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Building Trends: An Old Material Becomes New Again

Viewpoint Construction Technology

In addition to changing technology, we may also be on the cusp of a shift in building materials. But the material under consideration might surprise you. At a time when the cost of building materials is on the rise , alternatives like this might be worth some extra attention. Interested in green construction?

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State of the Construction Industry: April Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

New construction technologies to attract younger workers, a push toward green building and the good and bad news in safety — these highlight some of the top stories in April. Green rooftops on skyscrapers, like this one in downtown Chicago, may soon be required in New York City.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

BD+C

A structural engineer can help account for those materials upfront, to avoid surprises and extra costs later. office buildings could be suitable for green office-to-residential conversions Issue 4: Rooftop amenities There’s good news on the roof. Seattle, Wash., RELATED ARTICLE: About 11% of U.S. Portland, Ore. enacted Title 24.85

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Designing a new frontier in Seattle’s urban core

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Designing a new frontier in Seattle’s urban core 0 qpurcell Fri, 02/23/2024 - 08:50 High-rise Construction Graphite Design Group shares the design for Frontier, a 540,000-sf tower in a five-block master plan for Seattle-based tech leader Amazon. Interior landscaping is located adjacent to the open feature stair at various floor levels.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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A lot of care went into the finishes and the colors and the materials that convey that this is quality housing and not ‘affordable housing.’” The commercial and residential buildings in Bayfront are surrounded by green space, with two easily accessible forms of public transit.

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Pulse: 08/20/2012

ENR Construction

Material Trends. Airbus North America, Attn: Vonda Greene, 198 Van Buren St., Additionally, 600,000 cu yd of material will be dredged from the Cow Point and Cow Point Turning Basin. Disposal of all dredged material shall be deposited at the Point Chehalis or South Jetty disposal areas. Marginal Way South, Seattle, 98134.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Fridays and is expanding to other cities including Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, Denver, DC, Dallas and Houston. New restaurants included Ruggles Green, Guru Burgers & Crepes and BLU. Rick Perry recently announced that Ascend Performance Materials Texas Inc. Tabbed Out now has a partnership with T.G.I.

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