Reading Room

You’ll find useful information in this section about many topics dealing with design, engineering, landscape, interiors, sustainability, and construction. Our staff has authored many and some have been written about Harriman’s work. If you missed an article that you read here, you are welcome to download a PDF.

K-12

• Landscape to Educate, School Planning & Management, October 2007
• A Kid’s Eye View, Edutopia, September 2006
• School Health Clinics, School Planning & Management, April 2005
• School Choice: Build New or Not, Building Operating Management, March 2005
• Facility Design Enhances Learning, Learning By Design, 2005
• The School in the Woods, School Planning & Management, June 2004
• The Maine Point:Maine’s Noble Success, Engineered Systems, March 2003
• Entryways, Lobbies, Hallways and Gathering Places, School Planning & Management, January 2003
• Noble Endeavor, School Construction News, January/Feburary 2002
• A True Community School, School Planning & Management, April 1999

Higher Education

• Attainable Goals, American School & University, November 2008
• Architectural Portfolio, American School & University, November 2008
• Snapshots, Environmental Design and Construction, September 2008
• LEED-Certified Facilities, College Planning & Management, April 2008
• A Nearly Carbon Neutral Campus Building: How Far Can We Go? Engineered Systems, October 2007
• Geothermal Heat and Graywater Storage Systems Enable Bowdoin College to Build Residence Halls, College Planning & Management, April 2006
• Maine’s First State Facility Receives LEED Certification, College Planning & Management, October 2005
• HVAC Trials, American School & University, December 1999

Health Care

• Green Opps: Auditing Facility for Environmental Performance, Health Facilities Management, November 2009
• 15 Steps To A More Sustainable Hospital, Engineered Systems, November 2008
• Interview with Patrick Costin, Architect, Summer 2008
• Adapting Buildings for Medical Offices Requires a Systematic Approach, New England Real Estate Journal, August 25-31, 2006
• A Precision Operation, Engineered Systems, July 2006

Corporate/Government

• Security Quandary: Who Goes Where?, Building Operating Management, May 2006
• Suitable for Framing, Engineered Systems, April 2003
• Deconstructing the Workplace Maze, Building Operating Management, January 1999

Sustainability

• Green Opps: Auditing Facility for Environmental Performance, Health Facilities Management, November 2009
• 15 Steps To A More Sustainable Hospital, Engineered Systems, November 2008
• Snapshots, Environmental Design and Construction, September 2008
• Design of Sustainable Buildings Requires Increased Collaboration Between Architect, Engineer & Client, New England Real Estate Journal, Green Buildings, July 2008
• LEED-Certified Facilities, College Planning & Management, April 2008
• A Nearly Carbon Neutral Campus Building: How Far Can We Go? Engineered Systems, October 2007
• Geothermal Heat and Graywater Storage Systems Enable Bowdoin College to Build Residence Halls, College Planning & Management, April 2006
• Maine’s First State Facility Receives LEED Certification, College Planning & Management, October 2005

Engineering

• Cold Climate HVAC Challenges, Engineered Systems, October 2008
• A Nearly Carbon Neutral Campus Building: How Far Can We Go? Engineered Systems, October 2007
• Geothermal Heat and Graywater Storage Systems Enable Bowdoin College to Build Residence Halls, College Planning & Management, April 2006
• A Precision Operation, Engineered Systems, July 2006
• Suitable for Framing, Engineered Systems, April 2003
• HVAC Trials, American School & University, December 1999
• Tight Squeeze, Engineered Systems, February 1999