Arena Point will sit between existing tall buildings on Merrion Way The 43-storey development in Merrion Way in Leeds city centre, will be a purpose-built student accommodation scheme featuring around 720 beds across a mix of studio apartments and shared cluster flats. Located close to the First Direct Arena, the proposed development will replace what…
The hydrogen-fuelled boilers Boiler manufacturers Baxi Heating and Worcester Bosch have installed hydrogen burning boilers at ‘HyStreet’, in specially built demonstration houses at DNV GL’s specialist test site at Spadeadam in Northumberland. The site has been used to complete more than 200 tests, researching and proving the safety of converting homes and gas networks to…
Dvele Expands Into Smart Tech Platform for Modular Homes
Crescent Tools Offers Secure On-Site Storage for Jobsite Tools
Green Fever. It seems everybody has it these days. The question is, how much of the green frenzy is media hype — a feel-good, save-the-environment story that has everyone jumping on board — and how much has merit from a homebuilding business perspective? For those interested in the dollar-to-dollar return-on-investment associated with building green, most…
Exclusive Forecast Examines State Housing Outlook The national and state economies continue to show signs of weakness as 2003 begins. One of the few bright spots, both in California and nationally, is the housing market, where low interest rates and strong demand have led to record production levels nationally and the highest level in more…
Contractors stress the value of engineered systems, involvement in design By John Frith Many times, the design and selection of a heating and air conditioning system for new homes has been almost an afterthought in the homebuilding process. After all, the technology is relatively stable and from the sales perspective, homebuyers take it for granted…
1992: It’s the Economy, Stupid 2003: More Housing, Stupid By Timothy L. Coyle CBIA Senior Vice President/Governmental Affairs “It’s the economy, stupid!” Popularized by the Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign team in 1992, this term conveyed to the electorate at the time two key political messages: 1) that (in those recessionary times) people were hurting; and…
