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One-Way and Two-Way Clay-Tile and Unit-Masonry Joist Systems | |
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Two houses in east Australia exhibit powerful simplicity in form, space, and circulation, while each effectively addresses the specifics of its contrasting site, seaside or subdivision. Designed by two different Brisbane firms, each lead by young principals, both of these houses show environmentally conscious responses to the subtropical climate of the southeastern Queensland area, with warm, humid summers and mild winters.
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ONE-WAY AND TWO-WAY CLAY-TILE AND UNIT-MASONRY JOIST SYSTEMS Focusing on structural engineering issues involved in the repair, restoration, or adaptive reuse of older buildings for which drawings no longer exist, this article is the third in a series on antiquated structural systems that can be adapted or reanalyzed for safe reuse. —Editor
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More Building and Construction An Iconic Building for Bangkok — eTurbo News, 2009.0917Homebuyer Tax-Credit Extension Gains Lawmaker Support — Bloomberg, 2009.0916 U.S. Builder Confidence Rises to Highest Level Since May 2008 — Bloomberg, 2009.0916 Australian Housing Starts Plunge to Eight-Year Low — WA Today, 2009.0916 Home Builders' Index Creeps Higher in September — Market Watch, 2009.0916 Montréal's Economy Is Showing Signs of a (Gradual) Recovery — Daily Commercial News and Construction Record, 2009.0916 US Gypsum Demand to Rise with Recovering Residential Housing Sector — PRLog, 2009.0916 A Bright Spot in Housing: Construction Costs — New York Times, 2009.0916 Frank Gehry, Writ Smaller — Metropolis, 2009.0916 Britons Say Good Time to Buy a Home, Survey Shows — Bloomberg, 2009.0916 New Vitality for 'Active Adult' Housing — Philadelphia Inquirer, 2009.0916 Lender Suit Claims Fraud by Defunct Builder — Indianapolis Star, 2009.0916 Subcontractors Get Squeezed — Charlotte Observer, 2009.0915 Housing Starts Picture 'Brighter': HIA — The Age, 2009.0914 Home Building to Recover: Industry Association — ABC News, 2009.0914 Plan to Scale Down Memphis-Area Roads; Incorporate Land Use — Commercial Appeal, 2009.0914 City College of New York to Dedicate Spitzer School of Architecture's New Home — BDC, 2009.0914 After a Frantic Pace for Building, a Nervous Pause — New York Times, 2009.0913 Toronto Housing Starts Up 19.7% for August, but Strike Stalled Permits — National Post, 2009.0911 Helter Skelter Vision for King's Cross Gas Holder Is Unveiled — Camden News Journal, 2009.0910 Gehry'd Away — New York Post, 2009.0910 New Yards Design Draws from the Old — New York Times, 2009.0910 Home Builders Urge Continuing Tax Credit — Billings Gazette, 2009.0909 Reed Construction Data Releases New Federal Stimulus Project Reports — Reed Construction Data, 2009.0909 New Design Unveiled for NBA Arena in Brooklyn — New York Times, 2009.0909 Buildings Graft Shocker — New York Post, 2009.0908 South Anglia Housing Proposal for Shalford Unwanted, Say Villagers — Daily Gazette, 2009.0908 Building Materials Companies Post Gains — Forbes, 2009.0908 Canadian Building Permits Unexpectedly Fall on Strike — Bloomberg, 2009.0908
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