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A Passive Solar Tire Bale Home in Colorado

Natural Building

Jim Gagnepain and his wife, Stephanie, built their retirement home in eastern El Paso County, Colorado. Jim and Stephanie had long been interested in a zero-energy home so they turned to Michael Shealy, an engineer known for his Earthship-style homes for design help. We used to travel a lot.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

Pro Builder

Cory Benjamin , 39, Project Director, BIM Manager, TK Design & Associates, South Lyon, Mich. Koby Bowen , 38, President / CEO of Construction and Design, Homes of Distinction, Rogers, Ark. Alexa Drees Walker , 31, Design Center Director, Drees Homes, Fort Mitchell, Ky. Adam Steiner , 35, Owner, Birnam Design Co.,

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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The Sunset Route, the 760-mile Union Pacific corridor between the ports of Los Angeles and El Paso, is an important transcontinental route for goods and business. El Paso International Airport is served by five commercial carriers with nonstop service to 18 cities. Photo: Crossland Construction Company, Inc.).

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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A major incentive is the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF), which is designed to expedite the development and commercialization of new technologies and to attract and create jobs in technology fields. Over 80,000 vehicles travel through this intersection every day, making Waxahachie an ideal location for a variety of business and industry.

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State of the Construction Industry: May 2019 Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

The report notes an increasingly prominent role of big data in construction, pointing to a new consortium of technologists and urban designers called Sidewalk Labs — a subsidiary of Google-Alphabet. Travelers at the MTR Hung Hom Station platform in Kowloon, Hong Kong. San Francisco and Phoenix tied at 6.7 To date, just under $1.4