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JULY 9, 2013

'The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has named two winners and three finalists of its 2013 Innovation Award. Body Image: read more.

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JULY 14, 2013

I always knew I would someday have my own firm. I’m a born entrepreneur… quite literally. Dad’s a retired auto mechanic and he taught me entrepreneurism early. As a child, I watched how he bought old Corvettes and flipped them for a profit. When I was 13, I started doing the same. With savings from working summers at the shop, I purchased a navy blue 1972 Camaro for $1200, brought it home, cleaned it up, applied a fresh coat of wax and sold it for $2400.

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BD+C

JULY 10, 2013

'A jury of high-rise design and construction professionals has selected four regional winners in the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat''s 2013 Best Tall Building Awards , which honor the world''s best new skyscrapers each year. Body Image: read more.

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BD+C

JULY 16, 2013

'The blog Technabob featured a novel technological innovation that could transform the building demolition industry. Inspired by the movie "Wall-E," Swedish student designer Omer Haciomeroglu designed a robot prototype, called the ERO Concrete Recycling Robot, that uses water jets to break up concrete structures and then sucks up the water and debris for reuse and recycling.

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JULY 2, 2013

'The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced today that its membership has voted to adopt LEED v4, the next update to the world’s premier green building rating system. The final overall vote was 86 percent in favor of adopting LEED v4. This includes 90 percent approval from the user category of the voting body, 77 percent approval from the general interest category and 89 percent approval from the producer category. read more.

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BD+C

JULY 10, 2013

'In a newly posted TED talk, wood skyscraper expert Michael Green makes the case for building the next-generation of mid- and high-rise buildings out of wood. His mission: Solve architecture’s biggest challenge -- meeting worldwide housing demand without increasing carbon emissions -- by building with carbon-sequestering wood instead of concrete and steel.

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BD+C

JULY 18, 2013

'This September, LEGO will expand its LEGO Creator Expert series with a 2,989-brick model of the iconic Sydney Opera House. The kit challenges even the most ardent LEGO enthusiasts with applying advanced building techniques to re-create the Opera House''s unmistakable rooflines, complex angled walls, and waterfront forecourt. Priced at $319.99, the model scales 11 inches high, 25 inches wide, and 15 inches deep and sits on a large blue stud baseplate to replicate the harbor.

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BD+C

JULY 19, 2013

'The Brick Industry Association has honored stunning architecture that incorporates fired clay brick. With new categories this year including Renovation/Restoration, the 2013 Brick in Architecture Awards span almost half the country in 21 states. Of the 36 winning projects, here are seven that caught our eye: Body Image: read more.

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BD+C

JULY 19, 2013

'The Architect of the Capitol this week released a video timeline of 220 years of building development on Capitol Hill. The three-minute flyover video simulates the construction of 17 federal government buildings, from 1793 to 2008, using digital 3D models. The video features the following buildings: U.S. read more.

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JULY 25, 2013

'Office spaces that provide focus, balance, and choice are the ones that will improve employee experience, enhance performance, and drive innovation, according to Gensler''s 2013 U.S. Workplace Survey. read more.

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BD+C

JULY 1, 2013

'Last Friday, the LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester in Yonkers, N.Y., celebrated the completion of a LEGO replica of One World Trade Center by lighting the 12-foot-tall, 100-pound model. Members of the Port Authority Police Honor Guard were there to mark the event. The model was meticulously created by a team of expert LEGO model builders entirely out of 4,873 LEGO bricks, taking more than 260 hours to design and build.

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BD+C

JULY 1, 2013

'A new report released today forecasts the volume of construction output will grow by more than 70% to $15 trillion worldwide by 2025. The benchmark global study - the third in a series from Global Construction Perspectives and Oxford Economics - shows the meteoric growth, which outpaces that of global GDP, will be concentrated in three countries - China, the US and India.

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Construction Construction Government Education 98

BD+C

JULY 3, 2013

'Triple Five Worldwide, owner of the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., has kicked off construction work on a $2.5 billion, 10-year expansion project that will double the facility''s size and add attractions like an NHL-sized skating rink and an indoor water park. The development is part of a plan to draw millions of additional visitors each year, with 300 new retailers, hotels, more events space, and entertainment destinations like the water park, according to a read more.

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Construction

BD+C

JULY 15, 2013

'New York-based developer Related Companies announced that it has commissioned Zaha Hadid Architects to design a boutique condominium adjacent to the High Line at 520 West 28th Street in Chelsea just south of Hudson Yards. The 11-story residential development will mark Hadid’s first commission in New York City, leaving an indelible mark on the High Line’s architecture map and continuing Related’s storied history of partnering with world-class architects and designers.

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BD+C

JULY 3, 2013

'Measuring a stout 100 meters high, 500 meters long, and 400 meters wide, the New Century Global Centre in the Tianfu New District of Chengdu, China, is officially the world''s largest freestanding building , offering more than 18.2 million sf of multi-function floor area. About a quarter of the building is dedicated to shopping, with the remainder housing offices, conference rooms, a university.

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BD+C

JULY 19, 2013

'Although the construction recovery continues to lag other sectors as well as the overall U.S. economy, the industry is finally seeing a rebound. read more.

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BD+C

JULY 18, 2013

'This September, LEGO will expand its LEGO Creator Expert series with a 2,989-brick model of the iconic Sydney Opera House. The kit challenges even the most ardent LEGO enthusiasts with applying advanced building techniques to re-create the Opera House''s unmistakable rooflines, complex angled walls, and waterfront forecourt. Priced at $319.99, the model scales 11 inches high, 25 inches wide, and 15 inches deep and sits on a large blue stud baseplate to replicate the harbor.

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Housing Contractor Technique Management 91

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BD+C

JULY 24, 2013

'The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) remained positive again in June after the first decline in ten months in April. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag time between architecture billings and construction spending. read more.

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BD+C

JULY 17, 2013

'CBRE Group announced today five recipient institutions in its Real Green Research Challenge (RGRC). Launched in September 2012, the RGRC is CBRE’s $1 million commitment to fund leading-edge sustainability research and innovation in commercial real estate. read more.

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BD+C

JULY 17, 2013

'Analysis by RBC Capital Markets shows that U.S. retailers are planning to open 42,757 stores over the next 12 months, and some 83,700 locations over the next two years, both five-year highs, according to a summary of the research by CoStar Group''s Mark Heschmeyer. The forecast represents 2.8% YOY growth for the retail sector. read more.

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BD+C

JULY 11, 2013

'The Energy Department released stricter energy efficiency standards this month for new federal buildings. The standards, which will take effect next July, are expected to result in source energy savings 18.2% above the current requirement for existing buildings. The DOE says that this translates to a cost savings of roughly "$1.74 billion over 30 years.

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JULY 17, 2013

'According to this opinion piece, regulatory parking mandates on new construction essentially tax the poor to subsidize the rich while damaging the environment and the broader economy. Some cities are deliberately discouraging construction of new parking spaces by allowing the construction of buildings with a lower ratio of dwellings to parking spaces than previously required. read more.

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BD+C

JULY 18, 2013

'The Miami Beach City Commission on Wednesday selected the development team led by Rem Koolhaas'' OMA and property developers Tishman and UIA to redevelop the Miami Beach Convention Center area. The winning team, which beat out a submission by Danish studio Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), also includes local architect TVSdesign and landscape architects MVVA and Raymond Jungles.

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BD+C

JULY 31, 2013

'With slower than expected activity in the nonresidential construction sector in the first half of the year, the projections for growth in spending have been scaled back. read more.

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BD+C

JULY 3, 2013

'Every six months, we like to take a look back at the stories that generated the most interest from our readers. Body Image: read more.

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