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speedy glass on the move

Belron, the parent company of Speedy Glass, contracted SOS Design to facilitate their move. Hard to find locations in the auto repair district it took over a year to secure a new lease. The new facility also operates Interlock. SOS Design has, over the past couple of years, assisted Belron with screening new locations in North [...]

19.01.2012 | Read more...

successful addition

SOS Design planned this 2 storey 112 m² addition to a  typical bungalow style home in Victoria BC. Our client purchased a home that had been renovated by  its previous owner without a permit. There were several infractions: the internal  stair had been removed and an illegal suite was created in what used to be the  [...]

12.01.2012 | Read more...

homes and buyers - the match makers in the new real estate market.

Mark McDougall has created the perfect tool to join the interests of sellers and buyers with an innovative use of technology. The aim was to create a customized strategy that removes the stress of selling or finding a new home. Here, for the first time, sellers can see what buyers are looking for. Mark will [...]

05.01.2012 | Read more...

smart meter or maybe not so smart?

BC Hydro is replacing our current digital electric meter with new “smart meters”. The cost to the users is over $1 billion. The claim is that it will save $1.6 billion over 20 years in theft and labour. Currently there is no way to know how much electricity is being stolen. In many older homes [...]

30.12.2011 | Read more...

konzuk jewelry

Karen Konzuk has moved her studio to the Sunshine Coast in BC. KONZUK jewelry is faithful to the clean, minimalist aesthetic of contemporary industrial design and architecture. Combining materials like stainless steel, concrete and powder-coated enamel with processes like laser cutting, CNC machining and photo engraving, the KONZUK collection embraces materials and methods that reflect [...]

21.12.2011 | Read more...

how much noise does a wind turbine make?

GE has provided this graphic to show how much noise a  wind turbine makes – it won’t keep you up at night. Wind turbines are not permitted to be  built closer than 300 meters from the nearest house in a residential area. The  graphic shows that the noise emitted is only slightly more than the [...]

16.12.2011 | Read more...

reiter residence

New 212 m² – 3 br. house is now in construction, to be completed early 2012.    

08.12.2011 | Read more...

clean energy

Clever! Geothermal Power Plants Could be a Massive Source of Lithium for Batteries In absolute terms, lithium is not particularly rare on Earth. It’s the 25th most abundant element, close to nickel and lead. Bolivia alone is estimated to have enough lithium to make batteries for 4.8 billion electric cars and since lithium is not destroyed [...]

02.12.2011 | Read more...

new venture holdings - suite solutions - bermuda

Interior Design project just completed by SOS Design led by Deanna Marie Sellyeh.

20.10.2011 | Read more...

walker house

Infill housing by subdivision and rezoning in a traditional neighbourhood. This planned subdivision is situated between two streets and therefore ideal for division. SOS Design has been working with our client through the  rezoning application and developed this 160m² two storey, three bedroom home (excluding basement). The process Public neighbourhood meeting. Support from Planning Department. Planning [...]

14.09.2011 | Read more...

recent blog posts


SPEEDY GLASS ON THE MOVE
19.01.2012
SUCCESSFUL ADDITION
12.01.2012
HOMES AND BUYERS - THE MATCH MAKERS IN THE NEW REAL ESTATE MARKET.
05.01.2012
SMART METER OR MAYBE NOT SO SMART?
30.12.2011
KONZUK JEWELRY
21.12.2011

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