Sunday, January 30, 2011

Elba Back

Possible first client!
My jewelry designer, Elba Back is letting me design & help put together her house.
She's a very New Mexico/Modern kinda gal & I already have so many ideas.
Just have to put them on paper...or Sketchup.

So excited!

Spring 2011 - Week 4

Today marks the end of week 4 for this Spring Semester.
Hopefully I'll be getting a lot of work done today & I can go shopping for my light fixture project due in 4 weeks.
My Commercial project, when not compared to the other teams, is seemingly having a nice start. However, our dysfunctional team is another story.
Debbie Downer
Passive Aggressive
Control Freak
Me being the latter, this isn't going as planned!

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Wind Turbines!

Alternative uses besides energy conservation...

Saturday, January 15, 2011

LED WiFi

Here's a great article on LED WiFi.


I'm still cookin' up some kighting ideas for my Master bedroom.
Narrowing it down to [task/mood] sconces or figuring out how to wire LEDs into my baseboards...


-Amber

Monday, January 10, 2011

M + M's

Began my Monday trio of classes.
Lighting.
Practicum II.
Sustainable.

I have three projects in Lighting.
1. Reviewing my electric bill.
2. Designing & creating a light fixture.
3. Writing a lighting prescription for a client.
I've already taken an interest in my Electric bill as soon as I moved into my first house. All my light bulbs are CFL's [LEDs were still impractical], I've installed a tank-less water heater, replaced my inefficient HVAC, & had an overall cognisance of energy use.
As for the latter two, creating a light fixture, & writing a prescription, I could combine to focus on myself as a client with my Master bedroom as the area of need. All inclusive of my bedroom's need for task, mood, & overall lighting; My walk-in closet's necessity for a new fixture; and my bathroom's transition to a pendant light.

For Practicum, I have to revisit all of my portfolio's, physical & technical, & update them.
I also have to search for an internship for the semester.

And lastly, Sustainable <3
The main project for this class will be that the class is broken into groups and having a Panel Discussion a.k.a. Symposium a.k.a. Charette regarding one of 7 topics.

I also began my Commercial II class this past Thursday, & the agenda for this Thursday consists of being lumped in one of two groups in the race for the design for a Boys & Girls Club in Indiantown.

Exciting.