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On Friday, March 24, Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 837, a companion to Senate Bill 236. This major legislative action will bring about tort reform in Florida.

Gilbane Building Company recently reached important milestones on two K-12 projects in the Commonwealth, as the firm celebrated the official topping off of the new Florence Roche Elementary School in Groton, Massachusetts, and the ceremonial ribbon cutting of Annie E. Fales Elementary in Westborough, Massachusetts.

For years, there has been a lot of content in our industry around why contractors fail. With failure stats from the U.S. Department of Commerce like 29.1 percent failing in one year, 56 percent within three years and 72 percent within five years, you can see why it is a hot topic.

For an in-person service business such as a fitness studio, customer experience is everything, making the elusive element of atmosphere an important part of design. Atmosphere in the other sense is a significant design factor if the business requires humidity, high heat and good indoor air quality.

Collaborating with Punahou School’s faculty, Design Partners envisioned The Sidney and Minnie Kosasa Community in Honolulu as a state-of-the-art learning environment with a focus on sustainability.