This year saw plenty of emerging construction trends as well as some carryover from previous years. Here’s a look back at 6 construction industry trends that dominated the industry landscape in 2018.
Category: Building Design
Building Better Businesses with Radiant Heating & Cooling: A Case Study Review
Looking to find innovative ways to boost employee productivity, save money and innovate business operations?
Learn how radiant heating and cooling improves the lives and productivity of employees, boosts corporate perception, and saves businesses money.
Discover real-world examples of how businesses and organizations incorporate radiant heating and cooling into their builds.
Bangkok Airport: The World’s Largest Radiant Cooling System
Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand is home to the world’s largest radiant cooling system. The developers used an Uponor system to cover an area of 150,000m² with underfloor panelling for the purpose of cooling the building.
5 Tips for Architects on Designing the Office Space of the Future
It is easy for architects to get drawn into a fantastical daydream when thinking about future. Visions of a Star Wars-esk future with robots, space ships and holograms push creativity and design into the next dimension never mind the next level.
Technology is certainly a very important factor when designing and creating the future office but more fundamentally important than that is connection. The future office must enhance occupants experience, improve productivity and facilitate collaboration. The office of tomorrow must become an extension of the people who use and occupy it, its form must ultimately enhance its function.
Here are a few top tips for architects they should consider when designing the office space of the future.
How Climate Change is Influencing Green Building Design
The frequency and severity of natural disasters is a subject much studied by scientists, as we struggle to understand the condition of our fragile planet. Now, experts in risk management are making their own conclusions based on scientific evidence.
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