These 5 Retirement Homes Shatter Architectural Stereotypes
Globally, the number of persons aged 80 years or will rise from 137 million in 2017 to 425 million by 2050. These developments create an unprecedented rise in demand for services for older persons. In the United States alone, about 1.5 million people in need of daily assistance reside in retirement homes, a number that steadily keeps rising.
3 Ways Construction Sites Can Minimize Water Pollution
As a resource-intensive industry, construction has a notoriously high environmental impact: According to some estimates, it accounts for up to 40 percent of the global carbon emissions. The sector is also a significant source of pollutants. The World Bank states that the construction waste will increase by 70 percent by 2050 unless there’s urgent action.
How to Design the Office to Attract and Retain Millennials
Millennials, the generation born between 1980 and 2000, are taking the offices by storm. As of 2020, 35 percent of the global workforce are millennials, also known as Generation Y. By 2025, this figure will rise to 75 percent. In some of the advanced economies of Europe and North America, they’re already the largest working cohort.
Beyond Gimmicks and Add-ons: How Manufacturers Can Master Digitalization
Manufacturers of building products are striving to optimize their internal processes to be more competitive, innovative, and powerful. It’s no secret that embracing digitalization is the easiest way to achieve this novel goal. However, how does one optimize the process of optimization?
Campus Safety: 3 Essentials Every Campus Must Prioritize
A global educational revolution is in the making. University attendance rates are skyrocketing at a dramatic rate. By 2040, there will be around 600 million students around the world enrolled at universities — up from roughly 216 million in 2016. Even with the global population changes adjusted, this translates into a 200 percent growth in the number of university students.
“A Room at the Top”: 7 Women Architects Who Made a Mark on the World
“Where are all the female architects?” Allison Arieff, a design and architecture writer, questioned in a 2018 opinion piece for the New York Times. “Nearly half of architecture students are women. Why are so few sticking with the industry after graduation?”
