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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
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Upcoming Phoenix Architecture Events
I received notice of these three upcoming architecture events in Phoenix via email. Reprinted below with permission ( ... an exhibit at the College of Architecture and Design which showcased Beadle’s work. Constructions: Buildings ... ://www.sunnyslopehistoricalsociety.org Highlights include five historic and contemporary homes with diverse architecture [more...]
Date: 2008-11-11 03:33:28
Remodeling Tricks For Your Old Bedroom
by Alix Montoya There are literally hundreds of ideas for simple remodeling jobs for an old bedroom available in the market nowadays ... , your bedroom is your refuge during troubling times. Keep in mind that you need to keep it as cozy ... Tags: bedroom, building, construction, contractor, design, fabric, Home & Garden, home improvement [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 08:41:07
March Professional Trailbuilders Conference in Asheville, NC
Set for March 15 - 20, 2009 in Asheville, NC, the Professional Trailbuilders Conference will feature seminars, expositions, demonstrations and meetings for those that manage or build trails. Topics include design and construction, land management, trail planning, contracting, advocacy and other related matters [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 18:34:49
The UK nuclear ‘renaissance’: be afraid
When French state-owned energy company EDF bought British Energy last year, it announced plans to build four new nuclear power stations in the UK ... reactor designs that aim to shorten construction times. EDF has since refuted the story saying: EDF is proposing to use the same construction method for EPRs in the UK as it is using at Flamanville [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 14:33:37
ProgeCAD 2009 Professional 9.0.14.7
ProgeCAD Professional is general-purpose 2D and 3D design software useful for CAD field & concept sketch, electrical schematics, building construction, AEC architectural, civil, structural, mechanical and industrial engineering, carpentry RFI & "as con" drawings, MCAD mechanical layout, home kitchen & bath floor plan [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 12:31:59
Capsule house designed for an indigent family
.fullpost{display:inline;}While people would to build something like build a house, they want different from other and look unique design, ... appreciates its functionality, as well as low maintenance and construction cost.The plan of this bungalow is based on a square, where internal and external spaces are combined. The capsule containing [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 02:50:00
Strong Building Foundations
Strong Building Foundations December 12th, 2008 Buildings and towers, in addition to their design and structure, ... concrete is an ancient type of construction material made with concrete cast in a reusable mold or “ [more...]
Date: 2008-12-12 11:38:18
Cal-a-Vie: French Romance in Southern California
Remember this house designed by Cote de Texas Top Designer #7 Gerrie Bremermann? The house is owned by Terri and John Havens, of New Orleans ... on a massive restoration and remodeling, turning the picturesque property into a French dream. California ... trek to France each year to collect furniture, construction materials and even buildings to bring [more...]
Date: 2008-10-11 07:30:00
Three Things Every Contractor Should Know Before Signing That Construction Contract for Building Remediation
by G. Trippe Hawthorne and Mark D. Mese In a perfect world, Contractors would only do business with owners, designers, subcontractors, ... , if you are doing remediation, are you going to be paid by the property owner, the building tenant ... you are working? Are those asbestos tiles? Is that mold in the corner? The last thing you need [more...]
Date: 2008-10-13 13:20:04
48 Langton - Three Brand New Green SoMa Residences
Stunning new GREEN construction featuring three large 2 bedroom residences in a new contemporary boutique building on a quiet & desirable tree lined street. Quintessential luxury behind the doors of this new boutique building, each unit offers a modern design for the urban lifestyle. All three units have an open and spacious living & dining [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 23:04:19
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
Sherman Oaks Home Roof Design Basics
A roof is possibly the most important element when building any structure ... to. Homes in almost all climate regions in the world have particular roof construction designs [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 07:30:32
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
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
Modulex: Legos for grown-ups
Date: 2008-10-15 20:23:08
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