“That’s what motivates me. It’s not the outcome of a game — although in my position, I should be invested in that also — but rather the broader experience of what we’re building.”

We asked the MBTA for comment on the water leaks and an agency spokesman said the facility is structurally sound and safe for use and that repairs continue under a $5.7 million contract awarded last summer.

The sippy cup also grows with your baby. The handles and lid are easily removable. Once your baby gets the hang of holding the container, you can remove the handles, and eventually, you can use it without the spout, too. It’s also easy to clean and for the most part, spill-proof.

“But that’s a 20-year shift. That’s not something that’s going to happen in the next three to five years,” he said. “It’s just not affordable to build here.”

Six years ago, Elon Musk unveiled his vision for a radical new approach to transportation: the hyperloop.

Buildings and construction contribute 39 percent of the world’s energy-related carbon dioxide emissions, according to a 2017 report by the United Nations Environment Program. In D.C., buildings account for an even larger proportion of greenhouse gas emissions.

Res4 has developed a series of typologies, all the different ways that boxes can go together, and this one is a "Lifted Double-Wide/Courtyard Hybrid" – two boxes with a hole in the middle on stilts. At 1,650 square feet, it’s not so big for a multigenerational home where a family of four escapes from Brooklyn and the grandparents escape from Florida. It’s designed to be "flexible and efficient to accommodate both short and long stays simultaneously." I also like that it’s built on stilts:

Both the Ancient Forest Alliance and the Sierra Club of British Columbia told Guardian Cities that, when done in a sustainable manner, the harvesting of younger, second-growth forests represents a way of protecting old growth trees.

“In the past eight years, there are fewer and fewer new faces in the workforce to complement and supplement the workforce that is permanent,” Bevill said.

”We had a distribution list of over 4,000 people but could not secure advertising or subscription income,” he said.

It’s a reality that intruded on Marmot’s latest Midtown project — a duplex apartment made from shipping containers. Before Raydon could start on it, the project hit one gigantic obstacle.

"It was totally time for us to get out of the basement," notes Jacobson. "But it’s crazy. I feel like I should be wearing sunglasses in here all the time."