A few years ago Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) became the buzzword of choice for those of us in the architectural, engineering and construction industry (AEC). It changed the way the commercial developers and facility managers that we work for approached their projects and it ...
Read Article >>BRS Architects is happy to announce that Scott Stom has received his Architectural license for the State of Idaho from the Bureau of Occupational Licenses. Scott received his Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree from the University of Idaho in 1998, followed by a Master of Architecture degree ...
Read Article >>Architecture and golf are closely related. From a development viewpoint, business relationships are often formed on the golf course. You might be meeting new people, continuing old relationships, or competing with other colleagues for cheesy trophies. But for me, it is the similarities in the approa...
Read Article >>In the spring of 2006, BRS Architects was approached by long time business associate, Hawkins Companies, to work on a special, intricate project; a multiple phase remodel of a successful, but somewhat outdated "strip mall" located in the same area as Hawkins Companies main offices. This pr...
Read Article >>We are at that time of year again, mall traffic is a nightmare, the office is filled with tons of foods and candies that you probably shouldnt eat, but you just cant help yourself and you are faced with getting gifts for people and you have no idea what to get them. As far as what to get your Aunt E...
Read Article >>Getting something for nothing is usually too good to be true. However, there is a new going green incentive that intends to change things When your business decides to go green you not only can feel good about protecting the environment, you can also get paid for it! Many of our clients have taken ...
Read Article >>One of the questions that we often get this time of year is can we have a building permit ready to break ground in the spring? This is actually a complicated question without a simple answer. There are many factors that determine the time it takes to get through the design and approval process, incl...
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