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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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Nationwide, office vacancies stand at 17%, with some big cities—San Francisco, Houston, Austin—topping 30%, while the U.S. Determining whether the floor plate is made of concrete, steel, or wood has a significant impact in the feasibility of a project. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.

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Top 10 Companies for Environmental Engineers to Work For

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“ Most people really don’t know what environmental engineers do ,” says Dan Wittliff, managing director of environmental services with GDS Associates in Austin , Texas. Paramount also provides consultancy services in Air Quality Monitoring, Environmental Impact Assessments and Treatability & Feasibility Studies.

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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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Rick Perry of Texas for the September/October 2013 issue of Business Facilities , we assumed our encounter would be similar to the informal yet highly informative session we had with him in May at the State Capital in Austin. Perry supporting a referendum to fund the State Water Plan. Credit: [link]. SMART GRIDS, DESALINIZATION.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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percent in 2011 with top exporting industries that included petroleum and coal products, chemicals, computer and electronic products, non-electrical machinery and transportation equipment. Rick Perry cuts the ribbon at the grand opening of the equipment giant's new hydraulic excavator manufacturing plant in Victoria, TX.

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

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Additionally, IBM will work closely with local professors at LSU to create coursework focused on technology, math and software development, and equip students to meet the growing demand for business services including advanced analytics, process innovation and application development. billion over 10 years.

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

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Its focus will be on biomechanics, e-health and equipment technology for medical engineering. Financial aids for new innovative businesses are, for example start-up loans or equipment loans offered by the Société Nationale de Crédit et d’Investissement. The RCBE will now support and bundle research competencies in these fields.

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