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How wide-ranging tech propelled Skanska's $4B LaGuardia Airport renovation

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Aerial photogrammetry, a 4D scheduling model, laser scanning and 360-degree cameras were employed at the New York City jobsite, making one of the firm's most complex projects ever achievable.

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Nine out of 10 New York City building plans fail energy code test

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Earlier this year, New York City''s Department of Buildings began auditing thousands of architectural plans for new and renovated office and residential buildings. Nine of every 10 have failed to meet the energy code, a 30-year-old set of standards.

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Turner Construction, Bloomberg LP execs face bribery, bid-rigging charges

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Indicted individuals allegedly inflated subs' bids, falsified work orders and more to extort roughly $15 million during a renovation of the media company's New York City offices.

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3 Secrets to Successful Landmark-Status Building Construction Projects

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In fact, we’re in the middle of one of those projects right now as Englewood Construction relocates American Girl’s flagship store in New York City from its current 5th Avenue address to a well-known landmark property – 75 Rockefeller Plaza.

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Tutor Perini, Parsons JV wins $1.4B New Jersey airport project

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The Newark Liberty International Airport renovation is the biggest design-build project in the state's history, and just one of the major airport projects in the New York City area.

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New York City is positioning itself as a life sciences hub

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Developers Taconic Investment Partners and Silverstein Properties are spending $20 million to renovate the 326,861-sf Movie Lab building in Midtown Manhattan for life science research usage. The New York Post reports that the Stem Cell Foundation has leased 42,100 sf in this building since 2015.

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Flagship Store Retail Construction: 3 Reasons Brands Still Build in a Flagship Location

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Since then we’ve built and/or renovated all of the American Girl Place stores across the country, including the brand’s recently reimagined New York City location at 75 Rockefeller Plaza. Our very first project with the brand was to relocate its original Chicago flagship store to Michigan Avenue in 2008.

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