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How do you create a campus that is functional AND sustainable – all while prioritizing associate experience and Walmart’s Every Day Low Cost (EDLC) philosophy? This episode of Breaking Ground features conversations with architects and designers from interdisciplinary design firm Sasaki. Hear how experts Ethan Lay-Sleeper and Martin Zogran approach the design and create simple solutions that achieve the greatest range of benefits for associates.
What does a Walmart landscape look like? How do you design at a 300-acre (theme-park sized!) scale? This episode of Breaking Ground features conversations with Gerdo Aquino, Jana Wehby and Ying-yu Hung of SWA Group, an international landscape architecture, planning and urban design firm. Learn how these designers aimed to create a campus that was harmonious with nature and true to Walmart’s Natural State roots.
In the design of the new Walmart Home Office, every choice was viewed through a lens of the associate experience. This episode of the Breaking Ground series features conversations with two Walmart leaders – Cindi Marsiglio, SVP, Corporate Real Estate, and Joe Allbright, Senior Director, Corporate Real Estate – who share how they worked to weave Walmart values into every aspect of how associates will experience the campus.
“I think success will be just how good people feel working there,” says Doug Gensler, tasked with overseeing the design of the office buildings on Walmart’s new campus. This episode of Breaking Ground features conversations with Gensler, Cindy Simpson, Paul Manno and Raffael Scasserra. Hear how they designed a space where associates could come alive.
How do you go about turning design into reality? This episode of the Breaking Ground series features conversations with three Walmart leaders — Seth Roy, Senior Director of Campus Construction; Bill Keane, Director of Campus Construction; and Jake Lewis, Director of Safety, Compliance and Ethics — involved in the construction of the new Home Office. Hear how they have worked with the architects and how they hope visitors will react to the beauty of the new campus. more
The new Walmart campus will be home to around 5,000 trees. In the latest episode of Breaking Ground: Conversations with the Experts, Ying-yu Hung of landscape architecture firm SWA Group shares how they approached the design of the new campus with the natural world top of mind.
Every gardener’s worst nightmare: Japanese beetles . During the summer, these hungry pests burrow out of the soil to find vegetables, flowers and shrubs to snack on, leaving behind dime- or quarter-sized holes in your lawn. more
The holes caused by worms and other beneficial insects relieve compaction in the soil and aerate your lawn . This allows more water, nutrients and air to reach the grassroots, giving you a healthier lawn. However, not every hole-digger is benefitting your lawn, which is why it’s important to keep narrowing down the suspects. more
Pro Tip: If you think that scoliid or cicada-killer wasps are the culprits victimizing your lawn, check the holes for eggs. If you find eggs, be sure to excavate the hole. [links]
So there’s your lineup. Which suspect could it be? Should we point the finger at burrowing insects, or tunnel-digging wildlife? To confidently determine the culprit and answer the ever-looming question of what’s causing the holes in my lawn? , you may need to enlist the help of our pest and wildlife experts.
The Pepper family brand of whiskey dates to 1780, with two distilleries, maintained in the commonwealth until 1967, including the Versailles site now occupied by Woodford Reserve. more
“We can’t bottle our whiskey fast enough,” said company owner Amir Peay. “By building our own warehouse, James E. Pepper can double production capacity at the historic distillery. We’re proud of the success we’ve experienced in revitalizing this iconic American brand, and we will have some exciting releases coming out in the near future.” more
To encourage investment and job growth in the community, the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA) in June approved James Pepper Distilling for up to $50,000 in tax incentives through the Kentucky Enterprise Initiative Act (KEIA). KEIA allows approved companies to recoup Kentucky sales and use tax on construction costs, building fixtures, equipment used in research and development, and electronic processing. [links]
By meeting its annual targets over the agreement term, the company can be eligible to keep a portion of the new tax revenue it generates. The company may claim eligible incentives against its income tax liability and/or wage assessments.
I Bought a light fixture that does not have a ground wire! The house has a ground wire. The light fixture is new but did not have instructions in box. [links]
What To Do When You Don’t Have a Ground Wire
[ad#block]Electrical Question #1 How can I wire switches and light fixtures when there is no ground wire?
The Circuit Wiring:
If the wiring to the new light does not have a ground wire then one should be provided from the power source using an approved cable.
Application: Wiring Switches and Light Fixtures.
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate – Best performed by a Licensed Electrician.
Tools Required: Basic Electricians Pouch Hand Tools, a non-aluminum ladder and Voltage Tester.
Estimated Time: Depends on personal level experience, ability to work with tools and access to the light fixture(s).
Precaution: Identify the light circuit, turn it OFF and Tag it with a Note before working with the wiring. more
I just installed 7 recessed lights in series using BX cable, do I have to attach the green ground wire in each fixture box to the box itself with a grounding screw? here
I hope this helps, I believe I covered all scenarios of your installation and concern.