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Tampa, FL (PRWEB) February 05, 2015

Arthur Rutenberg Homes publishes a new article on trends in the luxury kitchen market. This article covers not only new, home construction, but kitchen remodeling ideas as well.

Arthur Rutenberg Homes has over 60 years in luxury home building and tracks trends to stay ahead of the curve. Building luxury homes means staying ahead of trends because luxury homes can take up to a year to complete and customers do not want their designs to be "last year" as soon as they move in.

The kitchen trend article comes on the heels of major shows like the KBIS kitchen and bath business show, featuring future trends in the industry. The article illustrates what will likely be a trend and not something simply that will be in for a year and then lack consumer demand.

The article builds on the experience Arthur Rutenberg Homes has with kitchens and baths for luxury home owners. Luxury home buyers expect the best in a custom home so their kitchen design and construction has to incorporate the elements that create luxury, value and convenience.

Read the full kitchen trends article here. View the latest images from luxury model homes and their kitchens.

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San Diego, CA (PRWEB) February 05, 2015

Sergei Kaminskiy owner of Kaminskiy Design and Remodeling is seeing are real boom in home remodels today. According to Kaminskiy many are choosing to remodel than go through the expense of moving. Kaminskiy offers tips for homeowners thinking about remodeling in 2015.

With home remodelers having access to the most amazing materials imaginable for counters, floors and wall back-drops, it is possible to have the kitchen design and style that in the past were only seen in the most prestigious of homes. With a dependable design and remodeling expert, who truly loves crafting amazing home and kitchen makeovers, homeowners can have the white kitchen, eclectic kitchen or country style kitchen you have only dreamed of.

Tips for redesigning your kitchen:

1- Think about traffic flow: Paths throughout a kitchen should be at least 36 inches wide. Paths within the cooking zone should be 42 inches wide for a one-cook kitchen and 48 inches wide for a two-cook configuration. When planning, adjust kitchen islands and peninsulas accordingly. For kid-friendly kitchen designs, keep the cooktop out of traffic areas so children don't catch handles and cause spills when running through. Also, make the refrigerator accessible to both passersby and people working in cooking and cleanup areas.

2- The right height for microwave: The best height and location for a microwave oven depends on the chef and the degree of kid-friendliness desired in the kitchen. For adults, 15 inches above countertop level is a good microwave height. For kids, a below-countertop setup might be safer and more suitable.

3- Determine the functionality of your island: When it comes to kitchen islands, form follows function. If you want to cook and eat on kitchen islands, plan enough space so the cooktop is safely separated from the dining area.

4- Plan for landing space around cooking appliances: When designing your kitchen, allow 15 inches of countertop on each side of a cooktop and refrigerator. Landing space is also important near the microwave.

5- Pick a focal point: Splashy tile, fancy floors, sizable range hoods, bright kitchen cabinets, and busy countertop patterns give the eye too much to look at. Pick one focal point in your kitchen design and complement that area with a few other quieter, eye-pleasing details.

6- Design with ergonomics in mind: Drawers or pull-out shelves in base cabinets; counter heights that can adjust up or down; a wall oven instead of a range: These are all features that make a kitchen accessible to everyone and a pleasure to work in.

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The temporary suspension of construction works widely believed to have damaged Phnom Penhs iconic White Building was officially lifted on the same day it was announced, according to a government notice.

Large cracks appeared across the southern part of the historic apartment block on Sunday evening, leading residents to flee their homes. The next day, officials announced that the nearby construction of an 11-storey hotel had been suspended pending investigation into the damage.

We need to wait for the authorities and experts to examine [the cracks], City Hall spokesman Long Dimanche said at the time.

But a notice, signed the very same day by Chea Srun, the head of Phnom Penhs Department of Land Management, and obtained yesterday, gives developers Rithy Samnang and To Chhean Lin the green light to continue building.

White Building residents say the notice appeared on the wall of the construction site on Wednesday evening.

At the apartment block yesterday morning, the notice was met with confusion and anger.

It just happened that the building cracked and construction was suspended, so why does the letter allow them to restart construction? Where is the inspection of the crack? said Neang Tha.

One resident, who gave her name only as Srey, threatened protests if construction began.

From now on, we are watching their activity, she said. If they dare to do any building work, we will protest to stop them, because the authority and the company did not explain how the crack was caused, but we think it was caused by the construction site.

Construction workers, employed by Malaysian company Biaxis, refused to speak to a reporter yesterday, referring questions to management.

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Livvie DeLuca has a love of old things, even chalkboards.

When the old school was being torn down on Fourth Street, I wanted a piece of chalkboard and John Howard was there taking pictures. He asked them for me and instead of a piece, a got a whole chalkboard, DeLuca said.

That chalkboard, she said, is now in the sunroom of the home she shares with her husband, Michael, and her daughter, Rosalia, in Penn Borough.

My husband does woodworking and he framed it. It is a lot of fun. We write to each other on it, said DeLuca. Her family home once belonged to her husband's grandfather.

After meeting Howard, who is one of the founders and longtime members of the Jeannette Historical Society, DeLuca joined the group.

I started going to the historical society meetings when they were at the library, but my daughter was very small and I didn't do much then, said DeLuca.

Now that her daughter is in fifth grade, DeLuca is part of what Howard calls the Thursday Group, a dedicated group of city historians who meet at the historical society office on Clay Avenue every week to catalog, archive and take care of any business that needs to be handled.

I come every Thursday and I work on the old photos. I scan them into the computer and organize them, said DeLuca.

In addition to her chalkboard, DeLuca, who was also a substitute teacher at Jeannette McKee Elementary, salvaged a gate across from the Dollar General when they were building the store.

I use it as an arbor in my garden, said DeLuca.

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February 4th, 2015 9:08 am by Rick Wagner

KINGSPORT A local school system is looking to cut grid electricity costs at one of its elementary schools to zero.

Sullivan Countys Ketron Elementary School in the Bloomingdale community soon may become energy self-sufficient, thanks to solar power coupled with its existing geothermal heating and cooling system.

If we add solar to that, its about to become utilities neutral for us, Director of Schools Jubal Yennie said.

Based on preliminary figures, the proposal and its local and grant funding of more than $500,000 combined would have a simple payback of 17.5 years into an expected 30-year life of the system.

Kingsports Dobyns-Bennett High School has solar cells atop the school that provide some lighting, and 20 Hawkins County schools have solar panels, but none of those provide all the electricity to operate a school building. In Hawkins, projected revenue from selling solar power over 20 years is $875,000.

At Ketron, a former middle and high school, the solar array would be built on the roof of the school.

The countys Board of Education Monday night voted 6-0 with one absent to approve applying for a Clean Tennessee Energy grant to fund almost half the cost of the Ketron Elementary Solar PV (photovoltaic) Pilot Project.

This proposed project would install a 175 kilowatt solar photovoltaic electrical power generation system at Ketron Elementary School, according to a summary provided to the BOE before its vote.

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