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Boston Appoints Commissioner of Property and Construction Management

Martin J. Walsh, Mayor for the city of Boston, MA named John Hanlon as the Commissioner of the Property and Construction Management Department.

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Opportunity: Commercial Real Estate Senior Construction Manager

Whitestone REIT, a NYSE listed real estate investment trust (REIT), is seeking a commercial real estate Senior Construction Manager who will be responsible for planning, co-ordination and control of a project from inception to completion.

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Baby It’s Cold Outside: When A Gas Furnace Service Call Doesn’t Have Obvious Solutions

Whether you’re a seasoned HVAC tech or fresh out of school, you can just as easily get stuck in a pattern of looking for the obvious, or “text book” solutions, to a customers heating or cooling problem. So reports ACHR News.

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Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport Back in Court Against KBR Construction

A long history of litigation between the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport Authority and KBR construction management company resumed in a civil court. The dispute is over breach of contract and millions of dollars of tax breaks. So reports the Panama City New Herald.  

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Autodesk Says New Release 'Revolutionizes' Construction Doc Management

Autodesk BIM 360 Docs allows users to quickly navigate all project docs, 2D plans and 3D models in the office or the field in a single PDF and model viewer, optimized for mobile devices, the company announced in a recent press release.

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Maximize Space with Designs for Slim Lots

New designs for minimum space lots are making the most of open layouts and visual tricks, such as long sightlines and angular-set rooms. So reports Builder Online.

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Will the “Construction Industry Friendly” Presidential Candidate Please Stand Up?

As the candidates face-off for the 2016 race for the Presidency, construction industry leaders and associations are asking “is there a best candidate for the construction industry?” So reports Construction Dive.

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Potential Soil Contaminates Halts School Construction in Redwood City, CA

Rocketship Education was set to build a new magnet school on a land in Redwood City that has been deemed hazardous after dangerous contaminants were found in the soil at the school site. So reports the Daily Journal.

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Univ. of Cincinnati Students Win Top Honors in ABC Construction Competition

University of Cincinnati students grabbed top honor in the 2015 Associated Builders & Contractor construction management competition.

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BuildingConnected Raises $8.5M, Partners with Turner Construction

Building Connected, a provider of bid management solutions, closed $8.5 million in Series A funding to bring construction industry professionals free -- and incredibly easy -- tools to save time and money during the bidding process.

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