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Resilient Flooring: The sustainable specification

Construction Specifier

The correct flooring specification is one of the most important decisions that will be made, impacting the quality of the experience within the space, the economics of cycle renovations, and the related costs resulting from premature product failure. Is the goal to achieve certification from a green building rating system? •

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3 important early considerations for office-to-residential conversions

BD+C

Scott Campagna, PE MFPRO+ Blog Apartments Office Buildings Engineers Standards Adaptive Reuse Insulation Reconstruction & Renovation Talk of office-to-residential conversions are everywhere these days. Are you pursuing LEED Well certification?

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20 construction industry trends to watch in 2020

Building Radar

Now the data already recorded for the EnEV certificate can be used as the basis for a building eco-balance. But even beyond BIM, the cloud in the construction industry enables a shared team room as an online workspace – also via mobile devices – for correspondence, documentation and archiving, making project work much easier.

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How to Start a Career in Construction

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Some of the standard “tools” of construction now include mobile construction software and document management systems and disruptive technology like robotics and 3D printing. After getting a high school diploma or GED, most wind techs go to technical school to get certificates in wind energy technology. Sheet Metal Workers.

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The company, which develops software applications for mobile platforms, opened its R&D center in southwestern Pennsylvania in 2010. Vivisimo: 25 new jobs, IBM recently acquired the Squirrel-Hill based search technology company; Vivisimo also recently unrolled a mobile version of its customer service product.

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How To Reduce Risk On Construction Projects

ProcurementExpress.com

A very well know national architect was hired to provide demolition plans and renovation plans. Everything was going well on this project until the building inspector came to sign off on the certificate of occupancy. A tool that is mobile for all construction workers to link to it at any time.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

These programs have resulted in substantial upward mobility for current and new Broward County residents, while providing substantial returns on investment to local municipal partners through the generation of new revenue as a result of capital investments. Brick City Development Corp. million project will create approximately 90 jobs.

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