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Phases of Commercial Real Estate Development

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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. This includes analyzing factors such as zoning regulations, transportation access, and market demand.

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Environmental Regulations in Construction: What Contractors Need to Know

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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. In general, these laws apply to both contractors on the jobsite and the owner of the completed building.

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Retainage in Construction: Security Measure for Owners, But What for Contractors?

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One such measure is the use of a retainage fee, which is a percentage of the contract amount that an owner withholds from a contractor until the completion of the project. Usually, substantial completion is when the project is ready for its intended use or occupancy, even though minor work items may still need to be completed.

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How Owners can Successfully Deal with Asset Expenditures

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This can be due to land restrictions or the need to support existing customers during refurbishments. How do these asset owners manage their budgets and what sort of delivery methods do they employ to meet this market demand? CAPEX is often used to fund new, major projects or invest in key acquisitions.

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Learn About the Latest News on US Infrastructure Building, US Highway Ronan North Construction, and Denies Request to Slow Construction

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Three couples who are opposing the pipeline’s use of eminent domain to acquire their land filed a petition for an emergency injunction last week, but Chief Justice John Roberts refused it in a brief ruling. Paving the Highway 93 shared-use walkway, putting epoxy road markings, and other finishing work will be done next year.

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Beca on the gold mine under our feet

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Each soil type performs differently, especially when there is a building or road placed on top of it. There are millions of kilometres of pipes, conduits, and optical fibre beneath our feet which provide us with power, the internet and more. Underground water, like contamination, needs to be critically understood prior to building.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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Within each institute, manufacturers of all sizes partner with academia and government to share manufacturing technology and workforce challenges—and build a robust, sustainable R&D infrastructure. The jobs will be in engineering, user-interface design and other high-paying careers in building software and making apps.