Earlier this year, timber-framer Paul Freeman, owner of Brooks Post & Beam in Lyndeborough, N.H., realized he had a problem.
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AL LED: A Supplement to Architectural Lighting, Fall 2011
LED Market Forecast
EPA abandons lead clearance requirement; California risks forfeiting home-weatherization funds; Nevada's OSHA program told to ramp up citations; more
When I was a young builder in the early '80s, there was an old-timer in town who worked with a couple of his sons, a small crew, and a handful of good local subcontractors.
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Economic Indexes
Current economic indexes reflect continued cautious optimism as the economy continues to work toward recovery. The AIA's billings index (ABI) for March 2011 basically held steady at 50.5. However, the new projects inquiry index was at 58.7, up significantly from its February mark of 56.4. The...
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JLC Report (Subscriber content)
Big builders push for energy-efficiency initiative; remodeling shows signs of rebound; San Francisco battles sewer sludge; more
Let's begin this month by reviewing some basic financial concepts and benchmarks.
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Cloudy With a Chance of Optimism
Quarterly economic fluctuations continue to drive consumer caution.
Ways to maximize the effectiveness of your Web presence.
Business (Subscriber content)
Budgeting for your marketing, sales, and project starts
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Opportunity's (Hard) Knock
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3 Up, 3 Down: Demographics Forecast Hot and Cold Metros
Apartment Finance Today polled three of the industry's top research houses to identify three markets with high demographic upside, and three others that have numbers working against them. Surprisingly, Fort Lauderdale emerged as one of the hottest, while Atlanta is expected to continue its slump.
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More Distress Sales Coming?
AS THE BANKING sector slowly returns to health, more distressed multifamily assets are expected to hit the streets next year.