Sentences with phrase «building a roof for»

When students spend part of their school day building a roof for a house and then pouring «snow» on the top, they have something dramatic to tell their parents!

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Why you need to build a foundation for your life or soon you will have no roof.

There was beer in the fridge and a ladder in the kitchen, built by Newell's dad, that led to a roof where early employees would sometimes gather for lunch.

The developers that own the mall have proposed a $ 35 million plan to raise the roof of the former Macy's buildings to make room for a possible movie theater and trampoline park.

The big challenge for a new owner will be figuring out how to balance growth efforts between residential sales (say, a $ 1,000 skylight for a bedroom) and lofty projects (like a $ 385,000 contract to install a huge 10,000 - square - foot skylight in the roof of a landmark building).

An inspection on 13 local building projects that sourced materials from the Chinese supplier of roof panels for the Perth Children's Hospital, which were later found to contain asbestos, has produced no trace of the deadly material.

Gary Barnett's Extell Development is yet to announce construction funding for the Central Park Tower project at 217 West 57th Street — set to become the city's tallest building by roof height once completed.

After Hurricane Andrew the cost of plywood went through the roof and became very difficult to obtain in large quantities for building a new home or large addition.

In China, for example, we find mosques which resemble pagodas in many ways; in Indonesia most mosques are built near streams which the people can use for ablutions; in Arab countries the big mosques have one section roofed for winter use and an open area for use in summer.

Kierkegaard conceived it his function as a writer to strip men of their disguises, to compel them to see evasions for what they are, to label blind alleys, to cut off men's retreats, to tear down the niggardly roofs they continue to build over their precious sun - dials, to isolate men from the crowd, to enforce self - examination, and to bring them solitary and alone before the Eternal.

Designed by architect Suzane Reatig, the church is composed of two elements: an L - shaped, solid masonry wing for offices, administrative services, a kitchen, a library and a chapel, and a rectangular glass and steel box with a barrel - vaulted roof for the main sanctuary, wrapped by the masonry L - shaped building on two sides.

«As we approach the 2017 Budget, I hope that the fact that the public think that it is important to protect church buildings for the future will provide the Chancellor with the evidence he needs to provide further funding, such as the Listed Places of Worship Roof Repair Fund, to protect churches for future generations.»

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.»

The building stood strong for many years, but when the corkboard - and - redwood - sawdust insulation caught fire during a roof repair, the entire structure was destroyed.

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Coss smoked weed for the first time at age 11, on the roof of his building with a cousin.

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The plan for Lot 2 features two 60,000 - square - foot buildings with a pitched roof, according to Bob Sullivan, community development director.

Less ambitious projects being considered include a playground replacement for the old section of South Park, Emerson Avenue and Rohlwing Road, Rolling Meadows; replacing a rear parking lot at Rose Park, 530 S. Williams Ave., Palatine; and replacing a roof, adding new carpeting and renovating bathrooms at the administrative building in Rose Park.

With the administrative buildings for the village of Glenview, the Park District and public schools aging and in need of renovations, officials say they could save taxpayers at least $ 4 million if the entities were housed under one roof.

The current offices have major structural defects, significant parts of the roof are collapsing, significant leakages in most offices, damp and mouldy walls, electrical defects have been discovered and pointed out by the Fire Service for urgent attention (please see «CO7A» attached), the building lacks disability access, is decrepit and outdated, requiring extensive work and expense to make it habitable and reflective of the office of the Electoral Commission.

Mr. Speaker, we must make these decisions in good time to ensure that our future generations will be bequeathed with a priceless inheritance of a sustainable fiscal environment, for as the saying goes, «let us build the roof before it rains».

Saturday - Sunday, August 20 - 21 We have been asked to provide volunteers for an event to help the NYC environment: a white roof painting of buildings in the East Village which have been identified by the organization FAB (Fourth Arts Block).

For Ted's Electric Service in Syracuse, the storm brought winds strong enough to rip off the roof, and rain constant enough to soak the inside of the building.

NEW YORK — Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the completion of 65 new roof replacements for New York City Housing Authority buildings on the roof of the Queensbridge Houses Thursday.

● Restrict J - 51 eligibility to structural, building - wide systems (such as new wiring, a new roof, or a new heating system) that would be eligible for Major Capital Improvement rent increases under the rent laws.

Liberty Plaza, a 287 - unit luxury building with a 50 - foot pool and roof sundeck, also has mailboxes that are mounted too high for wheelchair - bound people, «excessively» high thresholds at various entrances, hallways that aren't wide enough for wheelchairs and other violations, the lawsuit says.

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.

All the 44 buildings which are housing the state - of - the - art regional hospital have been completed, plastered and being roofed in readiness for the equipment and other facilities to be fixed.

«If we have more rain and there is snow on the roof, we could have more building collapses, so we're also preparing for that,» Cuomo said.

Stringer did praise the mayor for initiatives in the budget that he has supported, including funding for 300 new school crossing guards, providing bullet - resistant windows for all NYPD patrol cars and committing $ 1 billion for roof repairs at 729 NYCHA buildings.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the completion of 65 new roof replacements for New York City Housing Authority buildings on the roof of the Queensbridge Houses.

And she recently she received a letter telling her, work done on the building's roof will incur a charge of $ 14.75 to every tenant in the building, for each room in their apartment.

It will be fair to us all for the Presidential election to come last, you don't build a house from the roof; you build it from ground up.

The scope of work for the two 18 - story buildings included: replacement of exterior windows; replacement of kitchen cabinets, counter tops, sinks and faucets, stoves and refrigerators; painting of all kitchens, upgrade of fire alarm system; repair of roof parapet railings, new carpet in common areas and community rooms and replacement of vinyl tile in elevator lobbies.

He said, for instance, that Atta Mills quarters at the Osu Castle was not fitting for a human to live in and that the roof of the building leaked.

«We can also make it a clean energy program by having them have solar rooftops, green roofs, micro-wind and building materials that sequester carbon,» said Hawkins, who works for a trucking firm in Syracuse.

Building amenities include on - site laundry, homeowner storage, parking for vehicles and bicycles, and a green roof.

In addition, a new Regional Aviation History Museum, glass pedestrian bridge, and eco-friendly roof will be built along with new flooring and furniture to provide a welcoming atmosphere for travelers from across the world.»

NYCHA Chairwoman Shola Olatoye sent the list to the state April 10, promising to match the funding for roof repairs at an additional 66 buildings.

A sign posted on the door by the DOB stated that the building was shut down for «failure to maintain» the building, with defects including structural cracks throughout the building, sagging floors and roof, leaning parapets, exposed electrical wiring, a defective chimney and collapsing concrete.

The project will provided new facilities and upgrades for the Section 8 rental building, including a new roof, new EnergyStar appliances and a new building - wide ventilation system.

A downtown Buffalo building left alone for so long there were large trees growing out of the roof will have residential tenants before the end of the month.

The city of Los Angeles now requires that new or replaced roofs for homes and other residential buildings meet a solar reflectance index value — a measure of a materials» ability to stay cool in the sun between zero (black surface) and 100 (white)-- of at least 75 for flatter roofs and 16 for steeper ones.

Even if the building has ample roof insulation to retard interior heating, the intake vents for air - conditioning units are often located on the roof.

Green roofs have been blossoming in Europe for more than a decade, and Tokyo now requires that at least 20 percent of any new roof on medium and large buildings be cultivated.

It takes seven years for the roof to offset the carbon used for its building materials and become truly carbon negative.

Phoenix will begin installing such rooftop systems on commercial buildings next year, Bächler says: «At the moment, I myself am looking for a suitable roof [on a building] that I can rent to install and operate such a system.»

The results of their model and risk analysis, which appear in the Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment, provide a snapshot of green infrastructure performance for this particular green roof.

Much fun, too, is had at the expense of Washington's staffers and politicos, gasping for breath in grandiose, cast - iron, glass - roofed buildings in a city that was, according to legend, a hardship post for foreign diplomats because it was located «at the bottom of a topographical saucer where moist and motionless air settles with smothering compression».