| |
 Articles + New York City
|
|
Mike's Friends
|
26 articles |
| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | BRAND CONSTRUCTION SEPTEMBER 27, 2010  Branding in Times Square About the Constructors Our Work Constructor News Testimonials Contact Us Our Blog WEB SERVICES BRAND SERVICES GET STARTED Want to jump start your brand or get a new website with the Brand Constructors, give us a ring at 1-888-Dig-Your-Brand. » Branding in Times Square Last month my wife & I spent a long weekend in New York City for our anniversary. | BUILDERS COUNSEL JULY 28, 2011  Contractor Manslaughter? Safety Shortcuts Are Not Worth It But, a recent article on ENR.com compelled this brief article. New York crane company owner and one of his employees are each facing a second-degree manslaughter charge for the death of two construction workers. The charges stem from the collapse of a crane in New York City. The article mentions recent prosecutions in Denver and Santa Fe, as well. | | | | | |
| CONSTRUCTION LAW MONITOR MARCH 21, 2012  New Orleans Business Market Receives National Acclaim Over the weekend a good friend living in New York City , sent me a link to a Wall Street Journal article which outlines what all of us here in New Orleans have been seeing over the past few years, new exciting business growth. The article by Douglas McCollam , talks about the success of the non-profit Idea Village which was started in NOLA a decade ago. | BUILDERS COUNSEL DECEMBER 20, 2011  Happy Holidays To The Better Building World Tomorrow I am off to New York City to spend Christmas with family, so today I say goodbye to the blog for a week. Personally, I have enlarged my practice, published a book, started a new business and had a my first child. Season's Greetings! excuse the 2010 photo. Well, its that time of the year. What a year for better building, right? This year has been phenomenal. | CONSTRUCTONOMICS MAY 15, 2011 Interior Contractor Charged For Fraud – In New York? And guess where it happened – that’s right, New York City. . The article said that a few of these guys could spend 1-3 years in prison. That’s right folks a contractor has been indicted for fraud for stealing over $30 million from clients over ten years. The company was Lehr Construction Corp. and they had a nifty little scheme set up with about six subcontractors with whom they were “in bed&#. There are really a couple ways to do construction projects. Brilliant right? Well, until they got caught. But even then is it really that bad. . | ARIBRA NOVEMBER 6, 2009 redesign the city: a look at urban permaculture :: aribra :: sustainable, development Home about services contributors contact 06 November 2009 ~ 21 Comments redesign the city: a look at urban permaculture Food Lifestyle Peak Oil Sustainability Urbanism Tweet Share Email Sharebar Tweet Share Email by Liz Neves David Holmgren's Permaculture Flower If we speak of a healthy community, we cannot be speaking of a community that is merely human. city is both an organism and an ecosystem. Yet, most cities are dysfunctional in terms of operating like a healthy ecosystem or closed-loop system. Why are we throwing them away? | | | | | | | |
| -
HTRC | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2010  Safety Sunday: Ahhh, bye-bye Christmas
From DC up to New York, & even here in Alabama many contractors and others found out that a dry heat can quite simply kick. For many that means plenty of hiking, kayaking, cycling, tubing down the river, going to the beach, visiting new places, and lots of travel. In this article, we are going to cover the basic steps for keeping your deck clean. Read More 25 Conservation Tips & Tricks In our last article, “Energy Efficiency vs. Conservation – what is the real issue?” In all honesty, while summer does not officially start until the 21st, it sure does. MORE >> -
GREEN GODDESS | SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2012  Plastic Surgery Anyone?
And I read yesterday about a significant project in New York slated for destruction - The Orange County Government Center in Goshen, NY. have reprinted the article below for your perusal. This building seems to not suffer from a blight on a city scape but from construction defects that may or may not be the result of design issues. In New Haven, the 1972 Veterans Memorial Coliseum was demolished in 2007 despite a campaign to rescue it. headquarters in Washington and Boston City Hall. am a great advocate about Preservation for the sake of realism. MORE >> -
GREEN GODDESS | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011  The High Line
In my tour of New York Open Houses in between Occupying Wall Street I toured the High Line Park. The new Tribeca. The New York Times today had an article discussing the most recent generous donation to the park's fundraising efforts to finish what is perhaps an elegant statement about the challenges and successes of public and private partnerships when done right. Their generosity is leading the way for the High Line to become a New York icon that will be enjoyed for generations to come.” But the High Line is not as exclusive. MORE >> -
GREEN GODDESS | WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2011  Land of the Pharaohs.
The last few weeks the New York Times is "reviewing" current Architecture in the Chinese provinces. Many articles also have been dedicated to many ex-pats who are either relocating or just returning from their travels and work in China. Well given Asia's immense growth in wealth the past decade I assume their own Oligarchs will establish new centers of business and opportunity in a nation still finding a blend of what it means to be both Capitalist and Communist in nature. The next is the new Guangzhou Opera House designed by Zaha Hadidis. MORE >> -
GREEN GODDESS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2011  Fab-tastic
Today's New York Times has a great article on a Pre-fab project used for student housing. Squeezing Costs, Builders Take New Look at Prefab By RONDA KAYSEN New York Times, June 15, 2011 PHILADELPHIA — A package arrived on a shabby north Philadelphia block in January 2010, wrapped in Tyvek and measuring 55 feet long and 16 feet wide. Yes,” said Christopher Sharples, a principal at SHoP Architects, which is designing a possible 34-story prefab tower for the developer Forest City Ratner at Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn. And that is Fab-tastic! MORE >> - This Land Is Your Land GREEN GODDESS | TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2011
- Proposition B GREEN GODDESS | MONDAY, MAY 23, 2011
- Down the Up Staircase GREEN GODDESS | MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2011
- The Grapes of Wrath GREEN GODDESS | MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2011
- Jobs or Just McJobs GREEN GODDESS | FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2011
- A Glimpse Into the Future BRAND CONSTRUCTION | WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2010
- Stimulate This!!! GREEN GODDESS | THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2009
- Tales of Three Cities/Bears/Men GREEN GODDESS | MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009
- Real Esate Wars GREEN GODDESS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2009
- Green Walls the new "green" GREEN GODDESS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2009
- The Struggle Continues GREEN GODDESS | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2009
- Water Water Everywhere GREEN GODDESS | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009
- Green Insurance GREEN GODDESS | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2010
- Tapped Out GREEN GODDESS | SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2010
- The War Against Brains GREEN GODDESS | TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2010
| |
