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Tuesday
Mar192013

A Take on Tech: Big Data

Illustration courtesy of Doug Wittnebel

Following the rapid growth of cloud computing, the term “big data” has achieved peak media attention. It has also surfaced in a number of recent conversations with Gensler’s tech clients, and so it behooves us as architects to understand the meaning and implications of Big Data for our business, our clients, and the spaces we design for them.

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Friday
Mar152013

The Kitchen is a Key to Workplace Happiness 

Photo Credit: Gensler

They say that you spend one-third of your life at work, one-third of your life sleeping, and one-third of your life doing everything else, including getting ready and traveling to and from your job. So, this begs the question, if you spend more waking hours at work then at home, wouldn’t it be nice if you liked being at work more than home?

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Thursday
Mar072013

Should Congress Vote on a New Workplace Strategy?

Imagine if you were forced to work in the same environment someone might have worked in 200 years ago?

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Monday
Mar042013

Is Your Data Ready for D.C.’s New Reporting Requirements?

PNC Place in Washington, D.C. Photo credit: Gensler

75 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the District of Columbia come from buildings.

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Thursday
Feb282013

Total Recall – Back to the Office at Yahoo!

The role of the "human moment" in business performance takes center stage. Photo credit: Gensler

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