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I remember watching Bill Cosby do some stand up comedy when I was a kid. There was a story he told that caught my attention. It was an “A-Ha” moment. He told this story about a neighborhood kid who walked past his house. There was some fence that this 2nd grader would climb on top [...]
“Your opinion counts, unless I don’t agree with it.” Yes, I’ve heard this one before. Talk about choosing your words wisely! This is a craft that I work on constantly. At every meeting, phone conversation or e-mail, I try to give the best opinion I can. Here are some things that go through my mind when [...]
How many square feet is your project? As simple question you say, it’s AxB=C and other geometry equations we all learned in the 4th grade. But what if your project is going to be leased out? Or owned as condos, but have common spaces? Do elevators count? Commercial spaces can have complex considerations for dividing [...]
OK, this is late and I’m phoning it in today. So let’s talk about telecommunications in buildings. Telephone service – (remember those, land lines)is usually not much of an architect’s concern, it’s really a service the client usually obtains, and we get some simple specifications on the minimum size of the telecommunications board and how [...]
So, you started your own business. You went out and left corporate America. Ventured into open waters. You can do it. Stay focused. Get clients. Meet deadlines. Get paid. If all goes well, but what happens if you get sick? Catch a cold or the dreaded flu and you’re out. Or, you have an accident. [...]
What is your impact on the global health of the climate? That is a question we are now getting daily from websites, the media, our friends, our politicians. When consumers go to a website that has a carbon calculator, they will see their carbon footprint generated. A large portion of it will be from what [...]
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