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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | BRAND CONSTRUCTION SEPTEMBER 27, 2010  Branding in Times Square About the Constructors Our Work Constructor News Testimonials Contact Us Our Blog WEB SERVICES BRAND SERVICES GET STARTED Want to jump start your brand or get a new website with the Brand Constructors, give us a ring at 1-888-Dig-Your-Brand. » Branding in Times Square Last month my wife & I spent a long weekend in New York City for our anniversary. | ARIBRA NOVEMBER 6, 2009 redesign the city: a look at urban permaculture :: aribra :: sustainable, development Home about services contributors contact 06 November 2009 ~ 21 Comments redesign the city: a look at urban permaculture Food Lifestyle Peak Oil Sustainability Urbanism Tweet Share Email Sharebar Tweet Share Email by Liz Neves David Holmgren's Permaculture Flower If we speak of a healthy community, we cannot be speaking of a community that is merely human. city is both an organism and an ecosystem. Yet, most cities are dysfunctional in terms of operating like a healthy ecosystem or closed-loop system. Here are some examples. | | | | | |
| CONSTRUCTONOMICS MARCH 14, 2010  What Ever Happened With Those Crane Accidents in 2008? It was an especially bad year for the owner of New York Crane and Equipment Company Jimmy Lomma. Incidentally, a city crane inspector was found to have falsified inspection reports of the crane when in reality they never even visited the site. Copyright ©2009 Constructonomics, All rights reserved.| street killing seven people. The other was on E. 91st st. | CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEGE SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 When Things Go Wrong on the Jobsite « Construction Knowledge 5 [2009]. And when I got home, the [New York City] Dept. He was rigging the 300′ tower crane that collapsed on 51st Street in 2008, killing seven and injuring another two dozen. The accident outraged the community and Bill was charged with manslaughter. He was found not guilty on all charges this summer. We work in a dangerous business. We all make decisions every day that have a degree of risk. found the following interview with Bill Rapetti in ENR this week to be sobering. The prosecution didn’t have a clue so far as what really goes on. It was disgusting. | ARIBRA MARCH 9, 2010 Habitat for Humanity Embraces Density, Makes History The Atlantic Avenue project may represent a new direction for Habitat. From NY Times | Making History In a Brooklyn Neighborhood When Habitat for Humanity New York City consulted an architecture firm on its new site in the Ocean Hill section of Brownsville, Brooklyn , it received a response that switched on a light bulb. The result, nearly three years and one entirely new development model later, is the largest creation in Habitat’s history, an $11.6 And the city’s branch of Habitat just learned last week that it will receive about $10.5 | ARIBRA APRIL 2, 2010 Americans Rebuild for the 'New Urban Century' :: aribra :: sustainable, development Home about services contributors contact 02 April 2010 ~ 4 Comments Americans Rebuild for the ‘New Urban Century’ Green Building Infrastructure Urbanism Tweet Share Email Sharebar Tweet Share Email Many point to Charlotte has an example of good urbanism and city vision. Charlotte’s leadership understood decades ago that the city could not sustain it’s suburban growth and made proactive steps to create the economic engine it is today. Those snapshots from cities across America offer a glimpse of the future. | | | | | | | |
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HTRC | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2010  Safety Sunday: Ahhh, bye-bye Christmas
From DC up to New York, & even here in Alabama many contractors and others found out that a dry heat can quite simply kick. For many that means plenty of hiking, kayaking, cycling, tubing down the river, going to the beach, visiting new places, and lots of travel. « Happy Holidays to all and to all a little festive cheer… Safety Sunday: A New Year and Safety Third » Safety Sunday: Ahhh, bye-bye Christmas By SLS | Published: December 26, 2010 First, we hope that everyone had a great Christmas and was able to enjoy a nice & safe day with family. MORE >> -
ARIBRA | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2010 Maybe Smart Growth Isn't
Tommy Manuel is an architect, planner, writer, and artist working in South Carolina and New York City. :: aribra :: sustainable, development Home about services contributors contact 02 December 2010 ~ 3 Comments Maybe Smart Growth Isn’t Global Population Sustainability Tweet Share Email Sharebar Tweet Share Email If you haven’t seen Professor Albert Bartlett’s lecture &# Arithmetic, Population and Energy: Sustainability 101,” then you should. Seriously, here’s the link , go watch it. It’ll take a while, but you can come back. OK, got the picture? We simply can not. MORE >> -
ARIBRA | FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2010 can you see the sea?
If I got on my roof, I’d view slivers of the East River, bits of New York Harbor, a slice of the Verrazano Narrows. New York City is surrounded by water, but you’d be hard-pressed to see it unless you crossed a bridge, made your way to the outermost edges of each borough, took a ride on the Staten Island Ferry or a water taxi. So, how can the rest of us enjoy the sparkly flow of the East River, the majesty of New York Harbor? can see sea gulls pausing in church towers. cannot see the sea. miles from the Bay as the crow flies. Maybe. MORE >> -
GREEN GODDESS | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011  The High Line
In my tour of New York Open Houses in between Occupying Wall Street I toured the High Line Park. The new Tribeca. The New York Times today had an article discussing the most recent generous donation to the park's fundraising efforts to finish what is perhaps an elegant statement about the challenges and successes of public and private partnerships when done right. The gift, which will help build up the park’s endowment and pay for the design of the last section, is the single largest donation ever made to a New York City park, according to city officials. MORE >> -
GREEN BUILDING INSPECTOR | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 its the infrastructure
- The Grapes of Wrath GREEN GODDESS | MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2011
- Machine tool consolidation continues DISTRIBUTION UPDATE | THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2010
- Jobs or Just McJobs GREEN GODDESS | FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2011
- A Glimpse Into the Future BRAND CONSTRUCTION | WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2010
- Going Clean (but don't say Green) GREEN GODDESS | THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2009
- Stimulate This!!! GREEN GODDESS | THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2009
- Another LEED Building Bites the Dust GREEN GODDESS | MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009
- Tales of Three Cities/Bears/Men GREEN GODDESS | MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009
- Its the Infrastructure GREEN GODDESS | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009
- Blogs/Sites of Note GREEN GODDESS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2009
- Real Esate Wars GREEN GODDESS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2009
- Green Walls the new "green" GREEN GODDESS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2009
- Are we there yet? GREEN GODDESS | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2009
- The Struggle Continues GREEN GODDESS | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2009
- Water Water Everywhere GREEN GODDESS | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009
- The Politics of Hate GREEN GODDESS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
- We Built This City on Rock N Roll GREEN GODDESS | FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2011
- Change is Gonna Do Ya Good GREEN GODDESS | THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011
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