Recently I responded to a question of the Google CoWorking Group about ways to more effectively design for acoustics yet engage the sense of community for which CoWorking is known. How can such spaces meet the needs for louder members who often talk on the phone yet still create an inclusive, collaborative work community space? Often [...]

Washington, DC is now joining the group of jurisdictions where parking ratios for new developments are going from required minimum ratios to maximum allowable ratios. This is being done to reduce the car-centricity of District residents and those who work there. Developers are collectively breathing a sigh of relief and celebrating, as the cost to [...]

My only concern with your plan is what are you going to do with the old homes and buildings? How are they going to be removed? The “Blight into Light” project is great for the revitalization of these neighborhoods and the Long Island community but I feel there will be a blight on the “Blight into Light” projects if current demolition practices are used to remove the old structures from these communities.

When buildings reach the end of their useful life, they are typically demolished and hauled to landfills. Building implosions or ‘wrecking-ball’ style demolitions are relatively inexpensive and offer a quick method of clearing sites for new structures. On the other hand, these methods create substantial amounts of waste.

It’s sometimes a big job to measure or even look at a building’s exterior, especially a roof, and if you’re considering solar energy, calculating sun and shade is usually a job for the scientists. If you’re in a major center (covered by GE) and want to get some reasonably accurate data, Google Earth and the [...]

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