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Changing the Skyline

How the National Association of Women in Construction is attracting women to a historically male-dominated field

Women make up less than 10 percent of workers in the construction industry. NAWIC sees opportunities in that gap. 

Mar 8, 2021 Jennifer Fergesen

Women in Leadership: Carol J. Ornelas

Our annual salute to extraordinary women who are shaping our future

Carol J. Ornelas is CEO of Stockton-based Visionary Home Builders of California, a nonprofit that develops low-income housing and owns 26 affordable apartment properties. 

Mar 8, 2021 Eva Roethler

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The leading-edge architecture and engineering firm JK Architecture Engineering offers expertise and sophistication within an intimate design studio atmosphere. With more than 35 years of expertise-driven design in public and private sectors and four Northern California / Northern Nevada offices, the firm’s mission is to enrich the human experience.

Mar 1, 2021

What’s Next for Sacramento’s Workplace?

Building owners and developers need to prepare a new generation of tenants

Sacramento revitalization efforts will need to adapt to the changing times, particularly our approach to the workplace.

Feb 15, 2021 Julian Watt

Distinctive Dwellings

Architects and homeowners use the modernist template to design dwellings that are a departure from the norm

Once considered a stark and cold aesthetic, today’s residential modern design employs variety and warmth. Here are some of the Capital Region’s modern homes and the architects who designed them.

Jan 25, 2021 Laurie Lauletta-Boshart

Neighborly by Design

Cohousing communities are growing in popularity across the Capital Region

Cohousing is a noteworthy trend as homebuyers seek options that invest in sustainability and personal connections.  

Jan 18, 2021 Rachel Leibrock

Higher Calling

Architects and colleges collaborate to create holistic, functional and artistic spaces to meet the shifting needs of today’s students

These six Capital Region higher-education projects, completed in the last decade, offer inspired and intentional learning spaces.

Jun 29, 2020 Laurie Lauletta-Boshart

Higher Calling: From Abstract to Reality

Team of three students contributed to Cosumnes River College’s Winn Center

In 2009, CRC partnered with the U.S. Green Building Council’s Sacramento chapter to participate in the Natural Talent Design Competition. Entrants were required to design a 36,000-square-foot building known as the Winn Center.

Jun 29, 2020 Laurie Lauletta-Boshart

Lean but Still Green

More new developments across the Capital Region are using water-wise landscaping, but state rules are complex and not uniformly enforced

State regulations present an opportunity to shift the way we think about what an eco-friendly landscape can do when we move beyond compliance toward practices that conserve all natural resources and maximize water efficiency.

May 26, 2020 Jennifer Junghans

Building On

Wendy Cohen of Kitchell talks about the construction firm’s projects underway in Sacramento

Construction is one industry that has continued through shelter-in-place orders. Comstock’s spoke with Wendy Cohen, vice president of operations for the construction firm Kitchell, to learn how the industry has been impacted by the coronavirus and the role it can play in the recovery.

May 14, 2020 Graham Womack
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