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RECOVERING KINGSDALE The refurbishment of a dilapidated 50-year-old secondary school in a London suburb has set a number of significant benchmarks for school design in the United Kingdom. The project has lifted concepts of roof design to new heights with what may be the first "variable membrane" roof in the world.
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BUILDING HURRICANE SURVIVAL It's a hurricane season in the Caribbean region that will go down in the record books as one of the worst ever. And, as of this writing in early October 2004, it's far from over. With another six weeks left in an already devastating season, the design and construction industry is facing a daunting job of rebuilding.
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More Building and Construction Formwork Innovation — Infolink, 2004.1104K.C. Company Makes Metal Masterpieces — Canton Repository, 2004.1103 Is This How Tomorrow's Homes Will Be Made? — Guardian Unlimited, 2004.1031 Housing Expected to Flatten Out While Jobs and Economy Grow — National Association of Home Builders, 2004.1029 Some Relief In Building Materials Prices Is on the Way — National Association of Home Builders, 2004.1029 North American Construction to Experience Slow, Steady Growth — Reed Construction Data, 2004.1028 Architect Denies Design to Blame for Blaze — Guardian Unlimited, 2004.1028 Paint That’s Always Green — Infolink, 2004.1027 McGraw-Hill Construction Announces My House Magazine — McGraw-Hill press release, 2004.1026 An Empire Built of Glass — Wired News, 2004.1026 Firms Dig In to Clean Up Damaged Florida Hospitals — ENR, 2004.1025 A Skyscraper That Had to Be Built Twice — New York Times, 2004.1021 Dofasco Steel for Construction Certified with EcoLogo — Dofasco press release, 2004.1020 Beijing’s Central Television Centre Rises to the Structural Challenge — CIOB International, 2004.1020 NAHB Remodelors Council Announces 2004 Awards — National Association of Home Builders, 2004.1020 Wet Weather Slows Home Building In September — National Association of Home Builders, 2004.1019 In Shanghai Suburbs, Bigger's Better — Tornoto Star, 2004.1017 The Office Furniture Industry Looks to 2005 with Optimism — Office-work.com, 2004.1013 Third Parties Can Now Expedite Building Permits — Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 2004.1013 Art Museum in Golden Gate Park is Full of Twists And Turns — ENR, 2004.1011 International VELUX Award 2004 — International Union of Architects press release, 2004.1006 Seismic Design Guide Makes Plan Checking Easier — International Code Council press release, 2004.1004
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