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Should retail developers avoid high crime areas?

BD+C

Should retail developers avoid high crime areas? 0 dbarista Wed, 11/15/2023 - 11:20 Retail Centers For retailers resolute to operating in high crime areas, design elements exist to mitigate losses and potentially deter criminal behavior. Organized retail crime is perhaps one of retailers’ most significant concerns.

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

BD+C

How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel 0 qpurcell Thu, 08/17/2023 - 09:52 Adaptive Reuse Gresham Smith demonstrates the opportunities of adaptive reuse, specifically reusing empty big-box retail and malls, many of which sit unused or underutilized across the country. Updating lighting supports both brand and security.

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How Inventory Control Saves Construction Teams Resources

Construction Business Owner

Practicing inventory control helps your construction team save time & money while keeping you organized. You can keep these records in a real file or a digital one, although a digital one tends to be more secure and less likely to be misplaced. But, to do that, you’ll first need to get organized. smart organization.

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The programmatic evolution of the lobby

BD+C

This was later in the year after the summer slowdown, as many organizations issued return policies and tested or incorporated more long-term hybrid and distributed models. For Starters, Tackle the Arrival The lobby has long served as a security gateway, often designed to impress, even intimidate.

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Housing’s Great Rethink: Workforce Development Takes Center Stage

Pro Builder

The construction industry is also dealing with what has been a 25-year erosion of vocational training and in-school programs, as well as some bitter critics from within its own ranks who effectively shrink the pool of (mostly younger) workers by dissuading them from considering construction jobs as an avenue to job security and fulfillment.

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Milwaukee Pipeline Ep 2 Recap: PACKOUT Expansion and Laser Levels

Construction Junkie

Every year, Milwaukee Tool organizes an invite-only media event, called NPS , in order to showcase dozens of new products that they plan to release over the next year. The boxes are also equipped with an integrated metal security bars that will keep the drawers from opening when they’re in the back of a truck or van.

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Streamlining international construction projects

GCP Applied Technologies

In Scandinavia, most product used during construction must be registered through environmental organizations. The products you choose impact not only your ability to comply with local regulations, but your ability to secure insurance for the building. Retail buildings. Design Advantage. GCP0170 DA Blog #8. Commercial buildings.