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Commercial Construction Industry Trends: Reflecting on the Highs and Lows of 2018

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We’re several years into the construction labor shortage, and it continues to impact nearly every aspect of the commercial construction industry. High: Remixing Retail. It would be easy to be glum about the future of retail construction given news headlines about major national brands closing locations and mall vacancy rates rising.

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Retail Rush: Goodyear, Arizona

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nestled in the West Valley of the Greater Phoenix region, Goodyear, AZ is in the midst of a retail boom that continues to grow. Read: Retail Rush: Goodyear, Arizona at BusinessFacilities.com. One of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S.,

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19 industry groups team to promote resilient planning and building materials

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Leaders of America’s design and construction industry – along with building owners and operators - for the first time have agreed to promote resilience in contemporary planning, building materials, design, construction and operational techniques as the solution to making the nation’s aging infrastructure more safe and secure.

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6 U.S. cities at the forefront of Innovation Districts

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Architects Sustainable Design and Construction Building Owner Sustainable Development Contractors Designers Cultural Facilities Engineers Education Facility Facility Managers Government Buildings Healthcare Buildings Higher Education Hospitality Facilities Industrial Facility Library Museums Office Building Performing Arts Centers Retail Centers Sports (..)

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Specifying high-performance curtain wall in educational facilities

Construction Specifier

Today’s educational campuses do more than provide weather-tight enclosures for instruction and study. Like its retail origin would suggest, storefront systems provide an economical fenestration product that can be installed in smaller opening sizes for the ground level through third floors. by Kevin Haynes. Photo courtesy Tubelite Inc.

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10 green building trends for 2014

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What are the major trends likely to affect the green building industry and markets in the U.S. As one of the world''s leading green building consultants, keynote speakers and authors, Jerry Yudelson thinks he knows the answers. He offers his green building mega-trends for 2014: read more.

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10 award-winning metal building projects

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Awards were given in the following categories: Commercial/Industrial, Education – Primary and Secondary Schools, Education – Colleges and Universities, Municipal, Institutional, Roofing, Residential, and Overall Excellence. MCA also honored two projects with an Honorable Mention Award.