Apr 09 2013
From JLL: Learn how modifications to a distribution center can positively impact your company’s bottom line.With supply chain and logistics industries playing an increasingly larger role in the US and world economies, the pressure on companies to ‘work smarter’ extends to all areas of their operations-including the design of new distribution centers. Distribution centers not only …
Jun 11 2012
A groundbreaking approach to big and small projects in architecture, urban design and art is examined in this Ted Talk.
Feb 13 2012
The Design/Construction Strategy used by Steve Jobs to take Apple into bricks and mortar.
Feb 09 2012
Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking,on how today’s workplaces are designed for extroverts: “It’s quite a problem in the workplace today, because we have a workplace that is increasingly set up for maximum group interaction. More and more of our offices are set up as …
Nov 16 2011
90 percent of companies intend to spend more on technology, 78 percent expect to use real estate more effectively, and 54 percent see social media impacting the way they operate in the future. To create a workplace that addresses these trends, companies are rethinking office designs to be a place where workers engage colleagues. Partnering …
Feb 02 2011
Realcomm will be hosting a FREE webinar on February 17 at 12:30pm EST on “Next Generation Lighting Systems”.
Mar 15 2010
From Slate: The classic American emergency exit sign—the bold red letters spelling out E-X-I-T—seems at first glance like an unimpeachable bit of sign design. The contrast between the letters and the background renders it highly legible, the illumination stresses the importance of the message, and the color is evocative of both fire and fire-safety devices …
Jan 27 2010
Port au Prince entered 2010 overdue for a major earthquake. So did a number of other U.S. cities and communities–and not just those in California. Try St. Louis, Seattle, Charleston, Memphis, Salt Lake City, and New England. Reports WSB Radio: The earthquake that struck Haiti two weeks ago was the strongest in that country in more …
Oct 28 2009
From CoStar: Banks continued to report further erosion in commercial real estate-related credit quality and weak or declining loan demand in their quarterly earnings reports to investors and monthly lending reports to the Federal Reserve Bank. Rising loan payment delinquencies, declining property values, rising vacancies, the lack of deals and consumer spending were often noted …
Oct 28 2009
From CoStar: Banks continued to report further erosion in commercial real estate-related credit quality and weak or declining loan demand in their quarterly earnings reports to investors and monthly lending reports to the Federal Reserve Bank. Rising loan payment delinquencies, declining property values, rising vacancies, the lack of deals and consumer spending were often noted …
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