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Five Predictions for Commercial Construction Trends in 2012

HardHatChat

Value-based retailers like hhgregg, Ross Dress for Less and Savers should experience construction growth in 2012. It’s that time of year when our team predicts the 2012 commercial construction trends – from what’s on tap for Chicago retail construction to national restaurant construction and hospitality construction. Bill Di Santo.

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Zoning Laws Stop Wind

Green Building Law Update

The application of zoning laws, many of which date to the 1920s are bringing alternative energy projects to a halt in 2014. By letter dated August 3, 2012, petitioner advised the Town that it was “considering use of alternate turbine models” for the project. Kaplow Stuart Sustainability Wind turbine zoning'

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How to Win the Olympics of International Retail Construction

HardHatChat

With the 2012 Summer Olympics right around the corner, it got me thinking that with London six hours ahead of Chicago, much of what we’ll be watching will be old news taped from earlier in the day. But it’s not just a difference in time zones that needs to be overcome in order to have a successful international retail construction project.

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New Federal Floodplain Regulations Rewrite 100 Year Floodplain

Green Building Law Update

The resulting flood insurance savings could be more than $1,000 a year for a building in Zone AE (for instance, in a riverine flood zone not affected by wave action) and $2,000 a year in Zone VE. For example, adding 2 feet of freeboard to a new home might add $20 a month to the mortgage payment, or $240 per year.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Recently I had a friend fall walking near a construction zone while carrying a case of water to her coffee shop. She tripped over one of the construction sign legs that was sticking out beyond the construction cone and fencing, but she was not walking in the construction zone. August 2012. April 2012. March 2012.

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State of the Construction Industry: June Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

AGC Uses Targeted Ads to Try to Prevent Work Zone Crashes. A survey from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) found that 54 percent of highway contractors reported crashes in their work zones within the past year. The AGC aims to increase work zone safety this summer with targeted advertising.

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REPAIR OF POST CONCRETING DEFECTS IN STRUCTURES

The Constructor

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Since the main function of concrete in the cover zone is to protect the steel reinforcement from corrosion, cracks in floor slabs can generally be filled with a cement paste.

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