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Tom Butt, Founder of Interactive Resources, Inc. and Former Richmond Mayor, Receives National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Highest Honor
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has awarded the prestigious Louise du Pont Crowninshield Award to Tom Butt, founder and President of Interactive Resources, Inc. This esteemed award, the National Trust’s highest national honor, recognizes Tom Butt’s...
Tom Butt, Founder of Interactive Resources, Inc. and Former Richmond Mayor, Receives National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Highest Honor
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has awarded the prestigious Louise du Pont Crowninshield Award to Tom Butt, founder and President of Interactive Resources, Inc. This esteemed award, the National Trust’s highest national honor, recognizes Tom Butt’s...
The Unique Mix of Cannabis Dispensary Design
One of the many exciting things about how the cannabis industry is evolving in California is that legalization has provided a new way for all players to communicate with each other and share. I think there’s plenty of room for innovation in the field. The adventure in...
Interactive Resources, Inc.’ Cannabis Facility Design Expertise featured in October Issue of Professional Services Management Journal
The Professional Services Management Journal is a great source for research and advice for architecture, engineering, and consulting firm leaders. Our cannabis facility design services are featured in its October issue in an article by Steve Cardone titled “This Niche...
Expansive New High Tech Cannabis Grow Facilities as a Trend
We’ve been designing cannabis facilities with ever increasing size. The pace was already picking up in 2017, and with the start of 2018, it launched into high gear. Among several cannabis projects, I’ve been working on a brand new 123,000 sf facility that I planned...
Welcome Back, Jamie Brown!
We are thoroughly enjoying the temporary return to Interactive Resources, Inc. of Jamie Brown, who left two years ago to fulfill an adventure/dream of teaching English in Japan. Jamie is a California licensed architect, a black belt in Kung Fu, and an accomplished...
Cannabis Facility Design
Interactive Resources, Inc. was an early entrant into and is a leading provider of architectural and engineering services for the cannabis industry. Our firm’s specialization in this sector has deepened with the legalization of recreational marijuana in California,...
Interactive Resources, Inc. welcomes Michael Hannah, AIA, LEED AP
Interactive Resources, Inc. would like to announce the addition of Michael Hannah to our Architectural Division. Michael is a Licensed Architect in California and a LEED Accredited Professional with more than 16 years of experience. He has also been a Lecturer and...
When Arts Education and Architecture Intersect
It is especially rewarding when a project leads to a lasting collaboration. In 2014, Interactive Resources, Inc. provided schematic design, planning, design development and entitlements for a historic home project at 656 Quinan Street in Pinole, which involved raising...
Dumbarton Quarry Regional Recreation Area to Open in 2019, Featuring New Maintenance Facility Designed by Interactive Resources, Inc.
EBRPD New Maintenance Facility, Dumbarton Quarry, Fremont, CA In 2015, East Bay officials broke ground on a long-planned vision to turn a Fremont industrial quarry into the Bay Area’s first shoreline campground built in decades. Fast forward to 2018, as the 91-acre...
Holiday Giving
Annual gift giving to those in need has been a company holiday tradition for many years at Interactive Resources, Inc.. For the second year in recent history, we have worked with schools impacted by Northern California wildfires. This year, we donated art supplies to...
Alten Construction Office Remodel
Alten Construction recently moved into its newly renovated headquarters within the Kaiser Shipyards Historic District of Richmond's Marina Bay neighborhood. Interactive Resources, Inc. was the architect and structural engineer of record for the project, overseeing...