by Paul Kenney | Dec 18, 2014 | A/E Industry News, Uncategorized
New Englanders Cool to Unusually High Energy Prices SALEM, N.H.—Residents and small business owners in New England are now seeing dramatic increases in their energy bills, even before the harsh cold of winter arrives. One printing company owner reported that he had a...
by Paul Kenney | Dec 18, 2014 | A/E Industry News, Uncategorized
The Most Controversial Buildings of All Time NEW YORK—A “prison-like” housing project in St. Louis; the expensive and elaborate Sydney Opera House, which took 16 years to build; and the under-construction Al Wakrah Stadium, which is to host the 2022 World...
by Paul Kenney | Dec 11, 2014 | A/E Industry News, Uncategorized
Whirlpool Introduces Ventless Heat Pump Clothes Dryer BENTON HARBOR, Mich.—Appliance manufacturer Whirlpool Corp. has unveiled a new clothes dryer that uses an innovative refrigeration system to dry and recycle the air that a typical dryer would vent. By repurposing...
by Paul Kenney | Dec 11, 2014 | A/E Industry News, Uncategorized
Intricate Pop-Up Sculptures Are Tiny Feats of Engineering DORTMUND, Germany—German graphic designer Peter Dahmen considers himself a “paper engineer.” For the past 25 years, he has been creating impossible-looking three-dimensional pop-up sculptures out of...
by Paul Kenney | Dec 11, 2014 | A/E Industry News, Uncategorized
Why Freedom Tower Isn’t ‘Green’ NEW YORK—One World Trade Center, formerly known as “Freedom Tower,” is now the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. It’s also supposed to be one of the “greenest.” However, a series...
