#39;architects and engineers...it #39;s complicated
Mark Raymond is an architect and a Lecturer in Architecture in the Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UWI St Augustine. He studied at the Architectural...
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Houston, Texas (PRWEB) October 18, 2014
Architectural products supplier Wade Architectural Systems recently announced its intention to attend the Greenbuild Expo. The trade fair will take place in New Orleans on October 22-23, 2014.
The Greenbuild Expo is part of the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, which will hold in Louisiana's largest city between the 22nd and 24th of October. Greenbuild, which is organized by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is reputed as the world's largest conference-and-expo event dedicated to green building. At Greenbuild industry leaders, experts, and professionals get to meet and exchange ideas on how to propel green construction trends.
Greenbuild 2014 will host more than 800 exhibiting companies at the Expo Hall, which will be the center hub of activity for the event. The Expo Hall is split into five pavilions, which are designated according to the categorization of the companies' products and services. The 500 Mile Pavilion is for exhibitors that are based within 500 miles of New Orleans, the Concrete Pavilion is for exhibitors specializing in concrete materials, the Wood Pavilion is for those specializing in wood materials, the Residential Pavilion is for residential sustainability, and the Net Zero Pavilion is the one fully powered by on-site alternative energy generation and distribution.
With a strong focus on residential products, Wade Architectural Systems will most likely be based at the Residential Pavilion. One of the most foremost architecture material suppliers in the Houston metro area within the past two decades, the company provides a vast array of products. They include metal panels, grilles, roofing and roof decks, fire and explosion vents, rainwater systems, and ceiling and wall surfaces.
About Wade Architectural Systems: Wade Architectural Systems has been supplying interior and exterior architectural metal products to residential and commercial clients in the Houston and Dallas metropolitan areas since the father-and-son team of Lisle and Bill Wade founded it in 1988. The company is a retailer of architectural brands that include Centria, Construction Specialties, Dri-Design, Proclad, VMZINC, and Wikinson. Wade Architectural Systems' latest projects include Galveston Fire Station No. 4, the Council on Alcohol and Drugs in Houston, SYSCO Foods Headquarters, NASA Building 20 at the Johnson Space Center, and the Agricultural & Life Sciences Complex at the Texas A&M University. The company is located at 1803 Humble Place Drive, Humble, TX 77338. Customers can call Wade Architectural Systems by dialing 281-852-7900 or 1-888-952-5059, or they can send an email to wade(at)wadearch(dot)com. The website for Wade Architectural Systems is http://www.wadearch.com.
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Reamstown, Pa. (PRWEB) October 17, 2014
DORMA Americas, a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium access solutions and services, will be exhibiting at the 2014 NeoCon East show in Baltimore, Md., October 29-30 (Booth #2265).
DORMA will host attendees in a 10x20 booth outfitted with the DORMAs SoftClose sliding glass door. The SoftClose sliding doors provide a sophisticated touch by controlling and regulating closing speed-preventing the door from slamming or traveling too quickly
Known as the premier design exposition and conference for commercial interiors on the East Coast, NeoCon East features the largest concentration of products and services under GSA's Multiple Awards Schedules Program. DORMAs presence is a natural extension of the companys commitment to providing architects, designers, and builders with wide range of high-quality architectural productsa commitment epitomized by the opening of the DORMA Design Center in New York City in 2012.
SoftClose is an available enhancement for DORMA Interior Glass Wall System, which bring the benefits of glass to the workplacetransparency, daylighting, versatility, efficiency, space saving, and low cost of ownership. The wall systems come in a range of sleek but resilient minimalist designs and configurations.
The show floor is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 29, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 30 at the Baltimore Convention Center.
About DORMA DORMA is a leading global manufacturer of premium access solutions and services that enable better buildings. A full range of products and services provides safety and security as well as convenience and comfort. DORMA features a design oriented portfolio of architectural door hardware, specialty hardware for glass door and wall applications, door automation systems including Crane Revolving Doors, and operable wall systems featuring Modernfold. Strategic partnerships with technology innovators RCI and Farpointe Data extend DORMAs portfolio of electromechanical access control products and systems, and strengthens the presence of both firms in the North American market. DORMA is an international market leader with innovative and inspiring design and technologies for access solutions and services.
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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Muhammad Ali's boyhood home will soon undergo a quarter million dollar restoration.
The Louisville legend and humanitarian continues to leave a lasting legacy, yet the place where it all started is falling apart.
Lawrence Montgomery still lives on the 3300 block of Grand Ave. where he was one of the first to feel the sting of the young boxer's jab.
"I'd come in, in the mornings. And he'd be jogging up and down the street, down to Chickasaw Park. Back then, he had me hold my hands up so he could spar into them " Montgomery said.
[SLIDESHOW: Muhammad Ali through the years]
Cassius Clay or as Montgomery remembers him, Cash Jr., grew up at 3302 Grand Avenue - where a sagging front porch overhang and shifting foundation will soon be restored.
Jared Weiss, the Nevada real estate investor who bought the vacant house two years ago, formed a joint venture on the makeover with 19th Century Restorations of Lawrence, Kansas. Work is scheduled to begin at the end of October and 19th Century Restorations plans to have the restoration finished by Jan. 17, which is Ali's 73rd birthday.
Montgomery lived in the house next door and still owns the neighboring home as well as his current home across the street.
"I think it's behind times. It should've happened long ago," Montgomery said.
Montgomery said he's now in negotiations to sell his own childhood home.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The owner of Muhammad Alis boyhood home has partnered with a restoration specialist in a venture to completely restore the Louisville, Kentucky, residence to its original condition.
The Courier-Journal (http://cjky.it/1wgV9e7) reports Nevada-based real estate investor Jared Weiss, who brought the property two years ago, has joined with Lawrence, Kansas-based 19th Century Restorations to restore the home.
Dan Reidemann, who is CEO and founder of the restoration company, told the newspaper that the effort would cost about $250,000 and the hope is to finish it in enough time to hand over the keys to the boxing great on his 73rd birthday in January.
Work is set to begin on the small white house with a sagging front porch overhang in western Louisville by the end of October.
When the work is finished, Reidemann said it should look as it did in 1954 when a young man then known as Cassius Clay lived there with his family.
We are happy that it will be fixed up and kept up. It will help preserve the legacy of Muhammad as a famous Louisvillian who grew up there, said Jeanie Kahnke, spokeswoman for the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville.
Reidemann said the restoration will include removing rotting wood and rebuilding much of the structure, as well as replacing windows, doors and possibly the roof.
We want to restore it, so when you walk through it, it looks like it did when Muhammad lived there when he was 12 or 13 years old, Reidemann said.
He said that he and Weiss will begin the effort with their own funds, but will hold a crowd-funding campaign in an effort to raise $250,000.
Lawrence Montgomery, who has lived for 35 years across from the Ali home, says it will be really great to have the deteriorating home restored. He says onlookers and tour buses drive by all the time to look at the residence, which has a historic marker out front to identify its significance.
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Ali's childhood home to be completely restored
This 2012. file photo shows for sale signs in the front yard of Muhammad Alis boyhood home in Louisville, Ky.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. The owner of Muhammad Ali's boyhood home has partnered with a restoration specialist in a venture to completely restore the Louisville, Kentucky, residence to its original condition.
The Courier-Journal reports Nevada-based real estate investor Jared Weiss, who brought the property two years ago, has joined with Lawrence, Kansas-based 19th Century Restorations to restore the home.
Dan Reidemann, who is CEO and founder of the restoration company, told the newspaper that the effort would cost about $250,000 and the hope is to finish it in enough time to hand over the keys to the boxing great on his 73rd birthday in January.
Work is set to begin on the small white house with a sagging front porch overhang in western Louisville by the end of October.
When the work is finished, Reidemann said it should look as it did in 1954 when a young man then known as Cassius Clay lived there with his family.
"We are happy that it will be fixed up and kept up. It will help preserve the legacy of Muhammad as a famous Louisvillian who grew up there," said Jeanie Kahnke, spokeswoman for the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville.
Reidemann said the restoration will include removing rotting wood and rebuilding much of the structure, as well as replacing windows, doors and possibly the roof.
"We want to restore it, so when you walk through it, it looks like it did when Muhammad lived there when he was 12 or 13 years old," Reidemann said.
He said that he and Weiss will begin the effort with their own funds, but will hold a "crowd-funding" campaign in an effort to raise $250,000.
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HODGENVILLE, Ky. (AP) The National Park Service is breaking ground this month on restoration and improvements on the central Kentucky parkland where Abraham Lincoln lived as a young boy.
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park Superintendent Bill Justice says the idea is to protect and preserve the structures at Knob Creek. He says the project has been in the works for years.
The groundbreaking is at 1:30 p.m. EDT Oct. 25 at the Boyhood Home Unit at Knob Creek. There will be no parking at the site, but shuttle service to Knob Creek from LaRue County High School will be available beginning at 11 a.m.
For more information, visit http://www.nps.gov/abli or the park's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/LincolnBirthplaceNPS .
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The historic 1886-era homestead Glen Alpine near Tamworth has burnt down in suspicious circumstances.
The historic 1886 homestead Glen Alpine near Tamworth has burnt down, two days before its sale for $4.5 million was due to settle.
All that remains of the heritage-listed homestead that was designed by architect John Horbury Hunt are five chimney pots and the original cellar.
"We are absolutely devastated by this," said Cremorne-based buyer, landscaper-builder Antony Tisch, who with his wife Wendy exchanged on the 1335 hectare property in June and was expected to take possession of it late last week.
A passer-by took a photo of the blaze.
"Restoring this old house to its former glory was part of our retirement plan. Now it's just a nice block of land."
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Rural crime investigator Detective Senior Constable Scott Kellahan said police at Werris Creek noticed the blaze just after midnight on Wednesday October 8. It took fire crews several hours to bring the fire under control and no-one was in the property at the time.
Mr Tisch said they still plan to proceed on the settlement of the property, but that is not expected to take place until after court proceedings to determine what insurance on the residence is payable to either party.
The buyer who paid $4.5 million for the property is "devastated".
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The following are the decisions taken by the Cabinet at its meeting on 16.10.2014
Sharing of Information among Financial Sector Regulators - The Inter Regulatory Institutions Council has been established with the view to identify issues that require collective action by financial sector regulators to promote financial system stability and development of the financial sector. Financial institutions include licensed banks, licensed finance companies and leasing companies, money brokers, primary dealers, insurance companies, insurance brokers, insurance agents, loss adjusters, institutional agents, stock exchanges and stock brokers/dealers. The proposal made by the President in his capacity as Finance and Planning Minister to enact legislation for the purpose through an Act of Parliament and to instruct the Legal Draftsman to draft legislation for the purpose was approved by the Cabinet.
MoU on setting up Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) - The Chinese President has proposed to establish the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to ensure regional co-operation for sustainable economic and social development in Asia, as well as to strengthen regional resilience against potential financial crises. Sri Lanka has been officially invited to join the said bank as a founder member. Sri Lanka is a founder member of two of the largest multilateral development financing institutions i.e. World Bank and Asian Development Bank. Establishment of the AIIB will help to mobilize much needed additional resources from inside and outside Asia, remove financing bottlenecks faced by individual economies in Asia and complement existing multilateral development banks to promote sustained and stable growth in Asia. 22 countries across the region have indicated their willingness to join the said bank as founder members. The proposal made by the President in his capacity as Finance and Planning Minister to proceed with the related activities pertaining to the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of the AIIB was approved by the Cabinet.
National Immunization Policy of Sri Lanka - The main objective of the immunization policy is to have a country free of vaccine preventable diseases of public health importance, by ensuring the use of safe and quality vaccines relevant to health care needs of the people in a sustainable and equitable manner.
The Health Ministry has developed this immunization policy in close collaboration with all stakeholders including relevant professional bodies and government institutions. The above policy document submitted by Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena was approved by the Cabinet.
International Conference on 'Community Water Service' - The third International Conference on 'Community Water Service' was held from August 22 to 24 in Kandy. The theme at the conference was 'Water, Community Development and Prosperity'. About 750 participants which included local representatives from 475 Community Based Water Organizations attended this conference.
The 'Senkadagala Declaration, Sri Lanka' was announced at this conference. The Conference was organized by the Water Supply and Drainage Ministry together with the National Water Supply and Drainage Board, National Community Water Trust and Lanka Rainwater Harvesting Forum and supported by UNICEF and International Water Management Institute. The above information was provided to the Cabinet by Water Supply and Drainage Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.
Promoting garments and related industries in Welioya and Musali Divisional Secretaries' Divisions - A survey conducted by the Sri Lanka Institute of Textile and Apparel and the Sri Lanka Chamber of Garment Exporters in collaboration with the Welioya Divisional Secretariat revealed that there are more than 2,500 workers in the areas bordering Vavuniya, Anuradhapura and Trincomalee Districts who are interested in working in garment industries and around 500 of them have already acquired necessary skills by working at garment industries in other areas. It has been observed that construction of garment factories in these areas will uplift the living standards of the people who were resettled in the said areas by the government after the conflict situation which prevailed some time back. The proposal made by Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen to establish five projects to promote garments and related industries in the Welioya Divisional Secretary's Division in an extent of 50 acres of land belonging to the Sri Lanka Mahaweli Authority and another five projects in the Musali Divisional Secretary's Division in an extent of 25 acres of state land situated in Kallaru village in the Kondachchi Grama Niladhari Division and to proceed with the related activities was approved by the Cabinet.
MoU between Ceylon Electricity Board and China Machinery Engineering Corporation to provide technical co-operation for the stable and efficient functioning of the Norochcholai Coal Power Project of 3x300 MW - The proposal made by Power and Energy Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi, to proceed with activities pertaining to signing of the above Memorandum of Understanding between the two Institutes was approved by the Cabinet.
Standard Operating Procedures for identification and protection of trafficking victims - The National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force chaired by the Justice Ministry Secretary has developed a set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the identification and protection of trafficking victims. The objective of the SOP is to enhance the effectiveness of Sri Lanka's anti-human trafficking efforts. The SOP is a national strategy developed in conformity with international conventions to sensitize government stakeholders on their roles and responsibilities in protecting victims and ensuring successful conviction of offenders with the view to protecting human rights of victims. The SOP prepared for the identification of protection of trafficking victims submitted by Justice Minister Rauff Hakeem was approved by the Cabinet.
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[Cabinet Decisions] 18.10.2014
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - ??
Here is a list of road projects around the Heartland scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 18.
Butler County, MO
Route 72 in Bollinger County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform shoulders repairs. This section of roadway is located from Old Route 72 to Route B.
Existing lanes of Route 67 from CR 323 to Route 160/158 will be signed as Route C. The north end of Route C (existing Route 67) will remain closed for about two months as work is completed at the intersection of Route 67, Route C, and CR 323.
Cape Girardeau County, MO
The City of Jackson's annual Asphalt Street and Sidewalk Improvement Program is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16, weather permitting. The schedule includes:
The city says roads that will remain open during construction will be restricted to one-lane traffic between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Others will be closed to all traffic in which case detours will be provided. Signs will be posted notifying motorists of work in these areas, and the public is asked to restrict use to local traffic only.
Northbound Interstate 55 will be reduced to one lane as contractor crews perform pavement repairs. This section of road is located at the 96 mile marker underneath the Route K overpass. Weather permitting, crews will be working from Friday, Oct. 17 through Sunday, Oct. 19 from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. daily.
Starting at 8 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 29, contracted concrete slab repair and replacement will begin on Silver Springs Road between Independence Street and Bloomfield Road in Cape Girardeau. The work will cause lane closures. The expected project completion time is about four weeks.
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