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3 Things You Should Know About Optimizing Your Real Estate Portfolio

Steve Morton, senior vice president based in San Francisco, has consulted with clients across corporations and the private sector including  …

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RENEW Profile: HOK Director of Engineering John Pulley, P.E., LEED AP BD+C

RENEW Profile: HOK Director of Engineering John Pulley, P.E., LEED AP BD+C

John Pulley, P.E., LEED AP, joined HOK in San Francisco in 2009 as Vice President and Director of Engineering. John …

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The Benefits of buildingSMART

The Benefits of buildingSMART

The process of designing and constructing buildings is increasingly more collaborative, efficient and successful, thanks to an emerging strategy called …

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Patrick MacLeamy: BIM, BAM, BOOM! How to Build Greener, High-Performance Buildings

Patrick MacLeamy: BIM, BAM, BOOM! How to Build Greener, High-Performance Buildings

Written by HOK CEO Patrick MacLeamy, this story first appeared in Urban Land Green magazine.
With early collaboration and a platform …

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Mary Ann Lazarus: Using the Recession to Prepare for a Low-Carbon Future

Mary Ann Lazarus: Using the Recession to Prepare for a Low-Carbon Future

Mary Ann Lazarus, HOK’s director of sustainable design, explains why this is the perfect time for organizations to work to …

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William Mitchell: New Tools and Processes for Measuring Space Utilization

William Mitchell: New Tools and Processes for Measuring Space Utilization

 

Most Fortune 500 companies and public agencies believe they are using their space efficiently. But our studies of their work …

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Leigh Stringer: Using Alternative Work Strategies to Shed Office Space

Leigh Stringer: Using Alternative Work Strategies to Shed Office Space

In this Building Operating Management story, Leigh Stringer of HOK Advance Strategies explains how organizations can use alternative work strategies …

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Bill Valentine: Building Less as the Essential Concept of Green Design

Bill Valentine: Building Less as the Essential Concept of Green Design

by Bill Valentine, HOK Chairman
The people of our country are crying out for help. We’re losing access to quality health …

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HOK Advance Strategies: Using Technology to Improve the Bottom-Line Results of Real Estate and Facilities

HOK Advance Strategies: Using Technology to Improve the Bottom-Line Results of Real Estate and Facilities

HOK Advance Strategies provides Technology Application Services (TAS) that give organizations the tools they need to improve business processes to …

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Biomimicry: Consulting with Nature

Biomimicry: Consulting with Nature

With 3.8 billion years of hands-on experience, nature is the undisputed expert on time-tested resiliency strategies.
Biomimicry is an emerging science …

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Video: Sustainable Design at HOK

Video: Sustainable Design at HOK

VIDEO: A brief history of sustainable design at HOK.

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Leigh Stringer: Change Management for Green Workplace Programs

Leigh Stringer: Change Management for Green Workplace Programs

Before you start trying to green your workplace, consider the different psyches of the people you’re trying to change — …

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