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Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2020:
Real Estate Remains a Favored Asset Class, Despite Economic Uncertainty and Forces of Change Necessitating Flexibility Report From ULI, PwC Ranks Austin, Raleigh/Durham, Nashville as Top Markets for Investment, Development Washington – Real estate in the U.S. remains a favored asset class, even as economic uncertainty looms and forces of change related to the environment, […]
Whether We Call Them Vocational Training or CTE Facilities, They’re On the Rise
Four Things to Know Before Design by Gregory H. Van Deusen and Larry Jones When more than 600 students head back to the classroom on September 3 at Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical High School in Lexington, Mass., they’re in for an exciting experience. They’ll walk through the doors of a new, 257,000sf school designed for […]
Implementing 21st Century Learning Environments
by F. Michael Ayles Technology powers 21st century learning environments for both students and educators, providing them with the digital tools they need to keep pace with a constantly evolving world. A wealth of resources is now available at the click of a button, broadening educational boundaries and stimulating creativity and curiosity. If incorporated proactively, […]
A Campus Master Plan Requires Unique Partnerships
by Kelly McCoy When Matt Crozier, chief operating officer of Middlesex School, works to implement the master plan for this quintessential New England boarding school, he looks for partners who share his passion for maintaining the school’s rich history, while recommending innovative solutions to help control maintenance and operating costs, as well as energy usage. […]
Healthcare Facilities – Modular and Prefabrication Benefits
by Hani Mardini Healthcare is one of the leading market sectors that can benefit from modular and prefabricated construction. Healthcare systems have been transitioning from large centralized buildings toward community-based facilities, such as outpatient clinics, medical office buildings, care and wellness clinics, ambulatory care centers, and so forth. This reflects a paradigm shift related to […]
Balancing Enclosed and Open Office Spaces Creates New Workplace Paradigm
by Terri Frink On the top floors of the iconic Gold Building in downtown Hartford, Conn., sits the new headquarters of Virtus Investment Partners, a distinctive partnership of boutique investment managers with $101.7 billion in assets under management. The new 65,000sf space offers spectacular views of the region, including the Connecticut River and the Travelers […]
A Full Suite of Services Founded in Survey Intelligence
by Michael Feldman In today’s digital world, surveying has developed into an all-encompassing discipline that includes processes for the entire real estate project lifecycle. As such, there’s a need in our profession for a full suite of geospatial services that supports a construction or restoration project throughout its entire lifespan, from due diligence and acquisition […]
IoT in Healthcare Facilities: Planning for the Changing Future
by Jason Butler The interface and connectivity of infrastructure systems and equipment to information technology networks is rapidly changing and evolving. Recent advancements in computing power, data logging, on-board memory, energy consumption, and wireless connectivity systems now allow for cost-effective integration into healthcare systems and equipment. While this growth is providing astounding new capabilities for […]
Understanding and Avoiding Phishing Attacks
by Jesse Connolly If you want to partake in an eye-opening little exercise, open your contacts list and scroll through the first 100 entries. What would you say if I told you 97 of those names were a cybersecurity threat? According to extensive research by Intel, only three out of every 100 people can successfully […]
Acuity-Adaptable Rooms: What They Are and Why Hospitals Need Them
by Tom Ryan On the horizon is a new way and better way for hospitals to design their care: acuity-adaptable patient rooms. What are acuity-adaptable patient rooms? They are cutting edge hospital rooms that allow the care to come to where the patient is – via portable telemetry and diagnostics – rather than the patient needing […]
