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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.

• 2022 Industry Leaders: Tai Mahmuti, Hoffmann Architects, Inc.

  By Jeff Wallace, Publisher
  Published in New York Real Estate Journal, September 2022

  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 “Industry Leaders” spotlight, NYREJ features Tai Mahmuti, PE, with insight into his management style and advice for other rising leaders in the design professions.

  
• Considerations for Historic and Museum Windows

  By Richard W. Off, AIA and Rachel C. Palisin, PE, LEED AP BD+C
  Published in Papyrus, August 2022

  Papyrus is a publication of the International Association of Museum Facility Administrators (IAMFA), a non-profit organization for cultural institutions. In this “Best Practices Feature Article,” the authors share pro tips for treating museum windows at facilities that house works of cultural and artistic significance, where aesthetics and historical integrity must be balanced with security and modulation of heat, light, and moisture to protect sensitive artifacts. The full publication is also available online.

  
• Substitute Materials: Weighing Pros and Cons in Exterior Restoration

  By Richard W. Off, AIA
  Published in The Construction Specifier, July 2022

  The official publication of the Construction Specifications Institute, The Construction Specifier brings peer-reviewed articles on technical topics to its readership of design professionals and others in the industry. This article, featured on the cover of the magazine, delves into the challenges and considerations for using substitute materials in restoration projects, and how making the right choice for a given project may be more complicated than it first appears. The article is also featured in the magazine’s online edition.

  
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