Due to the unique constraints of the Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building’s narrow site, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) expected a vertical building organization, stacking research groups on top of one another. Instead, Rafael Viñoly Architects created a horizontally oriented building that hugs the topography as it descends the north slope of Mount Sutro, fostering collaboration at every opportunity.
Located across the street from SANAA’s Glass Pavilion at the Toledo Museum of Art is Frank Gehry’s Center for the Visual Arts. Completed in 1993 to house the University of Toledo Department of Art as well as the Toledo Museum of Art's Reference Library, the four story, L-shaped fortress like building is a prime example of postmodern Deconstructivism.
现金收购Caulkers，正式名称为“HOMESTAR”，旨在吸引美国人，使高效节能升级他们的家。正如旧车换现金增加产品退税汽车销售给谁交换了低效的汽车为更多的燃料友好型车型的美国人，对Caulkers节目希望这些现金由能源提供点销售退税提高建筑产品的需求高效的升级，例如绝缘。现金Caulkers的目的还在于通过创建安装服务工作，通过数百美元，每年减少家庭能源成本，并减少对石油的国家的依赖。
While catching up on my daily dose of news, I came across a rather interesting story out of Olympia, Washington. After a local woman found out that her husband was leaving her, she allegedly tampered with his power tools, switching the positive and negative wires in an attempt to get back at him.
在房子周围工作时，安全问题容易被忽视。 I once tried to move a ladder while I was standing on top of it. Instead of climbing down and moving the ladder over a few feet, I attempted to save some time. As you can imagine, that idea did not turn out the way I had planned. 
Homeowners spent an estimated $109.7 billion in 2009, which was down from $120.1 billion in 2008, according to the recent article, Home Improvement Spending: Looking Up. Experts forecast that spending will bottom out early this year and will be on the rise again throughout 2010.
重塑你的房子？ Are the updates going to increase energy efficiency? Tax rebates and credits are available through the federal government for home improvements that enhance the energy efficiency of your home.
我最近读在哥伦布急件从的密尔沃基杂志哨兵标题瑞克巴瑞特“美国人失去自己的FIX-IT技能，民意调查显示”。 Americans are “tinkering” less and are not taking pride in building something.
Whether you are a do-it-yourself pro or beginner, wouldn’t it be nice to have a little help when estimating the quantity of material that is required for your project? Preventing over- and under-ordering material and eliminating additional trips to the home improvement store will save you both time and money. Below are a few helpful online calculators and estimators that we have found.
The more lights the better, right? Although lights are visually appealing and, personally, my favorite, the “Christmas Vacation” mentality can lead to a lot of problems if proper precautions are not taken. Christmas lights use a lot of electricity. Improperly installed, they can cause overloaded circuits and wires to overheat. Enough heat could be generated to eventually burn and ignite other items in the area.