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.)
In 2019, 151 North Franklin became the nation’s first WELL-certified Core & Shell v1 Gold high-rise.
Tim Zelazny of ESD’s Energy+Eco team will lead the Illinois Green Alliance webinar “151 North Franklin: WELL and LEED Case Study” on Tuesday, May 19 at 12:30 p.m. CT. The webinar will highlight the value of WELL, explain how it overlapped with LEED on this project and examine the on-site testing results. ESD served as the WELL consultant, LEED consultant and MEP engineer on the project.