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Why and how to employ air curtains at industrial doorways

Construction Specifier

For example, brick-and-mortar retail stores decentralized their inventories by switching from warehousing to a more diversified approach for in-store storage. Decentralization, especially for national chains, keeps stock closer for buyers, reduces shipping distances, and subsequently, costs.

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What you missed last week: Architecture billings up again; record year for hotel renovations; nation's most expensive real estate markets

BD+C

BD+C ''s roundup of the top construction market news for the week of August 18 includes the latest architecture billings index from AIA and a BOMA study on the nation''s most and least expensive commercial real estate markets.

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What Is Building | Types of Building

CivilJungle

The buildings are generally used for showrooms or stores, housing shops, where display and sale, the wholesale goods, merchandise is carried out or retail goods are called mercantile buildings. According to the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), there are three classifications a building can be given. Mercantile Building.