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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.

• 2021 Women in CRE: Kara Shypula, Hoffmann Architects

  By Jeff Wallace, Publisher
  Published in New York Real Estate Journal, November 2021

  A weekly periodical covering commercial and investment real estate, New York Real Estate Journal keeps developers, owners, investors and managers up to date. For their annual “Women in Commercial Real Estate” spotlight, NYREJ features Kara Shypula and highlights her work on the restoration and adaptive reuse of the landmark One Wall Street in Manhattan.

  
• The State of Energy Efficiency – Modern Exterior Design Practices

  By Craig A. Hargrove, AIA
  Published in The Construction Specifier - Best Of Series, October 2021

  “Modern Exterior Design Practices,” an e-book from The Construction Specifier, showcases three of the magazine’s articles, including this piece on the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and the building enclosure. Although the path to energy efficiency can be complicated, this article offers an overview of key concepts that help guide building owners and design professionals to better-performing buildings. The full e-book is available on The Construction Specifier website.

  
• Restoring and Maintaining Archaic Concrete Floor Systems

  By J. Christopher Clements, AIA
  Published in The Construction Specifier, October 2021

  The peer-reviewed journal of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), The Construction Specifier publishes technical articles on building science and design that are rigorously vetted by an editorial board. This feature for the October concrete issue discusses archaic concrete floor systems. Despite being supplanted by modern construction materials, these often eccentric systems persist in many historic buildings today. For the building owner and design professional, it is critical to recognize these assemblies before attempting alterations or repairs.

  
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