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Remodeling Buildings into Modern, Sustainable STEM Facilities
8-13-2014With careful planning, institution-wide involvement, and innovative thinking, sustainability goals for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) facilities can be met by renovating and remodeling instead of more expensive new construction, without compromising the educational mission.
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Institutional Construction Costs Return to Trend Line as Economic Growth Stabilizes
7-30-2014Data from first quarter 2014 shows a steady increase in construction labor utilization for the first time since 2007. The latest figures show a year-over-year increase in construction employment in all but five states.
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Entegris Completes i2M Center for Advanced Materials Science
7-28-2014Microelectronics manufacturer Entegris completed construction in July of 2014 on the $30 million i2M Center for Advanced Materials in Bedford, Mass.
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Multi-Tenant Building Fosters Biomedical Economy in El Paso
7-23-2014A multi-tenant biomedical research and laboratory building is poised to become a powerful economic driver in El Paso, Texas, thanks to an innovative public-private partnership between the Medical Center of the Americas (MCA) Foundation, the City of El Paso, and a diverse group of investors and co
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AIA Releases Updated Design-Build Documents
7-15-2014The American Institute of Architects has announced the release of seven updated design-build contract documents.
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MaineGeneral Alfond Center for Health Attains LEED Gold
6-24-2014MaineGeneral Alfond Center for Health in Augusta is the first facility in Maine and the second in the nation to attain the new 2010 LEED Gold for Healthcare certification.
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Middlesex Hospital Opens Shoreline Medical Center
5-23-2014Middlesex Hospital opened the $28 million Shoreline Medical Center in late April of 2014 in Westbrook, Conn.
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St. Jerome’s University Implements IPD on Campus Renewal Project
4-29-2014St. Jerome’s University broke ground in April of 2014 on a $47 million expansion in Waterloo, Ontario. The campus renewal project includes construction of a two-story, 22,464-sf academic facility and a seven-story, 360-bed student residence.
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Rebounding Markets Drive Increased Near- to Mid-Term Institutional Construction Costs
4-9-2014End-of-year data from 2013 indicates that residential construction is on the rebound, with more than 1 million housing starts occurring in the fourth quarter. This is the first quarter that residential construction broke the 1 million mark since 2008.
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Lab Flexibility Pays Off for University of Alaska Fairbanks
4-9-2014The 101,800-gsf, $88.6 million Margaret Murie Building at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is the capstone project of a new life sciences district designed to accommodate a boom in graduate students and research grants in the life sciences.
