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Commercial building owners having tougher time securing insurance policies and renewals

BD+C

The situation has been most acute in urban areas, including Chicago, New York, Portland, Ore., Some of the nation’s largest commercial property insurers have put moratoriums on issuing new insurance policies and renewing current ones due to fear of potential civil unrest resulting from a closely contested presidential election.

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New study shows protected bike lanes increase ridership, desirability of neighborhood

BD+C

Their study looked at protected bikes lanes in Austin, Chicago, Portland, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Security and Life Safety' All five cities were part of the Green Lane Project, which works with cities around the country to speed the creation of protected bike lanes and is sponsored by People for Bikes.

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New study shows that safer bike lanes increase bicyclist predictability

BD+C

Their study looked at protected bikes lanes in Austin, Chicago, Portland, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Security and Life Safety' All five cities were part of the Green Lane Project, which works with cities around the country to speed the creation of protected bike lanes and is sponsored by People for Bikes.

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Understanding the different types of warehouses you can build

The Korte Company

Types of warehouses include: General warehouses simply designed to keep goods dry and secure. And while their appearance has evolved over time, their basic function —keeping food or goods dry and secure— has not. An 82,114-square-foot Amazon Prime facility in Chicago, IL. Modern warehouses come in many shapes and sizes.

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FEATURE STORY: The Cultural Roots Of High-Tech Growth

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Kauffman white paper found that cities including Kansas City, Seattle, WA, Portland, OR and Boise, ID “all owe their emerging entrepreneurial ecosystems to many years of spinoffs and entrepreneurial spawning.” Seattle, Austin, Philadelphia and Chicago. billion; San Jose notched 276 startups and nearly $3.3

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

Building Information Management

In an effort to continue this success, GSA is evaluating the building rating tools at its disposal, as required by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters. City of Chicago. Assa Abloy Door Security Solutions. Rose Garden Arena/Portland Trail Blazers. Arrowstreet.

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State of the Construction Industry: May 2019 Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Rising construction costs, data security concerns and the perils of project mismanagement highlight some of the most interesting stories we read in May. cities seeing the biggest jumps in construction costs were Chicago (7.6 percent), Portland, Ore. Concerns over Drone Security. Construction Costs Spiked 5.7