With the Internet replete with informative construction blogs and helpful building videos, it is easy to think that anybody can don the hard hat and start building in the modern construction boom. However, access to information does not make the actual job any less...

Are you planning on renovating your commercial office spaces or building a new one from scratch? If that’s the case, you might want to learn about the latest interior design trends. Here is how to ensure your property is in line with the modern interior standards!...

Materials and Practices to Ensure a LEED Certified Building is Energy Efficient As society becomes increasingly environmentally conscious, there seems to be a never-ending list of abbreviations to describe environmentally-friendly practices: GMO-free in agriculture,...

When Clay Elder was tasked with designing Bank of North Carolina’s new office in Ballantyne, he had two goals: Incorporate the bank’s history and show off a modern company. “You don’t want customers in older buildings to feel like you’ve moved on and left them...

Local firm has created the look for thousands of bank branches Clay Elder wondered if his first design job from NationsBank Corp. 15 years ago was some kind of test. The bank hired him to renovate a dingy branch in Greensboro that was badly in need of an overhaul....

Expansion by design: Architectural firm broadens beyond its banking base Since its founding in 1989, ESD Architecture, Interior Design & Project Management has had a solid reputation as an expert in bank design, establishing relationships with as many as 300 banks...