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Millionaire Sitt Invests $1 Million To Improve NYC Airport Infrastructure; Launches Global Gateway Alliance

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Sitt, CEO of Thor Equities is taking it upon himself to improve the infrastructure of New York City’s airports. ” Sitt continues, Our airports are often the first and last impressions visitors have of our City and country, and every bad first impression has a direct impact on economic activity. .”

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Newest Construction Projects in the United States for 2024

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The new phase includes additional office towers and luxury residential units, alongside extensive public areas and green spaces. The Hudson Yards expansion is part of New York City’s broader efforts to modernize its urban landscape and accommodate a growing population.

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Lessons learned from 70 years of building cities

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Lessons learned from 70 years of building cities 0 qpurcell Mon, 02/05/2024 - 13:58 Urban Planning As Sasaki looks back on 70 years of practice, we’re also looking to the future of cities. While we can’t predict what will be, we do know the needs of cities are as diverse as their scale, climate, economy, governance, and culture.

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Expanding the exterior footprint

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While cities occupy just three percent of global land area, by 2050 they will be home to two-thirds of the world’s inhabitants according to Gensler’s, 75 percent of the world’s population will live in cities, according to Gensler’s Aleksander Sasha Zeljic in a June 2018 interview with Architectural Products magazine.

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Advancing sustainable construction: Specifying low-carbon concrete

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trillion sf) of building floorspace by 2060—equivalent space of New York City added every month for 40 years—the time for the industry to act is now. Nike Miami—a two-story, 2,879 m 2 (31,000 sf) retail establishment in Miami Beach—also relied on UHPC to produce the building’s perforated brise-soleil facade system.

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LOCATION FOCUS: United It Stands

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New York State’s 54,556 square mile geography is divided into 10 economic regions (according to Empire State Development)—Western New York, Finger Lakes, Southern Tier, Central New York, North Country, Mohawk Valley, Mid-Hudson, Capital District, New York City and Long Island.

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When office-to-residential conversion works

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New York City has favorable zoning laws that encourage conversions on buildings built in or before 1961 in certain areas of the city. The Retail practice is staying busy with conversions nevertheless, having gained years of experience recognizing what makes the best return on investment. “As