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PLUMBING DETAILS When it comes to plumbing, many architects would prefer to leave the details to the experts: the mechanical engineers and contractors. And yet there's a certain amount of engineering that even mathematically challenged architects can do themselves if given an understanding of general principles and rule-of-thumb formulas. Robert Brown Butler has bridged the architecture and engineering disciplines by devising rules that demystify mechanical design for architectural practitioners. — Editor
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BUILDING A SCHOOL IN INDIA It may overlap the highest inhabited plateau in the world, but the Indian State of Ladakh, at the foot of the Himalayas, has some projects underway that could provide the Western world with important lessons in sustainable construction. The area is considered to be one of the last remaining strongholds of Tibetan Buddhist culture and community values. Twenty years ago the Dalai Lama designated land here for the education of local children.
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More Building and Construction Messages in Concrete: The Aesthetics of Safety — New York Times, 2002.0815Facelift Includes 'Unique' Towers — Calgary News, 2002.0815 A Midtown Skyscraper Quietly Adds Armor — New York Times, 2002.0815 Hitting the Broad Side of a Barn — Washington Post, 2002.0815 Architects Chosen for LeMay Car Museum near Tacoma Dome — Puget Sound Business Journal, 2002.0812 Ancient Athens Turned Into Building Site for Games — New York Times, 2002.0811 Architect Floats Idea to Solve Homes Crisis — Ananova, 2002.0808 Building America Is a Tribute to the 'Construction' of the U.S. — Christian Science Monitor, 2002.0806 London Nudges Heron Tower along as Piano Waits — BDC, 2002.0805 Residential Remodeling Strong and Stable Through This Year’s First Half — National Association of Home Builders, 2002.0802 New York Plans Code Overhaul for High-Rises — New York Times, 2002.0802 The Factory of the Future — Metropolis, 2002.08/09 Edition Building Secuity Systems Less than Secure One Year after 9/11 — Syska Hennessy Group press release, 2002.0731 Redeemed — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0731 Existing Home Sales Drop to Lowest Level since September — BuildingOnline, 2002.0730 World Trade Organization: U.S. Lumber Tariffs Unfair — BuildingOnline, 2002.0730 Centex Battles Mold in Central Valley — Quickflash Products Inc. press release, 2002.0729 Bridge Moves a Step Closer — U.K. Times, 2002.0729 Top Storeys — Guardian Unlimited, 2002.0729 Circular Logic Sure, They're Fun, but Revolving — New York Times, 2002.0727 New-Home Sales Steady in June; Million-Unit Pace Sets New Record — National Association of Home Builders, 2002.0725
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