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Center for Active Design introduces the Fitwel Viral Response module to set building industry best practices for mitigating viral transmission

Posted by | Jul 20, 2020 | 0 |

Fitwel®, the healthy building certification system operated by The Center for Active Design (CfAD), announced the launch of its Viral Response module, which provides annual, third-party building certification of policies and practices informed by the latest public health research on mitigating the spread of infectious diseases. Fitwel will provide recognition for implementation of the Viral Response module at a company level and/or within individual assets.

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Stantec supports Harvard study that shows incorporating natural elements indoors reduces stress and improves creativity

Stantec supports Harvard study that shows incorporating natural elements indoors reduces stress and improves creativity

Posted by | Jul 17, 2020 | 0 |

Stantec announced last month that is supporting a company-sponsored biophilic design research through the Healthy Building Program at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Biophilic design is a strategic approach to incorporate nature into the built environment. The research shows that biophilic design can improve holistic wellness and key cognitive functions, boosting key critical business metrics.

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ACI hires Resource Center Manager, prepares for opening in Southern California

Posted by | Jul 17, 2020 | 0 |

The inaugural American Concrete Institute (ACI) Resource Center will open next month in Southern California.  The ACI Resource Center will coordinate with ACI chapters and sponsoring groups to offer direct, on-demand access to all certification and educational offerings from the Institute. To help assist the industry and meet the growing demand for further access to ACI knowledge, the Institute recently hired William “Rusty” Owings, III, AIA, as Resource Center Manager.

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DuPont develops the next generation of Styrofoam™ Brand Insulation to reduce greenhouse (GHG)

Posted by | Jul 17, 2020 | 0 |

DuPont™ has announced the phased launch of a new, reduced global warming potential (GWP) Styrofoam™ Brand Insulation. Beginning January 1, 2021, the Styrofoam™ Brand Insulation family of products will include lower GWP options, complying with adopted and upcoming state and provincial hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) regulations throughout the United States and Canada.

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Construction starts show additional gains in June

Construction starts show additional gains in June

Posted by | Jul 16, 2020 | 0 |

Dodge Data & Analytics reported today that total construction starts increased 6% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $641.4 billion. This marks the second consecutive monthly gain in construction starts following the COVID-19 induced declines in March and April. In June nonresidential building starts gained 6% and starts in the nonbuilding sector moved 27% higher. Residential starts, by contrast, fell 6% during the month.

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Westport Library in Connecticut transformed into multi-use community hub

Westport Library in Connecticut transformed into multi-use community hub

Posted by | Jul 15, 2020 | 0 |

The interior spaces of Westport Library in Connecticut were designed by HMA2 to accommodate multiple and flexible uses for every age group and all demographics, seven days a week. The transformation of this existing library, originally built in 1985 and expanded in 1998, unlocks the potential energy of its space and people. To achieve this transformation the outdated library interior was first gutted. Walls, floors, and ceilings were then lifted, stretched and reconfigured within the existing shell to weave a parade of dynamic spaces for all kinds of learning and socializing.

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American Society of Interior Designers forms two task forces examining design’s role in the pandemic

Posted by | Jul 15, 2020 | 0 |

The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID​)​ is leading the profession in the fight against COVID-19, using the rich experience and knowledge of its membership and other stakeholders to form two new task forces: the ASID Adaptive Living Task Force and the ASID IMPACT Review Task Force. Focused on studying design and construction issues related to the pandemic and how the future of design will change as a result, the task forces fall under the Society’s member-led Advocate by Design Council, which advises ASID’s Government & Public Affairs Department on matters of federal, state, local and regulatory public policies that protect and advance the practice and industry.

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HLW welcomes new Director of Sustainability and Wellness

Posted by | Jul 15, 2020 | 0 |

Jonce Walker, LEED AP, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor, and Fitwel Ambassador, has officially joined HLW as Director of Sustainability and Wellness, operating out of the firm’s New York City office. Bringing a strong background in place-based urban design to the team, Walker’s portfolio spans more than 14 years of high performance sustainability work across a wide array of project typologies including airports, institutional buildings, multi-family residential, commercial high-rise and interiors, master planned communities, and higher education facilities.

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Cradle to Cradle Certified products

The Cradle to Cradle program certifies products based on five quality categories—material health, material reutilization, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship, and social fairness. Click here to see a list of building supply & materials, as well as other products, that are Cradle to Cradle certified.

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