Promise of Stimulus Lifts PowerShares Building & Construction ETF

After dipping to a 52-week low in late November, PowerShares Dynamic Building and Construction (PKB) rallied quickly in December, proffering a 36 ... and engineering services for the building and remodeling of residential, commercial and industrial [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 11:23:29

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As Real Estate Market Stays Sour, Courts Punish Builders Who Stray From Construction Schedules, Relieving Buyers From Contracts

Back in August of 2008, as knowledge of the global financial crisis was both broadening and deepening, ... for deviation from the promised two-year construction schedule.  While the developer obtained [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 04:04:04

Serious Stories

Previously in series:  Emotional Involvement Every Utopia ever constructed - in philosophy, fiction, or religion - has been, to one degree or another, a place where you wouldn't actually want to live.  I am not alone in this important observation:  George Orwell said much the same thing in "Why Socialists Don't Believe In Fun", [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 22:29:08

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

Epic bank failure

So if Bank of Clark County was so well run, why did it fail? “The bank was heavily involved in the development of the community,” ( ... -sprawl policies locally. Maybe being too heavily exposed to construction and speculative real estate ... t be acceptable going forward if we want to avoid a repeat of this mess. Easy credit allowed for building [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 19:00:05

More Join the Military—An Unintended Consequence?

Remember how we were having trouble attracting enough young people to join our armed forces so that we could send enough troops to feed the war in ... had been struck by the number of unemployed construction workers and older potential recruits — people ... -old who stood shivering outside an Army recruitment office in St. Louis, said he was forgoing plans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:04:54

What to Look For in a Professional Remodeler

by Gordon T. Mayer Just the thought of a building project is enough to stress people out. But it doesn’t have to be that way ... to you will have a much higher success rate when it comes to seeing your plans through. Good Management ... wish to consider someone more closely aligned with your project. Every construction project needs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 01:19:47

Wisconsin Economic Forecast Luncheon

Yesterday I attended the Wisconsin Economic Forecast Luncheon. I was invited by a financial institution that I work with, who had a table reserved ... all types of business across Wisconsin. There were lawyers, bankers, construction company owners ... been a slave to the teachers unions. Doyle plans on helping the state by trying his best to get in line [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:03:03

ORDOS 100 #5: HHF

This villa is located in plot #51 of the ORDOS project ... : 2008 Construction year: 2009 Curator: Ai Weiwei, Beijing, China Client: Jiang Yuan Water ... of the nearby park. Because of the extreme climatical conditions and the low construction costs [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 19:00:45

The Heterogeneous Home

By Ryan Aipperspach, Ben Hooker, Allison Woodruff _____ In the course of conducting research on domestic life, ... by others as well. For example, the modern housing landscape has been critiqued as offering limited ... with uniform construction, ceiling height, and lighting are symptomatic of designs that deal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 22:58:59

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

Good organizational skills

by Daniel Massey NYC Central Labor Council head will work to protect jobs, bring federal stimulus to city ... , the union’s top position, in 1996. He has successfully negotiated hundreds of contracts ... -profile construction accidents. “He knows people sometimes start from different points [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:00:21

How To Build A Dog Kennel

Building a dog kennel is actually a fairly easy venture if you have a basic knowledge of construction and some important tips about how to do it ... openings are facing the road or a neighbors house, then you can expect far more barking and howling ... or concrete. Concrete works very well, but it will crack and need repairs over time. Both steel [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:00:16

Last Days

Several businesses on Broadway are vacating their spaces tonight to make way for construction of the light-rail station ... buildings—the ones that wouldn’t qualify as historic landmarks but have the sort of character ... . As psyched as I am for real mass transit in Seattle, I’m really sad these gorgeous old buildings [more...]

Date: 2008-07-14 05:04:27

Freepers In Iraq

You'll have to click this link to read the whole thing.5 years of struggle has paid off. Say what you will about "why" ... and expediting functions on the construction of coalition camps, Iraqi Army camps and police stations ... waiting areas.Another 17 daily flights were recently added and more airlines are signing contracts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 22:46:00

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

Make it a Crime

James Hamilton writes, I believe there was an unfortunate interaction between financial innovations and lack of regulatory oversight, which allowed the construction of new financial instruments with essentially any risk-reward profile desired and the ability to leverage one's way into an arbitrarily large position [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:19:50

What New York Will Look Like When Construction Grinds to a Halt

Now that we have entered what could be a very dry season compared to the building boom we've suddenly just found ourselves ... won't really change much at all, considering it still has a few big buildings and architectural marvels ... . And what to do with all of the countless pits that developers quickly dug, only to see their pla [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 16:01:05

Where to Find an Outdoor Metal Gazebo at a Great Price

by Jeff Johnson If you have decided that you would like to add something to your backyard and are thinking of purchasing an outdoor metal gazebo, ... for your gazebo. This is a requirement so that you can move on with the construction regardless of what type ... needs. They even offer commercial grade gazebos, and cabanas, all at very reasonable prices [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:23:33

Simple Kitchen Makeover Ideas

The kitchen is probably one of the most used places in our home where we not only prepare and cook family meals but also functions as a great ... all the other kitchen and basement upgrades such as flooring, lighting and appliances to fit in that color ... using construction tools can se very helpful in the selection process. For instance [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 06:18:32

Constructing and Interpreting the Cumulative Adjusted NYSE TICK

My recent post explained the construction of the NYSE TICK and related measures of short-term sentiment. Most uses of TICK are intraday, as a way of gauging whether buyers or sellers are gaining [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 13:34:00

Contractors sponsor commissioner’s trips

CONTRACTORS SPONSOR COMMISSIONER'S TRIPS While Mississippi’s top four transportation officials travel often at taxpayer expense, they also are frequently taken away with their wives to popular tourist destinations and put up in luxury hotels with tabs picked up by groups of road builders who receive construction contracts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:14:31

Stampin' When I Can!

Hi there! Happy Saturday to you! Sorry about the lack of posting -- I have a good reason, I promise! My awesome husband gave me a new craft space for Christmas, and it's under construction right now! The problem, however, is that my supplies are now scattered throughout the basement, dining room [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 21:02:00

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

Daily Dose: 08/25/08

» AsianWeek Market Report » D.C. School Construction Chief Fires Back » Indictment in Death of VA Chinese Food Delivery Driver » Kamala ... for the beginning of the academic year Monday. He attributed problems in completing other key repairs ... students. In all, 60 buildings underwent repairs and fixes. Privately, officials [more...]

Date: 2008-08-25 06:46:27

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

Green Building Standards Under Construction

The world's leading certification system for sustainable architecture is set to undergo its most sweeping changes in 2009 ... efficiency, water conservation, and indoor air quality has surged in popularity in the past two years ... a maximum of 69 points for various environmental quality improvements. A building that receives 26 [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 22:52:24

Remodeling Ideas — From College Students

Photo courtesy NY Times Now here’s an interesting concept I came across in this New York Times article: ... are genuinely concerned about recycling and the environment, and delighted when they can turn construction ... messages here aren’t actually that new — many lists of budget remodeling tips focus on salvaging [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 20:12:08

When It Goes Bad You Dump It

It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “It has a been several years, and several real estate transactions, since Kianoush Etemadi, 57, ... an addition on that house, for which Azar took out a $200,000 loan; during construction, the three ... When I remind her that somebody is sleeping in the other room or in the basement, she gets upset,’ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 21:17:37

Convenient facts about an inconvenient truth, part 2

By Jon Rynn Greenhouse gases come in two basic flavors: carbon dioxide from fossil fuels, and emissions from land use -- agriculture, forests, peat bogs, and waste management. Fossil fuels are primarily used for energy in three sectors ... , there is so much variation in manufacturing and construction -- and the data is so hard to collect [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 07:05:15

Green Building Standards Under Construction

The world's leading certification system for sustainable architecture is set to undergo its most sweeping changes in 2009 ... efficiency, water conservation, and indoor air quality has surged in popularity in the past two years ... a maximum of 69 points for various environmental quality improvements. A building that receives 26 [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 10:00:00

Help Me Strip My Foreclosure

Remove Yourself—Candiria Touch what you can’t have While i have what you can’t touch for now My friend, ... and what is a fixture of real estate. In architectural design, it is possible to create construction drawings ... stripped the house before they left. I mention all this because a reader sent me a Craigslist [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 20:30:53

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

Chocolate–My other obsession…

Where have I been? Well, up to my elbows in chocolate… which is a family tradition for the Celona family ... in construction. Click here to see the mold that I use to make the walls (I didn’t buy ... (if I tell you, I’d have to kill you). And of course go over the top in decorating. Homemade Candy [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 20:39:15

Ads that I like #73

Sometimes things work out in ways outside of our expectations. Today’s advertisement is a good case in point ... that he approved plans to construct, with U.S. help, twenty-three nuclear power stations by the year 2000 ... fuel cycle'. For all you fun fact fans playing at home, the White House Chief of Staff in 1976 “Bang [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 06:00:00

How many EarthCraft Homes are being built in your market?

Have you heard of an EarthCraft home? EarthCraft Virginia provides a new construction certification process that serves as a blueprint for healthy, ... indoor air quality through the use of managed fresh-air intakes. Thus, projects are more energy ... and its mechanical systems, while still allowing for fresh air intake, provides a tighter building [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 20:29:52

Green Void / LAVA

Architects: LAVA - Chris Bosse, Tobias Wallisser and Alexander Rieck Location: Sydney, Australia Project year: 2008 Project Team: Chris Bosse, ... in naturally evolving systems, feeds directly into a production-line of sail-making-software and digital ... , the work succeeds in its quest for optimum efficiency in material usage, construction weight [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 13:30:19

Architecture Watch: Chinatown for All!

Join us for Architecture Watch, wherein Curbed SF steps out into the blue yonder, collecting the best, worst, and wonkiest of projects. Nominate! ... , it includes everything necessary to house, entertain, and memorialize (via a "digital cemetery") a city ... construction and nostalgia, the Superstar is a fully integrated, coherent, and above all modern up [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 17:50:10

Single Women Buying Homes - The Phenomenon

I was taking a look at my list of San Francisco clients that are looking for a home or have recently purchased a home and I realized ... twice as many homes as single men Single women make up more than one-third of the growth in real ... houses, condos, TIC’s, lofts, fixer-uppers, new construction, Victorian architecture, modern design [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 09:47:01

Home Is Where the Suitcase Is

Home Is Where the Suitcase Is By Lisa Belkin Representative Rahm Emanuel, the incoming White House chief of staff in the Obama administration, ... see their father anyway, he has spent weeknights in a small basement apartment near the Capitol ... his apprenticeship as an industrial construction technician. Divorce is an added complication, too. [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 20:30:35

Thank You Palestine

Israel Finally Bombs Gaza By DemocracyRules From Arutz Sheva, Jersualem Post, Data on File A few days ago, ... , with construction plans passed around amongst Palestinian terrorists.  They’re basically big ... is intended to radically improve the security situation of the residents of southern Israel. It could [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 00:27:20

Motorists’ habits spur call for tax increases

(The day is going to come when these “officals” (criminals) are get a long overdue “Spankin’”…Paul) ... in the program that funds highway repairs and construction is talking about increasing federal gas ... for upkeep of the system we have now,” said Adrian Moore, vice president of the Reason Foundation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 18:43:18

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

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

This Land is Your Land: A better way to spend $1 trillion

By Rich Rodgers of Portland, Oregon. For 11 years, Rich was a policy advisor to a Portland city commissioner on housing policy, school funding, ... to construct major public infrastructure in historic African-American neighborhoods in Atlanta. He now works ... money to bail out failing financial institutions. There is no talk of bailing out struggling hom [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 17:52:50

And Again...

Some depressing holiday news:Waves of Israeli aircraft swooped over the Gaza Strip on Saturday, ... and security men, including two senior commanders, but the dead included several construction workers ... target, including an apartment in which the basement is a weapons storehouse. This operation [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 17:54:00

New Benefit for Subscribers: Get Digital Editions Free

If you're a subscriber to Popular Woodworking, you can now read, search and print the entire magazine online at no additional charge ... tool coverage HERE. • Looking for free project plans? We have hundreds. Click HERE. • Learn a new ... at your leisure. Plus, you can: • Zoom in on photos for more detail. • Print out construction plans to [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:21:36

The Atlanta Botanical Garden?

One worker was killed and 17 more were injured this morning when scaffolding alongside the still-under-construction "Canopy Walk" ... elevated walkway that's scheduled to open next spring. Part of Atlanta's Piedmont Park, plans call ... center in addition to the Canopy Walk, which, when finished, will wind through the Storza Woods [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 16:34:11

Much in Obama stimulus bill won't hit economy soon

WASHINGTON (AP) — It will take years before an infrastructure spending program proposed by President-elect Barack Obama will boost the economy, ... -fashioned public works projects like roads, bridges and repairs of public housing.Less than half of the $30 billion in highway construction funds detailed by House Democrats would be released into the [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 17:23:00

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