Support Wellness In Your Designs with These Tips
From floor to ceiling, there are simple ways to suggest getting your aging-in-place clients’ homes ready for re-emergence into the world following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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What Design Professionals Should Know about the Digital Transformation of Getting Paid
Josh Cyphers is president of Nvoicepay, the leading financial technology company specializing in intelligent payment automation. KB-Resource approached Josh to talk about this important topic to our audience – the world of design and architecture.
Want to get workers back into your office? Listen to them!
New Global Study from Honeywell and Wakefield Research Gives Us Feedback from Workers Themselves In a word: safe. If you want people back into the office, make them feel safe. That’s the conclusion of a new 32-page report from Honeywell and Wakefield Research. “Workers are keenly attuned to what’s happening to make their workspaces safer […]
What’s driving the shift to metal kitchen cabinet drawers?
Blog contributed by Grass America. Look inside the U.S. kitchen cabinet industry and you will see that a fundamental change has taken hold. A long-term trend over the past decades has been accelerated in response to the dramatic events of the past year: double-wall metal drawers have begun to overtake traditional wood drawer construction as […]
How Will Societal Shifts Impact Architecture? Global Designer Luis Vidal Explains
Madrid-based president & founding partner of luis vidal + architects relays 5 major changes in store for the 2020s and their reflection in modern architecture Blog contributed by luis vidal + architects. This decade – perhaps another roaring ’20s – will no doubt be one of the most exciting and fast-paced decades in recent memory. […]
How Background Checks in Construction and Manufacturing Have Evolved, and What Your Business Should Know
Background checks have become such a universal part of the hiring process that we barely think about them anymore. It is expected that most forms of employment require a background check, but what does this mean in practice for construction and manufacturing? How do different state laws affect what companies can look for in a […]
Aging-in-Place: Universal Design is in Demand (2008 – updated 2021)
by James V. Vitale, AIA, LEED AP Born in 1947, I am one among 77 million boomers born between 1946 and 1964. A 2008 article in Buildings magazine indicated that we boomers represent almost a trillion dollars in disposable income. As such we represent one of the fastest growing markets for well designed and useable […]
The Journey: Beko’s Expansion into U.S. Appliance Market Shifts Conversation to Health, Wellness and Sustainability
Zach Elkin, President of Beko US and Sazi Bugay, Director of Marketing and Product Management for Beko US, are spearheading the European company’s expansion into the United States appliance market. Since 1955, Beko has been the fastest-growing appliance brand in Europe, with a global production network and appliances in over 440 million homes in more […]
Carrie Smith Lays Out Retail Strategy – the Howard’s Way
Carrie Smith, who recently rejoined Howard’s in an expanded role as Senior Vice President (SVP)/Chief Merchandising Officer, is helping to transform retailing after the devastating effects of COVID-19 on that sector. Indeed, as noted in many research reports, the pandemic has altered not only retailers’ financial outlooks, but their long-term directions. While some file for […]