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How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel

BD+C

Updating what you have is going to cost less, be more sustainable and come online faster. The inventory requirements of big-box retail and malls make these facilities ideal structures for adaptive reuse. Updating lighting supports both brand and security. Harvest the value of the existing space. Don’t overlook what you have.

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How Just-in-Time Land Deals Help Manage Cash Flow

Pro Builder

But one thing that certainly hasn't changed is that home builders need land to sustain their businesses. But when it comes to land inventory strategies, most builders seem reluctant to rely on a “just-in-time” model to acquire land as needed for immediate construction. In the Real World. But what happens during an industry slowdown ?

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Tom Gay manages worldwide CAD and GIS services, site plan documentation and engineering document management services for The Factory Mutual Insurance Company (FM Global). Worked at client sites as a Field Surveyor documenting as-built construction, occupancy, protection and exposure as it pertains to the real property insurance industry.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Tom Gay manages worldwide CAD and GIS services, site plan documentation and engineering document management services for The Factory Mutual Insurance Company (FM Global). Worked at client sites as a Field Surveyor documenting as-built construction, occupancy, protection and exposure as it pertains to the real property insurance industry.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

INSURANCE |. This leads me to think that the best intentioned government programs, such as the first time homebuyer credit, only served to temporarily prop up the market and sustain the situation for an even longer period. The fact is we need to get rid of this inventory before demand will increase. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

Pro Builder

So he rallied other chief executives and employers to join the newly formed Housing Gap Coalition through the local Chamber of Commerce—and not just builders and developers, but also insurance companies, bankers, and a variety of others. Evolving Sustainability . BamCore: Bamboo As a Lumber Substitute?

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

INSURANCE |. This leads me to think that the best intentioned government programs, such as the first time homebuyer credit, only served to temporarily prop up the market and sustain the situation for an even longer period. The fact is we need to get rid of this inventory before demand will increase. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |.