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Cunningham-Limp Builds Innovative, Sustainable Corporate Headquarters on Ten acres Outside Detroit

ENR Construction

Design and construction team places a premium on preserving an ecosystem and creating connections between people and the environment

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Farm Storage Metamorphosizes Into the ‘Caterpillar’ Housing Development

Pro Builder

Today, those huts are used for storage on farms, but the arched steel structures are now designed as sleek, nature-focused apartment buildings in Detroit. The mind behind the idea, real estate investor and developer Philip Kafka, says it’s his attempt to bring affordable but well-designed buildings to Detroit. Innovation.

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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

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The design for the 133,000-square-foot Amada Solution Center in Schaumburg was inspired by legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright. President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Gov.

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Guide to Top 2023-24 Construction Conferences & Events

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Get more details 25th Annual Lean Construction Congress (Detroit, Michigan) October 24–27, 2023 The LCI Congress is held annually with a focus on Lean transformation in the built environment through Lean implementation. The 25th annual event will take place in Detroit, Michigan on October 24th through the 27th, 2023.

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Guide to Top 2022-23 Construction Conferences & Events

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The 2022 World of Concrete (WOC) theme is all about grit, designed to reflect the tenacity and determination construction professionals demonstrate every day on and off the jobsite. The topic list is expansive, featuring everything from contractor financial management, technology and innovation, and jobsite productivity.

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Conferences Micro-Lessons: 6 Ideas Worth Sharing

Stok

Warren Neilson , along with Byron Benton, Stephen Selkowitz, John Keung, and Khee Poh Lam, discussed the challenges of not only designing to, but operating at Zero Net Energy at the GTZ Forum. Specifically, they highlighted the use of a bio-phase change material that acts as an insulator for a school they designed in Arizona.

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Michigan’s URC Contributes $958M, 11,600 Jobs In Detroit

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Michigan’s University Research Corridor (URC) added $958 million in economic activity to the city of Detroit in 2015, or the equivalent of $1,400 per Detroit resident, along with hundreds of programs that improve lives and advance neighborhoods, according to a new report. ” Universities Invest In Detroit. Roy Wilson.

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