Bulldozer Dance for Koreatown's Emhurst Hotel

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. It's hard to tell what's happening at the long dormant construction site of KTown's planned ... by bored construction workers. Perhaps the bulldozers are just being stored there? Meanwhile, the web [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:01:38

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Groundwater Flow in Basalts, Caught on Video

This entry has been cross posted at Reporting on a Revolution The volcanic rock basalt underlies the city of Pune and much of the state of ... and joints that serve to store and transmit water. I came across a construction site near my house ... at a fair pace. Take a look. Groundwater flow in Basalt This narrow flow zone which is a few feet thick [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 08:21:14

Build your favorite home

New Yorkers are always being introduced to the new concept of house made since New York City become one consideration for people to build what type ... , the site offers construction of New York log homes. And customer can choose up to 100 floor plans which ... of house would be best home in this place. Usually there is a certain mode booming in that place [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 03:29:22

Build Green Building

Green building is the practice of increasing the efficiency with which buildings use resources energy, water, ... the building’s lifecycle, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal ... placements, stone floors, roof overhangs, reflective barriers and other techniques to control natural [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 14:54:15

“…IF YOU GO TO THE HOSPITAL, TELL THEM YOU HURT YOUR FOOT PLAYING SOCCER”….New York City scab contractors brutally neglect the health and safety of their underpaid non union immigrant workers

from AL JAZEERA:Workers pay price of NYC boom By Kristen Saloomey in New York Activists are concerned that many construction workers in New York do not know their rightsNew Yorkers who live next to construction sites – and there are thousands ... tipped over, crushing a nearby building and killing seven people.Four of them were construction [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:11:50

I54 Campaign Notes

This past weekend I gave everyone at Destiny a overview of what the I54 Campaign is ... / Monday, February 8,9 Why are we building a new worship center? • Spiritual reason ... o Other ministries are running out of space How does multi-site and new construction [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 03:36:25

Green Church Bulletin

There was activity at the Green Church site today, perhaps related to the recent announcement by CB 10 that the city's School Construction Authority ... , was also at the site. His crew told the Kimballs they would be adding water and fire proofing ... next door to the demolished parsonage, are considering legal action based on the damage the demolition [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:27:00

Groundwater Flow in Basalts, Caught on Video

The volcanic rock basalt underlies the city of Pune and much of the state of Maharashtra ... that serve to store and transmit water.I came across a construction site near my house the other day ... . Take a look.Groundwater flow in BasaltThis narrow flow zone which is a few feet thick is really [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 14:49:00

Rising Ideas in Office Trailers

by Ada Denis Modern standard buildings have come along way from the construction site office trailer that many of us are habituated to ... , a big group discussion and training room as well as large open areas. This space was created [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 05:44:26

Rising Ideas in Office Trailers

by Ada Denis Modern standard buildings have come along way from the construction site office trailer that many of us are habituated to ... , a big group discussion and training room as well as large open areas. This space was created [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 05:43:28

Rising Ideas in Office Trailers

by Ada Denis Modern standard buildings have come along way from the construction site office trailer that many of us are habituated to ... , a big group discussion and training room as well as large open areas. This space was created [more...]

Date: 2008-10-19 20:12:05

Rising Ideas in Office Trailers

by Ada Denis Modern standard buildings have come along way from the construction site office trailer that many of us are habituated to ... , a big group discussion and training room as well as large open areas. This space was created [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 19:21:05

Rising Ideas in Office Trailers

by Ada Denis Modern standard buildings have come along way from the construction site office trailer that many of us are habituated to ... , a big group discussion and training room as well as large open areas. This space was created [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 19:21:20

Rising Ideas in Office Trailers

by Ada Denis Modern standard buildings have come along way from the construction site office trailer that many of us are habituated to ... , a big group discussion and training room as well as large open areas. This space was created [more...]

Date: 2008-10-19 20:11:26

Rising Ideas in Office Trailers

by Ada Denis Modern standard buildings have come along way from the construction site office trailer that many of us are habituated to ... , a big group discussion and training room as well as large open areas. This space was created [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 19:23:22

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

Rising Ideas in Office Trailers

by Mary Bush Modern standard buildings have come along way from the construction site office trailer that many of us are habituated to. Some recent designs completed this year include a complex of 12 modular units brought together together to build a single 72 foot by 90 foot space [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 13:36:28

[Pink Houses] Pre-fab Factory Made Fad To Not Really Mobile Homes

I am struck by the extreme range and contrast of housing development beyond traditional on-site construction ... the house, like the Frank Lloyd Wright utilitarian homes scattered throughout the midwest and Levittown. Long since bastardized to match today’s living standards. Worthy of the Museum of Modern Art [more...]

Date: 2008-08-20 15:14:42

Kohl Condo Proposal: Come to the Conservation Commission Hearing on January 8

We are distributing this flyer to the North Street neighborhood. Download it as a PDF. Join us on January 8 and let the Conservation Commission know a developer's profits must be balanced with our safety, quality of life, and the health of our environment. See also: Kohl Construction Applies for Special Permit and Site Plan Review (11/20/08) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 12:29:53

a dream, our goal.

I know I have talked about (many times in this blog) how hubby wants to own his home someday, his own dream home ... in any of his home decoration and interior/exterior designs choices because ... . We will definitely visit the site when our dream house starts its construction. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:24:33

QA-QC Mangers (Saudi Arabia)

Practical experience in construction projects. Worked as a QA/QC Manager. He shall be responsible for the QA/QC activities including establishing, reviewing, updating Project Quality Plans for Procurement, Construction and Commissioning phase, review / monitor at Site [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:41:05

Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre - HBBH Architects

Architects: Hotson Bakker Boniface Haden architects + urbanistes Location: Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada Principal in charge: Bruce Haden Project Architect: Brady Dunlop Project Team: Norm Hotson, Stephanie Forsythe, Tina Hubert, Julie Bogdanowicza Project year: 2006 Site Area: 1,600 acre Constructed Area: 1,115 sqm Materials: [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 11:56:58

Deconstructing the Lincoln Memorial Reflection Pool

What a concert yesterday. I don't ever remember watching an outside concert for the inauguration. I guess we have had them before ... . When Pierre L'Enfant drew up a plan for a city 10-miles square and centered on the Congress House ... was sited by the McMillan Commission and designed by architect Henry Bacon. Construction [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:48:00

Construction activity down despite cheap steel

... at the site in order to secure the land. Currently, only renovation of houses and bungalows [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 10:23:20

Three Strikes In Nizwa

My time in Nizwa has been frustrating to say the least. There are three World Heritage Sites I wanted to visit in this area ... . The fort is under construction so I assume it was closed, without any signs saying it was closed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 08:11:45

Home Flippers Still Out There, Still Need License

You would think anyone flipping homes right now is a daredevil given the market conditions ... , concrete, on-site appliance repair, heating and air conditioning, home inspections, tree service ... ? This is what the Construction Contractors Board webpage says: "Oregon law requires anyone who works [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:15:00

'Green' Film Studio Under Construction in NO

Film studio being built to LEED silver certification on former brownfield site in New Orleans. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 11:01:00

The Moorings - Hingham Shipyard homes

Construction “Launch” at The Moorings Has Begun! In case you’ve missed it, ... , and the Central and South Buildings will soon follow to coincide with the flourish of construction ... to the revitalized Hingham Shipyard as it is transformed from an historic World War II naval shipbuilding site [more...]

Date: 2008-06-13 14:55:54

LEED-NC vs. LEED for Schools: What's Different?

If you're like me, you grew up with LEED for New Construction and have a penchant for sapphire martinis ... Assessment" complying with ASTM E1527-05 be performed on ALL sites.  Essentially this means testing [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 22:10:00

The Ross Global charter school graduates from Tweed

... elementary schools are starting off with kindergarten classes in the basement of Tweed next year. They are eventually scheduled to move into larger spaces now under construction. Downtown Express [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 22:04:24

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

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