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Cannabis Retail Construction: How to Navigate the Green Rush

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Think Nationally, Build Locally As more states adopt laws legalizing recreational weed, cannabis companies are looking to get licensing and mobilize in those states quickly. They use an inordinate amount of water and power, and so the appropriate infrastructure must be in place to support them.

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Legalized Marijuana: Opportunities and Impact for Commercial Real Estate and Construction

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As more states adopt laws legalizing recreational weed, marijuana companies are looking to get licensing and mobilize in those states quickly. First of all, the time frame for leasing and building out a space – whether a dispensary or cultivation facility – is often dictated by when new laws around marijuana usage go into effect.

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Workplace campus design philosophy: People are the new amenity

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Nick Arambarri, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, NCARB Office Buildings Headquarters Designers Building Owners When leasing agents take clients to see buildings, they know what’s important: people. There are opportunities to create infrastructure to support vendors, food trucks and mobile entertainment, connecting people with curated outside experiences.

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6 guideposts for cities to create equitable transit-oriented developments

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With demand, rents and property values increase, and the people who called the neighborhood home before the infrastructure improvements took place are priced out. This means making sure ground floor spaces are designed and structured to allow affordable leases. This created an awareness of all the areas that needed to be addressed.

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Global Railcar Firm Growing Indiana Operations Into Midwest Maintenance Hub

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Global railcar leasing company GATX Corporation will expand its Terre Haute, IN operations into a full-scale Midwest maintenance hub, creating up to 59 new jobs by 2020. The company also expects to construct new finishing and interior lining operations, expand its administrative offices and build new rail infrastructure.

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Are You Ready for Build to Rent?

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More builders and investors are testing the waters of the single-family build-to-rent sector as consumers seek affordable housing options and to lease rather than buy. There are billions and billions of dollars out there to finance homes that can be leased as fast as they can be built.”. cbroderick. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 06:00. million.

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The benefits and drawbacks of mixed-use development

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As modern communities became more mobile thanks to the prevalence of cars and the availability of cheap gas, many local authorities zoned mixed-use development practically out of existence. First, mixed-use developments allow for the consolidation of infrastructure as opposed to designing and building independent systems.

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