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Commercial Construction Highs and Lows of 2011

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The bad news in this scenario is that landlords are now getting less rent due to a smaller leased space. LOW – One thing we saw this year in Chicago as well as other union markets, is that retailers and developers said they didn’t care if their project was built with union labor; they just wanted the best price.

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Time Is Money, Know Where to Spend It

Construction Business Owner

When it comes to acquiring the equipment that construction companies need to conduct business, the options for securing capital for purchases and leases are endless.

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Bisnow Panels Suggests Education, Taxes, and Construction Costs Will Dictate The Future Of Center City Philly

Constructonomics

It’s not very much a secret (although this was not specifically discussed) that construction costs are high in Philadelphia because of the predominant use of union labor in Philadelphia and especially Center City. There has been strong resistance from local unions to the Post Brother’s labor choices.

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Meet Canvas, the Drywall Finishing Robot Offering Level 5 Quality

Construction Junkie

The company is currently partnering with owners, developers, and general contractors to offer the bot’s services in a subcontractor role, as opposed to leasing or selling the robot outside of the company. The crews that Canvas employs to work with the machine are also union workers.

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6 Commercial Construction Trends: A Biz Dev Perspective

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And, of course, the desire to use union vs open shop labor can dramatically influence costs and timelines. From a brand perspective, especially for large national tenants, factors like employee wages, customer demand, and other local market conditions contribute to deciding whether or not they will sign a new lease deal in a given location.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

The European Union has gone in another direction with the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation , applicable as of May 2018, updating and modernizing the principles enshrined in the 1995 Data Protection Directive which guarantee individual privacy rights in one’s personal data including “the right to be forgotten.”

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European Data Privacy Law Applicable to Green Buildings

Green Building Law Update

With the upcoming May 25, 2018 effective date for the new European General Data Protection Regulation, the European Union law drafted to provide greater protections for the personal data of individuals, it is a good time to review and consider the large quantity of data generated by green buildings. This is the opposite of prevailing U.S.

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