Commercial Building: Page 360
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Construction Employment Fell from Feb. to March, but Is Up From 2010
Federal numbers show the construction unemployment rate is about steady month-to-month, but has decreased from a year ago.
By Ron Gallagher • April 6, 2012 -
Perkins Eastman Unveils Qatar Mixed-Use Sports Complex
The complex in Doha includes a 10-000-seat football stadium that's slated to be done by August.
By Ron Gallagher • April 6, 2012 -
Explore the Trendlineâž”
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TrendlineData center construction
New projects from customers like Meta, Google and Amazon make this a burgeoning sector for contractors.
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Non-Union Shops Celebrate Appeals Court Victory in Georgia
A federal appeals court ruling went for a contractor and against the Carpenters union.
By Ron Gallagher • April 6, 2012 -
Deutsche Bank Study: Home-Owning Is 15% Cheaper Than Renting
It's a change. In the past, renting had consistently been about 10 percent cheaper than buying.
By Ron Gallagher • April 5, 2012 -
Macquarie Plans $2B for U.S., Canadian Infrastructure
The Australian bank is the world's largest investor in infrastructure assets.
By Ron Gallagher • April 5, 2012 -
Realted, Shoma Buy Site for Miami-Area Mixed-Use Development
Developers and the City of Doral are working on details of what will go where on the 48-acre site.
By Ron Gallagher • April 5, 2012 -
Affordable Housing Goes Green with $12 Million Energy-Efficiency Program
A $2.8 million Housing and Urban Development grant is part of $12 million in start-up funding.
By Ron Gallagher • April 5, 2012 -
Education Construction: Heating Up or Cooling Off?
It depends on where you look. The value of Rhode Island projects fell 81% and the value of North Dakota's rose 90% from 2010.
By Ron Gallagher • April 5, 2012 -
Deutsche, Guggenheim, Near $2B Asset Management Deal?
News reports have the German firm ready to sell the business, but the official word is that talks are still going on.
By Ron Gallagher • April 5, 2012 -
In First 'CPE 100' Executive Survey, Washington Gridlock Spoils the Party
As Commercial Property Executive its inaugural poll of 100 leaders in the business, their Washington worries were apparent.
By Ron Gallagher • April 5, 2012 -
Urban Office Leasing Is Tied to Retail
If you build a store downstairs, they will come for the offices upstairs
By Ron Gallagher • April 5, 2012 -
Office Vacancies Decline Slightly
Economic caution kept employers from adding a lot of space.
By Ron Gallagher • April 5, 2012 -
Three-Month Highway-Transit Extension Signed Into Law
The 90-day stopgap is the ninth since Sept. 30, 2009, when the last multiyear authorization lapsed.
By Ron Gallagher • April 4, 2012 -
More About Michigan: Court's Decision Could Make 'Non-Recourse' Moot
An appeals court let a lender go after a guarantor for losses on a loan for a strip mall, and the impact of that decision has riveted real estate attorneys' attention.
By Ron Gallagher • April 4, 2012 -
Fiber Cement Cladding Creates Friendly Feel for Colo. School Yard
RB+B Architects wanted to create a cheerful space between buildings where elementary students students and teachers could interact energetically.
By Ron Gallagher • April 4, 2012 -
Co-Founder and Matriarch of Design-Builder Gray Construction Is Dead at 91
Lois Howard Gray died at her Lexington, Ky., home March 19 at the age of 91.
By Ron Gallagher • April 4, 2012 -
N.J. Road-Utility Contracting Giant J. Fletcher Creamer Sr. is Dead
He grew his father's Fort Lee, N.J.,business into a major contractor in the region.
By Ron Gallagher • April 4, 2012 -
Finding Value in Dollar-Store and Drugstore Net-Lease Properties
Retail dynamics are changing, and not many investment-grade properties are available to accommodate it.
By Ron Gallagher • April 4, 2012 -
Contractors Are Renting More, Buying Less
Equipment rentals have flourished as a means of lowering overhead expenses by trimming debt, licensing fees, taxes, insurance and maintenance.
By Ron Gallagher • April 4, 2012 -
Are Niche Apartments a Good Thing?
Should apartments be designed with certain features to appeal to a specific group of people?
By Ron Gallagher • April 4, 2012 -
Retroficiency Offers a Quick Solution for Energy Audits in Buildings
The difficulty in getting a handle on energy efficiency within an escrow period led to new software that gives quicker answers than a conventional energy audit can.
By Ron Gallagher • April 4, 2012 -
Construction Innovation: Ideas For Leading Change
How can the construction industry find new ways of innovating tools for the trade or to improve productivity? Motivational speaker Matt May offers some ideas at the Fiatech annual conference.
By Ron Gallagher • April 4, 2012 -
Michigan Case Puts a Chill in the Air About Commercial Foreclosures
The court upheld debt-holders' suing a strip-mall owner personally after his property-holding company went belly-up.
By Ron Gallagher • April 3, 2012 -
U.S. Construction Spending Down in February, But Up Over Past 12 Months
The construction sector is feeling good about the long-term results, though only the private sector helped.
By Ron Gallagher • April 3, 2012 -
RMK Expands Green Initiatives for Apartments
They include programmable thermostats, water-efficient plumbing, CFL bulbs and recycling bags.
By Ron Gallagher • April 3, 2012
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