Gray Is Taking Over Interior Design, but Not for Offices
It all started with a viral TikTok video. A video claiming color was disappearing from the world cited a graph suggesting gray has become the…
Offices Need To Learn How To Get You in the Mood
A battle is brewing on how the US government will pay its expenses. The debt ceiling needs to be raised again, like it has 78…
One of the Most Famous Office Buildings in the World Has No Office Tenants
Nowhere in the world is more associated with the New Year's Eve celebration than Times Square. Every year (barring wars and pandemics) tens of thousands…
What Color Temperature Should You Use for Your Commercial Space?
"In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary," renowned artist and director Aaron Rose remarked to Reader's Digest in 1988. Rose was…
Benchmarking Is Putting Buildings at the Center of Climate Policy
Curbing carbon emissions first requires counting them. This is done with a process called benchmarking, which helps standardize the way that emissions are reported. Benchmarking…
Can Overhead Lighting (Safely) Clean Our Air?
Air quality and sanitization have been at the top of people’s minds for the past 18 months. Keeping offices and public spaces clean has become…
Bringing the Best Part of Owning a Tesla to Smart Buildings
Tesla is the hottest car manufacturer (and stock) on the market. The cutting-edge electric cars feature autopilot, lightning fast acceleration, and an unrivaled interior. But…
What We Learned About Our Buildings’ Energy Management in 2020
This year has been something of an experiment for our buildings. Put through conditions no one could’ve ever predicted, the unprecedented situation has taught us…
Brookfield’s New ICD Tower in Dubai Is a Marvel of Building and Software Design
When it comes to construction projects, Dubai is a city of superlatives. From the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa, to the largest…
Empty Offices Defy Energy Use Expectations
A tumbleweed blows through the abandoned marble lobby of an office high-rise. Like the old western tales of a mining town gone bust, our modern…