Construction

Groupon Style Home Buying

Maisonia Deal is a group buying program (think Groupon) for building a new home in France. By negotiating on behalf of groups of individuals planning to build a new home, Maisonia Deal promises that it can save buyers as much as 30%. The system works like this: You choose one of their builders to construct

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Dig This Franchise

Dig This, the construction theme park business I wrote about earlier today and first mentioned in August 2008 is now offering franchises. According to the company, the initial Franchise fee for starting a DIG THIS® Franchise is $75,000. In addition to your franchise fee, you can expect to invest another $100,000.00 to $200,000.00 in the

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Cardboard Mechanics

“Cardboard Mechanics” is an art installation created by four students at the Utrecht School of Art and Technology in the Netherlands. It is a clockwork machine built out of cardboard and controlled by an arduino. You can view more videos of the machine here. via Neatorama

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