Sentences with phrase «about building a roof»

I'm whining to the husband all the time about building a roof over it... then I can use your curtain idea.

I'm whining to the husband all the time about building a roof over it... then I can use your curtain idea.

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'' We're very excited about the green roof because it will add additional texture and color and send an extraordinary message about urban areas as innovative, sustainable and attractive,» said MaryAnne Gilmartin, president and CEO of Forest City Ratner Cos., which built the arena.

It took an elevated platform, four firefighters and about 10 minutes to rescue a 21 - year - old man from the second - story roof of an apartment building...

Every few days he would rant about in his country they threw blacks (I am being nice) and f * ggots off the roofs of the highest buildings.

They also cared for their comrades on death row: in one instance a prisoner «so much... love [d] the man who was about to die» that he «scaled the fence that enclosed the death - row exercise yard and reached the roof of a nearby building before he was stopped on his way to the death house,» where he «had intended to disable the [electric] chair's generator.»

According to the town engineer, it would cost about $ 750,000 to mothball the building, including making the heating system operational to prevent damage to finishes and utilities already installed, draining water and blowing out the plumbing system to prevent broken pipes, completing the exterior finish to maintain the waterproofing already in place and finishing the roof.

A few hours later, at about 7:15 Saturday morning, more tragedy struck the borough as 19 - year - old Kevin Mejia was killed after falling from the roof of a six - story apartment building on University Avenue.

The city of Ahmedabad, India, where about 25 percent of the residents live in slum communities, announced a heat action plan in 2017 that includes a cool roofs initiative to paint or otherwise convert at least 500 slum household roofs and to improve the reflectivity of roofs on government buildings and schools.

Other green roofs have been installed at the Bronx County Courthouse (10,000 square feet), Ikea in Brooklyn (70,000 square feet), Ethical Culture Fieldston School (two roofs, measuring 5,100 square feet and 1,500 square feet, in the Bronx), a Con - Edison building in Long Island City (a quarter of an acre, or about 10,000 square feet) and Hackensack Hospital in New Jersey (about 5,000 square feet).

About 25 to 50 per cent of heat losses are from windows, doors, basement and roof of the buildings.

«To mitigate the effects of climate change, we can talk about two types of options: to attack it at its origin, by eliminating or reducing the human factors that contribute to it (such as, reducing emissions, controlling pollution, etc.) or developing strategies that allow for its effects to be reduced, such as, in the case that concerns us, increasing green areas in cities, using, for example, the tops of buildings as green roofs,» states the University of Seville researcher, Luis Pérez Urrestarazu.

About 5 A.M. on December 12, one of the roof's triangular fabric panels located on the west side of the building ruptured and «then it appears that then the roof started to come down — and then sequentially two adjacent (diamond - shaped) panels failed,» Maki says.

I have started walking briskly in the last week to try and build aerobic fitness, i am 34 and used to play football when i was younger but put on about 28 lbs (I'm 6» 3 and 238 lbs) and have tried over the last few years to lose it doing anaerobic but it just meant as you say stress on my body and my appetite went through the roof hence i have never been able to shake it.

NYC About Blog Todd Haiman Landscape Design Inc. in New York City designs and builds residential gardens, roof gardens, terraces, brownstone gardens, large landscapes, vacation properties and public spaces.

For months afterward, the teenager would stand on the roof of his aunt's five - story apartment building, curling his toes over the concrete lip and fantasizing about diving over the ledge.

Last month, after losing a court battle for permission to finish roof work on about 50 buildings after school starts, Julius W. Becton Jr. postponed the first day from Sept. 2 to Sept. 22.

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.

The Crosslane Coupé's not just about new design asthetics (though we doubt the removable roof will make it to production): it also previews how Audi wants to build its cars in the future and the tech that could be aboard.

For an author to possess all the skills, experience and materials to carry out every part of the publishing process to a professional standard is about as likely as someone who decides to build their own home being able to do everything from drawing the plans to digging the foundations to putting on the roof without expert help.

Talking about DRM - free books, then, is a bit like «focusing on the new skylight you want when you haven't yet built the walls to support the roof,» as one prominent librarian put it.

Pretty clear that I can not build a house from the roof, but what about distributing a free EBook when starting your blog, with a payatweet strategy to boost visits once I have the minimum content?

Opening an account with a deposit broker may be the best option to build a GIC portfolio under one roof if you are worried about exceeding the $ 100,000 Canadian Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) limits and need GICs from multiple issuers.

They muck cages, change litter, tackle a mountain of laundry, answer phones, tally statistics, write grants, take photographs, write up animal stories, build kitty trees, fix the roof, schlep «stuff», paint the building, plan and produce fundraisers, walk in parades, work at events to promote the Shelter, make signs, decorate and clean our facility, take animals to and from the veterinarian, take complaints about animal abuse, make visits to talk with people about humane animal care, and pretty much anything else we need to keep this operation running.

NYC About Blog Todd Haiman Landscape Design Inc. in New York City designs and builds residential gardens, roof gardens, terraces, brownstone gardens, large landscapes, vacation properties and public spaces.

Those panels could replace windows in large buildings or be an unnoticeable addition to a roof, but what about solar panels that could be integrated into the walls of buildings?

This turned assumption we have about green building on its head; it shows clearly that the biggest determinant of energy consumption is not insulation, windows or solar panels on the roof; it is where you live and how big your place is.

Since your testimony did not specifically address green roofs, could you talk about what potential roles do you see for green roofs in achieving higher levels of building energy efficiency?

That in our day we still build brand new tract homes with flex duct strung carelessly about a ventilated attic, that many have little to no roof overhangs for shading and wall protection, that many shamelessly orient nearly an entire facade of glazing due west, pierce their ceilings full of recessed lights, place unsealed, non-insulated pull - down attic stairs inside the house and air handlers either in attics or garages... in spite of wonderful innovations in building science over the past several decades... blunders like these and other egregious errors in design and construction continue apace.

About a year ago, a photovoltaic system was installed on the roof of a row house built in 1991 in Darmstadt.

Houston, TX About Blog Whirlwind Steel Buildings designs and manufactures a complete line of metal building systems and metal building components including metal roofs, walls and panels.

The study of 24 experimental roof tops during fall 2006 and spring 2007 at the center suggested a green roof could reduce a building's air conditioning bills about 21 percent compared to traditional, tar - based black - top roofs.

«One of the great things about the Con Ed proposal is that they're going to give for free all of their roofs on their company buildings,» Mandelstam said.

The engineers were also concerned about the installation of heavy equipment on the roof of the building, not to the mention the added safety measures that would be necessary to access the equipment at that height.

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.

Then it's a long bike ride from the center of town to Østerbro, and then you have to climb up a spiral fire stair to the roof of an industrial building, which is daunting enough; thinking about having to get down it after a big dinner is scarier.

In the spirit of keeping the traditional character of the hutongs alive in the Nanluoguxiang area (built during the Yuan Dynasty about 700 years ago), Designboom shows us how Beijing - based studio B.L.U.E. Architecture created a modern, adaptable interior for this tiny 258 - square - foot hutong residence that's home to five people — three generations living under the same roof.

Today, there's nothing special about the roof of the downtown Toronto building that houses the Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) annex.

Since this is a fort, you just need to build the walls and not worry about a roof.

Had the roof not been obscured by the wings, which isn't the architect's fault, (and apparently she is none too happy about it), it would have been a stunning building.

When asked about concrete CO2 targets, Chu responded by giving lengthy descriptions of energy - saving building codes and pointing out the environmental benefits that could be achieved if the roofs of all buildings in the United States were painted white in the future.

Through this framework, we can share the most relevant details about products, including differences in soil horizons in a natural environment and on - structure, what makes a successful green roof project, including weight limits, plant palettes, and system build - up, and how our engineered soil systems help in ensuring project success.

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.

NYC About Blog Todd Haiman Landscape Design Inc. in New York City designs and builds residential gardens, roof gardens, terraces, brownstone gardens, large landscapes, vacation properties and public spaces.

In my current employment, I have performed just about every maintenance and handyman job you can think of, from the roof down to the basement.I've always enjoyed working with my hands and the satisfaction that comes from fixing things and keeping a building in good working order.

Houston, TX About Blog Whirlwind Steel Buildings designs and manufactures a complete line of metal building systems and metal building components including metal roofs, walls and panels.

NYC About Blog Todd Haiman Landscape Design Inc. in New York City designs and builds residential gardens, roof gardens, terraces, brownstone gardens, large landscapes, vacation properties and public spaces.

The duplex is built in 1910, cash flows well, but has snow sitting on the roof half the year, I have to replace the furnace already, worry about ice / snow removal, and of course, had to pay for that frozen pipe (that goodness it didn't burst).

Traditional tar - and - gravel roofs usually last 10 to 20 years; composition shingle roofs, which are a popular choice these days, usually last about 20 years; and clay - tile roofs, like those seen on Spanish - Mediterranean homes, can last for 50 years or more (yet are much more expensive to build and maintain).

The wall to the right of our bed is going to be under construction soon with Kevin's mom and dad's barn being built (their roof line will fall somewhere in the middle of our wall, and our windows will need to change), so we'll wait'til that project wraps up in a few months to worry about cladding that wall.