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Safety, Transparency, and Gratitude: Now More than Ever

Before our restaurants shut down recently, Jeanie and I went out for a quick dinner and ran into Bob Chapman, CEO of Barry-Wehmiller Company and a respected advisor to other […]

Guidelines for Greener Meetings

As advocates for sustainable practices, we are often asked what measures can be taken in routine operations to be more environmentally responsible. When we look at planning meetings or gatherings, […]

AEC Industry Trends to Watch in 2019

Looking ahead, after several years of strong economic growth and boom times for design professionals, there are several trends that I believe will be worth keeping an eye on. Trend […]

Calling All Design Professionals: Time To Respond To The New Climate Report

That question is even more apt now with the publication on Friday, November 23 of the Fourth National Climate Assessment Report: Impacts, Risks and Adaptation in the U.S. (4th NCA) […]

How Do You Design For An Unknown Future?

What is your go-to resilient design resources? I asked this question of two leading design firms each at the forefront of integrating resilience into their projects. And their responses were […]

Adult Conversations: Managing Building Project Risk

Why do so many capital projects begin with promise but end in frustration and conflict? Why does the design and construction industry have such a bad rap for budget and […]

Building A Rainforest Firm: Lessons From Silicon Valley

Your design firm can step up its game by adopting a few principles that make Silicon Valley the world’s most productive center for innovation. As an architect, I’ve always been […]

Making Real Change Or Just Rearranging The Chairs?

It’s popular to be a champion of change. We see it every day in politics, businesses, and institutions. At a personal level, we’re all aware of the pace of change […]

Advice To Potential New Principals

Cameron MacAllister Group completed a benchmark study a few months ago on how architecture firms are handling the ownership succession process involving one or more founders who are near the […]

Can’t Somebody Just Make A Decision?

Design firms are busy and growing at a pace we haven’t seen for many years. Competition for talent seems to be more difficult than the competition for clients and projects. […]