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The Evolution of Shelter Design: Creating Supportive and Dignified Spaces

Shelter design is changing. With an increasing focus on healing and dignity, clients and designers alike are leveraging trauma-informed care principles to design shelters that not only provide a place...

Article 05.06.25

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Article 02.06.24 The New Recycling Centers

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Article 01.11.24 Wood You Knot Love It? Timber Framing Meets Modern Architecture

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Article 12.06.23 Trauma-Informed Design: 5 Ways to Build Calm into Shelters and Housing

Article 11.07.23 How to Save a Historic Building

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Article 10.06.23 How Higher-Ed Housing Is Changing

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Article 09.27.23 American Birkebeiner’s Outdoor Recreation Hub & Base Camp Building

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Article 08.31.23 Can Intelligent Buildings Be Too Smart?

Article 07.05.23 Using Maps, a City Works to Boost Resiliency Amid Heat Waves

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Article 05.15.23 Financing Clean-Energy Projects with IRA Funds

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Article 05.10.23 Electrification & Sustainability Drive New Bus Garage Design

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Article 03.31.23 Improving Energy Efficiency with ‘Awesome Wall’ Technology

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Article 01.24.23 Designing Small-Scale Wind/Solar Projects for Rural Minnesota

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Article 12.21.22 Our Path to Regenerative Design: A Q&A with LHB CEO Rick Carter

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Article 11.16.22 Restoring Hidden Gems in Whitewater State Park

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Article 11.01.22 Improving Connections in Grand Marais

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Article 09.14.22 Arresting Development: A Jail Becomes Housing in Downtown Duluth

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