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Building Trends: An Old Material Becomes New Again

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Wood may not sound like an innovative building material, and wooden skyscrapers might sound like a strange idea. The Bullitt Center in Seattle , for example, is made largely from timber on a concrete base. As Green Construction Grows, So Could Cross-Laminated Timber. Interested in green construction? Is Wood the Future?

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Switch Automation Opens Seattle Office

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Switch Automation’s CEO Deb Noller has announced the opening of the company’s second West Coast office, in Seattle, to serve clients in the Pacific Northwest. Noller said, “We have placed our most senior operations person, Peter Rake, into Seattle, to work with more than 1.5

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City Momentum Index Identifies The World’s 20 Most Dynamic Cities

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The true foundation of highly dynamic cities emerges from such factors as speed of innovation and creation of cutting-edge businesses along with new building construction, property price movement and investment in real estate from cross-border investors and corporations. Los Angeles.

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Seattle’s urban transformation: Innovative facade design

Construction Specifier

By Peter Krech Photos by Benjamin Benschneider Two projects in the Greater Seattle area with an integrated approach to facade design were recently completed by Graphite Design Group. Nitro Nitro is comprised of two towers occupying a full city block in Seattle, Wash. Tower three is the blue-green tower.

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LEED Dynamic Plaque Coming to a Building Near You

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Council platform. While we are aware of six LEED Dynamic Plaque certifications, according to the USGBC, the Dexter Horton Building in Seattle was the first of the six buildings certified with the Dynamic Plaque. With LEED Dynamic Plaques starting to appear in building lobbies it is a good time to understand this new U.S.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Technology innovation is happening across the country, but there is no better place to witness the revolution other than Austin, TX, home to a rapidly expanding technology industry. We attended several events hosted by the Austin Chamber of Commerce and caught up with several new innovative tech companies. By Jenny Vickers.

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Editor’s Picks: Sweet Spots For High Tech

Business Facilities

The leading high tech hubs have developed a startup ecosystem that nurtures entrepreneurs and plants the seeds for sustainable growth from innovators who bring scaleable products to life. Read: Editor’s Picks: Sweet Spots For High Tech at BusinessFacilities.com.