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Vivian Volz
Aug 4, 2020
Specifying in a Pandemic
What's VVAS doing during the COVID-19 pandemic? We're writing specs, that's what! As a business owner, it's my job to keep my team safe,...
Vivian Volz
Jul 23, 2014
Mockups for Range—for Glass?
We all expect natural materials to vary in color, pattern, and texture. Concrete, too, and other things that are, let's face it, made of...
Vivian Volz
Aug 25, 2013
Zero-VOC: Beyond the Headlines
For most projects, a paint that claims "zero-VOC" is equal in quality and compliance to one that claims "less than 50 g/L VOC."
Vivian Volz
Mar 1, 2013
Perot Museum: Mistake or Science Lesson?
Is this naïve design gone wrong... or a clever demonstration of concrete's need to shrink as it cures?
Vivian Volz
Oct 4, 2012
Ceiling Fans
I recently needed to help a client select a ceiling fan, and I wound up learning exciting new things about motors. (Yes, it's a motor...
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