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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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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 House on a Shelf — Washington Post, 2004.0825'Heat-Proof' Glass Could Save on Air-Con — BBC News, 2004.0825 Steep Steel Prices Delay Hopkins' City Expansion — Baltimore Business Journal, 2004.0820 Shopping on 1, Sleeping on 2 — New York Times, 2004.0819 Carpet Creativity — Infolink, 2004.0819 Architects Warn Buildings Need to Cope with Climate Change — Scotsman Online, 2004.0818 Better Buildings New Construction Pilot Program Launches — Canadian Architect, 2004.0817 Schwarzenegger Signs Smart-Zoning Bill — Planetizen, 2004.0817 Function and Form: Alternative Houses — Dunn County News, 2004.0816 'Intelligent Glass' Takes the Heat Out of Summer — Scotsman Online, 2004.0815 A Tale of Two Types of Stucco — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2004.0814 OSHA Unveils Safety and Health Topics Page for Residential Construction — OSHA press release, 2004.0813 Survey Reveals Nationwide Shortages of Cement — National Association of Home Builders, 2004.0810 Polycarbonate Roof Tops Olympic Stadium in Athens — Chemical Online, 2004.0809 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
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