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The smartest ceiling in education

Construction Specifier

With the continued rise of biophilic design, which connects occupants to the natural world through a combination of natural materials, views, and also access to the outdoors, daylighting, and biomimetic patterns, these buildings are transforming into multisensory spaces that are winning awards and influencing international design trends.

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Coverings Announces Top 10 Tile Trends for 2023

Pro Builder

The tile trends were gathered and forecasted by the three leading international tile associations and sponsors of Coverings 2023 —Ceramics of Italy, Tile Council of North America, and Tile of Spain—to highlight the most popular, on-trend styles of tile from the global marketplace. Category Premium

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The next phase of sustainability in luxury hotels

BD+C

Reusing a building and altering its functionality lessens the need for new builds, and with fewer construction materials the impact of embodied carbon is reduced. In addition, many of our clients who are more reliant on the corporate sector are seeing RFPs that request more detailed information about sustainability initiatives.

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LEAN Construction Project Delivery and Facilities Operations, Maintenance, and Life-cycle Management

Job Order Contracting

Promoting awareness and education with respect to LEAN O&M best management practices would drive significantly improved outcomes. EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND SUPPORT SERVICES. Building the capabilities of internal and external O&M teams involves an ongoing commitment to education and training.

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LEAN for Facilities Operation and Maintenance

Job Order Contracting

Promoting awareness and education of LEAN O&M best management practices leads to improved outcomes. EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND SUPPORT SERVICES. Building the capabilities of internal and external O&M teams involves an ongoing commitment to education and training. LEAN Practices for Optimized Facilities O&M Overview.

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20 construction industry trends to watch in 2020

Building Radar

Natural building materials: for more well-being 16. Forecasts: How the construction industry in Germany will develop in 2020 Software in the construction industry 1. Furthermore, forecast models calculate realistic time constraints for project control. Subsequent service providers also benefit from data material and drawings.

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Construction Markets Stabilize at Low Levels During 2012 | ENR.

ENR Construction

Earn Continuing Education Credits. Material Trends. Description: McGraw-Hill Construction Releases Mid-Year Update of 2012 Construction Market Forecast. Industry forecasts. Banking & Credit Crisis. Project Delivery. Ethics & Corruption. Economic Stimulus. Associations. Washington Observer. Economic Stimulus.