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SOUNDING CINEMATIC "Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves." Although the 19th-century Scottish philosopher Thomas Carlyle couldn't have predicted it, his wisdom applies to modern-day home theaters. Now that technology has made it possible for homeowners to enjoy a theater-class audio experience, it's become important for their home theaters to be designed for both silence and sound, so that music can be heard as it was meant to be.
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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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More Building and Construction A Rush to Set Up U.S. Housing for Storm Survivors — New York Times, 2005.0912In Macao, Giant Pleasure Domes Are Decreed — New York Times, 2005.0911 Rebuilding Hurricane Proof Construction — PR Web, 2005.0911 Plans Afoot to Rebuild New Orleans — BBC News, 2005.0909 Rebuilding After Katrina — Disaster Resource Guide, 2005.0907 Containers Could Hold Post-Katrina Lives — Mobile Register, 2005.0907 Car-less in the Eye of Katrina — Planetizen, 2005.0906 Pilot Project Illuminates Buildings' Facades — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2005.0904 Students Design Alternative Housing For Katrina Victims — Auburn University press release, 2005.0902 Building Industry Squeezed by Katrina — Mercury News, 2005.0902 NAHB Releases Study On Impact Of Katrina — National Association of Home Builders, 2005.0902 Unsustainable House Price Appreciation To Start Winding Down — National Association of Home Builders, 2005.0901 WWF Applauds Potlatch Corporation for Responsible Forestry — World Wildlife Fund press release, 2005.0901 BBC Publishes OJEU Notices for Construction Projects — BBC News, 2005.0831 Sustainable Concrete Construction — Portland Cement Association press release, 2005.0830 New Football Arenas Push Bounds of Stadium Engineering — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2005.0829 Parliament Facing £12,000 Bill as Heat Takes Its Toll on Doors — Scotsman Online, 2005.0829 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 What's the Best Way to Address 'Supersized Homes'? — Washington Post, 2005.0820
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