In the past few years, the green movement has grown from a small group of activists to a worldwide initiative. Members of the building industry have quickly adapted our designs, services, and products to meet the demand from our customers for sustainable spaces. Our...
This project was submitted by Richard Fanelli, AIA, CFM, IFMA Fellow -- who is Principal of Fanelli McClain Design Studios, Inc., in Fairfax, Virg. -- and his colleague Amy Smyth, the project manager who oversaw this engagement. A lot of organizations these days are...
FOX Architects recently completed a project with Balfour Beatty Construction for their new offices in Fairfax, Virg., by way of the IPD process. What is IPD you ask? How does it benefit the project in the long run? I had those very same questions and went straight to the...
We frequently hear the term high-performance work space, and I think we are all seeing significant gains in efficiency as our office environments evolve. Yet, measuring the performance of an alternative workspace today is a tricky business -- especially given many of the new...
This article has been modified for publication with permission from its original author, Kay Sargent. It's the final installment in a 3-part series on the changing work environment. Timing is everything. Power lies in the realization of the pivotal shift that is profoundly...
I'm a Gen Y professional in my first job post-education. Lucky for me, I chose an intensely creative field. But my friends in other industries who also have joined the 40-hour-a-week grind complain that they’re working in environments with bland colors, bad lighting, and...
This feature was submitted by Bruno Grinwis of BBG-BBGM to showcase their new office interior space -- and the thinking behind its design -- within the Empire State Building in Manhattan. Designed by the Washington office’s Workplace Interior Team, BBG-BBGM’s new 32,000...
Organizational knowledge is increasing at a rapid pace, and a number of issues surround the office environment today that will undoubtedly impact how we work. The largest, and most obvious trend related to building organizational knowledge and maintaining secure information...
[caption id="attachment_702" align="alignright" width="255" caption="C2 Climate Control"][/caption] For more than a century, employers and employees have had to navigate issues of gender equality in the workplace. In recent years, there seems to have been more focus on...
Commuting to work today requires time, energy, and money. It stretches our country’s natural resources and makes people grumble. Workplaces today often provide hundreds of expensive parking spaces to accommodate a steady stream of commuters, while metro-area buses and...
