Last Harold Ickes buildings come down
2009-10-15 23:05:00 I visited two South Side landmarks today, one being rebuilt and one in its final days. Today, I went down to Harold Ickes Homes to see the last two buildings as they came down. The first time I saw Ickes, I was standing on the Cermak/Chinatown red line platform. Ickes was the defining landmark as you looked South East. Today, I saw a lot of new things, but I didn't see Ickes. Only portions of the last two buildings remain, and I imagine they won't last until the end of the week....
Invisible Buildings
2009-09-23 14:57:00 From Forbes.com: Technology News: Sebastien Guenneau sees no reason to fight Mother Nature when you can hide from her. The French mathematician has developed an "invisibility cloak," which will protect buildings from the shock of earthquakes. Despite the fact that earthquakes ar
84 Strange Buildings From Around the World
2009-09-22 17:31:00 From Neatorama: The blog Instant Shift has compiled pictures of 84 bizarre and unique buildings scattered across the world. A few have already been featured on Neatorama, but most have not yet been posted here. Pictured above is the Crooked House of Sopot, Poland. It was designe
Sustainable Buildings, Sustainable Bodies
2009-09-05 15:12:00 When I was a little boy, I used to wake up while my dad was getting ready for work at his general construction outfit. Knowing how busy he was, I always found it funny that he would wake up extra early in order to run a few miles, followed by calisthenics like push-ups and sit-ups. Back then, I didn
Cubs Sued in Death of Man Crushed by One of Its Buildings
2009-08-22 00:26:00 The family of a deceased man is suing the Chicago Cubs in connection with a "car wash/bicycle garage" the Cubs owned and where the man's family alleges he died. According to the complaint, on August 23, 2007, Alec L. Drews was "lawfully walking on the public way adjacent to the car wash and took shelter adjacent to a wall of the car wash during a storm. The wall and part of the structure of the car wash then collapsed, struck and crushed Drews. The complaint states that defendant, among other things, failed to warn of the unstable and dilapitated condition of the structure and failed to cordon off the area. To read the complaint, click here....
Heat load calculation for buildings
2009-07-17 13:44:00 i need to know the solar heat load calculation and also the other heat loads for HVAC systems
Green Vehicles, Greener Buildings
2009-07-11 15:33:00 Some of the world's auto manufacturers are slowly but surely (and in some cases, rapidly) acquiescing to the inevitable Green future by phasing out the gas guzzling engine for a non-oil electric vehicle. But did you know that there is a direct connection between these electric cars of the future and
Green, but Acoustically Mean Buildings
2009-06-09 14:13:00 As reported in the June 2009 issue of Acoustics & Audio Technology, a large majority of "green" buildings give people headaches because of the random and distracting noise. Apparently when it comes to LEED standards, there is no accommodation for noise control. The American Society for Acoustics
Slide Show: Top 10 Earth- and People-Friendly Buildings
2009-05-27 15:56:00 From Scientific American: Can a building be as easy on the environment as it is on the eyes? Without a doubt, says The American Institute of Architects (AIA), a professional association based in Washington, D.C. To prove it, for the past 12 years, the organization and its Committee
Fire Pumps for High Rise Buildings
2009-05-26 07:35:00 how we are taking fire pump capacity for highrise building i need design spec for this? i know according to height but i need calculation for this?
A.Y.P.E?s Foreign And Mines Buildings
2009-05-20 09:29:00 Don Duncan had a nice recap of the nearly century old Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, written in scrapbook form for his late grandmother who had seen it herself. We’re getting close now to that anniversary. Here are a couple photos of the Foreign Building and Mines Building. Click for high res. Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Detail of Foreign Building, Howard ...
New Financial Study: Living Buildings Are Cost Effective
2009-04-14 09:25:00 Today the Cascadia Green Building Council published their findings of a financial study of Living Buildings. The study -- officially named The Living Building Financial Study: The Effects of Climate, Building Type and Incentives on Creating the Buildings of Tomorrow -- is extensive and we're still going through all the details. But there's one major takeaway that I noticed: investing in Living Buildings is the financially smart thing to do, especially for institutions, corporations, and homeowners looking to hold on to their real property assets for more than a few years. The study was put together by Cascadia, SERA Architects, Skanska USA Building, Gerding Edlen Development, Interface Engineers, and the New Buildings Institute (referred to below as "contributors"). Let's look a little deeper. What is a Living Building?A Living Building is a LEED Platinum building on legal steriods. A Living Building goes beyond Platinum certification and into the realm of tru...
By: Jetson Green
Moscow Kremlin buildings
2009-01-31 19:19:00 wiki info linkmapyet more photos to come...what i've tweaked .. not muchWhat am i listening to? .. Kakaiku's No.1 Guitar Band (led by Prof. M.K. Oppong) - Adadam Paa Hiecamera .. samsung pro 815
By: Hokum.
Waste Food From Supermarkets Turned Into Power
2009-01-23 15:00:00 Alternative Energy, Arts and Entertainment, Buildings, Conservation, Consumerism, Eco Friendly, landfill sites, methane, scotland, supermarkets, waste food Related posts UK Supermarket Starts Eco Friendly Deliveries The GreenBag launched by Shoemart Supermarket Tesco Add New Eco Shopping Bags Sufficient Organic Food this Season Quorn growing in popularity McDonalds Goes For Compost Making Gifts From Tetra Paks Lighting Made From Plastic Bottles
Prefabricated House Made From Paper
2009-01-23 14:00:00 Arts and Entertainment, Buildings, Conservation, Eco Friendly, helping the homeless, living space, natural disasters, recycled-paper Related posts zBoards Green Building Blocks What’s Poppin? Eco Friendly Popcorn Wegman Goes Green, Reduces Packaging The Eco-Friendly Bible for Christians The Complete Apartment in a Box Teaching Kids with Eco-friendly Learning Cards Subscribe Okido for Your Child Recyled Paper Fish Sculpture!
The Wine Cask Hotel
2009-01-15 16:00:00 When you think about staying in a wine cask, you may think that it could be a little tight on space, but these are not your ordinary wine casks. These used to be filled to brim with 15,000 litres of Beaujolais, so they are large enough to make a small room out of. Oddly enough, these ...
Solar Powered Water Purifier
2009-01-14 21:53:00 This is great idea for those place where fresh and clean water is in limited supply, simply because it looks like a standard water container, but once filled with ten litres of water the sun does the rest of the work for you. There is an indicator which shows a red or green face, green is ...
some random buildings in & around Red Square
2009-01-13 21:35:00 (make sure you check out the large versions!)what i've tweaked .. can't remember ;)What am i listening to? .. Naim-Llah Muslims Redemption Society Of Nigeria Namreds Aslamnalilahi - Nigeriacamera .. samsung pro 815
By: Hokum.
Proof That Aliens Are Not Green
2009-01-09 11:27:00 Wind power is getting quite popular in the UK, but these huge 200+ feet high turbines, appear to be causing havoc with the UFO?s that use these areas, as the images show one wind turbine appears to have come off worse when a UFO collided with it. This no joke, locals in the in area reporting ...
ART in Buildings
2008-12-26 04:14:00 This is the photographs of building exteriors filled with excellent Art skills . The visual display of these buildings are excellent and made by expert Architects . A Good architect can bring life in building exteriors . These type of Art designs are very much eye catchy in this modern era .
By: IT Buddy
Green Grass Showroom
2008-12-22 13:00:00 This building recently appeared in Beijing, China it?s a totally green building made from glass and steel, but what is more interesting is that the building has a grass roof and walls. Which puts and a new slant on the term green house. It is basically an open public exhibition area, it has been designed to ...
Plant Man Hole Cover
2008-12-18 14:00:00 This planter is a representation of a manhole cover, just like the ones found on every street, yet this mini version displays the strength of nature over the man made world, it is a good reminder that everything will build can eventually succumb to the way of nature, maybe we should remember that point. Product Specs Dimensions: 3.75″W ...
Buildings For When The Oceans Rise
2008-12-17 14:00:00 It has long been said that if we carry on in the manner that we have been doing, then it is likely that the sea levels will rise turning the earth into a real water world. Therefore, it is only natural that there should be some contingency plans put in place just in case this ...
Construction to start on DiCaprio?s island
2008-12-17 13:00:00 Back in 2005 actor Leonardo Dicaprio paid $1.75 million for 104 acre island off the coast of Belize this had eco friendly people divided, while it is clear that the island will have major developments these will be done by using sustainable materials. This means that yes this is going to be a development on ...
some random buildings in Moscow
2008-11-06 20:39:00 what i've tweaked .. nothing much ;)What am i listening to? .. KKS-20016 JAPAN TV OSTcamera .. samsung pro 815
By: Hokum.
Biscuit Buildings And Sculptures.
2008-10-31 17:22:00 Biscuit Buildings And Sculptures.In the past we have seen creativity with bread: Bread Art, Bread Building and Sculptures, and various other things. And here we have a very interesting work which uses biscuits to show creativity. These are really impressive miniature buildings made with biscuits.Other Posts:Young Me Now Me.The Future Of Books.Interesting Tissue Boxes.Circular Compact Kitchen.Swim On The Verge Of The Victoria Falls.
By: algebra of life
Making Rafters for Storage Buildings
2008-10-07 05:09:00 I have a 20x22 foot storage building 8 feet high. It is framed with 2x4. I would like to have a completely open ceiling inside. Would 2x6 rafters fastened at the ridge and fastened at the top of the wall suffice or do I need to put cross members (collar ties). The roof is a 8 12 pitch with metal roo
Saint John Looks at Geothermal Energy for City Buildings
2008-09-17 23:27:00 From CBC | Technology & Science News: A Nova Scotia company that specializes in geothermal technology wants to take over the heating and cooling systems in five municipal buildings in Saint John. The system proposed by High Performance Energy Systems Inc. of Halifax would pump c
Tiny Buildings Made From Business Cards
2008-09-17 09:05:00 Artist Sharon Mount creates cool buildings out of business cards, packaging and other forms of paper. Art and Design Business Entertainment Fun Miscellaneous Weird or Wacky Work
Tiny Buildings Made From Business Cards.
2008-09-06 18:40:00 Tiny Buildings Made From Business Cards.Creator of these tiny buildings using business cards is Sharon. She has a nice collection of tiny buildings handcrafted from business cards, packaging and other nice papers. Using the business cards she gathers from stores, restaurants and other places she visits, she created these really amazing tiny buildings. This TinyBuilding is made from the business cards from a landmark vegetarian restaurant in Zurich.Summer Wedding. Mattituck.And here we got Bacchanalia a very respected and successful 'upper class' restaurant now located in Atlanta's West Village area.Other Posts:Interesting Lamps.Interesting Sculptures.Everything Of Wood!Why Never Leave Kids Alone!Interesting Toilet Signs From Around The World.
By: algebra of life
Small Buildings.
2008-09-05 19:01:00 Small Buildings.Loftcube - Instant penthouse.Loftcube priced at 55,000 EU can be customized to adjust the degree of translucence and subdivided as per individual taste and requirement. And the weight of the cube has been calculated for transport by helicopter. Mountaintops, islands and other remote places are now equally interesting for this minimalist structure with its walls of glass.Rucksack House:If you think that your apartment isn't large enough anymore & you need some more space, here is the perfect way out for you. Rucksack House - designed by the German team at Convertible City, its a great new way to expand your living space. It functions as an extra room, & is designed as a walk-in cube consisting of a welded steel cabin, using steel cables anchored to the roof of the existing house. If you want an extra room, then this might be a real great idea to expand the apartment size.Micro Compact Home:A new kind of compact living space: micro compact home (m-ch) currently being ...
By: algebra of life
Lightning arresters for buildings
2008-08-31 18:16:00 how to decide the size, type of lightening arresters for buildings and what should be the distance between two lightening arrestes?
Making Energy-Saving Buildings
2008-08-06 17:10:00 From Forbes.com: Technology News: Burlingame, Calif. - A Wal-Mart in Las Vegas may just be the prototype for the energy-sipping building of the future. Lit with light-emitting diodes and cooled by an indirect evaporative system that runs cold water through pipes under the floor, th
Dramatic buildings sprout in Beijing
2008-08-02 18:21:00 From San Francisco Chronicle(08-01) 04:00 PDT Beijing -- It rises next to the Stalinist stolidity of the Great Hall of the People like a huge, glass egg. Subversive in form, French architect Paul Andreu's audacious creation, which opened last winter, is utterly traditional in function: It is China's new National Center for Performing Arts.Visitors enter the building by going down an escalator, passing under an artificial lake that can be seen through clear screens, and funnel themselves into the cavernous complex, which includes an opera hall, a concert hall and a theater. It is said to be the largest performing arts center in the world.Andreu's egg, probably the best-known new non-Olympic building in central Beijing, is just one among hundreds of big, new construction projects - shopping malls, hotels, high-rise apartments, office towers, four new subway lines - that have sprouted all over the Chinese capital. Beijing is determined to hurtle into the modern age as fast as possib...
Apartment Buildings Beat Inflation With Rising Rents
2008-06-09 20:57:00 It is no secret that inflation has reared its ugly head in the US and around the world. And it is easy to see its effects whenever you go to the gas station to fill up your car or to the grocery store to buy a loaf of bread. You can read the statistics: gas prices are above $4.00 while corn and wheat prices are touching record high in the futures markets. However, for the individual investor it can be difficult to gauge the devastating impact of inflation on his or her investment portfolio. Most investors have the bulk of their money invested in paper assets such as stocks, bonds and mutual funds. Paper assets as opposed to hard assets like gold or real estate usually fair the worst during inflationary periods. The reason for this is because while goods and services are rising in price there is a simultaneous drop in the value of the US Dollar and the price of securities or common stocks. Public companies tend to trim operations during inflationary and recessionary economies b...
The Many Purposes of Steel Buildings
2008-06-09 00:00:00 Posted on 08/06/2008if you have your own enterprise you will earn some money, or you can store your things more properly with the use of steel buildingsSteel buildings are looked upon not just for their strength, but more so for their functionality. There are steel buildings that can be tapped as offices. There are some, which host households, whil
What to do with old coke cans
2008-06-04 18:00:00 It?s clever how some people have vision and the skill to create large pieces of art, which have people thinking about recycling. These structures have been made from old coke cans as part a new promotion for Recycle Week here in the UK. These sculptures have been made entirely from old coke cans; this means that ...
WoOt...tall buildings, mostly white ppl and lots and lots of food!
2008-06-04 06:40:00 I arrived safe in NY and I've been here now for a day and a half and I am loving it. Took the subway and went to Manhattan today, walked around snapping pictures and doing a little shopping. I have met one of my brothers for the first time and was almost stiffened by the tightest hug and the most kisses I've ever gotten by my sister I've not seen in 8 years. lots of fun so far, it's late though and I can't think straight to type much...i'm soo tired...check out my favourite picture from today. The Empire State Building
With transparent HP tech, pretty solar buildings?
2008-06-04 06:00:00 With transparent HP tech, pretty solar buildings?Xtreme Energetics licenses flat-panel technology from Hewlett-Packard to make a solar concentrator that an energy-conscious artistic architect can work with. http://n-ews.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-...
Decisions loom for some crisis-era buildings
2008-06-03 12:05:00 Source: Bangkok Post/Nina Suebsukcharoen Safety questions aside, some buildings have become hideouts for criminals. Many of the ghost buildings of yesteryear are still standing even though a decade has passed since the Thai economy crashed. Protracted legal tussles over debt restructuring have all but ended hopes that some of these eyesores can be revived. The financial and legal ...
Eco friendly house sold for millions
2008-05-30 18:00:00 It is called the ?Orchid House? and will be built in the middle of a nature reserve in the Cotswolds, England; we say will be, because they have not even built the house that has been modelled on the shape of the ?Bee Orchid? a flower found in the reserve. Yet the house has been sold ...
Proper Starage Buildings
2008-05-28 00:19:00 The starage and garbage building that we use to store things like bicycles and such, and also the place we put our trash really needs to be replaced. The room where all the garbage cans are, has it’s door falling off it’s hinges and is riddled with holes from rodents chewing through and from the ...
By: Mac's Opinion
Stylish Steel Buildings
2008-05-27 04:58:00 Using Building kits for carports,metal garages and metal buildings is a very good choice. At steelmasterusa.com you can find all the necessary items for your buildings. Your SteelMaster Building Kit includes all the components necessary to erect a garages, carports, storage buildings, workshops, metal carports, barns, airplane hangars and truck - rv storage to commercial use or a building for
Metal Buildings & Apex Buildings at Get Metal Buildings!
2008-05-24 13:07:00 My email inbox is full with requests from my online pool buddies around the world. The requests range from billiards-related stuff to helping them find relevant stuff on the Internet computer network. A particular email caught my attention ? a request to help a billiard friend find quality sites on metal buildings. My reliable online search tools brought me to a number of interesting sites on metal buildings, including www.get-metal-buildings.com, which specializes in pre-fab metal buildings, metal storage buildings, commercial metal buildings, metal building sheds, warehouse metal buildings, garages, recreational vehicle and boat storage, barns, body shops, mini-storage, etc. What is interesting about www.get-metal-buildings.com is its take on Apex Buildings, which are designed and engineered to a quality building that will meet one?s needs and expectations while offering an exceptional return on investment through many years of low-maintenance service. Whether its steel building ...
Buildings, and Bike Paths
2008-05-24 07:31:00 We used to be able to see the river from the river bluff. These days we see Condos. I miss the old view. They did add some lovely green space and on the river side there are miles and miles...
Masonry Structural Design for Buildings
2008-05-24 01:17:00 File : pdf, 4.6MB, 163 pages TOC 1. INTRODUCTION Purpose Scope References 2. QUALITY ASSURANCE IN MASONRY Introduction Design/Construction Process Overview Role of Design Engineer 3. MATERIALS, PROPERTIES, STANDARD TESTS AND EFFLORESCENCE Introduction Clay Masonry Units Concrete Masonry Units Mortar Grout Reinforcement Standard Tests Efflorescence 4. DESIGN FOR CRACK CONTROL Introduction Concrete Masonry Walls Brick Walls Anchored Veneers Composite Walls Isolation of Nonstructural Partitions Shelf Angles Other Than Running Bond Masonry 5. GENERAL CRITERIA FOR REINFORCED MASONRY Introduction Working Stress Assumptions Structural Properties Working Stress Design Equations Allowable ...
Singapore Govt extends cash incentive scheme for green buildings
2008-05-23 00:31:00 Singapore Govt extends cash incentive scheme for green buildings  Architects and engineers can also claim up to $100k By Jessica Cheam  THE Government’s bag of carrots to encourage the construction of green buildings just got bigger. National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan announced yesterday that cash incentives paid to developers who put up green buildings will be extended. In addition, key industry stakeholders such as architects and engineers will now be offered incentives, too, in recognition of the important roles they play, he said. The Green Mark incentive scheme, launched by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) in December 2006, pays out cash grants of up to $3 million for buildings that reach high environmental standards. Developers will see no change in the scheme, but architects and engineers can now claim up to $100,000 in cash incentives, depending on the building standard achieved and the floor area. To encourage more green buildings, the scheme...
More homes, buildings in Singapore going green
2008-05-23 00:28:00 More homes, buildings in Singapore going green  19,000 homes with energy-saving features built under BCA’s Green Mark scheme By Jessica Cheam UP TO MARK: City Developments’ residential project The Solitaire at Balmoral Park is one of this year’s six platinum winners for achieving high Green Mark standards. — PHOTO: CITY DEVELOPMENT  EFFORTS to green Singapore’s buildings are paying off, with more than 19,000 environmentally friendly homes built across the island and 18,000 more in the pipeline. The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said on Wednesday that the number of homes with energy-saving features has been on the rise since the BCA Green Mark scheme was introduced in 2005. Under the scheme, buildings which meet a benchmark in terms of environmentally friendly features are awarded the ‘Green Mark’. As more developers embrace environmental sustainability, ‘we are seeing the number of green buildings rising exponentially...
Metal Buildings
2008-05-22 07:54:00 Metal Buildings are being used in commercial, industrial, agricultural as well as residential sectors for multi purposes.Apex is one of the best places that offers the best quality in pre-engineered metal buildings and accessories in the industry. They have over 20 years of industry experience and sure understand the needs and concerns of every customer. Apex is a green corporation with the eco-friendly practice of using recycled metal in the production of their metal buildings.Apex metal and modular commercial building systems are created using precision, mass-manufactured parts that are then assembled using modular building design and construction principles. The combined strength of our individual components allows Apex to design a vast array of custom steel storage buildings and structures to fit a wide range of needs. Even better is the fact that Apex superior-quality, custom, bolt-up steel buildings can save you up to one-third of the cost of traditional structures for pre-eng...
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