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Nation's Largest Mass-Timber Office Building Slated for Chicago

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Curbed Chicago reports Houston-based commercial real estate developer Hines is planning a six-story, 270,000-square-foot “mass timber” structure at 1017 W. Division Street—ironically the former site of the Big Bay Lumber Yard owned by the Ciral family.

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Top 10 Construction Companies in the USA

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Chicago Bridge and Iron Company. $ Chicago Bridge and Iron Company. PCL construction works on various institutional, residential, educational and commercial construction projects. It has headquartered in the energy corridor area of Houston Texas. Chicago Bridge and Iron Company. MC Dermott International.

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U.S. CRE Turning Around In 2014, According To New PwC/ULI Report

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As a result, the report anticipates that 2014 may be the year that many investors who have traditionally focused mainly on large established markets such as Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco and Washington, will be expanding their focus to other cities in order to protect capital.

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Top 10 Cement Companies in USA

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Chicago, IL. Houston, TX. LafargeHolcim is currently headquartered located in Chicago. Cemex , in Houston, TX, provides cement lime mix as well as plastic, portland, stucco, and masonry cement. Ash Grove Cement Company also supplies packaged cement products for commercial, industrial, and residential use.

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Illinois Is Top State For LEED Green Building

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Census data, and includes commercial and institutional green building projects certified throughout 2015. Notable projects certified in 2015’s Top 10 States for LEED include: Illinois: Virgin Hotel Chicago; LEED Gold. Texas: The Treehouse at Memorial City, part eco office and part clubhouse in Houston; LEED Platinum.

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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way

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According to the Chicago Tribune , “The fund will award convertible notes initially ranging from $100,000 to $500,000 to early-stage Illinois-based companies working in renewable energy, energy efficiency, smart grid, next-generation transportation and water resource management. This venture capital fund allocated with $2.3

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constructionattorneyblog: LEED project managment software

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Werner Sabo is a partner at the construction law firm of Sabo & Zahn in Chicago. He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier.