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White paper outlines cost-effective flood protection approaches for building owners

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International engineering firm Walter P Moore has released a new paper entitled An Introduction to Flood Protection: What Owners Need to Know to Protect Their Properties. The white paper focuses on the numerous flood protection approaches and building owner needs as well as an in-depth review of the flood protection process.

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Perkins+Will white paper: Antimicrobial building products should be avoided whenever possible

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Antimicrobial building products marketed as “healthy” or beneficial to human health contain ingredients that may have adverse environmental or human health impacts, and alternative products should be considered whenever possible, according to a new white paper by global architecture and design firm Perkins+Will and the Healthy Building Network (..)

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A Los Angeles design firm reimagines urban workplaces, multifamily buildings, and warehouses

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The Los Angeles-based design firm Omgivning has released three white papers that propose new ways, post-COVID 19 pandemic, of looking at workplaces, multifamily, and urban reprogramming. The firm’s ideas revolve around four unifying themes: •Human-centric design. Flexibility and adaptability. Blended uses.

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Perkins Eastman and EwingCole co-publish new white paper examining the benefits and challenges of design research

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International design firm Perkins Eastman and EwingCole announced the release of their new joint white paper “Where Are We Now?: The paper is co-authored by Emily Chmielewski, EDAC, Associate and Senior Design Researcher at Perkins Eastman, and Nicholas Watkins, Ph.D., Elevating Design Practice through Design Research.”

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White paper from Perkins Eastman and Three H examines how design can inform employee productivity and wellbeing

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International design and architecture firm Perkins Eastman and furniture designer Three H recently announced the publication of the joint white paper “The Effect of Individualized Work Settings on Productivity and Well-Being.”

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Greener data centers can also be more profitable

BD+C

Two leading consulting firms that focus on data centers and other mission-critical facilities have released a white paper on data center sustainability, the first in a series of reports that will provide technical analysis for data center operators to help lower their centers’ carbon footprints in line with regulations targeting carbon neutrality by (..)

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The 3 Types of Must-Have Content for Architecture Firms

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Unless they've worked with an architect before, they often have no idea of the full breadth of services a firm provides. We've heard several firm owners express their concern over the fact that clients see them as gatekeepers, an obstacle to overcome, in order to get their drawings and permits.