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August 11,2010Groundbreaking is set for later this month on the new Houston headquarters for the Asia Society Texas Center. Designed by Yoshio Taniguchi, the two-story, 38,000-sf will be located in the city's museum district and will feature wide foyers and public spaces, a theater, an art gallery, flexible meeting rooms, a garden café, and offices for the organization.
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August 11,2010Recognizing that the rehabilitation of existing structures represents approximately half of all U.S. building construction activity, comprehensive codes that deal specifically with this type of project are evolving. New Jersey and Maryland now have codes that specifically address alterations to existing buildings, and the International Code Council (ICC) plans to issue a similar document ...
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August 11,2010The Milwaukee Public Museum has gone to great lengths to protect its vast collection of butterflies from the harsh Wisconsin climate. Part of a 14,500-sq.-ft., $6.5 million addition to the museum, the new Puelicher Butterfly Wing features a "double envelope" curtain-wall system to help maintain a tropical environment needed to permanently house butterflies year round.
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August 11,2010Already one of the more progressive municipalities in the United States in terms of its support of sustainable design, the Seattle City Council is directing its buildings department to look for ways to further its commitment to building more environmentally friendly projects. The city has adopted the U.S.
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August 11,2010An estimated 7.1 million Americans were employed by the construction industry during June 2001 — 3.3 percent more than at the same time last year. Although the total number of jobs in the nation's construction sector declined by 7,000 between May and June, the industry remains much healthier than most of the rest of the economy.
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August 11,2010Firm changes. New York City-based Morse Diesel International Inc. has taken the name of its parent company, AMEC, to legally become AMEC Construction Management Inc. It will go by the name of AMEC.The company that was a collaboration of Shea Architects, Gardner Design, CyberTects and Ink2 is now Shea, based in Minneapolis, Minn.
