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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.

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Converting downtown office into multifamily residential: Let’s stop and think about this

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Converting downtown office into multifamily residential: Let’s stop and think about this 0 dbarista Tue, 07/11/2023 - 10:44 Multifamily Housing Is the office-to-residential conversion really what’s best for our downtowns from a cultural, urban, economic perspective? Is conversion from office to multifamily really a good idea?

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7 hip high-rise developments on the drawing board

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In each issue of Building Design+Construction , we feature the latest new construction and renovation projects in our On the Drawing Board section. Here''s a collection of recently profiled high-rise projects in the works around the world. Body Image: read more.

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Commercial Construction Highs and Lows of 2011

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HIGH – Everyone was submitting drawings in 2011. We saw drawings for new Chicago restaurant projects, retail construction work, office renovations, school construction and learning center additions – you name it, we saw it. Developers and retailers that would normally go 2 deep in bidding went 4 deep. I was wrong.

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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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Retail accounts for more than $2 trillion in total GDP impact with consumer spending accounting for more than two-thirds of the U.S. The Tarpon Point Resort at Marina Village is home to a number of upscale retail shops and restaurants. By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. Credit: City of Cape Coral). percent.

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2014 predictions for skyscraper construction: More twisting towers, mega-tall projects, and 'superslim' designs

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Architects Concrete Technology Fenestration and Glazing New Project Portfolios Building Owner Glass Cladding On the Drawing Board Contractors Glass Technology Designers Engineers Building Enclosure Systems Facility Managers Government Buildings Hotel Facilities Building Technology Multifamily Housing Construction Office Building Retail Centers Shopping (..)

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Understanding Today’s Separation of Landlord and Commercial Tenant Construction

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While I think everyone in the retail industry likes to hear news that 2011 retail sales are up – as it usually means new retail construction projects are in the pipeline – it’s still tough for shopping center landlords to make deals work with retail tenants. This is most popular with big retail leases in 2011.