The Rafn Blog
National Historic Preservation Advocacy Week
Complicated Historic renovation projects often do not happen without Tax Credit assistance to developers.
Replumbing the Historic Stimson-Green Mansion
Built in 1901, the mansion is a designated Seattle Landmark, is on the Washington Heritage Register, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Seismic : Benefits of Integrated Delivery
Seismic improvements to an existing building tend to be complicated projects.
Project Tour : AMLI Wallingford South Building
Bordered by the iconic University and Fremont districts, the active and family-residential focused neighborhood of Wallingford is welcoming a new multi-housing complex.
Embracing Your Chimney & Leashing Your Gargoyle
Now in a seismic event, passersby do not have to fear attacks from gargoyles leaping off their perches... and come to think of it... did we really ever know what mischief they caused at night?
BIM Part Three : Owner Benefits
The rendering tools integral to the software may also be a useful marketing tool for building owners.
Renovation for Energy Savings
Seismic Retrofits often include mandated energy performance improvements and sometimes provide the opportunity for unrecognized voluntary upgrades as well.
BIM Part Two : BIM for Ease of Construction
Visual scheduling may be useful for presenting the general sequence of building construction to an owner during a preconstruction meeting.
BIM Part One: Exploring How BIM is Effective for Wood Frame Multi-Family
For many architecture firms it has become standard practice to construct digital models of their work.