…On Valentine’s Day 2011, Cruzio had a visit from two talented first graders, Garritt and Zak, from Gateway School. They also brought homemade Valentine cookies, which were delicious. Here are the cards they brought. Thank you Garrit and Zak! In the card below, note the pictured desk with ergonomic chair:…
…The task of designing the Sentinel Building renovation went to Matthew Thompson, one of Santa Cruz’s most talented and influential architects. His approach — preserving the brawny beauty of the mid-century modern building while upgrading its function — won the job for his firm. Here is Matthew dashing through demolished concrete: And here he is close up:…
…We officially broke ground at the Sentinel building in March, but these days the work is really ramping up. When you pass by Cruzio’s future digs you can hear the hum of equipment and see hard hatted workers milling about. Today the progress was more evident than ever when a new window was cut into the ground floor….
We start with a manufacturing building in downtown Santa Cruz. Our plan: to recycle and re-use the building for a couple of local organizations (Cruzio and Ecology Action). That means making the building people-friendly. Step one: it’s dark and gloomy inside. We need more windows and doors! The original parking lot face of the building (notice, no downstairs windows at all): Here’s what’s happening to that wall (that’s Shane standing in the foreg…
…Pretty impressive air conditioner in Cruzio’s new data center! We’ll soon be hosting servers in the space, which will be also be fitted out with gigantic UPS and generator units, as well as an FM200 fire suppression system….
…As demolition continues at the Sentinel Building, we can now see right through it. And sunlight pours into parts of the building where it’s never been seen before:…
…something you photograph — then shoot the wall to bits. (“Very satisfying” commented the presenter). In the audience were mentors to give advice and people with various skills to join up with the projects if they liked the pitch. Some of the mentors pitched, too. Chris Neklason of Cruzio surrounded by mentors Dave Britton and Ned Hearn. That’s Maeve, a Cruzioworkie, looking cool. Forming teams and splitting off on the first night (Friday) Lots of…
…Bill Tysseling, discusses fiber’s economic impacts for the local business community Bonnie Lipscomb, from the Santa Cruz Redevelopment Agency, expresses how supporting Cruzio’s new building and fiber Internet was a “no brainer” (we agree!) Mayor Ryan Coonerty dedicates May 31st as Fiber Internet Day in the City of Santa Cruz Peggy and Cruzio’s Chief Technology Officer, Chris Neklason, toast to Cruzio’s future successes and everyone helps flip the…
…and reinvention is crucial for survival. For more information on Dave Britton, Venture Cafe, and MakersFactory, visit: http://venturecafesantacruz.com/ http://makersfactory.com/ Learn about coworking at Cruzioworks…
…can you offer others following in your footsteps? Don’t…just kidding. I would say don’t do it for the money, do it because you enjoy it, then hopefully money will come. For more information on Adam Markowitz and Aire Software, please visit:http://airesoftware.com/…
