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		<title>10 Reasons To Hire an Architect</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why should you hire an Architect? There are quite a few reasons. I have listed the top ten.]]></description>
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		<title>From The Way Back Machine: 8 Reasons to Employ an Architect</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Some 73 year old words of wisdom from The Handbook of Architectural Practice, c 1943:
The Value of the Architect
Eight Reasons for Employing One
I. As in matters of health, one needs a Doctor and in legal matters one needs a Lawyer, so in the matter of a building with its infinite variety of modern facilities for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hey! Get your building out of my landfill.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Going Green]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[making it easy for designers, builders and owners to use reclaimed building materials]]></description>
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		<title>Solar Powered Carports!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[the people at Phat Energy have a solution to a problem you never thought you would have]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Still Need An Architect When Your Contractor Suggests Design-Build?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Design-Build is a popular term in the construction world these days, basically it means that you hire a single company / firm / person to both design and construct your project. I have worked on several design-build projects and they can be a great way to streamline a project, they can also be a real [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Questions to Ask When Interviewing an Architect</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
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If you have never worked with an architect, you may be asking yourself, what questions should I be asking during the interview process? Here is list of 10 basics:
1. Is the architect interested in this project?
2. What is the architect&#8217;s current work load, how busy is the architect?
3. What steps or phases are involved in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We&#8217;re HUGE in China!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 13:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I always wanted to be in a rock band so that I could say &#8220;we&#8217;re big in Japan&#8221; well I don&#8217;t have a ton of musical ability so that was off the table&#8230;instead I went to architecture school&#8230;then one day I stumbled upon this blog post on a residence we did in Blue Hill Maine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Staying In Hot Water&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 13:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Energy Efficiency]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Take a minute to list all the items in your house that you keep running all day long, but only really need once in a while&#8230;did you list your hot water heater? Because if you have a conventional tank-type hot water heater, fifty gallons or so of water are being kept at over 100 degrees [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Building Up, Even While Construction is Down</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 13:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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While U.S. unemployment figures remained steady at 9.7% for February, the rate for construction workers rose to 27.1%, up from 24.1% a year ago, underscoring the continuing difficulties in this important sector of the economy.
Interestingly, the basket of green building stocks in Canaccord Adam&#8217;s Green Building Index are up 10.1% for the year, outperforming the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just In Time for Earth Day: COTE Top 10 Green Projects</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 13:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The AIA&#8217;s COTE (Committee on the Environment) announced their top 10 green projects for 2010&#8230;  The program celebrates projects that are the result of a thoroughly integrated approach to architecture, natural systems and technology. They make a positive contribution to their communities, improve comfort for building occupants and reduce environmental impacts through strategies such as [...]]]></description>
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