Case Studies May 2018

If you’ve ever had a window seat when landing at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, there’s a good chance you’ve seen it: A massive complex of buildings, numbering in the dozens, out beyond the furthest runway. Despite their proximity, the two facilities could hardly be more different: One is designed to get you to Memphis; the […]

As another summer heats up in the Denver metro area, dwellers can expect to endure 35 to 40 days of temperatures hitting 90 degrees or higher. It’ll be times like these when many of them will discover—the hard way, of course—that their air conditioning isn’t humming up to full capacity. Well, good luck finding an […]

While outfitting a new research lab in Rahway, New Jersey, the facilities team encountered somewhat of an eye-opener. It seemed the new, young talent at Merck’s more than 100-year-old campus, wanted to feel connected to the pharmaceutical giant’s colorful history—through black-and-white photos. Since 1891, Merck researchers had helped find new ways to treat and prevent […]

When the team at Kaufman Lynn first began laying the groundwork for the company’s new headquarters, they knew the space had to be more than just noticeable. Amid the sun-soaked vibes of South Florida, where designers have a reputation for flash and whimsy, it had to be memorable. From playful mesh steel façade to the […]

The intent is to make the Thunder Valley Casino Resort as green as possible, and there are particular challenges for that in California’s Sacramento Valley, where, among other factors, an annual 70-plus days of temperatures in the 90s—including around a dozen in triple digits—necessitate round-the-clock air conditioning. That scorching period also happens to coincide with […]