What to Look For in a Professional Remodeler

by Gordon T. Mayer Just the thought of a building project is enough to stress people out. But it doesn’t have to be that way ... to you will have a much higher success rate when it comes to seeing your plans through. Good Management ... wish to consider someone more closely aligned with your project. Every construction project needs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 01:19:47

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The View from Abu Dhabi

I've spent the last couple of days in Abu Dhabi at the World Future Energy Summit ... in the US and internationally--building our pipeline while prudently managing our construction schedule based ... construction starts on new wind and solar projects. However, there is very strong optimism about the long [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 05:29:55

Quick Take: Emcor Group Inc.

EMCOR Group is a construction contractor that handles installation and maintenance of several building systems, including electrical, HVAC, plumbing, ... from the heavily cyclical commercial construction market. By focusing on growing maintenance contracts, EMCOR ... here. Last year, about half of EMCOR's revenues were from new construction projects, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 10:55:07

Hollywood's Madrone Project Hits The Skids

Click the image above to view the full photogallery ... ," Mark T. Ebner, principal at construction company Arbor Building Group, which had been working on the Madrone, told us this morning. Since about November, construction on the project, which is being [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:15:12

CurbedWire: New Robertson Apartments, Metro Student Pass

2009.01.foot.jpg ROBERTSON: The latest construction shot of a new apartment building at the corner of Robertson and Olympic, not an intersection where we spot a lot of new multi-unit residential construction. Not a lot to tell you about this project, but it's being managed by Califico, which also has a lot of commercial [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 01:35:52

Building Your Own Projects Will Save You Bunches of Cash

by Mike Johnson In time of prosperity when everything is good and all are prospering people tend to veer to the idea of convenience rather than saving money. If you are remodeling the space on your outdoor deck and are searching for some wooden box planters you can buy them already fabricated from the local construction or garden store [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 21:43:49

When the Truth Finally Hits Home

I am finally stressed out about the economy.I found myself awake at 1: ... . The construction companies are slowing down, nobody is building houses or remodeling like they were two years ... the day away. I could search for cheap do-it-yourself projects and put on my tool belt.What I can't [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 23:40:00

Still Building: Our Community Colleges: Back in November, voters passed...

Back in November, voters passed Measure J, ... in these critical economic times." Jump on those jobs, construction workers. The bigger projects [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:02:52

Block House Construction Guidelines for You

Blockhouse is basically a structure of heavy timbers for military defense. It is made up of squared timbers with a projecting upper story ... block house plan. It is useful when building on a narrow block as the house is intended to suit ... . All desire to have house built which may include qualities such as comfort, durability, strength [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 22:00:48

Big new buildings for health-related studies at UNC Asheville and WCU ready to kick into high gear

Looking around this morning, I've found a couple of notices about major university construction coming up ... (130,000 square feet) to be built at UNC Asheville. The building will be the home of the N.C. ... will kick off after a January hearing where project bids will be unsealed. Complete plans [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 17:50:38

How many EarthCraft Homes are being built in your market?

Have you heard of an EarthCraft home? EarthCraft Virginia provides a new construction certification process that serves as a blueprint for healthy, ... indoor air quality through the use of managed fresh-air intakes. Thus, projects are more energy ... and its mechanical systems, while still allowing for fresh air intake, provides a tighter building [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 20:29:52

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