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August 11,2010A news item in the March 2008 issue of BD+C (p. 80) on Sika Sarnafil's 2007 Projects of the Year Competition incorrectly stated that Sika Sarnafil manufactures TPO roof systems. The company makes PVC roofing membrane.
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August 11,2010No protruding fingers to catch on rasps or cause bleed-through from bright-colored washers is one advantage of the PB Fastening System. Industrial-strength external finishing system fasteners have no weak edges from excessive keyholes.Demand Products Inc.Circle 206
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August 11,2010New York City-based architect Davis Brody Bond is architect for the Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center, a 420,000-sq.-ft., nine-story building on Northwestern University's Chicago campus. Morse Diesel International is the preconstruction manager. The $200 million facility is scheduled for completion in 2004.
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August 11,2010Construction spending in the health-care subsector has been growing at a solid clip throughout 2001. Although the pace is expected to ease over the final third of 2001, full-year growth will be on par with the 6.4 percent gain recorded in 2000. During the first seven months of 2001, health-care construction totaled $11.
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August 11,2010The team of Breennan Beer Gorman Architects and Tandem Architects has designed the Siam Kepinski Hotel & Residences in Bangkok. The hotel, due for completion in 2008, combines modern linear and vertical expressions with traditional Thai design elements such as louvered shutters, Thai lanterns on the façade, and stepped parapets on the towers.
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August 11,2010The design team of Pelli Clarke Pelli, New Haven, Conn., and Ellerbe Becket, Minneapolis, has unveiled its dramatic design for the Sidra Medical and Research Center in Doha, Qatar. Developed by the Qatar Foundation, the landmark facility will be the first academic medical and research center in the region based on the North American healthcare model.
