HB&A http://hbaa.com Architecture :: Planning :: Geospatial Technologies Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:32:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Schofield Town Center ADP wins award! http://hbaa.com/schofield-town-center-adp-wins-award/ http://hbaa.com/schofield-town-center-adp-wins-award/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:38:10 +0000 HB&A http://hbaa.com/?p=1073 The Federal Planning Division selected The Schofield Barracks Town Center Area Development Plan for an Honorable Mention Award in the Area Development Plan category at this years FPD Awards Program.  The award will be presented in April at the 2013 National Training Workshop for Federal Planners in Downtown Chicago. The Schofield Barracks Town Center Area [...]

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]]> http://hbaa.com/schofield-town-center-adp-wins-award/feed/ 0 HB&A visits with Cadets at the Air Force Academy http://hbaa.com/hba-visits-with-cadets-at-the-air-force-academy/ http://hbaa.com/hba-visits-with-cadets-at-the-air-force-academy/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:25:56 +0000 HB&A http://hbaa.com/?p=898 The last week in February, HB&A had the opportunity to speak with senior level Cadets at the Air Force Academy about managing a design project from the perspective of an architect.  Steve Powell and Todd Hand, both architects, spent about an hour with two separate classes describing HB&A’s corporate values, how work is procured, teaming situations with [...]

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]]> http://hbaa.com/879/feed/ 0 HB&A England Invasion http://hbaa.com/hba-england-invasion/ http://hbaa.com/hba-england-invasion/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:10:18 +0000 HB&A http://hbaa.com/?p=860 With three planning and architecture projects currently underway in England, HB&A has been back and forth to London and the surrounding countryside at least once a month since October 2012 and will continue at that pace through the cold winter months and into Spring 2013. This January, with two design teams totalling 8 people in [...]

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]]> http://hbaa.com/hba-england-invasion/feed/ 0 Thule Consolidation Plan http://hbaa.com/thule-air-base-consolidation-plan-smaller-footprint-big-energy-savings/ http://hbaa.com/thule-air-base-consolidation-plan-smaller-footprint-big-energy-savings/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:36:58 +0000 HB&A http://hbaa.com/?p=844 HB&A planners created a consolidation plan for Thule Air Base, located high above the Arctic Circle in Greenland. The goal of the 2010 Plan was to propose an optimal footprint for Base operations that minimizes energy consumption and reduces O&M costs. The great part:  More than just a plan on a shelf, this plan is underway [...]

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]]> http://hbaa.com/thule-air-base-consolidation-plan-smaller-footprint-big-energy-savings/feed/ 0 “It’s been a wonderful ride…” – Stan Mael http://hbaa.com/its-been-a-wonderful-ride-stan-mael/ http://hbaa.com/its-been-a-wonderful-ride-stan-mael/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:54:27 +0000 HB&A http://hbaa.com/?p=836 The beginning of 2013 saw the well-deserved retirements of two of HB&A’s longest-serving employees and partners. Glenn Santeler, a geographer who ran HB&A’s GIS services, was with the company for nearly 14 years, after having been employed at several other military master planning firms in the area. Glenn is excited to spend quality time with [...]

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]]> http://hbaa.com/bench-flipping/feed/ 0 Web-Based Planning for Community Colleges http://hbaa.com/web-based-planning-for-community-colleges/ http://hbaa.com/web-based-planning-for-community-colleges/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:43:11 +0000 HB&A http://hbaa.com/?p=754 Aaron Briggs, one of HB&A’s principals and planning project managers, helped to present a session at the Community College League of California annual convention in Los Angeles with Leo Ray-Lynch of WLC Architects and Dr. Sadiq Ikharo from the Peralta Community College District.  The convention theme was “Singing in the Rain:  A Positive Perspective in [...]

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