By: Keith Fentress (President, Fentress Inc.) and Mike Jones (President, Major Security Consulting and Design, LLC)

Home offices can be tempting targets for thieves. They are typically well-stocked with technology and may contain information that can be sensitive for your company and damaging to...

A common challenge in existing courthouses is constructing a new courtroom to accommodate growth in judges. Many existing courthouses, especially older facilities, have space constraints such as narrow column spans, lack of secure circulation pathways, and lack of vacant and available space, which...

The open office has been criticized as a workplace design that causes stress for employees. Some of the primary concerns include an increase in anxiety, increase in employee illness and sick leave, the lack of privacy, and reduced productivity. Plantscaping (also called interior landscaping or...

It's great to see workplaces embracing wellness. Because employees spend significant time at work, our workplaces should be healthy environments. Adding plants to your workplace, especially your open office design can benefit employees by making the air healthier and reducing stress.

Ever wanted to do away with a brick and mortar office and give every employee the freedom to telework from home? That is a virtual company. Though the number of virtual companies is increasing, they seem to be pursued by independent consultants, technology companies, and small entrepreneurs. Rarely...