ARTechnic's Stunning Shell House: Exterior And Interior

Japanese architecture firm ARTechnic has designed and completed this unusual- but beautiful and minimalist- concrete ovoid home in Karuizawa, Japan. Built in two sections, around a fir tree, it is nestled in a forest and is as amazing inside ... about the home on Dezeen, including floorplans, how the initial plans changed over time and building [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 08:00:00

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DLF staggers SEZs on fund crunch

DLF, which recently asked the government to cancel the approval for an IT special economic zone (SEZ) ... of leasing space, the company now plans to build office space and sell it, sources added.However, analysts ... and companies, mainly IT firms, go slow on their expansion plans.“If the economy weakens further, they may [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 07:43:15

For $30M You Get An Historic Mansion With Assorted Ghosts

As runaway slaves swam across the Potomac River traveling along the Underground Railroad, ... plans to build Darnall and Harbin Halls. But the Halcyon House has a deep history reaching far beyond ... House.Today, Prospect Street’s historic Halcyon House, which went on the market on Aug. 30 [more...]

Date: 2008-09-21 01:50:00

Further improvement of buildings for more resistance to nuclear bomb effects

This a follow up to prior article about re-inventing civil defense using simple and affordable defenses for residential buildings, such as better nails (hurriquake nails which you can buy from amazon.com.) This is not a plan to make buildings nuclear blast proof, but a lot more blast resistant [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 05:36:46

Shipping Containers: Dream Homes in Juarez, MexicoCNN 9.24.2008

When it comes to hot trends in the green building world, nothing is much hotter right now than shipping containers ... stands for "Por Fin, Nuestra Casa," -- "Finally, our own home") and plan to build a community ... . Shipping container homes are sleek, modern, and often a little bloated when it comes to square [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 18:30:00

Sydney Opera House Architect Jorn Utzon Dies, But Controversy and Troubles Continue

A sad story from over the long weekend, as it's been announced that Pritzker Prize winning architect, Jorn Utzon, ... , are said to be in dispute over the plans. "It's getting messed up (by other architects)," Jeppe Utzon told architectural webzine Building Design of the planned renovations. "It will be hard [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 10:00:59

The Whirlwind Is Starting A Little Early

By design, the beginning of my year has started quietly and it is beginning to build up very steadily. The plans are falling into place a littler sooner than I thought but I have no complaints ... times a week, in addition to my regular workouts, since the beginning of the year. It feels good [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 00:25:28

And So This Is Christmas...... at the Office

Well, not for me. Not yet anyway. It's extremely... odd to be working on Christmas Eve Day. But I do ... - when I was a leasing agent while we lived in Southern California. That was pre-family though of course. However ... one of them! We'll be the only two in the building. My Director doesn't have family plans today [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 13:45:39

Inauguration Day

Last night I covered an event at the State Historical Building which featured a huge, boisterous, joyful crowd ... . "And tomorrow there's going to be a miracle in the White House." Organizers of the event planned to play ... at the Historical Building laughed. Video clips of King's speeches followed, the "I've been to the mountain top [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:34:16

Got a tip for a post?: Email us | Anonymous form Get PEEK in your mailbox! Dynegy Abandons Plans for 5 New Coal Plants Posted by Bruce Nilles, Sierra Club ... : Dynegy is abandoning its plans to build five new coal plants as a joint venture with LS Power. Without [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 23:20:02

Bank Street Brewhouse status report: Brewing system examination day.

I’ll try to post regular updates on our progress with the NABC Bank Street Brewhouse, beginning with this one, ... reviewed line by line. Architectural plans will be sent to DME and another check made to ensure ... in the brewery floor plan and ready the building for shipping the system, which DME reckons can be delivered [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 06:08:00

Santa Maria CA Gated Townhome Communities, Arborwalk & Lavigna

Lighthouse Tower at Lavigna Pool Lavigna is a new gated community of detached townhomes in the southwest part ... greatly. There are also plans to build out Carmen Lane which will further unite the Westgate Ranch area ... . I just visited the model homes yesterday and they all look appealing. The floor plans range [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 20:27:34

Areva files for Eagle Rock uranium enrichment plant

A license from the NRC is expected in 2011An application was filed Dec 30 by Areva with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) ... with USEC which also plans to build a new uranium enrichment plant in Ohio. Areva is also benefiting ... , held in Idaho Falls on Dec 10, more than 400 people turned out packing a hotel conference room [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 05:04:00

Giveaway: Edraw Max Diagram Creator

(Click to Enlarge) Can you remember the last time you wanted to create some sort of chart or diagram? ... first. After using Edraw Max for a short period of time I found that I could create amazing looking ... Software diagrams Mind maps Business diagrams Building plans Workflow diagrams Web diagrams Anyone [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 20:25:02

Gregoire Unveils "Washington Jobs Now" Program

"Commerce Compressed" by Looney1. In her inaugural speech ... Now plan contains such tasks as building and updating community college campuses across the state ... the details of the plan pdf at the 37th Annual Economic Forecast Conference at enterpriseSeattle [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:00:00

Morning Buzz: Wednesday 7.2.02

When cops help a gang member kill a witness The Times reconstructs the 2003 murder of 16-year-old Martha Puebla, ... Beverly Connection won't build two high-rise towers Plans for luxury condos and an assisted living ... it was given of Edith Isabel Rodriguez writhing for 45 minutes on the floor of the emergency room lobby [more...]

Date: 2008-07-02 16:16:37

First, Dump Out The Dry Cleaning Solvent: DIY Pedal Car From A 55-Gal Drum

I lost the pictures, but when we went to the Pioneer Day parade in Ivins, Utah last summer, there was, ... from a 55-gallon plastic barrel. And it's by far the most advanced, thanks to the addition ... what the #$*%( a Hummer is. American Speedster sells the plans to build your own 55-gallon barrel [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 14:54:59

6190 Concerto Trail, Saline, MI 48176

NEW construction in Saline, located in one of the most convenient new subdivisions in Saline…. ... and attention to detail. This ranch home is 2045 square feet, with hardwood floors in foyer, kitchen and nook. Other lots and floor plans are available to build with Essex-Homes web site. More lots [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 23:44:56

Review: The Complete Deck Book by Sunset Books

Sunset Books’ The Complete Deck Book (TCDB) makes a pretty audacious claim in its subtitle: “Everything You Need to Plan, Build, or Buy the Perfect Deck for Your Home.”  My opinion: it pretty well lives up to its claim.  If you’re looking for a one stop shop for all things decking, Sunset’s TCDB is a great place to start [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 04:00:20

with great resolve

car-y-oke... get it? sing it rashelle. just warming up ... . she will juggle three callings at church with grace and ease. he plans to stucco their house, build a back porch ... we went to our friends cabin in park city for a couple days. it was great to get away and relax [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 15:05:00

War on Mold Declared with Product Debut at IBS

Look out, mold! You don't stand a chance now that Syngenta's SPORGARD mold protection is being incorporated into National Gypsum's XP® mold resistant gypsum board. Long a big player in agribusiness, SPORGARD marks Syngenta's move into mold protection in building materials. They have plans to incorporate their mold control chemicals into paints [more...]

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

10 Triggers to More Brainpower

Worthwhile resolutions flow from one year to the next... We keep working on them - especially when it comes to building more brainpower ... . A Mediterranean oriented eating plan - The Mediterranean food plan is made up of more fruits [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 22:48:00

Barack Obama’s Inauguration Really Stinks for Fox News

Workers at the Capitol Hill headquarters of C-Span, ... in a tiny health club on the ground floor of the media center. I ask the C-SPAN producer if he plans ... with the building just full of its regular tenants, CBS crews from out of town are squatting on the third floor [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:43:52

Texas Instruments Reveals Lamp-Free Projector, Pico Projector Prototypes

The InfoComm audio/video trade show is in full swing, ... (and seeing a 30% lower power usage).  Initially, the technology will be included in home theater ... companies to adopt this new technology. On the topic of Optoma, the company has announced plans to build [more...]

Date: 2008-06-18 13:00:19

LiveWires: The Road To Custom Fitted Headphones. Part II: The Audiologist and the Ear Impressions

Copyright © 2008 dgoldring. Visit the original article at http://justanothermobilemonday ... all, they are not planning to build the headphones directly into my ear. The ear impressions serve as a mold or road map ... , I found myself relaxing in the waiting room of The Hearing Health Center of Manassas, Inc., home [more...]

Date: 2008-06-20 00:51:49

Art Institute's new Modern Wing strives to resolve conflicts between art and vistas

For a fleeting moment Thursday, a hint of tension crept into the voice of James Rondeau, the Art Institute of Chicago’s contemporary art curator. An out-of-town journalist had asked ... , the museum plans to build pairs of free-floating walls along the windows in two of the Modern Wing’ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 16:29:16

Quick Tour of Downtown's Trinity Auditorium

Are you connected to this project or just being nosy, Flickr user Pdodog? Either way, Mr ... (they continue to assure everyone the building will house a hotel) with a condo building (currently ... : "The current owners have proposed to turn the building into a luxury boutique hotel." Early plans called [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 00:29:31

Live from the universal Builders’ Show: World’s First Pellet Fireplace

Live from the universal Builders’ Show: World’s First Pellet Fireplace January 20th, 2009 | Category: ... efficiency and for maximum heat. Original post by Cameron Snyder building plans book cable home security home theater aquarium stand kitchen projects www diy table stores home tube amp planner screen pc midi [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:53:00

Upstate Amish seek to buck smoke detectors, building codes

Here’s an interesting development way up north in Morristown, N.Y. (no, not Morristown, N.J., but Morristown, N.Y ... prosecutions against Amish families for building (or moving) homes without certified architectural plans, battery-powered smoke detectors and other “modern” requirements. According to an AP story [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 15:59:08

GM to Spend $30M on Volt Battery Assembly Plant

General Motors plans to invest $30 million into building a plant for assembling Chevy Volt battery packs, ... in its home state — despite up to $335 million in tax incentives for battery development ... for G.M.,” he told the New York Times, “hopefully we’ll start to see a lot more activity [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 23:00:30

Facilities and Finances: Public is Invited to BOE Presentation on December 8

At the next Board of Education meeting on Monday, December 8, ... on Floor 3 of the Ed Center, 49 Cottage Place, at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend ... will discuss the district's plans for each building, including expansion and/or performance of required capital [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 18:20:20

Property Buying for Home Renovation continued

But whatever you do, don’t underestimate the cost of renovation. It is a labour intensive business and labour costs money ... of the building - including the replacement of windows - require plans to be drawn and passed by the local ... if you have to live for months moving from room to room, breathing in dust and paint fumes and stepping [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 00:35:15

Spoil Your Own Country BROWNSKI Not Ours’

Immigrants Have Taken 40% of all Homes Built in Last Decade December 4, ... European immigration since 2005. The Brown Government plans to build three million new houses in the UK ... by the Home Office. Nearly 600,000 properties have been needed to house immigrants since 1997 — [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 17:31:20

Modern Day Parable of the Subcontractors

A man decided to build a house. The builder drew up plans to his exact specifications, ... of the subcontractors a set of plans and asked them to carry out their tasks according to his plans. When the builder checked on the progress, he found that his house was behind schedule and was not being built [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 05:00:00

George W. Bush Presidential Center. No. 1.17.2009.12

The George W. Bush Presidential Center. On January 21, 2009 George W ... million for an endowment — Bush’s plans stand out as an effort to defend his tumultuous White House ... . Bush, will return to Texas to begin his own post-presidency, including plans to build a library [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 03:16:04

Prince Charles And Camilla Moves Into Their New Eco-Farmhouse

Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles quietly took the wraps off of their new country residence yesterday — called Llwynywormwood Estates — and ... farmhouse surrounded by 192 acres of organic farm and countryside would not say who the home belongs ... by insulating the building with hemp and sheep’s wool. The plans also include filling a lake from [more...]

Date: 2008-06-24 13:04:53

St. Bernard Parish's hospital battle rages on

St. Bernard Parish's hospital battle rages on by Chris Kirkham, The Times-Picayune Tuesday January 20, 2009, 6:11 AM More than a year after creating a five-member public board to plan and build St. Bernard ... the panel to let it take over the job of building it. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:19:36

The Dark Prince of Beacon Hill keeps doing his thing

This is nice: The Red Sox have gotten $13.6 million in state tax credits to refurbish Fenway Park and surrounding buildings and plan to ask for $26 ... of a $50-million annual historic-preservation tax-credit fund he oversees: It took nearly two [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 14:48:13

You Could Have Heard A Pin Drop

When in England , at a fairly large conference, Colin Powellwas asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans forIraq were just an example of empire building by George Bush.He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the UnitedStates has sent many of its fine young men and womeninto great peril to fight for freedom beyond [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 22:23:00

DrumBeat: August 19, 2008

The Great Oil Bubble? The markets are rejoicing as the “great oil bubble” loses air and rapidly heads back to its proper double-digit price ... -controlled oil company, plans to build an $11.1 billion low-sulfur refinery in the country's [more...]

Date: 2008-08-19 13:30:11

The REAL in “Real Estate” (McKinney Courier-Gazette)

The REAL in “Real Estate” (McKinney Courier-Gazette) January 20, 2009 | By Rem In Real estate | Comments(0) “FOR SALE: Cozy historic house in desired neighborhood with original features and unique floor plan. Expansive yard with out-buildings, many trees and mature vegetation. Partial electric [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 07:29:53

The REAL in “Real Estate” (McKinney Courier-Gazette)

The REAL in “Real Estate” (McKinney Courier-Gazette) January 18, 2009 | By Rem In Real estate | Comments(0) “FOR SALE: Cozy historic house in desired neighborhood with original features and unique floor plan. Expansive yard with out-buildings, many trees and mature vegetation. Partial electric [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 09:29:12

Support Al-Awda, the Palestine Right to Return Coalition

Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition needs your support! ... fractured by plans to build even more 'Jewish Only' enclaves. 2. The Zionist state is trying ... . Additionally, Palestinian villages in the southern Naqab region are being systematically destroyed [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 00:15:29

How to Build Animal Housing: 60 Plans for Coops, Hutches, Barns, Sheds, Pens, Nestboxes, Feeders, Stanchions, and Much More

Since you've decided to raise chickens, you'll need a little house for them. Some people use the traditional shed style coop and some are using innovative designs ... has plans, sketches and dimensions for several different sizes of chicken houses. It also has 60 (yes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 01:47:36

Regional cooperation is THE issue

Regional cooperation is THE issue It was true last year ... cooperation of Chesterfield County and Henrico County in order to build a modern mass transportation system ... to plan a sensible baseball stadium for the imaginary minor league team that will someday call [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 18:54:59

Ten for Tuesday (January 13, 2009)

Here’s this week’s Ten for Tuesday. Enjoy! 1. My friend, Lindsay, details how she and her husband are handling allowances. 2 ... . 9. The Frugal Duchess and her plan for building a better a budget. 10. Wisdom Tree’s Jeremy Siegel’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 17:39:22

Update on 980 Madison Avenue Proposal

Update on 980 Madison Avenue Proposal Jan 20th, 2009 Many of our readers have been following Sir Norman Foster’s proposal for an addition above ... or not the project team will return with a revised plan or if any restoration of the existing building ... was too overwhelming to the existing building and inappropriate to the character of the Upper [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 19:28:35

Toronto Janitors Organize for Rights, Respect and Justice

(By John Riddell from The Bullet) As darkness falls in Toronto and tens of thousands of office workers pour out of the downtown skyscrapers, ... the office towers and readies them for the next day’s activity. These buildings house Canada’s richest ... insurance, no Canada Pension Plan, no job-accident coverage. The Ontario government views them as self [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 18:20:36

Tidying up lists and files

I know Ive written on here before about how I file everything in folders in my brain ... Tinks birthday party plans. This involved calling Build a bear and rescheduling the time, calling [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 19:01:19

Stop building to help housing prices recover?

So many plans and ideas are being floated to repair the country's economic situation. David Reilly of the Wall St ... Test." There is currently more than 10 months of home inventory. Homeowner vacancy rates are at historic highs of about 2.8%, compared with pre-bubble levels of about 1.7%, according to the U.S. Census [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 19:37:46

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