The USA generates 251 million tons of trash a year – that is 42 times more than the Great Pyramid at Giza. Where does it come from … and go?
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Today, Let's Drink to Clean Water … and Then Do More to Protect Our Water Supply
Monday’s Chicagoist headline, “It’s Okay to Drink the Water, Chicago,” is accurate but perhaps a little dismissive of the larger issues about drinking water which should be raised in all our minds by the recent drinking water scares topping news across the country. This weekend’s public drinking water ban in Todedo, Ohio follows the ongoing […]
If They Build it We Will Park – So Why Require More Parking With Every New Construction Project?
Bring on the predictable outrage, folks, but we’re about to do it … we’re about to say … There is WAY too much free parking available in Chicago. We should stop building more of it! For all the hoopla over the (admittedly) terrible parking meter deal made by Mayor Daley and regardless of the sticker […]
How Green Roofs, Green Space, and Green Design affect the Heat Island Effect in Chicago
Despite a relatively cool summer here in Chicago this year (thanks, I guess, Polar Vortex), we’ve all battled heat waves rolling off parking lots or struggled to arrive un-sweatily at our destinations more often than we’d like. And every summer – warm, hot or baking – is warmer here in the city (and the surrounding suburbs) than […]
Spencer’s Jolly Posh Complete and Open for Brunch, Tea, and Dinner in Quirky British Style
We’re thrilled to share with you the snappy snaps of our latest completed project: the newly relocated Spencer’s Jolly Posh Foods on Southport.
The Melee that is Montrose Beach Parking Lots
Our proposal for an updated Montrose Beach Park – which both maintains the already extensive multi-user quality of the park and enhances it with less parking!
Combined Sewer Overflow: How a Using Rain Barrel can help Keep Sewage Out of the Chicago River
Did you know that when it rains in Chicago we dump raw sewage into the Chicago river? No one is happy about it … but its no accident.
The City As Art: Mosaics, Murals, Graphics, and Graffiti
Be they commissioned by the city, permitted by an owner or illicitly undertaken, wall art can be one the the brightest spots in a city (and this coming from an architecture blog)! Lets face it, the modern world offers a lot of start blank walls to the pedestrian eye and when the buildings themselves can’t […]
Windows: the Light of Interiors and the Soul of Buildings
If eyes are the window to the soul, windows are much more than the eyes of a building. Moss::: highlights the play of natural light in our buildings.
How Air Conditioning Works, When You Need It and When You Don’t
How Air Conditioning works in your home and how it came to be so pervasive. Find out more about this pervasive element of your summer life.
Work Life Balance: Bike to Work Challenge Reprise (spoiler alert: We Still Roll)
Moss rocked the Bike Commuter Challenge last year in 2013 we’re proud to say that, this year, we still know how to roll! In case you hadn’t noticed … moss is an office that likes to bike. We’ve enjoyed demonstrating a commitment to our bicycles this past week during the Bike Commuter Challenge. With six […]
Biking in Chicago: What you need to know to be safe!
With the Bike Commuter Challenge beginning TOMORROW, moss is ready and raring to go. The moss team ranges in dedication to the cycling gods. We’ve got Chris, who bikes a 36 mile round trip to work most nice days, and Matt, who regularly sets out in the rain for client meetings or errand runs on […]