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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 Job Monitor Architects Are an Important Block in Building Community — Los Angeles Times, 2002.0331 EditionNew-home Sales Rise 5.3% in February — AP at USA Today, 2002.0327 Large German Construction Company to Get Banks' Help — AP at Nando Times, 2002.0326 Billions in Federal Pipeline for Strengthened Security — ENR, 2002.0325 There's No Place Like Yurt — Wired News, 2002.0322 As Housing Goes, So Goes the Economy — National Association of Home Builders, 2002.0322 NAHB Calls on Congress to Support Housing Affordability — National Association of Home Builders, 2002.0321 Europe Presses U.S. on Steel Tariffs — New York Times, 2002.0320 Housing Market Index Rises Two Points In March — National Association of Home Builders, 2002.0319 School Project Plans Aired — Hartford Courant, 2002.0319 Housing Market Index Rises Two Points in March — BuildingOnline, 2002.0319 Terror Victim Memorial Faces Delays — AP at New York Times, 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 BPB Buys James Hardie Industries — BDC, 2002.03 Edition
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