If you’ve ever been unlucky enough to experience a car crash, you know that after the dust settles and the smoke clears, there’s paperwork. The police officer at the scene fills out a standard form that includes check boxes for …
While advances in automated vehicle technology are rapidly reshaping the world we live in, it is more than likely that fully autonomous vehicles—or cars that are 100 percent self-driving—won’t be commonly available until around 2030. While this long-view timeline is …
Flexibility and adaptability not only play an integral role in improving performance across the healthcare design spectrum, but also in providing value-added design to our clients. Given the ever-changing healthcare landscape, it is vital that hospitals and outpatient facilities are …
Why bother with messy, complicated terminal upgrades if your airport is not facing capacity issues? Previously, we examined the financial and operational benefits. In this third part of our series, we explore how terminal modernization projects can help improve the …
Name: Patrick Henry, PLA, ASLA
Current Title: Landscape Architect
Office Location: Louisville
Years at Gresham Smith: Almost 1
Meet Patrick Henry, our latest Faces of Gresham Smith feature. From motocross racer to chef to landscape architect, this Louisville native …
By Rob Whitson, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer
Alleys get a bad rap. The small strips of land have traditionally been seen as dark, dirty, crime-ridden corridors where nothing good ever happens. They’re often put in the same category as train …
As technology advances, Building Energy Modeling (BEM) is becoming an even more powerful tool for making informed design decisions. This is the first post in our series examining the benefits of BEM in balancing occupant comfort and design features with …
As both domestic and international passenger volumes increase at our nation’s airports, so does the possibility for overcrowding and increased congestion. This is especially true of Tampa International Airport (TPA), which has been experiencing rapid growth over recent years—growth that …
There are two kinds of surprises in life: Good surprises that bring a smile to one’s face and those of the opposite variety—life’s unwanted surprises that have the power to throw a proverbial monkey wrench into the works, disrupting one’s …
Healthcare organizations have been shifting hospital-based services to less costly locations for quite some time, and this is expected to continue as long as health systems deal with decreasing reimbursements and increasing costs. Most organizations are ever more aggressive in …