by creedla | Jan 26, 2016 | Enviroment, Environmental News, Green Construction, Los Angeles Construction Projects
By now, most Americans have become familiar with those ubiquitous objects being placed on countless rooftops & utility poles around the country. Called photovoltaic solar panels (PV), these units use sunlight to create electricity through the use of a...
by creedla | Jan 4, 2016 | City Planners in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Construction Projects
Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux made history in 1858 by winning a design competition meant to establish the first major, landscaped, public park in the United States. This 750 acre facility, located at the center of Manhattan Island, would go on to become the...
by creedla | Dec 21, 2015 | Green Construction, Los Angeles Construction Projects
The tragedy of Love Canal is so incredulous that most people cannot comprehend how such a disaster was allowed to occur. Yet, it is important to note the problem started well before 1970, the year of the first Earth Day, which means the Environmental Protection Agency...
by creedla | Dec 3, 2015 | City Planners in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Construction Projects
Coalition for Responsible Equitable Economic Development Fights For Fairness The world watched & read with horror that fateful day in April, 2013. On that day, over 1100 people lost their lives when Rana Plaza, a shoddily built garment factory outside the city of...
by creedla | Dec 3, 2015 | City Planners in Los Angeles, Green Construction, Los Angeles Construction Projects
What Are Urban Heat Islands Urban heat islands (UHI) are a consequence of our modern, developed societies. The term describes the phenomena whereby built-up urban areas are 2–5°F hotter than nearby rural areas. This results from the construction of buildings, roads,...
by creedla | Nov 19, 2015 | Green Construction, Los Angeles Construction Projects, Los Angeles Suburbs
Suburbia is Dead – Long Live Suburbia! Suburbia. Its origins date back to the Victorian era of the 19th Century, a time in which some towns outside of London’s city limits began to blend into its borders. This was a new concept in human civilization because...
