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Commercial Construction CSI – How to Uncover the Demons in Your Construction Site

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Step 2: We rented a sewer camera and discovered a metal object stuck to the existing pipe, which scraped the cable and caused the explosion. At one point or another, even the best Chicago commercial construction contractors are susceptible to a construction site demon. Step 1: We pulled out the cable to find it completely destroyed.

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Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws

Green Building Law Update

In 2014 the legislature established the original “Coast Smart” siting and design criteria requirements including created a Coast Smart Council. The bill also delays the implementation date of the Coast Smart siting and design criteria that are modified and made more broadly applicable from July 1, 2019, to July 1, 2020. Forest Cover.

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Water on the Brain

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

This all changed when Michael Bloomberg became mayor in 2002. Meanwhile, NYC water and sewer rates continued to rise to unprecedented levels, with annual increases averaging eight percent. Read Water on the Brain on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. 3 ahead of schedule.

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Ignoring water issues can harm the economy - Contractor Magazine

Contractor Magazine

In Chicago, water rates are expected to double over the next five years; in many locales water and sewer rates collide with energy conservation, such as with water-cooled ice machines or air conditioning. A cooling tower might save 3 cents to 5 cents per ton-hour over an air-cooled system, but the water and sewer costs may be 6 cents.

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Seven Projects Land Deal of the Year Honorable Mentions

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Under the codename “Project Profile,” KP conducted a wide-ranging site selection search for a new National Innovation Center. In 2015, San Marcos snared the largest job-creating project in the history of the city and surrounding Hays County—Amazon’s new fulfillment center, which is bringing more than 1,000 jobs to the region at the site.

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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

Business Facilities

The cities and towns in Johnson County have all the pieces in place, including the infrastructure with plans for roads and excess capacity for sewer and water to drive development, Aubin said. The site is adjacent to the KCS rail line, within 1.4 Moving Ruston Forward will fund over 20 water, sewer and street projects.

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Revit Beginners: Utility Lines Workaround

Revit Beginners

Combining repeating details and detail lines you now have a workaround for creating utility lines for gas, elec, phone, sewer, storm drain, etc. in 2002 and am currently a member of AUGI. Surveys and Site Plans. Draw your repeating detail over your new detail line as though tracing the detail line. David Duarte. at 10:13 PM.

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