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Commercial Construction Strategies: Adaptive Reuse for Big Box Retail

HardHatChat

With a number of traditional retailers closing locations or going out of business, they are leaving millions of square feet behind for redevelopment. Our first experience with this was turning an old Kmart into a mixed-use retail development. This adaptive reuse trend is now extending to abandoned big-box buildings.

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Sellar gets go-ahead 444-bed London student scheme

Construction Enquirer

London developer Sellar has secured planning permission to build 444 purpose-built student homes, office and retail space at King’s Place in Southwark. The project will be an all-electric building that could be carbon-free through green power procurement.

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Pedal/Electric Vehicle Manufacturer Expands North Carolina Manufacturing, Opens West Coast Facility

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Legally a bicycle, the ELF is pedal powered and assisted with a solar powered electric motor. each ELF on the road prevents six tons of CO 2 from entering the atmosphere each year. ” The company builds the ELF, a pedal and solar electric powered vehicle, which is the cleanest, most efficient vehicle commercially available.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

Business Facilities

It is what has allowed the organization to attract the variety of businesses that make up their diverse economy—from technology to manufacturing, retail, warehousing, healthcare and more. Without applying for, or accepting any tax incentives, Shorr Packaging chose a location on Ferry Road between Route 59 and Eola Road.

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Association Warns of Increased Hazards of Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel

Safety Services Company

The Association of Equipment Manufactures (AEM) has released a bulletin warning of the increased risk of static electricity ignition posed during the use of Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD). Static electricity discharge when combustible vapors are present could result in a fire or explosion,” the bulletin notes.

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Greenbuild 2022: A Quick Guide

Stok

SESSIONS #1: Meta’s Road to Net Zero: How Artificial Intelligence can be Leveraged by Project Teams to Scale Use of Low Carbon Concrete (Nov 1 | 11:30am-12:30pm PT) Session ID: B09 Featuring Stok’s Katie Stanford , Ozinga Ready Mix’s Ryan Cialdella, Mortenson’s Andy Gibbons, Meta Platforms’ Julius Kusuma, and Meta’s Amruta Sudhalkar.

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Top 10 Construction Companies in India

CivilJungle

Infrastructure includes the construction of transportation, communication, sewage water, and electric systems in the country. The highway construction companies India consistently working on the various road projects in India. Larsen and Toubro works on many big road projects which are worth more than 18,000 crores.