Lunch and Learn

This is an introductory lighting design class that will familiarize you with the basic concepts of good lighting design.

Architects want to know what new innovations and techniques exist in the structural steel industry and how they can be applied to express their designs, overcome client serviceability and safety concerns while optimizing budget and schedule. Participants in this program will learn about sustainable and efficient framing systems, methods and practices which make steel the material of choice for any project, no matter the size, shape or end use.

This program walks through various coatings, slurries, broadcasts, and trowel applied flooring systems. Emphasis is provided on surface preparation and installation requirements. Industrial and decorative systems are outlined including benefits, limitations and type of areas for installations.

Learn what new advances have been made in Custom Architectural Woodwork Standards Development. Understand the measurable qualities and properties of custom woodwork grades while recognizing the importance of specification essentials that protect the integrity of the design intent and the owner’s best interests.

Excellent communication, a transparent process, and a strategic schedule are all critical components to a productive design team. This presentation reviews the interaction of key engineering and architecture functions throughout the design process and offers strategies for efficient communication, saving time and money, and creating a framework to develop innovative design solutions for clients.

This program explores the ways that acoustics can impact our built environment. After a brief review on acoustics terms, the session looks at various concerns clients have raised.

This session will review the impact COVID-19 will have on building design and systems as it relates to acoustics, technology, and lighting design. Acoustically, the workplace will require redesigning. The current high-density hoteling of workers will not be accepted in the future due to social distancing. This will impact office acoustics as well as noise levels within restaurants.

This presentation focuses on the usage of 3D Laser Scanning during Design, Construction and Building Operations. Starting with an explanation and description of 3D Laser Scanning, the presentation will also investigate the areas within the industry laser scanning has been adopted. The information will also walk through the actual process of realty capture and what efforts are found in the field, post-processing and then producing a BIM deliverable or what is known as the Scan-to-BIM Process. This presentation is suited for everyone including those that have never heard of 3D Laser Scanning to those that actually practice this service everyday.

This unprecedented time presents many challenges and it seems a little hard to imagine what the post-pandemic office will look like. No doubt the coronavirus has raised everyone’s level of awareness about the potential for their surroundings to serve as breeding grounds for communicable viruses or disease. The good news is that smart design can decrease the rate of sickness, alleviate symptoms of illness, and improve mental functions, outlook, and mood. Design and renovations of the modern office where large numbers of people work in close proximity for long periods of time is sure to undergo long-lasting transformation.

Tune in to hear how our company has embraced this new(ish) technology and ways we are working on establishing various levels of BIM integration on projects as part of our regularly provided services. By hearing our successes and challenges, you may be able to implement or revamp your own BIM program.