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STRUTTING SPACE Students at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation have been building complex structures — and in the process learning about parametric modeling, digital fabrication, and computer-assisted assembly. They have been using the Trusset System, developed by Columbia researchers in the Avery Digital Fabrication Laboratory. The system provides an inexpensive and simple method for manufacturing and building a custom-designed, three-dimensional space-truss structure and enclosure.
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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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More Building and Construction Osaka Hotel Shut Down for Failing Quake-Resistance — Daily Yomiuri, 2007.0215Cheap-Chic Leads to Cheap Energy Costs — Daily Commcercial News and Construction Record, 2007.0214 Tests Confirm American Clay Earth Plasters Resist Mold Growth — PR Web, 2007.0213 Redesigning the Power Vertical — Russia Profiile, 2007.0213 Airport's Many Improvements Praised — Tulsa World, 2007.0213 High-Rise Building Codes for Elevators Sufficient for Now — San Diego Business Journal, 2007.0213 Builders Embrace Green Building to Save Energy, Conserve Resources — NAHB, 2007.0212 SFPE Survey: Americans Typically Misjudge Fire Risks — Fire Engineering, 2007.0212 Design with Cause — Canadian Architect, 2007.0212 Clothing Dryers Cause over 15,000 House Fires Each Year — All Headline News, 2007.0212 Reclaim Your Style — The Wave, 2007.0212 Code of Violence — Ottawa Sun, 2007.0211 Stained Glass? — Boston Globe, 2007.0211 Now That the Dust Has Settled ... — New York Times, 2007.0211 Where the Winery Itself Is a Little Tipsy — New York Times, 2007.0211 Builders 'Putting Up Shoddily Designed Houses' — Telegraph, 2007.0210 Drawing a Blank on Housing — The Press, 2007.0210 Study Measures Life Expectancy of Common Home Components — NAHB, 2007.0209 A Desert Louvre? — Spiegel, 2007.0209 Time Test — BD Online, 2007.0209 Probers Eye Expansion Joint in Pittsburgh Slab Mishap — ENR, 2007.0208 Broken Homes — BBC News, 2007.0208 Sustainability: Planning's Redemption or Curse? — Planetizen, 2007.0208 Community Renaissance: Port Redevelopment in Dubuque, Iowa — Revitalization Online, 2007.0208 Reach for the Skies, but Get Quake-Smart — Hindustan Times, 2007.0207 Beijing Buidling Boom - Thanks to Workers — MSNBC World Blog, 2007.0207 Home Building Will Recover, Says Industry Group — Australian Broadcasting Company, 2007.0206 Housing Shortage to Worsen in County — Ventura County Star, 2007.0206 Home-Grown Building — All Africa, 2007.0205 Fitting In — Boston Globe, 2007.0204 'New Century' Modernism Makes Big Splash — Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 2007.0204 American Standard to Divest, Take Trane Name — Lexington Herald-Leader, 2007.0202 Changes Proposed to Tall Buildings Policy — BD Online, 2007.0202 Carlisle SynTec Introduces Smaller FleeceBACK Membranes — Carlisle SynTec press release, 2007.0125
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