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Facility programming: The driving force behind healthcare design

The Korte Company

Collaboration with an architect or designer at this point is critical because building programs detail pretty much everything there is to know about a facility: How a facility will be oriented on the property and connect to existing road, water/sewer and electrical connections. Department of Defense.

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SPECIAL REPORT: The Carolinas Are Bringing The Business

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

ElectriCities service area. Photo: ElectriCities.). The designation followed years of efforts by local officials, CSX, Golden LEAF, Edgecombe-Martin Electric Cooperative and North Carolina’s Eastern Region to get all the pieces in place—land options, engineering studies, environmental studies and infrastructure.

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

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

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.

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Green construction tips to make your facility environmentally friendly

The Korte Company

Electric lights are getting more efficient, but they still account for between 25% to 45% of a building’s energy use. And equipping spaces with motion sensors that only turn on the lights when someone’s nearby dramatically reduces electrical costs. Later, we’ll discuss some of the key long-term benefits of this strategy.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

Pro Builder

The other front was for the real estate community to stop playing defense against entitlement processes, development standards, and zoning procedures that varied widely from city to city within the Salt Lake Valley. Just ask the local sewer district sued by the Coalition that eventually refunded $35 million of overcharged impact fees.

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Construction Equipments

The Constructor

A backhoe with a snow plow attachment clearing snow A worker attaches a lifting cable to a concrete sewer pipe section. Combat applications for dozer blades include clearing battlefield obstacles and preparing fire positions. into or onto another type of machinery (dump truck, conveyor belt, feed-hopper, rail-car, etc.).

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Less Is More In New England

Business Facilities

Rochester Public Works has multiple new road, water and sewer improvement projects that will support existing and continued growth in commercial and industrial development. In May, General Electric broke ground on its new corporate headquarters in Boston. This move allowed GE to experience the benefits of Mass.