by creedla | Sep 29, 2017 | Environmental News
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software provides architects and engineers with accurate airflow models which can provide many benefits to the designers. Traditionally, if one needs to examine how a building will behave in a high wind situation (similar to Category...
by creedla | Sep 22, 2017 | Environmental News, Green Construction
LEED-Certified Buildings Possess Higher Resale Values Compared to Their Non-Certified Counterparts Within the realm of green building construction there exists LEED, or Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design. A component of the U.S. Green Building Council...
by creedla | Sep 15, 2017 | Architecture, Los Angeles Construction Projects
Vinyl Never Went Out of Style! Although completely obliterated by aliens or natural disasters in no less than three major Hollywood productions, the Capitol Records Building, located just north of the world famous intersection of Hollywood and Vine, has proven to be a...
by creedla | Sep 8, 2017 | Environmental News
Talk About Lofty Expectations! No self-respecting, large-scale construction project involving tall buildings or the need to lift items high into the air would be complete without a tower crane. Although there are variations, all tower cranes share the same basic...
by creedla | Aug 25, 2017 | Green Construction
Net-Zero energy building techniques are trickling into the California housing sector. Eager students have been invited to “take the ball and run with it” by teachers as a means of continuing learning that had previously taken place. The enthusiasm seen by the teacher...
