Sentences with phrase «great building projects»

The ancient Maya created one of the world's great civilizations without any knowledge of metallurgy, and though they knew of the mechanics of wheels and axles as evidenced by their toys, they seem never to have utilized them in their great building projects.

Fast forward 4 years, we've won 2 titles, they've won NOTHING, but they've still got a «great building projects».

Not exact matches

A great deal of spending on infrastructure, the One Belt One Road for example, which is a massive infrastructure project — trillions of dollars a year for the next ten years, and they are building roads, essentially think of Marco Polo on a bullet train, and that's what we're seeing.

Getting a project done on time and under budget can be stressful, and the pressure only builds as expectations grow greater.

Build recruiting processes that are based more on showing (simulations, trial projects, job shadowing) and less on telling (standard «I am great, and here is why» interviews).

Since virtually no developed country is building coal - fired plants any more, the promise not to finance such projects is no great sacrifice.

The Greater Western Flank 2 project completed double joint welding of heavy and light wall pipe at our purpose - built facility within our Batam fabrication yard in early January 2018.

«It went from being a personal project to an organization — so all the skills from Bain were going to be used in building a great organization.»

For example, private sector infrastructure builders may not see the benefit of building roads and bridges that we need, instead preferring a project that may not be necessary but offers a greater profit.

Projects such as building subways in the Greater Toronto Area, replacing Montréal's Champlain Bridge, building a new Windsor - Detroit crossing and constructing Vancouver's Evergreen Line will create jobs across our country.

Take your elevator interior projects to the next level with sleek glass, aluminum, laminate, or stainless steel finishes to enhance the image of any building and create a great first impression to your visitors.

I don't mean to sound the doomsday alarm with no ray of hope, because I know there are many great examples like the Christian Community Development Association, The Amos Project, and many others who are moving past reductionist and stereotypical views of one another to build communities where we see and are seen by one another.

I remember building houses with Habitat for Humanity (a great community project!)

Sadly, this middlebrow project of building intelligence by collecting the gems of great wordsmiths is long dead.

Every Grain of Rice — authentic Chinese home - cooking Breakfast for Dinner — sweet and savory breakfast combinations re-purposed for dinnertime The Little Paris Kitchen — classic French cooking made simple enough for every day by TV star Rachel Khoo Sicilia in Cucina — gorgeous, dual - language cookbook focused on the regional flavors of Sicily Venezia in Cucina — sister book to Sicilia in Cucina, but focused on Venice Vegetable Literacy — highly informative vegetable cookbook / encyclopedia, a great resource for enthusiastic kitchen gardeners The Chef's Collaborative — creative recipes from a number of chefs celebrating local, seasonal produce Home Made Summer — a sequel to Home Made and Home Made Winter, packed with simple, summery recipes that make the most of the season's bounty Try This At Home — a fun introduction to molecular gastronomy techniques through the ever creative eyes of Top - Chef Winner Richard Blais Cooking with Flowers — full of sweet recipes that can be made from the flowers in your neighborhood, like lilacs, marigolds, and daylilies Vegetarian Everyday — healthy, creative recipes from the couple behind Green Kitchen Stories The Southern Vegetarian — favorite Southern comfort food classics turned vegetarian by the folks at The Chubby Vegetarian Le Pain Quotidien — simple soups, salads, breads, and desserts from the well - loved Belgian chain Live Fire — ambitious live - fire cooking projects that range from roasting an entire lamb on an iron cross to stuffing burgers with blue cheese to throw on your grill True Brews — a great, accessible introduction to brewing your own soda, kombucha, kefir, cider, beer, mead, sake, and fruit wine Le Petit Paris — a cute little book of classic sweet and savory French dishes, miniaturized for your next cocktail party Wild Rosemary & Lemon Cake — regional Italian cookbook focused on the flavors of the Amalfi coast Vedge — creative, playful vegan recipes from Philadelphia's popular restaurant of the same Full of Flavor — a whimsical cookbook that builds intense flavor around 18 key ingredients Le Pigeon — ambitious but amazing recipes for cooking meat of all sorts, from lamb tongue to eel to bison Pickles, Pigs, and Whiskey — a journey through Southern food in many forms, from home pickling and meat curing to making a perfect gumbo Jenny McCoy's Desserts for Every Season — gorgeous, unique desserts that make the most of each season's best fruits, nuts, and vegetables Winter Cocktails — warm toddies, creamy eggnogs, festive punches, and everything else you need to get you through the colder months Bountiful — produce - heavy, garden - inspired recipe from Diane and Todd of White on Rice Couple Melt — macaroni and cheese taken to extremes you would never have thought of, in the best way possible The Craft Beer Cookbook — all your favorite comfort food recipes infused with the flavors of craft beers, from beer expert Jackie of The Beeroness

Is this project an illusion more relative to turning over a profit rather than building aln actual great side?

The projects you build are great for learning about electricity, electronics, and science.

Great for a science fair project or collaborative build with parental input.

This workbook is a great «family project» to help teach and reinforce vital life skills — fun and social skill building all - in - one.

«This school has the capacity we need, with even greater efficiencies, security and technology than our last school construction project... and it's a beautiful building.

Enjoy these projects with your kids and build some great memories too.

All the science projects you are doing are great for building up observation skills and scientific curiousity.

The report finds makes a list of recommendations for business, industry, professional bodies and government, namely: Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons later today.

The Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York has been wreaking havoc at 50 Hudson Yards, ordering its union members to refuse to make concrete deliveries or to block the entrance and picket the project, according to new court papers.

Similarly, Build Smart NY will accelerate projects that produce the greatest savings and coordinate all spending.

The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the party, Ade Coker expressed confidence that the party can consolidate and build on its previous performance given the developmental projects undertaken in Greater Accra.

He got his wish in November, when the Real Estate Board of New York and the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York announced a deal bringing higher wages to workers at large projects in prime locations.

According to the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York (BCTC), an organization consisting of local affiliates of 15 national and international unions representing 100,000 members in New York City, project labor agreements (PLAs) with these terms for four projects valued at $ 345 million are in the process of being executed by unions in the industry.

The de Blasio administration has reached a project labor agreement with the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, covering $ 3.5 billion of work and repairs at the New York City Housing Authority over the next three years.

Funding these upcoming projects addresses some of these housing issues we face, as we continue to build on the successes we have seen last few years in our great borough.»

Of Tony Crosland, the Labour minister who backed away from projects to build a Thames estuary airport and the channel tunnel: «Great philosopher, useless minister».

Edward Ott, a labor expert at CUNY and former executive director of the New York City Central Labor Council, said that Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York's agreement may encourage more developers to hire union workers for affordable housing projects.

The deal, reached with the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York and announced Thursday, would pertain to $ 8 billion in projects on city - owned buildings through 2018.

Additionally, saying it saves time and money and provides greater flexibility, the administration has expanded use of combining the design and building elements of a project and awarding the contract to the best overall bidder based on its performance record and extent of its resources.

«Kenmore is a great community and this project builds on the character that brings together the people, neighborhoods and business that make the Village a special place,» said Congressman Higgins.

LaBarbera is president of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York — whose members have done extremely well by Cuomo's slew of public construction projects, from the new Tappan Zee Bridge to the airport overhauls.

«I think what's most important to all of us who are excited to be part of that project is that it won't have any real impact on the deliverable date, that the sub-contracting committee and the unionized workforce who are doing a great job are all whole now and we can continue getting back to doing what we all do which is building that factory,» said Schuler.

The Albany convention center's original $ 220 million - plus project was initially planned to be built off Broadway around the Greyhound bus station, but it stalled as the Great Recession hit.

«I am thrilled to be providing $ 1.2 million from my capital funding budget towards the construction of 56 - unit - co-op project in Williamsbridge,» said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. «Creating affordable housing units for our residents is a top priority for my administration, and it is with a great pleasure that I welcome Habitat for Humanity New York City back to The Bronx and support their efforts to build affordable homes for our families.»

Building projects In his only announcement, the deputy prime minister said councils would be given the right to borrow money for building projects from the income generated by locally - set business rates - «the first step to breathing life back into our greatest citiesBuilding projects In his only announcement, the deputy prime minister said councils would be given the right to borrow money for building projects from the income generated by locally - set business rates - «the first step to breathing life back into our greatest citiesbuilding projects from the income generated by locally - set business rates - «the first step to breathing life back into our greatest cities».

The Real Estate Board of New York and the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York have reached an agreement to revive the 421a tax exemption in New York City, ending a 10 - month stalemate that put a damper on the city's investment sales market and stalled several major projects.

«[Related Companies] consistently uses contractors on its projects throughout New York City that pay prevailing wages — good wages that include health insurance and pension benefits — to members of unions affiliated with the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York,» Gary LaBarbera, president of the council, said.

Some features throughout these five parks were built during the Great Depression as part of the Work Projects Administration.

As well as the $ 15 million film hub, the company is building a $ 90 million factory for high - efficiency light bulb manufacturer Soraa — and any other projects Fort Schuyler carries out in the Greater Syracuse area as part of a deal that could run for as long as 10 years.

This project will provide in - depth legal resource materials for General Counsels in the AAU (and, we hope, eventually to universities across the country) on effective and legally sustainable approaches to build greater diversity in the faculty, as well as graduate and undergraduate student bodies.

If you're a homeowner with a few caulking or sealing projects piling up, this basic caulk gun combines a solid build with a great value.

At up to 750 stitches per minute, it's not as fast as our budget pick, but has a greater number of built - in stitches for a variety of projects.

This 4» bench vise is one of the best vise options for light metalworking thanks to the built - in anvil, and it should also be a great tool for small woodworking projects as well.

«The Green Electronics Council was looking to build capacity in green electronics by honoring thought leaders and highlighting them as an example of the good work that can be done in this space, making this project a great match for our office,» said Christine Burgess, RCP project director.

Taken together, the Detroit River and St. Clair River reef - building projects represent the largest effort to date to restore a primitive, wild fish within a major urban area in the Great Lakes region.