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Kevin Site Admin Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 1347 Location: Eugene, Oregon	Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:14 pm    Post subject: ArchWeek Residential 2009.0702 Dear Designers, Builders, and Dwellers, ArchWeek Residential brings you housing news and analysis weekly from the editors of ArchitectureWeek. If your experience of swimming through the strong tides and sudden undertows of this roiling economy is anything like ours, looking toward our big American holiday weekend... I think you've earned some time out of the current, just relaxing on the beach! The most important things in life are not based on money. So while we're faithfully tracking the details of a lot of tough news this week related to the challenging housing economy, we're going to take good professional notice of these apparent facts, and then set them down until Monday. Please have a great weekend, relax, and let's dive back in next week at least a little bit refreshed! Residential Design and Building News ------------------------------------ U.S. Job Losses Rise in June as Unemployment Reaches 9.5% - New York Times, 2009.0702 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/business/economy/03jobs.html Sharp Drop in Construction Spending in May - Reuters at NY Times, 2009.0701 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/business/economy/02econ.html Beazer to Settle Fraud Case for Up to $53 Million - Bloomberg, 2009.0701 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a_F56fgl7kk8 U.S. Home Price Declines Moderating, Index Says - New York Times, 2009.0630 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/business/economy/01econ.html Bank Woes Deepening in Europe - New York Times, 2009.0630 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/business/global/01eurobanks.html Shanghai Authorities Hold 9 People after Apartment Building Tips over, Order Safety Checks - Los Angeles Times, 2009.0629 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-as-china-building-collapse,1,2363085.story McMansions Out of Favor, for Now - Wall Street Journal, 2009.0629 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124630276617469437.html#mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular A New Generation of Federal Housing Policy - Brookings Institution, 2009.0629 http://www.brookings.edu/speeches/2009/0629_housing_katz.aspx Smart House Must Be a Livable House, Too - Tallahassee Democrat, 2009.0628 http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20090628/COLUMNIST05/906280304/Mary+Ann+Lindley++Smart+house+must+be+a+livable+house++too Pulse Detected in High-End Condos - New York Times, 2009.0626 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/realestate/28lizo.html?scp=3&sq=construction+home+residential&st=nyt U.S. Residential Construction Markets Take Some New Twists and Turns - Reed Construction Data, 2009.0626 http://www.reedconstructiondata.com/news/2009/06/us-residential-construction-markets-take-some-new-twists-and-turns/ North Carolina Home Builders May Get Tax Help - Charlotte Observer, 2009.0626 http://www.charlotteobserver.com/business/story/800818.html KB Home Loss Narrows as Cost Cuts Beat Revenue Drop - Bloomberg, 2009.0626 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aqfEG26ZMtUI Write-Downs Continue for Home Builder Lennar - Inside Futures, 2009.0625 http://www.insidefutures.com/article/106186/Write-downs Continue for Home Builder Lennar.html Buyers Hold Key in Home Builder's Bankruptcy - Philadelphia Business Today, 2009.0625 http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20090625_Buyers_hold_key_in_home_builder_s_bankruptcy.html New-Home Sales Decline Is More Bad News for Builders - CNN, 2009.0624 http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200906241251DOWJONESDJONLINE000673_FORTUNE5.htm Buildings and the Climate Bill - ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0624 http://www.archweek.com/2009/0624/news_1-1.html It's important to "get things right" when a new building is constructed. More so than perhaps anything else we create, new buildings will be with us for a very long time. The greenhouse gas cap-and-trade section of the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill gets most of the attention, as it should, but the bill has many other provisions, some of which are directly important to the building industry. Earnings Preview: Lennar Corp. - Forbes, 2009.0624 http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/06/24/ap6582983.html Denver Moves Closer to a New Zoning Code - Examiner, 2009.0624 http://www.examiner.com/x-12717-Denver-Political-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Denver-moves-closer-to-a-new-zoning-code Revive U.S. Housing by Killing Cars and 'Spurbs' - Huffington Post, 2009.0624 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-f-wasik/revive-us-housing-by-kill_b_220316.html Economic Slump Shakes Foundation of Prefab Housing - San Jose Mercury News, 2009.0623 http://www.mercurynews.com/realestatenews/ci_12675843 More Home Builder Bankruptcies Seen Possible - Reuters, 2009.0622 http://www.reuters.com/article/GlobalRealEstate09/idUSTRE55L5Y220090622 Seattle's HyBrid Architecture Unveils Its 'Cargotecture' Buildings - Oregonian, 2009.0622 http://www.oregonlive.com/hg/index.ssf/2009/06/seattles_hybrid_architecture_u.html California Architect Thinks about White Roofs - Green Building Elements, 2009.0621 http://greenbuildingelements.com/2009/06/21/california-architect-thinks-about-white-roofs/ The Unfortunate Location - New York Times, 2009.0618 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/garden/18houses.html?scp=4&sq=building+AND+construction+AND+architecture&st=nyt Write-Downs Continue for Home Builder Lennar - Inside Futures, 2009.0625 http://www.insidefutures.com/article/106186/Write-downs Continue for Home Builder Lennar.html Buyers Hold Key in Home Builder's Bankruptcy - Philadelphia Business Today, 2009.0625 http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20090625_Buyers_hold_key_in_home_builder_s_bankruptcy.html Buildings and the Climate Bill - ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0624 http://www.archweek.com/2009/0624/news_1-1.html Denver Moves Closer to a New Zoning Code - Examiner, 2009.0624 http://www.examiner.com/x-12717-Denver-Political-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Denver-moves-closer-to-a-new-zoning-code Revive U.S. Housing by Killing Cars and 'Spurbs' - Huffington Post, 2009.0624 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-f-wasik/revive-us-housing-by-kill_b_220316.html Free Energy Analysis with IES VE-Ware - ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0624 http://www.archweek.com/2009/0624/tools_1-1.html Dr. Don McLean, founder and CEO of Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES), believes every architect should have the ability to understand the environmental impact of his or her building design. To realize this vision, McLean is prepared to give architects free access to some of the most basic features of his company's Virtual Environment software suite. Economic Slump Shakes Foundation of Prefab Housing - San Jose Mercury News, 2009.0623 http://www.mercurynews.com/realestatenews/ci_12675843 More Home Builder Bankruptcies Seen Possible - Reuters, 2009.0622 http://www.reuters.com/article/GlobalRealEstate09/idUSTRE55L5Y220090622 Seattle's HyBrid Architecture Unveils Its 'Cargotecture' Buildings - Oregonian, 2009.0622 http://www.oregonlive.com/hg/index.ssf/2009/06/seattles_hybrid_architecture_u.html Award-Winning Homes - Washingtonian.com, 2009.0622 http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/homegarden/openhouse/12728.html Thornton to Modernize 'Historical' Home - Northwest Indiana and Illinois Times, 2009.0622 http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2009/06/22/news/illinois/doc281ef969761ac092862575dc0082d732.txt California Architect Thinks about White Roofs - Green Building Elements, 2009.0621 http://greenbuildingelements.com/2009/06/21/california-architect-thinks-about-white-roofs/ Is the I.E.'S New Home Market Slowly Rebounding? - San Bernardino and Inland Empire Sun, 2009.0621 http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_12659180 Building Collapse in Ft. Greene, Brooklyn, Injures 4 - New York Daily News, 2009.0621 http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/06/21/2009-06-21_the_whole_thing_just_fell_building_collapse_in_ft_greene_brooklyn_injures_4.html Sahuarita Is Still a Hot Spot for Home Building - Inside Tucson Business, 2009.0619 http://www.azbiz.com/articles/2009/06/19/construction_real_estate/doc4a3bd95e03324495554392.txt South Ave. Designs Earn Recognition from AIA - ROC Now, 2009.0618 http://rocnow.com/article/business/2009906180318 The Unfortunate Location - New York Times, 2009.0618 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/garden/18houses.html?scp=4&sq=building+AND+construction+AND+architecture&st=nyt http://www.archweek.com/2009/0617/news_1-1.html Buffalo Bayou flows through downtown Houston, Texas, under a tangle of freeways and bridges on its way to Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Landscape architects SWA Group reenvisioned a neglected 1.2-mile (1.9-kilometer) length of bayou front, transforming it into pedestrian-friendly parkland with improved floodwater conveyance. Silver Linings at Building Show - San Jose Mercury News, 2009.0617 http://www.mercurynews.com/realestatenews/ci_12611504 American Landscape Awards 2009 - ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0617 Dymaxion Redux - ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0617 http://www.archweek.com/2009/0617/culture_1-1.html Visiting Fuller's house today requires a $14 ticket. In a landscape packed with planes, trains, and vehicles of all kinds, the sparkling body of the Dymaxion House makes a striking appearance. 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