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Developer acquires 62 acres of vacant land in Chicago

BD+C

A green space that was once railroad land has been snatched up by developers. As urban sprawl continues to chew up the Chicagoland area, it’s odd that a little swath of land just outside the city’s downtown has remained vacant for decades.

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Top 5 Landscaping Features that Increase Home Value

Pro Builder

Thick, Green Lawn. Thick, green grass is second only to a renovated kitchen when it comes to what homebuyers are looking for; the expectation being it will improve their quality of life. . Stacked stone adds more value than railroad ties. The following top landscaping features can increase the value of your homes.

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Rail Park breaks ground in Philadelphia

BD+C

The project will transform the tracks of the old Reading Railroad into a 25,000-sf linear park. The park will have green space, lighting, walking paths, and benches and cost $10.3 million to build.

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The evolution of fluid-applied membranes

Construction Specifier

The ability of cold fluid-applied membranes to be installed over ‘green’ concrete is another advantage in regard to the ever-shortening construction schedule. It was commonly used in roads, sidewalks, and the preservation of railroad ties by 1865. Liquid-applied waterproofing materials.

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Glossary of Greenhouse Gas Terms

Green Building Law Update

Includes wood, wood waste, wood liquors, peat, railroad ties, wood sludge, spent sulfite liquors, agricultural waste, straw, tires, fish oils, tall oil, sludge waste, waste alcohol, municipal solid waste, landfill gases, other waste, and ethanol blended into motor gasoline. The atmosphere also contains clouds and aerosols.

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Construction of World Trade Centers

The Constructor

In gaining approval for the project, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey agreed to take over the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad which became the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH). The original World Trade Center was designed by Minoru Yamasaki in the early 1960s using a tube-frame structural design for the twin 110-story towers.

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How to plan your warehouse layout

The Korte Company

America’s Central Port is a great example: In addition to integrating with existing roads and utilities, we also routinely collaborate with a railroad design team to build rail spurs serving new warehouses that connect to the six Class I railroads that meet in the region. Internal factors. Sustainability and warehouse layout.

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