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07/22/2010 09:26 AM
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June Construction Slips 3%
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New construction starts in June dropped 3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $385.7 billion, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies.
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07/19/2010 10:46 AM
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Deal Sends Tishman Construction Into AECOM’s Arms
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Global design giant AECOM Technology Corp., Los Angeles, and leading New York City-based building construction manager Tishman Construction Corp. are linking up to share needed capabilities in a changing construction market.
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07/19/2010 10:46 AM
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Finally, BP Advances Effort To Stop Leak
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The capping stack was tested at Cameron Elastomer Technology’s facility in Berwick, Lou., where it has been assembled over the past two months. The stack was installed July 12 and will potentially stop oil from gushing into the gulf.
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07/19/2010 10:45 AM
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U.S. Architecture Schools Announce Leadership Changes
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As campuses prep for the fall semester, some top architecture schools are experiencing turnovers among their high-level staff.
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07/19/2010 10:45 AM
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Virginia’s I-495 Expansion Fast-Tracked Thanks to D-B, Infusion of Private Capital
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Virginia’s 14-mile Interstate 495 expansion will take just four years, thanks to design-build and an infusion of private capital
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07/19/2010 10:44 AM
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Interview with Alain de Botton, Architecture of Happiness Author
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“Bad architecture is in the end as much a failure of psychology as of design,” writes pop philosopher Alain de Botton in his heartfelt case for good building, 2006’s The Architecture of Happiness.
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07/19/2010 10:43 AM
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Naval Station Great Lakes Completes $770-Million Construction Program
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On July 14, the U.S. Navy celebrated the end of a 12-year construction program that built 22 new buildings for its recruit-training center at Naval Station Great Lakes just north of Chicago.
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07/19/2010 10:42 AM
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LBJ Freeway Financing Secured, Project to Start by Early 2011
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Construction will start by spring 2011 on Dallas’ $2.7 billion LBJ Freeway (IH-635), one of the nation’s most congested highway systems.
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07/19/2010 10:42 AM
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Engineer Rejects N.Y. State's 'Sling Theory' in Rigger Trial
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Attorneys on July 12 began presenting their case in defense of William Rapetti, the Long Island, N.Y., crane rigger on trial for manslaughter.
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07/19/2010 10:41 AM
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Communication Breakdown Lifts Price of Tacoma Ramp
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The Washington State Dept. of Transportation describes the highway off-ramp improperly built on a new interchange in east Tacoma as "unfortunate and embarrassing."
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07/19/2010 10:40 AM
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Groundbreaking for First TIGER Project
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Officials have broken ground on a South Dakota highway upgrade, the first of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's $1.5-billion Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery program projects to get under way.
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07/06/2010 12:07 PM
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Construction Industry Loses 22,000 Jobs in June
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In a troubling sign for construction, the industry's unemployment rate showed no improvement in June after three straight months in which the rate declined, as the industry lost 22,000 jobs during the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
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07/06/2010 12:07 PM
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Manslaughter Trial Begins For New York Rigger
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The manslaughter trial began on June 22 for a New York City crane rigger accused of causing a 2008 crane collapse in midtown Manhattan that killed seven, including the entire rigging crew and a civilian.
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07/06/2010 12:06 PM
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$1.4-Billion South Texas Powerplant Both Praised and Damned
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Amid political and environmental conflicts over Texas air quality, International Power announced a long-awaited powerplant expansion in South Texas.
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07/06/2010 12:05 PM
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Speedy Runway Paving Job Means $5 Million Bonus
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A contractor has won a $5-million bonus for repaving 10,925 ft of runway in 120 days at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.
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07/06/2010 12:05 PM
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University Of Alabama Debuts Disaster Response Study Track
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More than a year ago, Martha Bidez, a University of Alabama-Birmingham engineering professor, envisioned a new online master’s-degree track to focus explicitly on disaster prevention and systems safety.
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07/06/2010 12:04 PM
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Affordable Housing Goes Green in the Bronx
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Construction finally has begun on Via Verde, a sustainable, mixed-income housing project in the South Bronx designed by Grimshaw Architects and Dattner Architects.
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07/06/2010 12:03 PM
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EPA to Modify Regulations on Sewer Overflows
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson recently announced plans to mitigate environmental damage from sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs).
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06/22/2010 02:43 PM
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May Construction Grows 3%
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At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $406.3 billion, new construction starts in May climbed 3% from the previous month, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies.
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06/01/2010 01:27 PM
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Special Report: Gulf Oil Spill
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Keep up to date on the latest news regarding the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, one of the worst environmental disasters in recent history.
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06/01/2010 01:27 PM
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Piano Conceives a Respectful Addition to Kahn's Kimbell Masterpiece
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The Kimbell Art Museum expansion project is finally moving forward. On May 27, the institution unveiled Renzo Piano's final design for a $70 million building adjacent to Louis Kahn’s masterpiece.
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06/01/2010 01:26 PM
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Kinks in Supply Chain Produce Road Paint Shortage
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Already scrambling for highway funding, state departments of transportation and road contractors now are stymied by a nationwide shortage of pavement-marking paint.
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06/01/2010 01:26 PM
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Finalists for 2010 Aga Khan Award Announced
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The 19 finalists for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture are to be announced this afternoon during an event at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
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06/01/2010 01:25 PM
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NYC Skyscraper Is First U.S. Commercial Tower to Earn LEED Platinum
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Last week, two years after its first occupants moved in, the owners of the 55-story office tower at New York City’s One Bryant Park celebrated the building’s official opening with a reception in the lobby.
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06/01/2010 01:25 PM
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2010 Hurricane Season Will Be "Active to Extremely Active," Scientists Predict
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is issuing an especially dire forecast for tropical storm activity in the Atlantic and Caribbean basins this hurricane season.
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06/01/2010 01:24 PM
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White House Picks Architect to Head Preservation Board
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On May 18, President Obama named Milford Wayne Donaldson, FAIA, to head the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP). He is the first architect to lead the agency since its creation in 1966.
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05/24/2010 12:54 PM
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Did BP Skip Approval for Platform Engineering Design?
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It’s battling the oil gushing out of the well after the April 20 explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon drill rig in the Gulf of Mexico.
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05/24/2010 12:54 PM
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Stern's Museum for African Art Set to Open in 2011
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From an Upper East Side townhouse to a SoHo storefront to a Long Island City industrial space, New York City’s Museum for African Art has had three different homes since opening to the public in 1984.
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05/24/2010 12:53 PM
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Nuns Celebrate LEED Platinum Certification
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The rolling hills of southern Wisconsin are now home to the two highest-rated LEED-Platinum buildings in the country.
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05/24/2010 12:53 PM
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OSHA Recognizes NCCER Program To Certify Crane Operators
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has expanded the list of organizations whose crane-operator certification programs it formally recognizes, with an agreement with the National Center for Construction Education and Research, Gainesville, Fla.
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05/24/2010 12:52 PM
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An Experimental Early Work by Renzo Piano Threatened
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A small, little-known building by a young Renzo Piano may soon fall victim to the wrecking ball, reports the Italian newspaper La Stampa.
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05/24/2010 12:52 PM
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USGBC Says Feds Can Do More for Green Building
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A report commissioned by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) argues that the Obama administration has the legal authority to use 30 existing federal programs worth over $72 billion to improve energy efficiency in U.S. building stock.
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05/24/2010 12:51 PM
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Debate Over Radioactive Waste in Texas Gets Hot
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Vast amounts of low-level radioactive waste could be transported to a West Texas site if a commission made up mostly of Gov. Rick Perry appointees decides that Texas can accept such waste from 36 or more states.
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05/20/2010 01:31 PM
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April Construction Falls 9%
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New construction starts in April dropped 9% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $397.6 billion, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies.
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05/17/2010 01:05 PM
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ENR Names the Top 400 Contractors
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For the past year, construction firms have been searching for signs that the recession, which began over two years ago, was abating.
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05/17/2010 01:04 PM
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Gulf Oil Spill: Industry Waits for Cleanup Call
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For the most part, contractors have not yet been engaged in cleanup or remediation efforts to combat the flow of oil encroaching on the Gulf Coast.
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05/17/2010 01:04 PM
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AIA Announces 18 Winners of 2010 Housing Awards
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The American Institute of Architects has announced the 18 winners of the 2010 Housing Awards.
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05/17/2010 01:03 PM
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Seven Teams Picked For $4 Bil in Guam Milcon Work
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The U.S. Navy has selected seven U.S. and Guam-based joint venture teams for an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract worth $4 billion for design-build work mostly on Guam over the next five years.
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05/17/2010 01:03 PM
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Caltrans Realizes Big Savings in Construction Costs Due to Economic Downturn
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The Great Recession has enabled the California Department of Transportation to save approximately $2.4 billion in construction costs for major projects since 2006 due to competition and some bids coming in up to 40% less than estimates, says Kris Kuhl, supervising transportation engineer and official chief for contract awards and services at Caltrans. Overall, Kuhl says that so far this fiscal year, project bids are averaging 33.8% under estimates.
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05/17/2010 01:02 PM
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Clinic Made of Freight Containers Heads to Haiti
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As the efforts to rebuild Haiti after its devastating January 12 earthquake inch along, a medical clinic is headed to the island nation that can be set up quickly and opened straight away.
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05/17/2010 01:02 PM
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Profile Rises for Small Projects as Construction Market Tightens
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In a roaring development cycle, size is an edge. The construction company with a monster lineup of staff, resources, equipment, and experience nearly always has a jump snaring attractive projects – benefiting from economies of scale and fatter profit potential.
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05/11/2010 01:03 PM
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Corps Speeds Up Permitting For Gulf Coast Cleanup
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is initiating emergency permitting procedures to expedite cleanup in anticipation of oil coming ashore from the April 20 explosion of British Petroleum’s Deepwater Horizon rig about 50 miles off the Louisiana coast.
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05/11/2010 01:02 PM
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Integrated-Project-Delivery Boosters Ignore Many Flashing Red Lights
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More than five years into a collaborative building-production movement called integrated project delivery, warnings abound: Don’t try this with strangers. New risks replace old ones. Beware of waivers of claims.
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05/11/2010 01:01 PM
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Green Design-Build Model Crafted for Buildings To Achieve Net-Zero Energy Use
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While some are testing the waters of integrated project delivery, a group within the U.S. Dept. of Energy is tilling greener pastures by devising a new design-build project-delivery model for fast-tracked, net-zero-energy buildings, public and private.
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05/11/2010 01:01 PM
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Feds Seek Energy-Efficient Building Projects
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The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE), seeking commercial projects for its energy-efficient commercial buildings program, has extended a call for potential projects until noon Eastern on May 14.
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05/11/2010 01:00 PM
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U.S. DOT Seeks Changes in Disadvantaged-Business Rules
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The U.S. Dept. of Transportation said on May 7 that it is proposing changes in its requirements for disadvantaged-business-enterprise firms (DBEs), which include small companies owned by women and minorities.
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05/11/2010 01:00 PM
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EPA Stiffens Coal-Ash Rules, But Proposal Allows Recycling
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on May 4 unveiled a draft rule to regulate coal ash, for the first time, under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
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05/11/2010 12:59 PM
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Nashville Begins to Assess Damage From Epic Flooding
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Nashville and Middle Tennessee businesses and individuals are cleaning up and trying to return to thousands of buildings and homes inundated by floodwaters in a "once-in-one-thousand-year event."
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05/03/2010 01:24 PM
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Interior Dept. OK's Nation's First Offshore Wind Project
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After nearly a decade of review, the Dept. of Interior gave the go-ahead for the nation’s first offshore wind farm the $1 billion Cape Wind project off the coast of Nantucket on April 28. The facility could be operational by as soon as 2012.
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05/03/2010 01:24 PM
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AIA's Effort to Eliminate Retainage Fee Pays Off
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Federal contracting officers will no longer be required to withhold 10 percent of fees for architectural and engineering services, following a four-year effort spearheaded by the AIA.
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05/03/2010 01:23 PM
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USGBC Launches LEED-Neighborhood Development
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On April 29, 2010, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) officially launched its LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) rating system.
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05/03/2010 01:22 PM
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Worker Killed as Crane Boom Collapses
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Investigators are looking into the cause of a crane-boom failure that killed a worker at the construction site of Motiva’s Port Arthur refinery on April 19.
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05/03/2010 01:22 PM
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Haiti's Plan Includes New Ports, Highways
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Navy Capt. Jim Wink said, "Right now they have the attention of the world." Wink, chief engineer for Joint Task Force (JTF) Haiti, spoke to ENR in his command tent beside the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince.
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05/03/2010 01:21 PM
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Archives of WTC-Architect Yamasaki Saved from Destruction
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A last-minute rescue effort has saved from destruction the company archives of famed mid-century modernist Minoru Yamasaki.
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05/03/2010 01:20 PM
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Chinese Drywall Remediation Standard Already Evolving
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The warning shot came in a federal court in Louisiana, and it may signal the beginning of the end of one of the more costly aspects of the homebuilding boom of 2004-2007.
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04/26/2010 10:32 AM
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ENR Reveals the Top 500 Design Firms
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Uncertainty Clouds Recovery Picture For the largest design firms in the U.S., 2009 was a year of pain, followed by 2010, a year of uncertainty.
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04/26/2010 10:31 AM
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AIA's Committee on the Environment Announces Annual Awards
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The AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) recently announced its 14th annual Top Ten Green Projects. Demonstrating the range of contemporary green design, the 2010 winners include educational facilities, research centers, commercial spaces, and residential projects, all with varying scales and located in diverse geographies and climates.
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04/26/2010 10:31 AM
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Tour of U.S. Embassy in Haiti Shows Small Measures Paid Off Big Time
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We got a tour of the two-year-old U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, including its mechanical spaces, to see how its seismic mitigation measures play out, and how they performed.
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04/26/2010 10:30 AM
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Controversial Plans by Viñoly for Domino Sugar Plant Now on View
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A sweeping design by Rafael Viñoly to convert New York's former Domino sugar refinery into homes, stores, and parks has been fully unveiled to the general public, at the same time that the city considers whether to let the controversy-prone project go forward.
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04/26/2010 10:29 AM
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Construction Groups Sue NY DOT Over Pay Freeze
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Four New York State trade associations representing heavy construction contractors are suing the state over Gov. David Paterson's announcement in March that the New York Dept. of Transportation would halt payments on all statewide capital construction projects not funded through federal stimulus dollars.
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04/26/2010 10:29 AM
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AGC Study Finds No Scientific Reason for Calif. Emission Rule
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Emissions from California’s construction and other off-road diesel equipment are less than 28% of what state officials have estimated, according to a recently released study by the Associated General Contractors of America.
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04/26/2010 10:28 AM
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John Carl Warnecke, "Kennedy's Architect," Dies
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John Carl ("Jack") Warnecke, FAIA, died of pancreatic cancer at his ranch in Healdsburg, CA, on April 17.
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04/22/2010 08:48 AM
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March Construction Holds Steady
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New construction starts in March came in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $435.6 billion, essentially unchanged from the previous month, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies.
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04/19/2010 12:47 PM
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Southern California Quake Damaged Treatment and Storage Infrastructure
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Southern California will spend hundreds of millions of dollars to repair water treatment and wastewater treatment infrastructure damaged in the April 4 Baja Earthquake, which was registered at 7.2 magnitude, state and city officials say.
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04/19/2010 12:46 PM
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While Dubai Stumbles, Abu Dhabi Marches On
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Only about 125 miles separate Dubai and Abu Dhabi, but the Persian Gulf emirates can seem worlds apart in terms of opportunities for architects.
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04/19/2010 12:46 PM
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Next Round of Federal Regulations Has Suppliers Retooling Clean Diesel
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The next phase of U.S. regulations aimed at cleaning up airborne emissions from off-road diesel engines will start taking effect in just nine months.
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04/19/2010 12:46 PM
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Green-Infused Modular Classroom Targets 'Grid-Neutral' Status in School Construction
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Getting energy-efficient design into school construction can be tough, but the Gen7 modular-classroom building from American Modular Systems, Manteca, Calif., fits many of the latest energy-efficiency advances into one package, bringing the cutting edge of green technologies to modular school construction.
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04/19/2010 12:45 PM
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Last Piece of L.A. Live Opens – Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles
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The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles opened last month marking the completion of the final piece of L.A. LIVE, the $2.5 billion sports, residential and entertainment district, which was inaugurated with the opening of STAPLES Center in 1999.
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04/19/2010 12:45 PM
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NYC Unveils Sweeping Redevelopment Plan for Governors Island
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday announced an agreement that gives the city long-term planning and development control of Governor’s Island, a 172-acre chunk of largely undeveloped real estate in New York Harbor.
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04/19/2010 12:45 PM
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Florida Tribe Wins Ruling To Resume Everglades Construction
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Stating Florida must comply with the original 1992 consent decree to address Everglades pollution, U.S. District Judge Federico A. Moreno granted on March 31 the Miccosukee tribe’s motion to compel completion of a key reservoir.
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04/12/2010 01:15 PM
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Concrete Industry Fears Ruling May Stir Litigation Over Fly Ash
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04/12/2010 01:15 PM
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Steven Holl on a Winning Streak
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04/12/2010 01:14 PM
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Celebrated Architect Stirs Debate With Haiti Prefab House Idea
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03/24/2010 01:17 PM
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Obama Signs Jobs Bill, With Highway-Transit Extension
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President Obama has signed a jobs measure that will extend the federal highway and transit programs through Dec. 31, add billions of dollars to the Highway Trust Fund and restore highway funding to its 2009 level.
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03/24/2010 01:16 PM
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"Villa Libeskind" Takes Prefab to the Extreme
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Daniel Libeskind has added a rather unusual building type to his design resume: high-end, green prefab housing.
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03/24/2010 01:16 PM
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Green Standard Efforts Merge
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The International Code Council and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc. have merged their efforts, rather than compete, to develop the nation's first "green" model code for commercial buildings.
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03/18/2010 01:33 PM
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February Construction Rises 5%
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At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $440.9 billion, new construction starts in February climbed 5% from the previous month, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies.
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03/02/2010 12:22 PM
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AIA Announces 2010 Young Architect Award Winners
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This week, the AIA announced the nine recipients of the 2010 AIA Young Architects Award. The prize recognizes individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the profession early in their careers.
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03/02/2010 12:21 PM
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Testwell CEO Tried To Kill Himself After Conviction
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The New York Times is reporting that Testwell Laboratories owner and CEO V. Reddy Kancharla tried to commit suicide last week, two days after being convicted of falsifying concrete mix reports and filing them with the city.
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03/02/2010 12:20 PM
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Mayor Unveils Stimulus Plan in San Francisco
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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom this week laid out a local stimulus plan that, if approved by the always unstable board of supervisors, would speed up four pending residential construction projects that have been held up due to the economy and city regulations.
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02/19/2010 08:33 AM
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January Construction Retreats 1%
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The value of new construction starts slipped 1% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $419.3 billion, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies.
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01/22/2010 03:27 PM
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New Construction Starts in December Climb 5%; Annual Total for 2009 Drops 26% to $412 Billion
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01/11/2010 01:34 PM
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Dubai Stands Tall as Skyscraper Debuts
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01/11/2010 01:34 PM
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National Mall Plan Option Incorporates LEED
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01/11/2010 01:33 PM
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Cintra-Led Team to Begin $2B North Texas Road Project
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12/16/2009 03:57 PM
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November Construction Falls 9%
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At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $405.0 billion, new construction starts in November dropped 9% from the previous month, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies.
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11/20/2009 04:35 PM
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October Construction Jumps 12%
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New York, N.Y. – November 20, 2009 – The value of new construction starts climbed 12% in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $447.6 billion, it was reported by McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. The upward push came from double-digit gains for nonresidential building and nonbuilding construction (public works and electric utilities). At the same time, residential building in October was unchanged from its September pace. Through the first ten months of 2009, total construction on an unadjusted basis came in at $350.1 billion, down 29% from the same period a year ago.
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10/22/2009 10:30 AM
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September Construction Slides 7%
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10/21/2009 02:28 PM
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AIA Study: 2008 Billings Topped $44 Billion
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10/21/2009 02:27 PM
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Housing Could Spark A Rebound in 2010
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10/21/2009 02:27 PM
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Leaky Libeskind Roof to Be Fixed at Last
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10/21/2009 02:26 PM
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SOM Loses Top Architect to HOK
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10/21/2009 02:26 PM
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Faulty Tower's Implosion Presents Many Challenges
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10/21/2009 02:25 PM
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Who's To Blame for Faulty Foster Tower?
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09/21/2009 03:41 PM
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Balfour Beatty to Pay $626 Million For Parsons Brinckerhoff
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09/21/2009 03:41 PM
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Heinz Awards Highlight Environmental Leaders
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09/21/2009 09:21 AM
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August Construction Rises 2%
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07/22/2009 08:29 AM
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June Construction Retreats 7%
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06/29/2009 02:07 PM
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The Top 250 Architecture Firms
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06/29/2009 02:06 PM
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Gehry Trims Staff As Projects Hit Snags
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06/29/2009 02:06 PM
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F&S Partners in Dallas Merges with SmithGroup
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06/16/2009 03:07 PM
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May Construction Climbs 7%
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05/26/2009 10:30 AM
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Brad Pitt Selects More Architects for "Make It Right" Project
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05/26/2009 10:30 AM
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HUD and DOT Coordinating Efforts
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05/26/2009 10:29 AM
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Nation's Largest New Public Transportation Project Moving Into Construction Phase
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05/26/2009 10:29 AM
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Architects Plan Breathtaking New Skydeck for Sears Tower
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05/20/2009 01:19 PM
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April Construction Slips 1%
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04/24/2009 01:04 PM
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Peter Zumthor Wins 2009 Pritzker Prize
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04/24/2009 01:04 PM
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Big Problems Continue With Drywall Made in China
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04/24/2009 01:03 PM
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Top 10 Green Projects Named by AIA
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04/23/2009 09:19 AM
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March Construction Improves 5 Percent
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03/16/2009 02:18 PM
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February Construction Falls 8%
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03/04/2009 12:55 PM
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Building in Cologne, Germany Collapses
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03/04/2009 12:54 PM
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AIA Announces the Names of 112 New Fellows
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03/04/2009 12:54 PM
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Federal Eco-Labeling Law Taking Shape
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03/04/2009 12:54 PM
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Spanish-Led Consortium to Build $4-Billion Texas Freeway Project
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02/27/2009 01:03 PM
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Architectural Billings Index Hits All-Time Low
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02/27/2009 01:02 PM
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Gottfried House Earns Highest LEED for Homes Score to Date
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02/27/2009 01:02 PM
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Healthcare Market Not Immune to Economic Malaise
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02/27/2009 01:02 PM
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Virtual Design and Construction Users Seeking Better Collaborative Tools
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02/19/2009 02:42 PM
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January Construction Slips 3%
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02/09/2009 02:36 PM
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New Construction Starts in December Retreat 5%; Annual Total for 2008 Slides 15% to $543 Billion
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02/09/2009 02:36 PM
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Herzog & de Meuron Designs HQ for Major Bank in Spain
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02/09/2009 02:35 PM
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Obama Delivers Promise to Unions By Reversing Bush Labor Pact Ban
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01/20/2009 03:16 PM
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The Economic-Stimulus Bill, Sector-by-Sector Analysis
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01/20/2009 03:16 PM
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What Does Stimulus Plan Mean for A/E/C Industry?
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01/20/2009 03:15 PM
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AIA Announces 2009 Honor Awards for Architecture
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01/20/2009 03:15 PM
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USGBC Members Approve LEED 2009 Revisions
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01/20/2009 03:15 PM
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Zaha Hadid Chosen to Design Vienna Library
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01/20/2009 03:14 PM
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Louisiana Gets $1.5-Billion Loan From Feds for Hurricane-Protection System
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01/20/2009 03:13 PM
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'Less Restrictive' No-Damages-for-Delay Clause Still Vulnerable
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01/06/2009 02:06 PM
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Layoffs Sweep Architecture Profession as Economy Worsens
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01/06/2009 02:06 PM
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Obama's Education-Upgrade Pledge Could Mean Lots of School-Construction Work
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01/06/2009 02:05 PM
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Prosecutor Charges Safety Manager, Two Others in Fatal N.Y. Construction Fire
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01/06/2009 02:05 PM
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Shanghai Skyscraper Named "Best Tall Building"
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01/06/2009 02:04 PM
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Chicago Takes the Lead in Green Hotels
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01/06/2009 02:04 PM
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Madrid's City of Justice Starts to Take Shape
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01/06/2009 02:04 PM
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Report: Concrete Outperforms Steel as Bridge Material
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01/06/2009 02:03 PM
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Florida's Highway Wish List Totals Nearly $7 Billion
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12/04/2008 12:25 PM
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For Architects, the Job Axe Starts to Fall
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12/04/2008 12:25 PM
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Despite Sinking Economy, Work Begins on Super-Tall Shanghai Tower
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12/04/2008 12:25 PM
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States Seek $136 Billion for Infrastructure In New Stimulus Package
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12/04/2008 12:24 PM
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Students Design-Build LEED Platinum Art Center for Tornado Ravaged Town
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12/04/2008 12:24 PM
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Is the Dubai Bubble Starting to Burst?
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12/04/2008 12:24 PM
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Overwhelming Public Response Extends Crane Rule Comment Period
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12/04/2008 12:23 PM
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OSHA Releases Fatality Numbers
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12/04/2008 12:23 PM
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U.S. Green Building Council Pushes Obama to Act on Green Promises
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12/04/2008 12:21 PM
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Renzo Piano’s Design for Kimbell Museum Revealed
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10/23/2008 11:41 AM
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Architects Hit Hard by Financial Crisis
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10/23/2008 11:41 AM
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Lawsuit Possible Over Cracks At $146-Million Tampa Project
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10/23/2008 11:40 AM
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Michigan Building First to Earn Double LEED Platinum Certification
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10/23/2008 11:40 AM
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Garage Collapse Contractor Points Finger at Engineer
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10/23/2008 11:39 AM
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Shopping Malls Not Below Libeskind's "Dignity"
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10/23/2008 11:38 AM
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After 30 Years, EPA Sets Tougher Airborne Lead Standard
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10/08/2008 08:18 AM
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AIA To Release New IPD and Design-Build Documents
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10/08/2008 08:19 AM
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With Financial Rescue Signed, Contractors Hope for a Revival
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10/08/2008 08:20 AM
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Architect Calls for Sustainability "Nutrition" Labels
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10/08/2008 08:21 AM
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House for War Veteran Designed by Yale Students
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09/10/2008 09:56 AM
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Gehry Designs First Big Project For Toronto, His Hometown
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10/08/2008 08:21 AM
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Deal to Privatize Midway May Pay for Chicago Projects
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10/08/2008 08:22 AM
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Gilbane Builds $156 Million Discovery Tower in Downtown Houston
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10/08/2008 08:22 AM
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September's Financial Market Turmoil
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10/08/2008 08:24 AM
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August Construction Retreats 3%
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09/10/2008 09:56 AM
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Citing Dire Trust Fund Picture, USDOT Calls for $8-Billion Infusion
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09/10/2008 09:56 AM
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Olympic Village Takes LEED Gold
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09/10/2008 09:56 AM
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Yale Taps Stern for Major Project
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09/10/2008 09:55 AM
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HOK's Sports Design Unit Set To Split From Its Parent Firm
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09/10/2008 09:55 AM
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Department of Energy Focuses on Net-Zero Commercial Buildings
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08/08/2008 12:13 PM
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AIA and USGBC To Form a Strategic Alliance
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08/08/2008 12:12 PM
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Tishman Manager Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $2.8 Million
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08/08/2008 12:12 PM
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Studio Pei-Zhu Tapped for Museum for Iconic Chinese Artist
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08/08/2008 12:11 PM
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Cities Mandate LEED But Not Certification
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08/08/2008 12:13 PM
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Jerusalem's Signature Span
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08/08/2008 12:11 PM
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Robert A.M. Stern Handily Wins 10th Annual Vincent Scully Prize
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07/10/2008 09:58 AM
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Bentley and Autodesk Agree To Exchange Keys To Sharing of Data
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07/10/2008 09:58 AM
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London Revs Up Construction for 2012 Summer Olympics
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07/10/2008 09:57 AM
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World's Second-Longest Ocean Crossing Opens
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07/10/2008 09:57 AM
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Midwest Floods Wreak Havoc on Architectural Landmarks
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07/10/2008 09:56 AM
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Nation's First LEED Platinum Affordable Housing Built in Massachusetts
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07/10/2008 09:56 AM
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NYC Crane Inspector Pleads Not Guilty
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07/10/2008 09:55 AM
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Adaptive Reuse
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07/10/2008 09:55 AM
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Build Local, Price Global
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07/10/2008 09:54 AM
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Record reveals: Beijing
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07/10/2008 09:54 AM
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Downturn in Chicago's Downtown
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06/20/2008 08:24 AM
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May Construction Holds Steady
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06/16/2008 10:11 AM
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Gehry Designs NYC's Tallest Residential Tower
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06/16/2008 10:10 AM
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NRC Considering 15 Nuke Plant Apps
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06/16/2008 10:10 AM
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California Pumps $271 Million Into Construction of Stem Cell Labs
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06/16/2008 10:10 AM
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USGBC to Outsource LEED Certification
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06/16/2008 10:09 AM
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Tight WTC Schedule Unveiled
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06/16/2008 10:09 AM
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AIA Requires Sustainability in Continuing Education
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05/29/2008 09:28 AM
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Gehry Downsizes Tower Design for Atlantic Yards
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05/29/2008 09:26 AM
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Work Begins on London's Olympic Stadium
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05/29/2008 09:28 AM
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National Trust Announces 11 Most Endangered Sites
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05/29/2008 09:27 AM
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Contractors Subject to New Lead Paint Regulations
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05/29/2008 09:27 AM
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Construction Starts for Houston CBD's First LEED Gold Building
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05/29/2008 09:26 AM
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Penn Announces New Architecture Dean
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04/30/2008 02:09 PM
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AIA Announces 2008 COTE Award Winners
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04/30/2008 02:09 PM
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$1-Billion Jigsaw Puzzle Has Builder Modeling Supply Chains
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04/30/2008 02:10 PM
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Federal 2009 Budget a Mixed Bag for Green Building
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04/30/2008 02:10 PM
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BIM Companies Acquiring Energy Modeling Capabilities
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04/30/2008 02:10 PM
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Study of Fees Indicates Project Type Doesn’t Matter
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04/30/2008 02:11 PM
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Cement Consumption To Grow 43% by 2030
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04/30/2008 02:12 PM
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March Construction Slides 8%
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04/02/2008 09:55 AM
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Jean Nouvel Wins 2008 Pritzker Prize
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04/02/2008 11:22 AM
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Architects' Billings Down Sharply in Early 2008
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04/02/2008 09:54 AM
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L.A. Mayor Moves to Speed Building Project Approvals
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04/02/2008 09:54 AM
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Young Carpenter a Victim of Miami Crane Accident
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04/02/2008 09:53 AM
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The Sagaponac Effect: Modernist Subdivisions Multiply
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04/02/2008 09:52 AM
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McCarthy Starts $115M GSU Research Laboratory
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03/19/2008 11:07 AM
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February Construction Rises 2%
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02/29/2008 09:57 AM
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With the Architect of the Capitol Slot Still Open, AIA Urges Action
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02/29/2008 09:57 AM
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Stern Will Design Bush Library at SMU
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02/29/2008 09:57 AM
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House Clears $17.6 Billion in Renewable-Energy Tax Breaks
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02/29/2008 09:56 AM
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Atlantic City Planning $20 Billion in Projects
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02/29/2008 09:56 AM
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High Perceived Cost of Green Persists, Says Survey
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02/29/2008 09:56 AM
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Engineering Firm Plans Tower Twice as Tall as Burj Dubai
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02/28/2008 12:10 PM
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January Construction Jumps 8%
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02/28/2008 12:11 PM
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The Economy and Construction: Review of Recent Indicators, February 2008
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02/06/2008 08:30 AM
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Nouvel Designs Towering Slender Neighbor for MoMA
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02/06/2008 08:29 AM
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Glasgow Officials Close Bridge After Cable Connector Snaps
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02/06/2008 08:29 AM
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RK Stewart Leaving Gensler for Perkins + Will
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02/06/2008 08:28 AM
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Suncor Expansion to Stretch Labor Force
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02/06/2008 08:28 AM
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Kansas Town Rebuilding as the Greenest in America
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02/06/2008 08:27 AM
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AIA Names Recipients of 2008 Young Architects Award
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02/06/2008 08:26 AM
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Green Buildings Boast High Occupancy Rates
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01/22/2008 09:13 AM
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December Construction Unchanged from Prior Month; Annual Construction Start Total for 2007 Slides 11%
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01/16/2008 12:53 PM
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AIA Names Winners of 2008 Honor Awards
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01/16/2008 12:53 PM
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Safety Board Finds I-35W Bridge Plates Too Thin
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01/17/2008 09:05 AM
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Zaha Hadid to Design MSU's Broad Art Museum
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01/16/2008 12:52 PM
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Materials Innovators Engage Cradle to Cradle Protocol
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01/16/2008 12:51 PM
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Crane Mishap Kills One at Trump Site
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01/16/2008 12:50 PM
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Ettore Sottsass, Elder Statesman of Italian Design, Dead at 90
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01/09/2008 07:51 AM
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Richard Meier's Atheneum Wins AIA's 25-Year Award
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01/07/2008 10:18 AM
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North America's Largest PV Powerplant in Service
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01/07/2008 10:18 AM
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Chipperfield Unveils St. Louis Museum Wing
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01/07/2008 10:19 AM
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New Orleans Waterfront Plan Takes Shape
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01/07/2008 10:19 AM
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CH2M Hill Founder Burke Hayes Dies at 95
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01/07/2008 10:19 AM
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Oscar Niemeyer Designs New Arts Center in Spain
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01/07/2008 10:20 AM
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New Gensler Office Earns LEED-Silver Certification
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11/12/2007 02:47 PM
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USGBC to Revamp LEED Rating System
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11/12/2007 02:47 PM
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Most A/E/C Spending Measures Pass on Election Day
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11/12/2007 02:47 PM
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Clinton: Sustainability “Most Important” Cause Today
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11/12/2007 02:46 PM
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I.M. Pei Designs $30,000/Night Suite for Four Seasons NYC
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11/12/2007 02:46 PM
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I-35W Replacement Set to Start Pile Driving
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11/12/2007 02:46 PM
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HOK Sport’s Design for the London 2012 Olympic Stadium Unveiled
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11/12/2007 02:45 PM
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Conferees Hike Road Funds, Add $1 Billion for Bridges
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11/02/2007 01:05 PM
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David Adjaye's MCA/Denver Opens
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11/02/2007 01:05 PM
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LEED-for-Homes to Launch at Greenbuild
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11/02/2007 01:04 PM
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AIA Forms Running Far Ahead of Rivals
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11/02/2007 01:03 PM
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Utah Embraces Accelerated Construction Method
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11/02/2007 01:03 PM
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Lifecycle Building Challenge Winners Announced
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11/02/2007 01:02 PM
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Construction Slide Could Continue in 2008
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11/02/2007 01:02 PM
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21 Chicago Landmarks Honored for Preservation
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