costs — and obtain quality results.
Friday Funny: Prenuptial Housing
Breaking up is hard to do. This floating house makes it a little bit easier.
Friday Funny: Meet The Duct Tape Prom Champs
We recently introduced you to the creative high school students who spent countless hours creating one-of-a-kind prom apparel in hopes of earning scholarship prizes. Meet the winners!
2016 Flooring Design Award Winners Named
Starnet® Worldwide’s flooring design competition celebrates 18 years of commercial flooring design excellence and craftsmanship.
Designing Lobbies For Good Security
A facility's lobby is one of the most critical areas to design properly from a security standpoint.
Be Original Americas Launched March 14, 2014
Grassroots organization was founded by top design companies to protect consumers against counterfeits.
FRIDAY FUNNY: Mulligans On The Mall!
Combine your love for the building arts with a putter, ball, and one-of-a-kind mini-golf course designed by some of the region’s most creative architects, construction firms, urban planners, and designers.
FRIDAY FUNNY: Watch Out For The Wild Chair
Approach this chair too quickly, and you won't have a very comfortable seat.
Survey Points To Efficiency Hurdles In Healthcare Facilities
Three primary issues are linked in the minds of facilities professionals, and a change in behavior and more education are needed in order to change these perceptions.
Worried About Workforce Shortages? Effective Strategies To Stay Ahead
During this free webinar, you'll learn the top 5 strategies that facility maintenance pros are implementing to overcome workforce shortages.
View This Free Video Webinar: Maximizing Value For Facility Master Planning
A panel of Facility Management leaders discuss long-term planning challenges and answer questions about maximizing the value of conducting a Facility Condition Assessments (FCA).
[VIDEO] Collect Asset Data at the Speed of Walking a Building
AI powered data collection with AkitaBox Capture. Take a picture of the asset nameplate, touch the floor plan to locate the asset and move to the next asset. Save up to 90% of your time in the field with AkitaBox Capture AI.