National Trend of Home Price Declines Continues Through the Third Quarter of 2008 According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices

November 26, 2008 Filed Under: Real Estate

Data through September 2008, released by Standard & Poor’s for its S&P/Case-Shiller(1) Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, shows continued broad based declines in the prices of existing single family homes across the United States, a trend that prevailed since 2007. The decline in the S&P/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index — which covers all nine U.S. census divisions — remained in double... 

Circular Cold Saw Design for Efficient Cutting of Larger Materials

November 19, 2009 Filed Under: Construction
Circular Cold Saw Design for Efficient Cutting of Larger Materials

A high-performance, automatic circular cold saw built to meet specific customer demands for a machine flexible enough to handle volume cutting applications for larger sized materials is available from Behringer Saws, Inc. The HCS 150 Behringer Eisele Automatic Carbide Circular Cold Saw complements a field-proven line of circular cold saws designed to cut a wide range of materials and sizes. The HCS 150 Behringer Eisele Carbide Circular Cold Saw is... 

Kyoto Kokusai Hotel Room by Kengo Kuma and Associates

July 10, 2011 Filed Under: Architecture
Kyoto Kokusai Hotel Room by Kengo Kuma and Associates

When you visit Japan and see this Kyoto Kokusai Hotel Room, you’ll surprise with the room of this hotel which has simple, minimalist yet elegant. The architect who has such a great inspiration in designing this stunning room design is Kengo Kuma and Associates. via

Finding The Oldest Hanix Excavator in the UK

October 27, 2008 Filed Under: Construction

Excavator experts, Hanix Europe, are celebrating 20 years trading in the UK. To mark the success, they launched an appeal to find the oldest working Hanix excavator in the country and discovered one of their very first machines still going strong. The N220 mini excavator owned and operated from new by EPS Hire Centres in West Yorkshire was made in 1988. Used continuously since then, the 20 year old machine was still in daily use until this year when... 

Maldives End Table

August 21, 2007 Filed Under: Construction

Beautiful, Espresso color stain end table with contemporary design to match many different styles. High quality, durable hardwood construction with American White Oak Veneer. 17.5″H x 19.5″W x 19.5″Deep. Matching coffee table and TV cabinet. Total Weight: 24.25 lbs

New GE Energy Smart LED Lamps

July 11, 2009 Filed Under: Construction, Home Improvement
New GE Energy Smart LED Lamps

The 7-watt GE Energy Smart(R) LED PAR20 lamp and 10-watt GE Energy Smart(R) LED PAR30 lamp (pictured), enable restaurants, retailers and other commercial customers to make significant strides toward general lighting with white light-emitting diodes. These products of ecomagination(SM), available as spots or floods, feature advanced optical control to concentrate the white LED light on the targeted area and effectively diminish wasted extraneous light.

The Mensa Table from Lazerian

March 3, 2011 Filed Under: Home Improvement
The Mensa Table from Lazerian

A Manchester, England based design/manufacturer Lazerian that was founded by Liam Hopkins has recenty presents you with their new contemporary table collection called the Mensa Table. Made of using birch plywood modules that was derived from the use of computer modelling. Beautiful aesthetic and great design made this table is worthed to be owned, not only this Mensa Table, this manufacture also produced some other similar furniture including a dining... 

New School Windows Resist Vandalism and Breakage Without Metal Screens

February 9, 2010 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction
New School Windows Resist Vandalism and Breakage Without Metal Screens

When officials at the Dutch Broadway School in Elmont, NY considered updating their old windows, they wanted a glazing material that would give them long term resistance against vandalism and the effects of outdoor weathering. They also opted for maintaining an open environment without the enclosed feel of metal grill-work, often used to protect window systems. The solution came from Architectural Window Manufacturing of Rutherford, NJ. The company... 

Lakeside Residence by Fook Weng Chan

October 25, 2010 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction, Real Estate
Lakeside Residence by Fook Weng Chan

There is no other word except exelent, the architecture house design from Vancouver, Canada based architect Fook Weng Chan stunning everyone passing through The Lakeside Residence he has been designed. Great things is barely seen when you enter the house for the first time. At the entrance you will see A timber colonnade frames used to enjoy the scenery of the lake & mountain view directly ahead. The posts suggest enclosure for each space in the... 

Furniture Collection from Weylandts

May 20, 2011 Filed Under: Home Improvement
Furniture Collection from Weylandts

Weylandts is retail store in the South Africa which focus on a fusion of contemporary and traditional design, and here are some of their collection which includes: The Lolah Chair, Rumba Chair, Louise Chair, Pigalle Chair, Croissant Chair, Anita Chair, Rafuan Chair, Yin & Yang Armchair, Modern Armchair. Bajalvo Round Coffee Table, Sun Coffee Table, Sun Mirror, The Five Stone Floor Lamp and the Baquette Floor Lamp, Modern Floor Lamps, The C-U-C-ME...