In new commercial properties, smart building controls are now a baseline expectation. With Power over Ethernet (POE) technology, you can even connect your window treatments into the building's central management…
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Don’t derail your commercial shade system selection by falling into common pitfalls. Choosing the right commercial shade systems is crucial for balancing functionality, energy efficiency and aesthetics. As an architect,…
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Design-AssistSM is a collaborative approach that helps identify and solve potential later-stage construction problems early in the process to save time and money. This type of collaboration has become essential…
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Designing a commercial building is a bit like skydiving. You have to think about human comfort, business productivity, sustainability and operational costs. If one of these factors gets out of…
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The new Window Covering Manufacturers Association (WCMA) standard for window covering products took effect on June 1, 2024. This new regulation (WCMA-100 standard) aims to phase out corded shades, significantly…
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Smart buildings used to be outliers, bringing that “little something extra” to a new build and making the company at the helm a noted innovator. However, in the 2020s, smart…
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We all know the discombobulated feeling of being stuck in a windowless room under fluorescent lights during daylight hours. One reason I’ve never been able to maintain a traditional 9-to-5…
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In our previous blog posts, we explored several daylighting systems and window treatment options that can help the City of Boston in its goal of becoming 100 percent carbon-free by…
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In our last few blog posts, we took a look at two active daylighting systems that can greatly assist the City of Boston in its carbon-free initiative. As we continue…
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In our previous blog posts, we took a look at active daylighting systems that can work to help the City of Boston achieve its goal of becoming carbon-free by 2050.…
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In our previous two blog posts, we explored how daylight harvesting (or daylighting) improves energy efficiency through harnessing the power of sunlight, thereby aiding Boston in its mission if implemented…
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In our last blog post, we looked at Boston’s ambitious goal of completely eliminating its reliance on carbon-based energy by 2050, with all energy in the city coming from carbon-free…
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