In our changing world, how can buildings and infrastructure be designed to both protect the environment and withstand it? Don Kranbuehl helps lead Clark Nexsen’s sustainability initiatives including our commitment to the 2030 Challenge, and he focuses on implementing resilient design…
Downtown revitalization is a hot topic in urban design, with big and small cities seeking to redevelop and re-energize their cultural cores. Tied to both the resident experience and economic development, these efforts emphasize key characteristics such as walkability and…
The days of qualifying at the firing range and immediately hitting the street are over. Today’s training must integrate every aspect of a law enforcement encounter, from conversational contact to the use of deadly force.2016 has gone down in history…
In an exploration of the connections between form, movement, and the human experience of space, team members from Clark Nexsen collaborated with the Brickell Academy (formerly Old Donation Center) dance program, a unit within the arts magnet of Virginia Beach…
Student housing has changed dramatically on college campuses. Slowly at first, with larger campuses introducing new living arrangements that mirror today’s diverse society, requiring laptops, and adopting universal Wi-Fi, and more rapidly in recent years as advancing technology has transformed…
A case study on the implications of Virginia’s new stormwater regulations. By mimicking the natural environment through thoughtful land planning and design, low impact development (LID) fundamentally enhances water quality – and in turn, the future of our world.
Chris Born, director of the fire protection department at Clark Nexsen, recently published an article discussing “shadow areas” in the American Fire Protection Association’s publication, Sprinkler Age. Chris points out that while allowances are made for shadow areas in the…
As designers of the built environment, we aspire to a process where sustainability is integrated as a given – simply part of our design DNA. We’re getting there – sustainable design today is an expectation rather than an exception –…
How does the brain comprehend the unimaginable? An idea of a scale so large, it can’t be envisioned by the mind? When Clark Nexsen and RedHat joined forces for the AIA Triangle’s 2016 CANstruction, our team faced a complex challenge:…
The most pressing questions facing businesses and schools today are alike and aligned: What will our next generation of jobs look like? Will today’s students have the knowledge and skills to perform those jobs tomorrow, given the traditional instructional delivery…
Senior Fire Protection Engineer, Rick Alpert, recently published an article on standpipe systems in American Fire Protection Association’s publication, Sprinkler Age. Rick points out that while the requirements for standpipe systems are contained in the adopted building code and the installation requirements are contained within the referenced…
How did the design team help Wake Tech achieve their mission for this project? Wake Tech’s primary goal was to create a building to house heating and cooling equipment, but they also hoped to make it a place to teach students about building…