The boomerang-shaped buildings of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in this view looking southwest in Seattle.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
FourPlans: Farmhouses for Today
Today?s farmhouse plans have been streamlined and modernized with contemporary open layouts, upscale amenities, slimmer footprints, and master suites on the main level.
Infusion from China for Toledo, Ohio, Real Estate
Infusion from China for Toledo, Ohio, Real Estate: Two investors from China bought a formerly...
Business Highlights
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits each week has dropped by 10 percent since January.
Bill Proposes Mortgage Shake-Up
Bill Proposes Mortgage Shake-Up: Two lawmakers, a California Republican and a Michigan Democrat, are...
Marcello Martino Design: Product & Interior Design
Marcello Martino Design uses the visual communication software in Autodesk� Design Suite to accelerate the end-to-end design workflow for its cutting-edge eyewear design.
Floyd marks a transition year as stage is set for 2012
While a lot of people spent 2011 just trying to get by, the year ushered in some subtle but major changes for Floyd County residents.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Fixed mortgage rates end year above record lows
This Dec. 20, 2011 photo, shows a row of new homes for sale, in Winter Garden, Fla.
Pending Sales Up as Prospects Return After Cancellations
November?s numbers were up, likely thanks to those who have tried to buy in previous months, were unsuccessful, and are now trying again.
An Interview with Amanda Burden
Under Mayor Bloomberg, New York city planners launched an aggressive initiative to compete in the global economy. In an interview with RECORD, City Planning Commissioner Burden discusses key accomplishments over the last nine years.
KlingStubbins & Tocci Building Companies
BIM enabled integrated project delivery (IPD), sustainable design, and digital design-to-fabrication workflows on Autodesk?s new AEC Headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Milltown American Legion Pasta Night - 1-7-2012
On my wife's side of the family are more than a few native New Jerseyans who currently spend most... William Koch Jr.
Ellen DeGeneres buys Brad Pitt's Malibu home
Home prices have dropped tremendously for most Main Street Americans since the collapse of the housing market in 2008.
Bank of Israel Holds Rate in Pause From Monetary Loosening
The Bank of Israel left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, after reducing it twice in three months, as the economy expanded and unemployment declined.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Contract signings for US homes up in November
The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes in November rose to the highest level in a year and a half.
Union opposes eastern NY transmission route to pipe Montreal power to NYC
A proposal from a Canadian company to build a transmission line from Quebec to New York City is opposed by union officials who believe it would hurt job prospects in upstate New York and keep transmission system improvements on the back burner.
Reconstructing Frank Lloyd Wright, Block by Block
The world?s largest single-site gathering of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings isn?t located in a place you?d normally associate with Wright, or with architectural treasures. But on one college campus, they?re doing the Wright thing, and a little-known landmark is getting some love.
Jane's Carousel
The French architect discusses the pavilion that he created for Jane's Carousel, a historic amusement ride recently opened in Brooklyn, New York. An artist whose husband developed most of the surrounding DUMBO neighborhood, Jane Walentas spent 24 years restoring the carousel.
Las Vegas Housing Market Attracts Asian Investors
In Las Vegas, the housing market continued to struggle this year, but investors from Asia see opportunity there.
Watermark
Take a tour of bathroom fixture manufacturer Watermark's Brooklyn factory in this video created by the company.
To Sell Green, First Teach Green
To Sell Green, First Teach Green: Turns out Connecticut?s ?House of the Year? is small,...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
St. Nicholas Eastern Orthodox Church
Project manager Jonathan Boelkins of Marlon Blackwell's office and Father John Atchison St. Nicholas Eastern Orthodox Church discuss this shed turned place of worship in northwest Arkansas.
Family 'Devastated' by Conn. Fire
An uncle of three girls killed with their grandparents in a Christmas morning house fire said Wednesday family members are devastated by the tragedy but comforted by each other and an outpouring of public sympathy.
Foreclosures Drop Narrowly as Tide Rises
November?s foreclosure numbers indicated that a new wave is approaching, thanks to filings delayed by paperwork issues.
Sharga: Several More Years with Nearly 1M Foreclosures Per Year
Sharga: Several More Years with Nearly 1M Foreclosures Per Year: The housing market faces several...
Slideshow: What home buyers can get for $200,000
Each week, TODAY real estate expert Barbara Corcoran looks around the U.S. to see what home buyers can get for their money.
Old fireplace embers caused deadly Stamford fire
Two of the little sisters who died in a furious house fire early Christmas morning lost their way as a family friend tried to lead them to safety.
B&W Awarded $43 Million Contract to Supply Environmental Equipment for Iowa Power Plant
The Babcock & Wilcox Company has announced that its subsidiary Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc.
In brief: Police seek suspect in attempted heist
The man walked into the Super 8 Motel at 4301 Indiana 26 E. at 6:09 p.m., displayed a handgun and demanded money from the clerk, said Sgt.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Home Forecast Calls for Pain
Home Forecast Calls for Pain: Home prices are expected to drop 2.5% this year and rise just 1.1%...
Bank of Israel Holds Rate in Pause From Monetary Loosening
The Bank of Israel left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, after reducing it twice in three months, as the economy expanded and unemployment declined.
Guest column: Kathleen Curatolo --- The outlook from the Collier construction industry
Throughout the forecasts, surveys, articles and commentaries on our economic instability, one thing is clearly evident - a healthy housing market is a critical factor for recovery.
Home Sales Up, But Previous Results Look Weaker
The number of Americans who bought previously occupied homes rose last month. But the National Association of Realtors says it overstated about 3.5 million sales during and after the Great Recession, showing the housing market remains much weaker than previously thought.
Sales increase may mean housing market recovering
A high number of foreclosures still on the market, about a third of sales, are generating the extra activity, local Realtors said.
Reconstructing Frank Lloyd Wright, Block by Block
The world?s largest single-site gathering of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings isn?t located in a place you?d normally associate with Wright, or with architectural treasures. But on one college campus, they?re doing the Wright thing, and a little-known landmark is getting some love.
Historic houses of worship flood real estate market
Even before this month's announcement of upcoming Catholic church closings, the Archdiocese of Detroit had several churches up for sale from a previous round of shutdowns.
Women Beat Men to Jobs as Japan - Mancession' Spurs Deflation
Three times a week, Seiya Ogawa bikes to an unemployment center in Kadoma, home to Panasonic Corp., looking for work to help pay for his son's final year at college.
Monday, December 26, 2011
Homeownership Out of Reach for Many in Jobs Critical to the Holiday Season
The Center for Housing Policy?s ?Paycheck to Paycheck? series finds that only mail carriers, out of five job classifications of workers essential to the holiday season, earn enough.
Forbes, Zuckerman on 2012 U.S. Election Outlook
Steve Forbes, chief executive officer of Forbes Inc., Mort Zuckerman, CEO of Boston Properties Inc., and Daniel Fuss, vice chairman of Loomis Sayles Co., talk with Bloomberg Television about the outlook for the 2012 U.S. presidential election.
2011 Year in Review: State budget fluctuations threaten Oc closure
Odessa College began 2011 with plans to build three new buildings using funds approved by Ector County voters in the school's first bond election since 1975.
Reconstructing Frank Lloyd Wright, Block by Block
The world?s largest single-site gathering of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings isn?t located in a place you?d normally associate with Wright, or with architectural treasures. But on one college campus, they?re doing the Wright thing, and a little-known landmark is getting some love.
Large Cap Value Fund Manager Exists Avery Dennison (AVY), V F Corp (VFC), Chubb (CB); Portfolio Manager Discusses His Sell Strategy And Shares His Top Investment Picks
[Wall Street Transcript] - 67 WALL STREET, New York - December 19, 2011 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Large Cap Value and Other Investing Strategies Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious ...
U.S. Demand for Siding to Rebound Through 2015
Total residential demand, however, is projected to trail 2000 and 2005 numbers, according to The Freedonia Group.
Cuban Parliament meets behind closed doors
Cuba's President Raul Castro arrives for a parliamentary meeting in Havana, Cuba, Friday Dec.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Rev. Smith is honored in Washington
The Rev. Hilton O. Smith, a native of Elizabethtown, was recently honored during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr.
Border Fence Upends a Rio Grande Valley Farmer?s Life
Some Texas landowners will soon find themselves on the wrong side of a fence being constructed along the Mexican border and will have to use a keypad to pass through.
City OKs measures for airport terminal expansion engineering
The grant approved by council is being used to pay for professional engineering services with URS Corp.
Housing improves, but foreclosures spoil the party
Five years into the worst housing depression since the 1930s, the latest monthly data� indicate that the homebuilding industry is slowly coming back to life. But foreclosures cloud the outlook.
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If you enjoy a good drink but don't want to spend too much money, then some great... This Dec.
Vectren employees locked out in contract dispute
Vectren Corp. and the union that represents its 270 field-service representatives in much of Southern Indiana are scheduled to resume contract negotiations Wednesday in Indianapolis after a company lockout that began last Friday morning.
AECOM joint venture awarded US$24-million contract for Yorkshire Water project
AECOM Technology Corporation , a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that a joint venture in which it participates has been awarded a US$24-million contract to upgrade the Woodhouse Mill Wastewater Treatment Works for Yorkshire Water in ... (more)
Saturday, December 24, 2011
S. A. Miro, Inc.: Children's Hospital Colorado
Innovative Autodesk BIM solutions drive faster project completion and reduce costs on a major addition to Children?s Hospital Colorado.
For sale: Where Marilyn met Kennedy (allegedly)
Frank Sinatra rented it in his Rat Pack heyday and sublet the guest house to Marilyn Monroe. It was the site of her last photo shoot and allegedly where she met the 35th president for an affair.
Linemen Brave High Wire Helicopter Work
Against the grey backdrop of a windy Saturday, a bright yellow helicopter hovered over high voltage wires across the street from 777 Federal Road in Brookfield.
Bond Wolfe Architects: Ladue Education Center
The new Ladue Early Childhood Education Center is completed early and under budget with help from Autodesk BIM.
Construction industry embraces the spirit of the season
Are you feeling the need for a few extra cocktails to muster holiday cheer this season? You aren't alone.
iPhone and iPad Photos in the Dark
If you have ever tried to capture a critical photo in low light with your iPhone(tm) or iPad(tm) you have experienced the devices? shortcomings in low-light photos. With small lenses and no flash, iPhotos in these circumstances are grainy and generally poor quality when compared to even the most basic point-and-shoot cameras.
Now there?s a new new app called NightCap that allows you to adjust the exposure of your device?s camera with impressive results.
Tags: construction photo documentation, construction photography, photo documentation
For Jobs and Housing, Some Hopeful Signs
The number of new jobless claims fell below 400,000 in October, a seven-month low, while permits for new-home construction, including apartments, rose 11 percent.
Victims in mortgage case could get thousands
Consumers who were victims of mortgage discrimination could get anywhere from $500 to thousands of dollars each as a result of a settlement�announced Wednesday by the Justice Department.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Forbes, Zuckerman on 2012 U.S. Election Outlook
Steve Forbes, chief executive officer of Forbes Inc., Mort Zuckerman, CEO of Boston Properties Inc., and Daniel Fuss, vice chairman of Loomis Sayles Co., talk with Bloomberg Television about the outlook for the 2012 U.S. presidential election.
Calif. college students rent mansions for cheap
Depressed real estate prices near the UC Davis campus make mansions cheap enough for students to afford to rent. NBC's George Lewis reports.
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