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

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The original stadium commissioned for the new national stadium was won by Zaha Hadid, the late Anglo-Iraqi architect, but after a public uproar over its extravagant cost, and the fact that the coveted project was awarded to a foreigner, Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Prime Minister, was forced to overturn the decision in 2015. Photo: Getty Images.

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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.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

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.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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Chatham County Commission. Horizon Residential Energy Services Maine, LLC. International Commissioning Engineers West, Inc. Commissioning & Green Building Solutions, Inc. Commissioning WorCx. Rose Garden Arena/Portland Trail Blazers. TriStar Commissioning, Inc. Cerama-Tech of Southern Nevada.

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

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Fridays and is expanding to other cities including Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, Denver, DC, Dallas and Houston. It is now fully developed and contains upscale retail and restaurants, Class A offices, a hotel and conference center, residential condominiums and City Hall. Tabbed Out now has a partnership with T.G.I.

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