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Tackling a building's mid-life crisis

Commercial Design brings together eminent practising minds from the field of office building design and operations management to address an open forum at the Upcycling & Transforming Workplaces Summit

Net-positive architecture: The future of design industry

As India's real estate market continues to boom, building floor spaces are expected to multiply almost two times by 2050. Among rapid urbanisation and development, mindful and responsive sustainable architecture such as net-zero and net-positive projects are the need of the hour

PROACTIVELY NAVIGATING FUTURE DISRUPTIONS

Anshuman Magazine, Chairman & CEO - India, South-East Asia, Middle East & Africa, CBRE, provides us with an in-depth account of how the company acknowledges the transformative impact of technologyinduced designs and actively adopts specific strategies to stay ahead of these evolving changes

Over 60% of companies seek flex spaces

Awfis recently announced the release of its report titled “Workspace Next” that provides valuable insights into the demands and preferences of organisations across various sectors and sizes. It sheds light on the changing landscape of office spaces in the wake of the hybrid work revolution.

Space Matrix paves the path to carbon neutrality by 2050

Space Matrix, the design and build consultancy firm, has announced the validation of its climate targets by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Incuspaze leases massive office space in Noida's Sector 126

Enterprise-managed workspace provider Incuspaze, announced the launch of its sixth centre in Noida, in Sector 126.

Space Matrix Paves The Path To Carbon Neutrality By 2050

Space Matrix, the design and build consultancy firm, has announced the validation of its climate targets by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Over 60% of companies seek flex spaces

Awfis recently announced the release of its report titled \"Workspace Next\" that provides valuable insights into the demands and preferences of organisations across various sectors and sizes.

Incuspaze leases massive office space in Noida's Sector 126

Enterprise-managed workspace provider Incuspaze, announced the launch of its sixth centre in Noida, in Sector 126. The firm has taken on lease a total of 9.7 lakh square feet of office space in Noida and Gurugram to cater to the rising demand for flexible workspace from corporates.

Natural Light: A Challenge And An Opportunity In Commercial Spaces

Aman Aggarwal, Principal Architect, Charged Voids, gives the correlation between natural light and architecture through five channels

Innovation hub

Office design specialist INC reveals its own workspace in Dubai

Building a centre of corporate excellence

Design Forum International (DFI), in collaboration with the Government of Odisa has ingeniously designed an AI-powered powered building with a kinematic facade that changes dynamically with the weather

Designing for a better world

The growing importance of ESG considerations in CRE

Moving the building decarbonisation needle

We bring you four simple strategies for improving building performance and efficiency

FM in action

Mark Brewer, VP of Service Industries, IFS, reveals the best ways to optimise service operations

Why sustainability is an evolving design concept

dwp's design director Adriana Graur on the materials and decisions that promote sustainability

BUILT ON UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO PEOPLE & PURPOSE

Praveen Vasudeva, Director, Global Real Estate (GRE), APAC & Japan, IBM, gives an insight into how IBM’s initiatives and organisational practices have perceived excellence in ideation and quality realisation towards a much larger vision

Why BIM is becoming increasingly popular in the facilities management and operations industry

BIM provides many benefits, from improved collaboration to enhanced efficiency. Here is an in-depth discussion on the advantages of using BIM for facilities management and operations.

The misconstrued view of sustainability and its certification

It has been about two decades now since the idea of sustainability and building ‘green’ has strongly emerged at a global level

Centralised command centre

INTEGRATED FACILITY MANAGEMENT IS TO BUILDINGS WHAT NERVOUS SYSTEM IS TO THE HUMAN BODY - A CENTRALISED COMMAND CENTRE

AIRING VIEWS

The Honeywell 2023 Healthy Buildings survey results reveal changes in respondents' awareness and concerns about both the planet's health and their own well-being

OPTIMISING MAINTENANCE

It's important to schedule regular maintenance and inspections of your HVAC system, says Enrico Menzel, director technical services, Berkeley Services.

The HVAC revolution

HVAC systems are not just contributing to the optimal health and comfort of office workers; moreover have had a technological revolution with IoT and architecture for a greener future. Read more from the experts who fill these cues in.

DISRUPTIVE TECH

Dr. Karima Hamani, Assistant Professor and Facilities Management Programme Lead at Heriot-Watt University, sheds light on how technology will continue to disrupt the facilities management sector

TECHNOLOGICAL TREND

Key trends for facilities management in 2023

Unfolding new minimalism in architecture

SUDHIR THORAT, MD, APICES STUDIO, GIVES US INSIGHTS ON THE NEW TRENDING MINIMALISM THAT GIVES CAREFUL CONSIDERATION TO ANGLES, MATERIALS, AND LIGHTING, HAVING THE MOST POSSIBLE VISUAL IMPACT WITH A MINIMUM OF COMPONENTS

THE GREENER PATH

Taking the smarter route with BEEAH HQ

Reasons to maintain

Five reasons why landlords should invest in annual maintenance contracts

BIM Benefits

The benefits of using BIM for facilities management and operations

Breaking through

We speak to women in the design industry who have tackled the glass ceiling and made their mark