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The impact of office-to-residential conversion on downtown areas

BD+C

The impact of office-to-residential conversion on downtown areas 0 qpurcell Mon, 10/16/2023 - 08:29 Office Buildings Gensler's Duanne Render looks at the incentives that could bring more office-to-residential conversions to life. The opportunity for cities is massive. Clair West , Toronto, Ontario.

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Top 10 Cement Companies in USA

CivilJungle

Chicago, IL. LafargeHolcim is currently headquartered located in Chicago. LafargeHolcim cement, available in bulk and bag form, blended, masonry, specialty, mortar, custom stucco, slag, include portland, environmentally friendly Cement, fly ash, as well as cement-lime, and cementitious materials. Cement Companies. Houston, TX.

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Nature as the city: Why it’s time for a new framework to guide development

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Photo courtesy NBBJ The Introduction of New Habitat and Wildlife Corridors Cities including Portland and Oslo are exploring butterfly and bee highways and urban wildlife corridors to create safe habitat for birds, animals and other wildlife. These habitat interventions need to be connected across scale to be successful.

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DBIA turns 25

The Korte Company

It started in 1993 when a group of around 35 representatives of national construction firms gathered in Chicago to discuss forming an organization that would push the federal government to recognize Design-Build as an option they could choose from during procurement. In other delivery systems, key entities remain separated.

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State of the Construction Industry: May 2019 Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

cities seeing the biggest jumps in construction costs were Chicago (7.6 percent), Portland, Ore. On the other hand, the benefits that drones can bring in terms of collecting and sharing valuable construction data between the field and office can have a significantly positive impact on construction projects of all sizes.

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Understanding the different types of warehouses you can build

The Korte Company

This 500,000-square-foot renovation included building new offices, optimizing the site’s truck bays, creating a driver’s lounge and building a 4,600-square-foot maintenance area for the army of robots serving the facility. An 82,114-square-foot Amazon Prime facility in Chicago, IL.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

Building Information Management

The recently released sustainability and energy “scorecard” by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) demonstrates just how successful GSA has been at reducing costs, improving efficiency and eliminating waste. Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters. City of Atlanta, Office of Sustainability. City of Chicago.