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When office-to-residential conversion works

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Structures built since the mid-20th century generally feature large, deep floor plates whose cores are far from where natural light and fresh air could travel. For owners, conversion presents many challenges for economic viability,” says Perkins Eastman Principal Robert Marino, who was the principal in charge for the project.

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Total Station in Surveying | Operations of Surveying | Advantage & Disadvantage of Surveying | Types of Surveying | Uses of Surveying

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Compatibility with present data collectors (if not purchased with the total station), such as (including batteries and battery life), simplicity of performance, and training requirements. In the case of setting out, it makes it feasible to set control points for surveying with very little sighting through the telescope.

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

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These ports are reminding cross-country destinations that they can still get containers to them faster over land than it will take the big ships traveling through the Canal to reach East and Gulf Coast Ports. Army Corps of Engineers is expected to issue a final report on the feasibility of the project in April 2014.

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Best Practices for Multiple Award IDIQ – Task and Delivery Order Contracting

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Streamlining Ordering TechniquesUse of Oral Presentations. Consider using oral presentations to reduce lead time and contractors’ proposal preparation costs. Use good judgement to ensure that travel costs do not become excessive. Some ideas for streamlining selection and ordering are presented below.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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Over 80,000 vehicles travel through this intersection every day, making Waxahachie an ideal location for a variety of business and industry. It is hopeful that the feasibility study will indicate, as have preliminary analyses, that benefits of the channel project should exceed its $300 million cost.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Energy Innovations Small Grant (EISG) Program: Provides up to $95,000 for hardware projects and $50,000 for modeling projects to small businesses, non-profits, individuals and academic institutions to conduct research that establishes the feasibility of new, innovative energy concepts. 50,000 (max.) for projects creating at least 100 jobs.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Uses: equipment costs, building and facilities, rent and utilities, travel, contractual services, salaries, and benefits, other operating and non-operating costs. Hawaii-based companies that receive Phase I feasibility study SBIR awards can apply for funds from HTDC’s Hawaii SBIR Matching Grant program. CONNECTICUT.

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