News Category: Design

  • Lighting the Way: Creating Supportive Healing Environments through Lighting Trends & Research
    05.02.2023Anne Holden

    Lighting the Way: Creating Supportive Healing Environments through Lighting Trends & Research

    By Karen Murphy | March/April 2023 Issue | MCD Magazine The coronavirus pandemic has focused attention on three aspects of healthcare facility design: disinfection/infection isolation, flexibility, and telemedicine. And the following explores how lighting design for healthcare facilities plays a …

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  • ASID Predicts the Year’s Top 5 Sustainability Trends
    04.25.2023Anne Holden

    ASID Predicts the Year’s Top 5 Sustainability Trends

    April 11, 2023 | Lindsey Koren | Interiors + Sources Magazine With the spring season comes a reawakening of new life around us and an appreciation for our Earth. Although we recognize Earth Day in April, the rise of sustainability …

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  • New Survey Reveals Increased Expectations for Healthier Workplaces
    04.21.2023Anne Holden

    New Survey Reveals Increased Expectations for Healthier Workplaces

    March 29, 2023 | Interiors + Sources Magazine The findings of Honeywell’s third annual Healthy Buildings Survey have underscored two of the most important issues in the workplace: human health and wellness and sustainability. Employees have expressed their deep concern over these …

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  • Women’s History Month: Women in Construction
    03.29.2023Ashley Hotz

    Women’s History Month: Women in Construction

    Historically, construction has always been a male-dominated field. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2022 10.9% of construction industry employees, or about 1,285,000 workers, were women. With societal changes in gender role perceptions and a critical shortage of …

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  • Sustainability Podcast Part 3: Higher Education Targets Net Zero
    03.14.2023Anne Holden

    Sustainability Podcast Part 3: Higher Education Targets Net Zero

    February 8, 2023  | Robert Nieminen | Interiors + Sources Magazine In this third and final episode in our three-part series on sustainable design, we hone in on the higher education market to learn how colleges and universities, both public …

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  • Sustainability Podcast Part 2: Demystifying Design Tools & Third-Party Certifications
    03.07.2023Anne Holden

    Sustainability Podcast Part 2: Demystifying Design Tools & Third-Party Certifications

    January 24, 2023  | Robert Nieminen | Interiors + Sources Magazine | Image Courtesy of Getty Images In this episode, we sit down with a few industry experts to break down the myriad of ecolabels, third-party certification programs and green …

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  • Sustainability Podcast Part 1: Designing for the New Climate Reality
    02.28.2023Anne Holden

    Sustainability Podcast Part 1: Designing for the New Climate Reality

    January 4, 2023  | Robert Nieminen | Interiors + Sources Magazine In September 2022, we posted a blog about how healthcare design can impact climate change through the exploration of decarbonization in building construction and operations. Sustainability is woven into …

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  • ASID Reveals Key Interior Design Trends for 2023
    02.15.2023Anne Holden

    ASID Reveals Key Interior Design Trends for 2023

    February 8, 2023 | Interiors + Sources Magazine Mental health, designing for the metaverse and, of course, sustainability, will all be keenly in focus for the new year. The ASID 2023 Trends Outlook is here. Every year this highly anticipated report identifies and …

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  • Can We Design for Happiness?
    10.25.2022Anne Holden

    Can We Design for Happiness?

    By Elissaveta M. Brandon, Metropolis Magazine The pandemic has revived one of the oldest questions in architecture and design….can we design for happiness? In the September/October 2022 issue of Metropolis magazine, staff writer Elissaveta M. Brandon dives into the science …

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  • What’s New with WELL?
    10.19.2022Anne Holden

    What’s New with WELL?

    By Michelle DuPont, Medical Construction & Design In the September/October 2022 issue of Medical Construction & Design (MCD) magazine, author Michelle DuPont, AIA and WELL AP, updates us on four recent updates designers, architects, engineers, and building operations professionals should …

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