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Issue 11
Winter 2015
Welcome to our Winter Newsletter While the wet and cold weather pushes us to
hibernate, I thought it would be good to focus on
ways to keep your family warm and healthy.
Enjoy reading about some exciting things in the
building industry around the globe.
Home Maintenance
Here is a list of “must do” items that
every homeowner should check off during winter
1 Check and replace cracked and worn
weather stripping around doors and windows
and replace if caulking is looking worn and
ragged. Remove it and re-caulk with a moisture
resistant product to reduce your heating bill.
2 Check basement windows for drafts, loose
frames, or cracked panes. You definitely want to
take care of this every year, and call a window
professional if you’ve got loose frames or cracked
panes that need replacing.
3 Seal gaps. Take a close look around the
exterior of your home and cover all the gaps you
find. Use caulk to seal small gaps near the
foundation of your home, or around windows. A
heavy-duty screen or hardware cloth works well
to cover exterior vents, allowing air to escape.
4 Inspect exterior walls. If you have a painted
exterior, check for any cracks or blisters in the
paint surface. If left unchecked, that could open
you up to much costlier repairs in the
future.
5 Inspect the roof. Problems like
damaged shingles and worn-out seals around
vent pipes and chimneys are much easier to
remedy if you catch them early.
6 Change batteries in your smoke alarm.
A giant 3D printer builds a liveable house
3D Concrete Printing. Since the Egyptians experimented with lime and gypsum
mortar as a binding for stone, concrete has been a building material of choice for
some of the greatest construction projects in the world. Now 3D-printing
technology is being integrated to produce complex building forms. This union has
the potential to reduce the time required to produce such components by several
orders of magnitude—from weeks to mere hours.
BIM in the Cloud Computing. There is no doubt that 2014 was a landmark
year in terms of new and growing technologies in the AEC industry. From smart
roads to cloud computing, technology has helped every aspect of design and
construction grow in the most amazing ways.
Although 2013 raised the public’s awareness of big data and cloud computing, it
is in 2014 that this technology began to come into its own as a BIM tool. Now this
technology is helping AEC professionals all over the globe collaborate together in
a way never before possible. This collaboration is accelerating amazing
designs, with reduced errors and costs.
New Technology in the Building Construction Industry
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What’s New?
Garden ponds enhance the beauty of any landscape. Certain steps need to be taken
to winterize your garden pond to maintain it’s beauty and health .
*Clean out the pond.
Remove any dead plants, algae, and any other debris. Rotting foliage will produce
gases in the water that can be fatal to fish. When removing dead vegetation, be
careful not to inadvertently remove floating pond plants that will grow again next
spring.
*Move Plants
Move Hardy plants to deeper water, and tropical lilies out of the pond to a place
where they won't freeze. If the lilies are in pots without drainage holes, keep them
well-watered. If they are in pots with drainage holes, repot them in pots without
draining holes. Check water levels to make sure that the lilies don't dry out.
Remove other tender plants from the pond, wrapping each plant loosely with damp
newspaper. Check the newspaper to be sure it is still moist, but not soaking wet.
*Clean the pond filter.
Move the filter close to the surface of the pond so that the air bubbles breaking the
surface of the water may prevent the pond from freezing completely
*Vacuum the pond.
*Feed the fish
Reduce the amount of food when the temperature gets colder. Stop feeding the fish
completely when the temperature drops below 50F(10C). Since the fish will be in
semi-hibernation, there should be enough nutrients in the pond for them to survive
the winter.
*Cover the pond.
Caring for Garden Ponds in Winter
We were recently working out in the country (Ararimu) building a lovely new home for a client we have done work for previously. This 275℠ home was sited over a lovely farm hillside with a great outlook. The work required extensive site works and landscaping. The home allows the client a great retreat from the Auckland suburban crush, and busyness, and to enjoy the beautiful, tranquil scenery.
Q: What is it called when a cat wins a
dog show?
A: A CAT-HAS-TROPHY!
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Amazing Tall Buildings in the World
Tallest of the Supertall - Burj Khalifa, Dubai
Burj Khalifa is not only the world’s tallest
building, it has also broken two other
impressive records: tallest structure, previously
held by the KVLY-TV mast in Blanchard,
North Dakota, and tallest free-standing
structure, previously held by Toronto’s CN
Tower. Burj Khalifa wins by far in all three
categories.
World Records
At over 828 metres (2,716.5 feet) and more
than 160 stories, Burj Khalifa holds the
following records:
Tallest building in the world
Tallest free-standing structure in the world
Highest number of stories in the world
Highest occupied floor in the world
Highest outdoor observation deck in the
world
Elevator with the longest travel distance in
the world
Tallest service elevator in the world
Shanghai Tower, China
On track to become the world's second-
tallest building, Gensler's Shanghai
Tower has already topped out at a height
of 632 metres, surpassed only by the 828
metre Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
It is the tallest structure ever built in
China and features a twisted form made
after a series of wind-tunnel tests.
The Marina 101 tower in Dubai is set to
become the second-tallest building in
Dubai, with a height of 426.5 metres.
The lower portion of the tower will
house the Middle East's first Hard Rock
Hotel, the upper levels will have 420
apartments and a restaurant with
panoramic views of the city.
The super-skinny 425-metre tall
building completing this year in New
York. Understood to be the tallest all-
residential building in the world, 432
Park Avenue will offer 104 luxury
residences, alongside facilities that
include a private swimming pool,
library and cinema screening room.
432 Park Avenue, USA Marina 101, UAE,
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the great compa-
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doing an alteration
or building a new
home:
Director’s note:
Dennis Peat, Director of Goldline Construction
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It is interesting watching the media deal with the Auckland market and how they are obsessed with fueling the high market house sales. This last week has now seen a spin-off effect to the Waikato and Tauranga region as Aucklanders either sell and move out, or invest elsewhere! This heated market is encouraging home owners to stay put, and invest in their own homes with doing alteration work, knowing their homes’ increased rising value covers the cost! However, those trying to enter this market have to pay a high price!
Also recently have been some warnings for the economy with unemployment rising, dairy pay-outs at an all time low, and our foreign markets slowing down. There is at least two or three years ahead for the Auckland market to remain buoyant and busy; and now is a good time to get on with these house alterations.
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