Sentences with phrase «while building a roof»

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Rather than building more big box stores to sell grocery, health, and beauty products under one roof, Loblaw will be able to use urban - friendly Shoppers locations to offer its President's Choice brand items while the drug stores continue to sell pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.

And even those of us who believe fervently in the value of free markets can see that it's not a good thing that a CEO can afford to build a $ 50 - million home while others living in the same country can't afford a roof over their head at all.

Helicopters transported travelers from the building's roof to the major airports in the metropolitan area, while a massive mainframe computer on the building's fourth floor crunched data on Pan Am's passengers, ticket prices, and the weather.

While it would be ideal if the company next door got cracking on building a green roof, until that happens bosses can help keep their teams» brains at their most productive by simply ensuring they can easily view nature in some form or another.

As long as attention is paid to detail while building (including window trim, a good foundational slab and roof, and proper placement of the house to begin with), the risk of mold and rot is no worse than with any other type of wall construction.

A floorboard screws into the bottom of the car to keep feet from dragging, while a built - in handle in the transparent roof gives you a convenient place to grip the car while being able to look in and keep an eye on your child.

While the Albany Convention Center Authority recently described the red X's placed on its vacant E-Comm buildings as simply a labeling designation for public safety officials, a recent photograph taken from above appears to show the roof of 6 E-Comm Square has caved in.

Parts of the building date back to the 17th century, while a new chamber has been constructed on the roof.

The levels being dismantled are sealed within an enclosure that wraps around the building (see time - lapse photo), while huge jacks slowly lower the original roof down as floors are removed.

In order to achieve this goal, landscape architects have developed so - called «green roofs,» which utilize living plant matter and soil on top of a building in order to absorb, collect and reuse rainwater while preventing run - off.

The models also showed another curious development: Cool roofs — created when developers use reflective paint on rooftops — do perform their intended task of reducing temperatures in urban areas while cutting building energy costs.

Designed to resemble mansard - roofed buildings, our Bristol Lanterns have a circular top that lets heat escape while the dramatic glow of the candle stays protected.

► A man strips his clothes off (we see him fully nude from the back and from the front at a great distance showing his bare buttocks, back, legs, chest, and his genital area is obscured) while on the roof of a very tall building trying to find an arrow with a thread attached to it.

► A man walks onto the roof of a very tall building and sees two other men, one of whom picks up a metal pipe and they stare at each other for a while, and then the man leaves without incident.

VIOLENCE / GORE 3 - A wooden brace breaks and the cable stretched between two very tall buildings lurches while a man stands on it; a helicopter swirls nearby and a voice over a loudspeaker orders the man on the cable to get down, the cable rumbles beneath his feet and he balances himself before making his way across to the roof where he is forced by police to lie down and he is handcuffed.

Meanwhile, the roof forms an internal cluster of tree - like structures, bringing the orchard into the building and blurring the boundary between inside and outside spaces while at the same time using the surrounding enclosure to create the sense of a walled garden.

During an overseas study program to Copenhagen to get a social science requirement «out of the way,» he watched as an older teacher in overalls crouched on a playhouse roof with a hammer in her hand, enthusiastically building a learning structure while the preschoolers played around her.

While most makers build a coupe first, then think about removing its roof, Dodge (a Chrysler - owned company) built a convertible then had to figure out how to turn it into a hard - top.

While convertibles such as the Lexus SC 430 and Volkswagen Eos demonstrate the hard - top concept, Volvo has figured out a way to build in added safety features such as reinforced roof rails, pop - up roll bars and door - mounted side - curtain airbags.

The key to safety while retaining interior space is the low - profile roof rack that Reed Lair at Samco Fabrication built out of 15⁄8 x0.120 - wall DOM tubing and expanded metal.

Front Seat - Mounted Side - Impact Supplemental Air Bag are built into the front seats backs, so they move with the occupant, while roof - mounted curtain side - impact supplemental air bags help provide head protection for both rows of outboard occupants.

Innovative features, such as a built - in first aid kit, adjustable cargo - hold track system and a roof - mounted drying rack, are geared toward those with active lifestyles, while the Xterra's civilized interior and comfortable ride make it perfectly suitable as a daily driver.

Eventually, my mom hired our handyman to build Frisky a hutch after he began growing out of his cage, and while he now had more space and a roof to protect him, he was still living outside on wire flooring with nothing to entertain him.

While the room was not on a high floor, the view was still interesting enough, providing a look not just at the Strip but also at the Mansion at MGM Grand — the large, glass - roofed building to the left in the below photo — open exclusively to VIPs.

Designed and crafted in a unique style that blends traditional materials, exotic woods and thatched - palm roofs with a modern building concept, giving each bungalow a particular atmosphere, with a softly lit original sauna - style bathroom that allows you to enjoy a shower while admiring the surroundings.

While on the roof, jump towards the brick wall of the building.

The bizarre structure's curved roof is covered with tube shaped windows that resemble spines, while the rest of its surface is covered with thousands of acrylic panels with built - in solar panels to generate electricity.

Works are placed outside the building, spaces inside are bisected and disrupted, while other works reach up high into the roof and can only be glimpsed from below.

[1] The conversion architect, Trevor Horne retained some of the original features of the building, such as the worn staircase and rough roof beams, while the waste ground at the rear next to Regent's Canal was left to artist Ian Hamilton Finlay to regenerate.

Buren was invited back in 2005, creating a reflective tower that reached the roof of the rotunda, accentuating the powerful architectural features of Frank Lloyd - Wright's iconic building while placing no works along the ascending ramp with the exception of the projection of coloured sunlight.

There's a galley kitchen with built - in cabinetry for better storage, while the roof top tent expands to sleep four — not including the three people you can have sleeping below (two inside, one under the awning).

latitude - tilt, unshaded locations, in large plants and on roofs) while older panels might fill in the land area to boost summer production, or be moved to the south side of buildings to boost winter production, etc..

The house itself is built out of local species of wood — including aspen, ash, pine, spruce — while the roof and walls are made of biodegradable, cellulose - coated cardboard.

Abutting the roof deck is a lush, living green roof built to fill the view with green vegetation at eye level while seated, and reduce roof run - off from storm water.

Photovoltaic panels have plummeted in price over the last few years while companies such as First Solar and SunPower have devised strategies for building large - scale power plants with technology that in the past might have ended up on roofs or in small, ground - mounted projects.

By keeping buildings cool, these roofs lower energy use, while at the same time reflecting sunlight away from buildings and cities.

The mixed - use development will feature living roofs planted with tea plants to reduce rainwater runoff while also helping to cool buildings on hot summer days.

While not everybody can get a solar array on their roof — some of us live in apartment buildings, you know — everyone can plug - in to the sun to charge their mobile devices.

While additional amenities may not be the primary concern for civil engineers, green roofs provide a host of amenities, including green space, environmental benefits, and preservation of valuable real estate at ground level, to building owners and occupants and the wider community.

States with strong sunlight and plenty of roofs obviously have the most potential — California, for example, could supply 74 percent of its total electricity use by covering its buildings with solar panels, while Wyoming could only get to about 14 percent.

While roof decks are nice, they are challenging to build when one has to consider a few potential issues, like access, snow load - bearing capacity and safety.

While there, besides admiring the impressive Art Deco architecture, check out the Tree Museum mural at the Andrew Freedman Home, Tree Museum birdhouses by Bronx Writing Academy students, and the green roof on the Bronx County Building.

But while air supported roofs are cheap and fast to build, they are expensive to operate and maintain, and they don't last very long.

The building's exterior skin is a Gabion wire crib filled with river rock obtained on - site from the ongoing stormwater pond redevelopment, while the simple gable & shed roofs are of rusted steel reminiscent of Aspen's mining heritage.

The south facade's deep roof overhang provides passive solar protection for the building's interior in the summer, while allowing passive solar heat gain in the winter.

Rather than building floor - to - ceiling walls to divide the apartment into two bedrooms, the pitched roof of the cabin and elevated floor of the treehouse maintain the openness and character of the loft while also allowing sunlight to fill the entire space.

It can happen on construction sites, in factories, power plants, oil refineries, buildings, skyscrapers and large monuments, such as bridges, while working with faulty scaffolding, unstable ladders, or falling off of roofs.

Jacob and Vanessa are up front about their successes — increasing their net worth, paying off their debts, and building a burgeoning online personal finance community, all through a money - smart lifestyle while living under the same roof.

For example, thatched roofs are more susceptible to fire risks, while rebuild expenses for listed buildings are higher.

For example, if your guest fell because of building debris left behind by the landlord's maintenance staff while working on the roof, the landlord may be responsible for any injury and related expenses.