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NJIT architecture students to design first ever Habitat for Humanity homes in East Orange

2012-12-18T15:21:00-05:00

What does it take to build a livable home for under $100 per square foot? For a group of architecture students at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, that question was answered in a semester-long project that ended last week. The project culminated with two students winning top honors among their classmates by having their projects selected for construction by Habitat for Humanity.

'Jersey Shore' cast teams up with Architecture for Humanity. Seriously.

2012-11-06T18:13:00-05:00

As the tri-state area continues to recover from Hurricane Sandy's devastation, the cast of the "Jersey Shore" is teaming up with the nonprofit organization Architecture for Humanity for "Restore the Shore," a special benefit set to air live on Thursday, November 15.

For more information about Restore the Shore, go here.

U.S. Nuclear Plants Brace for Hurricane Sandy Impact

2012-10-30T18:32:00-04:00

Oyster Creek, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) north of Atlantic City, generates 630 megawatts (MW), or enough electricity to power 600,000 households. Situated about a mile inland from the brackish inlet of the Atlantic Ocean known as Barnegat Bay, it shares the same design as Japan's tsunami-crippled coastal nuclear plant, Fukushima Daiichi.