What to Look For in a Professional Remodeler
by Gordon T. Mayer A sun room drenched with light, a three season porch with a hot tub, a new master suite. . ... you will know if the builder can provide the experience you are looking for. Every construction ... kitchen remodel try Lennox Builders. Lennox Builders excels at kitchen remodeling in St. Paul Minnesota [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 14:08:08
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S+H Construction Announces Renewable Energy Division
Award Winning Design/Build Firm Goes Green CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 18, 2008 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- S+H Construction, Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, one of the greater Boston area's premier residential renovation ... Division. With this new division, S+H can meet the rising tide of residential demand for solar [more...]
Date: 2008-07-18 12:11:27
Live LexBlog blogs for the week of 1/5-1/9
Live LexBlog blogs for the week of 1/5-1/9 Everyone's back to work and finding their groove now that we've experienced our first full business ... Tannenbaum publish the Florida Community Association Construction Law Blog, where they provide insight on maintenance and repair contracts, transition claims and other relevant topics. The New York Injury [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 01:17:31
'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
Hearing echoes of 1933 in 2009
Let’s Make a (New) Deal For historian Lizabeth Cohen, writing in Sunday’s Boston Herald, ... bricks and mortar that will put male construction [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 15:27:01
Giving copy editors a wide berth
Yesterday's news brings another constructional innovation, courtesy of Agence France Presse ("Americans giving Obama extraordinary support: polls", 1/18/2008): A survey conducted by The New York Times and CBS News found a US public eager to give the president-elect a wide berth as he attempts to turn around a faltering US economy, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 17:22:23
Legislation Inching Forward on Great Falls National Park Designation
The Great Falls of Paterson, New Jersey are a natural wonder just miles from downtown Manhattan, ... in 2006 after conducting a study, concluding that construction and management costs of the 109-acre [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 15:05:00
Wilshire and Western's Brand-Spanking New Corner
Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Let's take in the renderings and latest construction shots of the Solair project, that pricey 22-story luxury condo development rising at Wilshire and Western. These renderings are on commercial [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 20:53:34
St. Clair Hospital Opens New Emergency Department
St. Clair Hospital unveiled its new $13.5 million emergency department Wednesday, along with plans to change the way it admits and treats its ER patients. Construction ... Program, a state initiative. In addition, $487,000 from the federal Omnibus Appropriations Bill [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 04:49:00
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
nevada unions call for stricter crane regulations - contractors are opposed
from the LAS VEGAS SUN: CONSTRUCTION WORKER DEATHS ON THE STRIP: ... is still considering its requests, but they may include laws that require more training and new ... at CityCenter by a large aluminum mold for concrete when it was mistakenly unhooked from a crane. Last month [more...]
Date: 2008-06-30 14:50:49
JMD group forays into hotel business
NEW DELHI: There is sudden activity in the hospitality and real estate businesses, despite the slowdown in this space ... under construction across the country. It will benefit from the five-year tax break announced [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 07:32:18
Homestead: Cali Greens at Keys Gate-S.K. Constructio
Occasionally, a new home project comes along that offers a traditional neighborhood feel in the midst of a rapidly growing community and on the edge ... Construction, Keys Gate’s premier builder, Cali Greens’ two-story townhomes include six different floor plans that can be personalized with hundreds of options. Builder incentives available. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 22:20:03
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
New state senator moonlights at law firm
Just two weeks after being sworn in to a four-year term in the Pennsylvania Senate, Lawrence M. Farnese Jr. has landed another job ... commercial litigation, including copyright/trademark infringement, protection of corporate trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty disputes and construction-related litigation.Read the full story [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 22:01:00
Impervious
It’s seven o’clock on Wednesday night and I’m walking down down Central Park West. I’m scheduled to interview a guy at 7:30 for my new book. Since my bus made it in from Jersey quicker than I expected, I have half an hour to kill. I decide to use my time constructively and pass out my business card to the doormen and livery drivers shivering [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 01:48:16
Satyam May be Sold
The new board of fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services Ltd is looking to appoint up to three investment banks to explore the possibility of ... s No. 4 software services exporter, has been battling for survival since Ramalinga Raju resigned ... from Sunday. Separately, the Economic Times said engineering and construction firm Larsen & Toubro [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 02:31:06
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
Nine Predictions for 2009
My apologies for not getting this in closer to the actual new year, but you could say that "a day late and a dollar short" ... of a much larger iceberg. Likewise, the 1.5% across-the-board cut currently proposed by Gov. Culver isn't ... the program will miss out on the summer construction window--meaning they likely won't start until Summer [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 02:24:18
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
new friday night workout
last night i left work right on time. it had been a long day and i couldn't wait to start my three-day weekend ... -ending remodeling, his team is now moving from the third floor to the fourth floor ... be snoopy construction workers all over the place. we have a lot of plans involving other people [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 16:57:00
Fed sees West’s housing lifted by ‘rock-bottom’ prices
The Fed’s San Francisco unit had few uplifting words to say about the West’s real estate markets in the ... in Utah and Idaho. Widespread availability of foreclosed homes at bargain basement prices spurred sales ... that the strongest construction activity by far was for public [more...]
Date: 2008-12-03 20:30:16
Your New iPhone and You and the Existential Wasteland of Modern Life: Official Troubleshooting
Dan Shea Saturday, January 17, 2008 PROBLEM: My iPhone will not will not turn on; the screen is dark and there is no sound. POSSIBLE CAUSES: [ ... . 3 You have somehow glimpsed through the thin construct of modern social existence to the core ... , or a USB 2.0 computer cable. 2 Perform a Soft Reset by holding the Home Button while simultaneously [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 23:26:23
Guam, focus of new US strategy, faces hurdles
By ERIC TALMADGE, Associated Press Writer Eric Talmadge, Associated Press Writer – Sat Jan 3, 3:16 pm ET ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, ... malls, fast-food franchises and high-rise hotels serving Japanese tourists who want a closer-to-home version of Hawaii. The plans for the base are fueling a fresh construction and real estate boom which [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 16:29:12
All New Nissan March to Move Production of March to Thai Unit
Nissan Motor Co plans to move production of its March subcompact to Thailand from Japan as part of a structural overhaul to cope with falling car ... . When the vehicle is due for a full remodeling in 2010, Nissan will cease production in Japan and import ... in Morocco, to be built jointly with Renault, initially scheduled for 2010. Construction plans [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 03:43:35
Salman has to build a five storied building
All plans of Salman Khan to build a lavish bungalow were shattered when the construction rules forced him to change his plans ... price. But amongst them all those staying on the ground floor were not ready to move creating problems for quite a few months now.It is said that Salman also had plans to gift a flat to Katrina in the new [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 06:48:00
Exclusive: Renoise 2.0 Launch 1/15; What’s New, How to Connect to Your Workflow
Ever feel music creation apps are too similar? Imagine an alternative universe in which music making software evolved along different lines ... editing approach that becomes the basis of music construction tools for any genre. Now imagine a breakthrough software release in that alternate universe. Maybe it’s the Large Hadron Collider [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 17:54:18
NSA Builds New Data-Mining Center In San Antonio
By Greg M. Schwartz Photo by Greg M. Schwartz It looks innocent enough, but no loitering, please: The NSA’s Texas Cryptology Center, under construction at 410 and West Military. SA Current | Surrounded by barbwire fencing, the anonymous yet massive building on West Military Drive near San Antonio’s Loop 410 freeway looms mysteriously with [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 02:45:55
Unions call for new economic stimulus
ACTUTuesday, 20 January 2009Unions have welcomed strong indications from the Prime Minister that the Government is preparing for a second stimulus ... the economic crisis and threat of climate change.“If small-scale construction jobs can begin ... and to jobs had not lessened since the $10.4 billion injection into the economy late last year [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 00:31:00
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
Obama team's surprise pick: Times New Roman font
Goodbye, Gotham, hello, Times New Roman! The latest addition to President-elect Barack Obama's transition team should certainly be a familiar (type) ... speech is actually a Gryffindor House necktie from the "Harry Potter" franchise ... .' These are designs that are half-way between a warm, humanist 'old style' and an elegant, constructed [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 00:23:16
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
NEW YORK CITY CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL APPOINTS NEW PRESIDENT - Jack Ahern, the business manager of Operating Engineers local 30
from CRAIN’S NEW YORK BUSINESS:Jack Ahern: Organizing his worldNYC Central Labor Council head will work to protect jobs, ... has successfully negotiated hundreds of contracts for the 4,000-member Queens-based local, including ... officials together last year following several high-profile construction accidents.“He knows people [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 23:32:41
Old House? New House? Weighing Your Options
by Ada Denis Maybe it has something to do with a childhood home we fondly remember. Many of us long for old homes built with solid construction, quality craftsmanship and beautiful details. We wax poetic and wistfully recall the hand carvings, plaster walls and eyebrow dormers of homes we’ve known [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 13:41:08
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
CONTRACTOR PAID BRIBES TO DO STREET UTILITY LINE WORK FOR CON EDISON…was it Felix Industries?
from the NEW YORK TIMES:January 15, 200911 Con Ed Supervisors Arrested on Kickbacks By KEN BELSONEleven Con Edison supervisors were arrested Wednesday on charges that they demanded more than $1 million in kickbacks from a construction company on several jobs, including work in and around ground zero and in the cleanup that followed [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 03:22:52
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
Brand New Home of Your Dreams!
Isn't it awesome if we could have a house which is built according to what we have envisioned it to be? With the help of Schumacher Homes, your dream home could come true. They been building custom homes since 1992 which is known for their quality construction. Some of their value and award winning [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 06:02:28
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
Economy & Finance
Economy & Finance 20-Jan-09 Obama takes office with world economy in crisis NEW YORK (Reuters) ... as Jobs Dwindle As the number of jobs across the nation dwindles, more Americans are joining the military, lured by a steady paycheck, benefits and training. Stimulus: Construction Workers Say [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 20:25:32
Builders under pressure as buyers press for refund
NEW DELHI: Some of India’s largest real estate firms such as DLF, Unitech, ... problems.Investors in DLF’s commercial projects in Delhi and Kolkata have come together with the help of brokers to put pressure on DLF to start construction or refund initial deposits. “DLF is way [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 07:25:19
Old House? New House? Weighing Your Options
by Ada Denis Maybe it has something to do with a childhood home we fondly remember. Many of us long for old homes built with solid construction, quality craftsmanship and beautiful ... of homes we’ve known. On the other hand, how do the old homes we admire compare with newly minted [more...]
Date: 2008-11-27 14:45:42
Unemployed People Join United States Military En Masse
The New York Times covers a recent military enlistment boom, courtesy of the economy: As the number of jobs across the nation dwindles, more Americans are joining the military, lured ... of unemployed construction workers and older potential recruits — people in their 30s and beyond — [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 18:10:49
Injecting new life into Setapak
Mah Sing Group Bhd plans to inject new life into the staid Setapak area with its new commercial development StarParc Point, which fronts Jalan Genting Klang, a key access artery for Setapak. The project, with a gross development value (GDV) of RM118 million, is located opposite a Parkson retail mall currently under construction [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 04:02:00
Influence peddling
The NYT reported today:The New York Times Company said Monday it had reached an agreement with the Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helú for a $250 ... and has major investments in retailing, construction, banking, insurance, railroads and mining [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 06:47:00
Progress Energy Florida Contracts for Two New AP1000 Reactors; Will Retire Two Coal-Fired Units
Progress Energy Florida (PEF) has contracted with Westinghouse Electric Company LLC and The Shaw Group Inc ... (COLA). Current plans would be for the units to be operational in the 2016 to 2018 time frame ... about 5,100 acres in southern Levy County for the potential construction of two nuclear reactors [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 22:15:33
The FBI beckons, clean your iPhone, and the new Narz
Howdy folks. I am finally cleaning out the cobwebs from my head that seemed to have collected over the CH/NY time ... of licensing and construction permits is a black art in Thailand. I won’t go into here but let’s assume [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 10:02:48
Hiranandani Palace Gardens - Ahmedabad - Hirco Group launches new integrated township project in Gujarat
"Should i en-cash my investment in Kharadi?" "Mr. Kumar, this is for you! ... like Tata Motors' Nano,Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) of Lavas but individual "real estate investors ... consists of mixed-use commercial and residential space [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 09:48:00
30,000 jobs to be created this year
30,000 jobs to be created this year Enough to cater to new job-seekers but gains could be offset by layoffs By Sue-Ann Chia, ... . A number of sectors are continuing to hire, he added, citing construction, health care, public [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 00:15:13
New RV company buys former Coachmen facility
www.southbendtribune.com MIDDLEBURY, IN –– Doug Lantz, Kenny Mahaffa, Kevin Slater, ... and water and mildew resistant. “It’s replacing wood in the construction process to give us lighter [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 21:04:43
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