02.Sep.2010 Weekly Fuel – Labor Day Edition
by Jay Cox-Chapman, Design Build Assistant
The name might sound like a boxer from the ’50s, but Hurricane Earl is churning its way up the Atlantic seaboard. Winds are gusting up to 165 mph in the Category 4 storm, which reminds us why architects and builders take the long view when doing their work. The effects [...]
12.Jul.2010 Providence Journal features C2C and Stack
Environmental reporter Peter Lord has written an article on Containers to Clinics, which has recently sent a Stack-built clinic to Haiti. Lord provides an update from C2C, on the ground in Port-au-Prince.
Lord understands what Stack is all about, when he writes that we
focus on sustainable and innovative construction projects that lower costs by removing the [...]
21.Jun.2010 Green Roof Installation
by Jay Cox-Chapman, Design-Build Assistant
Stack recently installed green roofing on a project in Providence. As a certified green roof installer in MA and RI, we are always thrilled when our clients can realize the decreased heating and cooling loads, decreased stormwater runoff, and improved air and water quality that vegetated roofs provide.
11.May.2010 Weekly Fuel — Laser Mapping Edition
by Jay Cox-Chapman, Design-Build Assistant
Early in the morning in NYC, an intrepid flight crew has been using LIDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) to produce a highly accurate map of New York City. The information will be used in disaster preparedness and sustainability efforts; comprehensively understanding a place helps in managing it. The effort reminds [...]
29.Apr.2010 Stack to Headline NESEA-RI’s May Meeting
Stack principals Andy Keating and Joshua Brandt will be presenting their vision for 21st century building systems at the May meeting of the Rhode Island chapter of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association on May 4th. They’ll be discussing the energy-efficient Box Office and the future of green building in Rhode Island and beyond.
