Four US states that have phased out coal: New York, Washington, and Hawaii. These four states have about the same GDP as the UK (a little more in fact).
As near as I can tell Tallinn Estonia is the snowiest city in the EU (I’m not talking some alpine ski resort town) at 44in a year. Helsinki is at like 36in and Stockholm is like 33in. Moscow is 69in close but still less than Montreal which is less than Buffalo, Rochester or Syracuse.
That’s the same size we use in the US. I suspect it has to with our (northern) road construction related to the fact that European cities don’t get anywhere near the snowfall North American cities do. In the southern US concrete curbs are the norm as there’s no salt or freeze thaw.
Granite Curbs are more cost effective over the life of the roadway. I’m in about the same climate (WNY). Granite Curb is around $65/LF while Concrete Curb is around $30/LF. Concrete curbs crumble to nothing around 25 years while there are lots of 100+ year old sandstone curbs still around the city
Is NYC building code completely different from NYS (as if it were a different state) or is it an “in addition to” type situation? I’m in WNY where we are growing again and starting to see some interesting things.
Kinda, it’s been low-key around for the last year or so. Overwhelmingly affecting the gay community: www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
The first identified case outside of Africa came a day after the World Health Organization issued its second emergency declaration.
This is why snow chains are illegal in NY but a way of life as I understand it out west. In CNY and WNY nowadays you have to get 12” of snow in 8 hours to close school.
In the US Construction Managers can come from anywhere and are on the builder side, overwhelmingly Managers have degrees but it could be in anything. If I had to guess Civil Engineering tends to be the most common degree - but no more than 15% or so Typically US architects are owner’s reps at best.
Houses as a store of value is a real problem that needs to be broken. Homeownership vs renting should about control and/or permanency, not wealth building.
This comment is so perfect that as I write this is the first comment despite 60 reposts.