Andrew Garulay, RLA

First, there is being responsible and practical which is not separate from development with or without claims of being green. Lots and lots of green practices make sense whether or not you think think the planet is about to boil over and we are all going to die, or not. Believing that the green movement is not going to drive the economy is not the…[Read more]

I was a TA in grading and drainage when I was in school and tutored someone just last year. Almost all the stress and problems came back to the same thing. That is slope = rise/run or vertical/horizontal (s=v/h). More specifically, it is understanding what you know and what you are trying to calculate for. A huge percentage of people get…[Read more]

I second the 4″ grinder as being effective if you are not making a career out of ot. Br sure to set it up so that the dust shoots away from you are you cut or you will toast the grinder a lot faster. When it gets real hot, give it a rest or you’l burn it out. Start on the far side of the cut on the first grind because as soon as the dust flies you…[Read more]

I think that one reason that you are not getting an overwhelming response has to do with the fact that so many are looking for “out of the box” cures for what is not an “out of the box” problem. The problem is that there is currently less being built on the ground. It is not that we can do more to adapt to some new type of development because it…[Read more]

Gillette Stadium uses real stuffed coyotes to keep both the Canadian and Canada Geese of other national origins off of the practice fields. It must work because they’ve used them for several years now.

In fact I saw one being used in a waterside park in my town earlier this year (when I pulled over to check it out because I thought it was real).…[Read more]

Well, my side business got much busier this year without anything that I’m doing to make that happen. I have the same un-updated website that I’ve had for a few years, gave up my basic yellow page listing four years ago, and do no other advertising or other activities to gain exposure. I can only attribute it to a small portion of the market…[Read more]

Using GIS in the mix would add a great dynamic to the thesis – you could blow that grade sky high between original research, good use of GIS, and a well founded criteria to det that analysis up with.

I did an evaluation of a proposed zoning ordinance for my senior thesis using GIS (ArcInfo circa 1997) to analyze how land could be subdivided…[Read more]

A thesis on when, where, and how bicycle transportation is effective vs. when, where, and why it is ineffective could dwarf another thesis on how LAs can play a role. When are they going to be a feel good political ribbon cutting event. and when are they going to be effective infrastructure often seems to be ignored with the idea that if you build…[Read more]

Convention seldom works for me because I am not well prepared for it, unfortunately. If you can’t win at one game, you have to play a different game that you can win. The trick is to get someone else to play with you.

The most effective way to lead a person across a stream is not to call him over. It is to go over to where he is, see what he…[Read more]

If you list your work experience in a timeline, it is you who is declaring its importance.

My belief is that the best way to write a resume is to do so from the perspective of the job offer. That does not have to only be with the cover letter, but can be the resume sheet as well. If knowing a certain program is irrelevant for a certain position…[Read more]

The way it is done in my neighborhood is by setting it in at least an inch of mortar bed. You have to remember that the stone is not going to be exactly an inch thick unless it is saw cut. You have to have enough of a mortar bed to not only set the stone, but to give way to a thicker stone so that the surface is even. Set the stone but do not…[Read more]

I saw that they had used it by Old North Bridge in Concord, MA. at least 5 years ago. I would guess that some Land8Loungers have visited that historic site in recent years.Maybe they could comment. I saw it between the Old Manse and the main approach to the bridge along the current road edge, It was granite stone dust and seemed quite new at the time.

Trimble is GPS survey equipment and uses a data collector just like a total station. The info is downloaded and put into a drawing using a choice of a number of different softwares in conjunction with a cad program.

A handheld Garmin GPS is not going to give you a lot of accuracy (+/- 30′ most likely) which is great for navigation, but not…[Read more]

Your redline review sounds similar to mine. I did not make the same mistake again and I doubt if you did either. These are the people who benefit from the redline review.

I don’t know what anyone expects a licensure exam to be other than something similar to what it is. You can’t quantifiably measure “creativity” and frankly it is not what…[Read more]

I heard of two arhitecture firms inmy area that took some pretty serious fines from ACAD a few years ago – second hand info, but plenty of hints that it was true.

There are several makers of Intellicad that are very reasonably priced (<$400 for the full program). Bricsnet, Progecad, and a couple of other ones that begin with “A” … search…[Read more]

Which costs more, interest on a student loan for a year or out of state tuition for two or three years?

Or move now and establish residency. … that is what I did. I spent a year and a half working (and bought my first house) in preparation for going to an affordable school. … I also moved 3,000 miles.

Yes, it is what it is. It is not what it isn’t.

That is a far cry from saying that no one can comment on it.

The artist completed her project with its pefections and imperfections, like any art work by any artist, and it is her piece and complete. That is what I mean by “it is what it is”. We can all make comments on the Mona Lisa, but it is…[Read more]

I don’t think that anyone is criticizing that people are criticizing. My post is not intended to say that we are not allowed to discuss it. In fact, it is my own opinion of the project – a critique in its own. No better or no worse, no more valid and no less.

The criteria that I used to critique it is one that I set for myself, not one I expect…[Read more]

This reminds me of the thread about judging a design competition. We can all invent criteria that this should be judged on, but is there actually a criteria that this was supposed to satisfy.

It sounds as though the intent was to get a play of light from the light, shade, and shadow created. Having spent a lot of time in a giant landscape like…[Read more]