Perfect for professional woodworking and automotive applications, the Porter Cable PTS7 random orbit sander will help get you with shaping, forming, and fine finishing on wood, body fillers, fiberglass, and other surfaces. Delivering a powerful 12,000rpm and 3/16″ orbiting action, this 6″ sander will make quick work of your tasks. The built-in speed control helps you deliver the power where you need it while the rear exhaust helps keep...

The bar conversion can be likened to a heart transplant: an artificial, pulsating red heart has been implanted in the old late 19 th century hotel. The intention was to create a realm between dream and reality, in which the guests can immerse themselves. The effects of alcohol are picturised, that is to say physical ease and mental relaxation. Nevertheless the form of the bar is conditioned by the spatial situation and the functional demands. At the...

Situated on the top of the Sierra Madre Oriental, in the area of Palmillas, in Garza Garcia, the House towers seeks to establish an intimate contact with the natural environment in which it finds itself. Relatively open to the street, access to the house is through a source, from which emerges a tree so impressive in its size as for its beauty. Once at the gate, we get a big door in the form of a mural done on the basis of marble, wood and steel. At...
James S. Metcalf, President and COO of USG Corporation, a leading building products company, will speak on Thursday, September 18, 2008 at the CL King & Associates Best Ideas Conference 2008 at the Omni Berkshire Place Hotel in New York. The presentation is scheduled to begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. A live Webcast of the presentation may be accessed from the investor information page of the USG Corporation Website at http://investor.usg.com....
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The Bonnet Creek Resort adjacent to Walt Disney World, featuring a 500-room Waldorf=Astoria, a 1,000-room Hilton Hotel and a Rees Jones signature golf course, celebrates its grand opening November 12. The 428-acre project, developed by KUD International LLC, headquartered in Long Beach, Calif., also features a 249,000-square-foot conference center and a 25,000-square-foot Guerlain spa. Key elements of the Manhattan Waldorf=Astoria were recreated...

Sturdy, vertically sliding window for wide openings. Suitable for both indoor and outdoor installation. The sliding window has a 115* mm aluminium frame and can be equipped with insulating glass or up to 20 mm thick safety glass. The Njord model can be produced with two, three or more moving sections, so that the largest possible part of the opening can be put to use. In its standard version, the sliding window is satin anodized and is equipped with...

Village Podpec is becoming such typical suburban area. Although surrounded by wider green area with fields and wild nature local resorts have no any qualities in new built environment. The project is part of an urban study for suburban areas outside Ljubljana highway ring. Main proposed idea is condensation of village cores with branching – traditional historical rural layout of condensed longitudinal buildings along the road with kept green...
Newly designed and containing a full 40 percent completely new content, Time-Saver Standards for Landscape Architecture, Second Edition, continues to be the most complete source of site design and construction standards and data. It is fully metric, to meet Federal and International requirements. It features increased coverage of: Site storm water “best management” practices · New New
This Amazing and Stylish Corner Space Saver Bookcase can be attached to the wall in any corner of the house. It’s fully functional, endlessly dynamic, and totally modern. Can be used in the bedroom, kitchen, study, bathroom — any room in the house that features walls. Screw-together construction – Ready to assemble. Mounts to wall using screws and drywall fittings (hardware is included.)