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Study Shows How Red Bricks can be Converted into Energy Storage Device

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A new study by researchers at the Washington University in St. Louis reports that red bricks, some of the world’s most well-known and inexpensive building materials, can be transformed into.

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Washington University Awarded LEED Platinum Certification for Hillman Hall

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Hillman Hall, the Brown School's newest building on the Danforth Campus at Washington University in St. Louis, has received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum.

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Bring the Sun in This Winter With a Sunroom

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Scandinavian-style sunroom in Washington, DC. Louis sunroom. If you’re thinking about designing a sunroom – or you have one that you’re not using – here are some tips for creating a sunroom that you’ll truly enjoy. Decide on your objective. Image: Barnes Vanze Architects. Image: Chouteau Building Group.

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NRF predicts soft landing, not recession

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Washington, D.C.—Economic A study by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis shows at least half of the indexes need to show negative growth to provide reasonable confidence that the nation’s economy is in recession. The University of Michigan Consumer Confidence Index, which had risen to 64.9 in May, a 4.3-point

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NWFA to launch apprenticeship program at Expo

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From left: John Ladd, Administrator Office of Apprenticeship, and Michael Martin, NWFA president and CEO, sign the NWFA apprenticeship into action at the Department of Labor, Washington D.C.

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Acquisitions, expansions alter distribution landscape

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By acquiring West Valley Hardwood in Washington state, Galleher has now expanded to six western states. WILsquare Capital, a St. Louis-based private equity firm, acquired Tri-State Wholesale Flooring, LLC, a distributor of flooring products based in Sioux Falls, S.D. Tri-State was then merged into Crown Products Inc.,

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Do You Live in One of Orkin’s Top 50 Rattiest Cities?

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Image: Ed Sologa Design Build The top 10 on the Rattiest Cities list include, in order: Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Washington DC, San Francisco, Detroit, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Baltimore, and Denver. The next 10 on the Rattiest Cities list include Minneapolis-St. Louis, Sacramento, Greenville, Grand Rapids, and Phoenix.