The case study describes about green building and wood products used by the Blair towns. The Blair Towns use 40% recycled-content materials, over 60% locally manufactured materials, and over 10% locally harvested, extracted, or recovered materials, calculated by materials cost, excluding equipment and labor. As a wood-framed building, most of...
Because it is adjacent to a railroad station, Riverside Avenue Bridge carries substantial traffic. Bypass of the historic structure with a separate, parallel bridge would have required taking property from the surrounding residential neighborhood and disrupting the existing street pattern. The solution, designed by PRC Engineering of Stamford, Connecticut, was...
This latest new stand is part of the progressive redeployment of the world headquarters of cricket, providing three levels of accommodation with uninterrupted views of the pitch. The spine truss and slabs were propped off the lower terrace during construction. The 270tonne, fully welded spine truss was prefabricated in five...
The space shortages of land for urban schools has been tackled by BDP's revolutionary 'vertical school', providing 6 levels of teaching, sport, worship and play for 240 primary-school children. To enable the school hall to be free of columns the building has a steel frame crowned with an arched truss...
An architecturally-impressive facility greets tourists from all corners of the U.S. and abroad as they enter Wisconsin near the Illinois border. The 10,000-square-foot center has a rustic, natural appearance through the use of glulams, exposed roof decking and native stone. A grand glass entrance with wood accents rises 27 feet...
A special case may arise in hip-roof construction when hip-roof trusses are used. In this case, to keep the panel strength axis perpendicular to the hip trusses, the panels on the hip-roof portion must be installed with their long-panel axis oriented up and down the slope. This can cause a...
More than 2,000 Runners and Walkers Cross the Columbia River on Foot Oct. 12 Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce: 27th Annual Great Columbia Crossing 10K Walk/Run WHAT: Take the bridge less traveled this October, by running or ...
SOLOMONBURKE Barbican LONDON **** An empty, plus-size golden throne sits at the centre of the Barbican stage, surrounded by red roses and a black-clad band, including leggy violinists, a sprightly blind organist and a three- piece brass section. As they play "Amazing Grace", the lights dim and...
The glass exterior of Phillis Wheatley Elementary School in Treme was replaced with a plastic substitute in dull shades of blue and green decades ago. Rust collects on once-gleaming steel trusses, and dented air conditioning units leak condensation from the elevated, cube-like structure onto the littered...
GENEVA AFP — An international standard for tomatoes has been adopted, ending about seven years of intense debates between countries on what qualifies as a proper tomato. According to the new standard, tomatoes may come in one of four varieties: round, ribbed, oblong or elongated, or cherry tomatoes...
Dockwise Ltd. announces that thePerdido Truss Spar was safely delivered by the semi-submersiblevessel Mighty Servant 1 on Friday 27 June 2008. The Spar was skiddedon board the vessel on 19 May 2008 in Pori, Finland by DockwiseShipping, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dockwise Ltd.; and wassuccessfully transported to Ingleside, Texas....
Dockwise Ltd. announces that thePerdido Truss Spar was safely delivered by the semi-submersiblevessel Mighty Servant 1 on Friday 27 June 2008. The Spar was skiddedon board the vessel on 19 May 2008 in Pori, Finland by DockwiseShipping, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dockwise Ltd.; and wassuccessfully transported to Ingleside, Texas....
PESHAWAR, Pakistan AFP — Militants loyal to Pakistan's top Taliban leader killed 22 pro-government tribesmen after abducting them during battles to control a town near the Afghan border, officials said Wednesday. The bloodsoaked, trussed-up bodies were found dumped near the key garrison town of Jandola, where followers of...
St. George-based Sunroc Corp., a provider of lumber, trusses, insulation, garage doors, millwork/doors and other building products, has opened a 50,000 square foot facility on 20 acres at 2355 W. 1500 S., Salt Lake City, its first location in the Salt Lake Valley. The facility houses the firm's building...
The Grand Lodge Clubhouse at Meadow Lake Village, designed by Myhre Group Architects, was recently named the Gold Medal winner in the Large Clubhouse category at the 2008 Best of 50+ Housing Awards. The awards focus on the senior housing industry and are presented by the National...
Genesis Worldwide Inc. ("Genesis" or the "Company"), (TSX: GWI)(AIM: GWI), an industry leader in "green" structural building technologies using light steel, today announced that its Genesis Products Division and subsidiary, KML Engineered Homes Ltd. doing business as KML Building Solutions ("KML"), will supply light steel framing needs for its new...
With each passing month in 2008, log homeenthusiasts around the world eagerly await PrecisionCraft's announcement ofa new, innovative design. And, with each passing month, PrecisionCraftdelivers on its promise to create log homes that inspire the entirelog home community. As May nears its closing, PrecisionCraft and MountainArchitects bring the...
Empire State Development Upstate Chairman Daniel C. Gundersen announced May 15 that his agency has committed $190,000 in grants to Reserve Supply of Central New York, Inc. and Marathon Boat Group. "In aggregate, these companies will make a positive economic impact through the pledging of 34 new jobs and...
LINDON -- The newest steel trusses in the ceiling were made in 1903, and the wooden floorboards are weathered from decades of service as roofs of Geneva Steel brick buildings. It's definitely not the average motorcycle dealership, and that's just the way Dave Tuomisto wanted it. ...
Television When Sir Trevor got behind the wheel with Prince Philip we were always going to be in for a bumpy ride The Duke - A Portrait of Prince Philip ITV Abortion: The Choice BBC2 ...
