Leader in Column Refrigerators Offers Big Solutions for Holiday Headaches

November 12, 2008 Filed Under: Home Improvement

Northland, the leader in modular refrigeration solutions, offers unique products to help homeowners ease holiday headaches this season with large combination refrigerator/freezers offered in 48-, 60- and 72-inch widths. This range of large capacity refrigerator/freezers delivers from more than 32 cubic feet of storage, with the largest models delivering over 48 cubic feet of capacity — all a perfect fit for kitchens tasked with big holiday entertainment... 

Persimmon subsidiary Space 4 fined £65,000 for employee death

June 12, 2007 Filed Under: Construction

Persimmon subsidiary, Birmingham-based constrution module manufacturer Space 4, has been fined £65,000 and ordered to pay £60,000 costs at Birmingham Crown Court, following the death of one of its workers in 2001. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted the firm after Philip Macken, from Yardley, Birmingham died when he was injecting insulation foam into an internal wall panel for use in a new home. Following problems with the automated... 

Bell’O AVS-422T Metallic Finish Audio Video System (Titanium Silver)

May 11, 2008 Filed Under: Home Improvement

A concordant blend of powder finished metal with glass shelving offers stylish and supportive display of your home-theater system. Aesthetics and Function join together to provide an excellent stand for your CRT, LCD, or Plasma TV and about 4 additional components.View product details at Amazon

Victorian Woodworks’ Lincoln oak

December 6, 2008 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction, Home Improvement
Victorian Woodworks’ Lincoln oak

Its new Lincoln oak has an aged effect and is produced as a solid performing, prefinished new hardwood. Hand distressed “imperfections” include unfilled rustic open knots, worn and pitted surface-wear appearance. The prefinished process eliminates filling, sanding and finishing on site, ensuring a cost-efficient installation. Victorian Woodworks offers wood flooring solutions for commercial and residential environments. Website: www.victorianwoodworks.co.uk

S-B Industries introduces RiveDrill

February 15, 2007 Filed Under: Construction

S-B Industries introduced an innovative new series of tools that easily and conveniently converts standard drill equipment into power riveters. The new RiveDrill drill attachments fit onto any 3/8″ reversible corded or cordless power drill as simply as any standard drill bit, instantly turning the drill into a power blind riveter. Available in three models, the RT120HP for heavy duty blind rivets, RT110 for blind rivets and the NT850 for rivet... 

Arrow Fastener #BN1816B 2000PK 1" BRN Brad Nail

June 23, 2007 Filed Under: Construction

* ARROW FASTENER

Fortaleza Hall, S C Johnson Headquarters Campus Building in Racine

May 19, 2010 Filed Under: Architecture
Fortaleza Hall, S C Johnson Headquarters Campus Building in Racine

In 1935, H.F. Johnson Jr traveled to Brazil to search for a sustainable source of natural wax: the carnaúba palm tree. He fled in a Sikorsky-38 amphibious plane and traveled as far as 15,000-mile. Some sixty-three years later, his son Sam retraced that flight in a replica of the Carnaúba plane to complete a historic family journey. Fortaleza Hall commemorates the H.F. Johnson Jr flight and provides a permanent home for the historic replica aircraft... 

TECU brass cladding shingles

December 6, 2008 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction
TECU brass cladding shingles

TECU is the brand name for roof and facade copper from KME, and is available in several surface finishes. The brass shingles at Bath will be similar to those at AFL Architects’ Chelsea Training Academy, chosen for a lively surface that weathers to an earthy brown tone. TECU is said to be cost-effective and need no ongoing maintenance. Website: www.tecu.com

Hill International Places Second on the “Hot Firm 2008″ List of Fastest-Growing Firms in the Construction Industry

October 29, 2008 Filed Under: Construction, Real Estate

Hill International, the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has been recognized by The Zweig Letter as one of the 200 fastest-growing architecture, engineering and construction consulting firms in the United States and Canada. The “Hot Firm 2008” list is based upon both dollar growth and percentage growth in total revenues from 2004 to 2007. Hill, which ranked second on this year’s list, has now been named... 

The Laminated Bamboo Lumber Project

May 19, 2011 Filed Under: Home Improvement
The Laminated Bamboo Lumber Project

The Laminated Bamboo Lumber Project is the project of Japanese company, TEORI that put together a design collection from Various Japanese designers. All the designers present their work and their household items furniture that made of Bamboo. The Laminated Bamboo Lumber Project is made up of 6 designers and here is a sample of what they have created, The collection includes: 10° Series by Hiroyuki Kato, Cube by Yusuke Tsujita, Lin by Yousuke Shimizu,...