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DEADWOOD Witnessing a variety of evident problems and also a few that could eventually become evident, Lawrence County Commissioners voted to replace the three boilers that provide heat and hot water to the Lawrence County Courthouse Complex at a cost of $387,742.

Commissioners were presented three options and associated costs by engineer John Hey at the regular meeting of the Lawrence County Commission Tuesday. Hey said he wasn't sure about the county's long-term master plan and what that entailed, so he provided three options.

Option one was total boiler replacement, along with system updates to allow for future expansion in order to back up the jail services, which run on their own separate boiler and generator system, to include a new generator capable of handling more capacity, at a cost of more than $750,000.

Option two, existing courthouse basement boiler replacement only at a cost of nearly $390,000, was the one selected by the commission and option three was to simply patch the existing courthouse basement boilers with their corresponding cast iron sections that are leaking.

The courthouse basement boilers are approximately 25 years old.

"Owing to their age, maintenance is becoming problematic and parts are difficult to come by," said Lawrence County Deputy State's Attorney Bruce Outka.

"With option one, I don't know that there's a reason to go quite that far and I don't know that option three makes any sense either," said Lawrence County Commissioner Brandon Flanagan."

"Option one is $367,000 more than option two," said Lawrence County Commission Chairman Terry Weisenberg. "Will we see energy savings, no matter which option? How much is the gas bill?"

The gas bill for the Lawrence County Courthouse complex is roughly $10,000 per month or $100,000 per year.

The boiler replacement is needed. If one of the boilers goes down, the complex will not have heat. The courthouse boilers also supply the jail with hot water.

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Tampa, Florida (PRWEB) January 12, 2015

VOLT Lighting announced today the addition of a new support team dedicated to the company's contractor customers. The new team provides an extra level of support to these professional landscape lighting designers.

A manufacturer of low-cost high-performance lighting products, VOLT is already well known for its extraordinary customer service and support. As a Google Trusted store, the company earns the highest customer service ratings of any online lighting company. Google gives VOLT ratings of 99.9% for "escalation-free orders" and 98% "on-time shipping" and an average shipping time of 1 day.

This emphasis on customer service is only one of the reasons for VOLT Lighting's success in the outdoor lighting industry. The company is also well known for its production of premium quality landscape lighting products offered at prices far lower than distributor-based lighting manufacturers. VOLT can offer lower prices because it designs, manufacturers, and distributes its own products - and it performs each step with world-class execution. This is an extremely efficient and streamlined approach that conserves resources and eliminates waste - a strategy that passes cost savings along to lighting professionals and their customers.

Steve Parrott, VOLT Lighting Communications Director, comments on the evolution of the new Dedicated Contractor Support Team, "Since its inception, VOLT recognized the need to provide real-time live support to their customers. Purchasing a landscape lighting system can seem complicated and first-time buyers have a lot of questions, so VOLT created a phone support line available 7 days a week. This phone line is staffed by a team of lighting specialists well trained to answer questions from a broad range of do-it-yourselfer and professional customers. The addition of a dedicated team just for professionals was added to give them that extra level of support to address their specific business needs."

VOLT is a distinctive manufacturer in the professional lighting industry in that it is extremely successful in both the consumer and professional markets. Whether the customer is a determined do-it-yourselfer or a landscape lighting professional, both groups receive highly effective and accessible customer support.

About VOLT Lighting Based in Tampa, Florida, with East- and West-Coast distribution centers, VOLT Lighting manufactures low-cost, high-performance indoor and outdoor lighting products. For more information go to http://www.voltlighting.com.

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Cabin has been designed by Panos Dragonas and Varvara Christopoulou The structure is elevated above the city's rooftop landscape on four stilts The space contains a raised sleeping area and a small desk area Architects say it could be perfect for sleeping, meditating in the city

By Simon Cable for MailOnline

Published: 07:29 EST, 12 January 2015 | Updated: 09:14 EST, 12 January 2015

At first glance it looks rather like a glorified garden shed.

But this wooden cabin could be the future of city living, according to the Greek architects who designed it.

Designers Panos Dragonas and Varvara Christopoulou believe there are fewer places remote enough to build a wilderness hideaway, so have instead proposed a cabin raised above the Athens rooftops.

Greek architects Panos Dragonas and Varvara Christopoulou have designed a cabin that is raised above the Athens rooftops

They say it could be perfect for sleeping, meditating and relaxing while staying in the city.

As the world becomes increasingly urbanised, and digital mapping extends across deserts and jungles, there can be no more unexplored corners of the globe for a traveller to retreat to, say the pair, who are founders of Dragonas Christopoulou Architects.

They say the structure, named Detached and which comprises a small cabin of just nine square metres, allows the contemporary city dweller to escape a taxing daily routine without having to venture into the wilderness.

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There's no better complimentand no more blistering insultthan one from your peers, especially when it comes to professions that trade in super-specialized knowledge like architecture. So when your peers talk, you listen.

That's definitely the case with the American Institute of Architects's annual honors, which is one of the most telling awards out there; 11 buildings built within the past five years, chosen by a jury of nine prominent American architects. We cover the awards every year because it's fascinating to see what working architects consider as the state of the art of their professionwhether a cathedral to bourbon or a carefully-engineered hall for physics research. Check out a few highlights from the latest crop below, followed by all the winners.

Maybe you think of college regrets when you hear the name Wild Turkey, maybe you think of your great grandpa. But Wild Turkey is in the midst of a self-led comeback, and a new visitor center at its distillery near the Kentucky River is part of that mission.

Louisville shop De Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop built the so-called "cathedral to bourbon," which is clad in stained woodincluding cedar, ash, fir, and pineand has moveable sunshades to lessen solar gain.

In New York, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux are without a doubt most famous for designing Central Park. But the pair designed Prospect Park, across the East River, and it's just asif not moreloved than its older sister. This year, Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects opened a 75,000-square-foot skating rink and community center to the 1867 park. It's an ice skating rink in winter and a roller rink in summerand perhaps as a nod to Olmstead's preferences for artfully reconstructed nature, Tsien and Williams have covered it all in a cobalt "sky" of twinkling lights and silver streams.

When Shakespeare wrote Hamlet, he sited it at Kronberg Castle Elsinore, Denmark, a castle that was built in the 16th century to protect the crucial gap between Denmark and Sweden. Today, Kronberg is a protected landmarkso when Bjarke Ingels Group accepted a commission to build a huge maritime museum within viewing distance of the castle, they knew they'd need a clever way to conceal it.

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San Marcos, Texas (PRWEB) January 12, 2015

Bautex Systems today announced that the Bautex Wall System is now a part of the QAI Product Listing Program in its Concrete Forms category. Its listing, #B1075-1, covers United States and Canadian standards for the "4-hour Load Bearing Fire-Resistance-Rated Wall Assembly" as confirmed by the ASTM E119 test program.

As building codes evolve to require more energy efficient building envelopes, builders and architects need safer building materials such as Bautex Block that improve a walls fire-resistance, because some insulated wall systems and materials may be hazardous under extreme heat or flame.

A third-party testing, inspection and certification organization, QAI Laboratories, confirms that tests performed on the Bautex Wall System were conducted properly. They also periodically conduct factory quality assurance inspections to demonstrate that Bautex products continue to be manufactured to the same standards as the products tested under the QAI listing.

Bautex Systems President Paul Brown notes that the QAI listing makes it easy for architects to document how they are achieving the fire rating required on a specific project, and to manage the approval process with local inspectors and code officials. Were proud to achieve the QAI listing so that our customers can have confidence in the tests performed on the Bautex Block and wall assembly, he says. Architects and contractors now have a new wall system option that delivers the insulation and energy performance required by the building codes while also providing significant fire-resistance capabilities at the same time.

Test walls built with Bautex Block have passed fire-resistance tests according to the following standards:

About Bautex Systems, LLC Bautex Systems, LLC is focused on providing builders and architects with better materials for building safer, more energy efficient and more design flexible building envelope solutions. From its plant in San Marcos, Texas, Bautex Systems manufactures Bautex Block, comprised of proprietary cement mixture and expanded polystyrene (EPS) and used to build interior and exterior walls for commercial and residential construction. The Bautex Wall System with Bautex Block delivers greater energy efficiency, sound reduction, as well as unparalleled resistance to moisture, fire and wind. The company is headquartered in San Marcos and is ideally located to serve commercial builders throughout the southwest United States. For more information, visit http://www.bautexsystems.com.

About QAI Laboratories Founded in 1994, QAI is an independent third-party testing, inspection and certification organization which serves the building industry, government and individuals with cost effective solutions through in-house capabilities, services, and an established world-wide network of qualified affiliates. For more information, visit http://qai.org/. # # #

*For the ASTM E119 test, the load-bearing Bautex wall assembly sustained the applied load of 10,500 PLF (105,000 lbs.) throughout the test and achieved a fire resistance rating of 241 minutes.

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The Coventry Telegraph can reveal more details on plans for a new 20million student accommodation and retail development in Coventry.

The new building - which will include around 300 student bedrooms, retail space and restaurants - looks set to be built at the entrance to Far Gosford Street.

Complex Development Projects (CDP), working in partnership with Coventry City Council, have signed up student housing provider Unite Group for the major scheme.

If given planning approval, work is set to start later this year - with the new accommodation expected to open in time for the 2017/2018 academic year.

The project will be the largest investment to date for the Far Gosford Street Partnership, which has been working on the regeneration of the area for almost ten years, and will be the final project in the street.

Ian Harrabin, managing director of CDP, said: The development of site one will fill in the huge gap left by the construction of Sky Blue Way and reconnects the street with the university and city centre.

It has always been part of the masterplan to have a major development on this gateway site which will encourage people to walk up the street and boost trade.

We had originally hoped to secure a hotel, but despite marketing to operators for a number of years, we hadnt managed to secure any interest.

The bones of the current proposal with Unite were agreed when we were out at MIPIM (a property trade show in France) last year and we have been working on the detail with them for the past nine months.

What has resulted is a great scheme of four joined buildings which make the transition between the large buildings of the university and the small scale of the historic street.

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