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Homebuyer tax credit off the radar
Economic genie is out of wishes
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Finding what clicks in real estate
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CEO of Sacramento brokerage on leave
Pending real estate sales inch up in July
Mortage rates still seeking a bottom
5 ways to stay positive in a down market
Communities get 'First Look' at many REOs
California forgoes new foreclosure law
Roost unveils new business model
Nominate real estate's 'Most Influential'
Remembering Laurie Manny
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Chicago Plans $4B Urban Village
Stantec to Acquire San Francisco's Anshen + Allen Architecture Firm
Expanding Horizons: Analyzing the Balfour Beatty/Parsons Brinckerhoff deal
Virginia Tech Student Wins Yéle Haiti Competition
Reviving a Modest Masterpiece: The Trenton Bath House
Fatalities Down, But Rate Stays Flat
NY Approves New Neighbor for Empire State Building
Diller Scofidio + Renfro to Design Broad Museum
A Golden Anniversary for a Philip Johnson Museum
Fluor, United Rentals Form Jobsite Logistics Partnership
Load-Pier Test at St. Louis Bridge Sets World Record
Reuse or Build New? Group to Gather Hard Environmental Data
California Cools Off Capitol Complex With Thermal-Energy Tank
Fed Probe Leads to Wolff’s Likely Exit From Berger
All Systems Go for Vinoly’s $1.5B Domino Project in Brooklyn
U.S. Wind Power Surge Likely To Continue, Say Scientists
Lack of State Budget Affects $3 Billion in Projects, Caltrans Says
Agency Unveils 30-Year Plan for Developing Chicago Area
Caterpillar Compiles Short List of GCs for $426M Winston-Salem Plant
Plans Unveiled to Expand Terminal 4 at JFK Airport
July Construction Rebounds 7%
Gutsy Builder Took A 'Quantum Leap' for Crane Safety
Louis Kahn Synagogue Expansion Stirs Controversy
Facebook Adds Expansion to Massive Data Center Under Construction
U.S. Presses Case Against Berger Group Over Alleged Overbilling
EPA Toolkit to Remove Red Tape for Green Projects
Acquitted Rigger Wants His Licenses Back
Rafael Viñoly's Design of Kennedy Institute Unveiled
Fighting Fines for Fatal Blast, Contractor Cites Safety Record
Preservationist Named Head of SCAD’s Architecture School
Turner Regains Army Contract After Court Reverses GAO Ruling
June Construction Slips 3%
Deal Sends Tishman Construction Into AECOM’s Arms
Finally, BP Advances Effort To Stop Leak
U.S. Architecture Schools Announce Leadership Changes
Virginia’s I-495 Expansion Fast-Tracked Thanks to D-B, Infusion of Private Capital
Interview with Alain de Botton, Architecture of Happiness Author
Naval Station Great Lakes Completes $770-Million Construction Program
LBJ Freeway Financing Secured, Project to Start by Early 2011
Engineer Rejects N.Y. State's 'Sling Theory' in Rigger Trial
Communication Breakdown Lifts Price of Tacoma Ramp
Groundbreaking for First TIGER Project
Construction Industry Loses 22,000 Jobs in June
Manslaughter Trial Begins For New York Rigger
$1.4-Billion South Texas Powerplant Both Praised and Damned
Speedy Runway Paving Job Means $5 Million Bonus
University Of Alabama Debuts Disaster Response Study Track
Affordable Housing Goes Green in the Bronx
EPA to Modify Regulations on Sewer Overflows
May Construction Grows 3%
Special Report: Gulf Oil Spill
Piano Conceives a Respectful Addition to Kahn's Kimbell Masterpiece
Kinks in Supply Chain Produce Road Paint Shortage
Finalists for 2010 Aga Khan Award Announced
NYC Skyscraper Is First U.S. Commercial Tower to Earn LEED Platinum
2010 Hurricane Season Will Be "Active to Extremely Active," Scientists Predict
White House Picks Architect to Head Preservation Board
Did BP Skip Approval for Platform Engineering Design?
Stern's Museum for African Art Set to Open in 2011
Nuns Celebrate LEED Platinum Certification
OSHA Recognizes NCCER Program To Certify Crane Operators
An Experimental Early Work by Renzo Piano Threatened
USGBC Says Feds Can Do More for Green Building
Debate Over Radioactive Waste in Texas Gets Hot
April Construction Falls 9%
ENR Names the Top 400 Contractors
Gulf Oil Spill: Industry Waits for Cleanup Call
AIA Announces 18 Winners of 2010 Housing Awards
Seven Teams Picked For $4 Bil in Guam Milcon Work
Caltrans Realizes Big Savings in Construction Costs Due to Economic Downturn
Clinic Made of Freight Containers Heads to Haiti
Profile Rises for Small Projects as Construction Market Tightens
Corps Speeds Up Permitting For Gulf Coast Cleanup
Integrated-Project-Delivery Boosters Ignore Many Flashing Red Lights
Green Design-Build Model Crafted for Buildings To Achieve Net-Zero Energy Use
Feds Seek Energy-Efficient Building Projects
U.S. DOT Seeks Changes in Disadvantaged-Business Rules
EPA Stiffens Coal-Ash Rules, But Proposal Allows Recycling
Nashville Begins to Assess Damage From Epic Flooding
Interior Dept. OK's Nation's First Offshore Wind Project
AIA's Effort to Eliminate Retainage Fee Pays Off
USGBC Launches LEED-Neighborhood Development
Worker Killed as Crane Boom Collapses
Haiti's Plan Includes New Ports, Highways
Archives of WTC-Architect Yamasaki Saved from Destruction
Chinese Drywall Remediation Standard Already Evolving
ENR Reveals the Top 500 Design Firms
AIA's Committee on the Environment Announces Annual Awards
Tour of U.S. Embassy in Haiti Shows Small Measures Paid Off Big Time
Controversial Plans by Viñoly for Domino Sugar Plant Now on View
Construction Groups Sue NY DOT Over Pay Freeze
AGC Study Finds No Scientific Reason for Calif. Emission Rule
John Carl Warnecke, "Kennedy's Architect," Dies
March Construction Holds Steady
Southern California Quake Damaged Treatment and Storage Infrastructure
While Dubai Stumbles, Abu Dhabi Marches On
Next Round of Federal Regulations Has Suppliers Retooling Clean Diesel
Green-Infused Modular Classroom Targets 'Grid-Neutral' Status in School Construction
Last Piece of L.A. Live Opens – Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles
NYC Unveils Sweeping Redevelopment Plan for Governors Island
Florida Tribe Wins Ruling To Resume Everglades Construction
Concrete Industry Fears Ruling May Stir Litigation Over Fly Ash
Steven Holl on a Winning Streak
Celebrated Architect Stirs Debate With Haiti Prefab House Idea
Obama Signs Jobs Bill, With Highway-Transit Extension
"Villa Libeskind" Takes Prefab to the Extreme
Green Standard Efforts Merge
February Construction Rises 5%
AIA Announces 2010 Young Architect Award Winners
Testwell CEO Tried To Kill Himself After Conviction
Mayor Unveils Stimulus Plan in San Francisco
January Construction Retreats 1%
New Construction Starts in December Climb 5%; Annual Total for 2009 Drops 26% to $412 Billion
Dubai Stands Tall as Skyscraper Debuts
National Mall Plan Option Incorporates LEED
Cintra-Led Team to Begin $2B North Texas Road Project
November Construction Falls 9%
October Construction Jumps 12%
September Construction Slides 7%
AIA Study: 2008 Billings Topped $44 Billion
Housing Could Spark A Rebound in 2010
Leaky Libeskind Roof to Be Fixed at Last
SOM Loses Top Architect to HOK
Faulty Tower's Implosion Presents Many Challenges
Who's To Blame for Faulty Foster Tower?
Balfour Beatty to Pay $626 Million For Parsons Brinckerhoff
Heinz Awards Highlight Environmental Leaders
August Construction Rises 2%
June Construction Retreats 7%
The Top 250 Architecture Firms
Gehry Trims Staff As Projects Hit Snags
F&S Partners in Dallas Merges with SmithGroup
May Construction Climbs 7%
Brad Pitt Selects More Architects for "Make It Right" Project
HUD and DOT Coordinating Efforts
Nation's Largest New Public Transportation Project Moving Into Construction Phase
Architects Plan Breathtaking New Skydeck for Sears Tower
April Construction Slips 1%
Peter Zumthor Wins 2009 Pritzker Prize
Big Problems Continue With Drywall Made in China
Top 10 Green Projects Named by AIA
March Construction Improves 5 Percent
February Construction Falls 8%
Building in Cologne, Germany Collapses
AIA Announces the Names of 112 New Fellows
Federal Eco-Labeling Law Taking Shape
Spanish-Led Consortium to Build $4-Billion Texas Freeway Project
Architectural Billings Index Hits All-Time Low
Gottfried House Earns Highest LEED for Homes Score to Date
Healthcare Market Not Immune to Economic Malaise
Virtual Design and Construction Users Seeking Better Collaborative Tools
January Construction Slips 3%
New Construction Starts in December Retreat 5%; Annual Total for 2008 Slides 15% to $543 Billion
Herzog & de Meuron Designs HQ for Major Bank in Spain
Obama Delivers Promise to Unions By Reversing Bush Labor Pact Ban
The Economic-Stimulus Bill, Sector-by-Sector Analysis
What Does Stimulus Plan Mean for A/E/C Industry?
AIA Announces 2009 Honor Awards for Architecture
USGBC Members Approve LEED 2009 Revisions
Zaha Hadid Chosen to Design Vienna Library
Louisiana Gets $1.5-Billion Loan From Feds for Hurricane-Protection System
'Less Restrictive' No-Damages-for-Delay Clause Still Vulnerable
Layoffs Sweep Architecture Profession as Economy Worsens
Obama's Education-Upgrade Pledge Could Mean Lots of School-Construction Work
Prosecutor Charges Safety Manager, Two Others in Fatal N.Y. Construction Fire
Shanghai Skyscraper Named "Best Tall Building"
Chicago Takes the Lead in Green Hotels
Madrid's City of Justice Starts to Take Shape
Report: Concrete Outperforms Steel as Bridge Material
Florida's Highway Wish List Totals Nearly $7 Billion
For Architects, the Job Axe Starts to Fall
Despite Sinking Economy, Work Begins on Super-Tall Shanghai Tower
States Seek $136 Billion for Infrastructure In New Stimulus Package
Students Design-Build LEED Platinum Art Center for Tornado Ravaged Town
Is the Dubai Bubble Starting to Burst?
Overwhelming Public Response Extends Crane Rule Comment Period
OSHA Releases Fatality Numbers
U.S. Green Building Council Pushes Obama to Act on Green Promises
Renzo Piano’s Design for Kimbell Museum Revealed
Architects Hit Hard by Financial Crisis
Lawsuit Possible Over Cracks At $146-Million Tampa Project
Michigan Building First to Earn Double LEED Platinum Certification
Garage Collapse Contractor Points Finger at Engineer
Shopping Malls Not Below Libeskind's "Dignity"
After 30 Years, EPA Sets Tougher Airborne Lead Standard
AIA To Release New IPD and Design-Build Documents
With Financial Rescue Signed, Contractors Hope for a Revival
Architect Calls for Sustainability "Nutrition" Labels
House for War Veteran Designed by Yale Students
Gehry Designs First Big Project For Toronto, His Hometown
Deal to Privatize Midway May Pay for Chicago Projects
Gilbane Builds $156 Million Discovery Tower in Downtown Houston
September's Financial Market Turmoil
August Construction Retreats 3%
Citing Dire Trust Fund Picture, USDOT Calls for $8-Billion Infusion
Olympic Village Takes LEED Gold
Yale Taps Stern for Major Project
HOK's Sports Design Unit Set To Split From Its Parent Firm
Department of Energy Focuses on Net-Zero Commercial Buildings
AIA and USGBC To Form a Strategic Alliance
Tishman Manager Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $2.8 Million
Studio Pei-Zhu Tapped for Museum for Iconic Chinese Artist
Cities Mandate LEED But Not Certification
Jerusalem's Signature Span
Robert A.M. Stern Handily Wins 10th Annual Vincent Scully Prize
Bentley and Autodesk Agree To Exchange Keys To Sharing of Data
London Revs Up Construction for 2012 Summer Olympics
World's Second-Longest Ocean Crossing Opens
Midwest Floods Wreak Havoc on Architectural Landmarks
Nation's First LEED Platinum Affordable Housing Built in Massachusetts
NYC Crane Inspector Pleads Not Guilty
Adaptive Reuse
Build Local, Price Global
Record reveals: Beijing
Downturn in Chicago's Downtown
May Construction Holds Steady
Gehry Designs NYC's Tallest Residential Tower
NRC Considering 15 Nuke Plant Apps
California Pumps $271 Million Into Construction of Stem Cell Labs
USGBC to Outsource LEED Certification
Tight WTC Schedule Unveiled
AIA Requires Sustainability in Continuing Education
Gehry Downsizes Tower Design for Atlantic Yards
Work Begins on London's Olympic Stadium
National Trust Announces 11 Most Endangered Sites
Contractors Subject to New Lead Paint Regulations
Construction Starts for Houston CBD's First LEED Gold Building
Penn Announces New Architecture Dean
AIA Announces 2008 COTE Award Winners
$1-Billion Jigsaw Puzzle Has Builder Modeling Supply Chains
Federal 2009 Budget a Mixed Bag for Green Building
BIM Companies Acquiring Energy Modeling Capabilities
Study of Fees Indicates Project Type Doesn’t Matter
Cement Consumption To Grow 43% by 2030
March Construction Slides 8%
Jean Nouvel Wins 2008 Pritzker Prize
Architects' Billings Down Sharply in Early 2008
L.A. Mayor Moves to Speed Building Project Approvals
Young Carpenter a Victim of Miami Crane Accident
The Sagaponac Effect: Modernist Subdivisions Multiply
McCarthy Starts $115M GSU Research Laboratory
February Construction Rises 2%
With the Architect of the Capitol Slot Still Open, AIA Urges Action
Stern Will Design Bush Library at SMU
House Clears $17.6 Billion in Renewable-Energy Tax Breaks
Atlantic City Planning $20 Billion in Projects
High Perceived Cost of Green Persists, Says Survey
Engineering Firm Plans Tower Twice as Tall as Burj Dubai
January Construction Jumps 8%
The Economy and Construction: Review of Recent Indicators, February 2008
Nouvel Designs Towering Slender Neighbor for MoMA
Glasgow Officials Close Bridge After Cable Connector Snaps
RK Stewart Leaving Gensler for Perkins + Will
Suncor Expansion to Stretch Labor Force
Kansas Town Rebuilding as the Greenest in America
AIA Names Recipients of 2008 Young Architects Award
Green Buildings Boast High Occupancy Rates
December Construction Unchanged from Prior Month; Annual Construction Start Total for 2007 Slides 11%
AIA Names Winners of 2008 Honor Awards
Safety Board Finds I-35W Bridge Plates Too Thin
Zaha Hadid to Design MSU's Broad Art Museum
Materials Innovators Engage Cradle to Cradle Protocol
Crane Mishap Kills One at Trump Site
Ettore Sottsass, Elder Statesman of Italian Design, Dead at 90
Richard Meier's Atheneum Wins AIA's 25-Year Award
North America's Largest PV Powerplant in Service
Chipperfield Unveils St. Louis Museum Wing
New Orleans Waterfront Plan Takes Shape
CH2M Hill Founder Burke Hayes Dies at 95
Oscar Niemeyer Designs New Arts Center in Spain
New Gensler Office Earns LEED-Silver Certification
USGBC to Revamp LEED Rating System
Most A/E/C Spending Measures Pass on Election Day
Clinton: Sustainability “Most Important” Cause Today
I.M. Pei Designs $30,000/Night Suite for Four Seasons NYC
I-35W Replacement Set to Start Pile Driving
HOK Sport’s Design for the London 2012 Olympic Stadium Unveiled
Conferees Hike Road Funds, Add $1 Billion for Bridges
David Adjaye's MCA/Denver Opens
LEED-for-Homes to Launch at Greenbuild
AIA Forms Running Far Ahead of Rivals
Utah Embraces Accelerated Construction Method
Lifecycle Building Challenge Winners Announced
Construction Slide Could Continue in 2008
21 Chicago Landmarks Honored for Preservation
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Ins and outs of home inspection - Deseret News
New York State Home Inspection Council to Meet - ReadMedia (press release)
Causes for housing checks when living on a military base - Helium
Home presentation vital in sale - Sunshine Coast Daily
Former MSU star's strange alleged scam - ESPN (blog)
Home inspection firm opens - Bradenton Herald
He's on firm footing for a lawsuit - Philadelphia Inquirer
Mistakes To Avoid When You Are Buying A House - Stock Markets Review
Construction - Google News
Construction Spending in US Fell Twice as Much as Forecast - BusinessWeek
UK construction orders slump 14% - The Guardian
Israeli Settlement Construction Booms Despite Ban - Spiegel Online
UK house prices fall, construction growth cools - Reuters
Private Nonresidential Construction Spending Higher in July - ForConstructionPros.com
NCDOT to halt most construction work for Labor Day weekend - Bizjournals.com
Construction Jobless Rate Improves Slightly in August - Engineering News Record (subscription)
Whitetail Border Crossing Construction Still on Ice - Flathead Beacon
Design Build Construction Company The Korte Co. Architects New Website and ... - MarketWatch (press release)
Construction worker charged with heroin possession - Pasadena Citizen
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