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Day: January 10, 2022

Did You Know

Did You Know: China Consumes More Concrete?

Reading in the Economist last month, I ran across the surprising fact that over the previous 100 years the United States consumed a whopping 4.4 gigatons of cement. Meanwhile, during the three years between 2011-2013, China consumed 6.4 gigatons of

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Building Knowledge

What’s in a Threshold?

In colonial times, the wealthier people had homes with stone floors. In winter, these slick floors became slippery, with muddy shoes and melted snow. To absorb the muck, homeowners spread thresh — or straw — onto the floor at the

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Avanzando en en Vistas del Pacífico

Amigos y clientes, como ustedes tienen propiedad, o por lo menos interés en Vistas del Pacifico, he decidió iniciar un pequeño blog mensual para ir informando el avance de obra y otras notas de interés en el proyecto. Yo estaré

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