Articles by Robert Nieminen

Trend Alert September 12, 2016

LED Technology Is Changing Faster than the Building Industry Can Keep Up

HERE’S WHAT FACILITY EXECUTIVES SHOULD KNOW BEFORE UPGRADING: To suggest LED lighting has taken the building industry by storm is somewhat of an understatement. The…

Trend Alert July 18, 2016

While the Industry Sets Its Sights on New-material Health and Transparency, the Most Significant Impact for Sustainable Design May Be Right under Its Nose. Here’s Why Material Reuse Deserves Another Look.

In the design and construction industry, there’s been a lot of buzz around health and transparency as it relates to building materials, furniture and finishes….

Trend Alert May 9, 2016

Although Careful Consideration Is Required, Investing in Retrofits Is a Sound Financial Decision. Here’s why.

Renowned self-made billionaire Warren Buffett once said of investing, “Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.” When it comes to spending capital on building…

Home, Trend Alert March 14, 2016

Noninvasive Retrofits Can Help Existing Buildings Become More Efficient with Fewer Headaches

Although the sustainable design movement continues to grow exponentially in the new-construction market, energy-efficient design in the existing building stock remains a less mature practice…

Home, Trend Alert January 11, 2016

Data-driven Design Is Poised to Transform the Existing Building Stock Based on the Numbers— but We Have to Be Open to Mining and Understanding Them

On the surface, “Big Data” has a sort of conspiratorial ring to it that’s reminiscent of the ever-watchful Big Brother in George Orwell’s 1984. It’s…

Home, Trend Alert November 9, 2015

Crowdfunding Is Emerging as the Most Viable Way to Finance Existing-building Upgrades

“Architects have to become designers of ecosystems. Not just designers of beautiful façades or beautiful sculptures, but systems of economy and ecology, where we channel…

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