Measure What We Value: New Metrics for Commercial Office Building Design
By Nash Hurley
Humans tend to measure what we value. For many of us that means money. We equate more money to increased autonomy and greater happiness. For others it...
McNellis: Outward Bound, Now More Than Ever
By John McNellis
Thanksgiving at home is the traditional time and place for contemplating not only your good fortune—and sharing a bit of it—but your kindness in general. Worthy thoughts...
This is Air.
By Nash Hurley, Josh Emig and Marco Alves
Last month, before our outside air was filled with smoke, we set out to write an article about the fresh air systems...
Cheaper AND Greener?
One builder’s small steps yield big results to the triple bottom line
By Kara Overaa Gragg
We know that the construction business is waste and energy-intensive, so as general contractors, our...
Flexible Warehousing Garners New Interest
By John Fioramonti, Kidder Mathews Research
The COVID-19 pandemic ignited significant social changes that have impacted commercial real estate in differing ways. For example, the remote working shift has driven...
Creating Urban Experiences in Walnut Creek
By Teresa Fluegel, Chicago Deferred Exchange Company
BH Development, a Walnut Creek–based real estate development company that specializes in retail, has developed some award-winning projects in downtown Walnut Creek and brought...
At Long Last, A Truly Final 2021 Energy Code
By Lauren Urbanek
It’s been a long time coming, but we now have a final 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) for new residential and commercial buildings, following the uncertainty...
Senate Bill 330 Housing Crisis Act Explained
By Steven Vettel and Charles “CJ” Higley
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law several housing-related bills passed in the 2019-2020 state legislative session. At the start of the...
A Proposal Off The Rails
California’s Fill and Dredge Policy
By J. Tom Boer and Samuel Brown
In June, with little warning, the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) reissued a proposal to impose...
Curing Retail: Repurpose, Rezone or Replace
(EDITOR'S NOTE: The Registry originally published this article on May 21st, 2020. We are bringing it back because of its relevant message.)
By John Cumbelich
The overbuilt US market for retail...
