by Ross Cann | Oct 29, 2024 | Articles, Guide, Professional, Technology
Networks cannot be purchased. They must be built (painstakingly) over time. Networks are the web of connections that you create through living and working and establishing credibility and trust. Back in ancient times before smartphones and computer databases, it was a...
by Ross Cann | Sep 25, 2024 | Articles, Newport Architect Spotlight, Newport Spotlight, Professional, Technology, Urban Planning
Example of A4 Multifamily Housing In recent decades, the landscape of housing construction has undergone significant changes with several new challenges emerging that make it increasingly difficult to build affordable and accessible housing. From the upcoming...
by Ross Cann | Sep 4, 2024 | Articles, Historical, Professional, Technology
The United States construction industry and homeowners benefit from being on a continent that is rich is forests and wood resources. As a result, the vast majority of houses have been built not in stone or adobe brick, but from wood “stick framing” with a cladding of...
by Ross Cann | Aug 26, 2024 | Articles, Newport Spotlight, Professional, Project Spotlight, Technology
Proposed First Floor Plan of a Current Residential Project (Newport, RI) Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) has been a cornerstone of architectural and engineering design since the 1990’s. It revolutionized the industry by replacing traditional hand-drafting methods with...
by Ross Cann | Aug 21, 2024 | Articles, Professional, Technology
The planet is far past the point of being able to avoid Climate Chaos by simply reducing the amount of carbon dioxide humans discard into the atmosphere. The fact that Category 5 hurricanes are now occurring very early in the season along with the warming of oceans...
by Ross Cann | Apr 23, 2024 | Articles, Historical, Newport Spotlight, Technology
Transformative Power Source: Man-Made Fire The story of human civilization is intertwined with the story of our ability to harness energy. From the prehistoric harnessing of fire first that banished the darkness to the current quest to replicate the power of the sun,...
