Residential Tuesday 2008.0422

[ArchitectureWeek Editors]

Dear Designers, Builders, and Dwellers,

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Happy Earth Day!  A good day to take stock, and do a little better...

	Real estate agent Amy Levin bought a historic, three-story
	house in Washington, D.C., more than a year ago, gutted it
	and rebuilt it.
	
	But it wasn't your standard renovation. Levin used as many
	environmentally friendly, nontoxic and recycled materials as
	she could find, and she's seeking what is known as LEED
	platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
	If she gets it, her home will be one of a handful of rehabs
	nationwide with the distinction.

This Old House: Minus the Toxins - NPR, 2008.0422
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89772454

...or maybe a lot better!  Which could be a good business strategy for 
the next 20 years or more, according to top Shell Oil forecasting guru...

Oil Has Two Potential Futures, Shell Strategist Says 
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89831088

Residential Design and Building News
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Chic, Urban, and Deserted - Las Vegas Sun, 2008.0422
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/apr/17/chic-urban-and-deserted/

East London Housing Scheme Has 'Stunning Views of Olympic Park' - 24Dash, 2008.0422
http://www.24dash.com/news/Housing/2008-04-22-Iconic-East-London-housing-scheme-has-stunning-views-of-Olympic-Park

Roof Material Proves Its Mettle - Daily Mail, 2008.0422
http://www.dailymail.com/Life/200804220209

Glimmer of Hope on Home Loans - Daily Express (UK), 2008.0422
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/42070/Glimmer-of-hope-on-home-loans

Houses of Tyre - The Star (Malaysia), 2008.0422
http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2008/4/22/lifefocus/20999568&sec=lifefocus

'Manic' Month for Mortgage Lenders - Press Association (UK), 2008.0422
http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gLpdE8HZjFsgNM8SCzN8rawAxPmQ

230-Home Village Given Approval - BBC News, 2008.0422
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/7360277.stm

Builder Woes Hit Home - Gainesville Sun, 2008.0421
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080421/NEWS/804210321/0/entertainment

Residential and Commercial Roofing Not Sagging - BusinessWire Press Release, 2008.0421
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080421005959&newsLang=en

NYC Store Saves Home Supplies and Resells Them - Newsday, 2008.0421
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--recycledbuildings0421apr21,0,56526.story

How to Research Your Home, Get Historic Home Tax Credit - Atlanta Journal Constitution, 2008.0421
http://www.ajc.com/living/content/living/homeandgarden/stories/2008/04/21/hghistory_0421.html

Homebuilders Pulling Out of More Markets - Seeking Alpha, 2008.0421
http://seekingalpha.com/article/73181-homebuilders-pulling-out-of-more-markets-housing-tracker

Navajos Now Can Get Home Loans - Gallup Independent, 2008.0421
http://www.gallupindependent.com/2008/April/042108homes.html

Home-Building Slide Hurts Rural Oregon - Oregonian, 2008.0420
http://www.oregonlive.com/special/outlook/index.ssf?/base/news/120763592220210.xml&coll=7

Custom Prefab - San Jose Mercury News, 2008.0419
http://www.mercurynews.com/homeandgarden/ci_8982600

New Urbanists Point the Way Forward - City Journal, 2008.0418
http://www.city-journal.org/2008/bc0418cl.html

Foreigners Eye U.S. Suburbs for Ideas - Detroit Free Press, 2008.0418
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080418/NEWS07/804180433/1009

Design Your Own Home: Tutti Frutti Awards - Telegraph, 2008.0417
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/main.jhtml?xml=/property/2008/04/17/nptutti117.xml

People and Places
    by Nancy Novitski
    http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2008/0416/news_1-1.html

	HOK in Cincinnati, Ohio - Perkins + Will, Frank Glynn,
	and Edifice Architects in Pune, India - Ratcliff in
	Walnut Creek, California - Rick Mather Architects in
	Richmond, Virginia - Group 70 in Honolulu, Hawaii -
	GWWO in Baltimore, Maryland - Ervin Lovett & Miller in
	Jacksonville, Florida - Omniplan in Plano, Texas -
	Matthews Architects with Maurice Saragoussi Architects
	in New York, New York...
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	square centimeter) of glass that you would expect to have?
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	If you are building an igloo, which of the following
	statements are true?
	A.	Cut blocks of similar size and miter the ends to
		form the curve.
	B.	The igloo is constructed of concentric rings of
		stacked ice blocks with each ring (or "course")
		completely level.
	C.	After being set in the wall, each block's top
		surface should be shaved to slope down towards the
		center of the floor.
	D.	Cut the entry access after the whole structure
		is completed.
	E.	Provide a fist size hole at the top for
		ventilation.
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2008/0416/answer.html

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