Reconsidering Family Photographs
Not so many years ago, I was visiting my parent's home in Atlanta. As we were sprawled around the living room, glancing through the Sunday papers, my mother let out a gasp, "It's like I've seen a ghost!" She passed the paper over to me and showed me a photograph, which I was pretty sure I had seen several times previously [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 16:11:01
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Banks Lowering the Boom on Small Builders
The New York Times reports tonight on how banks are clamping down on credit to small homebuilders, with the result that many will go out of business ... is, we’re seeing conditions in home construction and home finance that are the worst since the Depression,” said Steve Fritts, associate director of risk management policy at the Federal Deposit [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 04:51:26
Christiansburg Town Council Meeting 1/20/09
Christiansburg Town Council Meeting 1/20/09 Posted Yesterday at 10:36 PM Before I get accused of being picky, mean, intimidating, etc. Let me start off with some well deserved applause. Thank you Council Member Michael Barber. Your actions tonight relating to the moped (helmet) law that has been long delayed, may contribute to saving a life [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 05:00:26
Jimmy Fallon Taking “Late Night” In A Green Direction
SNL alum Jimmy Fallon is taking over for Conan O’Brien this coming March 2nd — and his new studio digs are going to be as green as ... with recycled metals and using all green lighting. We are starting (construction) from scratch so it is NBC’ ... . This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 02:41:34
Construction Remodeling is the Better Option in Current Financial Climate
Are you one of the lucky homeowners who did not fall into the trap set by unscrupulous mortgage lenders during the final bubble of the US housing ... your home. Building contracts can explain to you the costs of home improvement, and give you ideas on how ... for you. Now that you have a good construction remodeling plan and have the budget all in order [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 04:33:32
Costco’s development in Redmond to impact Kirkland sales tax receipts
Since it first opened in 1985, Kirkland’s flagship Costco Warehouse has been a major source of sales tax revenue for the City of Kirkland, ... competition from other Costco or other competing stores such as Sam’s Club. When plans were announced ... of Kirkland, as it was estimated that the addition of these two new Costco warehouses could reduce [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 00:09:51
Bank of Clark County seized, given to FDIC
Lots of government people in suits showed up after the Bank of Clark County closed for business this evening. It’s not good ... employees, based at two branches, will continue to work for Umpqua Bank, which still plans to open ... that the Bank of Clark County had lost money on construction and development loans, but not how bad [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 06:13:55
New Building Materials Go Green
The year’s newest home-building technologies are related to green building and reducing the amount of energy that is consumed every day, such as low-energy choices, including light-emitting diodes and manifold plumbing systems. Whether residential or commercial and remodeling, they are becoming prevalent in new construction [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 14:52:19
Quick Tour of Downtown's Trinity Auditorium
Are you connected to this project or just being nosy, Flickr user Pdodog? Either way, Mr ... (they continue to assure everyone the building will house a hotel) with a condo building (currently ... : "The current owners have proposed to turn the building into a luxury boutique hotel." Early plans called [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 00:29:31
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Date: 2009-01-21 05:29:10
B side
Tonight my daughter asked me to make a CD for her. Her school band is planning to do Green Day's "Holiday" at the rock concert, but they need a second song, and she wanted to bring in some prospects. She had me burn: Bari Koral, "Midnight Train to Georgia" The Coors, "Little Wing" Fleetwood Mac, "Sara" Rolling Stones, "Sway" Train, " [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 05:10:14
How to Achieve Success With Affiliate Marketing On The Internet
by Stephanie Porter Affiliate marketing is a way of earning money through your personal website by promoting someone else’s products ... because you do not know how to build a website never fear. There are many website building programs ... marketing plan you will be making a great living in no time at all. You can see how affiliate [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 08:00:40
Driving change in Washington
By Sarah van Schagen As the nation turns its attention toward the big Inaugural events next week, Washington Governor Chris Gregoire (D) ... alternative-energy equipment in government facilities. Gregoire also hopes to create 20,000 new jobs in the next two years. There's no word on exactly how many of those are "green jobs [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 01:13:21
Upcoming Events in the Twin Cities
Green Building? Healthy Living? Foreclosure Classes? It’s all real estate related ... , by the National Building Museum, is billed as “the first to explore the field of green residential ... . There isn’t much information available, but a four-part home remodeling and construction class called [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 13:00:48
Basement of “Glass Oasis” Ready
Remember the new building going in next to the MLK library in Penn Quarter that we dubbed a “windowless street level design with zero street-facing retail?” Well the foundation has been dug and the site is ready for vertical construction ... on such a shallow dug basement before. We suspect it’s because they can’t drill into the surrounding property [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 12:36:36
Form Not Function 2009
... . I get to build my house - not some cookie cutter thing that is made for resale. I can see the builders roll ... If you see the show in person I’d love to hear your thoughts. Construction Update The house is cruising [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 04:12:32
GreenMonk news roundup 01/21/2009
Fiat Gets 35% of Chrysler in Exchange for Small Cars | EcoGeek - Clean Technology As Chrysler struggles to survive, ... Stages, the nation’s first “green from the ground up” film studio, has been finalized and construction has begun in New Orleans’ Lower Garden District. All major elements of the construction project [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 08:30:22
Sidwell Friends School: A green education for Malia and Sasha Obama
By Harriet Blake Green Right Now Barack Obama has been getting an earful from environmental leaders wanting changes for the nation ... are being reborn as models of green construction. The Sidwell Friends Middle School, renovated in 2006 ... s sustainable designs suggested the green remodeling. “He insisted that we look at this green building [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 20:50:58
Infrastructure Spending as Stimulus
From Nobel laureate Gary Becker:Some of this infrastructure spending may be very worthwhile-I return to this issue a bit later- but however merited, ... of the health sector, for example, will add jobs to this sector, but it will do this mainly by drawing people into the health care sector who are presently employed in jobs outside this sector [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 12:03:00
Emmert addresses economic problems with ASUW Senate
UW President Mark Emmert began his special address at last night’s ASUW Senate meeting with an air of optimism ... , which would in turn create more jobs,” Emmert explained. Upcoming construction plans include ... faculty members were let go. On the issue of expansion and construction projects, Emmert was optimistic [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 06:51:45
Discussions over Hongqiao-Pudong maglev back on track, but why?
Apropos of nothing, the previously scrapped maglev train line that would have linked the Pudong and Hongqiao airports together is suddenly being dusted off again. Construction on the proposed 31.8-km train line was shelved ... to the streets to protest this very stretch of maglev. Besides the plans to displace thousands of [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 07:00:00
Building Energy Efficient Homes
I wanted to do an interview with a builder of energy efficient homes to give you a view from a different perspective. I chose a local builder/developer with almost 40 years of experience. I interviewed Tom White who works for Indian River Land Company and Moore Grant Construction of Millsboro, Delaware [more...]
Date: 2008-08-08 21:50:11
allcountyjobs builds trio of job boards
AllCountyJobs.com, a regional job board network, has launched three new energy-focused job boards that target the wind, solar, ... board software. “Green jobs are the future of our economy,” said Chris Russell, founder and President ... be expected to create approximately 200 short-term construction jobs, 13 long-term operations [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 19:33:23
Senator Dianne Feinstein: Inaugural Welcoming Remarks
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) will give the Call to Order and the Welcoming Remarks at the official “Presidential Inaugural Opening Celebration,” to be held on the west front of the U.S. Capitol Building. Photos, video and biography below ... and she eventually resigned from the Senate Military Construction Appropriations Subcommittee, where [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 06:53:45
* HOA Board Director Frank Wood withdrew his tentative proposal to lease the old Fire Hall as a community meeting place with retail food and coffee ... Nemitz described the situation in an e-mail bulletin following last night's Board meeting. Nemitz ... and limb by fire. Permalink for 'Outside Our Window' [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 00:20:28
GM to Spend $30M on Volt Battery Assembly Plant
General Motors plans to invest $30 million into building a plant for assembling Chevy Volt battery packs, ... in its home state — despite up to $335 million in tax incentives for battery development ... for G.M.,” he told the New York Times, “hopefully we’ll start to see a lot more activity [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 23:00:30
Pacific Garden Mission Combines Benefits of Green Roofing, Solar Thermal
The Pacific Garden Mission has been a steadfast anchor in the Chicago community since 1877 ... and includes 100 solar-thermal panels, green roof with native vegetation, low flow water fixtures, locally ... of Chicago's Renewable Energy Program, which all together, over $245,000 in clean energy grants were [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 05:14:31
Reader Question: Ceiling Choice
Longtime reader Peter P. wrote in with an excellent question about ceiling construction. Since ceiling work can be a big deal, we thought opening it up to the readership would be the thing to do. My dad is working on building out his basement workshop, and is trying to decide between [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 17:56:41
6190 Concerto Trail, Saline, MI 48176
NEW construction in Saline, located in one of the most convenient new subdivisions in Saline…. ... and attention to detail. This ranch home is 2045 square feet, with hardwood floors in foyer, kitchen and nook. Other lots and floor plans are available to build with Essex-Homes web site. More lots [more...]
Date: 2008-10-08 23:44:56
Nathan Kensinger, Photographer
Nathan Kensinger is an urban explorer, filmmaker, Law & Order location scout and photographer ... buildings. Many of the places I visit are off limits to the general public. So, yes ... of a story I can tell without getting into too much trouble! All the abandoned industrial buildings [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 13:30:02
The Consequences Of Post Housing Bubble Policy
Readers added to my topic suggestion on policy. “There is a housing bubble question regarding the government and central bank that needs to be addressed at this point in time. What are the consequences of post housing bubble policy?” “It is well known that Japan had twin manias in both stocks and real estate in the 80’s [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 15:14:07
Sloan and Family hit Red Mountain for some xmas skiing
Our Christmas Vacation was as a comedy of error staring at 3.30am at Los Angeles International Airport the lines of people delayed for two or more days. We checked in and boarded the plane for Seattle at 6am, well then we were delayed by a rather odd request, apparently their was no fuel for our plane and their was no fuel truck for our plane [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 04:57:34
Design And Construction Of A Pipeline construction Jobs
Management for any return on the project often starts years before pipeline construction jobs and offshore pipeline construction ... the roads or waterways. If you are involved trenches, in the trench, then fills begin the restoration of the building. In later stages of each project addresses several issues, including the restoration [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 00:52:23
Pipe Networks talks in-depth
Pipe Networks CEO Bevan Slattery opens up on the risk the credit crunch posed to its Sydney-Guam pipeline and reiterates his opinion that the National Broadband Network builder had to be Telstra or no one. Bevan Slattery (Credit: Pipe Networks) Has construction started on the actual pipeline yet? We've finished building the landing [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 22:28:01
Closing: Kebanu Gallery
Closing: Kebanu Gallery Spotted in today's Bulletin: Kebanu Gallery in downtown Bend is closing at the end of the month ... , located near the Franklin Crossing building on Bond Street. Null said construction of Franklin ... in force. “Once construction was done (in early 2008), we started to recover, but the last three [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 06:59:24
Clean Power From Deserts
The Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Technique by Dr. Gerry Wolff Close up view of parabolic trough and heat collector. Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) is the remarkably simple technique of arranging mirrors to concentrate sunlight and using the resulting heat to raise steam to drive turbines and generators, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 15:54:43
The new Fog Creek office
Remember the Bionic Office? Fog Creek moved in there in 2003 ... is building the best possible place for software developers to work. Finding a great space was not easy ... raw space and then do our own interior construction. We knew it was going to take a while. After [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 19:16:27
Fuel From Utility Poles: Cellulosic Ethanol Heats Up in Cool Economy
Utilities may soon be helping to bring biofuels to your gas tank in an unexpected way ... commercial-scale plant, one that will make cellulosic ethanol, methanol and various biochemicals from discarded utility poles. After 14 months of construction, the Westbury, Quebec, factory was “ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 07:55:05
Estimating Your Kitchen Remodeling Costs
“remodeling costs” “kitchen plans” The first question most people ask is: How much is it going to cost? ... to consider would be: What condition is the house in and what era does the current style suggest and what would you like it to be? What is the current market value of your house before remodeling [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 08:00:28
EaterWire: Molly's on Vine Doomed, To Make Way for Office Tower
Molly's on Vine, Hollywood HOLLYWOOD—Via the tipline, we get word of very dangerous times for Molly's, ... way for an eight-story office building at the end of February. Per a Community Redevelopment Agency ... and two existing structures: flower shot/locksmith and hamburger stand, and the construction of an eight [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 20:32:35
Range Fuels Clinches $80M USDA Loan Guarantee
While all eyes are on the $54 billion for clean energy in the proposed stimulus package, ... construction of its commercial scale plant near Soperton, Ga. Essentially, a loan guarantee is a promise ... Range Fuels started construction of its 100-million-gallon-per-year plant in Soperton in November [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 17:35:33
Hiring Home Remodeling Contractor Wise Or Not?
Current housing slump affects the value of your real estate property. The rise in mortgage interest did not help either. What to do with it? ... you have for a change are to either sell the house and buy a new one, or a better option which is to remodel [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 08:00:26
National Park Service Finally Buys Land for Controversial Flight 93 Memorial
After what seems like years upon years of standstills, redesigns, and often-aggravating controversy, ... . The National Park Service has announced that they have finally finalized the plans to buy the piece ... . Here's a bit: The park service said the deal would allow construction of the memorial to begin [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 16:02:19
Left Anticommunism: the unkindest cut
A CYRANO’S JOURNAL VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY SELECTION Stalin’s idealized portrait, ca. 1937 Introduction to Michael Parenti’s work by Patrice Greanville Stalin—the favorite “bete noire” of anticommunists the world over—provided abundant grist for anti-Soviet propaganda [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 02:59:03
A VERY LETHAL MYTH
This comment outlines the history of Canaan/Israel/ in maps From this brief history, we learn that it is a small country that has usually been dominated by outsiders, and that many peoples have lived here and established themselves and staked their claims here [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 13:54:00
Green Jobs, Van Jones, Sustainable Opportunities, + Better Eco-resorts
Week in Review Van Jones Greening the Ghetto. Ten best green jobs for the next decade. Green retrofit work thrives in uncertain economic times. Is construction downturn an opportunity for sustainable building? An ailing economy bodes well for green operations. More real estate [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 06:41:27
Green Building Startup Serious Materials Scoops Up Window Plant
When the economy tanks, the stronger startups often take the opportunity to get stronger, while the weak get weaker. That’s the case for green construction startup Serious Materials. The company said this morning ... up the closed plant, which had about 150 jobs and produced 13,000 windows per month, within the next 30 days [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 14:00:42
New American Greenish Home 2009
As the world descends upon Las Vegas for IBS 2009, undoubtedly, ... American Home is a running tradition and every year brings another one. I guess you could say it's a real life exhibition of the latest and greatest trends in home design. This year, as mentioned [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 19:10:38
LEED Goes to School: Considering Green Design in the Architecture Classroom
"I’m tickled that this is taking like firestorm!" Having devoted his career to green design, Azizan Aziz, a senior research architect at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Architecture, has watched with great interest as USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) [more...]
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