• KTVZ

    RPA, COCC students building cabin 'tiny homes' for Redmond's Oasis Village

    Students from Redmond Proficiency Academy and COCC"s pre-apprenticeship program are building cabin homes for Redmond's Oasis Village transitional housing.

    • Time

    Building Affordable Homes Out of Plastic Waste

    African start-up Kubik makes building materials out of hard-to-recycle plastic for affordable housing projects.

    • Deals

    Microsoft Office Home & Student 2021

    Please allow us to introduce the perfect companion for your productivity needs: the Microsoft Office Home & Student 2021. This all-inclusive software suite, available on Amazon at an impressive 33% discount, adorns your PC or Mac with a rich set of tools designed to supercharge your efficiency. Whether you're a student tackling a mountain of homework or a home-bound worker managing your work-from-home requirements, the Microsoft Office Home & Student 2021 is a must-have. Fitted with classic...

  • College bosses building bridges for construction students

    The Faculty of Construction at Sunderland College has teamed up with the Northern Counties Builders Federation (NCBF) with the aim of driving forward employment prospects for young trades people. Together, they are staging an event – on May 20 – which will bring together NCBF members and the wider construction industry in the region to meet students learning to be electricians, plumbers, carpenters, joiners and bricklayers and now looking for a placement in industry. The NCBF is a...

  • The Jewish settlers who want to build homes in Gaza

    They see an opportunity to push for a return of Jewish settlements to the Palestinian territory.

  • Over a dozen blighted homes set to be demolished in Erie

    While improvements are coming to Pennsylvania Avenue, some residents were concerned about one home in the 1100 block. George Bunce, who's lived in the neighborhood for several decades, said while that home is an eyesore, Bishop Brock from the Eagle's Nest Leadership Corporation invested in the area and made improvements. "It was rough about 5 []

    • CP24

    Ontario to allocate international student permits to in-demand programs

    TORONTO - Ontario will prioritize its newly reduced number of international undergraduate student study permits to post-secondary institutions that offer in-demand programs such as in the skilled trades, child care and health care, the province said Wednesday. The federal government announced earlier this year it would slash the number of international student permits it would hand out, with Ontario seeing its allotment cut in half. “We are protecting the integrity of our province's...

  • Shapiro pushes whole-home repair program in Harrisburg

    Pennsylvania has many old homes in desperate need of repair whose owners can't afford the fix. Governor Josh Shapiro is touting a program in his budget that would help, but can the state afford it?

  • Springfield students, faculty take part in “Portrait of a Graduate”

    Springfield Public Schools is engaging the community to help build a 'Portrait of a Graduate.' It's an initiative to help students and faculty transform the overall educational experience across the district.

    • CNBC

    How an AI program can design your dream home in seconds

    Vitruvius has been trained on building codes, building methods and structural engineering.

  • Trudeau says Windsor not 'ambitious' enough on building homes

    Less than two months after his government denied Windsor millions for housing initiatives, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blamed city council’s lack of ambition for its failed funding pursuit during a visit this week. Speaking with reporters on Thursday, Trudeau said his government created the Housing Accelerator Fund to encourage cities “to be really ambitious about […]

  • Zircuit Launches Build to Earn Program to Reward Ecosystem Contributors

    George Town, Grand Cayman, March 27th, 2024, Chainwire Zircuit, a fully EVM-compatible ZK rollup with parallelized circuits and AI-enabled security, today launched its Build to Earn program to incentivize builders, founders, and community members who contribute to the Zircuit ecosystem. Backed by Pantera Capital, Dragonfly Capital, and Maelstrom, Zircuit currently has over $800M staked. Zircuit […]