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January/February 2012
Issue |
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Feature Article | •
How to Prevent Buildings from Leaking!
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New Gilbane Construction Industry Economic
Report Foresees Ongoing Industry Challenges
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The Construction Market Landscape
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Three Trends that are Changing
Preconstruction |
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September/October 2011
Issue |
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Feature Article | •
Pre-Engineered Building Works for
Multi-Purpose Center
•
Greenbrier Middle School a Model of Good
Design
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High-Performance Glass for
High-Performance Schools |
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July/August 2011
Issue |
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Feature Article | •
Tenant Build-Outs Going Strong
• Construction Backlog Grows 4
Percent in First Quarter of 2011
• First Things First… The
Importance Of The Building Envelope |
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May/June 2011
Issue |
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Feature Article | •
Disadvantaged Phoenix Students First To
Receive Green Schoolhouses From The Green Schoolhouse Series |
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March/April 2011
Issue |
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Feature Article | •
Bioscience and Research Facility Design
Trends |
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January/February 2011
Issue |
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Feature Article | •
Striking a Winning Balance: Can You
Overprotect Your Building?
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Benchmark Estimating Introduces Custom
Product Integration With On Center Software
Integrated Software Solution For Takeoffs and
Estimating
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Construction Spending Rises 0.4 Percent In
November For Third Straight Gain, But
Industry Remains "Fragile," Says AGC Chief
Economist |
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November/December
2010
Issue |
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Feature Article | •
What Does a Smart Grid Mean to You and Me?
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Beautiful, Durable, and Affordable:
Decorative Concrete
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The Future of Energy Star® and LEED® For
Multifamily Housing Changes are Coming, Part One
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DC&D Technologies, Inc. Announces the
Formation of a Strategic Alliance with Eos Group, Inc.
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Straw Bales as a Building Material |
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September/October 2010
Issue |
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Feature Article | •
Measure Twice, Cut Once
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Three Popular Bond Forms Updated by
AIA
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BELDEN BRICK CELEBRATES 125 YEARS OF
QUALITY |
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July/August
2010 Issue |
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Feature Article | •
New Standard Form Multi-Party Agreement –
Good for Project Behavior
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Cradle to Cradle Certification by MBDC |
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May/June
2010 Issue |
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Feature Article | •
You Want How Much for That Change Order?!
•
KEY TO PROJECT SUCCESS - PROJECT
PARTNERING
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Preliminary Cost Estimating Online
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Continued Upward Trend in Architecture
Billings Index |
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March/April 2010 Issue |
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Feature Article | •
Leading With Marketing |
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January/February 2010 Issue |
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Feature Article | •
Knowing How to Measure a Green Building
can Help Sell Renewable Energy
• The Attempted Engineering of
Architecture Safeguarding the Public? Or Expanding Market Share? |
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November/December
2009 Issue |
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Feature Article | •
Update to Estimating Projects Seeking
LEED® Certification
“Four years and what have estimators learned?”
• States Starting to Require
Architects and Contractors to Design and Construct
Public Buildings to Achieve LEED Silver
Certification |
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September/October
2009 Issue |
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Feature Article | •
AIA Contract Documents: The Best
Option
• Corporate Online
Social Media Policies: A Necessity in Today’s Business Environment
• Four Ways to
Pre-Qualify the Quality of Roof Systems
• Riverbend
Elementary School – a Model for Energy Self-Reliance |
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July/August
2009 Issue |
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Feature Article | •
Best Estimate Challenge Winner:
The Northern Arizona
University Union Dining Hall
by Kinney Construction
Services
• Best Estimate
Challenge Runner Up:
The Westin Book Cadillac
Hotel Restoration
by Marous Brothers
Construction And Jenkins Construction |
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May/June
2009 Issue |
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Feature Article | •
Beloved Industry Icon
Arthur F. O’Leary FAIA, MRIAI
1924 – 2009
• Building
Information Modeling......A Natural Progression Of Technology |
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March/April
2009 Issue |
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Feature Article | •
Red Goes Green
Sustainable Design Becomes Part of Triage for
Fire and Rescue Stations
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Attention DCD Subscribers
New Enhanced Online Functionality With All DCD
Subscriptions |
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February 2009 |
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Bonus
Article | •
Enhanced Online Conceptual Estimating
Functionality coming to DCD.COM
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“The Up Side of A Slow Economy & How It
Can Improve Your Estimating Department” |
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January/February
2009 Issue |
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Feature Article | •
School Security Post-Columbine:
• DLR Group Delivers Wayne
Lyman Morse United States Courthouse, a New Paradigm in Courthouse Design
• Field Testing Dampens Leak Problems |
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November/December
2008 Issue |
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Feature Article | •
Oak Park Public Works Building Striving
for LEED Silver |
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September/October
2008 Issue |
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Feature Article | •
Claims: If I Can’t Avoid Them, How Can
I Get Through Them Unscathed?
• The Anatomy
of a Perfect Bid
DCD, Industry Associations Announce Best Project
Estimate Challenge |
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August 2008 |
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Bonus
Article | •
How High Performance, Energy-Saving
Glass and the LEED Certification
Process Can Maximize the Potential of Green
Construction & Renovation |
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July/August
2008 Issue |
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Feature Article | • Versatile Construction Software Integrates Systems to Maximize Efficiency, Profits |
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May/June
2008 Issue |
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Feature Article | • Modular Building: The Time and Cost Efficient Approach to Construction |
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March/April
2008 Issue |
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Feature Article | •
A Prescription for Healthier Health Care |
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January/February
2008 Issue |
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Feature Article | • From Eyesore to Opportunity: Adapting an Older Building for a New Use
• Cost Estimators Say It With Numbers |
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November/December
2007 Issue |
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Feature Article | •
Convincing the Owner to go LEED® |
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September/October
2007 Issue |
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Feature Article | •
Building Information Modeling Takes Architectural Design to a New Dimension
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How to Take Advantage of the Housing Slow Down |
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May/June
2007 Issue |
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Feature Article | •
Electronic Plan Rooms Becoming More Widely Accepted
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March/April
2007 Issue |
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Feature Article | •
Reduce Costs and Build Greener with Innovative Building Systems & Products
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January/February
2007 Issue |
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Feature Article | • Saving Time and Money with Adaptive Re-Use Projects
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November/December
2006 Issue |
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Feature Article | • Do Green Design Strategies Really Cost More?
• Is Sustainable Design Sustainable?
• High-Performance Roofing:
The Next Stage in Design/Cost Standards for Commercial Roofing |
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September/October
2006 Issue |
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Feature Article | • How to Hire a How to Hire a Project Management Firm
• The
Metal Building Sq. Ft. Cost Revue by DCD |
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May/June
2006 Issue |
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Feature Article
| • Building
Owners Could Soon Face Fenestration Surcharges
Despite Industry & Committee Opposition, NFRC Board Appears to be Moving
Forward With Nonresidential Testing and Certification Program |
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March/April
2006 Issue |
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Feature Article | • Architecture Primer: How Understanding Basic Theory Creates Success |
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January/February
2006 Issue |
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Feature Article | • 2006 Poised to be the Best Year for Nonresidential Construction Since 2000
• How Big Do You Need to Be to Use the ‘Big Boy’ Software? |
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November/December
2005 Issue |
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Feature Article
| • Sustainable Design – The Right Thing to Do
• Specify “Green” and Realize Big Life-Cycle Savings with Cool Roofing
• Proper Soil Selection For Garden Roofs: A Primer
• Past, Present and Future Converge to Ride the Rapids at Transit Facility
• The Cost of Leed Certification
What budget advice can estimators provide to their Clients for going green? |
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September/October
2005 Issue |
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Feature Article
| • Additional Costs Because of Code Policing?
Get Out Your Checkbook!
More Consultant/Inspectors On The Way. |
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May/June
2005 Issue |
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Feature Article | • Insulating Concrete Forms Defined |
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May/June
2004 Issue |
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Feature Article
| • MOISTURE AND MOLD ISSUES RELEVANT TO INSTALLATIONS OF CERAMIC AND STONE TILE
• 2004 TILT-UP ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS REPRESENT TECHNICALLY INNOVATIVE AND UNIQUE APPLICATIONS
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January/February
2004 Issue |
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Feature Article | • Putting an End to the Tragic Equation Codes Seek to Improve Emergency Exit Visibility
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March/April 2003
Issue |
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Feature Article | • DCD
Magazine To Open Its Archives To Subscribers |
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January/February
2003
Issue |
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Feature Article | • Renovation And Adaptive Reuse... A Smart Alternative |
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November/December 2002 Issue |
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Feature Article | • Sustaining The Momentum: The Search for Sustainable Roofing |
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May/June 2002 Issue |
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Feature Article | • A Chicken In Every Pot And A Safe Room In Every Home |
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January/February
2002 Issue |
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Feature Article
| • Continuing Education And Certification Grows Throughout The Industry |
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September/October 2001 Issue |
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Feature Article | • Tilt-up Growth Continues Due to Speed of Delivery, Cost-Effectiveness and Increased Acceptance • Green Light For the Future |
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July/August 2001 Issue |
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Feature Article | • Specifying Concrete Underslab Vapor Retarders |
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January/February
2001 Issue |
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Feature Article | • Hardening High-Tech Hotels |
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