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The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has decided to measure a building’s height from the level of the “lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance,” to accommodate multi-use skyscrapers with several main entrances at different levels. The group also has decided to eliminate its

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Industrial Coating and Lining Application Specialist Training and Certification Program Released

News | www.healthcaredesignmagazine.com | Nov 18, 2009

HEALTHCARE DESIGN intends specifically to fulfill the informational needs of architects, designers, administrators, facility managers, consultants, and key members of the construction community who are responsible for designing, building and renovating healthcare buildings. Articles, architectural

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Centennial College in Toronto gets new library, academic building – Daily Commercial News

News | www.dcnonl.com | Nov 18, 2009

Centennial College’s Progress Campus has broken ground on its $46 million Library and Academic Building.

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Bautec focuses on building into the future

Press Release | www.buildingtalk.com | Nov 18, 2009

Bautec, the construction industry trade show and policy forum, enables UK companies to present products and services to international buyers.

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Saudi to spend £3.2bn on schools

News | www.building.co.uk | Nov 16, 2009

Education minister announces that building programme will award two schools a day to contractors...

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Making a Case for Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings: New Industry Publication

Press Release | www.ashrae.org | Nov 16, 2009

ATLANTA Improving energy use all comes down to green the green of energy efficiency and resource sustainability as well as the green of money ,,,

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Self-employed construction deaths rise

News | www.builderandengineer.co.uk | Nov 16, 2009

A breakdown of construction deaths for 2008/9 has revealed that the number of self-employed construction workers killed at work actually increased despite the overall number of deaths having significantly declined.

http://www.builderandengineer.co.uk/news/health-and-safety/self-employed-construction-deaths-rise-4683.html

NCCER Foreman and Supervisor Assessments

News | www.gradingandexcavation.com | Nov 14, 2009

These assessments were created to evaluate the knowledge and skills of experienced construction foremen and supervisors. Both assessments provide a prescription to upgrade training. The certification of an individual’s qualifications are tracked through NCCER’s National Registry.

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