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Warehouse construction: steady, strong

The warehouse market is steady, with space demand and new supply pretty much balanced. Rental…

Computing vibrations

PC-compatible vibration software allows professional engineers to easily determine the probable…

Healthcare construction spending soared in 2002

Year-end totals for 2002 show why the healthcare market is one of the healthiest in the…

GDP's defiance may signal end of recession

Although far from robust, the preliminary government report on the nation's overall level of…

News bits

The 411 on plumbing A nonprofit global Web portal for the plumbing industry was recently…

Union Pacific Center

For Union Pacific Corp., the decision to build a new headquarters adjacent to its current home…

Tech briefs

• Orange Loft, a Chicago-based developer of networkable office management software for…

Updated daylighting standards, life cycle product assessment among upgrades to CHPS guidelines for high-performance schools

The Collaborative for High Performance Schools is set to release a new edition of its guidelines…

Hotel construction spending soars

The hotel market remains the hottest nonresidential construction segment. The value of hotel…

Projects Awarded

The Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is architect for the $89 million Joe and…

Early dip in nonresidential spending ominous

After recording 8.1 percent growth in 2000, nonresidential construction spending increased by…

Dallas firm designs soccer stadium for Liverpool Football Club

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Contractors plan for a mixed outlook in 2002

From the contractor's perspective, the construction outlook for 2002 is mixed, with the…

Contractors expect growth, tighter job market

The 2001 projection for the construction industry remains positive. While the industry has been…

New York gets its first green five-star hotel at Bryant Park

“1” Hotel and Residences, set to open during the first half of 2010, will be New York City's…

Nature's way: "Living machine" recycles nonpotable water

The Adam Joseph Lewis Center at Oberlin (Ohio) College incorporates a wastewater-treatment system-…

Biopharmaceutical Firm Plans New HQ in Manhattan

The New York office of Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum is designing a 130,000-sf research…

Consumer confidence wanes with Wall Street's woes

Given the headline-grabbing swoon on Wall Street and continued revelations of corporate…

Nonprofit calls green office home

Access Living, a center providing support for the disabled, moved into its new 50,000-sf…

Ralph Johnson's latest condo tower will seek LEED certification

The Peshtigo Tower, designed by architect Ralph Johnson, a design principal with Chicago's…