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IMPROVING TRADITIONAL BRICK An analysis of major earthquakes over the last 50 years reveals the preponderance of structural damage, building collapse, and fatalities to have occurred in the residential sector. This highlights a serious problem in the rural districts of Central Asia, where more than 65 percent of residential construction uses clay-based materials and methods.
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POWER TOOLS — THE ROUTER The router is an undisputed king of power-tool versatility. It can shape, joint, plane, trim, carve, drill, and slice wood. It's tops for cutting joinery ranging from simple to fanciful. Want to shape an edge or make a molding? With even a small selection of shapely router bits, you can create nearly an infinite number of variations.
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More Building and Construction School Project Plans Aired — Hartford Courant, 2002.0319Housing Market Index Rises Two Points in March — BuildingOnline, 2002.0319 Terror Victim Memorial Faces Delays — AP at New York Times, 2002.0319 Housing Market Index Rises Two Points In March — National Association of Home Builders, 2002.0319 Chapel's Details Show Faith Meeting Design — Los Angeles Times, 2002.0318 Anger at Parliament Building 'Scandal' — Guardian Unlimited, 2002.0318 Making Builders Do More — Los Angeles Times, 2002.0318 Settling the Great Barrier Beef — Los Angeles Times, 2002.0317 Construction Cycles Are Alive and Well — AIArchitect, 2002.0315 Edition New Naperville Library to Feature Rare Terra Cotta Motif — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0314 NAHB Names Princeton Properties Management, Inc., Property Management Company of the Year — National Association of Home Builders, 2002.0313 Affordable Housing Under Way Downtown — Daily Transcript at Yahoo News, 2002.0313 Scaffolding Collapse Probed in Windy City Fatalities — BDC, 2002.0311 Kit-House Cachet — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0310 Open Season — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0310 Experts Say Building Boom Hides Decorating Disasters — Hoovers, 2002.0308 Bigger Homes Still the American Way — Housing Zone, 2002.0308 State Department Streamlines Design Reviews — AIArchitect, 0315 Edition
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