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Attention CPSMs and Fellows!
This article originally appeared on SMPS Boston’s website. by Karyn Tirabassi Join us for SMPS Boston’s CPSM/Fellows Week: June 8-12! You have worked hard to get and maintain your Certified Professional Services Marketer credential or have gone even further and ascended to Fellow status, and we want to celebrate with a virtual week of fun, […]
The Whys of the Work
by Ben Willis “What,” “how,” and “when” questions occupy most of our professional life: What mechanical system to use? When are these drawings due? Zoom or GoToMeeting? These map out our work, but their daily piling up can separate us from the “why:” Why have we committed to the work of physical places? At the current […]
Returning to the Post-pandemic Workplace in Three Not-so-easy Steps
by Rachel D. Woodhouse These days, all companies are evaluating their return-to-office scenarios. Presumably, leaders of businesses and other organizations are all following the local and national guidelines. For most “non-essential” businesses that are operating reasonably successfully in a remote condition, the evaluation is leading to one clear conclusion: We’re just not there yet. But […]
Mechanical Insulation is Essential for Strategic Cost Savings for Mass. Health Care Facilities
by Jim Lister Healthcare facilities manage strict budgets, and are often forced to make tough decisions about where to allocate precious resources. In the new world of COVID-19, those resources are under unprecedented strain, and hospital owners, developers and facility managers are under even more pressure to be smart about expenses. Research shows that professionally-installed […]
Part 4: Bioregional Urbanist Design Principles
Toward Resource Self-sufficiency – One Region at a Time by Philip Norton Loheed As president of Earthos Institute, I have helped to create Bioregional Urbanism, a process to encourage changes back to “One Planet Living.” This is the fourth of ten installments describing Bioregional Design principles. Re-inhabiting: Imagine that our designs to restore the [sustainable] […]
How Diversity & Inclusion is Making Us Stronger in Times of Crisis
by Sean O’Brien In the face of crisis, like those brought on by recent events, the focus moves to preserving life and livelihood. We all have a responsibility to keep our employees safe, support the communities we live in, serve our clients, and protect our companies. The focus can move to what’s “urgent” at the […]
Massachusetts Construction Projects Reopen
by Paul Lopez Boston – Governor Charlie Baker announced on May 18 that all construction projects in Massachusetts may reopen immediately, provided contractors and owners comply with new safety guidelines and compliance documentation requirements. These new requirements include, but are not limited to, the following: A COVID-19 officer must be designated on all projects, except […]
Connecticut’s Commercial Real Estate Execs React to Short- and Long-term Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Submitted by GRE This new way of COVID-19-era life has rearranged every part of the economy, and the commercial real estate industry is no exception. In a matter of weeks, the lives of so many have changed in ways they could have never imagined. People can no longer meet, work, eat, learn, shop, or socialize […]
Three Core Ways Digitization Helps Healthcare Facilities Adapt to the New Normal
Submitted by Schneider Electric North America by Warren Rosebraugh The coronavirus pandemic is fundamentally changing how we all live, work, and play. Every major realm of life, from socializing to education to work, is going digital, in some cases indefinitely. In healthcare, digitization’s impact will extend far beyond telehealth and electronic medical records. Healthcare infrastructure […]
Inclusivity in Courthouse Design
by Clair Colburn Courthouses provide services for every demographic, making it imperative that their design cultivates an experience that feels inclusive to everyone and is not solely reflective of the designers and clients’ biases. As humans, we are inherently biased. Layered onto this foundation are cultural, social and environmental influences that shape our perspectives and […]
