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“Seniors’ Boom” Redefines Retirement
Canada’s population is aging. Given longer life expectancies for both men and women, an increasing number of seniors are likely to choose to remain employed. Firms will adopt more flexible employment policies to take advantage of a growing pool of skilled “seniors.” By remaining employed and continuing to pay taxes, seniors will help to offset some, but not all, of the increasing pension and health benefit costs associated with the country’s steadily aging population.
10 Questions To Ask About BIM Objects
What questions should I be asking about BIM and the Object Creation Process? There are some specifics you need to know before choosing a provider for your BIM Objects.
20 of the Largest Upcoming Military and Convention Center Projects — December 2007
All of the projects shown in this report share the same common factors. They are all in the planning stage. They are mainly new projects but may also involve additions and/or alterations. Shopping centers, hotels, office buildings, medical buildings, educational buildings, libraries and museums, sports and entertainment complexes, industrial projects and government buildings will all be covered on a rotating basis.
20 of the Largest Upcoming Private Office and Government Office Projects — November 2007
All of the projects shown in this report share the same common factors. They are all in the planning stage. They are mainly new projects but may also involve additions and/or alterations. Shopping centers, hotels, office buildings, medical buildings, educational buildings, libraries and museums, sports and entertainment complexes, industrial projects and government buildings will all be covered on a rotating basis.
20 of the Largest Upcoming Warehouse and Water Treatment Facility Projects — October 2007
All of the projects shown in this report share the same common factors. They are all in the planning stage. They are mainly new projects but may also involve additions and/or alterations.
2008 Materials Price Outlook
The outlook for construction materials prices this year is more muddled than usual because the economic environment for construction will be in transition.
A Primer on Construction Costs
Changes with respect to commodity prices and currency movements mean that it has now become even harder to assess the costs of construction. From the standpoint of a general contractor trying to determine a bid price there are four major pricing or cost elements: (1) materials; (2) labor; (3) equipment; and (4) mark-up or profit margin. From the viewpoint of an owner contemplating building a structure, there is a fifth element, financing costs. This article attempts to disentangle some of the key issues.
An Overview of Daylighting
Daylighting has numerous benefits over artificial lighting
An Overview of Passive Solar Heating
Passive solar heating strategies can meet a higher percentage of the heating load of a building through architectural design solutions
