Construction The Success of Mass-Timber Building Hinges on Creating a Solid Supply Chain by Zach Mortice Wood construction is omnipresent in North America, but mass-timber building remains relatively unknown. To expand adoption of this sustainable material, a robust supply chain is vital.
Architecture What Will Architecture Design Look Like After COVID-19? Flexible and Resilient by Zach Mortice Architecture and design post–COVID-19 will be facing some big changes. Across public-facing sectors—schools, offices, and retail—resilience and flexibility will be key.
Architecture Will City Planning Become More Socially Equitable Post-Coronavirus? by Zach Mortice Bias is built into how cities allocate public space—but can coronavirus and protests help transform city planning in the United States? One Chicago landscape architect thinks so.
Architecture How 3 Global Architecture and Engineering Firms Are Revitalizing Work in 2020 by Zach Mortice As traditionally on-site businesses struggle to define post–COVID-19 protocols, here’s a snapshot of three global architecture firms in 2020—and how they’re envisioning the future of work.
Construction A Smart Hard Hat Designed to Keep Workers Awake Can Also Trace COVID-19 by Zach Mortice A smart hard hat designed to safeguard sleepy workers on construction sites has a bonus feature: It can contact-trace COVID-19 virus exposure, making it essential to 2020 realities.
