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...
by creedla | Aug 17, 2017 | Environmental News
It’s the stuff of nightmares… Fire in a high-rise building. Regardless of where one lives in the world, tall buildings exist and they all share one disconcerting characteristic… Above a certain height, ladders and fire cannons are unable to reach both the fire...
by creedla | Aug 11, 2017 | Environmental News
A number of months ago, the History of Concrete provided an overview of how something so inherently simple played a crucial role in the development of our modern world. Most people know that the ancient Romans mastered the use of this material as evidenced by the fact...
