Hurricane Hardening: Protection + Preparedness
Life on the Gulf Coast is filled with days of emerald waters, white sands, warm weather, and bright sunshine. We know we have it pretty good here and it isn’t until June 1 every year that we start to think about the cost of this Sunshine State sublime: the possibility of a hurricane. After an incredibly active tropical season in 2017, we are preparing for a 2018 season that the Weather Company expects to include “12 named storms during the season, including five hurricanes an
Branding in K-12 Schools: Why This Is Especiall
Doing branding right can increase school spirit, generate excitement, and increase student participation in academics and extracurricular ac
Homes for the Holiday: Using Gingerbread to Excite Budding Architects
DAG Architects helps to coordinate a Gingerbread House competition every year and it is growing beyond belief! Students get educated about a
Thermostat Wars: What is a VRF System and Why Would We Want One?
Guest Blog by Anton Lie of Schmidt Consulting Group, in collaboration with DAG Architects The number one employee complaint in workplace polls? The freezing office phenomenon. (1) Climate control in offices can have a significant impact on employee satisfaction and productivity, but determining what is a comfortable temperature is no easy matter. Women generate less heat and are often cold in settings geared for the average male, and other variations in comfort can occur
It's All Greek To Me
Planning a New Greek Village at the University of West Florida By: Roger Godwin, AIA, LEED AP The fraternities and sororities at the University of West Florida (UWF) don’t have their own houses – or even a chapter room large enough to accommodate all of their members. In spite of this, the Greek system is thriving there in Pensacola, and the University wants to support the interests of these philanthropic and fraternal organizations that can enrich the lives of the students.
YOU’VE GOT MAIL: Eight Ways to Improve Your Productivity and Reduce Your Stress
We’ve all heard of the people who have thousands of unread emails in their Outlook in-boxes (maybe you’re one of them!) Reading and responding to email today isn’t something that keeps you from getting your work done – it IS part of the work you need to get done! But getting this done efficiently and effectively can be another matter, especially for those of you who get lots of emails every day. Not only will some of the ideas below save you time, keep you better organized
School Safety: What Architects Can Do To Help
In 2018, there have already been more than one dozen school shootings. We must educate ourselves as designers on how to keep our nation'
ANYTIME ANYWHERE
Incorporating anytime learning into educational designs is an important way for architects to keep some of our society's most important
University Academy
Old airport terminal is transformed into a charter school as part of a new master planned community. When a new airport opened in Panama City, the old airport property was acquired by developers planning a new community on the 704 acre site. Called “SweetBay,” the carefully planned area will eventually include homes, commercial space, parks, ponds and green space. This charter school, the University Academy, is among the first built elements of the new community. The abando
