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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 European Ceramic Work Centre Expands Its Work with Architects — European Ceramic Work Centre press release, 2004.1110NES International Launches New Focus on AEC Commerce in Scotland — NES International press release, 2004.1108 Synergistics Announces Browser-Based Access Control — Synergistics Inc. press release, 2004.1108 Architects Adapt Designs to Offset Increase in Steel Prices — Memphis Business Journal, 2004.1105 Builders, Remodelers Promote Aging-in-Place Features — National Association of Home Builders, 2004.1105 ULI Presents 2004 Awards for Excellence — Urban Land Institute press release, 2004.1105 National Groups to Improve Disaster-Related Building Codes — International Code Council press release, 2004.1104 Formwork Innovation — Infolink, 2004.1104 K.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 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
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