Construction
What’s Cooking?
This piece originally appeared in: Retrofit Home, Spring 2023A Home Design Blogger Transforms Her Family’s Kitchen for Utility and Style n a traditional sense, one could make the case that the kitchen is one of the most utilitarian spaces in a house. It is, after all,...
Contractors Can Benefit From Better Understanding of and Collaboration With Local Inspectors
This article originally appeared in: PHC News, May 2014Codes and inspections are something that every contractor, and professional involved in the design and construction of buildings, must deal with. Anyone who has been in the business for any length of time has...
New Reality
This piece originally appeared in: Retrofit, July-August 2021Augmented and virtual reality bring new dimension to design and construction. The concept of virtual reality has been the stuff of science fiction for many years. Going back as far as books, like William...
Seismic Matters
This piece originally appeared in: Ascent, Summer 2021Designs using precast concrete in seismic regions protect lives and livelihoods. The first responsibility of any building or structure is to protect the lives of the occupants inside. That is where the entire...
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What’s Cooking?
This piece originally appeared in: Retrofit Home, Spring 2023A Home Design Blogger Transforms Her Family’s Kitchen for Utility and Style n a traditional sense, one could make the case that the kitchen is one of the most utilitarian spaces in a house. It is, after all,...
Daunting But Doable
This piece originally appeared in: Retrofit, September/October 2021 Climate Change Is a Big Challenge, and Many Believe Decarbonizing Buildings Is an Important Solution In the past few decades, climate change has grown to become a major driver in how we approach the...
Contractors Can Benefit From Better Understanding of and Collaboration With Local Inspectors
This article originally appeared in: PHC News, May 2014Codes and inspections are something that every contractor, and professional involved in the design and construction of buildings, must deal with. Anyone who has been in the business for any length of time has...
One Giant Leap
This piece originally appeared in: Metalmag, Fall 2015Metal panels make the Neil Armstrong Academy far from ordinary, just like its namesake. When looking for a role model to encourage young children to aim high, it is hard to top former astronaut Neil Armstrong. Both...
EPDs Provide a New Level of Environmental Transparency to Building Products
This article originally appeared in: Roofing, May 2015 Link to original article here.The sustainability movement has impacted the building industry in many ways. Today’s architects, owners and occupants have much greater expectations for the environmental performance...
New Reality
This piece originally appeared in: Retrofit, July-August 2021Augmented and virtual reality bring new dimension to design and construction. The concept of virtual reality has been the stuff of science fiction for many years. Going back as far as books, like William...
Seismic Matters
This piece originally appeared in: Ascent, Summer 2021Designs using precast concrete in seismic regions protect lives and livelihoods. The first responsibility of any building or structure is to protect the lives of the occupants inside. That is where the entire...
Home Reborn
This piece originally appeared in: Qualified Remodeler, Cover Story, November 2014Some remodels are a collection of upgrades and tweaks to an existing home, but others are nothing short of transformational. The Midvale Court House in Madison, Wis., is the latter of...
All That Glitters
This piece originally appeared in: Qualified Remodeler, December 2013Asian-inspired detailing transforms powder bathroom into a grand-looking space. Anyone who lives in any one place for any length of time knows that a home is never truly “finished.” Refreshes and...
Office Upgrade
This piece originally appeared in: Retrofit, November/December 2020A Focus on Tenant Needs Drives Revitalization of a D.C. Office Building There is a lot about the 1980s that is fun to look back on—sitcoms, pop music and break dancing, for example. But there are also...
