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Transit-oriented development: Beyond the hype
Lucy Wallwork Civil & GovernmentTransit-oriented development is a concept that chimes with trendy "New Urbanist" ideals of vibrant, walkable neighborhoods. First uttered by San Francisco-based urbanist Peter Calthorpe in the 1980s, it may not yet be a household term, but it is rapidly gaining prominence in cities across the U.S. and beyond its borders. The TOD concept revolves around making transit hubs into hubs for not only switching from bus to train to bike, but also for land-use intensification.
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Facilities managers earn higher salaries than national median
Scott E. Rupp Facilities & GroundsFor those working in facilities management, the following salary news is nothing new, but it never hurts to better understand your place in the market and how you stack up to your colleagues. According to new data compiled by FacilitiesNet, the median salary for all titles within facilities management in the field is $85,000, according to survey respondents. Median salaries, raises and bonuses showed significant differences in different regions of the country, the site reported.
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Minneapolis’ Super Bowl LII stadium sports innovative sustainable…
Michelle R. Matisons Facilities & GroundsWhether you are a football fan or not, you probably know that Super Bowl LII is scheduled to happen Feb. 4 at the new U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots. Beyond excitement for the game itself, there's a lot of buzz about the stadium itself, which can seat up to 70,000 fans.
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Negotiating commercial leases: Who should be the tenant?
Dale Willerton and Jeff Grandfield RetailFor many commercial tenants, negotiating a good lease or lease renewal against an experienced agent or landlord can be a challenge. While an entrepreneur focuses on marketing and managing, savvy real estate agents and brokers are specialized salespeople. Their job is to sell tenants on leasing their location at the highest possible rental rate.
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Does the US have slums?
Lucy Wallwork Civil & GovernmentIt has long been a policy goal of developed countries to become "slum-free." In fact, the town-planning movement in the U.K. was born out of the desire to combat the severe public health problems caused by the densely-packed slum communities that grew up around centers of industry as the Industrial Revolution took hold.
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Negotiating commercial leases: When should the lease end?
Dale Willerton and Jeff Grandfield RetailFor many commercial tenants, negotiating a good lease or lease renewal against an experienced agent or landlord can be a challenge. While an entrepreneur focuses on marketing and managing, savvy real estate agents and brokers are specialized salespeople. Their job is to sell tenants on leasing their location at the highest possible rental rate.
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Cleveland Clinic setting the bar for green facilities
Scott E. Rupp Facilities & GroundsFor more than a decade, the famed Cleveland Clinic has undertaken a systemwide sustainability drive to make the health system green and reduce its carbon footprint. Health Facilities Management magazine points out that the effort includes energy- and water-reducing strategies, energy-efficient facility design, environmentally-friendly purchasing and an aggressive recycling effort.
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Mudslides devastate Montecito, California
Michelle R. Matisons Waste Management & EnvironmentalAfter a deluge of rain was forecasted following containment of the Thomas Fire — the largest fire in California history — the prediction of mudslides was a bit much for Santa Barbara County residents. Now, the affluent town of Montecito, population 10,000, has reported 20 dead, with the death count expected to rise as recovery workers wade slowly and cautiously through new mud terrain.
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Peering over the edge of the F-Gas cliff
Andrew Gaved ManufacturingRegular readers may recall that when I first started writing about the revised F-Gas regulations, back in 2014, I reported some concern that the combination of bans and proposed phasedown of HFCs risked precipitating supply difficulties if the industry did not transition to lower-GWP refrigerants quickly enough.
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Arena deal brings hope to Seattle and others
Katherine Radin Sports & FitnessLast month, the Seattle City Council voted 7-1 to approve a $660 million package to renovate Key Arena and upgrade the surrounding infrastructure. While I had previously written about plans for Key Arena to be up and running by 2020, this vote confirmed a bright future for the city.
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