by Jackie Mierkowski | Feb 15, 2019 | Industry News
Following the rising cost of real estate and a desire to increase collaboration and communication among employees, the open-plan office has been trending over the past decades. However, research about the impact of the open-plan office on humans is equivocal. [Read...
by Jackie Mierkowski | Jan 7, 2018 | Industry News
Green building may seem like a trendy way to be “environmentally friendly.” But it’s actually an important factor in lowering the negative impact we have on the environment. And green building doesn’t just have a big effect on the environment – it’s also beneficial to...
by Jackie Mierkowski | Jan 7, 2018 | Industry News
Investors don’t have to look much further than the recent volatility on Wall Street to understand why real estate investment is in vogue. However, commercial real estate has a long history of being an attractive investment play during both up and down market cycles....
by Jackie Mierkowski | Jan 7, 2018 | Industry News
I have seen a lot of lists recently that have reasons why not to be an architect so I thought I would come up with a list of reasons why you should be an architect. To make things interesting, I am only allowing myself 30 minutes to write this entry so hopefully, this...
by Jackie Mierkowski | Jan 7, 2018 | Industry News
Everyone (including us!) talks about how much commercial real estate has changed, or is changing, or is going to change. Brokers have a lot to do to keep up—with the latest technology, demographic trends, etc. But how has the day-to-day job actually changed?...
by Jackie Mierkowski | Jan 7, 2018 | Industry News
Originally published by Entrepreneur Architect, Associate Professor at Louisiana Tech Kevin J Singh gives his 21-point rundown of how to have a successful and happy life as an architect. The list gives some pointers that will certainly help young students and...