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AIA Selects 2013 COTE Top 10 Green Projects
The American Institute of Architects and its Committee on the Environment have named the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design solutions across the country. The projects were...
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AIA COTE’s Top 10 Green Projects
The American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment has announced their top ten green projects for 2013. The structures range from schools to student housing to government office...
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Micro-dwellings Inspired By Prison
Yes, you read that right. Image: Freedom Room But when you think about it the idea does have some merit — inmates have to live in tiny quarters, so it makes sense that they’d have some ideas about how...
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The Home Price Roller Coaster
Many home builders have consistently wondered about the roller coaster ride that are home prices these days, but the New York Times says some fresh clues about the short-term trends began arriving this...
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Residential construction booming in Kansas City
Residential construction in Kansas City may be the next big thing in 2013 real estate
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AIA & COTE Name Inaugural Top Ten Plus Recipient
The American Institute of Architects and its Committee on the Environment has selected 355 11th Street: The Matarozzi/Pelsinger Multi-Use Building in San Francisco as the inaugural recipient of the...
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Where are the ‘Greenest’ Homes?
The new study, published in Builder Online shows per capita carbon dioxide emissions across the country. San Francisco and Washington, D.C., top real estate broker Redfin’s ranking of the country’s top...
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ABI Shows More Positive Momentum
Once again, the Architecture Billing Index is reflecting a steady upturn in design activity with all regions and building sectors continuing to report positive business conditions. The American...
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Video: AIA Talk Celebrates The Woolworth Building
Gail Fenske, author and professor at Roger Williams University, talks about the history of New York City’s majestic Woolworth Building, which is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. Woolworth...
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New Home Sales Rebounded in March
U.S. sales of new homes rebounded in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 417,000. The increase added to evidence of a sustained housing recovery at the start of the spring buying season. The...
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Video: Mini-Look Kiev & Other Cool City Videos
Urbanophile’s Aaron M. Renn put together a nice list of what he considers some of the “Coolest and Best City Videos,” including Mini-Look Kiev, which is easily my favorite.
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AIA Celebrates Efforts to Create a More Diverse Profession
The American Institute of Architects and the Office of Diversity Excellence have selected the Buffalo/WNY Architecture + Education Program and the National Organization of Minority Architects...
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Marketwatch: Falling Mortgage Rates Are Propping Up Housing Market
Even as borrowers face challenges from strict credit standards and high unemployment, mortgage rates dropping over the past year to reach record or near-record lows are expected to continue to support...
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Spring Pests 2013
Warmer temperatures means unwanted pests like ants, spiders, earwigs, and even scorpions, will soon try to and make their way into our homes and sanctuaries. According to Russ Horton, national...
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Taexx, the Bug Barrier
Taexx, the bug barrier, effectively controls household pests through a network of tiny tubes that run through designated walls of a home and connect back to exterior service ports, where pest control...
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Taexx Blocks Pests from Your Home
Taexx, the bug barrier, effectively controls household pests through a network of tiny tubes that run throughout designated walls and wet walls of a home and connect back to exterior service ports,...
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VIDEO: Bush Presidential Library – Time Lapse Construction
A time-lapse video of the construction of the George W. Bush Presidential Library,
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TAEXX Installation
Taexx is a cost effective technology that is installed in homes during construction. Taexx is installed primarily in standard wood frame construction, either 2 X 4 or 2 X 6 exterior walls. It is...
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Friday Fun: Human Nests
Image: bigsurspiritgarden.com Artist Jayson Fann builds human-sized nests so that people can have what you might call an avian sleeping experience. Something like a cross between a tree house and a...
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Pest Defense Industry Projected to Grow Over Next Five Years
According to the IBISWorld website the pest control industry is expected to experience strong growth over the next five years with revenues increasing at an annualized rate of 5.5% to $15.0 billion by...
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Why The Improving Economy Can Be Financially Dangerous And How To Protect...
Although only a moderate improvement to the construction economy was predicted by economists for 2013, the initial numbers are a lot more promising. This is especially true in the housing market. Just...
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New-homes sales rise 1.5 percent in March
U.S. sales of new homes rose in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 417,000. The increase added to evidence of a sustained housing recovery at the start of the spring buying season. The...
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Yokohama Tire Corporation to Build Commercial Tire Plant in Mississippi
Yokohama Tire Corporation said it will build a commercial truck tire plant in West Point, Mississippi. The company made an initial investment of $300 million and announced that the facility will...
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Home Prices Are Up 9.3% – The Most In Nearly 7 Years
U.S. home prices rose 9.3 percent in February compared with a year ago, the most in nearly seven years. The gains were driven by a growing number of buyers who bid on a limited supply of homes,...
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One World Trade Center TOPPED OUT! Construction update May 2013
One World Trade Center is topped out! The latest update/time lapse from the One World Trade Center, showing the continued installation of the controversial antenna.
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