Building Design News
- Fenton, Fenton Township motorists to see construction starting soon (with poll) Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:58PMFENTON, Michigan — As the summer winds down, road construction will be starting soon throughout the Fenton area. Here’s a list of roads that are expected to see construction barrels up soon: Adelaide Street Resurfacing and water main work on...
- Defence ministry clears Navy's 30k cr destroyer project Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:56PMSlowly but surely, India is building a powerful three-dimensional blue-water Navy to protect its geo-strategic interests stretching from Hormuz Strait to Malacca Strait.
- Developer Seeks Rating For Recycled Utah Bridge Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:55PMIn 2011, residents of Daybreak, a 4,200-acre master-planned community in South Jordan, Utah, will drive, bike or walk across the $2-million Brookside Bridge, which is made almost completely out of recycled materials.
- Judge Clears Rigger, Finger-Pointing Continues Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:54PMThe only person criminally prosecuted for the deadly collapse of a 200-ft tower crane in Manhattan was acquitted last week of all charges, but New York City’s sweeping safety reforms following the accident remain in place.
- Power Sector Limbers Up Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:53PMRouse’s 110-kv poles, now being tested at the university, eliminate the need for dead ends and prevent even single poles from falling. A single pole can cost more than $45,000 to replace.
- Humane Society president to retire Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:52PMChristine Benninger, president of Milpitas-based Humane Society Silicon Valley, announced her upcoming retirement Monday after 17 years of service to the non-profit agency.
- Gilbert at stalemate on discount grocery at Main Street Commons Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:50PMDecision likely won't come until mid-August on WinCo Foods' plans to be part of development.
- Monroe high school name incorrect over new building Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:48PMMONROE — A name change for the new Monroe Township High School had been discussed in years past, but never "etched in stone" - until now.
- Several hundred volunteers' work will help create new playground in Perth Amboy Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:47PMPERTH AMBOY — Ten-year-old Adam Gornowicz envisions a jungle gym, slide, swing and water fountain — and a sprinkler system to help kids cool off — at the new playground planned for the Raritan Bay Area YMCA on New Brunswick Avenue.
- Rec board looks to move ahead Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:25AMAfter several years of meetings and countless hours of discussion, the Norwin Regional Recreation Committee plans to send the results of its feasibility study to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. read more »
- Research and Markets: The Architect's Guide to Preventing Water Infiltration - The Complete Guide to Preventing ... Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:24AMDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/593efd/the_architects_gu) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "The Architect's Guide to Preventing Water Infiltration" to their offering. The Architect's Guide to Preventing Water Infiltration - The Complete Guide to Preventing Architectural Water ...
- Cellular Specialties Unveils New Public Safety In-Building Coverage Signal Booster at APCO 2010 Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:23AMMANCHESTER, NH--(Marketwire - 07/29/10) - Cellular Specialties, Inc. ( CSI ), a recognized leader in the design and implementation of in-building wireless products and turnkey installations, announced the unveiling of its new T51080 Signal Booster for enhancing in-building communications for fire, police, EMTs and other first responders, at the upcoming APCO 2010 Annual Conference, August 1-4 ...
- Pacific Hospitality Design Takes Humanitarian Approach Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:22AMThe custom furniture manufacturer has donated its services to everyone from the Haitians to the homeless.
- American Atelier Relocates Manufacturing Facility Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:22AMThe new factory in Allentown, Pennsylvania, includes an expanded finishing line and more efficient production areas.
- Fashion, furniture at home at Atelier LeeQuen Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:16AMThere are still a few buildings South of Market that withstood the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, and the one furniture designer Rick Lee and fashion designer Colleen Quen bought five years ago is possibly the most storied of them all. "Ironically,... Furniture - Fashion - 1906 San Francisco earthquake - Home and Garden - Design
- Research and Markets: The Architect's Guide to Preventing Water Infiltration - The Complete Guide to Preventing ... Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:15AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "The Architect's Guide to Preventing Water Infiltration" to their offering.
- Feathered friends can call this home Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:12AMWatching our little avian neighbors enjoy the backyard birdbath and feeder is one of life's quiet pleasures. But when night falls, they too need a place to sleep.
- A Garden diva cultivates way more condo green Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:12AMLandscape architect Janet Rosenberg is working hard to incorporate natural oases into new high-rise developments
- Madison sets meeting on Hoy Road Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:10AMThe city of Madison is having a public meeting from 4-7 p.m. today at the Madison Public Services Complex on U.S. 51 regarding proposed improvements to Oy Road.
- Fashion industry internships: exploitation or experience? Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:10AMThe haute couture world may be glamorous, but some interns at the gritty end of the business are being exploited in their quest to gain industry experience, says Jamie Elliott Some UK fashion companies are exploiting unpaid interns who sometimes work 12 hours or more a day for months on end with little prospect of a paid job afterwards. Fashion interns say they often outnumber paid staff and ...
- The man opening up government Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:06AMRandeep Ramesh meets Chris Quigley, the e-democracy champion signed up by the coalition For Chris Quigley, the day Barack Obama took office in January 2009 changed his life. On arriving at the White House, the new president ordered the US government to make available as much information as possible "with a clear presumption: in the face of doubt, openness prevails". This, says the e-democracy ...
- India's $35 tablet: a stalled revolution Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:05AMIndia's new $35 tablet computer needs manufacturing success and demand if it is to revolutionise IT literacy – it has neither Kapil Sibal, India's minister for human resource development, recently announced that Indian scientists had developed a tablet computer that could be manufactured for just $35 . The device has been developed primarily for students and is part of the government's ambitious ...
- Summer science program heads to Green Bank for look at skies Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:02AMCHARLOTTESVILLE — College students visiting for a special summer research program at the University of Virginia got up close and personal with the world's largest steerable telescope in Green Bank, W.Va. last week.
- AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Thursday, July 29, 2010 Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:01AMÇѹ·Õè 29 ¡Ã¡®Ò¤Á 2553 16:58 ¹. ABACUS PARTNERSHIP... SINGAPORE: Abacus, Asia's leading provider of travel solutions and services, today announced that Abacus-connected travel agents can benefit from a safer and wider choice of payment options that will energise sales, thanks to a new partnership agreement with AsiaPay Limited, a leader in Internet Payment Services.
- Ocean Power Technologies Wins £1.5 Million Award in UK To Spur Development of Higher Output PowerBuoy Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:00AMPENNINGTON, N.J.----Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. announces that its subsidiary, Ocean Power Technologies, Ltd, based in Warwick, England has been awarded a £1.5 million grant from the South West of England Regional Development Agency for the development of its next generation 500kW PowerBuoy® wave power system.
- OmniCom's Robert "Bob" Chimbel Appointed to Board of Directors of rVueTM Holdings, Inc., Parent Company of rVue, Inc. Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:00AMFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.----rVue Holdings, Inc. parent company of rVue, Inc., the first Demand-Side Platform for Digital Out-of-Home , announced the appointment of Robert “Bob” Chimbel to its Board of Directors.
- On the Fifth Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, National Non-Profit KaBOOM! Helps Children Recover by Building 136th ... Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:00AMKaBOOM! Constructs Two Gulf Playgrounds this August to Commemorate the 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
- Monroe cancels contract with senior center architect Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:48PMMONROE — Monroe has terminated its contract with the new senior center's principal architect and will likely pursue litigation.
- Amazon Introduces $139 Kindle With Wi-Fi as It Competes With Apple's IPad Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:44PMAmazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos cut prices and added features to the Kindle to defend it against a threat from Apple Inc. in the fast- growing market for electronic readers.
- Veer puts sustainable slant on high-rise living Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:44PMVeer Towers gives Strip living a new lean. MGM Resort International's 37-story parallelogram-shaped buildings recently debuted at the $8.5 billion CityCenter development that opened in December. It's the 67-acre property's only purely residential component.
- An Post 'will thrive as a public institution' Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:44PMAN POST “can and will thrive as a publicly owned institution”, according to Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan.
- Green's monstrous growth Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:44PMGreen, the catchall ecoconscious term, increasingly means greenbacks for businesses. Companies are eagerly climbing aboard the sustainablity bandwagon, as record unemployment, sluggish job growth and frozen credit markets sap business.
- Development authority moves to refinance Riverview loan Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:33PMThe Butts County Industrial Development Authority has decided to refinance its loan on the Riverview Business Park property in southern Butts and northern Lamar counties, despite losing its eligibility for a low interest rate.
- A look toward Beaufort's future Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:32PMBEN HOGWOOD BEAUFORT — What is the “Beaufort” look?
- Connecticut June 2010 New Business Starts Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:31PMThe following business starts were recorded in June 2010 by the Connecticut Secretary of the State's office. When available, the name of a registered member or officer is given.
- Examining the neighborhoods Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:19PMA look at some of the top stories in nearby communities.
- County set to get busy on drainage jobs Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:15PM$3 million accumulation of funds now slated for use on projects
- What have you done for us lately? Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:14PMEvery May, after the tasseled hats have fallen to the ground and the graduation parties have died down, hundreds of thousands of new graduates enter the workforce. Or at least that’s the plan.
- Go East: Federation ready to move to Beachwood Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:14PMIt’s official: Jeremiah is moving. “Jeremiah,” a statue of the Hebrew prophet currently standing in the lobby of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s downtown headquarters on Euclid Ave., will soon have a new home on a grassy slope near the corner of Richmond Road and Science Park in Beachwood.
- Health Dept. clinic to move Friday Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:11PMBAD AXE — Walking through the front doors into the lobby of the Huron County Health Department, it looks like business as usual.
- Back to drawing board for spa plans Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:09PMWednesday 28th July 2010, 8:00PM BST. Plans for a multi-million redevelopment of an historic South Staffordshire hotel have been withdrawn, it was announced today.
- Leesburg Town Council approves Linden Hill access road Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:07PMLeesburg Town Council voted July 27 to spend up to $1 million for an access road so that Linden Hill Way residents will be able to turn left onto South King Street.
- Newport rejects antenna request Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:52AMAssistant city attorney acknowledges cell phone company's record of challenging decisions.
- Athens lets the circle game begin at Richland/Rt. 682 Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:51AMThe Richland Avenue/Ohio Rt. 682 in south Athens opened to traffic Sunday afternoon, but the new roundabout, replacing the intersection’s traffic light, may cause some residents to continue going in circles.
- New Health Sciences wing for the Tech Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:50AMWILMINGTON - Superintendent of Shawsheen Valley Technical High School Charles Lyons recently provided the Board of Selectmen with an update of the school’s academic progress, as well as informing the board of the status of the addition of the proposed Health/Life Sciences Center.
- Betting on gambling in Malaysia Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:50AMThe rancour over the Ascot sports betting saga needs a better context. First, the Malaysian government has consistently demonstrated a level of pragmatism that should rightly be held up as a model of sensible governance in a multi-racial and multi-faith community. This cannot be disputed.
- Location of health unit upsets juror Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:50AM“I’m mad as hell,” says Stevenson
- Site for new health unit decided Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:48AMMembers of the Acadia Police Jury’s Building and Grounds Committee Wednesday night voted to recommend a new parish health unit be constructed on Jury owned land on Capitol Avenue, discarding propos...
- Rackspace, NASA Open Up Cloud Computing With OpenStack Project Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:48AMRackspace and NASA of teamed up to launch OpenStack, an open source cloud computing platform created to foster cloud adoption and standards
- Windsocks project shows off community's artistic side Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:47AMThe product resulting from a collaborative effort between the Two Twelve Arts Center, Saline Parks and Recreation and the Saline District Library can be seen flying around the city in the form of fish-themed wind art, also known as windsocks.