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... The title of this blog has to do with a Will Bruder quote I heard while attending the University of Arizona College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (CAPLA) during the Fall of 1999 - "Learn to master the trash can and you might become something" - It really resonated with me and has stuck with me to this day. I suppose for me the concept hit hard that although you can discard an idea, concept, sketch, design, whatever for a certain project you may be able to revisit it at a later date under different circumstances - In other words designs never die, they evolve, they hibernate, they circle-back but they never die...Or maybe he was just telling us to quit our ideas of becoming Architects and to go live in a public park somewhere; which, given the current state of the industry probably would not have been such a bad idea...

That is what this Blog will be for me - With over a decade in the industry I have come to realize that what I thought I would be doing on a daily basis and what I actually do are pretty darn different - BUT - I still have ideas, I still have hopes and I still have my creativity; So, I figured this would be a good outlet...I will share my thoughts on work and the industry as well as whatever moments of creativity I can muster - And, yes, at the direction of my Wife I will keep the swearing to an absolute minimum.

Cheers...B.

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

MORE THAN A MOUTHFUL:

... M'kay, so I am studying to take my LEED BD+C Exam in a few months and I came across the following sentence in one of my Study Guides while reviewing Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Credit 4.1, "Low Emitting Materials" - Sheesh:

"All paints and coatings used in the building interior must meet the testing and product requirements of the California Department of Health Services Standard Practice for the Testing of Volatile Organic Emissions from Various Sources Using Small-scale Environmental Chambers, including 2004 Addenda."

Wow.

Just Wow.

Oh yeah, and this mash-up of a sentence applies to Credits 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and 4.6 as well - #Facepalm.

Peace,
B.
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