Since the onslaught of the pandemic, courts have struggled to understand its impact on modern courthouse planning. Because we are court planners, in the early period of the pandemic we were constantly asked about the emerging trends we were seeing in courthouse design as a result of the pandemic....

I was recently talking to a friend who’s beyond frustrated at work. Two years ago, COVID threw his company into chaos. Between supply chain, quarantine, and labor issues, his company was tested to the max. While his company is still dealing with the lingering effects of these issues, another...

Students and staff shelter in their respective classrooms when there is a lockdown drill or other emergency requiring shelter in place. So, having the ability to secure a classroom is critical.

One of the most important features for securing a classroom is the door. A person seeking to harm others...

I recently read about an interesting trend that has gained steam in the U.S. during the COVID pandemic - the rise of “Zoom towns.” The term is a take on “boom towns” – those population centers that sprung up as a result of the new economic opportunities brought about by the Industrial Revolution....

60 Minutes recently aired an interview on the rise of telework. During this interview, Karin Kimbrough, LinkedIn’s chief economist, provided a startling statistic: one in seven jobs is now remote. Even more startling? This ratio was 1 in 67 pre-COVID pandemic.