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Kevin Site Admin Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 1346 Location: Eugene, Oregon	Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:19 pm    Post subject: ArchWeek Residential 2009.0415 Dear Designers, Builders, and Dwellers, ArchWeek Residential brings you housing news and analysis weekly from the editors of ArchitectureWeek. An emerging material quality problem seems like about the last thing needed now by battered builders and owners alike. Quote: At the height of the U.S. housing boom, when building materials were in short supply, American construction companies used millions of pounds of Chinese-made drywall because it was abundant and cheap. Now that decision is haunting hundreds of homeowners and apartment dwellers who are concerned that the wallboard gives off fumes that can corrode copper pipes, blacken jewelry and silverware, and possibly sicken people. Shipping records reviewed by The Associated Press indicate that imports of potentially tainted Chinese building materials exceeded 500 million pounds during a four-year period of soaring home prices. The drywall may have been used in more than 100,000 homes, according to some estimates, including houses rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina. "This is a traumatic problem of extraordinary proportions," said U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler, a Florida Democrat who introduced a bill in the House calling for a temporary ban on the Chinese-made imports until more is known about their chemical makeup. Similar legislation has been proposed in the Senate. Chinese Drywall Poses Potential Risks - Associated Press, 2009.0413 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jpih0xS6cypWMaQgq3Idjhmyik0AD97GN5GO1 Residential Design and Building News ------------------------------------ NFIB Says Business Optimism Falls Again, to 81.0 - Forbes, 2009.0414 http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2009/04/14/afx6287753.html Producer Price Index Drops 1.2% in March - 123Jump, 2009.0414 http://www.123jump.com/economy-story/Producer-Price-Index-Drops-1.2-in-March/32403/ Bernanke Sees Signs U.S. Contraction May Be Slowing - Bloomberg, 2009.0414 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aGq2PG.ZpdkU&refer=home U.K. Mortgage Lending 'Rises Slightly' - BBC News, 2009.0414 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7997782.stm The Young in the Old: A Family-Friendly Bungalow - Old House Journal, 2009.0413 http://www.oldhousejournal.com/family_friendly_bungalow/magazine/1592 Is There a Downside to Mortgage Aid? - Associated Press, 2009.0413 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hRRRtGAIJTjIiJm79MO6COzY5OxAD97HUBCO0 Real-Estate Hope in China - Wall Street Journal, 2009.0413 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123961738509213209.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Smaller Houses Are Big - Scripps News, 2009.0413 http://www.scrippsnews.com/node/42459 National Home Builders Pulte, Centex to Merge - Post & Courier, 2009.0413 http://www.charleston.net/news/2009/apr/13/national_home_builders_pulte_centex_merg78383/ Before You Refinance Mortgage, Take These Steps - Chicago Tribune, 2009.0413 http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/financing/chi-before-refinance-mortgage,0,6059621.story Old Suburbia Must Fit into New Society - Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2009.0412 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/04/12/suburbia0412.html Last Stand of the Millionaire District - New York Times, 2009.0412 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/realestate/12scapes.html Cottage Needs Many Tweaks to Be Full-Time Home - Ann Arbor News, 2009.0411 http://www.mlive.com/homeandgarden/index.ssf/2009/04/cottage_needs_many_tweaks_to_b.html Concrete Helps Heating, Cooling - Leader-Post, 2009.0411 http://www.leaderpost.com/Concrete+helps+heating+cooling/1487754/story.html Banks Offer a New Tool for Home Refinancing - Wall Street Journal, 2009.0410 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123931996530606873.html Alberta Housing Starts Fall 71% in March - Edmonton Journal, 2009.0410 http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Local+housing+starts+fall+March/1480607/story.html Choosing Right Flooring for Your Home - Chicago Tribune, 2009.0410 http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/advice/chi-flooring_chomes_0410apr10,0,1205174.story Government Ignites Surge in Home Mortgage Refinancing - Chicago Tribune, 2009.0410 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-obama-housing1apr10,0,5922783.story Jefferson's Blind Spots and Ideals, in Brick and Mortar - New York Times, 2009.0409 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/10/arts/design/10mont.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=building+AND+construction+AND+architecture&st=nyt What We Can Learn from the Great Western Ranches - New West, 2009.0408 http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/kat_vlahos_on_what_we_can_learn_from_western_ranch_vernacular/C35/L35/ As Some U.S. Markets Level Off, Housing Slump Hits Manhattan - New York Times, 2009.0408 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/realestate/manhattan/09real.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=construction+home+residential&st=nyt Fundamentals of Constructing Sustainably - ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0408 http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0408/environment_1-1.html In the new fifth edition of Fundamentals of Building Construction, Allen and Iano set a new benchmark by incorporating sustainability issues into a mainstream construction textbook, section by section, as in this concise overview from the first chapter. 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