As building owners, operators, and developers adapt to a hybrid work model, creating a welcoming office space is more important than ever. In an article for Propmodo’s Perspectives series, ESD now Stantec Senior Acoustics Project Manager Scott Hamilton shares his views on the evolution of the open office and why acoustics play such a critical role to the health, comfort, and productivity of returning workers. (Learn more about open office design.)
If you are in a legacy building, odds are it contains antiquated lighting – and likely because of this, there are stumbling blocks to achieving the best new lighting design for your facility.
Susan Martig suggests the best way to get going with a lighting retrofit in her article “Six Tips for a Successful Lighting Retrofit” for Facility Executive magazine. Among her ideas are to design to the latest code, build in flexibility and integrate advanced sensor systems.
