An Interview with Off-The-Grid housing expert LaMar Alexander Today’s blog post is an interview with Off-The Grid Housing expert LaMar Alexander. If you’re interested in small sustainable housing, prepping or Off-the Grid concepts, this is a name you should know if you haven’t heard of him already. Lamar is a highly rated author on Amazon [&h

Considerations for the SmartHome Today I am happy to finally get around to writing about one the most fascinating topics that underpin the 2nd Place concept. That topic is Smarthomes. Last month I had the opportunity to discuss this subject with Michael Dye. As an introduction, Michael has spent 20 years in the AV space, […]

DISCUSSIONS WITH A LEADER IN DYNAMIC WORK – DESIGNING THE WORKPLACE At 2nd Place, there is a great deal of interest in fitting the task to the job and the home to the human and we are always looking for more information that will facilitate our learning journey.  Design comes in many forms. Sometimes, it’s […]

ERGONOMICS, DESIGN AND THE AT-HOME OFFICE This past week, we had a great e-mail interview with one of the leading ergonomics firms in the country. As one of our first interviews for the blog, we wanted to better understand the relationship between ergonomics and architectural design as well as provide additional tips for those looking […]