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3 sustainable design decisions to make early

BD+C

As architects, we're tasked with not just designing visually appealing structures but also ensuring they're environmentally friendly, healthy for our occupants, and cost-effective. Preserving natural features, to a feasible extent, is crucial, even in urban environments.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Louisiana’s capital has had great success in executing the state’s strategy of bringing together business and higher education in innovative public-private partnerships that spur initiatives in new high-growth sectors. Baton Rouge, LA has been named our top-ranked metro for Economic Growth Potential. billion over 10 years.

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BIM, Value Management, Life-cycle Cost Management

Building Information Management

Unfortunately, too much emphasis has been placed upon 3-D visualization and other technology components vs. the process of life-cycle management. The methodology is about being creative, innovative, and susceptible to changes, consensus, enhancing the use of resources, analytical, togetherness and good communication (Stevens, 1997).

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Corporate Real Estate’s Role in ESG: Scaling High-Performance Buildings by Leveraging an Effective Real Estate Program

Stok

Source: Fortune, Natural Capital Partners, Visual Capitalist. To determine the most appropriate approach, review the budget that was established, assess overall feasibility of integration given portfolio size and pipeline, and consider project team engagement and bandwidth. #5: 7: Iterate and innovate program rollout.

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State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Alabama Innovation Fund: As part of the implementation of Accelerate Alabama, this fund was created to maximize the use of the State’s economic development resources by leveraging annual research and development expenditures by Public Universities within the State to generate resources which can be used to support economic development initiatives.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

ALASKA GROWTH CAPITAL: Provides financing to nontraditional borrowers/businesses that use innovative technology, are in rural Alaska and are minority-owned. ARIZONA INNOVATION ACCELERATOR FUND: An $18.2 This is an innovative new program that will help strengthen local supply networks and sectors.

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize

Pro Builder

Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize esorum Thu, 03/16/2023 - 09:09 This year’s finalists in the Construction & Design category include solutions to the labor shortage as well as environmentally friendly building solutions focused on decreasing construction time.