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From the Desk of Ken Karle...

  

I never really understood the concept of a "paradigm shift;" in fact, I couldn't even pronounce the word correctly and to this day I still can't spell it.  However, several years ago, one of our clients brought forth a new paradigm in education - a concept around which we designed a very successful multi-million dollar school expansion program.  While implementing an improved method of educating, these educators also improved the quality of life of their students in the holistic realms of nutrition and social well-being.[...] 

 

Hawthorne 9-11-01 Memorial Unveiled

  

 

On September 11th, in a candlelight memorial service, the Borough of Hawthorne dedicated its 9-11-01 monument.  The design, donated by LAN as a member of the Hawthorne Rotary, is centered around a 24-foot beam from the World Trade Center. [...]

A Novel Idea in Library Lighting

Wayne Township Public Library installs LED luminaires, Improving illumination and reducing costs 

 

Historically, little regard has been given to lighting in the design of many buildings, including libraries. This results in part from the attitude among facility planners who saw lighting as something to be engineered but not designed. However, the public's push for sustainability and the need to reduce energy and maintenance costs have been making dramatic changes. [...]

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LAN Joins Streetlight Mission to Develop New Site 

 

Streetlight Mission is a Christian ministry that provides services and support to homeless and needy people in and around Elizabeth, NJ, including meals, a food pantry, career services, housing services, substance abuse assistance, etc.  The leadership of Streetlight Mission saw the need for a larger facility to allow them to expand and improve its ministries.  Streetlight negotiated the purchase of a building from the Archdiocese of Newark that used to be a convent, but had been vacant for some time.  The building was in an ideal location for Streetlight's purposes, right near downtown Elizabeth. [...]
 

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LAN Designs New Senior Activity Center

 

The Housing Authority of the Borough of Cliffside Park recently completed a 9,688 s.f./$2.4 million Senior Activity Center and Administrative Offices at the Gerald A. Calabrese Complex.  LAN was retained by the Housing Authority as the Architect and Engineer of Record for this project.  The new Senior Activity Center was designed to accommodate 354 senior apartments.  The two-story masonry and cast stone building allows natural daylight into the spaces all day long, with large sliding windows along the east and west sides and patio doors along the south side. [...]

 

Video:  Mt. Beacon Incline Railway


Excelsior - Restoring New York's Mountain RailwaySignificant progress is being made on the Mt. Beacon Incline Railway project featured in our May 2012 newsletter.  LAN is featured in a video about the project, which you can view by clicking here
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Danielle Farrell Graduates from the Leadership Orange Class of 2013 

 
LAN is proud to announce that Danielle Farrell, LEED AP has graduated from the Leadership Orange program. Since 1993, Leadership Orange has hand selected and trained local individuals with varying skills and backgrounds to address community challenges that stress our government, education and culture in Orange County, New York. According to its website, "Leadership Orange is a 10-month leadership program with the dual focus of providing leadership training to leaders and emerging leaders, and equipping them with a breadth of knowledge about Orange County, its challenges and its resources." [...]

 

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