Resilience is defined as the ability to adapt to changing circumstances and to sustain or recover functionality and vibrancy in the face of strain or disruption. It is the ability to bounce back after an interruption or inconvenience. Resilience in design—better known by architects and designers as resilient design—is intentionally designing homes, buildings, topography, neighborhoods, […]
The Green Principles of Resilient Design
Technology
Access to data is helping organizations to bring relevant change to how they work. Sensors and other powered devices provide data points for insights into improved energy efficiency, enhanced occupant comfort, and the impact of light on different building zones over the course of a workday. Smart building technology can allow in more passive light […]
Before COVID, Gartner predicted that more than 80 percent of enterprise IoT projects would include AI by 2022. Embedded AI in IoT devices was also on track to reach $4.6B globally by 2024. This is likely to accelerate given the new demands on facilities in response to COVID. Vendors at CES are actively embedding AI […]
According to Intel, the global value of IoT technology is climbing toward a possible $6.2 trillion by 2025. While smart building advancement is occurring in manufacturing and healthcare, the trend is booming across all verticals. There’s a lot of money flowing down the pipeline and supporting new development and innovation in building design. One reason […]
Designing for a More Productive Shared Space | Design for the Future The office cubicle has gone from an open office concept to a pop culture icon. While the cubicle’s original design intended to promote workplace flexibility, it eventually became a symbol of oppression. The American comic strip Dilbert and the film Office Space (1997) […]
Conference Room Technology Trends – Creating the Meeting Rooms of the Future The modern world as we know it was established behind the doors of countless conference rooms. Nearly every governmental agency has them; nearly every university has them; no corporate office building is complete without one. And while a fair amount of people would […]
Spurred by innovative office technology and expanding globalization, the nature of work has had a massive metamorphosis over the last two centuries. Much like how agrarian economies (an agricultural society) gave way to industrial economies, now our industrial economy has turned into a service-centered economy. Over this period, whole sectors and professions have been changed […]
Cable management is actually a fairly broad term that refers to the organization of electrical or optical cables and includes planning, workmanship, and the products used throughout the process. This includes power cables, audiovisual (AV) cables, network cables (coaxial, twisted-pair, and fiber-optic), cable baskets, cable trays, cable ladders, as well as many other pieces of […]
The top architecture firms of 2019 are an impressive group. All ten firms operate on a global scale and keep corporate and environmental impact at the forefront of all of their designs. Learn more about each company and its respective, secured revenue which earned a spot in this exclusive list. Here are the top 10 […]
This is Part 1 of a six-part interview series with FreeAxez CEO Earl Geertgens on the company’s history, Gridd, building design and cable management, the evolution of raised floors and the future of flooring. The Beginning For over 20 years, FreeAxez has been widely recognized as the premium innovator, developer, and manufacturer of cabling distribution […]
