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Kitchen Countertops for Every Type of Buyer

Pro Builder

Whether it be cooking, eating, chatting, or learning, the counters are where families gather and also what can make or break a kitchen design. The Wall Street Journal asked interior designers about their favorite surfaces for every type of buyer. Cost-conscious? Christopher Peacock says go stainless steel. If You’re a Minimalist.

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New Tommy Bahama HQ looks to ‘Make Life One Long Weekend’ for its employees

BD+C

Tommy Bahama’s new 120,000-sf Seattle campus has a design focused on user experience and was inspired by the company’s ethos to “Make Life One Long Weekend.”. The open, casual setting has spaces that feature a natural material palette and rich textures such as woven fabric wall coverings and rough-honed stone.

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Building Trends: An Old Material Becomes New Again

Viewpoint Construction Technology

However, this concept has gained some traction recently with architects around the world in cities like Chicago, London, Minneapolis and Vancouver designing wooden high-rises. Some of the wooden skyscraper designs being discussed are just concepts at this point, but a few buildings have become a reality. What’s so great about wood?

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4 Best Gore-Tex Work Jacket

Work Gearz

It’s portable, packable, breathable, and waterproof in a sleek, classic jacket design. Marmot Minimalist Rain Jacket Gore-Tex Paclite Technology Adjustable hood, Pit zippers, Zippered pockets Taped seams Roomy design, Small to XXL –. ARC TERYX ESSENTIALS - Versatile high performance designs for diverse activities and conditions.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

BD+C

Cracking the code of affordable housing 0 qpurcell Fri, 10/20/2023 - 09:03 Affordable Housing Perkins Eastman's affordable housing projects show how designers can help to advance the conversation of affordable housing. As designers, we can really help advance a conversation on what makes these places great to live in over the long term.”

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Home Stretch

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Currently, East Coast ports get about 35 percent of the container traffic from Asia, while 65 percent is unloaded at such West Coast ports as Los Angeles-Long Beach and Seattle-Tacoma, which can already handle larger ships and have the additional advantage of access to roads that are less congested than those of the eastern seaboard.

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Vaughan Buckley on Restarting a Former Katerra Factory

Pro Builder

For example, if we’re unable to fabricate countertops in a way that’s efficient and effective for us, then we should be buying countertops [from another source] instead of fabricating them ourselves. They stretch maybe as far as Seattle, but all West Coast for sure. Perhaps a better word for that is viable.