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SEALING OUT WATER Sealants are an important part of the building envelope system. I think of them as the third line of defense against water and vapor intrusion. The first line of defense is made up of the building skin, with its coatings, veneers, and sheathings. Membranes and flashings are secondary.
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EMBEDDED LAB The new Center for Embedded Network Sensing (CENS) building designed by Culver City-based Studio Pali Fekete Architects (SPF:a), is unlike the red brick edifices that grace most of the University of California, Los Angeles campus. Surrounded on all sides by 1960s buildings and occupying a formerly neglected courtyard, the glass and steel structure is like a diamond in the rough.
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CONTAINER HOUSE Modular intermodal cargo Containers used to serve primarily for transporting massive amounts of manufactured goods across oceans. But an ongoing imbalance in trade volume between Asia and North America contributes to a surplus of these huge corrugated metal boxes around ports in the United States. And as shipping containers become ubiquitous, architects are increasingly incorporating them into creative buildings.
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More Building and Construction Reach for the Skies, but Get Quake-Smart — Hindustan Times, 2007.0207Housing Shortage to Worsen in County — Ventura County Star, 2007.0206 Builders Try to Demolish Homeowner 'Rights' Bill — Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2007.0205 Interest Curbs Home Front — The Age (Australia), 2007.0205 Victims of Florida Storms Complain of Delays, Red Tape — International Herald Tribune, 2007.0205 Home-Grown Building — All Africa, 2007.0205 Affordable Housing Failures Spur Action — Contra Costa Times, 2007.0204 A Lab for Living — Baltimore Sun, 2007.0204 'New Century' Modernism Makes Big Splash — Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 2007.0204 Changes Proposed to Tall Buildings Policy — BD Online, 2007.0202 Home Front: Washer/Dryers in Pantries, Bedrooms — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2007.0202 New Neighborhood in a Historic City — Revitalization Online, 2007.0201 Architect Has Grand Designs for Chazen — Capital Times, 2007.0131 Trade Costs Soar — Townsville Bulletin (Australia), 2007.0130 Beijing Builds on Foreign Footings — BBC News, 2007.0130 High-Rises Raise Major Concerns — China Daily, 2007.0130 New Regeneration Body Will Be 'Greener Than Sum of Parts' — Edie, 2007.0130 Calgary Cranks Up — The Slatin Report, 2007.0129 A Skyscraper Story — San Francisco Chronicle, 2007.0129 The Internationalization of Planning — Planetizen, 2007.0129 Hikari's Winter Heat — Los Angeles Downtown News, 2007.0129 Housing Shortage Facing Los Angeles and Ventura Counties — BIA Press Release, 2007.0129 New 'House' Built on Old Foundation — Czech Business Weekly, 2007.0129 Blixseth Building "World's Most Expensive Home" — Helena Independent-Record, 2007.0129 Remodeling Expo Draws 24,706 — Pacific Business News, 2007.0129 USG Profits Pressured by Weaker Housing Demand — Chicago Tribune, 2007.0129 Corner of Art and Commerce in Los Angeles — New York Times, 2007.0128 Rethinking the Suburban Home — San Francisco Chronicle, 2007.0127 Suburban Property Setbacks Don't Make Sense Anymore — San Francisco Chronicle, 2007.0127 Opera Costs Hit New High Note — Aftenposten, 2007.0126 Report: Next Decade Will See Huge Building Boom — New York Sun, 2007.0126 Carlisle SynTec Introduces Smaller FleeceBACK Membranes — Carlisle SynTec press release, 2007.0125 Indonesia Bans Sand Exports — Channel News Asia, 2007.0124 CertainTeed Now Offering V-Buck ® Vinyl Blocking System — AEC Info, 2007.0123 Gotham Architectural Downlighting Unveils LED Downlight — PR Web, 2007.0122 Adding Waterproofing/Air Barriers Can Protect Walls — Building Envelope Forum, 2007.0100
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