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To maintain dialogue on remedial architectural practice among our peers, as well as to provide information to building owners and facility managers, Hoffmann Architects’ professionals regularly contribute to industry publications, through both articles and interviews.

• Re-constructivism in the Abandoned Field: Kristen Anderson – Architecture

  By Kristen Anderson with Krysia Jopek, editor
  Published in Diaphanous Micro, January 2021

  An online journal of art and literature, Diaphanous Micro devotes each issue to one writer/artist. The first issue of 2021 features the work of Kristen Anderson, Project Representative with Hoffmann Architects. Anderson’s conceptual project uses architecture to promote social change, through the process of repurposing abandoned structures. She reimagines the Cariocas Arenas from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics as a new community space for a favela that was displaced by the Olympic Park.

  
• Late-emerging Defects with Insulating Glazing Units

  By Russell M. Sanders, AIA
  Published in The Construction Specifier, January 2021

  The official publication of the Construction Specifications Institute, The Construction Specifier provides news and guidance from experts in architecture, specifications, and engineering. As a guest columnist for the magazine’s “Failures” page, Russ Sanders, AIA, considers defects in the manufacturing and fabrication of Insulating Glazing Units (IGUs) that can lead to sudden, unexpected failure of the window unit.

  
• Operations & Maintenance Best Practices for Energy Management

  By Institute for Market Transformation / AOBA Educational Foundation
  Published in Building Innovation Hub, December 2020

  A project of the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT), the Building Innovation Hub helps building industry professionals in and around Washington, DC create and operate high-performing buildings. Published in partnership with AOBA Educational Foundation, this guide offers strategies for improving energy management, addressing maintenance, and identifying energy efficiency opportunities. Hoffmann Architects’ infographic appears on page 9 of the resource guide.

  
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