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August 26, 2020
Denelle Wrightson
Libraries are one of the last truly "neutral" places in a community. Anyone who walks into a library is viewed the same. It's hard to judge someone making an effort to learn something new.
August 26, 2020
As Rick Davidson noted in a recent blog, justice architecture is not set in stone. Rather, it evolves to fit the needs of today's civilization – one filled with redemption opportunities along the path of reintegration into society.
August 26, 2020
I've lived most of my life in Tulsa, and for many years I've been a "back roads enthusiast." I love driving the region's two-lane highways in my 1942 Chevy pickup. I'm lucky to have more than 400 miles of Route 66—the "Mother Road"—right here in Oklahoma, including 26 miles within the city of…
August 26, 2020
Jim Draheim
Five months ago, McGraw-Hill Construction in partnership with AIA released a study that found a lack of awareness regarding the impact of office buildings on employee health and wellness. In March of this year, USGBC COO Mahesh Ramanujam delivered a talk titled, "Healthy Buildings and Healthy…
August 26, 2020
Dominic Spadafore
Host to Linde Oktoberfest Tulsa, a premier Oktoberfest celebration that draws a crowd of thousands, the River West Festival Park on the banks of the Arkansas River in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has long been a symbol of entertainment history. Built in the late 1970s with the help of a federal economic…
August 26, 2020
Daniel Atilano
Recreation improvements are excellent ways to enhance a community's well-being and quality of life, but "if you build it, they will come" is simply not true today. Competition and our on-the-go-lifestyle have reinforced the need to better understand the specific recreation improvements that will…
August 26, 2020
Robert Wolff and Nathan Sauber
Some of our most qualified healthcare subject matter experts, those who have spent upwards of 35 years in this specific industry, are calling healthcare an emerging marketplace. The last time this market went through such a period of change was after the introduction of Social Security in the…
August 26, 2020
Amanda Voorhees
The modernization of Bradley University's Westlake Hall has accomplished much more than the restoration and expansion of a beautiful, historic academic building. Today, this landmark building provides an open, collaborative environment that enhances student interaction and multimedia learning both…
August 26, 2020
A few weekends ago, I had the opportunity to participate in the USGBC's Center for Green Schools Green Apple Day of Service; an event that brought together students, parents, teachers, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and other community members to make sustainability improvements at an…
August 26, 2020
Just as the classic story of Cinderella tells of the unveiling of her hidden beauty, the tale of the Lincoln Community Center, in Highland, Indiana, demonstrates the transformation of a facility that has reached its full potential. Originally intended to be an elementary school, the building was…
August 26, 2020
I recently had the opportunity to work on the new LEED Silver® CougarPlex at Illinois Central College (ICC) here in Peoria. Although I became involved late in the project delivery, I quickly came to appreciate the facility's dramatic, cutting-edge design and its sustainable measures—from an…
August 26, 2020
Interview rooms are key spaces within a police department. It's highly important that police investigators can hear the suspects they are interviewing clearly; and perhaps more importantly, that the interviewees are only heard by their intended police audience and not by others in adjacent rooms or…
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