Residential Tuesday 2007.0717

Tue Jul 17 14:12:42 PDT 2007

Dear Designers, Builders, and Dwellers,

Residential Tuesday brings you top housing news and analysis 
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On July 16, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake shook the northwestern coast of Japan, damaging and destroying thousands of homes:

	Seismologists believe the frequency of the seismic waves in
	Monday's earthquake, combined with the soft ground in areas
	around Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, contributed to the
	destruction of many wooden buildings.

	The extent of the damage caused to buildings in an
	earthquake depends on what materials they are constructed
	from and the type of tremor that strikes. For example, a
	high-rise building is susceptible to longer frequencies of
	seismic wave, while an ordinary house is more likely to
	shake as a result of shorter-frequency waves.

	According to Tsukuba University Associate Prof. Yuki Sakai,
	who studied the seismic waveform data released by the
	National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster
	Prevention, the seismic waves in Monday's earthquake had a
	frequency cycle of one to two seconds, a range to which
	wooden houses are particularly vulnerable. 

	Wooden Houses on Soft Ground Worst Hit in Japan Quake - Daily Yomiuri, 2007.0717
	http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20070717TDY02008.htm

Additional earthquake coverage: 	

	In Pictures: Japan Earthquake - BBC News, 2007.0717
	http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6902448.stm

	Earthquake Shakes Japan's Northwest Coast - New York Times, 2007.0717
	http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/world/asia/17japan.html?hp

	Search for Japan Quake Survivors - BBC News, 2007.0717
	http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6902034.stm

Residential Design and Building News
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The House of the Future - Telegraph, 2007.0717
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/main.jhtml?xml=/property/2007/07/17/pfuture117.xml

Singapore Set to Raze Third of Heritage Bungalows - Boston Globe, 2007.0716
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2007/07/16/singapore_set_to_raze_third_of_heritage_bungalows/

Working to Preserve Split-Level Homes - Connecticut Post, 2007.0716
http://www.connpost.com/ci_6385990?source=most_emailed

It's a Finely Engineered Design - Lawrence Journal-World, 2007.0716
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2007/jul/16/its_finely_engineered_design/

Home-Size Rules in Line for a Fix-Up - Statesman, 2007.0716
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/07/16/0716bighomes.html

Residential Demand, but What about Green Space? - Opinion at Joburg (South Africa), 2007.0716
http://www.joburg.org.za/citichat/2007/jul16_citichat28.stm

No Quick Turnaround for Home Sales - Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 2007.0716
http://www.startribune.com/561/story/1301970.html

Why Hasn't Building Bust Brought More Layoffs? - MSNBC, 2007.0716
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19794852/

Let's Start Thinking Outside the Box - Guardian Unlimited, 2007.0715
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,2126375,00.html

The Fallout of Subprime Loans - New York Times, 2007.0715
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/15/realestate/15wczo.html?ref=realestate

Modernist Fans, Take Note - New York Times, 2007.0715
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/15/realestate/15lizo.html?ref=realestate

When New Building Dries Up Resources - New York Times, 2007.0715
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/15/realestate/15nati.html?ref=realestate

Architecture as Military Strategy - Counter Punch, 2007.0715
http://www.counterpunch.org/jacobs07142007.html

Home and hosedHome and Hosed - Brisbane Times, 2007.0715
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/house--home/home-and-hosed/2007/07/12/1183833687792.html

Changing Environment and Demographics Set to Transform Homes - Mortgage Introducer, 2007.0714
http://www.mortgageintroducer.com/mortgages/23189/4/Daily_news/Changing_environment_and_demographics_set_to_transform_homes.htm

Brown Accused of Spin over Home Building Targets - Financial Times, 2007.0714
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e6e61bfa-3167-11dc-891f-0000779fd2ac.html

Lofts Are on the Rise in Downtown Salt Lake City - Deseret News, 2007.0713
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,680197243,00.html

Spectacular Single-Family Homes - Forbes, 2007.0713
http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/2007/07/12/homes-architecture-america-biz-cx_ee_dream0607_0713burbs.html

House Prices to Soar as Sector Recovers - The Age (Australia), 2007.0710
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/House-prices-to-soar-as-sector-recovers/2007/07/10/1183833485212.html

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     http://www.archweek.com/2007/0711/products_update.html

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	Portland:
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0711/people_and_places.html

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