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DOE Announces Six Finalists in Home Electrification Prize

Pro Builder

Dayton Energy Collaborative Dayton Energy Collaborative (Dayton, Ohio) is developing and implementing a blueprint for community-level, cold-climate electrification retrofits targeting low-income households, with weatherization and heat pump upgrades, watt dieting, smart outlets, circuit sharing, and smart electrical panels.

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4 ways to transform old buildings into modern assets

BD+C

To chart the way forward and draw tenants back, we partnered with JLL to create four cost-effective, scalable design solutions—the “Midlife Metamorphosis”: Hit the Streets: Reinvigorate the ground floor. Renewals can transform these unused (or under-used) areas into community-minded hubs to draw tenants in.

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Style over Substance

Pro Builder

When I was in college, we had a guy who could draw the most amazing drawings you’ve ever seen – freehand sketches, marker renderings, night perspectives … NIGHT PERSPECTIVES!! I had some experiences with this idea while working at a previous firm. Do you know how hard that is? Is imitation truly the sincerest form of flattery?

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How Do Construction Loans Work?

Work Gearz

The builder, lender, and borrower then negotiate the amount and frequency of these payments or draws. When the work gets completed, the builder is paid the last draw, and the cost is transferred to the buyer at closing. Disadvantages of construction loans include: 1.) It is possible for some renovation loans that may allow less.

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Durata Therapeutics Moving To Chicago

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

“Several of our executives have ties to the Chicago area, so the idea of building a biopharmaceutical company in Illinois is important to us,” said Durata Therapeutics CEO Paul R. The tax credits, based on job creation, can be used against corporate income taxes to be paid over 10 years. ” .

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Can “The Machine” replace traditional sales and business development practices?

Construction Marketing Ideas

This may include organized “discovery seminars” or lunch and learn events, where you apply various advertising and email marketing techniques to draw potential clients to your event, where your business development experts can demonstrate your capacity and turn leads into orders.

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Can construction solve COVID nurses’ need for space and supplies

The Korte Company

Income from elective surgeries dried up during the pandemic when these services (excepting emergencies) were halted. In our experience, floor nurses have always provided the best insight and ideas for how the built environment can help them deliver the best care possible. Additional support staff was unaffordable.