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Researcher Diana Hun Works on Development of Less Drafty, More Energy Efficient Buildings

The A to Z of Building

When Diana Hun left her home in Panama City, Panama, to attend school at the University of Texas in Austin, she knew she wanted to be an engineer. Exactly which branch of engineering to pursue was not.

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Economics: Construction outlook mixed for 2024-25

Floor Covering News

Housing pulse The latest research from ITR Economics shows there’s reason to be optimistic about the long-term outlook for the U.S. While ITR research shows the number of permits issued are still below last year’s levels, movement is beginning to trend upward. Following are excerpts of her presentation. onshoring” or reshoring.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Out, out damned termites

Kitchen and Residential Design

At least according the research Dows done. I remember seeing termite nests in the trees in Costa Rica and Panama and being awed by them. After a bit of research I went the way of the Borate Treatment - safe for humans and dogs, which is important to me. From Panama to Providence: a Sunday story. I need to quit thinking.

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Indispensable Tool for Modern Gardeners: Edyn Garden Sensor and Water Valve

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

The team’s research shows that gardeners and small-scale farmers were looking “not for something to do the work for them, but to give them a deeper understanding of their plants” and so the whole system was created around this need.

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Hatchet Bedrooms | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

link] Bob Borson definitely a different website … and when you figure out which one be sure to let me know (for research purposes) caragourley I agree with no hatchet bedrooms. We had one who had a ‘friend’ who wanted to, in addition to seeing out the bedroom door, from the bed, as you describe, see into the master shower.