Are You Prepared for the Worst?
We live in a crazy world. By watching the news on any given day, you easily can be convinced that the majority of humans are evil and there are few good, sane p... Read more.
Will the Trump Administration’s Immigration Policy Worsen the Construction Labor Shortage?
During the Great Recession, many construction workers across the U.S. lost their jobs and, ultimately, found other employment that did not require long, laborio... Read more.
Cornell College Unknowingly Inspired My Love of Buildings and Grounds
I qualified for work study while in college. Although the memory is 20-cough-some-years old, I vividly recall sitting in a crowded auditorium, learning about th... Read more.
A Private College Converts from Steam Central Heating to Individual Boilers with a Building Automation System
Often confused with Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., Cornell College, which is located in Mount Vernon, Iowa, was established in 1853 (12 years before Cornel... Read more.
Rehab of a 1930 Gas Station Demonstrates the New Owner’s Mission to Revitalize a Historic District
In 1908, Henry Ford introduced the Model T. Often called the Tin Lizzie, the car was designed with lightweight sheet steel, so anyone could afford their own. By... Read more.
Beauty in the Utilitarian and Abandoned
I attended college about three hours from my Iowa hometown. The trip home was a fairly boring, straight stretch on one highway surrounded mostly by cornfields a... Read more.
The Power of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Our new administration seems more focused on fossil-fuel usage than the past administration, considering Trump’s executive actions signed in January that put ... Read more.
After Modification to Washington, D.C., Liquor Laws, District Distilling Co. Opens with Hospitality in Mind
If you peruse state and local liquor laws in the U.S., you may be surprised by the differences from state to state and even from county to county or city to cit... Read more.
Sports Wins
I’ve had a little trouble watching the news lately. If you read my “Point of View” column in the September-October 2016 issue, page 16, you can make an ed... Read more.
The Nation’s First Shopping Mall Is Reimagined, Initiating a 21st Century Trend Toward Small Living and Pop-up Retail
Arcade Providence in Providence, R.I., has been called America’s original shopping mall. Built in 1828, the 3-story structure features Greek Revival columns, ... Read more.