By Jason T. Cavanaugh and Michael “Mick” Dunn
Today’s facility owners and managers face more intense demands than ever, driven by challenges such as tighter budgets, compressed timelines, and the need to create and maintain spaces that attract the right customers while promoting greater employee productivity.
These same demands extend to specifiers tasked with meeting every expectation for new construction or renovation projects. One critical consideration is occupant comfort, a concept that has evolved beyond … Continue reading Energy-saving strategies: Ceiling panels with phase change material (PCM)
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The new buildings were carefully designed to cater to the diverse educational requirements of the students, accommodating performing arts, general and special education classrooms, science labs, drafting and engineering labs, a multimedia classroom, food service and dining areas, as well as childcare and campus support services.
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Renovating and expanding an art museum designed by a well-known Italian architect comes with its share of design challenges. For the Denver Art Museum, an institution of visual art, it was a necessary revitalization effort to better serve the increase in foot traffic, which has now grown to more than 800,000 visitors annually.
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As the architecture and design community takes a more holistic approach to occupant health, practitioners are increasingly focusing on creating acoustically sound spaces. The increased awareness of the importance of acoustics and a growing array of product options have made ceiling panel specification more complex, but also more significant.
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