by creedla | Nov 21, 2017 | Aesthetics And Renovations, Green Construction
Greensburg, KS rebuilt their community to be green after a tornado destroyed the town. A decade ago, an immense EF-5 tornado reduced the town of Greensburg, KS to rubble. Steve Hewitt, the city administrator was talking to (then) Gov. Kathleen Sebelius about...
by creedla | Mar 30, 2017 | Environment, Environmental News, Green Construction
Tesla’s Gigafactory is the key component in their quest to help the world transition to sustainable energy. Elon Musk, the modern-day industrialist and founder of Tesla, is seeking to revolutionize the way we perceive what is possible with sustainable energy. Central...
by creedla | Mar 17, 2017 | Environmental News
A New Twist on a Weighty Matter When most people think of tuned mass dampers, they immediately call to mind the variants installed within the stunning Taipei 101 in Taiwan or near the top of the slope-roofed Citigroup Center in NYC. In fact, when the latter opened in...
by creedla | Mar 3, 2017 | Architecture, Environmental News, Los Angeles Construction Projects
Talk About an “Eye” For Design Although it may look like someone took an outrageously kitsch movie prop from Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) and placed it between two buildings in the middle of Venice, CA, the reality is that the Binoculars Building was anything but!...
by creedla | Feb 16, 2017 | Aesthetics And Renovations, Environmental News, Transit-Oriented Development
Disconcerting News for Gephyrophobics Gephyrophobics, individuals that suffer anxiety with respect to crossing bridges or going through tunnels, often reveal their fears manifested from traumatic experiences at some point in their lives. Rather disconcertingly,...