From Garage Start-up to Industry Leader: Lithonia Lighting Celebrates 75 Years

In 2021, the Lithonia Lighting^® brand celebrates 75 years. It is a proud heritage that continues today as Lithonia Lighting builds upon its status as a leading name in lighting trusted by specifiers, facility and operations managers, electrical contractors, electrical distributors, and many more. The Lithonia Lighting journey started small.

Can Greener Hospitals Save People and the Planet?

Hospitals exist to save people, but they can play an important role in saving the planet as well—and in doing so, they may improve their own wellbeing. Learn more.

New Building in Spokane to Become Largest Net Zero Energy and Carbon Building in North America

he Catalyst project demonstrates that innovation can drive out waste and enable climate-positive, outstanding buildings that cost on par with typical construction.

The First Net Zero Energy Restaurant in the Quick-Service Industry

Walt Disney World’s new McDonald’s is both stunning and sustainable with its innovative indoor-outdoor design.

Promote Social Distancing with These New Interior Products (In an Appealing Way!)

Consider these new interior products, from furniture to flooring, to help keep people six feet apart within commercial buildings.

Sustainability Plays a Key Role in Emporis Skyscraper Award’s Winning Buildings

The results of 2020 feature the best of modern-day architecture and include environmentally friendly terraces, green roofs, noteworthy atriums and more.

COVID-19: Are Building Managers Measuring the Right Air Quality Parameters?

Are people working in your building? Here’s what you need to know about air quality.

A Contest With Purpose

As we’ve continued to hone our new vision here at BUILDINGS and i+s, we’ve been asking our readers and ourselves: How can we help encourage product manufacturers, architects and designers to truly express their core values in their work?

How might we encourage building owners and facility managers and all those who collaborate to create buildings—to aim higher, to inspire to something greater?

The ideas continue to roll in, but here’s our favorite so far...

Introducing the Purpose Awards.

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New eHandbook

The COVID-19 pandemic is finally beginning to recede and life is returning to “normal.” It’s time for us to ask ourselves: what did we learn from the past year and a half, and how did COVID affect the way we do things in our buildings?

This eHandbook attempts to answer those questions and more. A panel of experts share the latest thinking on new paradigms for the workplace—whether that workplace is a hybrid office or a work-from-home space.

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