What I really want for Christmas is to learn to use one of these.
Author: granit
Engineering Wood to Match Steel
Engineering Wood to Match Steel
Fascinating article on cross-laminated timber use on high rise residential buildings that “is strong and rigid enough to match steel and concrete.” If lower cost, then could provide solution for more affordable housing in locations willing to relax building codes and accept new technology.
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And the More Modern Take… (Taken with instagram)
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Quintessential Bay Area Style Charateristic (Taken with instagram)
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Photo from Tuesday ribbon cutting at AC Transit’s new hydrogen fueling station, which will not only accommodate the zero-emission buses the system is currently using, but, in the future, private cars. Now I’m wondering where I get my steam-emitting Mercedes.
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Creating Garden City or something like it with my son
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Seismic retrofit at CA Memorial Stadium
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ucberkeleyplanning: Berkeley DAP passes after seven years setting building guidelines and sustainability thresholds.
Buildings as Bargaining Chips for a Bridge
Buildings as Bargaining Chips for a Bridge
My friend, Dr. Karen Frick, interviewed by the New York Times on historic buildings on Treasure Island / YBI, the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge and economic development in Oakland / San Francisco; many of which I worked on while at the US Coast Guard.
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The planner as the technician: desktop looking a little too crowded these days…