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August 11,2010Hotel construction spending is up 112% since the hotel building boom began in March 2006, and an additional increase of 24% is expected by the end of 2008. Construction starts doubled late in 2005 and have increased 30% more since, with several factors contributing to the surge: The first signs the boom is ebbing have appeared, however, with July starts dipping below the late 2005/early 2006 m...
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August 11,2010The cost to build green remains on par with standard construction costs, according to a study published in July by cost management consulting firm Davis Langdon. Conducted in 2006, the study, “The Cost of Green Revisited,” is an update to the firm's 2004 study that found that sustainable building was not necessarily more expensive than non-sustainable building.
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August 11,2010The problems of the manufacturing and wholesale distribution sectors of the U.S. economy continued to weigh heavily upon the demand for industrial space during the final months of 2001. The availability rate for industrial space increased from 9.5 percent during the third quarter of the year to 10.1 percent in the fourth quarter.
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August 11,2010A new $200 million, 650,000-sf acute care hospital planned in Elgin, Ill., will take advantage of stable water temperatures from a nearby 15-acre lake to help heat and cool the interior spaces. The 2,400-ton lake-coupled geothermal system, designed by Rock Island, Ill.-based KJWW Engineering Consultants, could save owner Sherman Health as much as $1 million annually in gas and electric costs.
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August 11,2010Seven decorative styles of downlight trims with 21 customizing options for recessed ceiling fixtures suit a range of hospitality, retail, restaurant, museum and office environments. Standard recessed housings with 6-in. apertures accommodate high-intensity discharge, triple-compact fluorescent and incandescent lamps.
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August 11,2010SchenkelShultz, Fort Meyers, Fla., has designed the University of Florida's College of Dentistry's new $5.4 million, 20,000-sf Dental Clinic, which is under construction on the campus of Edison College in Naples, Fla. The two-story pediatric dental clinic and educational facility seeks to meet LEED Silver certification and will support clinical training for doctoral students and dentistry resid...
