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Building Trends: An Old Material Becomes New Again

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Technology companies are creating tools like bricklaying robots and printing houses with 3D printers. The Bullitt Center in Seattle , for example, is made largely from timber on a concrete base. As Green Construction Grows, So Could Cross-Laminated Timber. Interested in green construction?

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

BD+C

Cracking the code of affordable housing 0 qpurcell Fri, 10/20/2023 - 09:03 Affordable Housing Perkins Eastman's affordable housing projects show how designers can help to advance the conversation of affordable housing. His team is writing guidelines for transit-oriented developments that incorporate affordable housing. “As

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

Business Facilities

million) to buy equipment that will be housed on campus to train students in robotics, electrical and other high-tech skills required in manufacturing. Most of the states that were clobbered by the housing market collapse, including Florida, Nevada, California and Oregon, made it into the top 10 in our Employment Recovery Leaders ranking.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

Business Facilities

So meeting the need for massive quantities of premium-quality flat-rolled sheet—used for body panels—and lightweight parts such as diecast housings, pulleys and brackets, as well as extruded mechanical, structural and trim pieces—requires more high-tech machinery and operators with leading-edge knowledge.

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2021

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Seattle, Washington. Wright’s construction sites during riots in Seattle, and he proactively prepared the firm’s project teams for the extreme air pollution from the forest fires in the south of Washington. His first job included hands-on labor for an architectural sheet metal fabrication company. He truly leads by example.” .