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This research report documents the findings of an investigation into automated temporary traffic control device (TTCD) deployment and retrieval technologies. The researchers found that some automated TTCD deployment and retrieval products may reduce one or more types of worker risk while increasing other types of risk. A fully automated product has the potential for the greatest risk reduction overall, but also has a much higher cost than less complex...
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"Breathe new life into that old cardboard box! Though paper and cardboard seem common and humble materials, discover the totally unexpected, beautiful and intricate art that can be created using the repurposed and upcycled resource.The Art of Cardboard showcases the grand and imaginatinve scale of cardboard art and design. Inside, you'll find jaw-dropping cardboard creations from around the world! You'll dicover the process of each art form, as well...
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In Solar Rooftop DIY, author Mike Sullivan offers five design plans-ranging from a few simple panels to a complex, roof-covering array-for building a rooftop PV energy system for any home. Each plan has clear and detailed step-by-step photographs showing the installation process. Many of them require no additional labor-just a few days' commitment for the average weekend warrior.
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This book will help you get fast and easy your efficient and cost-effective off-grid residential or mobile solar power system. It will reveal you the secrets to getting quickly and easily more solar power for less more invested. The book exposes the essentials of residential and mobile off-grid solar panel systems. It is targeted both to solar newbies and advanced solar users and offers a comprehensive step-by-step approach how to design and...
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Featuring more than six hundred photographs and seventy-five illustrations, this comprehensive guide to flooring provides detailed step-by-step instructions on how to install, maintain, and repair every type of flooring, including wood, tile, laminates, engineered wood, stone, rugs, carpet, garage-tile, and polished concrete, along with tips on how to select the right flooring for every room in the home.
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"Hello, my name is Thomas Thwaites, and I have made a toaster." So begins The Toaster Project, the author's nine-month-long journey from his local appliance store to remote mines in the UK to his mother's backyard, where he creates a crude foundry. Along the way, he learns that an ordinary toaster is made up of 404 separate parts, that the best way to smelt metal at home is by using a method found in a fifteenth-century treatise, and that plastic...
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"Going solar has major financial benefits: it reduces your monthly electricity costs and can increase the value of your home. Incentives like the federal tax credit for solar can reduce your net cost by 26 percent and more. The rising cost of electricity from traditional sources makes solar installation like a no-brainer for many homeowners. With the help of this guide you will learn what to consider before going solar and what steps will be involved....
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"From Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award winner Scott O'Connor comes a literary thriller about an infamous desert art installation, the cult it inspired, and a series of violent events. Los Angeles, the late 1970s: Jess Shepard is an installation artist who creates environments that focus on light and space, often leading to intense sensory experiences for visitors to her work. A run of critically lauded projects peaks with Zero Zone,...