The Construction Source America The Construction Source America Welcome to the latest issue of The Construction Source, where we highlight the best of the best in building and building products across the United States. In this edition, we’ve highlighted a diverse array of contributors to the construction industry, including industry leaders in energy efficiency, architecture and design, home building, community development, and more. This time out, we’ve turned our spotlight to the west coast, where a lot of innovation is happening and a lot of companies are embracing the challenge of creating a greener future. Fireside Homes, for example, is an innovative custom home builder driven by the mission of designing, building, and renovating homes to the highest standards possible. We spoke to company president and owner James Byars about that mission, and how achieving it has required constant evolution since forming in 1985. Switching gears, this edition also includes Lighting Design Alliance – an internationally-known, full service architectural lighting design firm located in Long Beach, California. They formed in 1992, and over theyears have been involved in thousands of projects across the United States and globally, mostly for repeat clients. Throughout their history, they have also won well over 300 industry accolades from bodies including the IES Illumination Awards. We caught up with Charles “Chip” Israel, the company’s founder and CEO. He talked about how they have maintained both their their customers’ loyalty and their award-winning streak. Also in this issue is Ichijo USA. In Japan, Ichijo is one of the country’s largest and most prolific home builders, while also being a leader in energy efficiency. With Ichijo USA, they are utilizing their experience with Editor From The Dear Reader, technology and focus on craftsmanship to create sustainable and artfully-constructed custom homes across the Pacific Northwest. For more on how they do that – and more on the systems and processes that enable them to build so many individual homes per year at such a high volume, both in the United States and Japan – we spoke with Amy Tovel, Ichigo USA’s Marketing and Sales Manager. For those conversations – and so many more like them, with more established industry leaders and the industry leaders of the future – just keep reading. All the best, The Editorial Team
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