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AutoCAD 2013? Japan's got it

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WorldCAD Access 2012-02-22 19:31:28
Autodesk Japan this morning anounced AutoCAD 2013, as well as other 2013 products like LT 2013. You can read a translated version here: http://translate.google.com

Not just pickling: incubating a new-old Portland (and American) economy

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Portland Architecture 2012-02-22 19:19:11
Sign in Oui Presse cafe, Portland (photo by Brian Libby) BY BRIAN LIBBY For all the economic activity that has come as a result of globalization and free trade zones, Americans for decades have lamented the loss of the country's manufacturing base and attendant jobs lost to factories overseas. Whether it's Apple iPods, Nike sneakers or any numbr of other goods, they're made …

Coal Consumption in China Rises at Fastest Rate Since 2005

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Climate Progress 2012-02-22 19:14:45
EIA figures show the massive boom in China's coal consumption through 2010. Coal use increased another 9.7% in 2011 Energy consumption figures just released by the Chinese government underscore how quickly coal use is booming in China, a country that is already the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases. In 2011, China’s coal consumption increased by 9.7%, the most year-over-year growth seen since …

112 Viviendas Expo / Basilio Tob�as

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Plataforma Arquitectura (in Spanish) 2012-02-22 19:00:46
� Pedro PegenauteArquitecto: Basilio Tob�as Ubicaci�n: Avenida de Ranillas, 16. 50018 Zaragoza, Espa�a Colaboradores: Javier Prieto, Isabel G�mez, Daniel Fuertes, Enrique Morales, Susan Valdivia,�Carlos Ja�n Estructura: BOMA S.L Instalaciones: JG Ingenieros Arquitecto T�cnico: Gabriel L�pez Promotor: UTE 112 Viviendas Expo – Empresa constructora, Estructuras Arag�n S.A Fecha Proyecto: 2006-2008 Presupuesto: 6.152.500 ? �rea Proyecto: 18.085 m2 Fotograf�as: Pedro Pegenaute��Situaci�nEl edificio se …

Distressing Signs for Maryland Mall

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Developments - WSJ 2012-02-22 18:36:59
Since 2009, six of the largest U.S. mall owners have forfeited 20 struggling malls to their lenders or sold them under pressure from those lenders, according to Green Street Advisors Inc. Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersberg, Md., might soon be added to that list. Simon Property Group Inc., owner of 337 malls globally, has put the struggling Lakeforest Mall on the block after going …

University of Kentucky Opens Door to Leaving Dorm Management

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Developments - WSJ 2012-02-22 18:16:11
EdR A rendering Education Realty Trust’s planned dorm at the University of Kentucky. The University of Kentucky took a major first step Tuesday in its closely watched effort to transfer campus dorms to a private company. The university�s Board of Trustees agreed to move forward with allowing Education Realty Trust Inc. to build and operate a new campus dormitory. The deal is expected …

Commuter Commotion: 6 Futuristic Mass Transit Concepts

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WebUrbanist 2012-02-22 18:00:28
[ By Delana in Architecture & Design & Gadgets & Geek Art & Technology & Futurism. ] Whatever we will have going on in the future, two things are certain: there will be a record number of humans, and we’ll all be going somewhere. Mass transit will …

NASA: Earth Is Losing Half A Trillion Tons Of Ice A Year

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Climate Progress 2012-02-22 17:29:59
Global Ice Loss from 2003-2010 Could ?Cover the Entire United States in One and Half Feet of Water? Changes in ice thickness (in centimeters per year) during 2003-2010 as measured by NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites, averaged over each of the world’s ice caps and glacier systems outside of Greenland and Antarctica. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Colorado This piece …

Clearview Residence by Altius Architecture

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Contemporist 2012-02-22 17:14:00
Altius Architecture have designed this residence in Clearview, Ontario, Canada. . Designed for a local artist to enjoy, this residence is located just south of Collingwood, in the heart of the Clearview area. A broad selection of sustainable technologies, including a geothermal lake loop and green house set this project apart from others in the area. The building itself draws inspiration from a …

archweek: @NaomiAKlein - On @PeterGleick, #Heartland exposed, & the #ethics of impersonation to get information - http://t.co/c7VN2IVR #journalism

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ArchWeek Tweets 2012-02-22 17:00:24
archweek: @NaomiAKlein - On @PeterGleick, #Heartland exposed, & the #ethics of impersonation to get information - http://t.co/c7VN2IVR #journalism

Arquitectura obsoleta energ�ticamente: �Es posible la ?Rehabilitaci�n Sustentable??

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Plataforma Arquitectura (in Spanish) 2012-02-22 17:00:18
� Bildarchiv Preu�ischer Kulturbesitz / Kunstbibliothek, SMB?Espa�a tiene un parque de millones de viviendas que est�n obsoletas desde el punto de vista de la eficiencia energ�tica. Los ciudadanos deben ser conscientes de que el precio de la electricidad va a seguir subiendo y que con una casa eficiente obtienen m�s confort por menos dinero?.Estas fueron las palabras de Rafael Arroyo, director …

Architects See Glimmers of Hope for New Construction

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Developments - WSJ 2012-02-22 16:53:52
Here’s a sign that the wounds in the construction sector may be slowly on the mend: Architects are working more. For three straight months now, the Architecture Billings Index � a measure from the American Institute of Architects � has shown slight increases in work levels at architectural firms, with the latest figures showing a score in January of 50.9, compared with …

CAPAF General Counsel Responds To Heartland Institute

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Climate Progress 2012-02-22 16:39:16
On February 19, the Heartland Institute?s General Counsel, Maureen Martin, sent a letter by e-mail and post addressed to Think Progress in response to revelations about the�Institute. Yesterday, Debbie Fine, General Counsel for the Center for American Progress Action Fund,�replied to Martin. The�letter sent to the Heartland Institute is well worth reading and reprinted in full here: Dear Ms. Martin: I am General Counsel …

Existing-Home Sales Rise Again in January, Inventory Down

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NAR Press Room 2012-02-22 16:14:36
Existing-home sales rose in January, marking three gains in the past four months, while inventories continued to improve.

Push (and Pushback) to Move NYC Juvenile Offenders Back to City

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Next American City 2012-02-22 16:14:30
Credit: Connie Ma on FlickrThis piece originally appeared on The New York World. Two of Euphemia Adams’ sons have been through New York City’s juvenile justice system. Based on the nature of the boys’ charges, which included assault and robbery, both were placed in facilities upstate—well over 100 miles from their home in Staten Island. “I had to take the bus to …

Water: Supply Chain and Demand

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Triple Pundit 2012-02-22 16:06:00
A new report from the Carbon Disclosure Project, CDP Water Disclosure Global Report 2011: Raising corporate awareness of global water issues presents water findings from 190 companies around the world.

Koch Brother Who Called Cape Wind a ?Sweetheart Deal? Slapped With $550,000 Fine For No-Compete Contracts

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Climate Progress 2012-02-22 15:57:01
Bill Koch celebrates his 1992 yachting win. He claims yachting will be destroyed by offshore wind. by Michael Conathan This doesn?t qualify as much of a news flash, but just in case you were curious, hypocrisy is alive and well in the Koch family. And this time it?s going to cost one of them half a million dollars. After a lengthy series of lawsuits …

archweek: RT @NaomiAKlein: Send @PeterGleick some Twitter love, he took big risks to bring important truths about the deniers to light.

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ArchWeek Tweets 2012-02-22 15:51:08
archweek: RT @NaomiAKlein: Send @PeterGleick some Twitter love, he took big risks to bring important truths about the deniers to light.

Noticia de �ltimo minuto: Fallece Luis M. Mansilla (1959-2012)

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Plataforma Arquitectura (in Spanish) 2012-02-22 15:41:07
Lamentamos comunicar el fallecimiento del arquitecto Luis Moreno Mansilla, arquitecto espa�ol con una destacada carrera dirigiendo uno de los estudios con mayor prestigio de Espa�a: desde el 1992 compart�a oficina con Emilio Tu�on (Mansilla+Tu�on Architects), junto al cual construy� una gran cantidad de obras destacadas.Previo a esto, Luis Moreno Mansilla trabaj� durante diez a�os con el gran Rafael Moneo y su …

Capital One: Another Too-Big-To-Fail Bank?

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Triple Pundit 2012-02-22 15:05:44
By Bartlett Naylor With the American economy continuing to stumble amid the debris from the Wall Street crash, on February 14 the Federal Reserve added to the problem with the creation of the nation?s fifth largest bank, approving the acquisition by Capital One Financial Corp. of ING Bank. Step back three years and five months [...] …

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