Archive for May, 2008
Posted on May 27, 2008 - by Teresa
Everything I Know About Business I Learned From Running
Posted on May 22, 2008 - by Teresa
Harsch Greening Project
Beyond material specifications the contractor will be required to minimize waste sent to the landfills, which has become common practice in this region, so to take it further we will encourage reusing existing equipment and materials. The contractors staff will also not be allowed to smoke in or around the premises to promote air quality.
Posted on May 21, 2008 - by Teresa
Green Teams Presentation
I had the wonderful opportunity to speak on a panel of green team members at a Sustainable Silicon Valley event on April 30th. I enjoyed putting together a presentation on BJG’s efforts to green our company. It made me realize how much we have accomplished the last few years.
Our team was formed organically by two of our staff members who had a passion to change the way we did business. They started small. Double sided printing. Carpool to work week. Composting. These initiatives grew into our formal green team and company mission statement “We passionately enrich our environment through responsive design”. Our company is very fortunate that our president is passionate about the environment and he is an active and supportive participant of our green team.
Posted on May 19, 2008 - by Brian
Aesthetics
Hi BJG Bloggers,
As some of us may know by now, I am not always sure about the concept of passion, nor am I always sure exactly of its meaning and purpose. I am sure about other concepts though - for example, indulgence. In recent years I have engaged passionately both the art and practice of Indulgence.
Now for a person hooked on indulgence, its pretty difficult to do without an occasional hit. So, by means of our Blog, I would like to ask my work mates to indulge me a bit thus allowing me a bit of my own indulgence.
Posted on May 14, 2008 - by Elliott
Improvements to the Blog
We are constantly trying to make improvements to the blog. One improvement coming soon is an “On the Boards” section. This will be the place where we document many of our upcoming projects.
Other improvements include:
- Subscribe by email functionality. You, the reader, will be able to get notified via email of the latest blog posts.
- Better author pages. This way, you can get to know the authors of our blog, and even interact with them through commenting.
- I have always wanted to make a fun 404 page. Watch for that!
Are there any improvements you would like to see? Layout, fonts, different functions, etc.? Let us know in the comments.
Posted on May 13, 2008 - by Monica
Sony Reader
If you’re not familiar with the Sony Reader, you can download up to 160 books on the portable device. It weighs about nine ounces and is about the size of a large greeting card. You purchase the books from the on-line store; the prices could be cheaper, but they are certainly more reasonable than a book store. The battery lasts quite awhile because the display is not backlit. That also makes it easier to read and you get about 7500 page turns with each charge.
Posted on May 8, 2008 - by Elliott
Our Core Values: Encourage Initiative
At the last company meeting, Pete asked me to give a brief presentation on one of our core values. Our core values are:
- Encourage initiative
- Take responsibility
- Honor abilities
- Promote growth
- Advocate responsible design
- Take pride
- Engage with community
- Achieve financial success
- Reward performance
- Have fun
I chose to expand upon Encourage Initiative. This core value is especially close to me. Encourage Initiative gives every BJG employee carte blanche to be an entrepreneur within BJG.
By taking initiative, we can define BJG however we want. Interior design, BIM, sustainable design, to name a few, all came to BJG through employees taking initiative. I love this core value!
I have included the presentation below. Let me know what you think.
Posted on May 7, 2008 - by Elliott
Engaged Employee for May
Kara is the Engaged Employee for May. She not only designs sustainably, but brings that into her life away from BJG. She is an advocate for the environment. Also, thanks for Marshall for designing an awesome poster.
