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WDG Commits to Carbon Neutrality by 2030
In acknowledgement of the significant contribution Interior Design and Architecture can play in addressing the global climate crisis, Wirt Design Group has pledged to join the effort in eliminating embodied carbon from every project we design by 2030. Embodied carbon is the total amount of carbon dioxide emissions that a material, system, or assembly represents…
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COVID-19 Is Bringing Opportunity to Workplace Design
Workplace design is going to undergo a dramatic shift in a post COVID-19 world. Remote work has been on the rise for years. Now, in our ever-connected society, the pandemic has simply accelerated that adoption process by forcibly imposing what was perhaps the largest work from home experiment the world has seen. Anyone who could…
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Covid-19 and Climate Change
Much has been written about the “Return to Work” as we come out of COVID-19. Workplaces with built-in social distancing, masks, sanitation stations, split shifts, Plexiglass partitions, touchless hardware. All in an attempt to return to normal. The problem is, normal is not a good place to be. Before COVID-19, the issue of climate change…
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Design for Humanity
Valued Clients and Business Partners, In the midst of the pandemic and ongoing social discord, WDG has been watching, listening, staying informed and supporting. A few weeks ago, orders for the pandemic began slowly lifting and companies started thinking about how to return to work. We were proactive in helping, not only our clients but also our industry partners adjust to this…
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Jeff Wirt & Ed Melgar x KTLA
Note: This will be part of an ongoing series about design and the impact of Covid-19 on the workplace As California prepares for a staged re-opening of the economy, COVID-19 and social distancing is forcing companies to rethink how their employees will to return to work. Wirt Design Group President, Jeff Wirt & Design Principal Eduardo…
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What’s Next After Sheltering in Place?
Sheltering in Place Note: This will be part of an ongoing series about design and the impact of Covid-19 on the workplace As we continue to shelter in place, adapt to working from home and have begun seeing encouraging signs in the management of COVID-19 in California, our clients, our business partners, and ourselves are all wondering…
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Wirt Design Group Takes Home CoreNet REmmy Award for Scorpion Internet Marketing
On November 21, 2019, CoreNet Global‘s Southern California Chapter held their Annual REmmy Award at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Wirt Design was awarded Innovative Workplace over 50,000 square feet for our project with Scorpion Internet Marketing. To see project images, click here. Congratulations to our entire project team, the other winning teams and nominees. The…
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Wirt Design Group Principal Eduardo Melgar Judges Knoll Student Day + Design Challenge
On October 10, 2019 the Knoll Los Angeles Showroom hosted its inaugural Student Day + Design Challenge. The showroom hosted twenty-two students from eight design schools, exposing them to the inspiring world of commercial interior design and presenting the challenges facing professionals today. Visiting students began the day with a breakout session, discussing the factors important…
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Wirt Design Group Receives LA Business Council Architectural Award for Knoll Showroom
On Friday, June 21, 2019 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, LA Business Council held their annual celebration of projects that embrace innovative design standards to enhance the way we live in Los Angeles. As the architect of Record for Knoll Inc’s Downtown Los Angeles showroom, Wirt Design Group received an LA Business Council Architectural Award…
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IIDA LA City Center’s Hosts First Design Tour of 2019 at Akerman LLP
Wirt Design Group is honored to host IIDA LA City Center’s first tour of 2019 at our project for Akerman LLP. For more information on the tour, click here.
