Fall 2010
Full Circle Architects Food Drive
This holiday season, Full Circle Architects will once again be collecting non-perishable food items for the Northfield Township Food Pantry. All contributions can be dropped off at the offices of Full Circle Architects (85 Revere Dr., Suite B, Northbrook IL 60062) or you may make a financial donation to the Northfield Township Food Pantry directly by clicking here. We thank you in advance for your generosity!
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Monday, November 8 and Thursday November 11, 2010
Boy Scouts : Architecture Merit Badge
Full Circle Architects held a workshop for local boy scout troupes which offered an Architecture Merit Badge. FCA's Michael Fries (who serves as a Merit Badge Counselor and Scout Master) conducted a two- evening event featuring a series of presentations on the architecture process, building materials, and on the rich architectural history of Chicago.
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Sunday, September 26, 2010
A Bannockburn Housewalk to Benefit Designs4Dignity
Full Circle Architects partnered with Heynssens + Grassman Landscape Architects and RedRock Builders to host a house party and tour of their latest collaborative project. The home, located in Bannockburn, was opened to the public to benefit Designs4Dignity, a charitable organization that engages the design community to respond to the facilitative needs of other non-for-profits. The event successfully showcased the estate with architectural and landscape tours, and treated guests to the culinary delights of Bluegrass Restaurant of Highland Park
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Friday, June 4, 2010
Legum & Norman Seminar: "Green Strategies for Community Associations."
Full Circle Architects presented a seminar on the dangers of climatic change and global warming in the urban setting, and offered a variety of sustainable solutions to help community association mangers create a healthier and more efficient property. Discussed means and specified examples included creating a sustainable site, increasing water and energy efficiency, using green materials and resources, and improving indoor air quality.
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Saturday, April 24, 2010
Northbrook's Earth Day Celebration
Full Circle Architects celebrated its commitment to sustainable building solutions by participating in Northbrook’s Earth Day Celebration at the Village Green. The event featured businesses, social groups, and vendors who all share a concern for environmental stewardship. FCA displayed a few of its eco-friendly projects, a variety of sustainable building products, and had staff available to answer questions about green building approaches, techniques, and lifecycle costs; all in the name of showcasing the fact that at Full Circle Architects,... Everyday is Earth Day!
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
ACTHA Spring 2010 Conference
Dan Baigelman presented a seminar titled: "Buildings: Age Before Beauty." Dan spoke about which building components with problems require immediate and on-going attention, and which components could be considered for short-term and less costly solutions. He also covered what to expect in standard property inspections and highlighted the "forgotten" areas of which boards should be especially cognizant.
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Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Chicago Public School Outreach Program
Full Circle Architects together with St. Aubin, Haggerty & Associates, Inc. hosted a "Career Day" experience for students of Whitney M. Young Magnet High School. Sponsored by the Chicago Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), students came to learn what it's like to own a company. With a mixture of group sessions and one-on-one meetings between students and different business owners, the entire experience turned out to be incredibly rewarding for both students and business owners alike.
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Architectural Edu-tainment Series #4:
Healthy Homes 2010: Design Strategies for Personal Well-Being
With the new year in full swing - and resolutions for healthy lifestyles still active - we assembled wellness experts Katie Bernhard of Sherwin Williams, Joe Silver of Green Depot Chicago, and Sharon Weinstein, Certified Physical and Environmental Wellness Specialist to speak about how to create and maintain healthy home environments. With relevant and practical information on how - and why - your overall well-being is clearly linked to your immediate surroundings, our guests learned a great deal about how to maximize their homes' ability to nourish the body and soul. While this was a free event, our generous visitors contributed to our effort to raise funds for the rebuilding of Haiti.
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