Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Dodge Data & Analytics released its 2018 Dodge Construction Outlook yesterday during its 79th annual Outlook Executive Conference in Chicago. The report predicts some deceleration but sees growth in mixed patterns in project types. Robert Murray, chief economist for Dodge Data & Analytics summarized the report's findings:

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Business Facilities

MARCH 21, 2019

Read: E-Commerce, Logistics Signed Largest Warehouse Leases In 2018 at BusinessFacilities.com. CBRE study found that last year, 61 of the largest 100 industrial leases in the U.S. were completed by e-commerce companies and logistics firms.

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BD+C

JUNE 1, 2018

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) recently announced the winners of the 16th Annual CTBUH Awards Program, which competed for winning distinctions at the 2018 Tall + Urban Innovation Conference from May 30-31 at Aqua Tower in Chicago.

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Contractor Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Recognizes some of the most inventive products, systems and technologies featured at the January 2018 AHR Expo in Chicago.

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Contractor Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

The Chicago Area Plumbing Industry Hall of Fame honors individuals who have shown personal commitment, ingenuity and passion to improve the plumbing industry during their careers.

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BD+C

MAY 7, 2019

Construction costs nationally rose in 2018 by an average of 5.73%, with Chicago and Portland, Ore., showing the greatest increases among major cities. Costs rose at a time when many markets are at or near their construction-activity cycle, and as industry unemployment remained higher than the country’s at large.

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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Aimed at improving safety along Chicago's popular Lakefront Trail bordering Lake Michigan, a new flyover structure will miss its scheduled 2018 completion date by at least a year, likely boosting the project's original $60-million cost.

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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Aimed at improving safety along Chicago's popular Lakefront Trail bordering Lake Michigan, a new flyover structure will miss its scheduled 2018 completion date by at least a year, likely boosting the project's original $60-million cost.

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Contractor Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

PREVIEW: The Big Green show arrives in Chicago this month, intent on helping the built environment to better withstand the effects of natural disasters and climate change.

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Pro Builder

JULY 29, 2020

By analyzing the 2018 Census Bureau data, SmartAsset ranked the top 25 cities where singles choose homebuying over renting. This was done by analyzing the single homeownership rate in 2014 and 2018 in the top 100 metros. All three had a 2018 single homeownership rates of at least 53%. two of them are a one-person household.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

This year Greenbuild is in Chicago from November 14 thru 16. Greenbuild 2018 in Chicago will be “the” target rich environment for green people this year. As a reader of my blog, if you email me before Greenbuild, I will gladly buy you a cup of coffee or other libation at a Chicago watering hole.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

This post is a compilation of the highlights from the just completed Greenbuild International Conference and Expo that took place last week in Chicago. I will write more about the 2018 IgCC in this blog next week. Possibly more accurately stated, this is a report on the state of the LEED green building rating system.

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BD+C

MAY 14, 2018

The Tall + Urban Innovation Conference (May 30-31 in Chicago) explores and celebrates the very best in innovative tall buildings, urban spaces, building technologies, and construction practices from around the world. .

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Contractor Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Looking to raise the global Living Standard, USGBC gathered in Chicago to explore the connection of the built environment to climate change, health, human rights and equity.

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BD+C

APRIL 30, 2018

Interesting op-ed article in Crain's Chicago Business (April 23, 2018) by Andrea Zopp, CEO, World Business Chicago, pointing out the differences in annual occupancy costs per square foot (annual mortgage payment + property tax) in U.S. Leading the way: San Francisco, at $60.21

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 6, 2018

I recently attended a senior housing conference in Chicago where a panelist discussed the challenge senior housing operators face in hiring and retaining caregivers and other staff given the high hourly wages offered by employers like Amazon. Developers Think Outside the Big Box to Fill Retail Vacancies.

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 3, 2018

Power Technique will serve the construction, industrial, drilling, oil and gas and petrochemicals industries and will continue to consist of the Atlas Copco, Chicago Pneumatic and American Pneumatic Tools brands. Products include generators, compressors, light towers, pumps, light industrial solutions, and handheld construction tools.

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BD+C

MAY 9, 2018

AEC innovation conference in Chicago. . . . . The 2018 Accelerate Live! . BD+C Senior Editor John Caulfield will be posting takeaways and highlights from each speaker track at today’s Accelerate Live! speaker roster: . TRACK #1: The Changing Built Environment. Sponsored by: SageGlass & SAFTI FIRST. .

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

AUGUST 14, 2018

We’re excited to be at the 2018 AGC IT Forum Aug. 15-17 in Chicago. The 10 th anniversary of this important industry event, the forum pulls together construction IT professionals, innovators and construction executives with a passion for technology from all corners of the nation.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 12, 2020

According to a 2018 Federal Reserve study, Millennials are less well off than previous generations. As the generation gets priced out of cities such as New York and Chicago, many migrate to Seattle, Denver, and Austin, according to Forbes. They are spending more, making less, and have significantly less savings.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 10, 2020

They’re trading more expensive cities such as New York City, San Francisco, and Chicago for smaller cities with robust growth like Denver, Dallas, and Nashville. SmartAsset determined the top 10 cities and states where Millennials are moving by analyzing the net migration numbers in 205 of the largest cities in the U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

last year the 15,373 attendees in Chicago dwarfed the first Greenbuild in 2002 when a mere 4,189 people gathered in Austin. Those 2018 demographics are proof that Greenbuild is the largest green building gathering each year and unquestionably the par excellence opportunity for business development among “green people.”.

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Construction Specifier

JULY 9, 2020

I always knew I would go into the business,” recalled Zack Zuidemas, vice-president for Jimmy’Z Masonry , located in Crystal Lake, Illinois, about 80 km (50 mi) north of Chicago. Located about 80 km north of Chicago, the base was in dire need of additional space to house 600 enlisted military personnel.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JANUARY 31, 2019

In Chicago, officials are mulling over several design plans for an $8.5 billion in new construction permits issued in 2018, while in-state neighbor Nashville currently has 18 projects underway valued at $100 million or more, including two $1 billion projects. billion expansion of O’Hare International Airport to modernize the facility.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JUNE 28, 2018

At Engineering News-Record’s 2018 FutureTech Conference, McKinsey & Company presented data about construction technology from a forthcoming report that shows construction companies are investing in technology significantly more than in the past. Elon Musk’s Boring Company Gets Go Ahead to Build a High-Speed Train to Chicago’s Airport.

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Construction and Infrastructure Law

JUNE 4, 2019

A recently released NLRB advice memo , however, signals the likely reversal of those earlier decisions and that contractors and owners may now be able to stop such harassing union job site tactics simply by filing a secondary boycott unfair labor practice change with the NLRB.

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Construction and Infrastructure Law

JUNE 4, 2019

A recently released NLRB advice memo , however, signals the likely reversal of those earlier decisions and that contractors and owners may now be able to stop such harassing union job site tactics simply by filing a secondary boycott unfair labor practice change with the NLRB.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 26, 2017

The container ship MSC Chicago sails up river to the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal near Savannah Ga. Louis, Chicago and the Ohio Valley. Construction is expected to begin in the first quarter of Calendar Year 2018. Four will arrive in 2018, and the final six by 2020. Georgia Ports Authority/Stephen B.

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Stok

OCTOBER 29, 2018

CoreNet Global Summit 2018 | Boston, MA. #4: stok Founder Matt Macko accepted the CoreNet 2018 Sustainable Leadership Award on behalf of NRDC for the LEED Gold and Living Building Challenge Petal certified NRDC San Francisco office. C warming threshold ominously outlined in the latest IPCC report released October 2018.

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NH Construction Law

APRIL 26, 2022

2018) (“The purchaser of a newly constructed home may not pursue a claim for breach of an implied warranty of habitability against a subcontractor where there is no contractual relationship.”). The Richards Group of Chicago , 116 Ill. Sienna Court Condominium Ass’n v. Champion Aluminum Corp. , 3d 1112, 1121 (Ill.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 17, 2017

HMD Trucking plans to complete construction and move into its new Indiana facility in 2018. Currently located in Chicago Ridge, IL, HMD Trucking will invest nearly $6 million to expand its trucking operations to an 11-acre site in Gary. Photo: HMD Trucking.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

The first group of expert speakers is confirmed for BD+C ’s 2018 Accelerate Live! AEC innovation conference , Thursday, May 10, in Chicago. This high-energy, single-day event features 22 talks about the future of the AEC industry and the changing built environment. .

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HardHatChat

JANUARY 6, 2020

The Green Rush Surges On: Between 2018 and 2019, Englewood’s work in the cannabis industry grew by 100%, and we expect that trajectory to continue as more states legalize recreational marijuana use and cannabis firms expand into new markets.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 11, 2017

CHICAGO AIMS FOR THE TOP OF THE TECH CHART. Chicago is rising up in ranks to become the next big place for technology innovation. Chicago’s Digital Manufacturing and Design Institute (DMDII), has partnered with McKinsey & Co. Chicago’s Digital Manufacturing and Design Institute (DMDII), has partnered with McKinsey & Co.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 10, 2023

I’m based in Chicago where I work for Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, a national full-service real estate firm, as a project manager in the construction and maintenance department for the multifamily properties we own and manage. Our portfolio spans 6,000 market-rate rental units across 20 properties in Chicago, St.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 26, 2016

Notable projects certified in 2015’s Top 10 States for LEED include: Illinois: Virgin Hotel Chicago; LEED Gold. billion from 2015–2018. . Four of the six states included in the 2014 list increased the square feet of space they certified per resident in 2015 (Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, and California). million U.S.

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

In the ’60s, he started building farther afield, in Chicago, Washington, D.C., In Chicago in the early 1970s, Pulte unveiled the Quadrominium, a structure consisting of four two-bedroom homes, each with its own entrance and garage, in a building that looked like a single large luxury home. and Atlanta.

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