The decisions you make at the earliest stages of your project are the most critical. It is your building project, and you don’t want to leave your schedule, cost or quality to chance. Setting priorities early on will be the best way to get a finished project you deserve.
Your project may require unique expertise. For [...]

The Design-Build project delivery method is gaining popularity, and it looks as though continued growth can be expected. The process, by definition, is so collaborative it is likely that more segments of the A/E/C marketplace will embrace it. This method provides the following:

Mission Control - Design Build will grow in popularity as will trends toward [...]

In late March, I toured One Haworth Center located in Holland, MI, the global headquarters of the Haworth Inc., one of the big five workplace solutions/systems furniture companies here in the U.S. Office Environments, the local Haworth Dealer, organized the day long tour for local facilities personnel, architects and interior designers.
As an architect engaged in the [...]

What does next year hold for homeowners, residential building and design professionals? Well there’s good news for the remodeling side of the equation, and not so good news yet for new residential construction of various kinds. However, in general, smaller is better with a strong focus on green and sustainable design features with better organized, [...]

Used to transport grain, coffee, potatoes and other dry goods, these humble bags have inspired high-style accessories. You can buy them or DIY from recycled bags to bring a well-traveled rusticity to your decor.
Burlap is now being used in home furnishings. Known more for it’s durability, burlap has traditionally been used in the home for area [...]

When you think of green building design, how often do you think of manufacturing buildings? We hear and read about schools, office buildings and environmental centers much more often than we do about manufacturing facilities. McGraw Hill Construction, which tracks the construction industry, found that today, green building comprises roughly 30 percent of the market where in 2005 [...]

When I heard Billy Joel’s No Man’s Land today, for the first time since I was fully able to comprehend what he was talking about, I do not share his opinion of a dark and unilluminated Long Island. Yes shades of gray still cover the Long Island skyline but in all its turmoil, it has created a Long Island filled with endless possibilities. It has made some Long Islanders start to think outside the box. Believing in their hearts that there has got to be a better way to do things then the way we have been going about our business. There is a select group of individuals and organizations that in their own way have started to shine their lights through the darkness to lead Long Island into a bright and sustainable future.

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.

Have you ever wondered - I mean seriously thought about why we are not as advanced a society as we thought we would be as we enter 2010?   Why do you think that is so?  Have we been too satisfied with the status quo?  When the economy turns around, are we going to go back [...]

At what point does a building that was designed to be sustainable by current standards, end up being not so sustainable? Well, according to Barry Reid, LEED AP and business development marketing manager for Georgia-Pacific Gypsum, that happens when materials that make up the building have to be replaced because of water damage and other [...]