Team Gives Gifts to NWA Children Through the Children’s Advocacy Center

Nov 10, 2016 | News, non-profit

Several of our teams at Benchmark Group volunteered to donate money, time, & resources to the annual Christmas gift program organized and coordinated by the Children’s Advocacy Center of Benton County.  Our teams rallied together to buy gifts for 23...

The End Game: Remember to Design With the End in Mind

Nov 2, 2016 | News

By Scott Forbes, Program Manager When you are in the business of designing buildings, it is often easy to forget what the end game of that business is. We are frequently under tight deadlines to deliver documents at some level of development, and the drawings and...

LEED V4 Rolls Out with Bolder Vision. Download the LEED V4 User Guide Today.

Oct 31, 2016 | Articles, News

As of October 31, 2016, your new projects will be registered under LEED V4.  There have been many changes since the last version was released in 2009.  Click over on the USGBC.org website to download the LEED V4 User Guide.  According to the website: “LEED v4...

AIA Innovation Awards Honor Sustainable Design

Oct 25, 2016 | News

The Epic Deep Space Auditorium in Verona, Wisconsin | Photo by Cunningham Group Architecture, Inc. Curbed.com recently highlighted the American Institute of Architecture’s annual Innovation Awards.  The AIA works to award design that is both sustainable and...

How Disruption & Experience Are Shaping the Future of Grocery Shopping – Highlights from the 2016 FMI Conference

Sep 29, 2016 | News

Did you know that 30% of Millennials order groceries for home delivery from their mobile device?  And another 17% order online and pick up inside the store? And in 2015, 78% of smartphone owners have downloaded a shopping app for groceries.* At this year’s Food...

Arkansas Ranks 27th on 2016 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard

Sep 27, 2016 | News

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) just released the annual State Energy Efficiency Scorecard.  The state of Arkansas was ranked 27th, tying Texas, while California and Massachusetts tied for first place. “Arkansas committed to extend...