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 for large residential and commercial buildings is a first in energy consumption transparency and reporting. And it’s a trend that’s spreading across the country. California…
DetailsThe 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 have always done, but now they’re taking that to a new level. With recycling and repurposing very hot these days, designers are creating some pretty…
DetailsProsperity 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 for architects (employed ones, anyway) is on the rise, and is expected to continue through 2017. The 2015 AIA Compensation Survey, released in October, includes…
DetailsWhen 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 on design and construction life. The University of Northern British Columbia is home to this surprising building. And while the rest of the world still…
DetailsThey 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 forms, but it’s waste gases that these companies are interested in. They’re not usable as-is. But with the refinements, they could be one more source…
DetailsGraham Jones is a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Buckingham and an Associate Lecturer at The Open University in the UK. Jones, B.Sc., B.A., Adv.Dip.Ed., MBPsS, M.Ed. M.Sc., is a qualified psychologist, the author of 32 books, and an award-winning writer and speaker, contributing regularly to a wide range of publications and speaking at…
DetailsWhether or not you strategically set goals could be the difference between career fulfillment (not to mention advancement), and just running on a hamster wheel. That’s not to say that you won’t accomplish some good things along the way. But without goals, you don’t know where you’re going or why you’re headed there in the…
DetailsLorena Brockman is a blogger for JennsBlahBlahBlog.com and has notable know-how in blogging, travel, and education, and has been deemed “Greatest Auntie Ever” by many. To learn more about Lorena, visit her company’s blog atJennsBlahBlahBlog.com The work environment across the world is a competitive and ever-changing one. Continuing education is a beneficial choice for all…
DetailsIt’s a fixer-upper of a planet but we could make it work. – Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX Humans have an inherent fascination with outer space, and with the recent announcement about flowing water, all eyes are now on Mars. Just in time, it seems, NASA and America Makes held its recent competition for the…
DetailsIt isn’t every day that the Pope leads evening prayer anywhere in the U.S. So when his schedule included St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City, a multi-year renovation of the church was quickly wrapped up in time for the occasion. This article explains the process of repair and restoration that took place before the…
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