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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 GE Monogram Custom Range Hood Inserts — GE press release, 2007.0220Contractor Faces Fines for Delays in OC Freeway Widening Project — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2007.0220 Building Slump? Not on the Commercial Side. — Christian Science Monitor, 2007.0220 Bungalows Biting Dust for Suburban-Size Homes — Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2007.0219 Vegas Struggles to Meet Construction Demand — Las Vegas Business Press, 2007.0219 In Building Homes, Mod Is Not so Odd — Orlando Sentinel, 2007.0218 Housing Woes Ripple Down — Inside Bay Area, 2007.0217 The Pain of Paying (a Lot) for House Plans You Don't Use — New York Times, 2007.0217 Granville Architect Works Magic in Etna — Newark Advocate, 2007.0217 Homes for Export; Assembly Required — Los Angeles Times, 2007.0217 Home Building Plunges in Jan. — FXStreet, 2007.0216 Housing Starts Plunge — CNN, 2007.0216 High-Tech Advances Add Smart Design to Homes — Courier Press, 2007.0216 Stalled Boca Library Project to Move Ahead with New Contractor — Boca Raton News, 2007.0215 City Settles Claim with Company Building Cruise Ship Terminal — Hampton Roads, 2007.0215 State Farm Pulls Back in Mississippi — Orlando Sentinel, 2007.0215 Osaka Hotel Shut Down for Failing Quake-Resistance — Daily Yomiuri, 2007.0215 A New American House — Newsday, 2007.0215 State Farm: No More Mississippi Policies — ABC News, 2007.0215 Cheap-Chic Leads to Cheap Energy Costs — Daily Commcercial News and Construction Record, 2007.0214 High Cost of Home Building in NZ — NZ City, 2007.0214 City to Build Skyscraper — Yale Daily News, 2007.0214 Dark Side of the Housing Boom: Shoddy Work — CNN, 2007.0214 High-Rise Building Codes for Elevators Sufficient for Now — San Diego Business Journal, 2007.0213 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 SFPE Survey: Americans Typically Misjudge Fire Risks — Fire Engineering, 2007.0212 Builders Embrace Green Building to Save Energy, Conserve Resources — NAHB, 2007.0212 New Heights in Harlem — The Slatin Report, 2007.0212 Where the Winery Itself Is a Little Tipsy — New York Times, 2007.0211 Now That the Dust Has Settled ... — New York Times, 2007.0211 Time Test — BD Online, 2007.0209 A Desert Louvre? — Spiegel, 2007.0209 Four Fifths of New Homes 'Failing Design Benchmark' — 24Dash, 2007.0208 Probers Eye Expansion Joint in Pittsburgh Slab Mishap — ENR, 2007.0208 Beijing Buidling Boom - Thanks to Workers — MSNBC World Blog, 2007.0207
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