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MARCH 19, 2014

Home / Competition / Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition 2014 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition 2014 Bob Borson — March 20, 2014 — 39 Comments Of all the amazing things I am fortunate to do, the Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition is right up there at the top.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Acoustic Panels Airports Architects Energy-Efficient Design Green Renovation Native American Casinos Sustainable Design and Construction Arena BAS and Security Building Owner Geothermal Technology Green Specifications Sustainable Development Casinos Contractors Brick and Masonry Collegiate Stadiums Designers Cultural Facilities Engineers Building Enclosure (..)

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MARCH 27, 2014

Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Hotel Facilities Multifamily Housing Construction Senior Living Design' This year, consumers want kitchens that have “simple lines and not as much frou-frou, and are more about good storage and space planning,” summed up one NKBA designer. Body Image: read more.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Firestone Building Products Company, LLC, a leading manufacturer and supplier of a comprehensive “Roots to Rooftops” portfolio of products, announced today 251 firms across the country earned the 2014 Master Contractor Award. Exclude Content: Yes. read more'

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JULY 1, 2014

The Design Museum''s Design of the Year Award for 2014 has been awarded to Zaha Hadid''s Heydar Aliyev Center. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Cultural Facilities Engineers Facility Managers Government Buildings Museums' Body Image: read more.

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

New York-based landscape architecture firm SCAPE won the Buckminster Fuller Institute’s 2014 Fuller Challenge , billed as socially responsible design’s highest award. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Building Team'

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MARCH 5, 2014

As a result, Spain is currently Europe''s leading ceramic tile producer, and the second largest exporter at worldwide level. Body Image: read more.

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DECEMBER 17, 2014

Green Building Council (USGBC) announced today the 2014 Best of Green Schools recipients, recognizing 10 individuals, institutions, projects, and events representing the best environmental efforts in schools across the country this year. The Center for Green Schools at the U.S.

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JANUARY 9, 2015

Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers' November''s estimate was unchanged in this release, remaining at 20,000 net new construction jobs, but nonresidential construction''s November jobs figure was upwardly revised to 7,100 jobs.

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JANUARY 6, 2015

Minneapolis achieved a construction milestone in 2014, when for the first time it issued $2 billion in new building permits in a single year. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Hotel Facilities Multifamily Housing Construction Office Building'

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JULY 16, 2014

Houston, TX (PRWEB) July 16, 2014— Through the first six months of 2014, Morrissey Goodale. amount as during the first six months of 2013, and putting 2014 on pace for another strong year for. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers' tracked 101 sales of U.S.-based

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MAY 12, 2014

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), recognized four recipients of the 2014 AIA/HUD Secretary Awards. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Multifamily Housing Construction' Body Image: read more.

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Healthcare Buildings Hospitality Facilities Public Health Labs' Body Image: read more.

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MAY 11, 2014

Home / Life in General / The Lantern House The Lantern House Bob Borson — May 12, 2014 — 19 Comments The Life of an Architect playhouse competition for 2014 is coming to a close – all the entries for this year are required to me in my email inbox by midnight tonight (May 12th). Vegetables or Dessert?

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JANUARY 2, 2015

grew by 7% to just under $973 billion in 2014, according to estimates by FMI, the Raleigh, N.C.-based Driven by a recovering economy, increasing demand for multifamily housing, and a manufacturing sector buoyed by robust oil and gas drilling and production, construction put in place (CPIP) in the U.S. Body Image: read more.

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JUNE 23, 2014

The foundation''s building is nearing completion and will be open to public on October 27 2014. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Cultural Facilities Engineers Education Facility Facility Managers Building Team Museums' Body Image: read more.

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JANUARY 28, 2014

They also recap the top tall-building news from the previous year (see "2013: The year of the super-tall skyscraper" ). Body Image: read more.

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MAY 9, 2014

The 2014 Reconstruction Awards recognize the best reconstructed, renovated, or remodeled projects, based on overall design, engineering, and construction project quality. Deadline for entries is May 16, 2014. Deadline for entries is May 16, 2014. Download 2014 Reconstruction Awards Entry Guidelines. Exclude Content: Yes.

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DECEMBER 17, 2014

Green Building Council (USGBC) announced today the 2014 “Best of Green Schools” recipients, recognizing 10 individuals, institutions, projects and events representing the best environmental efforts in schools across the country this year. The Center for Green Schools at the U.S.

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JUNE 30, 2014

Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Multifamily Housing Construction' Tight credit, still elevated unemployment, and mounting student loan debt among young Americans are moderating growth and keeping millennials and other first-time homebuyers out of the market.

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APRIL 15, 2014

Twelve structural steel building projects have earned national recognition in the 2014 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). Body Image: read more.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

The architecture profession continues to grow along with a gradually recovering economy, based on the results of the 2014 Survey of Architectural Registration Boards, conducted by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). The 2014 survey of U.S. The 2014 survey of U.S. percent increase from 2013.

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JUNE 25, 2014

Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Cultural Facilities Engineers Facility Managers Building Team Government Buildings Healthcare Buildings Hospitality Facilities Museums Sports and Recreational Facility' Body Image: read more.

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JANUARY 9, 2014

The 2014 Reconstruction Awards recognize the best reconstructed, renovated, or remodeled projects, based on overall design, engineering, and construction project quality. Deadline for entries is May 16, 2014. Deadline for entries is May 16, 2014. Download 2014 Reconstruction Awards Entry Guidelines. Exclude Content: Yes.

Remodeling 49

Remodeling Contractor Renovation Engineering 49

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JUNE 16, 2024

For more than a century, the print edition of the Sweets Catalog was a construction industry staple, providing architects, engineers, and contractors with comprehensive information on building products and materials. McGraw-Hill relinquished its ownership in 2014, the service now under the banner of The Dodge Construction Network.

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Industrial Information Technology Technology 217

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MAY 1, 2014

The AIA''s Technology in Architectural Practice (TAP) Knowledge Community recently announced the winners of the 2014 AIA TAP BIM Awards. Launched in 2005, the program honors projects that best harness building information modeling and virtual design and construction tools and processes, and related innovations. Body Image: read more.

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JANUARY 30, 2014

Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Healthcare Buildings Public Health Labs' economy added 74,000 jobs in December, as the unemployment rate fell to 6.7%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Body Image: read more.

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AUGUST 20, 2014

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) reached an all-time high in the second quarter of 2014. Contractors' CBI improved 5.4 percent following a 2.8 percent decline in the first quarter and currently stands at 8.5; percent on a year-over-year basis. Body Image: read more.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

According to a recent report from Forbes , Houston is America''s top city for new construction in 2014. Architects Building Owner Contractors Engineers' billion in starts from January to September this year, Houston has seen a 176% increase in new projects since 2013.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Hospitality Facilities Hotel Facilities Resort Design Retail Centers Sports and Recreational Facility' Body Image: read more.

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Contractor Commercial Management Engineering 76

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) forecasts a steady and ongoing economic recovery for the U.S. The reasonably brisk industry recovery in 2014 should continue in 2015, with momentum especially growing in segments closely related to the current American energy and industrial production resurgence. Body Image: read more.

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JULY 11, 2013

Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Standards Engineers Facility Managers Government Buildings Office Building Codes and Standards' The DOE says that this translates to a cost savings of roughly "$1.74 billion over 30 years." The new requirements are in response to a more stringent building standard adopted by ASHRAE in 2010.

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JANUARY 20, 2014

The Advisory Committee of the BUILDINGChicago/Greening the Heartland 2014 Conference is now accepting proposals for presenters and topics. It will take place September 29-October 1, 2014, at North America’s largest LEED Gold-certified hotel, the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza. read more.

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) forecasts a steady and ongoing economic recovery for the U.S. The reasonably brisk industry recovery in 2014 should continue in 2015, with momentum especially growing in segments closely related to the current American energy and industrial production resurgence. Body Image: read more.

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JULY 10, 2014

BioSkin , a system of water-filled ceramic pipes that cools the exterior surface of buildings and their surrounding micro-climates, has won the 2014 Tall Building Innovation Award from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Body Image: read more.

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JUNE 23, 2014

INDIANAPOLIS – Firestone Building Products Company, LLC , a leading manufacturer and supplier of a comprehensive “Roots to Rooftops” products portfolio, has announced the recipients of its Red Shield™ Metal Wall Systems Certified Contractor Award. Exclude Content: Yes. Walls and Partitions'

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Contractor Building Manufacturing IT 49

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JUNE 2, 2014

BUILDINGChicago/Greening the Heartland is the major conference and trade expo serving architects, engineers, contractors, property owners, real estate developers, government officials and community organizations in the Midwest. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers'

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