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With its first office building essentially full, developer Walnut Capital hopes to start construction of a second one at Bakery Square 2.0 in the booming Penn Avenue corridor in the East End later this year.

Todd Reidbord, Walnut Capital president, said today the firm is ready to start construction of the second six-story, 213,000-square-foot building in Shadyside as soon as it secures a significant commitment from a tenant. He doesnt think hell have to wait long for that.

We expect something to happen this year. The time is right. Pittsburghs hot, he said.

Mr. Reidbord made his comments after Walnut Capitals formal announcement that software company Autodesk will relocate from its offices in OHara and take about 15,000 square feet in the first building once it is completed in spring 2016. The new space will house up to 65 employees.

The move will put Autodesk closer to the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon, which will enable us to more closely collaborate on research and technology development with both universities, and make it easier for their students to do internships with the Autodesk Pittsburgh team, said Noah Cole, Autodesk spokesman.

With the move, the space in the first 215,000-square-foot, Gold LEED-certified building at Bakery Square 2.0 will be all but filled, Mr. Reidbord said. Google is the main tenant.

He added that officials at Pitt and CMU have been telling him that there appears to be great interest from tech-based companies in relocating to or adding offices in Pittsburgh. Given that, the goal is to start construction of a second building this year, he said.

Now that the first building is nearly full, we think well have more activity for a second building, Mr. Reidbord said.

Bakery Square, the redevelopment of the former Nabisco bakery in Larimer, already is full, with Google, UPMCs Technology Development Center, and CMUs Software Engineering Institute among the tenants. It is located across the street from Bakery Square 2.0.

Mark Belko: mbelko@post-gazette.com.

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Frigid temperatures. Heavy snow fall. Yes, winter is in full force and it can take a toll on your bills and your home. Where should you start when protecting your home against cold temperatures?

"For extremely cold weather like we've been having, you want to protect your pipes. A lot of times your pipes will run up through your outer walls and can tend to freeze and burst. It could cost you thousands of dollars in repairs. I would recommend some insulation for them and we also have water heat cables. They're designed to keep it warm enough to where they won't freeze. Brings it up to about 40 degrees," said Roger Kelley with Home Depot.

While heating costs don't seem to be as high as they have been in the past, you still don't want to pay more than you have to. You can help retain the heat in your home with a few easy steps."

"To maintain heat in your house you want to seal your windows and doors with insulation. We have rubber, felt, a foam, and we also have the silicone. For gaps you can use caulks. For large gaps you can use the polysavers, the caulk savers," said Kelly.

If you spent all day outside shoveling, you might want to take a nice, long, hot shower. There is a way to save money on your water bills as well.

"This shower head will save you 20 percent of your water costs by using only two gallons versus 2.2 gallons per minute," Kelly said.

Keeping your driveway and walkways clear in the winter can be a pain. If you're using rock salt to melt the ice, you may want to reconsider.

"The bigger recommendation to save wear and tear on your driveway is to use calcium chloride versus rock salt because the rock salt can actually destroy and etch into the blacktop and the concrete. It's not recommended for new driveways at all. "

If you're using space heaters to keep particular rooms warm this time of year, make sure you buy one that turns off if it tips over, to avoid a fire hazard.

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Dunedin (Monday, 19 January 2015) Two large plane trees will be removed from the Octagon on 26 and 27 January.

The trees are in poor health and their removal was signalled late last year.

Dunedin City Council Group Manager Parks, Recreation and Aquatics Mick Reece says, The trees are being removed because, despite an ongoing programme over the past few years to increase the health of all the plane trees, the condition of these two trees has rapidly declined. They now need to be removed for safety reasons.

In order to limit disruption to businesses and the public, the work is scheduled to take place from 7pm each night. Part of the road through the Octagon will be closed while the work is carried out.

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Jose Cajigas can be forgiven for venting his frustration with the highway-widening project along State Road 434 in front of his beauty salon.

After all, construction workers temporarily shut off the water to his business several months ago while a few of his customers sat with shampoo and dye in their hair.

In a panic, Cajigas raced across the busy highway to a nearby convenience store to buy several gallon-jugs of water and hauled them back to his salon.

"Oh, it was horrible," Cajigas said.

He's not the only small-business owner along S.R. 434 losing patience with the construction project that began in August 2012 and continues today, despite assurances from state transportation officials a year ago that the work would have been completed by last August.

"I just want to see it done," said Albert Guillemette, owner of Unique Stone & Tile, as he looked at road crews and heavy-construction machines across the street. "Enough already I get people that avoid this area because of all the work and confusion."

But the end is near, officials with the state's Department of Transportation say. The only work that remains, they promise, is adding a final layer of asphalt, striping and landscaping along the medians.

When those final touches are completed by the end of February, the 1.8-mile stretch of highway will have six lanes between Interstate 4 and Rangeline Road, plus bicycle lanes and wider sidewalks.

That will make the roadway easier to drive and draw more customers to businesses along the thoroughfare, officials said.

DOT spokesman Steve Olson said the project was delayed after workers found aging water lines underground that needed to be replaced.

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