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Design Excellence: A Selection of Projects From the 2021 Best in American Living Awards

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Judges assess entries based not just on appearance, but also on the interior floor plan and how it meets today’s needs, how the project relates to its local market, and the construction techniques and materials used to build it. Some plans have two primary suites, one on each level, with private balconies. . 2021 BALA Judges.

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Sign of the Times: The New American Home 2021

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Yet, while his plans for The New American Home 2021 were in place long before the pandemic hit, Phil Kean, the home’s designer/builder, needed to make a few tweaks to adapt to new buyer priorities. Kean says he debated whether the flipped floor plan may be too unconventional. “You Floor plans for The New American Home 2021.

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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Each crane weighs 1,550 tons and is fully electric so it emits no diesel emissions. started seeking city and state approval for its planned 70-acre intermodal facility in Southwest Baltimore, putting the project on schedule to handle increased cargo from the Port of Baltimore beginning in 2015. In May 2013, CSX Transportation Inc.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

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Accomplishments • At age 25, founded Akel Homes with his father • Played a key role in launching a 55+ master planned community of 500 homes, which sold out in three years • Led the acquisition of 50 acres for $12.5 Accomplishments • Created Drees Homes’ Jacksonville, Fla., Certifications • Florida Building Contractor.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Two Train Cars Forward, Three Cargo Ships Back

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Sophisticated planning is required to account for never ending variables that help to keep supply chain costs down and quality and profits up. The communities that are served by rural electric cooperatives in this region have the advantage of proximity to the vast majority of the United States population.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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This is where you see development of hybrid trucks, electric trucks and hybrid cranes. This trend may be speeding up plans of some U.S. based manufacturing executives at companies with sales greater than $1 billion are planning to bring production back to the United States from China.

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2021

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Brady McKinney , Huston Electric. Jacksonville Beach, Florida. She also successfully developed a repeatable Common Data Environment (CDE) rollout plan. Her key areas of proficiency include project planning and scheduling, engineering analysis, budget and cost control, and project quality assurance. . Yoanna Ruseva , ISG.