Sustainable Design

Our new green roof garden is in, and it adds another sustainable element to our building.

Our Opening Party

Another cool thing about our new space is the furniture it houses.

Rice Fergus Miller Architecture

The Solar Panels Have Arrived

Originally posted: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 We completed our big move over the holiday weekend.

Our Guiding Concept

Originally posted: Friday, May 6, 2011 Our new office — what a dream!

We did — and we still do.

Originally posted: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Our design called for the removal of a portion of the upper floor, to visually connect the two…

Originally posted: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 We gathered in our new space this past Thursday!

We have staff who like to run or walk at lunchtime, and we have staff who ride bicycles and row boats to work.

Originally posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 The nicer weather allowed the contractor to paint the building’s exterior.

Originally posted: Thursday, March 24, 2011 A Tim Ryan Construction crew member, Nathan Stuart, built this table as a gift for Steve Rice.

The Feature Wall

Late last week and early this week, work has been going on that has made a great change in our project.

Good news from the US Green Building Council

The new windows recently arrived from Tiltco in Ontario, Canada.

The forum space is beginning to take shape. The perimeter walls have been framed.

With the snowstorm that hit Monday afternoon at 3:30 just as the jobsite was shutting down, everyone is thinking about winter — how to get…

“design concept for the project, The Black Box Gallery”

Originally posted: Wednesday, February 2, 2011 One of our firm’s three major goals with this project is to forge a deeper bond with our…

Re-use of a 1940's Sears Automotive Center

Our Sustainability Goals and Approach