How Architects Can Avoid the Dreaded Value Engineering
As an architect, you may fear the prospect of your job being valued engineered. Particularly when a project goes over budget, value engineering is used to bring it back on track.
Becoming a franchise owner offers many advantages over starting a business from scratch, but there are plenty of factors that will determine the success or failure of your restaurant.
Mr. Mitchell Ramseur, RA, NCARB, NOMA, SAVE, Owner and Principal Architect of M Ramseur & Associates, PLLC, is quoted in a BuildingGreen feature report published on December 6, 2021. The report, titled “No More Red Lines: Undoing Our Legacy of Urban Segregation,” digs into the history of redlining and other unfair real estate practices within the United States. These practices have severely affected communities, and the report offers steps that building professionals can take to correct lingering injustices.
After reading the Los Angeles Times article entitled "Proposed state law seeks to ban freeway expansions in underserved communities" in full, we understand what California Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) is seeking to accomplish. Within the article Miami is mentioned as having a community becoming the victim of freeway expansion and within the comment section it was mentioned that citizens successfully defeated a freeway expansion in the Beverly Hills area in the 1970s.
With all that being said we wondered if North Carolina had something similar occur in the 1960s - 70s, but even moreso we wanted to explore and share what can be done from a site development standpoint to reduce the ills of air pollution, noise pollution, and all the negative health effects derived from living near freeways.
Within this article we have listed recommendations and solutions from various sources when it comes to site development and reducing the negative impact that freeway or interstate pollution can have on occupants inhabiting nearby structures and public spaces. Additional bonus information included as well.
#PLANKTHECURVE – Designing for Wellness in the New Normal
In recent years, campus projects have delivered about 45,000 new students beds annually in 2017 through 2019. And a similar amount was scheduled to be delivered in 2020, with more housing projects now underway to offer additional new students a place to live on-campus.
In spite of the temporary disruption during the current pandemic, it’s expected that on-campus activities and in-person classes for students will remain essential parts of the higher education experience.
“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur!” - Red Adair (American oil well firefighter)
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DETROIT, MI (October 2021)
M Ramseur & Associates, PLLC is pleased to announce its Owner and Principal Architect, Mr. Mitchell Ramseur, NOMA, SAVE, AIA, NCARB, was selected to speak at the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) national annual conference, NOMA Homecoming: Detroit 50. The conference, held October 20-23, 2021, marks the 50th anniversary of NOMA’s founding.
Whether you are a first-time commercial business owner or an experienced homeowner, knowing the steps to take to successfully build out a new business or residence in North Carolina can be murky. Especially when state requirements change, and you likely did not even realize it.
Colleges and universities across the US are finding that more student housing is needed on-campus, or that older dorms require an update. Enrollment at two- and four-year institutions in has grown steadily since 2000, but it’s been difficult to match the supply of student housing with the increased demand.
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