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SAB Magazine

This is especially true in retail and hospitality projects where clients often want a fresh perspective after only five years. Designing interiors can be an ephemeral pursuit. The trend to reinvent, repurpose, and all too often replace, is common in our disposable culture.

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Don’t Waste a Good Recession

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Millennials and younger generations are entering computer sciences, retail and hospitality, etc. Gain more insight into the future of the construction industry by subscribing to Viewpoint Surveyor. Basu believes part of the labor shortage in the construction industry has to do with the lack of millennials entering the industry.

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The Greatest Challenge Facing the Construction Industry

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Whether their market is retail, warehouse or lodging–where growth is expected to be strong–or in a segment that relies on federal funding like marine or direct federal construction–where forecasts are less optimistic–finding and retaining qualified people can be a challenge.

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Back to Construction Business Basics

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Now that it’s August and the start of school is right around the corner, retail stores are advertising “back to school basics.” Aside from the pens, pencils, and paper I grew up with, smart phones and tablets are now considered “basics” – how times have changed.

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Getting Employees to Think Like Construction Owners

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Whether you run a retail, construction, or software company , motivating your employees can be one of the biggest challenges you face in business management. Unmotivated employees often underperform, are tardy or absent, or may end up costing more than they contribute to your construction company.

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CoreNet Global Index Predicts Upbeat Economic, Corporate Climates for Second Half of 2013

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The index is a new macro-economic measure based on the viewpoints of corporate real estate (CRE) executives serving large, multinational companies from multiple industry sectors. The first index rating is 4.65, based on a scale of 7 with 7 representing an extremely optimistic environment.

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BIM in the ‘chain-stores’ business

DebunkTheBIM

A decade later, my company documented a series of outlets for a retail chain providing (mid-range) clothing for children. How does this sit with the ‘BIM evolutionary theorists’ viewpoint? These shops were located in the USA, ME, India, South Africa. Designed in NZ).

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