Electric vehicle incentives in Missouri from the inflation act

Electric vehicles (EVs) are finally having their moment, thanks to the raft of electric vehicle incentives embedded in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Signed into law by President Biden in August 2022, the IRA has powered up benefits for homeowners making energy improvements and for Missouri electric-vehicle (EV) drivers, business owners with amenities surrounding EV [...]

By |2023-06-29T04:11:10-06:00June 26th, 2023|Current Events, Entrepreneur, Inflation Reduction Act, Sustainability, Technology|Comments Off on Electric vehicle incentives in Missouri from the inflation act

REspace Celebrates 5 Years!

Happy anniversary to us! It has been an interesting and fulfilling first 5 years here at REspace. We have grown, our clients have increased, and our project types have steadily improved. Even more exciting is that we have recently begun to add staff! Quite the journey so far. Ryan and I, our families as well [...]

By |2022-09-13T14:06:30-06:00June 29th, 2022|Career, Current Events, Entrepreneur, Local St. Louis Architecture|Comments Off on REspace Celebrates 5 Years!

2021: A REspace odyssey

Although we were relatively quiet in terms of blogging throughout 2021, we have a very good reason. As a southern Illinois architecture firm that is also fully virtual, we were busy managing a myriad of architecture and construction projects! This full slate included the final photographic documentation of the All Volleyball headquarters project, whose construction [...]

By |2022-01-27T05:32:29-06:00January 27th, 2022|Architectural Trends, Entrepreneur, Homeowner, Local St. Louis Architecture|Comments Off on 2021: A REspace odyssey

Are Antimicrobials Effective in the Home?  

Microbes Weigh on Our Minds It's no wonder that homeowners and those in the market for a home are wondering if antimicrobials (essentially "germ-killers") are effective and safe. Although the number of vaccinated people continues to rise in the U.S. and globally, as of this writing, COVID-19 has killed close to 590,000 Americans and more [...]

By |2021-06-30T09:26:32-06:00May 18th, 2021|Architectural Trends, Architecture Techniques, Current Events, Entrepreneur, Homeowner|Comments Off on Are Antimicrobials Effective in the Home?  

What We’re Working on Now

Welcome to 2021! We made it through 2020! Shortly, we will offer you a peek into what we're working on now. In a previous post about our residential architecture projects we mentioned that the pandemic hadn't affected our operation as a virtual firm. But how we coordinate with contractors, consultants, and jurisdictions has changed somewhat. [...]

By |2021-06-30T09:29:23-06:00January 20th, 2021|Current Events, Entrepreneur, Local St. Louis Architecture, Rehab Architecture|Comments Off on What We’re Working on Now

A Last-Minute Gift Idea for the Design-Curious Child

If you are still looking for that unique last-minute gift idea for the holidays, one we might suggest for children is author Lora Teagarden's The Little Architect's Alphabet: Learning Your Letters through Design. The book was published in October 2020. My children and I recently finished reading this primer on architecture and design, and it [...]

By |2020-12-22T08:13:10-06:00December 17th, 2020|Architectural Trends, Entrepreneur, Homeowner|1 Comment

Three Critical Ways Architects Help You Complete a Building Project

Hello, and welcome to our new series on Architectural Services. This series serves as a response to the numerous questions we get from new clients who have not experienced the architectural process of design and construction. So, if you have ever wondered what is zoning in architecture or what services an architect provides, look no farther. [...]

By |2020-12-11T13:41:30-06:00December 11th, 2020|Entrepreneur, Homeowner, Rehab Architecture, Restaurant Architecture, Veterinary Architecture|Comments Off on Three Critical Ways Architects Help You Complete a Building Project

Residential Rebound is in Play Despite Market Drama

Thanks largely to a global health emergency, drama reigns in 2020. But could ongoing market drama mean a residential rebound? This situation prevails in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) fields, too, although construction has been pummeled less than, say, in-person service fields such as hospitality and travel or even education. Take, for example, projected [...]

By |2020-10-06T12:57:48-06:00October 6th, 2020|Architectural Trends, Current Events, Entrepreneur, Homeowner|Comments Off on Residential Rebound is in Play Despite Market Drama

Project Updates at REspace

It has been an interesting start to the new year for our young company to say the least. As changes continue to emerge from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we have found that the flexibility of being a virtual firm has proven itself invaluable. Even though ours has been deemed an essential industry, our work methodology [...]

By |2020-10-05T15:02:55-06:00May 28th, 2020|Current Events, Entrepreneur, Local St. Louis Architecture, Rehab Architecture|Comments Off on Project Updates at REspace

Illinois Cannabis Facilities, the Cannabis Regulation Act, and Building Codes

If cannabis is your business and you're in Illinois, chances are that your "cannabusiness" in early 2020 is good. Very good. Just five days in from when cannabis became legal for adult recreational use, some 270,000 cannabis sales have occurred in Illinois, to the tune of $10.8M according to local reports. As small-business owners ourselves, [...]

By |2020-01-10T11:15:14-06:00January 9th, 2020|Architectural Trends, Entrepreneur|Comments Off on Illinois Cannabis Facilities, the Cannabis Regulation Act, and Building Codes
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