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August 11,2010Forrester Construction has been awarded the $12 million design-build contract for the BMW Service Center in Fairfax, Va. The 150,000-sf, three-level structure will have nearly 50 service bays and will be prepped for the addition of 40–50 more future service bays included in the dealership upgrade.
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August 11,2010Architects' compensation growing despite economic slowdown. Compensation levels at architecture firms have increased 5.5% annually since 1999, outpacing a 3.9% annual compensation increase for all private-sector occupations, according to the 2002 AIA Compensation Report. The report speculates that demand for architectural services has remained healthy thanks to low rates of inflation, which h...
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August 11,2010Commercial spending rose 2.5% last summer and early fall, until pre-Iraq war investment caution led to a six-month decline totaling 5%. Spending is expected to grow at a 4% annual pace late in 2003 and accelerate to 8-9% by the end of next year, for an overall increase of 6% for 2004. The peak spending pace of 2001 will not be regained until well into 2005.
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August 11,2010Spending for office construction has been steady since January as the office vacancy rate has bottomed out at about 16.5% in the first two quarters. But the first signs of a beginning recovery have now appeared. The square footage of vacant space declined slightly during the spring quarter in the CB Richard Ellis vacancy survey.
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August 11,2010
A record 22,835 AEC professionals and environmental activists—up from 13,300 in 2006—attended the U.S. Green Building Council’s Greenbuild Conference and Expo, at Chicago’s McCormick Place West November 7-9. The USGBC announced a complete overhaul of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating system, with the goal of creating (with minor exce...
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August 11,2010Brochure provides engineers with answers to questions about magnetic ally shielded rooms and enclosures, explains the difference between RF and magnetic shielding and highlights applications and configuration issues.Magnetic Shield Corp.Circle 302
