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Jan/Feb 2010

Whirlwind Installation

Whirlpool Distribution Center in Fredrickson, Wash.

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Marcus Dodson, editorEditor's Desk - Jan/Feb 2010

Sustainable Urban Communities
Well-Planned Architecture Making Higher Density Communites More Appealing

As the population grows, housing lots become smaller and closer together. Land for development is becoming scarcer, and priced at more and more of a premium. As the Baby Boomer generation approaches its senior years, we are now seeing more people selling their multi-bedroom homes and moving into condominiums, which are gaining in popularity. All of this means one thing… higher density living. read more 

Product Review

Ceramic Grill - An Outdoor Grill that Does it All

If ever there was a time for home appliances that do it all, it would be now, and with the handcrafted Cypress Ceramic Grill you get just that.  These green egg-shaped cookers can trace their ancestry back to ancient China, but the Japanese adopted it as “kamado,” which means oven, stove, heater, or fireplace.  They have become popular again for their ease of use, functionality, and versatility.

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Feature Articles:

Feature StoryBuilding a City's Future - Richmond Civic Center in Richmond, Calif.

When the Richmond Civic Center was completed in Richmond Civic Center Plaza.jpg 1952, it was heralded as the first modern-style civic center to be constructed in the United States.  The mid-century campus, with its low, linear forms and sleek use of red brick, was originally master-planned by...

 

Custom Colors - Specifying Custom Blended Roof Colors

Pumpkin Patch.  Blueberry Harvest.  Sunset Gold.  If you can visualize it on your project’s roof, DaVinci Roofscapes® can create the perfect-match custom color for your roofing tiles.  The company, which specializes in manufacturing synthetic slate and shake tiles, has the capability to create any conceivable color for the roof of a west coast residential or commercial project.