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Unstable brick is tied to the floor framing with standard hold downs, threaded rod, and compression plates
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Bill Gates hosted the Reinvent the Toilet Fair in Seattle where 8 prototypes of a hygienic, waterless, energy-producing toilets of the future were showcased.
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Face to Facebook
Some architects have embraced social media and telecommunications, but others struggle to discern the actual benefits.
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In the Seattle area, where I work, we get a lot of rain. From the mid-90s to the mid-2000s, there were many high-profile cases of water damage caused by improperly detailed siding, mostly on condos and other multifamily housing.
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Border Lines
Light plays a critical role in meeting both the design and security requirements for U.S. land port of entry stations.
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It's good insurance against problems caused by wind-driven rain, but experts wonder whether the additional cost is necessary.
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People
Bill Rumpf has been named president of the Mercy Housing Northwest region. He joins the nonprofit developer after serving as deputy director of Seattle's Department of Housing since 1999.
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Project Serves New Home Buyers
SEATTLE— A cafeteria worker at Microsoft, a woman who works for a nonprofit organization, and a couple with a teenage son have become new home buyers.
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Emerald City Imbalance
EVEN AS THE RECESSION subsides in Seattle, the hangover endures.
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Quinn Leaves Seattle, Joins Enterprise
Adrienne Quinn has resigned as director of the Office of Housing in Seattle and will become vice president for public policy and government relations at Enterprise Community Partners.