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Failures: What if the coating is not the weakest link?

Construction Specifier

In 2006, it was adapted for reuse as apartments. Authors Kenneth Itle, AIA, is an architect and associate principal with Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE) in Northbrook, Illinois, specializing in historic preservation. This industrial building in the Midwest was constructed in 1945. He can be reached at kitle@wje.com.

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Architectural Team Promotes New Principal & Key Designers

CCR Magazine

One of the country’s leading planners and designers of sustainable multifamily, mixed-use, hospitality, and senior and assisted living communities, TAT is also recognized for its national award-winning expertise in the areas of historic preservation, rehabilitation, and adaptive reuse. ” About The Architectural Team, Inc.

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Less Is More In New England

Business Facilities

The strategy approved in 2006 encouraged major changes to process and policy, and also focused on making incremental improvements. Similar to other New England historic mill towns, the city had suffered from disinvestment in infrastructure and buildings, depressing property values and losing foot traffic.

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BIM Glossary Terms and Definitions – NBIMS-US – 2013

Building Information Management

link] 14040:2006. Elements in administrative metadata can overlap with technical and preservation metadata because it shares the same purposes, i.e., to make the resources accessible in the future. Sometimes technical and preservation metadata are also added as administrative metadata. (12)[link]. 10) [link]. Life-cycle Costs.

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Former Cook County Hospital in Chicago gets new chapter

CCR Magazine

Despite being so highly regarded and well known, the hospital’s future remained undecided—even in 2006, when it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. After a modern facility was built nearby and Cook County Hospital’s teaching hospital relocated to it, the original building was simply left to deteriorate.

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Uncover the Latest News on Conflicts over PLAs, US Construction Industry, Two GTA Residents Facing Fraud, and Biden Rule

Construction Daily News

Meanwhile, following years of inability to increase the number of foreign workers entering the country to address ongoing labor shortages, the construction sector managed to buck the trend and bring in over 90,000 new immigrants—a level not seen since the 2005–2006 housing bubble. To preserve the court process, the SFO did not comment.