Contemporary Outdoor Living Space

November 5, 2009 Category: Architecture, Home Improvement

Contemporary Outdoor Living Space

This addition includes a spacious deck, garden patio with fireplace and carport. The contemporary design blends beautifully with nature. Contemporary Outdoor Living Space by Pinnacle Custom Builders

Two Villas Koseze by Sadar Vuga Arhitekti

March 22, 2009 Category: Architecture

Two Villas Koseze by Sadar Vuga Arhitekti

The two houses are conceived so that despite their respective different positions that influence their natural lighting as well as their boundary conditions and associations with the neighbors, the two proprietors’ residential circumstances are as similar as possible and enjoyable throughout the year. For this reason, the houses are varied as corresponding to their position, which also contributes to their identification. The complex is closed towards... 

Franklin Electric Taking Bold Steps into the Water Gardening Industry

March 18, 2009 Category: Home Improvement

Franklin Electric Taking Bold Steps into the Water Gardening Industry

Franklin Electric, a global leader in the production and marketing of water and fuel pumping systems, takes bold steps into the competitive water gardening industry. The financially strong, US-based company is investing heavily to prove their commitment to growing the water gardening and outdoor living markets while providing energy efficient and environmentally safe products. In less than three years, Franklin Electric acquired two respected industry... 

Construction to start on 48 functional homes in Silverdal, Stockholm

January 31, 2009 Category: Construction, Real Estate

Construction to start on 48 functional homes in Silverdal, Stockholm

In the next few days, JM will start construction of the first stage of residential units in apartment blocks in popular Silverdal, Sollentuna outside of Stockholm. There has been considerable interest in Silverdalshöjden, which is the name of the project. Half of the apartments are already reserved. Silverdalshöjden is located close to Edsviken and Ulriksdal Castle Grounds. The 4-5-story buildings, which will have bright, plaster facades, will... 

Residential-Scale Wind Turbines on Display at U.S. Botanic Garden

January 7, 2009 Category: Construction

Residential-Scale Wind Turbines on Display at U.S. Botanic Garden

Two wind turbines scaled to power individual homes, farms, or businesses are available for public viewing on the National Mall and will remain in place through January 2009 as part of an effort to demonstrate environmentally sustainable practices. The turbines are part of a larger exhibit by the United States Botanic Garden, which is located on the Mall adjacent to the U.S. Capitol. The exhibit – One Planet – Ours! Sustainability for the 22nd... 

Rain Bird to Showcase Earth’s Purest Form of Entertainment Through Its 2009 Tournament of Roses® Float– Entertaining Expedition

December 30, 2008 Category: Real Estate

 Rain Bird to Showcase Earth’s Purest Form of Entertainment Through Its 2009 Tournament of Roses® Float– Entertaining Expedition

Now in its 13th year of bringing awareness to water conservation and environmental preservation through its participation in the annual Tournament of Roses Parade, Rain Bird, the leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services, will once again pay tribute to the central role that water plays in sustaining all of the Earth’s inhabitants with its 2009 float entry, Entertaining Expedition. In accordance with this year’s Rose... 

Orlando’s Willows Neighborhood Gets Single Day Garden Makeover

December 23, 2008 Category: Construction

Orlando’s Willows Neighborhood Gets Single Day Garden Makeover

Where yesterday there was a vacant lot, dotted with struggling bushes, today the Willows neighborhood boasts a lush garden. Brightly flowering ground cover holds the fragile soil, while palm trees blow in the wind and bold colors peek over a new white picket fence. The most amazing part: the entire transformation took just a single day – thanks to the combined efforts of a determined team. Fiskars with support from The Home Depot Foundation helped... 

Next Century Associates Announces $2 Billion Vision for Century City

December 23, 2008 Category: Construction

Next Century Associates Announces $2 Billion Vision for Century City

Next Century Associates, LLC, a partnership between Los Angeles based real estate investor Michael Rosenfeld and an entity in the D.E. Shaw Group, today unveiled plans for a $2 billion mixed-use project on the 5.75 acre Century Plaza hotel site. The project will feature two soaring towers rising from a grand plaza with a 240 room Five Star hotel and 163 hotel residences, 130 luxury residential condominiums, 100,000 square feet of office, 106,000 square... 

OKI Unveils “SUKIT”, a Kiosk Terminal for a Wide Range of Applications

December 16, 2008 Category: Construction

OKI Unveils "SUKIT", a Kiosk Terminal for a Wide Range of Applications

Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. launched SUKIT(TM), a kiosk terminal with excellent usability, functionality and expandability, which will be offered in markets in Japan and overseas starting today. The chassis is compact with a common platform and basic devices, and enables customers to add optional units such as 2D barcode readers and document readers. This flexibility enables customers to configure settings according to the usage, such as information... 

Elizondo Pavilion by GLR Arquitectos

December 16, 2008 Category: Architecture

Elizondo Pavilion by GLR Arquitectos

Although the “Pavillion” as we have chose to call it, fulfills certain needs of the original house, such as the swimming pool and some facilities for social events, it cannot be considered an addition to the “Elizondo House”. Although they coexist within the same site, each one has its own access and communicate with each other only through the garden. The project has in fact a very small number of elements in its program,...