Articles by Robert Nieminen

Home, Trend Alert March 10, 2014

Rethinking Our View of Buildings and Materials Will Help Propel Us Toward a More Sustainable Future

In its landmark 2008 report, “Stop Trashing the Climate”, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Washington, D.C., arrived at the conclusion that a zero-waste approach is…

Home, Trend Alert January 13, 2014

As the Lines Between Architecture and Technology Blur, Learn How to Maintain Focus

Communications and digital technology are advancing at a dizzying pace—so much so that the average life span of a smartphone is now 12 months or…

Features, Home, Trend Alert November 4, 2013

Today’s Corporate Break Rooms Offer Employees a Casual and Flexible Yet More Engaging Place to Connect, Recharge and Even Work

Anyone who has ever hosted a party in his or her home knows guests will invariably gravitate toward and congregate in the kitchen. As television…

Home, Trend Alert September 9, 2013

LEED v4 Focuses on the Health Implications of the Materials We Use in Our Buildings

Twenty years ago, the word “sustainability” wasn’t in most people’s lexicons and, in fact, only a handful of visionaries were talking about creating a new…

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