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Happy Holidays from Interactive Resources, Inc. & Richmond Parkway YMCA Early Learning Center
Giving back has long been part of the holiday tradition at Interactive Resources, Inc. This year, we were proud to partner with our client, the Richmond Parkway YMCA Early Learning Center.
Through this initiative, we provided educational books and gifts to 54 toddlers through pre-K students—helping to support and empower children and families in Richmond. We also treated the center’s dedicated teachers and staff to a buffet lunch and gift cards as a small token of our appreciation for their hard work and commitment.
This effort reflects what we value most: meaningful partnerships, community investment, and creating opportunities that make a real difference. We’re grateful to the YMCA team for their collaboration and shared commitment to early childhood education. The Richmond Parkway location holds a special connection for us, as our firm designed the Early Learning Center classrooms.
At Interactive Resources, our employees are at the heart of this tradition, and we’re proud to match all employee contributions to maximize our collective impact. Together, we’re helping make the holiday season brighter—and supporting a strong start for the next generation.
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...
Play Ball! at Fitzgerald Field
Our firm has the pleasure of working on a wide range of project types: schools, pharmaceutical, industrial, judge’s chambers, forensic work, historic preservation, major solar engineering, commercial, and large mixed-use. So it wasn’t out of our ballpark to be...
Delta Diablo Plant Operations & Treatment Plant Roof Replacement, Antioch, California
Interactive Resources, Inc. is very happy to announce a recent award from the Delta Diablo (Delta Diablo Sanitation District) for the Plant Operations Center and Treatment Plant roof replacement. Delta Diablo provides water resource recovery services for the Cities of...
Applied Technology Services Facility, Common Area & Calibration Lab Remodel, Danville, California
Another successful project designed by Interactive Resources, Inc. was recently completed for a local utility company with facilities throughout Northern and Central California. The Applied Technology Services (ATS) Facility in Danville performs some of the company’s...
DGS, FMD Bay & Northern Area Architectural Retainer Services
We are happy to announce that State of California, Department of General Services (DGS), Facilities Management Division (FMD) selected Interactive Resources, Inc. to provide architectural and engineering services for the Bay and Northern California regions. The FMD...