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North Dakota county cuts power on $1.9B data center project

Construction Dive

The vote to shut off power follows several failures to meet building codes and zoning ordinances, according to a county commission meeting.

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25 Innovative Solutions to the Housing Affordability Crisis

The Pro Builder

For Policy & Regulatory Reform: Co-winners National Zoning Atlas , a collaboration of researchers dedicated to digitizing, demystifying, and democratizing U.S. zoning codes; and PermitFlow , a permit software that streamlines and digitizes the permitting process. TANGOBuilder. Finance 10. Montgomery County Housing Production Fund.

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A Visit to the Cairo Monorail

Civil + Structural Engineer

In an area famous for sand blowing with the wind, a monorail system represents an innovative solution that eliminates the problem of sand building up along the line. Abdel Fattah predicts that the next six months will involve a “painstaking phase of diversion of utilities in the Zone 4 area, which is also a highly populated area.”

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Duct Heaters Could Be The Answer!

UK Construction Blog

In the realm of light commercial buildings—such as small offices, retail spaces, restaurants, and clinics—efficient and reliable heating is critical for both comfort and productivity. Zoned Heating Capabilities Duct heaters can be installed in individual zones of a building, allowing for zoned heating.

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Optimize Building Performance in Real Time: Intro to Monitoring Based Commissioning

Stok

While we love good intentions, the design of a high performance building doesn’t mean much if it doesn’t operate at the performance standard it was designed to. All too often, building performance is the focus of the design phase but left to chance in operations. This building performance issue is out of control(s)!

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Smart savings: Commissioning for the hybrid workplace

BDC Network

Smart savings: Commissioning for the hybrid workplace 0 qpurcell Mon, 04/24/2023 - 09:27 Office Buildings Joe Crowe, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Gresham Smith, shares smart savings tips for facility managers and building owners of hybrid workplaces. we occupy three floors of our building. Joe Crowe, P.E.,

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Louisiana: Building A More Resilient State

Business Facilities

Louisiana has created a Resilient Louisiana Commission (with 15 associated task forces) to chart a path toward safely reopening the economy and making the Pelican State more resilient for the long-term. Read: Louisiana: Building A More Resilient State at BusinessFacilities.com.