Building Bridges: The Collaboration of Architectural Practices in Designing Justice Buildings
By Steve Sestic, Cristi Glenn & Memo Terres In professional practice, the architecture and design of justice buildings holds significant
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Sustainable Design and Paradigm Shifts Within Corrections
Implementing sustainable design principles within correctional facilities serves to interconnect justice with individual and societal wellness that positively impacts the built environment.
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What Keeps Me Up at Night: Project Delivery Methods
Embarking on a construction project, many jurisdictions have their hands tied by legislation when it comes to how they can bid and award a construction project. Many times, regardless of a project’s size or complexity, schedule and budget considerations, the project delivery decision is already set in stone.
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New York City’s Design-Build Delivery Journey
While this article is focused on New York City’s jails story, it is shared in the context of the journey that every owner must engage in as they plan and implement an alternative delivery project. Delivering any project requires an interplay between the owner’s needs and goals and willing participants in the market such that builders and designers assess that they can successfully deliver the project’s scope and quality within schedule and on budget…while managing risks.
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Juvenile Secure Housing Project Delivered Through CMAR
Since 2018, Dewberry has worked with architecture firm Continuum Architects + Planners, construction company Gilbane, and client Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, to plan for and design a new secure residential care center for children and youth (SRCCCY).
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The Importance of Trust in Project Management
One would be easily forgiven for thinking that life is not one grand result but actually the sum of its parts. To some extent, every part of life is a project seeking a manager whether its buying a new house; planning a well-deserved holiday; or building a new jail in one of the New York boroughs. Satisfaction is achieved if the required decisions along are vested in trust; trust of the evidence, the effort, and the people responsible for the outcome.
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Much-Needed New Detention Center Breaks Ground in NC
With the recent ceremonial shoveling of dirt by Duplin County officials, construction is officially underway on its new detention center. The urgently needed venue will replace the county’s current outdated jail.
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Virginia Correctional Center Improves Through Restructure and Contraband Deterrence
Through facility reorganizations, a zero-tolerance policy to drugs and contraband, enhanced community partnerships, and new leadership, the Virginia Department of Corrections’ (VADOC) Greensville Correctional Center reports continued improvement in its aim to provide effective incarceration that helps ensure long-term public safety in Virginia.
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The Role of Wearable Technology in Advancing Inmate Healthcare
Within correctional healthcare, telemedicine technologies are a valuable tool in meeting inmate populations’ complex needs ranging from routine medical check-ups to emergency interventions.
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Courthouse and Municipal Building Renovations and New-Builds Take Center Stage Again
Courthouses and other municipal buildings are being renovated and upgraded throughout the U.S.
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