A Closer Look at Projects with Historical Impact

As visionaries, we strive to bring creativity and efficiency to our projects, using cutting-edge technology to create and improve public spaces. However, when faced with a project that is historical in nature, our goal is always to maintain the integrity and culture behind that building or property.

Take for example the San Pedro Huisache project in San Antonio. A local middle school experienced chronic flooding, and it was decided that the storm sewer was to be extended upstream into the Monte Vista Historic District. The history of that neighborhood was considered in great detail, and the street/drainage solutions were designed to match the existing aesthetics.

Learn more about the San Pedro Huisache project, along with several others that have honored a project's historical significance. You may learn something you didn't know about the Texas Governor's Mansion, a Catholic church in New Orleans, or the oldest commercial building in downtown Orlando.

New LEED Prerequisites Emphasize Accountability

While Version 4 (v4) of LEED Building Design and Construction has already been introduced, it will be enforced starting June of 2015. Projects can still be LEED certified using v3 until then, but it's important to know the new mandatory prerequisites that require monitoring of different building systems.

Owners now not only need to install efficient systems, but they must also prove, though submissions to LEED, that they are continuing to operate the building efficiently. Water and electrical usage, the quality of indoor air... on the Bury blog, one of our engineers in the MEP group walks us through the changes.

Bury Team Members to Speak at Texas Society of Architects Convention

If you'll be in Houston this November for the 75th Annual Convention and Design Expo, we invite you to join us for a Continuing Education session on Friday afternoon. A panel of Bury experts will speak about urban projects and the issues associated with projects in downtown, high-density areas.

"Urban Design Challenges: Collaborating to Bring Designs to Life"

Topics to Be Covered: Burying utilities, water collection, deciding on LEED goals prior to project start, and several project case studies

Panelists: Zach Hunter, PLA (Landscape Architecture), Steve Eklund, PE (Civil), and Pat Grant, PE (MEP)

Also, be sure to swing by the Bury booth (#635) at the Design Expo. We hope to see you there!

What is the "built environment," exactly?

With the launch of our company rebrand last year, we introduced a new way of describing who we are and what we do. Bury is a consulting firm for the built environment. We design the communities in which we live and work. From our internal team and external audiences, we've left a few people scratching their heads, asking "what does that even mean?"

The "built environment" is "the human-made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging in scale from buildings and parks to neighborhoods and cities, which often includes supporting infrastructure, such as water supply or energy networks."

The built environment includes everything designed or constructed by creative, solution-driven individuals like the men and women of Bury. Rather than list our 8+ service lines to define our firm, our hope is that associating ourselves with the built environment will give folks a holistic, comprehensive picture of what Bury does.

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Bury is a consulting firm for the built environment. We design the communities in which we live and work. How do you turn raw land into a thriving community? An empty city block into a hub of commerce? We're the people who figure it out. We're the visionaries who imagine what a piece of land can become, the planners who make it feasible, the advocates who bring stakeholders along, and the engineers who design the details.

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