Prefab courtyard low-cost housing. flat, wood elements. you are looking at a single unit in two floors. this is a prototype done partly to serve as a sales pavillion and partly to learn how to assemble the next 124 houses effectively. four different courtyard houses are archieved by combining 5.2×5.2 meter modules. nine by nine, the courtyard houses are gathered around intimate communal spaces (kitchen always looking into this space). the resulting...
PHASE 2 International announced that it is continuing its efforts to grow the business and expand its presence with the opening of a new Seattle-area Pacific Northwest office. The company’s success, as evidenced by its recent e-Biz “Software of the Year” award and exceptional revenue and profit growth in the first half of 2008 comes from the outstanding success of its software as a service (SaaS) deployments in major vertical markets that include...
Advanced Data Centers (ADC), a leading owner and developer of corporate data centers, announced today that its McClellan Park data center has received Platinum Pre-Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council under the LEED® Green Building Rating System(TM). The McClellan Park facility, located in Sacramento, California, is the industry’s first and only LEED Platinum pre-certified data center. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental...
UPSICAP(TM) is an entirely new and novel range of passive and active sensors which accurately measure ambient temperature and relative humidity, with a wider operating range and accuracy than previously available. The tiny (9mm x 8mm) passive elements vary their capacitance with humidity and their resistance with temperature, and are fully interchangeable without recalibration. UPSICAP(TM) sensors are extremely reliable due to their novel and patented...
WarmCO2 is set to become a by-word for sustainable, cost effective and energy efficient solutions for Dutch greenhouse horticulture. In the Netherlands, greenhouse horticulture is the most intensive form of crop production and is of major economic importance to communities and to the country as a whole. However, the industry’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels for greenhouse heating presents both a cost and a CO2 emissions reduction challenge for...
Every home needs a good set of basic tools, and kits are a great way to get them at a considerable savings. Three things make Denali’s 115-piece kit stand out—the price, an exceptional selection of screwdriver bits, and last but not least, the bag. In fact, it’s hard to find a set of tools as extensive as this for anywhere near this price. If purchased separately, these items would cost $150.00 This kit includes all of the tools you need for...
This is a brand new Classic Orleans Bronze Scroll Collection 3PC Coffee Table and 2 End/Side Occasional Tables Set with Glass Top and Insert Bottom Tier. Item is strong in style with it’s bronze scroll frame and bottom tier glass insert and Wood outline. The glass tops are constructed with beveled glass that is thick for quality and beauty. Item will require simple assembly. Dimensions Measure: Coffee Table – 48″L x 24″W x...
Experience the power and reduced weight of the new lithium-ion technology, without the high cost. Lithium-ion cordless tools provide more power with less weight. This cordless drill-driver is a more compact, lighter-weight version of the LXT 18 volt tool. It has a 1.5 amp hr battery, which is half the size of the LXT 3.0 Amp hr batteries. This is not a light-duty tool by any means; it kicks butt in the 18-volt category. It boasts 450 in./lbs. of...
Scott Box wouldn’t mind if Murfreesboro acquired the nickname Steel City. That would mean the power tool and machinery manufacturing company he helped form and headquartered in Murfreesboro less than two years ago had made its mark in the competitive tool market. Steel City Tool Works, founded in 2005, is a privately held company with an investment group led by Box and Mark Strahler, both long-time executives in the machinery industry, who grew...
Intermec introduced the Adaptable Load Backrest and Antenna Cell system. This radio frequency identification, RFID, forklift installation system allows forklift drivers to use RFID and other data collection technologies to gather complete real-time inventory data efficiently and safely without leaving their vehicle. Intermec partnered with Cascade Corporation to create an RFID-enabled forklift system that integrates durable, rugged inventory and data...
The Contour Lounge Chair by Murillo
Murillo, the Philippines based manufacturer has been involved in manufacturing furniture and...
Contemporary Office Designs from Triple Five Design
Looking for modern interior inspiration for your office, here we got some preview of the contemporary...
The Gallery House designed by architect Richard Librach
Today’s modern house inspiration is coming from Richard Librach Architect, Toronto-based...
The Riedel Amadeo Decanter from Williams-Sonoma
Williams-Sonoma, the company that serves cookware, cooks stool, cutlery, electrics, bakeware,...
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