The Flood Building is a San Francisco landmark built in 1904 and located at the Powell Street cable-car turnaround. In addition to being structurally resilient—it was…
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To most architects, the opportunity to conceive and design the renovation or adaptive reuse of an existing building is seductive. Once the perfect image and plan…
For those of us involved in the business of facilities management, it can at times seem overwhelming and never-ending. In my 21st year in facilities management…
As this issue goes to press, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness (ESIC) Act of 2013, S. 1392, has been sidelined by the debate in Washington,…
Nature is “in”. In recent years it seems there has been a greater desire to bring the natural world back into our lives. Farmers markets are…
Anyone who has ever hosted a party in his or her home knows guests will invariably gravitate toward and congregate in the kitchen. As television celebrity…