Author name: jbiggs

Behind the Museum of Science in Raleigh, there is a small area between the parking garage and other buildings. This area is almost 100% paved, but has no visible drains, except for a single trench drain. The area captures most of the runoff from the surrounding hard surfaces, the buildings, and the roofs using permeable […]

A company called Source has developed a commercially available technology to extract pure water from the air and sunlight. The technology uses a “hydropanel”, similar to a solar panel, to extract water from the air, to add minerals to the water, and to then condense the water and dispense it within the home or commercial

We helped the Adult Day & Respite Care Center to achieve their Change of Use for their building, in order to open their new location. See the link below for an article in a local e-magazine about their opening and building. https://www.yesweekly.com/news/jamestown_news/adult-day-respite-care-center-prepares-to-open/article_eeb9a676-05ce-11ec-87c7-935c27ff96d0.html

Wind towers, or Windcatchers, are an ancient technology used in hot, arid environments such as in Iran or Australia to condition buildings and to store water at cold or near freezing temperatures. This technology has allowed people to survive in desert conditions prior to modern air conditioning. Still in use today, when modern air conditioning