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Time Is Money, Know Where to Spend It

Construction Business Owner

From local banks and national credit unions, to loan brokers and even equipment finance specialists, there are several avenues available to complete the financing process and obtain the equipment that construction businesses need.'

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Should “Prevailing” Wages Be Tied to Union Rates?

Construction Dive

Prevailing wage laws have long been criticized as a tool of the labor unions. This nullifies any competitive advantage of non-union contractors and inflates labor costs on public projects. Too often, say critics, the “prevailing” wages are the same as those negotiated in collective bargaining agreements.

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Modern Bank Designs and the Personal Approach

The Korte Company

Introduction In the past, banks and credit unions have planned, designed, and constructed large buildings that had vast open spaces and consequently, a cold look and feel. They were geared to a corporate-oriented look with no emphasis on making the clients feel as if they had any real place inside the bank itself.

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Amtrak Plans $6.5B Redevelopment of D.C.'s Union Station | ENR.

ENR Construction

Banking & Credit Crisis. Union Station. Gulf Oil Spill. Building Types. Construction Methods. Sustainability. Haiti Reconstruction. Economic Stimulus. Safety & Health. Project Delivery. Ethics & Corruption. Economic Stimulus. Associations. Washington Observer. Economic Stimulus. ENR Southeast. ENR Southwest. Amtrak Plans $6.5B

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Construction of a new bank and its vault design

The Korte Company

Introduction When the planning and the design of a new credit union or bank building starts, the first step for the designers is to plan the vault. A bank vault is usually custom built according to the bank’s specifications and requirements. Important Vault Considerations

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Zero Waste in an Era of Net Zero Everything

Green Building Law Update

Numbers are hard to come by and made even more difficult during the pandemic, but a recent presentation to the World Bank estimated more than 2 Billion tonnes of solid waste (. No company should claim to be Zero Waste. There is a lot of waste out there. actually municipal waste not including in water or air) was disposed of last year.

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View from the top: L.A.'s tallest tower to get observation deck

BD+C

Bank Tower, as part of a series of improvements, will also be getting a restaurant on the 71st of the tower, the L.A. Overseas Union Enterprise Ltd. For anyone who''s ever wanted a bird''s eye view of Los Angeles, the city''s tallest skyscraper is about to get an observation deck. Times reports. The deck will give a view of L.A.