The County of Alameda, California – Green Point Rating System
Recently we have been designing a Home Expansion for wonderful Clients. The project is really super simple, functional and with a feel to live there. I could go over and over the ambiance and the site location on the Golf …
Rice Straw Bale and Recycled Steel-Novedge Interview
Hello friends Please check out an interview with Marek Stoklosa AIA by Barbara D’Aloisio at Novedge (www.novedge.com) http://blog.novedge.com/2016/06/the-edge-marek-stoklosa-architecture-of-straw-bales-and-steel.html
BIM-Building Information Modeling
An Architect reading the heading might understand what it means and how it applies to Architect’s work. Most of the readers may not know about it or just heard the BIM acronym only somewhere in the media. In general it …
Visit to Old Krakow-Castle
As recently as two weeks ago I have returned from the 10 day trip to Poland and mainly old City of Krakow. The flight from San Francisco to Krakow via German metropolis of Frankfurt was uneventful. I must say …
Green Architecture
What is “Green Architecture”? Is it becasue it is Green Painted? or buildings with Greenhouses? No, no such a thing…. You probably saw on TV or read in newspapers stories about “Green Building” or “Green Architecture” or may be “Sustainable …
IPD-Integrated Project Delivery
What is IPD? IPD-Integrated Project Delivery is a Building Industry Process where various stakeholders participate in Design after the Initial Design is completed or from Project outset. The Participants bring to the table their industry specific criteria shaping design procedure …