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REUSABILITY BY DESIGN The U.S. waste stream from demolition and construction amounts to about 150 million tons (136 million metric tons) annually. About 92 percent of this waste goes into landfills. In other industrialized nations, architects, the building sector, and regulators are doing more than in the United States to create a culture of building construction that reduces the future waste stream.
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NEW BACK ALLEYS The urban alley was once a ubiquitous part of the American landscape. Now many of these alleyways have fallen into disrepair or — along with the milkmen who frequented them — disappeared altogether. Over the past few years, however, this unique streetscape has staged something of a comeback.
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More Building and Construction Remodeling Market Remains Strong in Second Quarter — National Association of Home Builders, 2005.0823'Pre-Fabs" Answer Demand for Lower-Cost, Quickly Built Homes — Town Talk, 2005.0822 Man of Recycled Plastic Transforms an Industry — Yahoo News, 2005.0822 What's the Best Way to Address 'Supersized Homes'? — Washington Post, 2005.0820 Murayah Launches New Form of Wall Art: Marble Tile Murals — PR Web, 2005.0818 New-Home Construction Continues at Robust Pace in July — National Association of Home Builders, 2005.0816 Renovate the Empty Nest for $1,000 or Less — PR Web, 2005.0816 Iraq Reconstruction Forges on Beneath the Clamor and Din — ENR, 2005.0815 Engineering Is Key to Silence at New Nanotechnology Lab — ENR, 2005.0815 Living Large, by Design, in the Middle of Nowhere — New York Times, 2005.0815 Base Training at the Presidio — The Slatin Report, 2005.0815 State Readies Big Dig Takeover as Closure Nears — Boston Globe, 2005.0814 Bovis Awarded Demolition Contract for Ground Zero's Deutsche Bank — ENR, 2005.0812 Universally Designed Model Home a Huge Success — Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access press release, 2005.0811 Old Governor's Mansion: Turning a House into a Public Building — ArchNewsNow, 2005.0809 Students Build House by the Book — Toronto Star, 2005.0808 How to Build a House for £60,000 — BBC News, 2005.0808 Sound Seal Introduces Redupax Acoustical Floor Underlayment — PR Web, 2005.0804 When Big Is Too Big, Even in L.A. — Christian Science Monitor, 2005.0803 Officials Don't Agree on Triumph High Costs — Reed Construction Data, 2005.0802 Mansion Raises Questions — Reed Construction Data, 2005.0801
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