Engineering Insights: Expertise From Hoefer Welker's Senior Engineers
August 6 marks the National Society of Professional Engineers' annual celebration of professional engineers (PEs), and the vital work they conduct,...
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Resiliency has become a buzzword in sustainability circles and the green industry. Although used often, resiliency has many connotations and means different things. Recently, resiliency has been paired alongside climate change. According to the Resilient Design Institute, resilience is “the capacity to adapt to changing conditions and to maintain or regain functionality and vitality in the face of stress or disturbance.” In the context of architectural design, resiliency refers to the design intent of ensuring a structure’s ability to withstand environmental, sociopolitical, financial, and cultural impacts.
When contemplating resilient design, more and more questions continue to emerge. How should design best practices and standards be revised if 100-year storms are now happening every 10 years? It is a good question to ask, but is weather the biggest adversary in the pursuit of resilience? Or are there other factors one needs to ‘future-proof’ the buildings from?
Elevating Experiences - Design strategies for optimizing specialty care facilities
Specialty care centers are transforming healthcare by consolidating services into one location, offering seamless, patient-focused care that reduces...
Propio Language Services will relocate HQ to larger Overland Park office amid rapid growth
Propio Language Services, one of the fastest-growing companies in the Kansas City area, is relocating its headquarters to a larger,...