Mississippi Business Journal » Architects & Engineering http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Downsize & simplify http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/10/downsize-simplify/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=downsize-simplify http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/10/downsize-simplify/#comments Sun, 10 Oct 2010 06:00:23 +0000 Lynn Lofton http://msbusiness.com/?p=31708 Smaller homes and sustainable lifestyle management are part of the ever-evolving world of architecture The sluggish economy and a desire for a simpler, more sustainable lifestyle are factors affecting changing residential design, according to two prominent Mississippi architects, Michael Barranco of Jackson and Jonathan Mattox of Oxford. Michael Barranco, an architect since 1989, says the [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/10/downsize-simplify/feed/ 0 For cautious consumer or environment friendly, sustainability measures are a must for Mississippi http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/10/for-cautious-consumer-or-environment-friendly-sustainability-measures-are-a-must-for-mississippi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=for-cautious-consumer-or-environment-friendly-sustainability-measures-are-a-must-for-mississippi http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/10/for-cautious-consumer-or-environment-friendly-sustainability-measures-are-a-must-for-mississippi/#comments Sun, 10 Oct 2010 06:00:12 +0000 Contributing Columnist http://msbusiness.com/?p=31713 Commercial construction prices have seen a dip with lower material costs and the market getting more competitive. On the smaller commercial and residential side, costs have not seen that much of a decline.  Sure, companies have gotten leaner, but the cost savings that the consumer is seeing is in lower material costs — and that’s [...]

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