More often, families are choosing facilities that not only prioritize community but make safety features and access control high priorities for their loved ones. So how do we create innovative, inviting spaces that allow residents to engage with one another while keeping areas safe and secure? 

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In STEM, health, and medical/dental/veterinary student learning facilities, technology is an integral part of a well-conceived and designed learning environment. 

In most learner-centered health and STEM environments, there is a significant amount of simulation-based learning, as this technology evolves, it can reduce or alter the requirements of learning laboratories - saving funds and square-footage that can then be redistributed. 

Explore our predictions and insights on how these emerging VR and visualization tools will change learning labs by clicking below. 

When we look around our rooms and office spaces, we are surrounded by many building materials ingredients and byproducts that may be harmful during one or multiple stages of the material life cycle. Many contain substances that pose a hazard during the manufacturing phase, use phase, or other stage of the life cycle.

For example, while vinyl flooring continues to grow in popularity, there are several serious environmental concerns. It is a nonrenewable material made from petroleum-based chemicals.

Vinyl has the potential to cause harm to both users and a broader environment from manufacturing, through installation and use, and after end-of-life of the material.

Read the case for less vinyl and get ideas for reduction or elimination of its use in your facilities below.