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5 strategies for creating safer, healthier hotel experiences

5 strategies for creating safer, healthier hotel experiences

Posted by | Aug 19, 2020 | 0 |

From retail-infused brands to Airbnb, the hospitality industry has seen its share of disruptors over the last several decades. These disruptors have been relatively gradual and allowed time for the savvy hotel brands to anticipate and react to change. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, arrived suddenly resulting in the abrupt shutdown of the entire industry. Brands and hotel owners were left scrambling to figure out how to react and strategize their next moves. Some hotels are taking a wait-and-see approach while others are implementing measures so that they can open as anticipated.

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AIA releases strategies for reducing risk of COVID-19 in multifamily housing

AIA releases strategies for reducing risk of COVID-19 in multifamily housing

Posted by | Aug 12, 2020 | 0 |

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is releasing a new report today detailing strategies that can help mitigate risk of COVID-19 in multifamily housing. “Strategies for Safer Multifamily Housing” includes a seven-step Risk Management Plan for Buildings that multifamily housing owners and operators can utilize to assess hazards, apply architectural or engineering strategies, and reduce risk of virus transmission in buildings.

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Residence hall design trends to change in response to COVID-19

Residence hall design trends to change in response to COVID-19

Posted by | Aug 12, 2020 | 0 |

As universities and colleges look to design new residence halls after the current global health crisis, they will be challenged with how to safely house students while still providing for their social and academic development. Social interactions have taken on a new normal – social distancing, limited-size gatherings, and a responsibility to act in a manner that does not make someone else sick. Residence hall design will evolve to reflect the current pandemic condition, say the student housing design experts at KWK Architects.

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Dodge Momentum Index increases in July

Dodge Momentum Index increases in July

Posted by | Aug 7, 2020 | 0 |

This month’s increase in the Dodge Momentum Index was the first in all of 2020. Since December 2019, the Momentum Index has lost 18% with most of the decline coming in April when the COVID-19 pandemic led to numerous business shutdowns across the country. The pullback has largely come from institutional planning, rather than commercial plans.

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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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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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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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U.S., Canadian economic outlook discusses post-COVID-19 recovery at FGIA Virtual Summer Conference

Posted by | Jul 7, 2020 | 0 |

Two experts offered a financial outlook for both the U.S. and Canada at the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) Virtual Summer Conference. Moderator Michael Collins, managing director of Building Industry Advisors, asked questions of Katherine Judge, economist for CIBC Capital Markets, and Bill Norris, chief investment officer of CIBC Bank USA, reviewing recent economic activity and forecasting the national outlook with economic indicators for both countries.

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How to design sustainable public infrastructure in 2020 and beyond

How to design sustainable public infrastructure in 2020 and beyond

Posted by | Jun 30, 2020 | 0 |

“To begin, I believe we must start with and fully embrace the fact that the design process is not linear. It is circular. Good design must allow for questioning previous decisions and acknowledge that perhaps other ideas and methods can and should be incorporated. A circular design process enables exponential change and advancement. We must not start with just “thinking” about green building materials. The challenge really is: How do we question everything so that the design truly manifests into a sustainable project?” explains author Luis Vidal, President & Founding Partner of luis vidal + architects.

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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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