by creedla | Dec 1, 2016 | Aesthetics And Renovations, Architecture, City Planners in Los Angeles, Environmental News, Green Construction
Welcoming an Art Museum With Broad Appeal The Broad Museum will add to LA’s vibrant Cultural District. Designing a building that will serve as the centerpiece for one’s legacy means striving to capture the essence of the individual while ensuring the structure stands...
by creedla | Oct 5, 2016 | Aesthetics And Renovations, Green Construction
Updates to historical buildings can introduce many necessary changes without upsetting existing aesthetics. A few decades ago, urban blight and a lackluster economy meant developers could easily (and cheaply) acquire land in many areas around the country. Existing...
by creedla | Sep 15, 2016 | Environmental News, Green Construction
Green construction initiatives have rapidly progressed in the last 20 years. One of the major goals of such an ideology was to create net zero energy buildings. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) defined what such a facility is in September of 2015 as “an...
by creedla | Aug 9, 2016 | Green Construction, Los Angeles Construction Projects
…Some things simply can’t be rushed! The importance of construction apprenticeship programs. In the construction trades, training highly skilled workers doesn’t happen overnight. Their journey begins as registered apprentices, individuals who endure rigorous...
by creedla | Jul 6, 2016 | Environment, Green Construction
It is hard to imagine a time when everything we needed was provided by nature. The materials we used to build and insulate our homes came from sources such as moss and thatch. As hard as it may be to believe, these all-natural materials were amazingly effective at...
by creedla | May 18, 2016 | Architecture, Environmental News, Green Construction
On May 1, 1931 President Hoover officially presented the Empire State Building to the world with the push of a button from Washington D.C. This action capped an incredible use of manpower, technology, and determination over the course of just 410 days in which this...
