DON'T TRASH OLD SCHOOLS IN RUSH TO BUILD NEW ONES

The Boston Globe;  February 21, 2001 ;   RICHARD MOE;   759 words ......posed by funding policies that favor new construction over rehabilitation: In Ohio, for...local school board is encouraged to build new. However, this rule doesn't consider...renovation is often less expensive than new construction. Policies like these encourage the...eliminate ...

Many repeat performers on 2006 Residential New Construction...

Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News;  September 11, 2006 ;   Skaer, Mark;   787 words ......The NEWS' 2006 Residential All-Star New Construction team are repeats from last year. As...contracting firm not only made The NEWS' new construction elite, but The NEWS' 2006 Residential...9.1 million came from residential new construction while more than $6.6 million was brought...

State revises city's tax numbers; New construction figure jumps $189.3...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 18, 2005 ;   STEVEN WALTERS;   356 words ......their figures on the amount of new construction in the city of Milwaukee last...to $461.1 million the amount of new construction in the city in 2004. The correction means that new construction equaled 1.9% of the city's tax...

Architects tell contractors where to stick it: SPF contractors find growth...

Roofing Contractor;  September 1, 2005 ;     787 words ......growth in opportunities for SPF in new construction. According to most roof industry studies...built-up roofing, but its retrofit vs. new construction ratio is in the area of 60/40, consistent...really unusual to see SPF specified for new construction? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The ...

Build new or renovate? Thinking about innovating from the ground up? If...

Brand Packaging;  September 1, 2007 ;   Erdman, Brian;   542 words ......neighborhood was defined by its juxtaposition--a checkerboard of new construction homes amid dilapidation and young, urban, well-off transplants...you can expand and leverage? If so, instead of trying to build new, it may pay off to renovate instead. You may be shocked at...

VIRGINIA BEACH HAS BIG YEAR IN NEW CONSTRUCTION.(BUSINESS)

The Virginian Pilot;  February 18, 2003 ;     468 words ......Beach posted its biggest year for new construction in 17 years. More than $534 million...1986, when there was $682 million in new construction, the Beach's all-time best year. The...Oceanfront hotels. But the bulk of the new construction continues to be in single-family housing...

Better furnaces heat up new construction.

Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News;  November 24, 2003 ;   Turpin, Joanna R.;   787 words ...The residential new construction market is not an area in which...Norman, Okla., is targeting the new construction market with its new 92-percent-AF...designed from scratch for the new construction market. The reason for the new...

Contractor increases business with automated duct mfg, new construction....

Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News;  October 2, 1989 ;   Norland, Jim;   787 words ......business with automated duct mfg, new construction MARGATE, Fla. -- While some contractors view new construction warily and invest in new ways...20-year-old firm to keep its hold on new construction (and make money at it), while...

New construction dots the CV

The Public Record;  October 2, 1998 ;   Anonymous;   429 words ...June saw more new construction starts in the Coachella Valley...1990. More than $80 million in new construction was recorded up 29 percent from...June, nearly $391 million in new construction was recorded, up 58 percent from...

NEW CONSTRUCTION AT BEACH ALREADY TOPPING 2000'S TOTAL DEMAND FOR PERMITS...

The Virginian Pilot;  August 14, 2001 ;     787 words ......forefront of the trend. The value of new construction is at its highest level in five years...for roughly $75 million worth of the new construction. ``We are surprised at it,'' said...dropping the way it did.'' Most of the new construction is along the Green Line, the imaginary...

NEW CONSTRUCTION SPENDING SHOW SIGNS OF STABALIZING

The Journal Record;  July 31, 1990 ;     233 words ...NEW YORK (AP) - Spending for new construction dipped lower in June but showed...McGraw-Hill, said its index of new construction contracts fell in June to 153 from 156 in May. Spending for new construction totaled $240.72 billion in June...

New construction sets $19.5-billion record.

M2 Presswire;  January 10, 2007 ;     549 words ......of Environment, Lands & Parks: New construction sets $19.5-billion record(C)1994-2007...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09012007 VICTORIA - New construction and development throughout British...year in which the assessed value of new construction reached nearly four times what it...

Controlled growth puts AFD second.(residential all-stars: 2006 NEW...

Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News;  September 11, 2006 ;   Skaer, Mark;   787 words ......to be successful in the residential new construction market is making sure one has enough...percent can be traced to residential new construction income. This equates to an income...NEWS' 2006 Residential All-Stars--New Construction team, but taking second place is nothing...

NEW CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS UP 1%

The Journal Record;  December 30, 1986 ;     201 words ...NEW YORK (AP) - The value of new construction contracts rose by 1 percent in November...Co. indicated contracting for all new construction rose to an annual rate of $241.4 billion...For the first 11 months of 1986 new construction reached an annualized rate of $225...

New Construction in Kern County, Calif., Gets off to Slow Start for Year.

Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, CA);  March 13, 2004 ;     212 words ...Mar. 13--New construction in Kern County got off to a relatively...accounted for the bulk of all new construction, with nearly $45.5 million in...In Bakersfield, the value of new construction was $57 million, a 39.5 percent...