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I wanted to include some of the renderings for the Mount Rainer building at Pierce College in Lakewood, Washington.
This is the building that I am currently working on looking at energy efficient systems and ideas.
This building will have one of the largest green roof systems in our state.
Learning all the structural formulas and how important [...]
Tue, May 26 2009 » Inspiration » 2 Comments
May 2009 of the National Geographic Magazine truly caught my attention: GREEN ROOFS
On the cover is an ICE BABY Frozen Mammoth and that story is quite exciting too, but down at the bottom left corner is the title that truly captured my attention.
“Chicago North American’s leading ‘green roofs’ city” is front page [...]
Tue, May 19 2009 » Discoveries, Inspiration » No Comments
The following statistic was quoted in 2 different speeches I heard this past weekend and it made an impression on my mind; rather like the little tune that plays over and over again all day long.
First World nations such as the United States currently eat up far more than their share. The Sierra Club notes [...]
Thu, April 23 2009 » Inspiration » No Comments
This past week the Wall Street Journal put together a fantastic slideshow of the houses that were winners of the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) residential design award. From echo-friendly to storm-strong these houses are wonderful examples of current architect inginuity. (And the story isn’t half bad either).
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Tue, April 21 2009 » Inspiration » No Comments
A little something from a current work in progress…
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Thu, April 16 2009 » Inspiration » No Comments
This past week I attended the ribbon cutting for a building I have been working on for many years. I thought I would post a few of the photos, past and present.
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Tue, April 14 2009 » Inspiration » No Comments
My neighbors are busy doing something new in their yard. A few days of sunshine got us all out and doing yard work.
The first thing that they are doing is supporting a new local project called Terra Commons.
Mission:
Terra Commons is a non-profit network. We serve communities by researching, designing, and practicing habitat restoration, sustainable [...]
Thu, April 9 2009 » Discoveries, Inspiration, Links » No Comments
I have never met Deep Friar in person, he is a blogging friend. I can only tell you a few things about him which are: he lives in the snowy, eastern realms of Canada, he draws with creative talent, he travels with his wandering bear, and his comments on other blogs are very insightful. [...]
Tue, March 24 2009 » Inspiration » 6 Comments
By Patricia
Part of my work on this blog involves reading lots of other blogs and newsletters. Today there is really a big hot issue being discussed either directly or indirectly on everything I am reading.
Where are the codes and incentives?
There seems to be two primary drivers of the discussion, and the overall feeling is [...]
Tue, March 17 2009 » Inspiration, Links » No Comments
At the end of last week the UK’s DailyMail paper published an article on a concept building designed to help keep the air clean in industrial areas.
Here is a link to the full article: Forests in the sky could be built to clean air of pollution belched out by factories
Do you think it would work?
What [...]
Tue, March 3 2009 » Inspiration, Links » No Comments
