2 MASS. LAWS CITED FOR RAISING COSTS OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS STUDY ALSO...

The Boston Globe;  January 10, 2000 ;     360 words ......two laws governing construction of public buildings, according to a study by a conservative...cash to fund education reform, new public buildings, or to return to taxpayers," said...compared the cost to construct 111 public buildings in Massachusetts to 63 similar projects...

For public buildings, a mix can be beautiful, says don

New Straits Times;  July 22, 2007 ;     491 words ......Choe New Straits Times 07-22-2007 For public buildings, a mix can be beautiful, says don...KUALA LUMPUR: Is the architecture of public buildings too ethnocentric? Does it reflect...architecture expert said, some landmark public buildings and universities were built based...

Better public buildings - put good design ahead of cost cutting says Arts...

M2 Presswire;  November 15, 2000 ;     610 words ......November 2000-UK Government: Better public buildings - put good design ahead of cost cutting...value has been the curse of Britain's public buildings Arts Minister Alan Howarth said today...building has thrown up dull repetitive public buildings which look bland, anonymous and ...

Beijing public buildings urged to cut energy

China Daily;  June 13, 2005 ;     295 words ...Public buildings in Beijing, including government...Commission said yesterday. Although public buildings including hotels, department stores...municipal government has decided to urge public buildings, especially government offices...

Better public buildings; 'Good design is value for money not costly...

M2 Presswire;  October 3, 2000 ;     700+ words ......October 2000-UK Government: Better public buildings; 'Good design is value for money not...of a new policy statement - Better Public Buildings - published today by the Culture Department...Minister Tony Blair writes: 100 years ago public buildings were often the pride of Britain's...

CLOSTER TO RESTRICT PUBLIC BUILDINGS

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  April 29, 1994 ;     499 words ......NJ) 04-29-1994 CLOSTER TO RESTRICT PUBLIC BUILDINGS By BLANCA A. NIEVES, Staff Writer...that would restrict construction of public buildings and houses of worship in residential...year that would have barred all new public buildings from residential neighborhoods. Under...

China to curb blind use of foreign designs for large public buildings

Xinhua News Agency;  March 3, 2007 ;     330 words ......blind use of foreign designs for large public buildings BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- China...blindly using foreign designs for large public buildings and encourage domestic bidding for...biddings for the designing of large public buildings, especially landmark structures, that...

6 Schaumburg public buildings to get easy-to-use defibrillators.(News)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  January 13, 2001 ;     330 words ......Prairie Center for the Arts and other public buildings. The defibrillators, which are made...defibrillators will be placed in these public buildings: - the Schaumburg Municipal Center...sites because, as a general rule, public buildings have the greatest potential for heart...

China raises safety concerns to large public buildings: MOC

Xinhua News Agency;  November 11, 2004 ;     161 words ...China raises safety concerns to large public buildings: MOC BEIJING, Nov. 11 (Xinhua...after its 2004 inspection of major public buildings in 30 provinces, autonomous regions...quality and management of China's large public buildings last July in a bid to eliminate big...

Tanzanian govt. takes measures to safeguard public buildings

Xinhua News Agency;  April 16, 2003 ;     178 words ......govt. takes measures to safeguard public buildings DAR ES SALAAM, April 16 (Xinhua...regulations on fire precautions in public buildings in a bid to avert losses of lives...make people feel more secure when in public buildings like banks, courts of law, hospitals...

PUPILS STILL PINE FOR YULE TREES; ASSEMBLYMAN TO TRY TO HEW OUT BILL...

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  February 22, 2003 ;     404 words ......It allows fresh-cut Christmas trees in public buildings, as long as the public buildings have sprinkler systems. Most schools...allow natural Christmas trees in all public buildings. Burton Street fourth-graders wrote him...

Torrico: Unplug public buildings

Oakland Tribune;  March 24, 2007 ;     358 words ......hearing he chaired on the greening of public buildings. I think its time to start issuing...Schwarzenegger requires that energy use in public buildings be cut 20 percent by 2015. Alameda...Offering incentives to make smaller public buildings more energy- efficient. -Encouraging...

Fed: Public buildings to be made more accessible

AAP General News (Australia);  December 12, 2008 ;     98 words ...Fed: Public buildings to be made more accessible CANBERRA, Dec 12 AAP - Public buildings will soon be more accessible to people with with mobility, vision and hearing impairments. Under current laws, improvements to buildings are only made if...

Jakarta to Check Fire Systems in Public Buildings

Xinhua English Newswire;  April 1, 1996 ;     220 words ......inspect fire safety systems in all public buildings, such as amusement centers, cinemas...the existing fire equipment in the public buildings, such as ladders and fire hydrants...city fire brigade Suharso said many public buildings in Jakarta are prone to fire because...

Tibet, Xinjiang inspect public buildings after deadly quakes

Xinhua News Agency;  October 11, 2008 ;     238 words ...Tibet, Xinjiang inspect public buildings after deadly quakes BEIJING...inspecting the integrity of public buildings after two strong earthquakes...kindergartens, hospitals and other public buildings. More than 700 houses suffered...