Building Design & Construction

Issue Date: 01/01/1999

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1. Governments rally to assist public schools. Deteriorating school stock to receive much-needed aid First, the good news. Public school enrollments are on the rise in the United States -- the U.S. (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 2. The cure for what ails health care: outpatient facilities.(Brief Article) As the health care industry struggles to find its footing in this age of managed care and health care consumerism, new inpatient hospitals are becoming ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 3. Tight labor market makes firms work harder.(Brief Article) Don't look for the tight labor market for design and construction professionals to abate in 1999. Donna Gaines, president with Gaines International (GI), a Chicago-based ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 4. Easy credit dries up.(Brief Article) Russia's bankruptcy puts commercial mortgage-backed securities in mothballs The well of easy credit is drying up for real estate acquisition, development and renovation. "There is ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 5. Multifamily moves downtown.(Brief Article) Following a four-year boom in which housing starts steadily increased, the multifamily construction market looks to take a downturn in 1999. According to the National ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 6. Lean market seen for industrial buildings.(Industry Overview) A volatile stock market is among the uncertainties this sector faces Industrial buildings are a steady source of work for many designers and contractors in ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 7. Retail development due for another dip.(Industry Overview) But some property types, including the enclosed mall, are showing signs of recovery For retail owners and developers, the year 1998 ended much as it ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 8. Stable office building market forecast.(Brief Article) World economic uncertainties have dampened concern about overbuilding As analysts began to worry that the office building market was becoming overheated, world economic woes emerged ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 9. A stay on hotel construction.(Brief Article) Known for its dramatic swings, hotel construction spending is expected to drop 6.4 percent in 1999 after enjoying a steady increase for the past three ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 10. Linking today's data with tomorrow's technology. ProjectBank looks to create a universal format For well over 10 years, software manufacturers have struggled to create engineering-based object technologies that will fully organize ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
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