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RECYCLING GETS CONCRETE A lot of attention has been given recently to the reuse of building materials rescued from demolition sites. Of course, some materials are more reusable than others. In some places, it has become quite fashionable to install century-old doors and windows — or entire buildings — nicks, stains, and all.
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SHOW HOUSE CUBED In Gurgaon, India, a fast-growing suburb of Delhi, an unusual house has just been erected. Designed by architect Ganesh Ganapathy, the building is a glass cube seemingly balanced on one vertex. Its uniqueness is admired by neighbors and passers-by, but working out the details of fitting a functional, stable house into such a form proved a formidable challenge.
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PRINTED PLASTIC PLACES "Mass customization," contradictory though it may sound, has been successfully achieved in various niches of the manufacturing world for several years. The term refers to products coming off an assembly line that have been individually configured according to customer specifications. The same combination of customization and economy of mass production may be coming to architecture.
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More Building and Construction Concrete Is Learning New Tricks, Letting in the Light — New York Times, 2004.0810Survey Reveals Nationwide Shortages of Cement — National Association of Home Builders, 2004.0810 Polycarbonate Roof Tops Olympic Stadium in Athens — Chemical Online, 2004.0809 Building a Bad Reputation: Sloppy American Construction — New York Times, 2004.0808 A New Breed of House — Quad-City Times, 2004.0806 Huttig Selling Amercian Pine Products to Woodgrain Millwork — BuildingOnline, 2004.0805 Latest Building Regulations: 2004 Supplement to International Codes — International Code Council press release, 2004.0805 Solution for the Square — Infolink, 2004.0804 Afghans to Benefit from Polystyrene Houses — The Register, 2004.0804 Bank of America and The Durst Organization Break Ground — Bank of America press release, 2004.0803 Brave New Buildings — Australian Financial Review, 2004.0730 Homeowners Creating the Ultimate Spa Experience at Home — National Association of Home Builders, 2004.0729 Go Low Maintenance with Lakeside Decks — Toronto Star, 2004.0729 From Haughty to Humble Among America's Homes — San Francisco Chronicle, 2004.0728 Perini Building Co. Has Major Role in Caesars Palace Expansion — StockHouse, 2004.0727 Woven with Fiber Optics, Luminex Textiles Really Shine — Metropolis, 2004.0726 FHA's Multifamily Program Narrowly Avoids Shutdown — National Association of Home Builders, 2004.0723 Free Publication Clarifies Log Home Buying Process — NAHB press release, 2004.0723 U.S. Housing Starts Drop Unexpectedly in June — BuildingOnline, 2004.0722 New Exterior Wall Panel — MasterWall press release at Infolink, 2004.0719
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