Looking to network with some of Westchester's future business superstars? Click here and register to attend the Business of Westchester's Rising Stars Awards. Each year the Council honors forty young men and women who exemplify leadership, foresight and vision for the future of Westchester County. Click here for a complete list of this year's winners, including my good friend Andrew Castellano, President of Sharc Creative. Mark R. LePage, AIA, LEED AP - Rising Stars Class of … [Read more...]
LEED AP Update
I passed the exam on Monday. I am officially Mark R. LePage, AIA, LEED AP. … [Read more...]
LEED AP… Just Good Business
With almost every prospective client I meet, the subject of green building is raised. Sustainable architecture is quickly becoming a top priority for clients. Architects need to listen carefully and respond with services meeting owners' expectations. It's just good business. This thursday and friday, I am attending a LEED accreditation workshop provided by AIA Westechester/Mid-Hudson. We have been working with several clients on green projects and see many more coming down the pipe. … [Read more...]
Architect As Construction Manager
From AIA Soloso: Small firms and their clients can benefit from offering construction management services. Architects develop a new revenue source, make decisions more quickly during construction, and may potentially mitigate risks in the long run. Clients have a single point of contact throughout the project and potentially reduce delays, project completion time, and nontangible costs such as those associated with change orders. Download the article here. (Adobe Acrobat Reader is required) … [Read more...]
Jonathan Segal: Entrepreneur Architect
Jonathan Segal: Architect, Developer, Contractor, Owner. The September issue of Architect magazine had a very interesting article about Segal. Since 1990, he has designed, financed and built almost two dozen buildings. No clients. No partners. From the article: Last year, he sold 141 apartments, in five separate developments, to a group of investors. The price, he said, was just over $300,000 a unit, which sounds modest—until you do the multiplication: Segal's take was about $45 million. … [Read more...]
AIA Soloso
About Soloso: The AIA beta launched Soloso in May 2007 as a centralized knowledge and content acquisition experience. The site is more than a series of linked Web pages it is a research tool that, over time, will become a premiere resource for information about architecture and the profession. Soloso will house member content, AIA contributed content, and third party content. All of the content is accessible through three search mediums, the ThinkMap, the scroll tape, and the typical search box … [Read more...]
Icon Custom Masonry
Annmarie's brother James moved from New York to Charlotte, NC about a decade ago. Since then he has built his company from a dump truck and some labor to one of the top custom masonry contracting companies south of the Mason-Dixon Line. This month's Southern Accents magazine features the Homestead Preserve in Hot Springs, Virginia. Icon Custom Masonry is responsible for all the stone veneer, all the chimneys, all the flat work (pavers, patios, etc.) and all the fireplaces found at the … [Read more...]
Hattie’s Blog
Hattie Bryant of Small Business School has launched a new blog. "Hattie Bryant and her husband Bruce Camber are the most successful independent producers in the history of PBS. They have created more programs and have been on more PBS stations than any other independent producers. Each episode of their show, Small Business School, is a case study of a successful small business owner. In addition to airing on PBS, these programs are repurposed and find themselves serving as case study material … [Read more...]
CRAN Symposium Focuses on Business Planning
From AIA National: Full Spectrum Practice: AIA CRAN Symposium October 19–21, 2007 Hotel Allegro Chicago Conference Information Online Registration Registration Form (PDF) The AIA Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) is hosting a national one-day symposium, titled Full Spectrum Practice, at the Hotel Allegro in Chicago. The symposium will focus on the essential techniques of business planning and marketing for custom residential design firms. To better illustrate the principles at hand, … [Read more...]
Thinking Big
Ben points us to an upcoming study that says tall ceilings encourage big thinking. Interesting from both an architectural point of view as well as a business point of view. … [Read more...]
Back to School
Being a dad of two young boys, Sunday mornings are never available for watching TV. Pre-kids, one of my favorite programs was Small Business School on PBS. It currently airs in the New York City region on NJN, Sunday mornings at 7. Lucky for me though, I can still get my weekly fix online at www.smallbusinessschool.org. They have thousands of videos available for download, all free of charge. Each one is a great story about a successful small business. Looking for some motivation to help push … [Read more...]
Charlotte’s Calling
Thinking about a move to the Charlotte area? Both my brothers moved from New Jersey to the Lake Norman area about 10 years ago. Scott is deeply entrenched in the NASCAR world and Craig is a successful residential real estate broker. Coincidentally, Annmarie's brothers dropped everything here to make the same move just a few years earlier than my brothers. Charlotte is growing quickly and the real estate market is hot... lots of opportunities for Entrepreneur Architects. All four brothers have … [Read more...]
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