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Design and specification considerations: Stand-alone canopy structure systems

Construction Specifier

They are commonly seen in transit applications, such as bus and train stations, valet and parking kiosks, and shuttle stops for airports, convention centers, hotels, shopping centers, and health care, educational, and corporate campuses. Specify a finish that meets the current Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) documents: ?

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Successful Commercial Construction Strategies and Operations: Tip #1

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How did you file the documents for your last commercial construction project? If so, you probably put those documents in a banker’s box or two and then stored them in your office. Or maybe you paid to have the documents stored in a warehouse. By moving to a paperless project management software system. It all adds up.

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Expanding the exterior footprint

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“…nature makes people happier and healthier via our nontangible connections to ecosystems … the positive effects of nature on physiological health and mental health have been unequivocally documented.”. By adding ready access to the outdoors, airport design is evolving to make the passenger journey more of a semi-permeable experience.

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STRUCTURAL USES OF PRECAST CONCRETE

The Constructor

Structural frames are mainly used for offices, car parks and retail developments. Use of Precast Concrete in frames: There are two main types of precast building frame. The structural frame consists of slabs, beams and columns. The cross-wall frame consists of floor slabs and solid walls. It is used mainly for hotels, schools and hospitals.

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Why BIM is Failing…. or What Starbucks Gets that Architects Don’t!

Building Information Management

Opportunities like: polling a vast number of people using online tools or modeling the likelihood that a retail space will actually get foot traffic. federal departments/agencies, as well as state/county/local governments, colleges/universities, healthcare, and airports/transportation. No one wants an empty row of shops.

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The Travel & Tourism Game

Business Facilities

billion) and Retail ($109.6 Within the City of Fallon numerous shovel-ready parcels are available, including those located at the New River Business Park, the Hospital Medical Campus and the Fallon Municipal Airport located in the newly designated Opportunity Zone. Total domestic and international inbound traveler spending in the U.S.

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STATE FOCUS: Lassoing Jobs In Texas

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A “hub” for retail, health care, education and more, Lubbock is widely known as the “Hub City.” Lubbock’s diverse economy is based on manufacturing, agriculture, wholesale and retail trade services, as well as government, higher education and health care. LUBBOCK IS THE HUB CITY. Credit: Lubbock EDA.).

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