Five schools were selected and are under construction. This sounds easy but there were challenges at every phase, idea, and decision we tried to implement.
Stacey McMahan | Posted 12.03.2011
Planned communities seem to be the panacea for Haiti's housing shortage, but developing a successful planned community is tricky.
HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 11.12.2011
The nation's biggest military contractors are descending on Capitol Hill this week to lobby against potential defense spending cuts they warn would pr...
Stacey McMahan | Posted 11.08.2011
In a country where cholera has gained a foothold, it's essential to provide for clean water within each construction project, and to also do so in crowded urban areas where traditional water sources are polluted.
Stacey McMahan | Posted 10.15.2011
Recovery in Haiti will continue for decades, properly implementing education on safe structures are just the first steps down the long path.
The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 10.07.2011
With a collection of hot pink sports cars and her endless wardrobe, Barbie is a far cry from a sustainability role model. But now it looks like she...
Stacey McMahan | Posted 09.13.2011
The CNIAH's resurrection and role in helping to revitalize Haiti is an important step toward a sustainable and stable recovery after the devastating earthquake.
The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 07.08.2011
Ray Kappe's Brentwood architectural has been listed and re-listed since late 2008, and it's on the market again with a price tag of $14 million. With ...
Jacob Slevin | Posted 06.21.2011
Ed Mazria is a preeminent leader in sustainable design. He closed his practice in 2006 to start Architecture 2030, a nonprofit that challenges designers to achieve carbon neutrality in buildings by 2030.
Stacey McMahan | Posted 05.25.2011
As it stands, we're building the bridge in Haiti as we walk across, but our work is essential and is making a difference -- one safe building at a time.
J. Michael Welton | Posted 05.25.2011
One of the great tragedies of the economic downturn in Raleigh, N.C. is that political squabbles have not only halted the realization of a visionary design for a development downtown, but also derailed any public discussion on the merits of its architecture.
J. Michael Welton | Posted 05.25.2011
North Carolina is stepping up to put its money where its mouth is. It's not counseling clients to spend and build themselves, nor is it lobbying for financial assistance from the state or federal legislatures.
AP | STEPHEN BERNARD | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK — AIG said Monday it raised nearly $37 billion from the divestment of two foreign insurance units and will use that money to repay a go...
Robyn Griggs Lawrence | Posted 05.25.2011
With the housing market in a slump and more homeowners concerned about rising utility costs, this move toward smaller homes makes sense -- but it's not driven solely by economics.
AP | Posted 05.25.2011
BANGKOK — U.S. insurer AIG said Tuesday it won't accept a lower offer for its Asian insurance business from Prudential, potentially scuttling th...
AP | IEVA M. AUGSTUMS | Posted 05.25.2011
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — American International Group Inc. said Monday that it will sell its American Life Insurance Co. division for $15.5 billion to ...
AP | ROBERT BARR | Posted 05.25.2011
LONDON — British insurer Prudential PLC said Monday it will buy the Asian unit of bailed out American International Group Inc. in a deal worth $...
Tom Doctoroff | Posted 05.25.2011
Marketers must realize that, as incomes rise, the Middle Kingdom will become more modern, more international, but not more Western. Goods must be positioned in accordance with cultural imperatives.
Stacey McMahan | Posted 01.23.2012