Green
Building requires commitments from a whole team of folks:
Michael Vacirca
 My
name is Michael Vacirca and I started this company, LastingNest,
Inc. Much of the inspiration for the ideas behind
LastingNest came from my grandfather, Vito Vacirca. He was
a stucco and plastering contractor providing services to the
New York City area and Long Island for more than fifty years.
I
accompanied him as his helper when I was a teenager,
and he would often point out his work as we drove around. I couldn't
help but notice the deep care he held for the details that he
put into his craft. Projects he'd finished 40 years in the past
still mantained their appearance perfectly- they look as if he'd
completed the work in the past year.
 I started in the trades as a shipwright, working
on the restoration of tall ships on the east coast. This included
time as the ship's carpenter on the 106' hudson river sloop Clearwater
and as mate on the Herrshoff sloop Ventura.
After working in the marine industry in Seattle
for a while, I got a job as a remodeling carpenter with Jon Alexander
of Sunshine Construction. Four years later I started LastingNest.
As
a result of working with my Grandfather and Jon, (and Sun Ray
and many others) I developed a great understanding of the value
of architectural durability. It's value is inherent.
Indeed,
that that is where the notion of green construction starts
and lives- in building thoughtfully and intelligently, with
a deep care for the details that ensure the efficiency of the
construction.
Jon Stenzler
 Jon
Stenzler foundedSeattle's first organic vegan restaurant and
has been a community activist for as long as he's been in Seattle.
Originally from Upstate New York,
Jon received an electrical engineering degree from SUNY Buffalo
in 1986 and promptly went travelling.
He ended up in the last safe corner
of the country in 1988.
He is well known as a local musician
and promoter.
Company Team
Architecture: Velocipede Arch.
Excavator: Earthworx inc
Concrete: J&J concrete construction
Electrical: Divine Electric..Tim Divine
Engineering: Slide Rule Engineering Andy Herrick
Cabinetry: Steven J. Lesser Woodworking
Plumbing: Alder Mechanical
"We shape our buildings;
thereafter they shape us." (Sir Winston Churchill) |
