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Optimizing interior design for human health

BD+C

We share insights into floor plate height, sizing and positioning of windows, discuss healthy ventilation systems, location of mechanicals infrastructure and vertical connections throughout the building among other elements. All of these have proven quantifiable benefits on occupant happiness.

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Seven Finalist Cities Chosen For Smart City Challenge

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The finalists are: Austin, TX; Columbus, OH; Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; and San Francisco, CA. The report, issued last year, revealed that the nation’s aging infrastructure is not equipped to deal with a dramatically growing population in regions throughout the country. Source: USDOT.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

Business Facilities

Mesa has one of the nation’s most unique cybersecurity assets—Arizona Laboratory for Security and Defense Research (AZLabs). Air Force Research Laboratory for several years, the City purchased the facility in 2014, renamed it, and retained its high security protocols. Available infrastructure and utilities.

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Stream Data Centers Achieves LEED Gold For New Richardson, TX Facility

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Richardson’s proven power and fiber infrastructure has attracted major data center operations and critical facilities for companies including Texas Instruments, Bank of America, AT&T, Verizon, Cisco Systems and Fujitsu. The company is also active in the Denver and Minneapolis markets.

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Columbus, OH Wins $50M Smart City Challenge

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As winner of the competition, Columbus secured $40 million from DOT and $10 million from Vulcan Inc. The other finalists in the competition were Austin, TX; Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; and San Francisco, CA. Columbus, OH has risen above six other finalist cities to be named the winner of the U.S.

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Race to a Smart Future

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The finalists, announced at the South by Southwest (SXSW) tech and music fest, are: Austin, TX; Columbus, OH; Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; and San Francisco, CA. Cisco was attracted to KCMO because of its emerging technology sector, the investment in transit infrastructure and the advent of Google Fiber.

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Are You Ready for Build to Rent?

Pro Builder

As of December, the company had 30 properties with 5,000 single-family built-to-rent homes either completed, under construction, or under contract in Phoenix, Dallas, Denver, and Tampa, and 10 more properties with about 1,900 homes in predevelopment. . “We provide convenience,” says Josh Hartmann, CEO of NexMetro Com­munities , in Phoenix.

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