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NJ Mall Project Stirring

Construction Knowledge

As the whimsically designed Meadowlands mall was being built in 2008, the economy sputtered. Gov Christie won the endorsement of the laborers union for his reelection and last month told them that they would be working on the project by January 2013. The project developers got worried and cut costs, producing what Gov.

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The Road to Recovery in Detroit

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

In 2008, Chrysler rolled the dice and told the world it would invest $1.8 The Jefferson North facility seemed an unlikely candidate in 2008 for this largesse. Annual production at the facility has tripled since 2008. billion in its Jefferson North plant on Detroit’s dilapidated East Side. million-square-foot plant.

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State Focus – Kansas: The Sunflower State Is Blooming and Booming

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Since the beginning of 2008, wind generating capacity in Kansas has more than tripled to 2,967 megawatts. So does Interstate 35, which stretches from Canada to Mexico and is a key component of the North American Free Trade Agreement Corridor. That capacity places Kansas in the top 10 in the U.S., at 12,800 feet.

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LEED Credit is Designed to Eliminate Illegal Wood in Buildings

Green Building Law Update

Documentary proof that the products are backed by a FLEGT license accepted under the European Union Timber Regulation. Section 8204 of that Act as amended in 2008 is titled “ Prevention of Illegal Logging Practices.” The European Union has similar timber regulation. The entire credit can be accessed from this link.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The European Union has been in intense negotiations with Beijing in recent weeks to try to resolve the trade dispute, and the latest reports say a tentative agreement has been reached. and other free-market proponents. and other free-market proponents.

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Contractor Marketing That Works: There's Goodness In The Badness

Constructor Marketing that Works

In his February 24th State of the Union Address, Barack Obama publicly declared that “The future of our economy relies on the imagination of our Entrepreneurs.” ► 2008. (22). You’re an entrepreneur, this is what you do. ► August. (2). ► July. (1). ► May. (1). ▼ April. (1). ► July.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

He is also FM Global’s representative to the buildingSMART alliance (serving as chairman since 2008) and The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). In addition to numerous articles in AEC publications, Steve has co-authored McGraw-Hill Construction’s SmartMarket Reports on Interoperability (2007), BIM (2008), The Business Value.

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