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Meeting Future Demands on the Data Center

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Efficient HVAC Systems May Qualify for Tax Breaks

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Geothermal heat pump systems

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Geothermal Systems Offer Efficient Heating and Cooling

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Investments in Maintenance Will Extend HVAC System Life

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Investments in Maintenance Will Extend HVAC System Life

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Lessons Learned from Educational Building Renovations

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Low-Temperature Air Distribution Can Reduce Costs

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Maintaining IAQ During Construction Projects

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Maintenance and New Construction

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Maintenance: The Planning Role

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Make Sure New HVAC Systems Are Designed for Maintainability 

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Tax Breaks for Efficient HVAC Systems Extended

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Thermal Storage Can Minimize Demand Charges

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What To Do If Your Budget is Cut Mid-Construction

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Data Centers, IT Infrastructure Benefit from Cooperation Between Facility Management and IT

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Never Too Early to be Better at the InterContinental San Francisco

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How New Codes Are Affecting The Roofing Market

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Maintenance Solutions Achievement Awards Winners Announced

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Public Input Helps Rank School District's Capital Projects

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Facility Department Holds Design Contest to Meet Cost Reduction Goals

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Facility Professionals Use Open Procurement Process During Bidding

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Bonds Help K-12 Facilities Address Growing Enrollment

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Maintenance Department Influences Design and Construction

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Design Considerations For Green Restrooms

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Learning the Ropes When Building Abroad

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Keeping Track of Special Requirements When Building Abroad

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Managing Hospital Construction Projects

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Hospital Uses Evidence-Based Design to Boost Patient Health

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Surging Material Costs Call For New Construction Strategies

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A Growing School District Beats the Odds

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Turner Building Cost Index at its Lowest Level since Third Quarter of 2006

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ABI Increases For Third Straight Month In April

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Nation's First Set of Model Codes and Standards for Green Building Announced

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Turner Construction: Construction Costs Are Forecasted to Decline Further in First Quarter 2010

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Another Decline in Nonresidential Construction Forecasted for 2010

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Construction Costs Forecast to Decline Further in Fourth Quarter

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AIA Index Shows Modest Improvement In Nonresidential Construction Markets

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Architecture Billings Index Points to Continued Struggles for Construction Industry

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Data Center Construction Costs Down, Study Finds

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Turner Construction: Rate of Decline in Building Construction Costs is Slowing

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AIA's Architecture Billings Index Shows Steep Decline

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AIA Projects Significant Downturn in Nonresidential Construction Activity Through 2010

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Turner Construction: Building Construction Costs Decline in Second Quarter 2009

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AIA's Architecture Billings Index Shows Modest Decline

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Construction Confidence is Low, Firms Anticipate a Slow Recovery

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AIA's Architecture Billings Index Shows Early Signs of Improving Business Conditions

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AIA's Construction Index Continues to Decline

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AIA's Nonresidential Construction Activity Forecast Remains At Historically Low Levels

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AIA Predicts Steep Decline For Nonresidential Construction Activity In 2009

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New Metal Building Design Guide Addresses Seismic Issues

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Commercial Building Index Remains Negative

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AIA's Construction Index Gains Momentum, but Still Remains Negative

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ISO Standard Addresses Design, Construction and Maintenance for Safer, Longer-Lasting Building

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New York City Revises Building Codes

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IAQ Guide Draft Available for Review

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AIA's Construction Index Rebounds, but Still Remains Soft

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Nonresidential Construction Will Drop Modestly in 2008, Followed by Severe Drop in 2009

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Construction Productivity Underestimated by Census of Business

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AIA's Construction Index Drops Again; Construction in West Plunges

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Construction Will Drop in 2008 and 2009, Report Predicts

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AIA: Construction Forecast Inches Upward, But Remains Weak

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CSI’s New UniFormat Version Open for Public Comment

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AIA Predicts Major Drop in Commercial Construction

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New York Mets’ Colors: Blue, Orange and, Now, Green

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ICC Developing Certification for Green-Building Professionals

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NIST Report Highlights Efforts for Safer Buildings

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Signs of a Slump: Architecture Billings Index Drops Nearly Five Points

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Construction Industry Embraces Green Building

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AIA: Construction Inquiries Show Modest Increase in December

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Construction Activity Expected to Soften in 2008

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Construction Forecast to Grow 5.8 Percent in 2008

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Bill Aims To Support Building Code Officials

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Construction Cost Increases Are Easing, According to Index

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Holiday Sales May Affect Retail Growth in 2008

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New Standard Encourages Sustainability in Building Construction

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Groups Offer Consensus Construction Contracts

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New Collaboration Between the Construction Specifications Institute and U.S. Green Building Council Announced

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Construction Costs Continue Increase, According to Turner Building Cost Index

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Construction Demand Grows Again, AIA Says

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AIA's Construction Index Surges in June

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New York City Updates Building Codes

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Los Angeles Hospitals Rushing to Meet Newly Mandated Seismic Standards

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Nonresidential Construction Activity Expected To Grow Through 2007

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Construction Design Activity Spikes, Architecture Billings Index Finds

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Steady Conditions Continue in Architecture Billings Index

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OSHA Agrees To Implement New Portland Cement Inspection Procedures

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Construction and Business Activity Showing Stability

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AIA Reports Dip in Construction Activity

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Architecture Billings Index Begins 2007 on a High Note

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AIA: Significant Increase in Nonresidential Construction Activity Expected in 2007

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AIA's Construction Index Ends 2006 with Highest Mark of the Year

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New Cost Estimate Classification Developed by ASTM

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Construction Index Surges in November, Points to Healthy Construction in 2007

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Structural Steel Demand, Construction Volume to Rise in 2007

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Schools Spend $600 Billion on Facilities, But Inequities Persist, Report Finds

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Construction Costs Predicted To Rise Again

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Building Index Forecasts Construction Surge

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Steel Suppliers Adjust Order Process to Limit Speculative Buying

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AIA Joins Group to Improve Design, Construction Collaboration