Sandboxes and Nests Lure Customers, and IEQ Keeps Them Happy

Google’s first brick-and-mortar store achieved LEED v4 Platinum under ID+C.
by P.J. Melton

Project: Google Store–Chelsea tenant fit-out

Size: 8,900 ft2

Owner: Google

Architect: REDDYMADE Architecture + Design

MEP Engineer: Rosini Engineering

Contractor: Michilli Construction + Consulting

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Water We Thinking? 4 Ways to Respond to the Water Crisis

The endless availability of fresh, clean water is an illusion—and not just in drought-stricken places. Here are some ways in which building professionals can step up.
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Seriously, what are we thinking? Lush golf courses, thirsty almond groves, and huge metropolises in the desert. More sprawling cities built on flood plains. And we wonder why water is dangerously scarce in some places and destructively abundant in others.

We are out of balance with natural water cycles, and we pay for it—billions of dollars per year—when wildfires and floods result.

But it’s not just wildfire- and flood-prone areas that need to practice resilient, sustainable water management. Here’s why:

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