What has 98 hand-carved marble pillars, 91 elephants, and 236 peacocks? The Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Religious Center in Robbinsville NJ. This modern marvel sits on 162 acres and was largely created by over 2000 artisans in Rajasthan India who hand-crafted the temples from Italian and Rajasthan marble. The temples are enclosed to…
If you are looking to plant roots in a midwestern town, you could do a lot worse than West Des Moines IA. This growing suburb of Des Moines has been in the top 100 best places to live 3 times, most recently ranked 57th. And if you are a hipster, West Des Moines is the…
The State University of New York (SUNY) is one of the largest systems of higher education in the United States. With satellite campuses reaching Washington DC, SUNY has over 465,000 enrolled students and over 1.1 million adult education students. When it came time to update the Physical Education department of the SUNY campus located in…
There's almost nothing prettier than a fancy new car gleaming in the sunlight. At the Acura of Rio Grande Valley in San Juan TX, they have the next best thing: skylights. The cars in the showroom are displayed under 1 of 3 skylights where they have all the glitter and shine you want in a…
Morehead Capital is a boutique investment firm based in Raleigh NC. The private equity company specializes in investments in growing restaurant companies, retailers, and distributors. When looking for a new location to expand their growing business, the principals at Morehead found a 16,000 sq ft warehouse on a hilltop overlooking beautiful downtown Raleigh. While…
One of the most common concerns when it comes to skylights is water. Will it leak? How good are the seals? What if it really rains hard? What about condensation? These are all good questions and they all relate to the same issue: weepage. In the early years of sloped glazing it was common for…