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2009 May
- Initially planned to be a design-bid-build project, the bid for a new city hall building for Star, ID, came in at $800,000 over budget.
- Performance Engineers, who provided value engineering services, helped to bring the project back within its $1.4 million budget.
- Synergy between the engineering firm, the component manufacturer and framing company further reduced costs by streamlining communication.
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2009 August
How recasting a bottleneck can add green to your bottom line
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2009 August
What you should know before you buy used
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2009 November
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2009 December
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2010 June/July
- At the 10th annual SBC Legislative Conference, component manufacturers and industry suppliers traveled to Washington, DC and visited with several members of Congress.
- This year, they lobbied lawmakers to address systemic problems related to the housing finance system and free up credit for builders.
- They also raised concerns about labor issues like EFCA and immigration reform, as well as the detrimental impact cap and trade energy legislation could have the SBC industry.
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2010 November