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.
View ArticleAIA 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...
View ArticleMarketwatch: 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...
View ArticleSpring 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...
View ArticleTaexx, 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...
View ArticleTaexx 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,...
View ArticleVIDEO: Bush Presidential Library – Time Lapse Construction
A time-lapse video of the construction of the George W. Bush Presidential Library,
View ArticleTAEXX 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...
View ArticleFriday 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...
View ArticlePest 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...
View ArticleWhy 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...
View ArticleNew-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...
View ArticleYokohama 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...
View ArticleHome 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,...
View ArticleOne 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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