Nature Meets Care: Designing Healing Spaces

Nature Meets Care: Designing Healing Spaces

By transforming clinical spaces with organic elements, facility design considerations can contribute patient healing. As research continues to reveal the benefits of exposure to nature on the healing process and overall human well-being, architects and designers of healthcare facilities are prioritizing strategies that incorporate more gardens, outdoor restorative areas, skylights and natural material palettes into…

The hard stuff: Navigating the physical realities of the energy transition

The hard stuff: Navigating the physical realities of the energy transition

At a glance The energy transition is in its early stages, with about 10 percent of required deployment of low-emissions technologies by 2050 achieved in most areas. Optimized over centuries, today’s energy system has many advantages, but the production and consumption of energy accounts for more than 85 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions….

A Good Day: Looking Ahead

A Good Day: Looking Ahead

A Good Day: Looking Ahead When today’s technologies are properly integrated and implemented with a human-centric approach, firefighting disappears and the world of a maintenance manager can become an interesting and enjoyable place to work. Much has changed since I first described a good day for a Maintenance Manager in Efficient Plant, Nov. 2016, and…

Using pesticides for your lawncare

Using pesticides for your lawncare

Groundskeeping requires a delicate balance between monitoring, maintenance, and action – and as the seasons change, new steps are required to achieve that balance. Maintaining a lawn with a professional aesthetic often means using pesticides to help control weed and pest populations. The most common pesticides used in groundskeeping are insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides, and…

The Role of People Counters in Smart Building Management

The Role of People Counters in Smart Building Management

Smart building technologies have revolutionized how facilities managers approach efficiency, safety, and productivity. The increasing popularity of smart buildings has illustrated a pressing need to adapt to the changing needs of individuals and businesses in an ever-evolving industry. Among the many innovations that have gained traction in recent years, people counting systems have emerged as…

Structural Phase Ends at Lurie Children’s Schaumburg Outpatient Center 

Structural Phase Ends at Lurie Children’s Schaumburg Outpatient Center 

The new facility, which just had the final piece of structural steel added to it, is expected to open in summer of 2025. Skender, as general contractor, announced the placement of the final piece of structural steel on the Schaumburg Outpatient, Primary Care and Infusion Center, located in Schaumburg, Illinois. The last steel beam signifies…

Enhancing Children’s Healthcare with Thoughtful Design

Enhancing Children’s Healthcare with Thoughtful Design

When it comes to designing children’s healthcare facilities, more care needs to be used. Hospitals and other healthcare facilities are deeply personal places. People are at their most vulnerable in these buildings, asking for help and hoping for positive results. It’s not just patients that are subjected to this feeling. Families and staff members are…

Planning for growing computer science programs

Planning for growing computer science programs

Driven by emerging AI developments and digital transformation in the business world, university computer science programs are projected to grow by nearly 15% by 2030. These programs serve both the underlying basic computing research, along with applied computing degrees at both the graduate and undergraduate level. Through our design with Computer Science programs, we have…