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To help developers, Gensler has devised a formula in which 30 percent of the rating is based on form, such as the building’s shape and how readily it could be reconfigured, while another 30 percent depends upon floor-plate factors such as window-to-core distance, with parking and loading access accounting for 20 percent. The envelope’s window-to-wall ratio and ease of window replacement (10 percent) and “site context,” including walkability, transit access, and unobstructed views (10 percent), also figure in the verdict.
How to Make Office-to-Residential Conversions Work - Urban Land Magazine
urbanland.uli.org
A former McKinsey employee has described the company as “capital’s willing executioners”: if you want something done but don’t want to get your hands dirty, McKinsey will do it for you. That escape from accountability is one of the most valuable services that management consultancies provide.
Will A.I. Become the New McKinsey?
newyorker.com
The “responsible experimentation approach” adopted in Boston—the first policy of its kind in the US—could, if used as a blueprint, revolutionize the public sector’s use of AI across the country and cause a sea change in how governments at every level approach AI.
Boston Isn’t Afraid of Generative AI
wired.com
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