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EHDD’s Christmas Tree: More is More
My beau ideal of a Christmas tree is the Angel Tree in the Metropolitan Museum of Art; but as I can’t have that, I create trees that are dense with other objects I love. This is my sixteenth tree, as I’ve been decorating trees at EHDD every other holiday season since 1987.
The Tree
I decorate natural trees, with natural shapes and scent. I avoid trees that have been shaped into smooth cones by chainsaws, ruining the ends of their branches.
Dense ornamentation requires a fairly open tree with clear, tall tiers and strong branches, such as our Silver Tip (from East Bay Nursery in Berkeley) or a Noble Fir, which tends to be denser. I prune some minor or spindly branches so that one can see and hang ornaments to the trunk. A few big holes or gaps in the foliage are necessary – they allow room for the largest ornaments, which anchor the composition. If the natural gaps aren’t large enough, one can prune to enlarge them.
Crooked trunks can be both visually interesting and useful; if the crook is at the top, as in this tree, that allows a large top ornament to be more centered on the main trunk below.
Clustering and Variation
The biggest and the best ornaments are anchors around which the rest of the ornaments are arranged, to reinforce or accent the anchor ornaments by clusters of color, texture, and kind. I group similar ornaments of different sizes, such as the silver mercury glass spindles, or several of the same ornaments at different heights, avoiding uniformity.
The tall spaces between tiers of branches allow this variation in height, avoiding the ‘laundry line’ of ornaments hung by the same length of the hook. Instead of hooks, I hang ornaments with fishing line, so that the height is completely adjustable – sometimes extending down more than a tier.
Ornaments can be placed or tied on top of branches, not just hung from them, and clustered around the trunk. Bunches of small paper roses are especially useful for twining around the trunk — masses of color at the center of the tree, hiding the dense support structure of the fishing line.
Atypical Ornaments
Almost anything can be used as an ornament if it is beautiful, light-weight, well-made, well-colored, and not too valuable to risk. My atypical ornaments include many Japanese dolls, sake pots, and tamari balls; Chinese kites, lanterns, pearls, and wheat straw model buildings; paper and fabric roses, toys, children’s paintbrushes, swizzle sticks, cotton snow, and ribbons.
Big paper cut-outs, such as the gold suns on this tree, are very light-weight and can be hung on the very ends of branches. This is especially useful when visual mass is needed where a heavier ornament wouldn’t work.
Very heavy ornaments such as the Japanese dolls and horses are possible when supported by the trunk, either directly tied to it, or hung where branches are guyed back to the trunk.
Shades and Hues
Orange, yellow, pink, white, frosty light blue, silver, and gold all show well on a tree.
Classic Christmas red is similar in value (darkness) to green tree needles, so I prefer it for only accents or a few clusters, rather than the main color.
Black can be an effective accent color; the black-and-white striped bows are ‘palate cleansers’, in contrast to the many other colors. Masses of black are especially visible when eclipsing bright colors behind them.
I even include some ornaments that have “less-than-ideal colors”, i.e. the grays of the Star Wars starships, chasing each other around the bottom tier. But, in this case, a large black tamari ball stands in for the Death Star.
Some Assembly Required
A tall and densely decorated tree requires organization and preparation. After the tree is pruned and the lights installed, I guy all the branches back to the trunk with the fishing line, so that they can support the significant weight without sagging. I use 30 lb. fishing line for the guying and for hanging the heaviest ornaments, and 15 or 8 lb. for lighter work.
Before hanging, I unpack all the ornaments and lay them where I can see and select them as needed. Then, in order, I compose and install:
- The very top-heavy or central ornaments (tall ladder work)
- Anything tied to the trunk, including paper roses
- Ribbons at the ends of branches and strings of pearls
- Any remaining tall ladder work, as the lower branches have ornaments that might be damaged by the ladder.
- The remaining ‘anchor’ ornaments
- Clusters of ornaments
- Lowest hung ornaments
- Ornaments tied to the tops of branches (such as Japanese Hina dolls)
- Additional roses on trunk and branches as needed to reinforce clusters of color
- Skirt and toys on the floor
Safety First
I recommend LED lights for their safety (even if older lights are still working), and a solid tree stand. For a large tree such as this one, a welded stand with a large integral water reservoir is ideal.
In San Francisco commercial spaces, see the San Francisco Fire Department Information Bulletin regarding ‘Use of Christmas Trees in Regulated Occupancies’. Fire-retardant treatment of natural trees, and/or fire sprinklers, may be required.
World’s first “GridOptimal” building is Sonoma Clean Power’s headquarters
Published: Sept. 20, 2022 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Santa Rosa, California — Sonoma Clean Power (SCP) recently unveiled its new all-electric headquarters which features an innovative microgrid and goes far beyond “net zero energy” standards by reducing greenhouse gas emissions on the State’s electric grid.
Located at 431 E Street in Santa Rosa, California, the two-year renovation transformed a 1979 structure into the world’s first GridOptimal® building that enables and accelerates decarbonization of the grid. Unlike traditional net zero energy buildings, SCP’s headquarters consider exactly when it produces and uses power.
The building’s 23 electric car chargers, building lights, HVAC, and water heating can all adjust when they use electricity to ensure that energy is only drawn from the grid when plenty of clean power is available in California. The battery system typically charges up around noon when there is an abundance of solar power. During the evening, the building can then use that energy or place it back onto the grid to reduce the State’s reliance on polluting gas power plants.
“After eight years of growing our team and expanding our mission, we’re able to show what an advanced energy building looks like in practice with the most efficient and climate-friendly facility we know how to build,” said Geof Syphers, CEO of Sonoma Clean Power. “Our new headquarters is a ‘test case’ that’s working well, and we want people to know that this can be replicated- that clean electricity and decarbonization are attainable today. We also want people to understand that a 24/7 zero-emissions future for buildings is achievable and practical.”
SCP’s new headquarters is the first pilot project for the Grid Optimal® Buildings Initiative, a joint program of the New Buildings Institute and the U.S. Green Building Council. The program aims to redefine how building design and operations can cost-effectively support the decarbonization of the power grid and a fully renewable electricity supply.
Using an hourly signal of grid emissions, the building’s flexible microgrid adjusts when to pull from the external power grid or its on-site 220 kWh battery system. This allows it to store and utilize renewable energy, and even supply power back onto the grid at times when other buildings need it. The microgrid also can operate portions of the building when the grid is down and serve as an emergency operations center during a local disaster.
The all-electric building is partially powered by an on-site solar array with the rest coming from SCP’s 100 percent renewable and locally generated EverGreen service. Its exceptional air sealing and strict energy and water efficiency criteria far exceeded the highest standards in sustainability and health. The former natural gas infrastructure was removed for space heating and hot water, and the kitchen was refitted for advanced instruction cooking.
“Sonoma Clean Power’s new headquarters is an exciting example of how yesterday’s buildings can be repositioned to blaze a trail toward the clean, flexible, healthy, resilient buildings of tomorrow,” said Alexi Miller, Acting Director of Building Innovation at New Buildings Institute. “This GridOptimal pilot project led the way through both passive and active building-grid integration strategies. The building’s designers focused on targeted energy efficiency measures that reduce power demand during high-cost, high carbon times. Meanwhile, the solar plus storage microgrid system and smart controls work together to enhance demand flexibility, while reducing operating costs and cutting carbon emissions. SCP’s leadership is inspiring, and we look forward to more buildings following their example.”
The building serves as an elevated workspace for employees complete with daylighting, fresh air systems, and operable windows. Thoughtfully curated natural materials and furniture were selected to comply with strict environmental standards. Two 200-year-old oak trees on the property were carefully protected through construction, and now help cool the building during the summer.
The project was designed by EHDD Architecture to create a lively welcoming space out of an old, dated office building while showing how even simple updates can reduce a building’s carbon footprint. This induced reorienting the entryway to maximize daylighting and installing large ceiling fans to extend the rand of comfort conditions in the space when necessary to support building load curtailment. Guttman & Blaevoet served as the project’s lead building infrastructure and sustainability engineer, with conceptual support from the engineers at Point Energy Innovations.
Midstate Construction was the project’s general contractor and Sixth Dimension was the construction manager. The Project’s design began in 2018, with construction completed in 2021. The microgrid installation was completed in mid-2022.
About EHDD
EHDD is an award-winning architecture firm with a strong commitment to advancing climate action through sustainable design. With decades of experience and numerous successful projects, EHDD creates transformative places of belonging and impact.
About Sonoma Clean Power
Sonoma Clean Power is the public provider for Sonoma and Mendocino counties, serving about half a million people. In downtown Santa Rosa, SCP operates the only Advanced Energy Center in the United States dedicated to helping customers transition to 100% renewable energy for their homes, businesses, and vehicles. SCP is also the only power provider in California offering 100% local, renewable electricity twenty-four hours per day, every day of the year. To learn more, visit sonomacleanpower.org or call 1 (855) 202-2139.
Jennifer Devlin-Herbert to Lead EHDD’s Future Growth as the Design Firm’s First Female CEO
New leadership approach sets the scene for growth and evolving client and community responsiveness.
San Francisco, California and Seattle, Washington (September 12, 2022) – A distinguished design leader, community builder and skilled collaborator, Jennifer Devlin-Herbert, FAIA, has been selected by her Partners to lead EHDD for the next stage of the firm’s evolution. Recognized for her award-winning work and focus on clients’ visions, Devlin-Herbert has championed a culture of continuous learning and mentorship. In other EHDD leadership changes Duncan Ballash moves from President to CFO, and Brad Jacobson fills the new role of COO.
With its reenergized structure in place, EHDD will focus on expanding its Seattle presence, increasing collaboration and knowledge-sharing between its Seattle and San Francisco studios, and broadening the visibility of its work with cultural, commercial, civic and educational institutions, all underscored by a commitment to serving diverse communities. In so doing, it will bring to life its new mission of: Creating Transformative Places of Belonging and Impact. To support this mission, the new EHDD management team is renewing its strategic direction and commitment to designing for a climate positive future together with its 75+ member team who are poised to reflect the values in their work.
“Jennifer is the link between the culture set by our Founder and our work today. Her innovative design and engagement approaches have made EHDD a leader in the profession over the past decade,” says Ballash. “She is dynamic, engaging and brings the unique ability to embrace complexity and differences, while mobilizing disparate groups. She cultivates collaboration in the communities where we work.”
Devlin-Herbert joined EHDD in 1994, became the firm’s first female partner, and is now its first female CEO. She joins a small but growing cohort of women leading architecture firms and exemplifies EHDD’s commitment to equity. With this appointment, the firm will be guided by her approach that blends a passion for creating innovative and functional designs with deep engagement at the local community level. “Duncan has set the stage for this next chapter at EHDD, having led us in the role of President for over 15 years. In that time, we have proven that our work can be transformative for communities,” she says. “For EHDD, ‘innovative design’ means focusing our team’s talents to create work that delights our clients – and doing this in conversation with the communities where we build. Our challenge is to enable change in communities that don’t believe they have a voice; it’s a continuing opportunity to learn and understand how to be part of the solution.”
EHDD Democratizes Decarbonization with EPIC tool
Published: June 30, 2022
On June 21, 2022, EHDD Architecture launched the Early Phase Integrated Carbon Assessment (EPIC) tool as a web application. This milestone came after two years of development, validation, review, and a good deal of uncertainty. When we started, EPIC was a moonshot: could a lightweight whole-carbon model support early decisions and strategies for deep carbonization?
The answer is an emphatic YES. We’ve realized the potential of EPIC as an early-phase tool in our own pursuits and projects, like the zero carbon AIA headquarters renovation, and we now use the tool across our firm’s work. It also became clear that we should not keep EPIC to ourselves, nor lock it up behind a paywall. We need collective effort, scale, and speed to catch up with the climate crisis. To support our Climate Positive commitment, EHDD is making EPIC available for free to everyone – architects and engineers, building owners, campus planners, and real estate developers – as we all work together to decarbonize our built environment.
We designed EPIC and offered it for free to democratize decarbonization. We’ve done our best to keep the app simple to use, its results easy to interpret, and its data and methods accessible. Bridging between a complex data model and a simple user experience, EPIC illustrated that every project has a pathway to lower carbon emissions. And as EPIC guides projects toward decarbonization, project teams can focus on how carbon emissions reductions connect with improving human health, creating social equity, and restoring ecological function.
Our public launch of EPIC is a stepping stone, not a conclusion. New data is becoming available while methods and expectations for carbon assessments are developing rapidly. User feedback will continue to guide EPIC’s development, keeping the tool turned to the most impactful decisions.
We are beginning to extend EPIC for use in larger-scale planning processes. As campuses, corporations, and developers set carbon neutrality targets, forward-looking projections of operational and embodied missions become essential elements of development and capital improvement planning. This emerging version of EPIC will allow for lightweight and dynamic projections of climate impacts to plan decarbonization at the campus or the portfolio scale.
EPIC, as an early phase tool, opens conversation within a project. With its public launch, we hope to expand the conversation across the whole industry.
If you’re looking to learn more, reach out.
Interested in EPIC? Use the tool for free at epic.ehdd.com.
Celebrating Leadership
We are delighted to announce the promotions of ten EHDD team members who will continue to advance the firm’s vision to create a collectively greater future for our clients, society, and the environment. These individuals inspire their colleagues with their leadership, hard work, and dedication to EHDD. The promotions include four Associates, three Senior Associates, and three Principals.
Associates
Conor Dunn, AIA
As a skilled listener and communicator, Conor brings a blend of artful and pragmatic solutions to the most complex planning and construction problems. He has worked for various higher education institutions, including the University of California, private universities and community colleges, housing and community spaces, and academic medical and research centers.
Daniel Leckman, RA
With a diverse architectural background from healthcare facilities to strawbale structures, Daniel is an efficient and methodical architect who brings a deep understanding of technical detailing, building materials/systems, and construction document production to all his projects. Daniel currently serves as project manager on projects with both the Port of Seattle and several public jurisdictions.
Eilish Cullen
With a rich background in arts and administration, Eilish has been instrumental in elevating EHDD’s office culture and practice. As Executive Assistant, she has supported principal leadership on office operations and community engagement initiatives. She has contributed to several graphic projects, including feature art wall design for the new UCSD Design and Innovation building and the Cupertino Library Expansion Project.
Jing Liu, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
With a keen sense of organization and articulation, Jing advances discourse around efficient tools and workflows in the office. She recently served as the Project Architect on the Library Renovation at California State University Stanislaus and Project Manager for Marin Academy’s Aquatic Center. Active in the design community, Jing is the Chair of AIA San Francisco’s Mentorship Committee.
Senior Associates
SiJing Sanchez, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
With a strong design sensibility and ability to bring multiple voices together, SiJing is exceptionally skilled at managing the full design team to move projects forward and on schedule. She is currently leading the Child Development Center project at California State University, Stanislaus which will serve as a model teaching and learning laboratory site for the community, university, students, children, and their families.
Erik Barr, AIA
With over twenty years of architectural experience, Erik brings vital design and construction knowledge to the team and is committed to mentoring younger designers. He has worked on notable projects for civic clients including the Goldendale Observatory State Park in Goldendale, WA and the Juanita Beach Park Bathhouse in Kirkland, WA
Doris Guerrero, AIA, NOMA, IIDA, LEED AP BD+C
Inspired by communities near and far, Doris puts the user at the center of her design thinking and explores how people delight in their surroundings. She leads the Interiors Group and brings strategic direction and focus to the practice. In addition to her role at EHDD, Doris teaches at the California College of the Arts and serves on the AIA San Francisco Board of Directors.
Principals
Lynne Riesselman, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Focusing on creating spaces that engage and inspire with a lasting impact on the greater public, Lynne has brought a rigorous design ethic to museums and cultural centers, aquariums, higher education, and commercial projects. She is currently leading the Kansas City Zoo Aquarium project and previously worked on the Marine Science Institute of Redwood City and the Presidio Tunnel Tops Youth Campus.
Quyen Luong, AIA
Bringing imagination and sensitivity for executing complex projects, Quyen approaches design with the intent of transforming the everyday into the unexpected and translating concepts into places that embody an institution’s core mission. She has worked on the Pacific Visions expansion at the Aquarium of the Pacific, UC Davis Tercero Student Housing, and the National Aquarium of New Zealand.
Steve Dangermond, RA, LEED AP BD+C
Committed to design excellence and social functionality, Steve designs sustainable and delightful buildings. He has led the design of several award-winning projects including the Global Ecology Research Center at Stanford University, the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, and the Sanford Homestake Visitor Center in South Dakota. We welcome Steve back to EHDD after leading his own practice in Portland, Oregon the past 15 years.
Partner Scott Shell Named a 2021 USGBC Pacific Region Leadership Award Recipient
Scott Shell has been honored with the 2021 USGBC Regional Leadership Award by the US Green Building Council for his work as a leading voice among architects for decarbonization in California.
According to the press release by the USGBC, Mahesh Ramanujam, president and CEO, is quoted saying: “Following a difficult year, it is truly inspiring to recognize our green building leaders that have continued their commitment to green building and sustainable communities while adapting to the changing environments around us. The 2021 USGBC Leadership Award awardees have improved our world through the power of green building and it is their contributions and work that have helped our communities stay safe and healthy.”
A pioneer in low-carbon and sustainable design, Scott has led the design of many high-performance buildings including the Net Zero Energy David & Lucile Packard Foundation and Lick-Wilmerding High School Campus Expansion and Renovation. Scott has been one of the State’s leading advocates for new policies to promote low carbon and healthy buildings and for local jurisdictions to pass Reach Code reducing greenhouse gas emissions. He serves on the steering committee for AIA CA Committee on the Environment where he is chair of the Advocacy Committee. He frequently speaks on topics of decarbonization and high-performance design.
“I am profoundly honored to receive this Leadership Award from the US Green Building Council,” said Scott Shell. “I happily share this award with all the local council members in 44 jurisdictions who showed such leadership in passing fossil-fuel-free reach codes for new buildings.”
Congratulations, Scott!
EHDD ONEder Grant Report
In 2020 EHDD received a ONEder grant from One Workplace to engage students, faculty, and thought-leaders in a dialog to think beyond the current challenges and reimagine a new vision of Higher Education. Our report includes a toolkit for designers and educators, including ideas, research, and resources. Now is our chance as designers to contribute and lead in a time of significant change to reimagine learning environments in equitable, healthy, and innovative ways. Let’s continue the dialog!
EHDD Announces Expansion to the Pacific Northwest
EHDD is pleased to announce that Seattle-based Patano Studio Architecture (PSA) is officially joining San Francisco-based EHDD. The merger formalizes the firm’s expansion plans to build a more significant presence on the U.S. West Coast. With this merger, Christopher Patano, Founder of PSA, becomes a Partner at EHDD.
“EHDD has been an unquestioned leader at the intersection of design, technology, and sustainability,” said Christopher Patano. “For over a half-century, the firm has fostered a culture of design that is responsive to clients’ needs while being responsible to future generations. Our merger with EHDD is a natural part of our progression as both individual professionals and as a community of creators in a rapidly changing world.”
EHDD creates transformational environments with many clients and design-build partners with offices in both the Bay Area and the Puget Sound region. With a greater Northwest presence, the company is ideally situated to serve clients and partners in the Western U.S.
“The Pacific Northwest, through culture, technology, and economy, is shaping the world we live in,” said Duncan Ballash, President and Principal of EHDD. “We look forward to deepening our involvement in the region through Chris’ leadership in Seattle.”
An award-winning design firm known for pioneering zero energy building design for over two decades, EHDD’s expanded practice can positively impact sustainable building practices and mindful development across a broader region.
“We are thrilled for this opportunity to deepen our partnership with a team that shares our collective curiosity and belief in the power of design to build a better future, “said Rebecca Sharkey, EHDD Principal.
About EHDD
EHDD is a global design firm headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Founded in 1946, EHDD seeks to create built environments that enhance our culture, honor the natural environment, and respect and delight the people who use them. EHDD serves clients worldwide in Education, Commercial and Workplace, Mixed-Use Development, Aquariums, Museums and Science Centers, and Government. EHDD is a seven-time winner of the AIA COTE Top Ten Award and is featured in “The Habits of High-Performance Firms, Lessons from Frequent Winners of the AIA COTE Top Ten Award.” Visit EHDD at www.ehdd.com.
About Patano Studio Architecture
Founded by principal Christopher Patano in Seattle, WA, Patano Studio Architecture has been a proven design leader in the Pacific Northwest since 2003. PSA’s design-first, the award-winning practice has completed projects across Washington, Oregon and Idaho, recently earning the international 2020 Architecture Master Prize Award for the Goldendale Observatory, among other notable awards.
Workable Utopias
A Utopia of libraries and pools.
I’ve been having recurring dreams about libraries and pools–and no wonder, it’s been more than a hundred days since I stepped foot or dipped toe in either of them. I look longingly at the books in my neighborhood library safely distant behind glass. They, I am sure, miss me too. These are places of immersive experiences–sometimes even of a trancelike nature–to swim among the books, to study and reflect while swimming, has always been a crossover experience although one more wet. But both give rise to that oceanic state–a bliss of sorts–gliding between the water and waves of words. Herman Melville knew the feeling and wrote in Moby Dick “I have swam through libraries.” Going to a library still has the thrill of jumping in the pool.
So it might not be a stretch to say, well at least for me, that libraries and pools represent utopia of a sort– a workable utopia, maybe utopias whose lessons are exportable to other venues and applications. We should extend the spatial life that they create.
Workable/Buildable Utopias
A workable utopia– this is one that doesn’t necessarily derive from theory but from emerges from practice. If I were to start with a guiding principle of these workable utopias– it would be a form of shared spatial life, a public space of endeavor and concentration that allows for protocols of discussion and action.
Pools are the more cut and dried of utopias–there are swim lanes (fast/medium/slow); no running nor diving (mostly); Circle swim when there are more than three people in a lane etc. But it is shared–we all swim and find our place–the different bodies, old and young, healthy and fragile of every imaginable shape and proportion, all share the water and float the same.
Libraries are larger in scope– less wet, but more slippery. Libraries create the stage for the complex choreography of interaction mixing people of all ages, cultures, backgrounds, orientations share the space and share the pool of knowledge. Not only that, the libraries are not only the medium of this broadcast but content as well–the place of the library sets the tone for the protocols of knowledge sharing. One of the most stirring images of the Library as an almost holy space of learning and life of the mind and soul can be seen in Wim Wender’s film Wings of Desire, in which angels sit unseen by the side of readers and listen raptly to the Babel of their minds.
These spaces can transform libraries into engines of collaborative energy. The books and media provide the fuel, people are the sparks, but a library program space is the cylinder that pushes the piston. It is the space where we can engage our neighbors to find common ground and work through community projects, set community policies that help plan cities and environments. The library enhanced with generous program spaces could provide a public space founded on tolerant interaction– it is not Main street, nor the community center, nor the park, nor the stadium. It is not the space for spectacles, demonstrations, or political theater. It is a library — its silent waters run deep in tolerance, access, and communication. As a place, libraries can serve to inspire a decency and generosity of spirit. And it is buildable.
Cupertino Library Expansion
The Cupertino Library Expansion is very small –5600 SF– tiny, you might say. EHDD was hired by the City of Cupertino to create Bridging Documents to expand the library by adding four multipurpose rooms. The library programs, many of which are initiated and run by a vigorous Library Foundation has outgrown its current spaces. Every week Children’s programs frequently overflow with two hundred plus toddlers to teens. Senior Citizen Book groups, English As a Second Language Classes frequently are to maximum capacity. The library–a handsome and well-maintained structure built in 2004 by the architecture firm SMWM needed to grow. (Image)
Like baby teeth–the small one-story Children’s Picture Book Room that bridged across the courtyard between the east and west wings of the library, would have to be removed for the big teeth, the two-story multipurpose room addition. The new structure would further strengthen circulation between the two wings for staff while also creating a potent physical connection between the addition and courtyard for outdoor activities. The addition would also serve as an enhanced visual link from the courtyard out to the Memorial Grove of redwoods. (image-rendering)
As of August 18, the Design-Build Team of Rodan Contractors and SVA Architects was chosen as the team to complete the construction documents and proceed into construction, projected to start in February 2021. Rodan and SVA are a formidable team bringing a deep bench of experience in design-build and library design experience. EHDD will serve as a peer reviewer for documents and during construction. We are delighted to pass the torch to this veteran team and look forward to a fruitful collaboration.
That the City of Cupertino, at the beginning of the pandemic, the city that first issued the lockdown order that the rest of the Bay Area followed, is seeing this project through, as a symbol of hope and determination, of civic service and faith in ever needed space for engagement and knowledge-seeking by and for all ages, is a light for shining. Now more than ever a Marshall Plan is needed for this country–one part should be a massive infusion of funds for libraries to expand and build more spaces for citizens to engage and reweave the frayed bonds.
Transformations: Our Vision for Existing Buildings
At EHDD, we are forward thinking. We think and design with tomorrow in mind, and we are making that future more sustainable. We recognize the importance of existing buildings, and transform them into certified, sustainable structures that can carry us into the future. Reimagining what exists is a key tenet of our climate positive practice – Read more about our Adaptive Reuse Process Here.
