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New Life to Old Marshall School

The historic Old Marshall School in Sacramento will see revitalization thanks to a development partnership between Mogavero Architects and Bardis Homes. Although the project is in its early stages, the Bardis Mogavero team has plans to redevelop the historic property, providing two new structures with housing and a community resource facility in the heart of Midtown Sacramento. “It is an honor to work on the redevelopment of this very important community asset,” remarks David Mogavero. “Developing a project that is sensitive to the character of this wonderful neighborhood, while being economically feasible and emphasizing the inherently sustainable lifestyle of dense urban living will be a fun challenge for the Bardis Mogavero partnership.” Read more about the Old Marshall School redevelopment project in this article in the Sacramento News and Review.

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Schaffer’s Mill Receives State Funding / Featured on Lake Tahoe News

Meadow View Place near Schaffer’s Mill, a new affordable housing community to be built near Truckee, was featured on the Lake Tahoe TV News over the weekend. This project is one of many similar affordable housing projects Mogavero Architects has designed for developer, Neighborhood Partners, LLC. The Schaffer’s Mill workforce housing project would consist of a 56-unit apartment housing complex in the Schaffer’s Mill subdivision through funding from the State of California Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program (AHSC). The AHSC program’s purpose is to help fund projects that support affordable housing and infrastructure programs that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, two main concerns of the Lake Tahoe community. The funding will also allow the Tahoe Truckee Area Regional Transit (TTART) to invest in four electric-powered buses to help expand transit services for area’s routes, including the necessary electric vehicle charging stations and maintenance infrastructure. Meadow View Place will include 14 one-bedroom units, 28 two-bedroom units and 14 three-bedroom units, a community building with common areas, an outdoor patio and a small playground for children. The buildings will have rooftop solar panels to achieve zero-net-energy usage and help fulfill the projects commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Read more information about the workforce housing project recently posted by the County of Placer.      

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EPIC System Construction Begins for Lindsay Project

Construction of an EPIC System (Environmental Passive Integrated Conveyance) on our project in Lindsay began earlier this week. The EPIC system is a water management tool that captures greywater from indoor use and storm water drainage, and then provides passive filtration to reuse the water for landscape irrigation. Palm Terrace is a housing project with Self-Help Enterprises with 50 affordable unit and a community building in Lindsay, CA. In addition to the EPIC system, the extensive energy conservation measures and solar arrays on each building will make Palm Terrace Zero Net Energy. This is the second greywater recycling system Mogavero Architects has put in place for multifamily housing.

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Specialized Parking Requirements

Confused about Specialized Parking Requirements in the California Building Codes? Parking Code Explained With many specialized parking space requirements for accessibility, electric vehicle charging stations, and bicycles, hosting a “Mogavero University” session is one way we can keep our architects and designers up to date on the latest requirements. Jay Hyde, Associate Architect and our in-house building code expert recently conducted a class for our staff about the types of required parking spaces and how to determine the number of spaces for our projects. Jay explained how to calculate Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and requirements, as well as clean air vehicle spaces and bicycle parking requirements in the California Code. He used examples of affordable housing parking, as a number of our current projects fall into the affordable housing category. Jay breaks it down for us in a step by step presentation you can download here: Specialized Parking Requirements.pdf  

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Sacramento ARCHICAD User Group

Please join Mogavero Architects as we kick off the official Sacramento Area ARCHICAD User Group! The cost is free and the group will meet quarterly beginning June 20, 2018 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at our offices in Sacramento. Connect with other ARCHICAD users as we examine best practices for utilizing this platform to create and manage building projects of all types. You’ll discover technical tips and tricks as well as ideas for how to use this powerful tool to provide new service offerings. Tom Simmons from ArchVista Consulting will be on hand to introduce and present ARCHICAD 22. Mogavero Architects has been using ARCHICAD to support a sustainable approach to designing and building for over a decade. Our firm specializes in urban infill development and through management of BIM in ARCHICAD, has the capacity to win and take the lead on large scale projects – whether they be new construction or renovation. WHEN: June 20, 2018 6:00 – 6:20 – Wine & Cheese Welcome 6:20 – 7:00 – Presentation 7:00 – 8:00 – ARCHICAD Q&A WHERE: Mogavero Architects 2012 K Street Sacramento, CA 95811

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Mogavero Bicycle Commuters Take a Top Spot

“Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.” – JFK Our staff took both the Top Trip and Top Mile Replacers for Sacramento Micro Employers for 2018’s May is Bike Month. With 521 trips and 1,357 miles logged during the month of May, our staff commuted to work and ran errands, replacing trips in a vehicle with riding their bicycles. Many of our bike commuters agree that riding is not only good for your health, it provides a sense of freedom from traffic and the obligation of driving a car. Sahar, our staff’s top trip replacer, whose own pedaling accounted for a quarter of our total trips says “As a busy mom, without time for the gym, biking everywhere is my workout. It’s a great habit to teach my three-year old son, who loves being on the bike with me.” To reward ourselves after all those miles, our staff arranged for velofix, a mobile bike shop to visit our office to provide some TLC to our bikes. Jack, our mechanic took care of us with some minor repairs and tune-ups. Pictured with Jack at velofix, Dominic is also a daily bike commuter. “Biking is the most invigorating way to start my day. Our method of transportation is the single most important decision we can make when it comes to our carbon footprint. I bike to impact the world less. Besides, commuting in a car can be mindless, soul sucking and boring… biking is the exact opposite!”  

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PCBC Honors West Gateway Place

Judges for the PCBC’s Gold Nugget Awards have selected West Gateway Place, Mogavero Architects’ affordable housing community project in West Sacramento, as a finalist for their 2018 Awards. The Gold Nugget “Merit Award” for the 30-60 units per density/acre Affordable Housing category will be announced at the Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC)’s Gold Nugget dinner in June. Last year, Mogavero Architects won Gold Nugget Awards for two projects, Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op and the CSU Sacramento Dining Commons Servery.

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Midtown’s New Bike Lanes

In celebration of May is Bike Month our staff biked to Southside Park for a bike ride and picnic. On the way back the group rode the new separated bike lane on P Street. “It was awesome to be protected from the moving traffic. Hopefully the new lanes will allow more bikers to feel comfortable commuting daily.” — Renner Johnston, Mogavero Architects Principal Separated from vehicles on the road, these bikeways will allow people of all ages and levels to bike downtown. They will also improve pedestrian safety by increasing sight lines and reducing the number of travel lanes to cross. We need these all over town! Here’s a great diagram, courtesy of the City of Sacramento on how the new lanes work: For more details on how the new lanes work visit the City of Sacramento’s website: https://www.cityofsacramento.org/Public-Works/Transportation/Programs-and-Services/Bicycling-Program/Current-Projects

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Fresno Veteran’s Housing Grand Opening Ceremony

Last week, the Fresno Housing Authority celebrated the Grand Opening of the Renaissance at Parc Grove. The 40-unit development of one and two bedroom apartments for homeless and disabled veterans are across the street from the Fresno VA Hospital, allowing residents easy access to services. As the development’s architect, Mogavero Architects’ Craig Stradley, Nathaniel Sebok and Erin Reschke attended the May 11th Grand Opening and ribbon cutting.       Mogavero Architects also designed Mather Veteran’s Village, which provides temporary and permanent veterans housing and services locally in Rancho Cordova. View press on the event: http://abc30.com/community-events/new-apartments-for-homeless-veterans/3461995/    

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May is Bike Month

Placing in the top 10 last year, Mogavero Architects staff is participating again in May is Bike Month, the Sacramento region’s month-long celebration to encourage bicycle commuting. With several of our staff as regular bicycle commuters, Mogavero Architects has been actively involved in Bike Month over the years. In fact, one of our firm’s architects, Alix Ogilvie, who rides into work everyday – rain or shine – was recently appointed to the Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates (SABA) Board of Directors. SABA advocates on behalf of our area’s bicyclists, reviewing and alerting bikers of traffic impacts and hazards, and helping people ride safely and conveniently. Congratulations to Alix on her recent appointment! We appreciate her contributions to the safety of our bicyclists and kindness to our planet! Keep up with our miles, or start logging your own at https://mayisbikemonth.com Get out there and ride!