Blight to Bright: New businesses revitalize frontage road area
“If you build it, they will come,” is an oft-quoted expression from the baseball movie “Field of Dreams”, but it holds true for business...
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Lorianna Kastrop
- Jan 14, 2014
- 2 min
New Year, New Building Code
Happy New Year everyone, and along with a fresh calendar comes a revision to the building code. The new code is called the 2013...
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Lorianna Kastrop
- Dec 19, 2013
- 2 min
Windows Create Magic
At the holidays I’m always cheered by decorations in the windows of homes and businesses. Other than signage, windows are the most...
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Lorianna Kastrop
- Nov 26, 2013
- 1 min
Save your plumbing! Beware of fake flushables
You already know not to put fats, oils and grease (FOG) and potato peels and other gooey stuff down your sinks, or even the garbage...
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Lorianna Kastrop
- Aug 19, 2013
- 2 min
Green Design
By now you are aware that “green” and sustainable design is a hot topic in the field of architecture. There are many resources to find...
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Lorianna Kastrop
- Apr 22, 2013
- 2 min
Sinkholes and Structures
The catastrophes caused by sinkholes have been in the news a lot lately. Here is an example that includes an entire gallery of sinkhole...
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Lorianna Kastrop
- Feb 26, 2013
- 2 min
The Werewolf Effect: Design Solutions to Minimize Mood Swings
Last night (February 25, 2013) was the full moon. I awoke at 4 a.m. and couldn’t fall back to sleep. Today I’m tired, moody and...
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Lorianna Kastrop
- Feb 14, 2013
- 3 min
A Backlog is Good for Business
Backlog fuels the fire Some people think a “backlog” is a negative thing. We certainly don’t want a backlog of chores to do. But...
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Lorianna Kastrop
- Feb 13, 2013
- 2 min
Ask An Architect Volume 2
Question: I thought of you when my neighbor told me this story, it seems you know quite a bit about homes due to your business. She just...
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