There's fast construction, and then there's reaaally fast construction. And in Boston right now, one crew is taking building speeds to über dimensions, fitting out 10,000 sq. ft. (900 sq. m.) of LEED-quality space in 15 days - a quarter of the conventional stretch. Read how they're managing to stick to that breakneck schedule in this week's SiteNet Dispatch.
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| Shining a Light on Speed: Sparks fly in the ultra-fast construction work that's unfolding in Boston's Financial District.
Photo: Geoffrey Kula |
This week's Dispatch brings readers new and exclusive stories from the brand-new September 2008 Site Selection, including:
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Sunny Side Up: Spain's solar energy sector is enjoying rapid growth, drawing the likes of German's Schott Solar, which makes solar receivers (pictured) at its new plant near Seville. But will the nation now reduce its solar-sector subsidies? |
There's more expansion news online in global project coverage from London-based partner Oxford Intelligence. This week's installment includes:
- "Trend Micro Expands Malaysian Operations"
- "ArcelorMittal Starts Up Mill in Poland"
- "Temasek to Open Office in Hanoi"
- "Rockwool Closes Hungarian Plant"
- "Bechtle Establishes Irish Operations"
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Big Bird: That outsized fellow that's pictured on the right is "the world's largest penguin" - 27 feet (8.2 meters) tall and weighing in at 10,000 pounds (4,500 kilograms). See if you can name the city in which the penguin stands - and find out how it got there - in our new "Where in the World?"
Copacetic clicking,
Jack Lyne
Site Selection Executive Editor of Interactive Publishing
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Upcoming Conferences and Expositions of Note
Read more on the expanded events calendar at SiteNet.com. |
- October 4 - 7, 2008 CDFA TIF Seminar in Virginia The Homestead Resort, Hot Springs, United States
- October 6 - 8, 2008 Expo Real New Munich Trade Fair Centre, Munich, Germany
- October 6 - 9, 2008 Cityscape Dubai Dubai International Exhibition Centre, Dubai, U.A.E.
- October 7 - 9, 2008 India Infrastructure Investment Congress 2008 Mumbai, India
- October 14 - 15, 2008 ACED - Airports - Catalysts for Economic Development Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- October 15 - 17, 2008 The 39th International Symposium on Robotics COEX Convention Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- October 15 - 17, 2008 ArkiPARC 2008 Military Museum and Cultural Complex, Istanbul, Turkey
- October 15 - 17, 2008 The World Workplace 2008 Conference & Expo Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, TX
- October 17 - 18, 2008 CCIM & IREM Success Series 2008 Hilton Chicago, Chicago, USA
- October 19 - 22, 2008 IEDC Annual Conference Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
- October 20 - 23, 2008 Development 08 (NAIOP Annual Conference) The Hotel at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV
- October 20 - 22, 2008 North American Port & Intermodal Finance & Investment Summit St. Regis Hotel, Houston, TX
- October 27 - 30, 2008 5th International Congress of Nano-Bio Clean Tech 2008 San Francisco Airport Marriott Hotel, Burlingame, United States
- October 27 - 28, 2008 2008 Summit on Economic & Workforce Development Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City, OK
- October 28, 2008 Milken Institute California State of the State Conference The Beverly Hilton Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, United States
- October 30 - 31, 2008 Associated Owners & Developers National Conference East Conrad Hotel, Miami, FL
- October 30 - November 1, 2008 NAI Global SIOR Fall Conference Hilton, Minneapolis, MN
- November 4 - 6, 2008 Cityscape Latin America 2008 Transamerica Expo Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- November 19 - 21, 2008 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, USA 02210
- November 19 - 21, 2008 MIPIM Asia Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
- November 30 - December 3, 2008 The 8th World Free Zone Convention The Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston, SC
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