Commercial Building: Page 365
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Lean Building Blog: There Is No Future in Pessimism
Scott Sedam, blogger and president of TrueNorth Development, sees no upside in looking down.
By Ron Gallagher • March 6, 2012 -
In The Pipeline: CoStar Development & Construction News for March 4 - 11
In The Pipeline reports on acquisitions and other transactions and trends in the commercial sector.
By Ron Gallagher • March 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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Fitness Facilities Matter to Tenants
People who rent to have access to fitness centers at their apartments notice when things get run down.
By Ron Gallagher • March 5, 2012 -
MHN INTERVIEW: Maximizing Apartment Space
Gale Steves, author of Right-Sizing Your Home: How to Make Your House Fit Your Lifestyle, spoke about maximizing apartment space.
By Ron Gallagher • March 5, 2012 -
Construction Under Way on Avenue R Development in Houston
The Galleria area of Houston is the site of a new Meeks + Partners-designed community by Greystar.
By Ron Gallagher • March 5, 2012 -
SNC-Lavalin Begins Investigation into Mysterious Payments of $35 Million
Move at Canadian engineering firm raises questions of Quaddafi ties in Libya, Mexico
By Ron Gallagher • March 2, 2012 -
CoStar's People of Note (Feb. 26-March 3)
Promotions and hires in markets from New York to Los Angeles.
By Ron Gallagher • March 2, 2012 -
GREEN LEAD | Green Building News
Tops in the biweekly report from Costar is a comment period on new LEED standards.
By Ron Gallagher • March 2, 2012 -
Tranwestern Receives Seventh Consecutive EPA Award
The Sustained Excellence Award recognizes efforts toward sustainability and reduced energy consumption.
By Ron Gallagher • March 2, 2012 -
EPA Renews, Raises Site-Runoff Standards for Construction
A new General Construction Permit program for site runoff replaces the one that expired last month
By Ron Gallagher • March 1, 2012 -
Construction Spending Steps Off Escalator in January
Spending slipped a tenth of a percent, breaking a six-month growth pattern.
By Ron Gallagher • March 1, 2012 -
Why Build a Structure If a Robot Can Build It for You?
Cornell engineers have one that can traverse a truss structure and assemble and disassemble parts.
By Ron Gallagher • March 1, 2012 -
Falls by Roofers, Carpenters Among Costliest Injuries
A study by OSHA found that falls by labor in those trades had high workers compensation costs.
By Ron Gallagher • March 1, 2012 -
Study Shows Need for More Safety Steps in LEED Construction
The study found that the data say there are more worker injuries on LEED projects.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 29, 2012 -
Construction Materials Prices Ready for Lift Off?
AGC suggests that numbers from January may signal bigger hikes "just around the bend."
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 29, 2012 -
How Students Look for Apartments
It's not in print ads. Social media and Web searches are far and away in first place.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 29, 2012 -
Los Alamos Lab Faces Delayed Construction, Layoffs
About 1,000 construction jobs will not happen as a new plutonium-research facility gets put on hold.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 29, 2012 -
Concrete Industry Picks Most Innovative Projects
The MIP Award Program features many of new products shown at World of Concrete.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 28, 2012 -
Turkey Still Seeks Bids for Bosporus Crossing
After a year with no bidders, Turkey is splitting the project in two.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 28, 2012 -
Analysis Sees Retrofits as Construction's 2012 Growth Path
Business isn't back yet and government is short on money, so Building Design + Construction's Jon Walton looks for 2012's construction path forward.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 28, 2012 -
Some Sound Ideas on Masking Noise in Open Environments
Open floor plans and other trends make it critical to have well-designed sound-masking systems.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 27, 2012 -
American Infrastructure Takes ABC 2011 Top Contractor Award
The 1,800-employee company operates in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 27, 2012 -
Frost Museum of Science Breaks Ground in Miami
To date, the museum has secured approximately $70 million of its $100 million private fundraising goal.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 27, 2012 -
Loan Maturities, Debt Funding Gap Loom for Euro Zone CRE
The sovereign debt crisis and new rules on capital sources are shrinking the flow.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 27, 2012 -
Time Out: The Automatic Stay of Bankruptcy in Construction Disputes
Some contracts try to write their way around a legal breathing spell. That has varying results.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 27, 2012
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