5 Quick Methods to Improve Your Building’s Energy Use
On average, commercial buildings waste 30% of their energy, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Imagine saving that 30% and investing it in some other way. Here's a list of 5 ways to gain quick payback by improving your building's energy use: Retro...
Global Shop 2017: How Does Your Physical Space Tell Your Brand Story?
Customer experience. Brand Story. Relationships. As the conversation continues about brick & mortar stores vs. their online counterparts, the offerings of experience and relationships are essential answers to the question of how physical stores can retain their...
Our Energy Team’s Project Coordinator, Steve Damer, In the Spotlight
Our Energy team spends their days finding cost savings for our clients, assisting in rebate & tax administration, conducting energy audits, and more. Who heads up these efforts? Steve Damer, our resident energy expert. In the energy industry, changes are...
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Looking Forward: Community Outreach for New Year
In 2016, our team chose to partner with two non-profits in Northwest Arkansas: Samaritan Community Center (SMCC) and the Children's Advocacy Center of Benton County (CAC). This year, we are continuing our partnerships with both of these organizations, and we...
Benchmark Group Named Top Engineering Firm By Celebrate Magazine
Celebrate Arkansas Magazine just released their annual "Very Best" list, a list voted on by the magazine's readers. Benchmark Group is proud to be among the list of the Very Best Engineering Firms in 2016! We thank our teams for their fantastic work in...
Team Gives Gifts to NWA Children Through the Children’s Advocacy Center
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 children,...
The End Game: Remember to Design With the End in Mind
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.
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 includes...
AIA Innovation Awards Honor Sustainable Design
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 cutting...