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Commercial Construction Trends and Predictions for 2016

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As we close in on the finish line for 2015, we’re happy to report it’s been a terrific year at Englewood Construction and for many others in the commercial construction industry. Developers and Tenants Create Entertainment Zones to Drive Traffic. Locally Grown Restaurants Feed the Construction Pipeline. Bill Di Santo.

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Sound of silence: Specifying the four roles of acoustic ceilings

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Before 2015, there was not much information available to design and specification professionals on the performance of modular, suspended, acoustic panel ceiling systems inside commercial buildings, especially when combined with floor slabs, plenum barriers, light fixtures, and air distribution terminals and units.

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Net zero building design and air leakage

GCP Applied Technologies

A ZNE building may not necessarily be “off the grid,” but over the course of a year, it will generate at least as much energy as it consumes from the commercial power grid. climate zones 3 – 8 (all but the hottest southern regions) and ? climate zones 1 -2 (Florida, southern Texas and part of Arizona). 3 ACH at 50 Pa for U.S.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

Business Facilities

In 2015, Apple decided to put its $2 billion, 1.3-million-square-foot Vistancia Commercial Core: 320-acres in the affluent, growing community of Vistancia. Zoned mixed-use/commercial. Strong workforce within a 45 minute commute zone. Strong workforce within a 30 minute commute zone.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Mississippi Looks To Energy Sector To Fuel Statewide Growth

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Bryant and Yokohama Tire Corporation executives announced in the location of a $300 million commercial tire plant in West Point, MS, and the creation of 500 new jobs in phase one of a multiple phase project. The state has announced several major economic development projects in the first two quarters of 2013. In April 2013, Gov.

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Wisconsin Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Brownfield Grants: Grants to local governments, businesses, non-profits and individuals for developing commercial and industrial sites that have been adversely affected by environmental contamination. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, and before January 1, 2015, 3.75%.

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Less Is More In New England

Business Facilities

The Granite Ridge Development District: The creation of the Granite Ridge Development District, a 913-acre commercial and entertainment zone, involved policy changes as well as active investment attraction. The city rezoned the acreage for maximum density and favorable construction conditions beneficial to commercial developers.