Tag: renovation restoration

City to reopen Pat O’Rourke Recreation and Aquatic Center after $1 million renovation

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EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The City of El Paso will reopen the Pat O’Rourke Community Recreation and Aquatic Center. The facility was temporarily closed for renovations. The $1 million enhancements will help accommodate sports, fitness, aerobics, games, and outdoor leisure activities, and include the following improvements: New gym flooring New tiles for the pool deck New roof ladder New wall openings in the weight room and gym Replacement of two reception desks Replacement of patio LED lights New furniture for the patio area Installation of automatic door at the entrance of the senior center room New tile for fitness…

Toshiba ESS to help renovate 45-MW geothermal power plant in Kenya

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Toshiba Corp announced today that its unit Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corp, or Toshiba ESS, will deliver steam turbines and generators for a renovation job at a 45-MW geothermal power plant in Kenya. Under the agreement with SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction Co Ltd, the new Units 1 through 3 at the Olkaria I plant will increase their output to 21 MW from the current 15 MW. Toshiba ESS estimates it will commence delivery of the steam turbines and generators by December 2025. Operational since 1981 by the Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen), Olkaria I is the oldest geothermal…

Tradewinds Resort in St. Louis Pete Beach one step closer to major renovation

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Controversial Tradewinds resort redevelopment vote The St. Pete Beach Planning Council discussed the future of the Tradewinds resort on Monday as they considered a controversial redevelopment. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A staple resort in St. Pete Beach is one step closer to a major renovation. The Tradewinds Resort wants to redevelop and combine its five properties into one cohesive lot. On Monday, in a Planning Council meeting, council members unanimously voted to recommend approval. The project would include the addition of 629 units between three towers and the demolition and redevelopment of 21 more. Plans also include a 68,000 sq…

Ottawa to launch pre-approved home design catalogue, bring back post-war effort

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The federal government intends to resurrect a post-war effort to ramp up housing construction across Canada — but with a 21st-century twist. A consultation process will begin next month on developing a catalog of pre-approved home designs to accelerate the home-building process for developers, Housing Minister Sean Fraser said Tuesday. It’s a reboot of a federal policy from the post-Second World War era, when the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. developed straightforward blueprints to help speed up the construction of badly needed homes, Fraser said. “When many thousands of soldiers were returning home to be reunited with their families at…