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Ranked: Seven innovative noise reduction materials for commercial spaces

Construction Specifier

By Ryan Shure Many types of buildings are considered commercial spaces. Commercial spaces are often large, bustling structures, required to withstand a high volume of human and machine traffic, more than a residential property. Managing sound transfer into and throughout a large commercial building can present a serious challenge.

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Aerospace And Defense Jobs Expected To Grow

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Aerospace And Defense Jobs Expected To Grow originally appeared on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. After several years of job losses, aerospace and defense sector employment is expected to grow in 2016 by more than 39,000 jobs in the U.S., Aerospace & Defense Labor Market Study.”

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Commonwealth Center For Advanced Manufacturing To Partner With The Department Of Defense Technology Development Institute

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The Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) has announced it will partner in the new public-private Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation (DMDI) Institute launched recently by President Barack Obama. DMDI is one of two new manufacturing innovation institutes being led by the Department of Defense (DoD).

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The Issues Associated with Using Location Factors and “national average” cost databases

Job Order Contracting

Here are a series quotations from independently published research papers or professional articles noting the issues associated with the use of location factors. The RSMeans city cost index (CCI) and the Department of Defense area cost factor (ACF) index are two primary examples of location factor publications. Martinez, A.,

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Airbus Joins Forces With CCAM

Business Facilities

The addition of a major player like Airbus is a great testament to the pivotal role CCAM plays as a centerpiece of Virginia’s efforts to promote R&D and technology commercialization, and contribute to a growing Virginia economy. Airbus is a global leader in advanced manufacturing and a pioneer in applying forward-thinking innovation.

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An Invisible Revolution: How Leading Construction Firms Are Rethinking Construction as a Business

Autodesk Construction Cloud

How do we transform to become more data-centric? Whether you are an owner, planner, designer, builder, supplier, operator, start-up entrepreneur, or big-company innovator, you need to pay attention to the smallest details and listen to the weakest signals to create or transform. What do we need to do to prepare for the future?

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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

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President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. The Digital Lab will apply computing technologies to address the manufacturing challenges faced by the Department of Defense. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Gov.

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