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What is a Design Charrette?

  A design charrette is a short, collaborative meeting during which a member or client can share their work with team members. They can talk through, collaborate, and sketch designs to explore and share diverse design ideas. Charrette, a French word…

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What is pre-design?

What is the meaning of pre-design? Many industry terms fall under the umbrella of pre-design: preliminary program, space allocation summary, space needs assessment, code and zoning analysis, process flow, visioning session, pre-planning questionnaire, creative brand brief, site selection, goals and…

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Focusing on Energy and Building Costs

“HVAC and Lighting are the biggest power users of a building” The national average of complaints to landlords are about heating, and cooling problems is forty eight percent. Adding to that, "Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) account for approximately…

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