Whenever we were sick as children, my mother would tidy the “sickroom.” She put fresh sheets on the bed and brought in a few extra pillows so we could sit up comfortably.  She made sure the windows were open (fresh air was key) and [...]

I cannot get over just how detailed and demanding every aspect of constructing a building is. Right down to the last millimeter. everything matters. Who thinks about stairs, though? They seem like such simple structures, the kind of thing we all [...]

You don’t get to this stage of construction without having kept a close eye on structure, strength and the quality of the materials being used. And, as we keep learning in this building project, it all comes down to systems. Every month, [...]

Sometimes you just need a good poem. Even in a Building Blog.   Masons, when they start upon a building, Are careful to test out the scaffolding; Make sure that planks won’t slip at busy points, Secure all ladders, tighten bolted joints. [...]

Visitability! What a lovely concept, and what a goal to strive for. I first heard the word from Subhash Vashishth at the Indian Building Code seminar but it’s been around since the 1980s and in common use among architects, designers and [...]

Some of the participants at the Indian Building Code seminar were pretty angry. Many use wheelchairs to get around, one is blind and one was there inspired by his wife who is completely paralyzed (he also has hearing issues). Yet the seminar was [...]

What does the brain have to do with our building project? Consider this a short introduction to tenacity, a quality anyone building a world-class campus showcasing universal design needs a LOT of. New research suggests that “the anterior [...]