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Building for productivity

A recent study listed access to light and acoustics as two of the most highly rated design characteristics to impact employee happiness.

Building for confidentiality

It's hard to imagine something as intangible as sound waves, yet easy to hear the difference between good and bad sound management.

Moving buildings

Beautiful architecture makes us feel better. The emotional impact of beautiful buildings can transcend the personal, even to the extent of improving the communities we live in.

WELL Building Standard™

Trends for office buildings

Explore the past, current and future trends of office space design and the role of optimal indoor climate and acoustics.

Building for today and tomorrow

Can a human-focused design improve a building's value? The evidence certainly suggests that it can.

Sick building syndrome

Curing sick buildings can improve profits as well as wellbeing. As we spend up to 90 percent of our time indoors it’s important that the spaces where we work support our wellbeing.

An Overview of Green Building Certifications

Here’s all you need to know about some of the most reputable building schemes: LEED, BREEAM, WELL, and DGNB.

The future of the workplace and office building

The role of the office is changing as more people are working from home. We asked two architects from Schmidt Hammer Lassen (SHL) about how the future looks for offices and what to design for.

General trends for school buildings

Find out about leading trends in education and what they mean for the design of the modern school.