Small House Construction, Design, and Renovation Blogs

Small House Society > Resources Summary. Below are personal blogs and online journals of people working on constructing, renovating, ... . Through sharing stories, photos, videos, floor plans, and other details about the process, others ... on the Victorias cottage but it’s been changed a lot. I’ll try to get a plan up soon.” The Jewel Box Home [more...]

Date: 2008-09-07 00:50:07

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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

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

The Classic Group's Philip Bates Elected President for Eastern Massachusetts National Association of the Remodeling Industry

LEXINGTON, Mass., Jan. 16 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Classic Group, Inc ... residences, practicing a collaborative approach to architecture and building and a clear, deliberate ... construction, major and minor renovations, and historic restoration. The firm is the recipient of many [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:17:31

Permaculture solves problems - got any problems?

These are some of the services offered by well-trained, skilled and practiced permaculture designers ... Works.The Home EcosystemNew construction and renovation projects. Designs that integrate the function [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 05:20:00

Rumormongering UPDATE: Hibernia Bank Actually Sold

After undergoing a massive price chop over the course of a single month ($9.9 million to $4 million!) ... the building back in August as a possible home for a very ambitions plan— too much so, obviously— ... estate construction business" is the unnamed buyer, and plans to renovate the building and make [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 21:34:50

Renewable Energy Division Created at S+H Construction

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 23 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Cambridge, Massachusetts-based S+H Construction, Inc., one of the greater Boston area's premier residential renovation and custom home building ... and installation through maintenance of residential equipment as well as energy conservation [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 18:25:08

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

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

Construction Part 2 - Princeton, NJ

You may remember my post back at the end of October (almost 3 months ago) about the renovations of our apartment building ... to re-do that wall due to mold.  Yeah not fun when the wind chill is in the negative numbers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 21:33:48

Cole-gate: Colemans' rennovations overlap with payments to Laurie's company, DC house buy

Norm Coleman was undertaking an expensive home renovation project when his friend and benefactor Nasser Kazeminy allegedly ordered a cash transfer ... records of the remodeling project. Original projections in 2006 estimated a cost of $328,000, but four months later, the construction cost was estimated at $414,000, over-budget by $86,000. During [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 23:16:33

Did Norm Coleman Take Funneled Cash To Help With Over-Budgeted Home Renovations?

The Minnesota Senate recount may be a second-thought for Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) ... agree to share billing records of the remodeling project. Original projections in 2006 estimated a cost of $328,000, but four months later, the construction cost was estimated at $414,000, over-budget [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 22:22:54

The right way to renovate your kitchen

The right way to renovate your kitchen By Andrew Caxton | January 3, ... spending too much time and money. It gives useful tips on various facets of kitchen remodeling ... to do your job you. Even if you’re very familiar with construction work, employing someone [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 23:39:24

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