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Sydney to get world's tallest 'living' façade

BD+C

BD+C has been covering the trend since 2004, when the Edouard François-designed Tower Flower apartment building opened in Paris. Body Image: read more.

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Best Online Lighting Stores in 2023

CCR Magazine

Sometimes you may have wished to light or redo your home's lighting systems. Not to mention the specifics of pendant lights, chandeliers, wall and table lighting, and floor lamps. YLighting YLighting is a lighting store known for its modern lighting systems. VAXLAMP Now, this would have ended with mentioning the VAXLAMP.

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2023 Building Blocks Grant Awardees Announced

CCR Magazine

Brunswick, MD $23,540 Foundation reinforcement and exterior wall stabilization. Brunswick, MD $25,000 Replace second-story windows to improve the building’s energy efficiency and install an integrated fire alarm system to meet current safety codes. Brunswick, MD $50,000 New HVAC system. Potomac St.,

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NFPA 285 engineering judgments

Construction Specifier

Modern wall assemblies have become increasingly complex as critical elements of the building enclosure. Increasing use of energy efficient continuous insulation (ci) and innovative wall assemblies places a greater emphasis on fire performance of exterior walls; this is regulated under the IBC through NFPA 285.

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Lightweight Concrete Sculptural Building

Natural Building

Below is an excerpt from Home Work: Hand Built Shelter (Shelter Publications, 2004) by Lloyd Kahn. Self-supporting vertical walls by nature want to be roundie-curvie. I have worked with a lot of different forming systems for different roofs. I feel that we need more intelligent building systems.

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Rammed Earth Palace in Russia is Over Two Centuries Old

Natural Building

A century later, the palace was modernized: it had water supply and sewage systems installed and was made suitable for year-round use, after which it was converted into living quarters for courtiers. Since 2004, it has been hosting exhibitions. The palace only underwent restoration in the 1980s.

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Korte Wins "Best of 2004" in Southwest

The Korte Company

The Korte Company has been awarded Southwest Contractor Magazine's "Best of 2004" award for the Aliante Fire Station in North Las Vegas. The design-build project utilized a variety of building systems, including wood framing, structural steel ,and load bearing masonry walls.