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Hacking and Hijacking

Business Facilities

Early in 2008, Boeing was ramping up production of its new 787 Dreamliner in anticipation of a commercial roll-out scheduled for July of that year. The only thing standing in the way of 787s joining the fleets of major airlines was certification by the Federal Aviation Administration that the aircraft was ready for commercial use.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

Business Facilities

The states that have put the assets in place today to support a thriving cybersecurity industry—including STEM-oriented higher education programs with cyber-specific degrees and R&D facilities working in tandem with national security agencies, the U.S. military and business—will rule the cyber sector tomorrow.

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Marketing Trends for 2015

Constructor Marketing that Works

Each day we get calls, emails and desperate pleas of “My marketing’s broken” only to find the contractor staunchly believes it’s still 2008. Secured their local listings, using a standardized set of messages, images, links. The $20 certificate is a discount on their next service or they can pass it to a neighbor or friend.

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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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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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COVER STORY: 2012 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

BF’s judging panel was particularly impressed with Louisiana’s willingness to go the extra mile in securing land options for the project, the customized incentives package offered to Sasol and the state’s creative use of LED’s GIS mapping in presenting its proposal to the energy giant. Air Force refueling tanker project. the new plant to?more

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Pennsylvania Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act: What Residential Contractors Need to Know

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Hence, Pennsylvania Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act (HICPA) was enacted in 2008. This could result in the contractor’s certification being revoked or suspended up to 5 years — but that’s not all. The rationale is that homeowners aren’t as sophisticated and/or construction savvy as commercial owners.