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August 11,2010Florida East Coast Realty and Sonesta International Hotels Corp. are partnering to develop a 40-story mixed-use hotel tower in Miami. Located in the Arts and Entertainment District, the Sonesta Mikado will include 252 luxury hotel rooms, office space, and numerous amenities, including a full-service upscale restaurant, pool bar and grille, flexible banquet and meeting space, fitness center, spa...
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August 11,2010
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August 11,2010The only remnant of the Yost-Kenssenich department store in Madison, Wis., is its historic stone façade, which will be the face of Madison's Overture Center for the Arts, scheduled to open in 2005. The 400,000-sq.-ft. facility will span a whole city block, featuring a 28-ft.-tall rotunda topped with a glass dome.
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August 11,2010The Heath Guidelines Revision Committee, with the support of the Facility Guidelines Institute and the American Institute of Architects, is seeking public input for the development of the 2010 edition of the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities. The public proposal period is open through September 30.
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August 11,2010Beginning in early to mid-2008, Minnesota-based retailer Best Buy intends to build only LEED-certified stores under the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standard. The electronics giant is one of just a handful of retailers—most notably Starbucks, Target, and Wal-Mart—that have made a company-wide commitment to sustainability.
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August 11,2010Construction remains one of the most dangerous professions in the U.S. In 2003, the industry accounted for more than one out of every five work-related deaths, with 1,126 fatalities, according the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Rodney Spencley believes this doesn't have to be the case. As corporate safety director for DPR Construction, Redwood City, Calif.
