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Boston’s Plan to “Be Blue”

PSMJ Resources

Photo courtesy of Inhabitat.com Last year at a forum hosted by the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, futurist Edie Weiner predicted that green-to-blue spaces (spaces that give back more than they take) would gain traction in the years ahead. Here in Boston, home of PSMJ’s headquarters, it’s looks as though she’s right.

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Revit Beginners: Stepped Foundation Plans

Revit Beginners

Stepped Foundation Plans. We often have split level projects and weve had a lot of trouble isolating the stem walls and footings from the rest of the model for use in a foundation plan. You can now use Revit Filters to isolate your foundation from the rest of your project. call it Foundations. Foundations.

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Icy Hot

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

At the conclusion of the World Economic Forum last week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared that Russia is eager to mine the Arctic for rubles and prepared to partner with other nations to develop its portion of the Arctic zone. The protocol was immediately endorsed by Guggenheim Partners, which helped to draft it.

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THE ESTIMATING PROCESS FROM A TO Z

Construction Cost Estimating

Zoning Fee 14. Engineers and consultants could also be needed for such things as steep slope foundations, downside soils (expansive clay, loose fill, peat), advanced drain problems, uncommon structural style, septic systems in environmentally sensitive areas, and so on. Fire Protection Systems Accessory 8. Pavement Cut Permit Fee 10.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The region boasts one of California’s largest enterprise zones, offering incentives for companies to locate and expand within the greater Sacramento area. Ultimately, ACT selected Sacramento because the availability of a qualified workforce and the benefits of locating in an Enterprise Zone.

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Can We Make Home Building a Little Less ‘Interesting?’

Pro Builder

The nonprofit Building Talent Foundation , launched by the Leading Builders of America , has focused on job placement for program graduates and mentoring to help them stay in the construction trades. Now toss in zoning and inspection entities for each unit, plus interfaces with support firms such as surveying, architecture, and engineering.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Puerto Vallarta.

Natural Building

Puerto Vallarta is on the Pacific coast in the tropical zone of central Mexico, where the climate is generally quite hot and humid. Basically what this has created is a design for a reinforced two-story earthbag building that might pass code standards for most seismic zones around the world, although I cannot guarantee this.