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Yoghurt window coating proposed as emergency heatwave measure

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British engineer Tom Greenhill has proposed a low-cost, low-energy solution for keeping UK homes cool in a heatwave: painting the outside of windows with yoghurt. Greenhill got the idea for the yoghurt coating from an anecdote he'd heard early in his career when he was working at the engineering firm Max Fordham LLP.

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Big Windows and White Interiors Punch Up a Gloomy ’60s California Beach House

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The interior of the home remains clean, simple, and minimal to accentuate a light-filled space that allows the natural outdoor landscaping to be the focus. The house was very inwardly focused with low-lying windows that you couldn’t see out of unless you ducked or sat down. The client described it as living inside a tree.

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A $7.9M Retreat Blends the Montana Landscape With Contemporary Living on 192 Acres

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Perched majestically amidst stunning granite rocks and perfectly situated backing thousands of acres of State and Bureau of Land Management land, this mountain retreat was designed to capture the rugged landscape Montana dreams are made of. Seeking $1.3M, This Whitefish Home Melds Style and Sustainability

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SPF Architects creates Obama Sports Complex from pre-engineered metal structures

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Architecture studio SPF Architects has completed a sports facility in Los Angeles consisting of two separate buildings that were built using pre-engineered metal structures in order to not disrupt activity at the site. The complex consists of two pre-engineered metal buildings. Landscape architect: Hood Design Studio.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.

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Mix-and-Match Windows Are Only the Start of the Fun at This Warehouse-Turned-Residence in Sydney

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As a butchers, a grocer, a window workshop, a hatter and finally a restaurant, each with the attached rooms above, the original building had had a checkered past. The front gate is a cast bronze sculpture by Mika Utzon-Popov, and an all-enveloping landscape by Nicholas Harding in the living room is able to be viewed from the street."

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Windows to the Future: 6 Elegant Architectural Projects Embracing Vitrocsa’s Cutting-Edge Fenestration

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Vitrocsa, a pioneering Swiss glass manufacturer, has built on this idea through a revolutionary approach to window design. Vitrocsa seamlessly blends traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge technology to create windows that transcend the boundaries of conventional architectural aesthetics.

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