Portugal Floating Home Produces 1 Year of Energy in 6 Months
What could be better than a floating version of the perfect vacation home in a sunny, warm climate? How about one that’s off the proverbial grid and totally self-sufficient? The…
Expert Interview Series: Bill Rushing About the Latest Tools and Equipment for Surveyors
While things like global positioning systems (GPS) and computerized geographic information systems (GIS) have revolutionized surveying, the basic principles of surveying remain the same: accurate measurement of a point and…
Designing the Quietest Place in the World
What’s quieter than any quiet that you know? That’s not a trick question. We have our own ideas about what’s really quiet. Sometimes being under a still body of water,…
How Public Housing in Chicago is Still Changing
It started out as a great idea. Improve Chicago’s public housing, making buildings and neighborhoods safer and more accessible to all. And to a certain degree, that’s what has happened.…
Thought Leader Series: Architects: Your Online Presence Is Vital
Zac Johnson is a marketing expert who helps online brands and businesses get the most out of their data and marketing efforts. Read more through his blog. To further your…
California Institutes First Ever Energy Reporting Requirements
California often leads the herd in energy-wise legislation, and a new law shows that it still holds true. Signed by Governor Jerry Brown on October 8, the new benchmarking program…
Surprising Recycled Materials in Fine Furnishings
The next time you that you sit on a bank note, it might be under your pocket and not in it. Pulling together unusual materials is something that furniture designers…
5 Keys To Earning More As An Architect This Year
Prosperity for career architects is a relative term. Many architects feel that they pay is so low that they’d just as soon call themselves “artisanal building designers”. But average compensation…
Would You Build a High Rise Using Wood?
When you imagine the world’s tallest modern wood structure, could you envision a commercial building? It’s got its limitations, but new technology means that wood has a brand new lease…
Extracting Energy from Industrial Waste
They say that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and that’s why Dresser Rand and Ener Core are collaborating to harvest fuel from garbage. Industrial waste comes in many…