The driving hypothesis behind biophilic design is simple -- that incorporating human access to nature into our built environment can greatly improve our health and happiness at a large scale.
The sharing economy and rise of collaborative consumption indeed have spawned businesses like Groupon, Zipcar, and Thredup. But policy makers, architects, and urban planners are still grappling with what this means for the future of residences, office buildings, public places, and the urban environment.
We've all become pretty familiar with the idea of innovation, and the theory that the workplace can be designed to deliberately foster innovation and creative thinking among employees.
Employers increasingly are investing time and money into the services of design professionals to help them create spaces that nurture ideas, foster creativity, and inspire innovation.
We in the green-building movement -- regardless of our trade -- must transform the hearts and minds of those whose decisions influence the work environments of their colleagues.
An innovative, digital, direct-to-glass printing technology known as Alice ® allows custom, multi-colored artwork or images to be permanently printed on glass quickly and cost-effectively.
The recession and introduction of sophisticated mobile devices created the perfect recipe for organizations to identify new, efficient ways to design work environments. These new environments offer employees a chance to embrace technology and compete in the global economy while decreasing real-estate expenses.
Productivity, efficiency, and flexibility are three common themes that arise when our industry talks about the future of the office. Mobile work is a reality, and studies consistently show that employees are choosing be work outside of the workplace in order to be more productive.
Digital Natives have an inherent understanding of digital technologies, as they've been integrated into their lives since early childhood. They are part of a tech-savvy generation at the forefront of technological progress and want to be connected when they wish, from anywhere. Now graduated from secondary education, the first generation of Digital Natives is entering the working world and transforming it at a fast pace. Is the workplace ready to embrace this change?
