Morgan Ertel
AI as a Catalyst for Design Change
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a distant concept or a buzzword on the periphery of the business world. It’s here, and it’s...
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Andrea Rufe
Sep 261 min read
The Next Gen Master Plan: How More Adaptable Planning Can Drive Success in a Rapidly Changing Market
As healthcare is disrupted and systems grapple with cash flow challenges and market changes, traditional long-term facility plans are...
Dawn Fischer
Sep 184 min read
Creating a Culture of Engagement: How social considerations move the performance needle.
By now, many of us have seen the sobering statistics on declining employee engagement and the surprising cost this imposes on business...
Morgan Ertel
Aug 13 min read
The ABCs of Workplace Strategy for Academic Medical Centers: Best Practices for Administrative Space Allocation and Management
The ABCs of Workplace Strategy for Academic Medical Centers: Best Practices for Administrative Space Allocation and Management
Dawn Fischer
Jan 244 min read
The Cost of Disengagement: How Employee Satisfaction Can Impact Your Bottom Line
Over the last several years, a developing body of research is revealing the profound impact employee engagement can have on an...
Kelly Griffin
Sep 21, 20227 min read
Focus, Collaborate, Learn, Socialize, Rest: How Five Work Modes Can Redefine the Office
This post, the first in a six-part series outlining a framework for five different work modes, originally appeared on CoreNet Global. It...
Andrea Rufe
Jun 26, 20223 min read
California Dreaming
It only takes one "Yes" Los Angeles has a homelessness problem that will only continue to grow. In 2020, the documented count of people...
Peter Alspach
Apr 27, 20224 min read
Want to reduce your company's carbon footprint? Start with your Headquarters
This post, which is part of a series on how to reduce carbon in the built environment, was co-authored by Tim Johnson and Peter Alspach....
Teri Oelrich
Mar 14, 20226 min read
Four Ideas To Improve Hospital Work Environments To Help Combat America’s Nursing Crisis
Hospital design experts Teri Oelrich and Bryan Langlands explore ways to improve the efficiency and experience for nurses in hospital...
Melissa Alexander
Feb 17, 20223 min read
From insight to action
Three Ways Design Computation Empowers Better Decision-Making This post was co-authored by Megha Sinha, Nate Holland and Melissa...
Peter Alspach
Feb 8, 20225 min read
GETTING TO ZERO, Rethinking Carbon in the Built Environment
Editor’s Note: As we work with our clients to improve the health of people and the planet, addressing carbon emissions from the built...
Margaret Montgomery
Feb 8, 20225 min read
Strategies to reduce embodied carbon in the built environment
This post was co-authored by Peter Alspach and Margaret Montgomery Editor’s Note: As we work with our clients to improve the health of...
Nate Holland
Jan 14, 20224 min read
Creating Psychological Safety through Design
The most important asset of a company is its people. At no time has this been more evident than now, during the great resignation. To be...
Kelly Griffin
Aug 30, 20214 min read
What if returning to the office felt like coming home?
Last year, we abandoned our workplaces practically overnight. Now, as companies plan a phased return to the places we left behind, they...
Melissa Alexander
Jul 26, 20213 min read
Are Zoom Towns the future of cities?
More than a year after the pandemic caused an abrupt shift to working remotely, offices are starting to reopen. However, in many cases,...
Kelly Griffin
Jul 14, 20215 min read
How can rest build creativity, focus, and wellness at work?
Editor’s Note: This is the sixth and final article in a six-part series on five different work modes. The first piece outlined a...
Kelly Griffin
Jun 7, 20214 min read
Socializing at Work is About More Than Just Fun and Games
The business benefit of relationships with colleagues and how the design of post-Covid offices can foster valuable connections. Editor’s...
Kelly Griffin
Mar 31, 20215 min read
There's a Pandemic Driven Learning Deficit
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth article in a six-part series on five different work modes. The first piece outlined a framework for...
Margaret Montgomery
Mar 16, 20215 min read
A Healthier Planet Starts with Hospitals
Eleven Strategies to Reduce Energy Use and Increase Wellbeing While hospitals are dedicated to healing, they are some of the most...
Kelly Griffin
Mar 16, 20215 min read
Multiple Minds are Better than One
How Density Builds Better Ideas in the Workplace Editor’s Note: This is the third article in a six-part series on five different work...
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