Heat Gain & Heat Loss
Carefully planning for heat loss and heat gain can reduce heating/cooling costs while giving you the benefit of an additional daylight source. Working in an industry that uses glass and polycarbonate for structures and openings in the roof, we know a lot about heat gain and heat loss. It’s a big concern for almost all of our…
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Green Building Certification Programs
No matter which program you choose, the commitment to build based on what is good for the community as a whole is always a winning proposition. Every new building project brings a fresh opportunity to provide the best atmosphere for the occupants and sustainability to benefit the environment. With FITWEL, WELL building standards and LEED,…
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Value Architecture: keeping the design, improving the outcome
The term “value engineering” originated at General Electric. Many times an otherwise well-designed project is stalled after the first budget quotes are returned. At this point, everyone scrambles for ways to “cut back” or “re-engineer” to move the project forward. The term “value engineering” is bandied about and then the design revisions start. Value Engineering –…
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Architectural Upcycling
The second lives of buildings around the world are just beginning, they are being reborn as urban paragons of sophistication and style. How do you save money on overall building design, materials, and construction costs? Adaptive reuse. If form follows function, the last era left us with large form buildings that no longer served the function.…
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Liberty Senior Living at Carrollton Courthouse
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SAS Analytics and Software Solutions: Updated
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Thirsty Dog: Updated
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Why full-spectrum light is the secret to better schools
People spend over 90% of their time indoors, including full-spectrum light in the school is vital to the health and well-being of the students. People are inherently tuned to seek out daylight. It’s in our DNA that the sun is good for us, providing the activating source for vitamin D, and helping regulate our circadian rhythms (sleep/wake…
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Good daylighting gone bad
The quality of light has nothing to do with the quantity of light available. It’s more about the perception of brightness. Too much of a good thing is, well too much! The same goes for sunlight. When it comes to using natural light in the workspace it’s easy to go overboard which causes an entirely…
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