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AFFORDABLE ENVIRONMENTS In 2003, the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art put out a challenge to architects and artists worldwide: Show by example how affordable housing can exhibit both outstanding design and environmental sensitivity. The many submissions they received showcase recent advances in sustainable design and have fostered new partnerships between professionals and communities in the creative approaches to housing. — Editor
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DOUBLY TRANSPARENT Growing concern for occupant comfort and lower energy costs has led to a recent revolution in curtain wall design, primarily in Europe. Dynamic, double-skin walls that induce air movement between the layers of glass are replacing the static, sealed envelopes that have until recently characterized modern curtain walls. The new generation of glass wall is an active component of the heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC) system, bringing air tempering installations from the hidden central core to the building perimeter.
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More Building and Construction County Justice Center Needs $11 Million in Repairs to Open — ENR, 2005.0509ICC Partners with Mexico to Develop Building Safety Codes — International Code Council press release, 2005.0509 Ready-Mix Supplier Pleads Guilty — ENR, 2005.0509 McMansions or Bash-and-Builds, Some Towns Have Had Enough — New York Times, 2005.0508 Building Safety Week Survey Identifies Code Violations — International Code Council press release, 2005.0506 Researchers Make Bendable Concrete — PhysOrg, 2005.0504 Getting Free of Freedom Tower — The Slatin Report, 2005.0504 Company Says Its Concrete Is Stronger, More Efficient — Reed Construction Data, 2005.0503 Leonard Wood to Head NAHB's Multifamily Leadership Board — National Association of Home Builders, 2005.0503 Tangye inducted into National Housing Hall of Fame — International Code Council press release, 2005.0503 Revised Code May Force Teams to Change Project Manuals — ENR, 2005.0502 Urban Myths: In Defense of New Urbanism — Planetizen, 2005.0502 FrameSaver Introduces Rot-Resistant “Fat Boy” T-Mull — FrameSaver press release, 2005.0428 Expert Cautions Landscape Lighting Professionals about LEDs — PR Web, 2005.0427 New Trimble Site Positioning System — Infolink, 2005.0420 Builders Slow Pace of Housing Starts in March — National Association of Home Builders, 2005.0419 Composting Toilets Bring the Outhouse Indoors — Providence Journal, 2005.0417 Cable-Supported Glass Wall Made Feasible by Extra Curve — ENR, 2005.0411
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