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Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission Announces Grant Recipients

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (CAIC) has awarded $350,000 in grants for nine projects. This will be achieved by combining anchor tenants in the arts, retail space and event space to offer below market-rate studio space for creative entrepreneurs. Posted by Heidi Schwartz.

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Advancing Healthcare: Medical Office Buildings at the Forefront of Access and Safety

BD+C

The healthcare facilities landscape is shifting to resemble mixed-use and retail environments more than the traditional hospital model. Physical safety, patient privacy, HIPAA compliance, and concerns about medication and equipment theft top the list. Physical keys can be easily lost, stolen, or duplicated.

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Cat 8-K Report Shows 16% Drop In Worldwide Sales In Q4

Construction Equipment

In a report to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Caterpillar says its retail sales to resource industries worldwide fell 38 percent during the three month period between October 2015 and December 2015.

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Visible light technology

Construction Specifier

While this has always been an important consideration in acute healthcare, it has become increasingly important in non-healthcare applications, such as education, commercial offices, indoor sports venues, retail spaces, and other congregate settings. It is spread by people touching, moving, and working.

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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

Green Building Law Update

Additionally, the bill establishes a Commission for the Innovation and Advancement of Carbon Markets and Sustainable Tree Plantings charged with developing a plan to achieve the State’s carbon mitigation goals. The Commission is tasked with examining issues of “environmental justice” and sustainable communities for all Marylanders.

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6 Phases of the Construction Process

Chianelli Estimating

Drawings for plans, equipment details and schedules as well as other key construction documents are also generated at this stage. Commissioning and Turnover Stage. Have occupants been trained on relevant systems and equipment? In sub-phases two through four, schematics are developed and budgets are further refined.

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Elio Motors Announces Vehicle Manufacturing Facility In Shreveport, LA

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Targeting a retail cost of $6,800, the company will position the Elio vehicle as a cost-effective alternative to four-wheeled autos. The Elio will be equipped with three airbags, power windows and air conditioning as standard features, and the company expects to achieve a five-star safety rating. “Our The plant is in fantastic shape.