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Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (PRWEB) January 31, 2014
Old Palm Golf Club the premier private and exclusive residential community in the Palm Beaches announces the first phase of its new Isle Estates neighborhood is nearing completion.
Four model homes, ranging from nearly 5,100 to more than 5,500 sq. ft. under air, are scheduled to open for touring in early March. Each is beautifully sited on a one-third acre home site overlooking one of Old Palms largest lakes and the spectacular Raymond Floyd-designed golf course. To extend views even farther, the parcels are slightly elevated.
Of the 33 planned home sites, 22 will be included in the first release. Home prices will be set in the coming weeks, but are anticipated to range from $2 to $3 million.
Isle Estates is a completely unique concept within Old Palm, says Connie McGinnis, director of sales. The neighborhood looks and feels coastal; so much so that you might think you were in the British West Indies or an exclusive enclave on Palm Beach.
Acclaimed independent builders Courchene Development Corp. (the Hamilton and St. James models) and Hasey Construction (the Bonair and Belize models) constructed the first four homes.
Named for the capital of Bermuda, Courchenes Hamilton reflects the traditional tropical style of the British-influenced island. Its one-story layout encompasses 5,080 sq. ft. under air and features four bedrooms, five full and one half-bath, a great room and media room, and a three-car garage. Interiors are crafted by Insignia Design.
Its a clean, refreshing design thats very open and airy, says Paul Courchene, president and partner of Courchene Development Corp. Oversized 12-foot-high motorized pocket doors open to the outside and lead to a free-form swimming pool.
Courchenes other model, the 5,129 sq. ft. under air St. James, is also a one-story residence with four bedrooms, five full and one half-bath, and a media room set away from the spacious living and family rooms. Inspired by the British West Indies, the St. James features a transitional interior by Insignia Design that takes advantage of the models abundance of natural light. It also offers a three-car garage.
Hasey Constructions two-story, 5,275 sq. ft. under air Bonair showcases four bedrooms and five full and two half-baths. Its traditional great room plan includes a club room, theater and loft. Rogers Design Group created the interiors using light colors that imbue the space with an alluring informality. The model also features a three-car garage.
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(PRWEB) February 01, 2014
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PARKERSBURG - The 2014 Great American Home Show kicked off Friday in Parkersburg, offering area residents a chance to view different types of products and services for potential home improvement projects in the spring.
The home show continues today from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday from noon-4 p.m. at the former Big Bear in the Park Shopping Center. Admission is $3 for adults, $5 for couples and free for children.
John Farnsworth, executive director of the Home Builders Association of the Mid-Ohio Valley, which sponsors the home show, said the weekend event got off to a good start Friday with vendor participation and public attendance.
Donald Stephens, left, of Ravenswood and Dick Poole, with Jefferds Corp., examine a piece of equipment available from Jefferds on Friday during the 2014 Great American Home Show in Parkersburg. (Photo by Wayne Towner)
Jack Sayer, event coordinator for Bath Fitter, displays some of the products his company was showing to potential customers Friday at the 2014 Great American Home Show in Parkersburg. (Photo by Wayne Towner)
A total of 70 vendors and 20 crafters signed up for this year's event, with some vendors taking up multiple spaces. Farnsworth said he had only two unfilled booth spaces for this year's event, which is a good turnout.
"So far it's been real brisk," he said Friday evening. "If (today's) weather is like (Friday), we'll have a good turnout."
The home show generally features builders, remodelers, landscapers, heating-and-cooling experts, kitchen-and-bath specialists, foundation repair, patio builders, pavement companies, carpet services, energy-efficient windows and doors, home security, home design, fencing, insulation products, satellite television, and lawn and garden equipment.
Robert and Linda Cale of Belpre were among the visitors going from booth to booth Friday evening, checking out what was available in terms of products and services.
Robert Cale said the couple recently moved into a new home and didn't yet need many of the services featured Friday, but said they have been coming to the home show for years and like checking out what is new and interesting. Past visits have helped with projects on previous homes the Cales have owned, such as windows and siding.
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NEW CUMBERLAND-With security, heating and cooling improvements to Hancock County Courthouse completed, county officials are turning their attention to a new roof for the courthouse annex.
In January, the county was awarded a $97,600 grant from the West Virginia Courthouse Facilities Improvement Authority (WVCFIA) to replace the roof, insulation and coping on the 1968 annex.
Hancock County commissioners expect to receive official word of the award from WVCFIA Executive Director Melissa Garretson Smith on Thursday. The grant comes at an opportune time for commissioners, who are overseeing a series of capital improvements to the aging courthouse.
"It's great news," Commissioner Dan Greathouse said.
Before the roofing work can begin, however, commissioners likely will have to solicit bids for an architect to do design work, said Robert Vidas, executive director of the county's Office of Technology and Communications.
Vidas said workers from Kell's Heating & Air Conditioning, of Chester, recently completed work on the courthouse's heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems. The project cost came in over the original Kell's bid of $58,320, he said.
The HVAC systems in the old stone courthouse, which dates back to the 1920s, were in need of upgrading because of their age and high maintenance costs. The new system will make heating and cooling more efficient for the section of the courthouse that houses Circuit Court Judge Martin Gaughan's courtroom, the assessor's office and clerk's office, Vidas said.
The county courthouse is actually a two-building complex that includes a three-story annex, completed in 1968, that is connected to the old section via a walkway.
An architectural assessment of the courthouse done by Silling Associates, of Charleston, in 2012 included a recommendation that the HVAC system be overhauled. Commissioners also are addressing other suggested improvements contained in the Silling report, Vidas said.
Probably the most visible improvement is the recent completion of a new security system for the newly-redesigned courthouse entrance. Starting Monday, courthouse visitors will have to submit to metal detector screening before they can enter the building.
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One of the city's very first landmarked buildings is getting nearly a complete interior renovation before the Staten Island Museum moves in later this year. NY1's Bree Driscoll filed the following report.
An ornate, four story staircase is the only original item inside the Snug Harbor Cultural Center building dating back to 1879 when it was a place of rest for weary mariners.
"It has been a feat that you can turn what used to be a dormitory for sailors into a world class museum," said Staten Island Museum COO Cheryl Adolph.
Snug Harbor became a city, state and federal landmarked site in 1965, with help from the Staten Island Museum. Now the museum is relocating there while keeping its smaller location near the ferry terminal.
It's a move almost 50 years in the making.
"We are a smaller museum in New York City but we have been around just as long as almost anybody has been. So we are an old time museum that we are a general interest collection. So we do art, science and history. There is no other museum that does that," said Staten Island Museum Director of Exhibitions and Programs Diane Matyas.
Right now the space is filled with drywall and flooring but it is quickly being transformed into Staten Island's first "green" historic landmark. It's using the earth's natural temperature to keep things comfortable for museum-goers.
"There are 30 wells almost 500 feet deep to do this super ecological heating and cooling," Adolph said.
Organizers say it is an exciting time to be on Staten Island's north shore.
"We are really proud that we are going to help anchor this site as a cultural destination especially in light of the New York Wheel coming," Adolph said.
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The south wall of the city's new Lumberworks parking garage is grim and barren, a concrete outline of the three stories of parking bordered by a jumble of power transformers and switching devices.
But by the end of the decade, much of that wall should be a tapestry ofvines and plants, a literal "green wall."
The city is installing a green wall that will provide environmental as well as aesthetic benefits for the garage that sits between O and N streets near the viaduct in the West Haymarket.
The green wall, like a green roof, is designed to slow and cool rainwater as it heads for nearby streams, said Dennis Scheer, a landscape architect with Clark Enersen Partners.
And that is a good thing for the health of streams and rivers,particularly in urban areas where concrete has replaced the bare earth that helped slow down and cleanse rainwater in the past, he said.
The plants also help filter pollutants out of the air. That is particularly helpful with a garage, where the photosynthesis of the plant material will help remove the carbon from exhaust fumes, and release oxygen, Scheer said.
A green wall will also help to cool the building itself, protecting it from the suns heat, said Wayne Mixdorf, parking manager for the city.
Research has shown that these theoretical assumptions are true and that green walls have environmental advantages, Scheer said.
Green walls aresometimes calledbiowalls,ecowalls, vertical gardens or living walls. However green walls and living walls are actually two distinct kinds of walls, Scheer said.
Living walls generally are interior walls covered with living plants and used in conjunction with the heating and cooling systems of buildings to purify, or better filter, the air.
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It's a handyman's heaven.
Walk into the Habitat for Humanity's ReStore in Hayden, and you'll be greeted by rows and rows of parts. From sinks to cabinets, doors to light fixtures, hardware to pipes, there's a little bit of everything related to building and furnishing a home.
"We take just about anything," said Renee Taylor, ReStore manager. "We're always looking for donations."
The proceeds from the ReStore helps the local Habitat for Humanity build and repair homes. They're also helping the environment by recycling good, usable materials. "We're not trying to make a fortune," Taylor said, "just raise some money for a good cause."
Ten percent of its net income is tithed to the national organization, which uses it worldwide in locations that have the most need.
ReStore is primarily a retail outlet where quality used and surplus building materials and home furnishings are sold for much less than normal prices. If you're looking for a special item that you can't afford to buy new, you might find it here.
It accepts pretty much anything except clothing, shoes and mattresses, Taylor said. The biggest sellers are appliances and doors. And it's always looking for donations - ReStore will even send out a truck to pick them up. It's a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization, and donations are tax-deductible.
"Everything changes every day," Taylor said. "We don't know where we'll get it from or where we'll put it. Everything goes so fast."
The first ReStore was a small red barn on 16th and Hanley that was open one day a week. When it outgrew that space, It moved to Seltice Way and finally to its present location on Wyoming and U.S. 95 in Hayden.
There are 725 ReStores across the country, operated independently by affiliates with direction from the national organization. The local store is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and is run by paid staff and "absolutely wonderful volunteers."
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