The Best Looking Building

by David I think we all know that today’s economy is a big mess! Individuals and businesses alike are doing their best to survive ... in construction as it is generally cheaper than most other means of building construction. Also ... ? By expanding into another building. I’m not talking about renting out someone else’s space. Rather [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 01:13:58

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GM Suspends Volt Engine Plant Construction

General Motors has put the brakes on construction of a $349 million plant slated to produce engines for the extended-range electric ... unveiled plans for the plant less than three months ago. “It’s temporarily on hold as we assess our cash situation,” GM spokesperson Sharon Basel told the Detroit Free Press today. “I don’t think it’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 20:48:14

PBS&J Acquires Peter R. Brown

Orlando Business Journal reported that Peter R. Brown Construction, one of Tampa Bay area’s largest private general contractors, ... architecture, engineering, and construction services as well as program management consulting, is among ... Florida.Peter R. Brown Construction was ranked as one of the fastest growing companies by Tampa Bay Business [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 17:25:55

'Hedge Funds Look at Northern Arizona Land as an Investment'

Rolling Hills Ranches, LLC has engaged experts from the Master Planned Communities group of Kitchell Construction to provide planning oversight for ... and Nevada. Kitchell Contractors provides construction management and general contracting services to private sector clients. Kitchell Corporation also owns American Refrigeration Supplies, an air [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 09:45:00

5 Star towns: ENERGY

Turin Council Meeting In 2006, ... for the construction of new generation generating stations using combined cycles is 55 to 60 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 08:21:14

Insurer Has No Duty To Defend Construction Defects Suit, Judge Says

SEATTLE - A limited residential construction exclusion clears a commercial general liability insurer from any duty to defend or indemnify allegations of defective construction, a Washington federal judge found Dec. 23 (Cornhusker Casualty Co. v. SQI Inc., et al., No. 08-00456, W.D. Wash.; 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 105467). Full story on lexis.com [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 23:21:42

Developments

Developments Filed under: Uncategorized — steve @ 9:11 am Around the county developments continue ... . They are looking in Cuchara for the “right” location. Dollar General Store construction in Walsenburg ... . Remodeling of the Cuchara Recreation building continues. Improved bathrooms, lighting, ceiling fans, etc [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 16:11:30

Cardboard slices of Millenium Falcon

Ryan is just a college student with his own robot hand and Millenium Falcon, right? ... : How to Make Almost Anything, I came up with some cool software to process 3d models. The program ... . Using a custom press fit construction kit and the generated instructions; you can assemble a cool [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 21:02:34

HCC to invest Rs 41,500 crore in Gujarat luxury township

Ajit Gulbchand’s Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) ... cash generating route.The actual construction work will start after various regulatory approvals [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 07:28:20

Make the Most of Small Spaces

I’ve been thinking a great deal about small spaces lately. That surprises me given that I’ve made most of my living by making houses larger![ ... of the world today and the impact it has on remodeling and construction work in general. I wrote a short [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 02:33:39

ABB Poised to Benefit From Global Bailout Plans

Although ABB Ltd. (ADR: ABB) has been around for 120 years, it’s one of those rare companies that’s kept current with the times ... into such infrastructure-related areas as highway, construction and power-generation. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:36:21

Global Bailout Plans: Scoring Profits in ABB Ltd. (ADR: ABB)

Although ABB Ltd. (ADR: ABB) has been around for 120 years, it’s one of those rare companies that’s kept current with the times ... will be directing into such infrastructure-related areas as highway, construction and power-generation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:11:55

5 Tasks The World Expects Barack Obama To Do Now….

Barack Obama sworn into Presidential Office 2009 - Inauguration Barack Obama Inauguration Speech Part 1 Barack Obama Inauguration Speech Part ... on public works projects will help to generate jobs in education, health care and construction ... of detainees tarnished America’s reputation. 5) Create More Jobs. 2.6 million  of those living in US [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:45:57

All About Gingerbreads: Part 1

Gingerbread house creation is a big time Thanksgiving tradition in my family (my dad's side, that is) ... family commitments and doesn't generally have other plans. Everyone brings an already constructed house, as well as an assortment of candy for decorating. Then we sit around a big table for an hour [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 17:11:00

Muddy Singapore - an update

Muddy Singapore - an update Monday, 19 January 2009, 3: ... generated by Alex Au’s blog entries about a group of China construction workers employed by Xuyi Building [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 07:50:13

Steam Generators News - Steam Generator Repair

A Disconcert to Todd's The Oil Drum - Jan 17, 2009 We also must two back-up generators, ... industrial or manufacturing OGS to Presentation over $9.1 Million in New Construction Contracts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 06:28:33

The future’s green

It’s the economy, stupid ... . But what does this mean for our built environment? Certainly, construction of low carbon homes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:43:00

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

THE CONTRACTING OUT CRISIS AT THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY…replacing unionized civil servant architects and engineers with non union consultants causes serious problems with public housing project construction and renovation work

from CITY LIMITS: AUDIT: NYCHA CAPITAL PROGRAM IN TROUBLEAn internal report by the inspector general over the Housing Authority says management lapses and cost overruns will severely curtail plans to repair the city’s aging stock of public ... s in-house construction management team that normally oversees jobs. NYCHA was attempting to improve [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:04:00

The Essentials of E-commerce

You may have been proficient at getting customers to buy products from your store in town, but online business is an entirely different game ... than paying the architecture and construction company to build the facility for a traditional ... software tend to look very similar to one another. Commercial solutions are generally easier [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:08:57

Nuclear Energy Roundup: Kazakhstan Uranium Production, Japan Breeder Reactor and More

1. The Department of Energy's (DoE) Office of the Inspector General (IG) ... weapons. So depleted uranium needs to have careful management. 2. Japan's Monju fast breeder reactor ... capacity by 2015, including the construction of capacity to supply the planned Angra 3 unit. The first [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:01:57

I’ve neglected this blog so much that I forgot it existed

I really did have plans to be much more diligent with the posting and updating but to be honest this fall was crazy and I was generally exhausted ... in Sept and October thanks to Steve’s (my sister’s boyfriend) help.Then my basement contractors were amazing folks (shout out to Megesson Concrete & Construction)  and pushed their season a week later [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 03:39:14

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