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June 6, 2024
Forced Labor in the Building Material Supply Chain: A Mitigation Framework
This four-step framework can help designers recognize and mitigate the risks of forced labor within the supply chain of specified building materials.
August 10, 2022
Data + Design: A Case Study
Data is everywhere and we’ve all seen the ways that data has revolutionized our world. But what does that have to do with architecture and design?
December 8, 2021
Supporting Scientific Inquiry through Informed Lab Design
From funding mechanisms to technology, teams to processes, the nature of research is in a constant state of flux.
March 1, 2021
Does Space Matter in Mental Health Treatment?
Treating children and adolescents with mental and behavioral health issues is challenging. For those seeking treatment, care must be of...
October 12, 2020
Every Space is a Learning Space
Learning space design, approached from a holistic perspective, takes into account the spectrum of learning activities and the variety of...
September 18, 2020
Operating in the Pandemic Age: The Pursuit for Efficiency, Sustainability
In this article, team members from BWBR and Dunham Associates explore performance design options for healthcare facilities operating during a...
August 10, 2020
Scenario Planning: Designing Resiliency into Operations
In the past 15 years, the coronavirus spread is one of many unplanned events that have challenged both large and small organizations, alike. MERS, SARS, mass shootings, 100-year floods, tornadoes – the scenarios that strain the resources of hospitals, clinics, and the communities that they serve occur at a greater frequency that ever before.
July 13, 2020
Scenario Planning: How to be Resilient in Design and Operations
The spread of the coronavirus across the United States did more than expose the nation’s health system’s challenge in responding...
April 6, 2020
Temporary Negative Pressure Conversions for Patient Rooms
As an expected surge continues to have hospitals on notice, converting traditional patient rooms into negative pressure rooms is gaining...
November 1, 2019
Reinforcing an Engaged and Energetic Corporate Culture
For their new corporate headquarters, Anytime Fitness (Self Esteem Brands) had a vision to create a work environment that would...
September 1, 2019
Healing Learning Environment Supports Student Self-Regulation
Karner Blue Education Center started with a clean slate and an aim to design a school unlike traditional elementary schools....
July 2, 2019
Active Learning Environments Support STEM Education
Learning is more effective when it is activity-based and done collaboratively. Classroom space design can effectively support both collaborative, active...