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Improved property performance is strongly correlated to green building certification, according to a groundbreaking study published in the Journal of Portfolio Management. The study analyzes 10 years of financial performance data across a Bentall Kennedy-managed office portfolio totaling 58 million square feet. Overall, the results provide compelling evidence that buildings with sustainable certification outperform similar non-green buildings in terms of rental rates, occupancy levels, tenant satisfaction scores, and the probability of lease renewals.
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Dexigner
Stantec recently completed the workplace interior design for Suffolk Construction's office located in downtown Miami. Stantec was tasked with refitting the 15,000-square-foot office and transforming it into a space that reflected the construction management company's "Build Smart" ethos, its innovation, and vibrant team culture.
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Interiors & Sources
Perhaps nowhere else does design make more of an impact than in healthcare spaces, particularly in environments for the aging population. J+J Flooring Group brought together a select group of designers to discuss exactly that during their second annual Senior Living Design Symposium in Santa Fe, New Mexico, earlier this year. Out of this exclusive gathering, four trends were identified in the sector that can help you craft interiors for seniors who intend to lead active, mobile lifestyles for many years to come.
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Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams announces the launch of a free specification writing tool that helps architects, designers, and specifiers create paint specifications based on the unique criteria of each project. SpecExpress uses a simple five-step process to help select the right paint products for commercial and residential projects. The online system then creates a proper paint specification document — including paired primers and topcoats — that meet the criteria of the specific project.
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Acrovyn by Design® provides unlimited visual freedom to incorporate digitally printed photography, branding and more behind legendary, PVC-free Acrovyn. The 4’x8’ or 4’x10’ .040” thick rigid sheet is perfect for protecting imagery and walls in high traffic areas. Let your imagination run wild!
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Healthcare Design Magazine
How do errors in medication distribution impact a hospital's bottom line? Just a single medication error can cost a facility hundreds of thousands of dollars. On a grander scale, medical errors cost up to $1 trillion annually according to a report in the Journal of Health Care Finance. How can designers aid hospitals in addressing the issue of medication errors? Creating spaces with improved point-of-care storage and distribution is one way to do just that. Medication storage and distribution at the point-of-care has been proven to reduce medication errors, theft and loss and, in turn, improve delivery accuracy.
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IIDA
The third annual competition awarded 19 interior design/interior architecture projects, recognized for their creativity and design excellence. Primo Orphilla, IIDA, Co-Founder and Principal of Studio O+A, as well as a competition judge noted that "this year's submissions were very impressive with well-executed projects in all categories. The level of work was outstanding, making our job as judges very difficult."
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Modern color match: NODE+chroma Inspire
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IIDA
The IIDA/Contract Magazine Booth Design Awards honors originality of design, visual impact, effective use of materials, and the outstanding use of space, color, texture, lighting, and graphics in booths at NeoCon East 2015.
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Healthcare Design
As New Orleans marks the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, two new healthcare facilities are replacing those destroyed in the disaster. With price tags of about $1 billion each, University Medical Center New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System's new VA medical center are designed with an impressive level of redundancy and armor to protect against a future blow.
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Make a dramatic statement with the LumiSource Hover Collection. This original LumiSource design gives the impression of suspension, highlighting the elegant blend of fabulous materials. Tempered glass, brushed stainless steel, and wood blend seamlessly together adding intrigue and sophistication to any contemporary room.
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Interior Design
The textures, surfaces, and shapes of these products will have you rethinking how you divvy up space for office clients and beyond.
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Hotel Business Design
WoodSpring Hotels, operator of the Value Place and WoodSpring Suites brands, has unveiled a new interior design package for its extended-stay WoodSpring Suites brand. The company partnered with design and architecture firm Gensler on the design development.
The new design package, called Refreshingly Simple, aims to create a fresh and inviting atmosphere for today's extended-stay guests, according to the brand. Refreshingly Simple incorporates elements of nature throughout the hotel complemented with bright accent colors and clean white bedding.
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Enhance any environment with flexible and contemporary modular Doozie lounge pieces. Configure Doozie pieces to be used in an individual or group setting whether it be for universities, corporate environments, hospitality, children centers or informal collaborative spaces. The Doozie lounge collection includes nine unique shapes and sizes.
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By Lloyd Princeton
 One of the more costly mistakes you can make to your design business is hiring the wrong person. Research of U.S. employers shows a bad hire can cost a company as much as $50,000 or more. Your firm likely will suffer a loss in productivity and possibly lost revenues and damage to your brand or client relationships as well. Although you may feel pressed to bring on that new person quickly, it pays to take the time to be thorough and fulfill each step in the recruiting process.
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Contract Design
In many cases, we tend to undervalue our services to ensure that we are still able to create our craft, or complete the project. However, doing so often makes us lose our sense of purpose. So how do we bring purpose back to the design workforce? Or, more importantly, how are firms going to become exemplary in a new, purpose-filled economy?
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