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Phases of Commercial Real Estate Development

Construction Marketing

Commercial real estate development involves the process of acquiring, designing, constructing, and leasing or selling commercial properties such as office buildings, retail centers, and industrial parks. Find a Location The development process begins with identifying a suitable location and assessing its potential for development.

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Boston Contractor Licensing Guide 2024: Steps, Permits, and State Differences

Contractors Liability Blog

Boston’s rich history, environmental rules, and city-specific regulations make the licensing process more complex. Environmental and Green Building Standards Boston makes sure you follow green building rules, which might mean getting permits and doing things in an eco-friendly way.

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Environmental Regulations in Construction: What Contractors Need to Know

Levelset

Governments balance the needs of both by requiring contractors, property owners, and others involved in construction to mitigate the effect of building activity on the environment, including air, water, and animal and plant life. 7 key environmental laws in construction. National Environmental Policy Act. Clean Water Act.

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Paradise Palms Redevelopment: Transforming Community Living Through Innovative Design

Construction Daily News

With various approvals and planning hurdles overcome, the project is now set to begin construction in early October. As the community anticipates these changes, stakeholders are keen to ensure that the new development aligns with local interests and environmental standards. It must comply with various local and state regulations.

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Curtain wall design-assist: Navigating the process for success

Construction Specifier

Whether creating new architectural expressions or rehabilitating architecturally significant historic buildings, from stick-built to unitized, “off-the-shelf” commodity to custom bespoke systems, utilizing insulating glass units or opaque spandrel panels, simple flat or complex geometry; it seems the sky is the limit with curtain wall design today.

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Protecting hospital patients from power outages

CK Power

About 150 feet of exhaust pipe and multiple louvers must be installed on the side of the building for air intake and outtake. Clients are guided through all applicable regulatory requirements such as NFPA 110 , NFPA 99, the Joint Commission , FM Global standards, IBC seismic requirements and the National Electrical Code®. .

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Tuning in on sound: Reducing noise in the workplace

Construction Specifier

Even when people are inside, it is hard to block out intruding and distracting noises within the space people are in; noise coming from adjacent rooms, areas above or below, or from hallways; or even from outside the building. The purpose of the building determines what types of noise pollution creates “pain points” for occupants.