The university recognizes the importance of reestablishing the consistency of planning and design principles exemplified in the Old Campus, and has formulated campus guidelines to serve as a framework ...

People are the reason excellent health care design matters — whether they are working or seeking care. “When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.” This ...

In a recent announcement, the Federal Aviation Administration released new design guidelines for vertiports and vertistops—infrastructure to support electric aircraft that take off and land vertically ...

Accessibility in architecture is essential for creating built environments that accommodate of all ages, from young children to the elderly. In both public and private buildings—whether residences, ...

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In the eight decades since the first of New York City’s public housing was built, the city has changed dramatically. The New York City Housing Authority, on the other hand, has stayed largely the same ...

Workplace injuries are a significant concern for businesses, leading to downtime, high costs and decreased employee morale. Often, these injuries stem from poor ergonomic design rather than just ...

For nearly two decades, Johnston, R.I.-based commercial and industrial property insurer FM Global has been publishing design guidelines aimed at reducing the chance of property loss due to fire, ...

Whereas Part 1 of this three-part installment covered connections to and power sources for fire pumps (August 2024), and Part 2 dealt with disconnecting means, overcurrent protection, and transformers ...

In my consulting business, I have the opportunity to peer review construction documents prepared by other electrical engineering firms. In doing so, I find it astounding how many times I comment on ...