Brian Preston

Nov 15, 2023 | stroudcenter.org | Brian Preston

https://stroudcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/volunteer-tree-staking-overlook-park.jpg 800 450 Stroud Water Research Center https://stroudcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/volunteer-tree-staking-overlook-park.jpg By Brian Preston This fall, I had the opportunity to volunteer with Stroud Water Research Center at the Overlook Community Campus in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where a streamside forest and pollinator garden is taking root. What I found was an educational experience taking place just...

Aug 22, 2023 | elevatorworld.com | Brian Preston |Lindsay Fletcher |Colin Craney |Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick

images courtesy of Opulent Elevators Opulent Elevators, a subsidiary of Opulent Designs International, recently introduced its Opulent 800 carbon-fibre lift, marketed as “the world’s first solar-powered carbon-fibre lift.” In addition to being Net Zero, the system boasts a cabin that is a study in opulence, outfitted with vivid stone finishes such as the red jasper shown here.

Aug 22, 2023 | elevatorworld.com | Lindsay Fletcher |Access BDD |Colin Craney |Brian Preston

Why is training, and even lifelong learning, important? Well, what our grandfathers learnt was pretty much the same as what their grandfathers learnt. Life was slow; the pace of change was slow; technology didn’t change. Like it or not (many of us don’t), but life ain’t like that now, as can be seen from Diagram 1.