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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:50:47 MDT</pubDate>
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			<title>City offices to up daylight, reduce water use</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>Breaking ground this month and scheduled for completion in November, the Palmetto Bay Village...</description>
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			<title>H2M designs versatile fire station for Air National Guard</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>A new fire station at Stewart Air National Guard Base near Newburgh, N.Y., provides fire and...</description>
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			<title>Tishman-AECOM joint venture wins $16-million DHS headquarters contract</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:45:56 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>Tishman-AECOM, a joint-venture of Tishman Construction Corporation of D.C., and AECOM Technology...</description>
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			<title>Earthquake engineering keeps airport grounded</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>Istanbul, Turkey's new 2.15 million-sf Sabiha Gökçen International Airport opened on October...</description>
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			<title>Embassy's dual façades add security and beauty</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The British government's new 46,285-sf embassy building in Warsaw, Poland's diplomatic quarter...</description>
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			<title>And the world's tallest building is…</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>At more than 2,600 feet high, the Burj Dubai (right) can still lay claim to the title of world's...</description>
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			<title>GSA signs lease for temporary housing during headquarters modernization</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>GSA took a major first step in the modernization of its historic headquarters building today...</description>
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			<title>Greenbuild 2009: Is there nothing new under the sun?</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>ClimateGrouch’s report on Greenbuild 2009 Greenbuild in Phoenix (Nov 10-13, 2009) was another good event, a lot more exciting than most of the trade shows in the AEC field. According to...</description>
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			<title>Award-Winning Brick Structures</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The Brick Industry Association recently announced the winners of its 2009 Brick in Architecture...</description>
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			<title>Voting center redesigned where it counts</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>A series of large-scale photographic banners by artist Rebeca Mendez soars above the newly...</description>
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			<title>New building focuses on public safety</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The $40 million public safety building for the city of El Cajon, Calif., is under construction...</description>
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			<title>Baltimore gets new youth detention center</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>PSA-Dewberry is designing Baltimore’s $80 million downtown youth detention center. The...</description>
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			<title>Report: Fraud levels fall for construction industry, but companies still losing $6.4 million on average</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The global construction, engineering and infrastructure industry saw a significant decline in...</description>
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			<title>Billings at U.S. architecture firms exceeds $40 billion annually</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>In the three-year period leading up to the current recession, gross billings at U.S....</description>
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			<title>10 tips for mitigating influenza in buildings</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>Adopting simple, common-sense measures and proper maintenance protocols can help mitigate the...</description>
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			<title>Construction unemployment rises to 17.1% as another 64,000 construction workers are laid off in September</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The national unemployment rate for the construction industry rose to 17.1 percent as another...</description>
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			<title>Johnson Controls announces program to help customers reduce chiller energy costs by up to 40%</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>Johnson Controls Inc., the global multi-industrial leader in providing energy efficiency...</description>
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			<title>AAMA leads development of BIM standard for fenestration products</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The American Architectural Manufacturers Association’s newly formed BIM Task Group met during...</description>
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			<title>Construction under way on LEED Platinum DOE energy lab</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>Centennial, Colo.-based Haselden Construction has topped out the $64 million Research Support...</description>
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			<title>Manhattan's Gouverneur Healthcare Services tops out renovation, expansion</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>One year after breaking ground, the Building Team for the renovation and expansion of the...</description>
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			<title>Stimulus funding helps get NOAA project off the ground</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The award-winning design for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s new...</description>
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			<title>Air Barrier Systems</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>Building owners, designers, and contractors are becoming increasingly aware of the effect of the...</description>
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			<title>AGC unveils comprehensive plan to revive the construction industry</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The Associated General Contractors of America unveiled a new plan today designed to revive the...</description>
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			<title>Call for entries: Building enclosure design awards</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The Boston Society of Architects and the Boston chapter of the Building Enclosure Council...</description>
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			<title>Populous selected to design 'crystalline skin' stadium for 2014 Winter Olympics</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>Russian officials have selected global architect Populous to design the main stadium for the...</description>
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			<title>Insulated roof and wall panels help Discovery Channel Telescope reduce energy, GHGs</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Stimulus funding helps get NOAA project off the ground</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The award-winning design for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) new...</description>
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			<title>Sustainable Buildings as Teaching Tools: 4 Strategies for Integrating Buildings into Experiential Learning</title>
			<link>http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/382907-Sustainable_Buildings_as_Teaching_Tools_4_Strategies_for_Integrating_Buildings_into_Experiential_Learning.php?rssid=20664</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>4 Strategies for Integrating Buildings into Experiential...</description>
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			<title>Architecture Billings Index drops to lowest level since June</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>Another stall in the recovery for the construction industry as the Architecture Billings Index...</description>
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			<title>Using physical mockups to identify curtain wall design flaws</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>Part two of a five-part series on diagnosing and avoiding cladding, glazing, and roofing...</description>
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			<title>Las Vegas announces Green Building Rebate Program</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The city of Las Vegas announced it will begin a Green Building Rebate Program to stimulate new...</description>
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			<title>Special Recognition: Triple Bridge Gateway, Port Authority Bus Terminal New York, N.Y.</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>Judges saw the Triple Bridge Gateway in Midtown Manhattan as more art installation than building...</description>
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			<title>NASA plans federal government's greenest building</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>NASA is set to break ground on what the agency expects to be the highest-performing building in...</description>
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			<title>Platinum Award: The Handmade Building</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>When Milwaukee's City Hall was completed in 1896, it was, at 394 feet in height, the...</description>
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			<title>Manhattan's Pier 57 to be transformed into $210 million cultural center</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>LOT-EK, Beyer Blinder Belle, and West 8 have been selected as the design team for Hudson River...</description>
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			<title>National Intrepid Center tops out at Walter Reed</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>SmithGroup, Turner Construction, and the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (IFHF), a nonprofit...</description>
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			<title>DLR Group planning Santa Cruz County Justice and Detention Center</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The multifunctional project combines a new courthouse, adult detention, juvenile detention and...</description>
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			<title>EwingCole to merge with healthcare specialist Robert D. Lynn Associates</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>EwingCole, a nationally recognized architectural, engineering, interior design, and planning...</description>
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			<title>29 Great Solutions for the AEC Industry</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>AEC firms are hotbeds of invention and innovation to meet client needs in today's highly...</description>
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			<title>Manhattan's Pier 57 to be transformed into cultural center, small business incubator, and public park as part of $210 million redevelopment plan</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>LOT-EK, Beyer Blinder Belle, and West 8 have been selected as the design team for Hudson River...</description>
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			<title>NAVFAC releases guidelines for sustainable reconstruction of Navy facilities</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The guidelines provide specific guidance for installation commanders, assessment teams,...</description>
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			<title>PSA-Dewberry designing new Baltimore youth detention center</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>A consulting team led by PSA-Dewberry has been selected by the Maryland Department of Public...</description>
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			<title>Financial Wizardry Builds a Community</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>At 69 square miles, Vineland is New Jersey's largest city, at least in geographic area, and it...</description>
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			<title>Cadets Go off the Grid</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The Building Team for the Massachusetts Maritime Academy could have taken the easy route: just...</description>
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			<title>School Project Offers Lessons in Construction Realities</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>Imagine this scenario: You're planning a $32.9 million project involving 112,000 sf of new...</description>
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			<title>Setting the Green Standard For Community Colleges</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>“Ohlone College Newark Campus Is the Greenest College in the World!” That bold statement was...</description>
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			<title>Green consultant guarantees LEED certification or your money back</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>With cities mandating LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification for...</description>
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			<title>National Intrepid Center of Excellence tops out at Walter Reed</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>SmithGroup and The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (IFHF), a non-profit organization supporting the...</description>
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			<title>NASA plans federal government's greenest building</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>NASA is set to break ground on what the agency expects will become the highest performing...</description>
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			<title>Help Wanted: Architect for $100 million 'Discovery Park' in Union City, Tennessee</title>
			<link>http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/376081-Help_Wanted_Architect_for_100_million_Discovery_Park_in_Union_City_Tennessee.php?rssid=20664</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The Robert E. and Jenny D. Kirkland Foundation is identifying architects interested in designing...</description>
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			<title>Decline expected as healthcare slows, but hospital work will remain steady</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The once steady 10% growth rate in healthcare construction spending has slowed, but hasn't...</description>
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			<title>Citizenship building in Texas targets LEED Silver</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The Department of Homeland Security's new U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services facility in...</description>
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			<title>Howard W. Ashcraft, Jr.: 'IPD is light years ahead of traditional delivery'</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>Howard W. Ashcraft, Jr., is a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers, an...</description>
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			<title>29 Great Solutions</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>1. Riverwalk Transforms Chicago's Second Waterfront Chicago has long enjoyed a beautiful...</description>
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			<title>Great Solutions: Healthcare</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>11. Operating Room-Integrated MRI will Help Neurosurgeons Get it Right the First Time A major...</description>
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			<title>Report: Building codes and regulations impede progress toward uber-green buildings</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The enthusiasm for super green Living Buildings continues unabated, but a key stumbling block to...</description>
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			<title>Portland Cement Association offers blast resistant design guide for reinforced concrete structures</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>Developed for designers and engineers, &quot;Blast Resistant Design Guide for Reinforced Concrete...</description>
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			<title>Parsons Brinckerhoff completes Rosa Parks Transit Center in Detroit</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>'Too cold' and 'too hot' most common complaints among office workers, says IFMA study</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The International Facility Management Association has released “Temperature Wars: Savings vs....</description>
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			<title>RSMeans/RCD forecast 14% drop in hospital construction for 2009</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>RSMeans forecasts a 14% drop in hospital construction in 2009 compared to 2008, with $17.1...</description>
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			<title>Healthcare Design + Construction: Trends, Innovations, Opportunities</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>AIA selects three projects for National Healthcare Design Awards</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) have...</description>
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			<title>10% of world's skyscraper construction on hold</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>Emporis, the largest provider of global building data worldwide, reported that 8.7% of all...</description>
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			<title>ACHA-AAH hospital designers: Cut costs, use BIM and IPD</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>At the AIA Summer Leadership Summit in Chicago last Saturday (July 25), I warned 170 of the nation’s top healthcare designers that they will be under severe pressure from the federal...</description>
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			<title>Gensler, Perkins+Will, HOK top BD+C's ranking of the nation's 150 largest green design firms</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>With more than $409 million in design billings from nonresidential green buildings work in 2008,...</description>
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			<title>Robert Cassidy, editor of Building Design+Construction, to speak at AIA 2009 Summer Leadership Summit (July 24-26) in Chicago</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Hospital projects not immune to the economic plague</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>You know things are bad when even healthcare construction is hurting. Some AEC firms are projecting that healthcare work, the jewel in the nonresidential construction crown, could be off by as...</description>
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			<title>Turner, Webcor, Hensel Phelps top BD+C's list of the 75 largest green contractors</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>With more than $3 billion in value of construction put in place for green buildings in 2008,...</description>
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			<title>Perkins+Will master plans Vedanta University teaching hospital in India</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>Working together with the Anil Agarwal Foundation, Perkins+Will developed the master plan for...</description>
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			<title>City of Anaheim selects HOK Los Angeles and Parsons Brinckerhoff to design the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center</title>
			<link>http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/378228-City_of_Anaheim_selects_HOK_Los_Angeles_and_Parsons_Brinckerhoff_to_design_the_Anaheim_Regional_Transportation_Intermodal_Center.php?rssid=20664</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The Los Angeles office of HOK, a global architecture design firm, and Parsons Brinckerhoff, a...</description>
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			<title>New ballpark for Fort Wayne Tin Caps gets protection from the weather</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New AIA report on embassies: integrate security and design excellence</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The American Institute of Architects (AIA) released a new report to help the State Department...</description>
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			<title>Stellar awarded military contracts for projects on six bases totaling nearly $70 million</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Balfour Beatty Construction completes LEED-Gold FDA building in Silver Spring, Md.</title>
			<link>http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/381676-Balfour_Beatty_Construction_completes_LEED_Gold_FDA_building_in_Silver_Spring_Md_.php?rssid=20664</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Permanent tribute to Daniel Burnham and his Plan of Chicago proposed for Grant Park Museum Campus</title>
			<link>http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/381103-Permanent_tribute_to_Daniel_Burnham_and_his_Plan_of_Chicago_proposed_for_Grant_Park_Museum_Campus.php?rssid=20664</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The first-place winner of a design competition for a public memorial celebrating Daniel...</description>
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			<title>Clark Group, Mortenson among nation's busiest state/local government contractors, according to BD+C's Giants 300 report</title>
			<link>http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/380338-Clark_Group_Mortenson_among_nation_s_busiest_state_local_government_contractors_according_to_BD_C_s_Giants_300_report.php?rssid=20664</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>A ranking of the Top 40 State/Local Government Contractors based on Building...</description>
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			<title>Webcor, Hunt Construction lead the way in mixed-use construction, according to BD+C's Giants 300 report</title>
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			<title>McCarthy, Skanska among nation's largest healthcare contractors, according to BD+C's Giants 300 report</title>
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			<title>New air-conditioning design standard allows for increased air speed to cool building interiors</title>
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			<title>Manitoba Hydro Place, Tornado Tower among world's 'best tall buildings,' according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat</title>
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			<title>Urban Land Institute honors five 'outstanding' developments in Europe, Middle East, and Africa</title>
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			<title>GSA celebrates 60th anniversary</title>
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							<description>The U.S. General Services Administration today is commemorating its 60th anniversary as it...</description>
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			<title>San Bernardino health center doubles in size</title>
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							<description>Temecula, Calif.-based EDGE was awarded the contract for California State University San...</description>
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			<title>News Briefs: New LEED energy and water requirements take effect; ASHRAE publishes energy efficiency guide for hotels; ICC launches green building code initiative for commercial structures</title>
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			<title>Hospital projects not immune to the economic plague</title>
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			<title>ICC launches green construction code initiative for commercial buildings</title>
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			<title>Two Pennsylvania Capitol Complex buildings set to achieve 30% energy savings through efficiency upgrades, solar panels</title>
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			<title>Nonprofit healthcare providers turn to real estate for liquidity and to preserve capital, says Jones Lang LaSalle report</title>
			<link>http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/375461-Nonprofit_healthcare_providers_turn_to_real_estate_for_liquidity_and_to_preserve_capital_says_Jones_Lang_LaSalle_report.php?rssid=20664</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Wisconsin to become first state to require BIM on all its large projects</title>
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							<description>As of July 1 the Wisconsin Division of State Facilities will require all projects with a total...</description>
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			<title>Architectural firms Durrant and SmithGroup selected to design Denver Police Crime Lab</title>
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			<title>ASHRAE introduces building energy label prototype</title>
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							<description>Most of us know the fuel efficiency of our cars, but what about our buildings? ASHRAE is working...</description>
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			<title>Sika Sarnafil launches sustainable roofing resource website SustainabilityThatPays.com</title>
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							<description>Sika Sarnafil, the worldwide market leader in thermoplastic roofing and waterproofing membranes,...</description>
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			<title>USGBC considering LEED for Data Centers program</title>
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							<description>In a blog post this morning on Earth2Tech, Justin Moresco writes that the U.S. Green Building...</description>
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			<title>New website highlights government tax incentives for large commercial buildings</title>
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			<title>LEED 2009 cites FloorScore Certification as indicator of indoor air quality</title>
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							<description>The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has cited FloorScore® certified flooring products as...</description>
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			<title>USGBC’s Greenbuild 2009 brings global ideas to local main streets</title>
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			<title>IFMA workplace study: Average space per employee up 40 sf since 2007, likely due to corporate layoffs</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The International Facility Management Association has released “Operations and Maintenance...</description>
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			<title>Guggenheim and Google team up on shelter design competition</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Google yesterday announced the launch of Design It: Shelter...</description>
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			<title>7 Tips for Specifying and Designing with Insulated Metal Wall Panels</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>Insulated metal panels, or IMPs, have been a popular exterior wall cladding choice for more than...</description>
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			<title>AIA Course: Enclosure strategies for better buildings</title>
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							<description>Sustainability and energy efficiency depend not only on the overall design but also on the...</description>
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			<title>Toronto adopts mandatory green roof requirements</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 15:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>Green Roofs for Healthy Cities has announced that the city of Toronto has passed a new green...</description>
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			<title>Higher Education Buildings Report: The top BD+C articles on university and college facilities</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 22:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Modular Building Institute sees opportunities in stimulus bill</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 16:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
							<description>The Modular Building Institute (MBI) announced today that it has identified more than $11...</description>
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			<title>LATICRETE launches ound &amp; crack isolation mat for tile and stone installation</title>
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			<title>Chicago Environment Department offers tips on greening your office, making workplaces eco-friendly</title>
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			<title>Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup team wins competition to design Smithsonian African American Museum</title>
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			<title>AIA's Christine McEntee responds to BD+C editorial on economic stimulus package</title>
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			<title>Homasote to launch DesignWall 440 at AIA Annual Expo in San Francisco</title>
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			<title>Siemens offers guide to laboratory design solutions for consulting engineers</title>
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			<title>AAMA releases new document addressing static water test pressures in non-hurricane-prone regions of the United States</title>
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			<title>Fabral Architectural Systems offers wide range of specialty finishes for metal roofing</title>
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			<title>New CHPS rating systems available for Texas and California</title>
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			<title> Sustainable Forestry Initiative 101 webinar to review wood standard certification labels and claims</title>
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			<title>Hurry! Response to DOE ENERGY STAR criteria due March 25, 2009</title>
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			<title>OSHA Update: Appeals Court overturns Summit Contractors, allows for multi-employer liability</title>
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			<title>Carlisle Energy Services introduces SpectroFlex Solar PV System for single-ply roofing</title>
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			<title>Johnson Controls Ready to Address Expanded Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, and Water Conservation Projects at Federal Facilities</title>
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