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Practical Strategies To Design For The Planet

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These metrics are leading to new demands on the design, engineering and construction sectors to align with these eco-centric commitments, especially reducing carbon emissions and conserving natural resources. Miro Office in Amsterdam design by M Moser Associates. One example is mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms.

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Living Buildings Are On The Way — The Future Office Will Breathe, Digest And Grow

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Construction today typically follows this linear trajectory: materials are extracted, transported, produced, transported again, and used to build and fit out. The idea was to think outside of existing construction conventions to imagine a space that could form part of nature’s ecosystem. million without a home.

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Are your one-on-one meetings falling flat? Try these tips

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Put your computer in sleep mode to avoid notification dings and pings. Put secondary computers in sleep mode. That way, when it comes time to give constructive feedback, (which should happen often, not just at review time), you’ll have something to draw on. Mute or forward all calls on desk phones. Ensure cameras are on.

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The A, B, C’s of Working Outdoors

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But as employees, too many of us spend long stretches of time indoors breathing in recirculated air and staring at a computer screen with limited movement throughout the day. Employees at RPG Pacifica (left) can raise over-sized window walls to bring fresh air and daylight deep into the office.

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How to form (and break) habits in the workplace

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For example, if you have trouble remembering to respond to emails each day, set up an alert on your computer to complete this task 30 minutes before the end of each work day. Affirm, provide constructive feedback and reward. These are reminders to keep you on track with desirable behaviors and help you break any existing bad habits.

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AI For Architecture: Exploring the Next Wave Of Office Design Innovation

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Individuals that have limited familiarity with computational design or coding are able to augment their skillsets, optimizing coding processes by explaining desired outcomes in everyday terms and letting the tool provide a general framework for code in their desired language.

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How to tell if you’re going to lose your job to AI, according to a computational neuroscientist

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Following the Industrial Revolution, jobs that involved physical labor, such as agriculture and construction, were transformed, but not jobs that involved mental work, such as doctors, lawyers, and teachers. This transformation occurred gradually, but solidly, for over 100 years—long enough for succeeding generations to adapt to the new jobs.