[ad_1] SF BART recently submitted a preliminary application for the redevelopment of the North Berkeley BART station at Sacramento Street in Berkeley. Local transit agencies will use Assembly Bill 2011 to streamline the approval process through a CEQA-exempt and time-limited process. When completed, 739 new homes will replace the surface car parks surrounding the bus station.North Berkeley BART redevelopment project as seen from Sacramento and Delaware, rendering by David Baker ArchitectsPedestrian view of the North Berkeley BART redevelopment project from Virginia Street, rendered by David Baker ArchitectsNeighborhood gateway in North Berkeley BART redevelopment community, rendered by David Baker ArchitectsNorth Berkeley…
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[ad_1] CCTV reporter: Foreign Minister Wang Yi has just concluded his visit to Europe. In addition to visiting Spain and France, Minister Wang also met with leaders or foreign ministers of European countries such as Serbia, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Poland during the Munich Security Conference. He also met with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. What signal does this visit send to the future of China-EU relations?Mao Ning: Since China and the EU established a comprehensive strategic partnership 20 years ago, the two sides have become the two major forces promoting world multipolarity, the…
[ad_1] Wanting: Sime Darby Plantation Bhd (SDP) aims to use 100% local labor at its oil palm plantations by 2027, except for fruit picking. Zulkifli Zainal Abidin, chief human resources officer of the company, said that the policy was implemented under the “local program” started in 2019, which will introduce mechanical technology in the plantation sector. He said examples of the use of machinery in plantation management to replace the phased use of foreign labor include the use of drone technology and remote control technology to apply fertilizers and control insects and pests. “We hope that by 2027, we will…
[ad_1] Google has opened a building in New York City to house its North American operations, housed in a 1930s railroad terminal that was restored and transformed by architecture studios CookFox Architects and Gensler. Developed by Oxford Properties, this 232-foot (70-meter), 12-story office building is the North American headquarters of Google’s global business organization and is located on the west side of Manhattan, north of the Tribeca neighborhood. CookFox Architects and Gensler create Google headquarters in New York CityThe scheme’s design architects, CookFox Architects, transformed the 1930s railway terminus known as St John’s Terminal, which is now the terminus of…
[ad_1] PARKROYAL Marina Bay Collection / FDAT Architects © Daniel Koh and Darren Soh+13 share shareFacebookTwittermailinterestWhatsapporhttps://www.archdaily.com/1013588/parkroyal-collection-hotel-marina-bay-fdat-architects © Daniel Koh and Darren SohText description provided by the architect. PARKROYAL Marina Bay explores Singapore’s Garden City in a new context – inverting the relationship between nature and architecture to breathe new life into the ancient but still vibrant 21-storey City Atrium complex – creating a kind of hotel garden . One of the principles of sustainability is not creating unnecessary waste; this applies to buildings and plastic bags. Demolishing a typical high-rise building emits 51,300 tonnes of carbon dioxide, equivalent to destroying…
[ad_1] Rhumbline Advisers raised its holdings in shares of Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE: APLE – Free Report) by 78.3% during the third quarter, according to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owns 738,066 shares of the real estate investment trust stock after purchasing an additional 324,102 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers held 0.32% of Apple Hospitality REIT worth $11,322,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings in APLE. Foundry Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Apple Hospitality REIT by…
[ad_1] Advances in superconducting nanoribbon detectors have achieved high-fidelity, true photon number resolution of up to 10 photons, marking a major leap in quantum information technology. Image source: SciTechDaily.comWider superconducting bands enable better Photon-Digital resolution with greater dynamic range and fidelity.Using single photons as qubits has become a prominent strategy in quantum information technology. Accurately determining the number of photons is critical for a variety of quantum systems, including quantum computing, quantum communications, and quantum metrology.Photon number-resolving detectors (PNRDs) play a crucial role in achieving this goal accuracy And there are two main performance indicators: resolution fidelity, which measures the…
[ad_1] Mahr Inc. announced that John Roberts has joined the company as general manager of sales, covering the United States, Canada, Mexico and Brazil. In addition to field sales, he will oversee Mahr’s Engineered Solutions business as well as marketing, product management, applications engineering, service, customer resource centers and distribution teams. John has over 30 years of experience and a proven track record in industrial automation. Prior to joining Mahr, he worked at B&R Industrial Automation, a member of the ABB Group, where he held a series of progressively senior sales management positions, including General Manager of Growth Markets, Senior…
[ad_1] In 1987, New York Institute of Technology architects Michael Schwarting and Frances Campani avoided demolition of the 1931 Aluminare House, then located on a private estate in Huntington, Long Island.Designed by Lawrence Kocher and Albert Frey, the Aluminaire House has since become an icon of modernist design and was recently listed by Architectural Record as one of the most important buildings in the world of the past 125 years.During a Modernism Week presentation Tuesday at the Hyatt Regency Palm Springs, Schwartin and Campany remembered first entering the building and seeing the state of disrepair that included graffiti on the…
[ad_1] Punjab National Bank (PNB) will close the registration process for the post of Specialist Officer tomorrow i.e. February 25, 2024. Eligible candidates can apply online through the official website of PNB, pnbindia.in. The recruitment drive will fill 1,025 positions in the organization. PNB SO Recruitment 2024: Registration ends tomorrow for 1025 posts, link here {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The tentative date for the online exam is March/April 2024. Candidates who want to apply for online exams can follow the steps below. Hindustan Times- Your fastest source of breaking news! Read now. Direct Link to Apply for PNB SO Recruitment…