Sentence examples for outdated construction from inspiring English sources

Mr. Levy said he would eliminate outdated construction standards within 90 days.

As an architect who has been involved in New York City school design, I applaud Schools Chancellor Harold O. Levy's decision to throw out the outdated construction standards (news article, May 3).

This refinery was large and old, featuring outdated construction methods.

The factory's outdated construction materials and methods are believed to have contributed to the severity of the blaze.

Given how outdated the construction process and many of the designs and features of today's new construction homes often are, it's a bit of a surprise that nobody has really tackled this market yet.

But today, a growing number of scholars argues that the characterization of Neanderthals as boneheaded beasts is an outdated, sapian-centric construction – even a kind of bigotry.

The research company had sought for years to replace its outdated, sprawling building with money obtained through a land sale or a development deal but confronted fierce resistance from the community, which feared being overrun by commercial construction.

But it is, at its core, about the arena itself -- an aging, charmingly smallish building that looked outdated within 10 years of its construction in 1988.

A picture caption on Aug. 8 with an article about foreign architects' dissatisfaction with American construction standards gave an outdated name for the institution shown.

Correction: August 22, 2004, Sunday A picture caption on Aug. 8 with an article about foreign architects' dissatisfaction with American construction standards gave an outdated name for the institution shown.

The construction industry had horribly outdated software that often cost firms north of $100,000.