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Green roofs, whether intensive or extensive, can provide a wealth of benefits on site and beyond. Delivering these benefits successfully requires professional attention to a variety of critical details. — Editor The first common dilemma in the construction of living green roofs, and other landscapes over structure, is that, in conventional building, the execution and completion of site work are often subordinated to the completion of the building.
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The new academic complex on the Polytechnic campus of Arizona State University (ASU) was built to withstand the insistent, erosive forces of the desert around Mesa, Arizona. "Being out on the eastern part of the valley, the site is very exposed and gets hit very hard with wind and rain," says Beau Dromiack, design leader for RSP Architects, the architect of record for the project. "It requires a durable architecture which we call 'desert tough.'"
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ADAPTIVE REUSE OF CLAY-TILE ARCHED FLOORS This article about antiquated structural systems is the second in a series aimed at structural engineers involved in the repair, restoration, or adaptive reuse of older buildings for which no drawings exist. —Editor Concrete and steel-framed floors constructed in the late 1800s and early 1900s often included hollow clay-tile arches that spanned between beams and girders. The arches were typically covered with a concrete topping and often had plaster applied directly to the soffit of the exposed tiles.
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More Building and Construction Project Reflects Timber of the Time — The Australian, 2009.0603Plant Construction Generates 350 Jobs — El Dorado Hills Telegraph, 2009.0603 Homebuilders Dabble in Spec — Wall Street Journal, 2009.0603 Toll Brothers Loss Narrows as Land Writedowns Decline — Bloomberg, 2009.0603 Construction Spending Posts Surprising Gain — Washington Post, 2009.0601 When Renovation Meets Redo — New York Times, 2009.0601 Denver Gives Out Free Building Permits — CBS4 Denver, 2009.0601 New Home Sales Hit 14-Month High — Sydney Morning Herald, 2009.0601 Home Builders' Losses Expected to Narrow — Wall Street Journal, 2009.0601 Helen, Sanford Diller Fund UCSF Cancer Center — San Francisco Chronicle, 2009.0531 New Houses Are Being Downsized Too — Arizona Republic, 2009.0529 Sarah Susanka Champions Right-Sizing the Home — Commercial Appeal, 2009.0529 Savings on Labor Allow Work on Residential Skyscraper to Resume — New York Times, 2009.0529 New Zealand April Home-Building Approvals Rise 11.2 Percent — Bloomberg, 2009.0529 Sweden Snares Neutron Facility — Nature, 2009.0529 Mortgage Delinquencies, Foreclosures, Rates Increase — Bloomberg, 2009.0528 Metrostudy Reports National and Local Housing Starts Plunge — Real Estate Channel Press Release, 2009.0528 Building Code Battles Heat Up in Midwest — New York Times, 2009.0528 Foundations Complete on London 2012 Velodrome as Construction Work Races Ahead — Around The Rings, 2009.0528 Building Material of Poor Quality, Says Architect — Gulf Times, 2009.0528 Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings — BG Daily, 2009.0528 Getting the Green Roof Right — ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0527 Australia New Housing Starts Expected to Fall 17 Percent before Rising — Forex, 2009.0527 Cost of Construction Materials Decline — Daily Journal of Commerce, 2009.0527 High-End Home Builders Face Tough Times — Columbia Flier, 2009.0527 New Building Should Work inside the Box — Providence Journal, 2009.0527 Building It Big in Las Vegas — New York Times, 2009.0527 Housing Hitting Bottom Means Fewest Starts Since 1945 — Bloomberg, 2009.0526 Barracks Plan to Be Reconsidered — BBC News, 2009.0526 Arizona Home Builders Group Backs Fee Moratorium — Phoenix Business Journal, 2009.0525 Turning the Infrastructure into Profits — New York Times, 2009.0524 Architect Starts Rebuilding Quake-Hit Sichuan Schools — Daily Yomiuri, 2009.0523 B.C. Housing Starts to Decline 43% from 2008: CMHC — Calgary Herald, 2009.0519
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