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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 Gaining Bonus Space and Light with Bay Windows — San Francisco Chronicle, 2004.1124Quake Planning Leads to California Building Boom — New York Times, 2004.1124 Ice Hotel Quebec-Canada: Students to Participate — Ice Hotel Quebec-Canada press release at PR Web Newswire, 2004.1123 Lancaster County Hands Out Awards for 'Smart Growth' — Lancaster Online, 2004.1116 Metalcrafters Not Just in Kansas Anymore — Star-Ledger, 2004.1116 Recycled Shipping Containers Make a Splash in Construction — ENN, 2004.1115 ENR Conference Offers Insight into Decision Makers’ Thinking — AIArchitect, 2004.1115 European Ceramic Work Centre Expands Its Work with Architects — European Ceramic Work Centre press release, 2004.1110 NES 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 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 Architects Adapt Designs to Offset Increase in Steel Prices — Memphis Business Journal, 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
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