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State of the Construction Industry: April Roundup

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Green rooftops on skyscrapers, like this one in downtown Chicago, may soon be required in New York City. 14B ‘Green New Deal’ for NYC Has Opportunities, Drawbacks for Contractors. A $14 billion ‘Green New Deal’ proposed by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio aims to reduce greenhouse emissions up to 30 percent by 2030.

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Commercial Construction Strategies: Flagship Stores to Footprint Expansion

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In fact, after helping American Girl relocate their flagship stores in Chicago and New York City, we just completed our third relocation project in Los Angeles. Similarly, it might involve using new technology to create an interactive display, exhibit, or customer experience.

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Commercial Construction Project Planning: 3 Warning Signs Your Budget Might Go Bust

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Bringing the general contractor on board early, as American Girl did with Englewood for the retailer’s new flagship store in New York City, is key in creating an accurate construction budget. To be clear, we manage plenty of competitively bid projects that we keep well-within the client’s budget expectations.

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How European Technology Can Benefit U.S. Builders 

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At the International Advanced Building Skins (ABS) Conference & Expo in Bern, Switzerland, I spoke about quality assurance in home building and learned about a variety of new materials and applications that address production, quality, and sustainability. Aerogel Insulation. times greater than polyisocyanurate foam, 2.29

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Nature as the city: Why it’s time for a new framework to guide development

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At a systems level, green infrastructure—in the form of public parks, wetlands and grasslands, urban forests, green roofs and siding, and rainwater gardens—is our most affordable and most effective technology in protecting cities from the impacts of climate change.

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State Focus: New York – Accelerating Biotech Innovation In The Empire State

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This year, Innovate NY funding has been deployed to support four biotech companies expand operations in New York City. The Innovate NY program has partnered with leading life sciences investment fund, the Partnership Fund for New York City, to further advance an emerging biotechnology cluster. Celmatix Inc.,

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Marketing In The Construction Industry – Everything You Need To Know

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Agency Construction Manager. But they’ll also have contracts with trade or specialty contractors who are building specific pieces of the project (like the electrical work, for example). Some general contractors “self-perform” a portion of the work, but others are simply managing and administering the construction.