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FASTER PLASTER RapidSet Eisenwall, a premium cement for exterior plaster developed by CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp., is a quick-setting alternative to traditional Portland cement that can turn stucco work from a ten-day to a three-day project, speeding up work and cutting labor costs.
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M-CH A few lucky students in Europe have experienced the "micro-compact home" (m-ch), an aluminum cube that offers the basics of modern living in less than 665 cubic feet (19 cubic meters). They are appreciating that living in small quarters doesn't have to cramp their style.
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TO CROSS THE SEINE A new pedestrian bridge, "Passerelle Simone de Beauvoir," now undulates across the Seine in Paris. It is the creation of Feichtinger Architectes with consulting engineers RFR, where I work, and Sepia.
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More Building and Construction City of London Academy Won Better Public Building Award — Construction & Maintenance, 2006.1101The Top Schools for Urban Planners — Planetizen, 2006.1101 Electro-Magnetic Architecture Investigated — Scenta, 2006.1031 Whitney Museum May Move Expansion to Downtown Site — New York Times, 2006.1031 Feds May Mandate Sprinkler Systems — USA Today, 2006.1031 Men of Steel Frame a New Home-Building Discussion — Palm Beach Post, 2006.1030 Hats Off to a New Pompidou Centre — Telegraph, 2006.1030 Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane? — BusinessWeek, 2006.1030 Biloxi Woman Welcomes Home Building Volunteers — WLOX, 2006.1030 Afghans, Returning Home, Set Off a Building Boom — New York Times, 2006.1030 Further Delay on Bay Bridge — San Jose Mercury News, 2006.1030 Carter: Stimulating Affordable Housing — Scoop, 2006.1030 As Houses Rise in the Wild, so Do Fire Concerns — Washington Post, 2006.1029 Factory-Built Homes Could Find Following in New Orleans — Times-Picayune, 2006.1029 New Door to Affordable Housing Opens — Washington Post, 2006.1028 Permit Applications Avoid Fines for Dilapidated House — News & Observer, 2006.1028 Concrete Blocked in New City Buildings — Chicago Tribune, 2006.1027 U.S. Housing Woes a 'Buzz Saw' — Globe and Mail, 2006.1027 The Modular Construction Unit — ThomasNet, 2006.1026 Thorburn Associates Brings Council Chambers into the Future — PR Web, 2006.1026 HUD Reports Banner Year for Affordable Housing — HUD Press Release, 2006.1026 Monster Homes Banned? — Gilroy Dispatch, 2006.1026 Public-Private Partnerships for Revitalization Projects — Revitalization Online, 2006.1025 Why Skyscrapers Are on the Up — Independent Digital, 2006.1025 Tallest City Building Proposed — Buffalo News, 2006.1025 Commercial Tower Rising in Dubai — Interior Design, 2006.1025 Backyard Living Areas Rivaling Those Inside — Residential Architect, 2006.1024 Luxury Residences with Private Bay — Easier, 2006.1024 School's In — The Packet (, 2006.1023 Can the U.S. Learn from the Slow City Movement? — Planetizen, 2006.1023 The Train Comes to NorthPoint — Boston Globe, 2006.1023 California's Unsold Home Inventory Jumps — San Jose Business Journal, 2006.1023 It's Bath Time — Toronto Star, 2006.1019 Universal Lighting Expands Electronic Ballast Family — Universal Lighting Technologies press release, 2006.1016
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