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Columbus, OH Wins $50M Smart City Challenge

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This investment will not only link neighborhoods and improve mobility for residents, it will also encourage additional growth and provide an environment for new and existing technology companies to locate in Columbus. NXP, Autodesk, and Mobileye to help execute its Smart City Plan. Relocating or Expanding Your Business In Ohio.

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Kengo Kuma, the architect behind Tokyo’s new and controversial Olympic National Stadium

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In keeping with his devotion to timber as a building material, Kuma’s design of the hotel’s lobby is infused with wood as a means of crafting a calm, elegant and distinctively Japanese environment for guests. JAPANESE GARDEN CULTURAL VILLAGE, PORTLAND, OREGON, US. Bamboo Entrance to Nezu Museum. Photo: Getty Images.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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From startups to major players, the county offers businesses a unique blend of a rural environment and hometown atmosphere with the infrastructure, incentives and a highly skilled workforce that tech employers need. Source: Texas Workforce Commission). In October 2015, the Texas Workforce Commission announced the award of a $1.7

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Austin is a very collaborative environment, from the Chamber to the government to the capital factor, startups want to support each other here,” said Berman. Fridays and is expanding to other cities including Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, Denver, DC, Dallas and Houston. Customers can use it for free on their mobile device.”.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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Chatham County Commission. City of San Francisco, Department of the Environment. Institute for the Built Environment. International Commissioning Engineers West, Inc. Commissioning & Green Building Solutions, Inc. Commissioning WorCx. Rose Garden Arena/Portland Trail Blazers. CHB Industries, Inc.

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The Future of the Built Environment in 2019

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So, we wanted to take a more casual route for a look forward and tap on members of the stok team to answer the question: What is the future of the built environment in 2019? If we think about where sustainable design in the built environment is now, resilient design clearly has potential to rapidly take shape in the coming year and beyond.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

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01 91 00 Commissioning. 01 91 13 General Commissioning Requirements. 01 91 16 Facility Substructure Commissioning. Foundation Commissioning. Basement Construction Commissioning. 01 91 19 Facility Shell Commissioning. Superstructure Commissioning. Exterior Enclosure Commissioning. Requirements.