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Classic Series
PUBLIC SQUARE
CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
PLAYHOUSE SQUARE CENTER
TERMINAL TOWER COMPLEX
NELA PARK
THE CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND PUBLIC AUDITORIUM
CLEVELAND CITY HALL
SEVERANCE HALL
THE WEST SIDE MARKET
CLEVELAND'S OLD ARCADE
SUPERIOR VIADUCT
OLD STONE CHURCH
A look back, a look forward: The Builders Exchange
DUNHAM TAVERN
The BX has been shaping construction for over a century
What readers want -- and get
We have (back) issues
The key to understanding generator needs
Benefits: Serving the special needs of the small construction business owner
Five things that make a green product
TOLEDO BAY VIEW WWTP
Can asphalt be green?
Capital growth: A Columbus roundup
Garland: Making it green
The epicenter for learning healthcare facility maintenance
Put your work vehicle on a diet
Over-the-Rhine: Rebuilding with mixed use
Future of green: on the grow
Prevent proposal promises from becoming binding
Planning your retirement before you retire
Closeup: Three of the busiest
New resources for hospital O&M
Ohio contractor Lonnie Coleman elected MCAA head
WHAT'S GREEN AT CLIFFS
Art Window Coverings
Green schools--two years after
A look at 2010: A/C/E
GERVASI WINERY AND BISTRO
IPD: One team's experience
HB 80 vs. DFSP, Part II

Development roundup
Columbus' day
Do Toledo!
Winner's CIrcle
Youngstown: No shrinking violet
The Queen City reaches out
Development: Southwestern innovation
A memorial to Bert L. Wolstein
What's going on in Cleveland inner ring
A regional focus
Resources for development
What's in store
Retail details
VIKING GREEN: CSU DEVELOPMENT
Cleveland's University Circle: Building a future
Town & gown
Downtown comes back to life
A downtown development roundup
Do go near the water
Development plans around Lake Erie
What's in store for 2004
What's in store for 2004 master plans
MidTown Cleveland links Square and Circle
Brownfield redevelopment: A legal and financing primer
The golden ring
High on possibilities
In the circle
In senior living, each place unique
The Innerbelt rebuild
Parks, bikeways and trails
A river runs through it
Riding the Silver Line

Green building
GREEN GIANT/BRUNSWICK
Energy efficiency is first step toward green building
Green healthcare
How to profit from HPBT
Creating a local market for high performance building
LEEDing the way with O&M
INDEPENDENCE TECH CENTER
W. 65TH ST. RAPID STATION
OATEY WAREHOUSE
CLEVELAND FOODBANK WAREHOUSE
The path to a greener future
Construction review: green building technology
Education is vital for current professionals, too
Kurtz Brothers
Inner ring suburbs lead the way with green building
Rooting for those other Cleveland browns
Can you do that here?
Design can affect indoor air quality every day
The big picture of green products
Cost-effective disposal of hazardous materials
TRINITY CATHEDRAL
NATURE CENTER AT SHAKER LAKES
Greening Ohio's schools
The future of sustainability
Cogeneration systems provide energy, environmental benefits
ECOVILLAGE
Green resources
CLEVELAND ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER
Green Building: What it means and why it matters
Function is king
The greening of Greater Cleveland
Deconstruction: The first step in green building
Taking the LEED with green building
BETHEL WOODS CENTER FOR THE ARTS
WOOSTER UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH
WOOSTER UU CHURCH REPORT CARD
Schools: Green and golden oldies
Focus on local green projects
Green ratings and labels
VILLAGE AT 115: WHY IT'S GREEN
An HPBT toolbox
What Northern Ohio should know about building commissioning
Building science is the key to green building
Getting involved in HPBT
IDEA CENTER: WHERE'S THE GREEN?
HOWARD METZENBAUM COURTHOUSE: WHERE'S THE GREEN?
The path to green
RUFFING MONTESSORI SCHOOL
OWENS CORNING HQ
TEC INC HQ
High performance buildings, high performance development
Green development resources
Find yourself in the green: D-A-S tells how
What's new in sustainability
Top 10 green building products
Everything old is green again
The LEED-EB certification rating system
LAKEWOOD YMCA
HEAPY ENGINEERING
NEUNDORFER FACILITY
Getting into green building
The Green City
Training for green collar jobs
The green workforce
Update on sustainable construction
A high-performance green building
Mastering non-toxic products: a key to green building
Go green, grow stronger
DAYTON ART INSTITUTE, CMHA ENERGY UPGRADE
EDISON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
LEED & commercial roofing systems
SUMMIT COUNTY RANGER OFFICES
Working to lower energy costs in this market
Why green is growing
Skilled trades training must include sustainability
SCHMACK BIOGAS FACILITY, AKRON
AILERON
MBI | K2M Architecture HQ Part 1
Green alliances
The stigma of sustainability
BAKER ELECTRIC BLDG.
MBI | K2M ARCHITECTURE HQ Part 2
4H CLUB AND NATIONWIDE CENTER
Fuel cell maker wants to green all the way
Sustainability takes a systems approach
LAKEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY
FERNALD PARK VISITOR CENTER
Trends in green design, building and maintenance
Shades of green
Legal issues in green construction
Greening your commercial portfolio
FIRSTENERGY WEST CAMPUS
JJ NORTH BLDG. CLEVELAND CLINIC
One trade learns about green bidding
Going green is easier than you think, Part I
MBI | K2M ARCHITECTURE HQ Part 3
Understanding green building in your marketing efforts
OUR LADY OF THE ELMS
EMERSION DESIGN
LEEDing into the future
The rebirth of the Green Building Coalition
MBI | K2M HQ, Part IV
DENTAL CERAMICS LAB
What's all this I hear about green insurance?
Energy conservation projects are in demand
Real-life guide to going green: Part II
A real-life guide to going green: Part 1
CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES
GREENHOUSE TAVERN
CONSOL ENERGY HQ
POWDERMILL NATURE RESERVE
CLEVELAND CLINIC SERVICE CENTER
CCF SERVICE CENTER: WHAT'S GREEN?
CCF: DIVERSITY GOALS
BUTLER CROSSING
Tri-C Center for Creative Arts
Evergreen coop laundry
Rust belt, green belt
Creating more efficient watersource and HVAC systems
GREENSOURCE
Survey: Opening the door to green building
KOHL BUILDING
Green building and new tech
EAST COLLEGE STREET
Understanding the energy efficient tax deduction
Green resource directory: A piece of the puzzle
TECHTOWN CREATIVE TECH ACCELERATOR
THORSON-BAKER HQ
RALPH REGULA FEDERAL CENTER
Top 10 green building trends
The triple bottom line
WARREN ROOFING AND INSULATION
SNAP-ON BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
CAWRSE AND ASSOCIATES

Historic rehab
RITTER PUBLIC LIBRARY
TREMONT PLACE LOFTS
NORTH POINT PLAZA
McKINLEY BIRTHPLACE
APOLLO ThEATER
RICHARD HOWE HOUSE
Preservation past: The Ohio preservation awards
Preservation present: When green means old
Preservation future: Third round of tax credits
Beyond repair: Historic window replacement
MLICKI DESIGN
LAKEWOOD HIGH ADDITION
BRAINSTORM MEDIA
History takes center stage
WESTIN BOOK CADILLAC
LINCOLN THEATER, COLUMBUS
CLICK4CARE
HANNA THEATER RENOVATION
DAYTON CITY HALL
GOLDEN LAMB
History's afire!
INTERMUSEUM CONSERVATION ASSN.
Reconciling the plans of Frank Lloyd Wright
GREATER CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP
LABORERS 860 UNION HALL
DARWIN MARTIN HOUSE
Ohio awards first-ever historic tax credits
PARK LANE VILLA
THE LAZARUS BUILDING
CLEVELAND HTS. LIBRARY
Chambers Murphy & Burge
WESTCOTT HOUSE
IDEA CENTER: TOP FLOOR TENANCY
HOWARD METZENBAUM COURTHOUSE
Capitalizing on history
IDEA CENTER
15422 LTD. BUILDING
Preserving my old school
FIRSTMERIT TOWER
FENN TOWER
SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH
A CHRISTMAS STORY HOUSE
WINTON MANOR
HEINEN'S GREEN ROAD
JOHN HAY HIGH SCHOOL
ARKINETICS
Mending the historic fabric
Resources for rehabbers
Historic structures can by saved by moving through time
Taking the right steps
CHURCH OF THE SAVIOR
PICKWICK & FROLIC
KIES-MURFEY HOUSE
TOWER PRESS
DOTY & MILLER OFFICES
QUAY 55
AKRON CIVIC THEATER
WEST TECH LOFTS
ELYRIA CITY HALL
CHABAM
Everything old is new again
MYERS UNIVERSITY CLUB
BINGHAM BUILDING
LORAIN COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERS
NOTTINGHAM-SPIRK
HOUSE OF BLUES

Issues & the economy
Construction jobs in the first decade
Will national regs help Ohio builders?
EPA considers all appropriate inquiry standard
Our company, our Cleveland
Landmark decision regarding public bidding
Rebuilding in a dangerous world
A primer on construction waste
Construction site storm water permitting
Wetlands requirements as clear as mud
Construction jobs: The best-kept secret
How are steel prices affecting your business?
Insurance and bonding: new challenges to contractors
Ohio considers new legislation impacting contractors
The continuing 2004 recovery
Update on congressional activity
Reviewing reverse auctions
Reviling reverse auctions
Insurance to cover mold
Ohio EPA proposes stormwater rules
New storm water requirements for construction activities
Pollution liability insurance available for contractors
Diversity fuels the future
Readers offer strong, numerous opinions on diversity
Upcoming environmental requirements
The distinguished history of design/build
Stormwater runoff regulated in more areas
Wetlands requirements undergo change
Resources for creating and operating secure buildings
Nationwide, a common goal
When disaster strikes, they respond
Developing a disaster assistance team blueprint
DESIGN+BUILD=Opportunity
Isolated wetlands: Who's in charge now?
Weathering the economic storm
Experts advise about economic strategies
What our readers think about the down economy
Increasing flow, igniting results
NOACA weighs in on stormwater
When governments temporarily take private property
Black mold invades America, citizens panic
The other four-year degree
Finding new A/E/C workers
The state-of-the-industry survey
What's on your mind?
A flood of concern: Stormwater management
Four stormwater technology case studies
Bonding on Ohio public projects: How it works
Putting the new energy credits to work
How did mold become so hazardous?
The blame game is over
Stop! Thief!
A roundtable on C&D waste
Hidden hazardous waste
Update on C&D waste
Building the future
Banking on the future
The Builders Exchange services
Jobs: Some local initiatives
Focus on the people behind the story
Insurance: Additional insured requirements
Bonding: The evolving surety market
Legal perspectives: Use construction law to your best advantage
The basics of Ohio Mechanics Lien Law
The basics of Ohio Mechanics Lien Law
Construction in 2007: Facing a tough year
Reinventing our region
The economic outlook for construction
Changes to Ohio's eminent domain law
Do your employees work out of state?
Forecasting the future
How you communicate affects liability
New ruling can make arbitration clauses dangerous
Family feud:documents
The most important new aspect of Ohio mechanic’s lien laws
The top 10 legal events of 2007
New development patterns at work
To note or not to note
Ohio sets infrastructure goals
Arbitration gaining power in Ohio
Ohio's asbestos regs Part I
BIM and the law
Prevailing wage: The expanded scope
Fertilizing urban Ohio
Ohio's asbestos regs: What you must know
How to save money on fuel
Ohio's Top 10 legal events in construction
AGC looks at the future
The future of building 2009
Revisiting your tax breaks
Little Red Riding Hoodwinked
When the going gets tough
Public works payment bonds
Looking at the future
Your financial game plan
Preventing financial fraud
Scared by surety
Tax tips for contractors
Financial services showcase
Ohio courts on the scope of arbitration agreements
Cancellation of debt income
The benefits of subprime bonding
Northeast Ohio construction and real estate pros speak out
The outlook for construction and real estate
Legal issues in project delivery
IPD: Incentive programs encourage superior performance

Equipment and products
Bonding and insurance resources
Buckeyes (and a few Bluegrassers) go green
Great Outdoors: Landscape resource roundup
Cleveland Quarries
Concrete goes green
12 ways to have fun with concrete
GREEN ROOFS FOR BEREA SCHOOLS
eBlueprint
Resources for facilities management
Spotlight on hospitality products
Five innovative technologies
Learn decorative concrete
Utility tractors and loaders
Five steps to bettering your fleet maintenance
Tools of the trade
Three expos: spotlight on products
Concrete: So many possibilities
Saving time and making money with concrete
Advantages underfoot
Finding ways to make buildings look simply Marble-ous
It's a lock-electronic and stand-alone, that is
Geoexchange: Clean, green and profitable
Green products
Daylighting benefits expand
Construction equipment review: Portable mixers
Extending the season with winter work
The guys who came in from the cold
Decorative concrete
A cold eye on masonry
Project management software roundup
Into the woods
Lighting that makes a statement
Spotlight on lighting products
Construction equipment review: pickup & van accessorie
Under foot: pavers & flooring
Outside the envelope: Roofing, Siding & Insulation
Construction equipment: A round-up of new technologies

Infrastructure
HOME ROAD BRIDGE
LORAIN-CARNEGIE BRIDGE
Bridging the infrastructure gap
A booming infrastructure
HEIGHTS LIBRARY WALKWAY
Bidding bridges
Great Outdoors: Streetscapes
GORDON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT
AKRON TRANSIT STATION
A new face on Cleveland

New construction
WALTER K. CHESS CENTER, MUSKINGUM COLLEGE
LORMET COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
KEYBANK AT NOBLES POND
AUTO ACADEMY
ELEMENTS BISTRO
B'NAI ISRAEL, TOLEDO
OHIO EDUCATIONAL CREDIT UNION
PORTAGE LAKES CAREER CENTER
DEVELOPERS DIVERSIFIED HQ
B SPOT RESTAURANT
SCHOTT BOY SCOUT CAMPUS
GENEVA AREA RECREATIONAL
ALL PRO FREIGHT STADIUM
WADE PARK, EAST CLARK
HARVEY RICE SCHOOL
CMs tackle the task of rebuilding Cleveland's schools
GARFIELD SCHOOL
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY VILLAGE at 115
CROCKER PARK: CREATING A CITY CENTER
PETER B. LEWIS BUILDING
MORE ON FRANK GEHRY
SUMMIT COUNTY COURTHOUSE
A RECORD-BREAKING MOVE
MALTZ MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE
PINNACLE CONDOMINIUMS
GLASS PAVILION: TOLEDO MUSEUM OF ART
GLASS PAVILION: HOW THEY DID IT
LAKE ERIE COLLEGE REC CENTER
SHOPS AT FALLEN TIMBERS
MANDEL REHABILITATION PAVILION
CITY VIEW
STEELYARD COMMONS
ASHTABULA LAKESIDE HIGH
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART
TREVARROW SHOWROOM
THREE TREVARROW SHOWKITCHENS
HOSPICE IN THE VALLEY
CAMP WISE
TOWPATH TENNIS CENTER
AKRON ART MUSEUM
NOVELIS SHOWROOM
AMERICAN GREETINGS
THE AVENUE DISTRICT
FALLEN TIMBERS REVISITED
ST. VINCENT MERCY HEART CENTER
GAHANNA CREEKSIDE
KALAHARI WATERPARK RESORT
W. 117th ST RAPID
CLEVELAND CLINIC COURTS
CIM/MIXON HALL
GIAMBRONE BUILDING
HEALTHSPACE CLEVELAND
STEFFEE ANIMAL CLINIC
FRIES & SCHEULE
NORTHEAST OHIO REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT HQ
H.G. WOOD RESEARCH TOWER
METROPARKS RANGER STATION
RHODES TOWER PLAZA II
RHODES TOWER PLAZA I
CROCKER PARK
TRI-C CORPORATE COLLEGE EAST
BEREA CHILDREN'S HOME
WEST QUAD RESEARCH FACILITY
URBAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL
AKRON-SUMMIT CO. MAIN LIBRARY
RHODES TOWER PLAZA IV
UNIV. OF TOLEDO NEW DORMS
CCF MEDICAL OFFICES & PARKING GARAGE
WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL
SOUTH POINTE HOSPITAL
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
EASTLAKE CAPTAINS BALLPARK
UNVERSITY HTS. TARGET
STRONGVILLE PAT CATAN STADIUM
VILLA CARABELLI
LEGACY VILLAGE
CLEVELAND BOTANICAL GARDEN
THE STOKES FEDERAL COURTHOUSE
POLARIS MALL

Problem solved!
Here's the church, here's the steeple and boy, did it leak
OSU HORSESHOE
With no inconvenience
A greener way to orient visitors & save money
WALSH UNIV. DORM
SANDCASTLE HOTEL
The Kalahari Desert--on Lake Erie
SPACE FACILITY NASA PLUM BROOK
Water pipes like new in an historic building
Great Outdoors: Wayfinding

Codes, specs and design
Bidding green
Weighing green
9th STREET DESIGN STUDIO
NOT your father’s private office
Steps to selecting and troubleshooting generators
Social justice through design
Ohio's busiest A&E firms
Assuring indoor air quality takes a partnership
The future of Cleveland architecture
The International Interior Design Association
Present: Changes to the 2007 Building Code
Future: A new green code
Notes on code and specs
Designing for communities
AIA garners awards for Ohio projects
Building for healthcare
Architectural brain retain
A vital part of the project
Updating the Ohio Building Code
Four reasons that assuring indoor air quality is vital
Recreating the built environment
Ohio addresses existing buildings
For innovation ideas, support your local team
The value in value engineering
From blueprint to fingerprint
A window of opportunity opens for code change
Moving from design to construction
Categorizing green initiatives
Code Green: How building regs are changing color
International Building Code brings big changes to code compliance
Thinking inside the box
Designing and building with an eye toward security
Balancing form, function and cost
Creative thought brings aesthetic success
Real-life budget tales
How public art can give building projects a sense of place
Finishing touches
Keep the bidding process under control
MasterFormat: An organizational structure for work results
Keep it real
New acoustical design for schools
Fire tests and risk management: Recognizing the responsibility
We continue to learn from our mistakes
Learning from our mistakes, Part 2

Human resources, health & safety
Can you hear me now?
What should you do when OSHA shows up?
Worker's compensation rebates coming to an end?
How to prevent light duty as a career path
There is still time to get on board with new OSHA 300
Ohio Supreme Court strikes down rebuttable presumption bill
Getting workers back to work
Preventing cold-related injuries during winter work
Learning empathetic listening
Are you prepared to pay full premiums for Workers' Comp?
Workers' comp rates up again
Understanding the role of managed care organizations
The carrot and the stick
Are your employees sabotaging new technology?
Security on the worksite
Immigration reform: How will it affect construction?
You asked for it. You got it.
Looking back at the old year
Get well soon!
Surveillance insight and the GC
Uncovering Ohio's dirty little secret
Work together to increase opportunities for women, minorities
A roundtable on drug testing
Northeast Ohio comes out for safety
Safety resources
An unsafe attitude can lead to workplace woes
Learn a lesson from your marketing department
Does your payroll software get the job done?
Leap into EAPS
Not separate, but equal
Top 10 construction industry safety violations
Training trends in 2008
Diversifying the workforce
Building value in the community
Learning to manage
What's new in employee benefits
Update on benefits: Big Brother is watching you!
The truth about safety incentives
The top 5 ways to reduce crane-related accidents
Now required: An approved drug-free workplace program
The lowdown on out-of-state coverage
Benefits update
Changes will make BWC more responsive
Need to learn how? Ask a pro!
Should you do in-house training at your organization?
Three things you can do to improve your safety culture
Managing risk: Building a fleet management program
Managing risk: The hidden costs of accidents
Keep up with changes in Workers Compensation
Making the right calls after a jobsite accident
How are you at juggling what matters?
The perfect storm
Are you ready to be a safety hero?
Working on state construction jobs
Where is the talent going?
Talent: Answering the call
More budget fallout
DFWP is now DSFP
Employers have a new challenge
HB 80 vs. DFSP
5 new ways to enlist A/E/Cs
We're NOT No. 1, we're No. 2
A new path to safer jobsites
Campaign to promote safe workplaces
Training tech
The recession-proof alcohol industry
Assessing the value of a drug-free workplace
Drug testing does not equal drug free
Rules change for drug and alcohol testing
The test of time
Assume the position
Benefits: The Ohio Health Partnership Program and CorVel
Training for a diverse future
Benefits: Wellness depends on behavioral changes
Safety in the sun
Safety mind games: barriers vs. readiness
Turning things around

Management & marketing
Surety bonding in a time of credit crisis
Affordable marketing and e-business solutions
KS Associates
A vital tool for your marketing tool chest
Lean project delivery: The wave of the future?
Mechanic's liens: Good news and bad
Marketing in down economy: 3 experts weigh in
10 tax tips for the construction industry
Three steps to getting paid on time
They have to pay me, right?
Fake it till you make it: A bad policy
An estimating challenge
Cost segregation for owners lowers taxes
Greening your fleet
Going green is easier than you think, Part II
Megen Construction Company
Designer Accents
Pinnacle Construction
IPD: Bringing it together
Purchase orders and subcontract management
The value of a niche marketing plan
New project delivery methods will demand greater collaboration
Plans fit any client needs
Royalton Architectural
Fabrication
Seven steps to get through the storm
If man is a social animal
Qualifying your bid can save your company
Lessons learned from the construction industry
Can you be 21st century savvy?
SE Blueprint
Buric
Cultivate relationships to build business
A fire in the shop may mean good business
When business is up in the air
Barber & Hoffman: A tradition of trust
B&H: Solid, steady leadership
B&H: Structural stability
Sierra Metals
Verizon and BX announce 15 percent discount
If I am older than dirt...
The Jack and Jill paradox
The Humpty Dumpty Syndrome
Stop the herd, I want to get off
Contractors are affected by use tax
How to secure marketplace position
Liability of GCs that become too involved
The power of position clarity
Craftsmanship Awards 2006, Part I
Craftsmanship Awards 2006, Part II
Bostwick Design Partnership
The basics of Ohio Mechanics Lien Law, Part 3
Willson Builders
And the survey says: Results of the BX member survey
Gardiner Trane
Jance & Co.
JJO Construction
Legal perspectives: Contracts 101-Read before you sign
Legal perspectives: A mechanic's lien? Not so much!
Construction Employers Association
JOC delivery cuts costs, headaches for owners
Good news for the new year!
Training: A need for a systematized approach
Withholding provision threatens construction contractors
New law affects construction contractors
Harrington Electric Co.
Are you covered?
Managing risk: Transferring risk to protect your project
Business development: Outside viewpoint
Tom Brown Inc.
Babin Building Solutions
Obtaining additional compensation for a project
Managing risk: Protecting yourself against construction defect claims
Marketing: Simple steps to make clients sit up and take notice
Dugan: Abide by contract language, not industry custom
My lawyer can beat up your lawyer
Carney Construction Co.
Tools for resolving claims
Whitehouse Construction Co.
Mussun Sales celebrates 50 years of success
Analyzing project losses
Build business by answering the right questions
Kuhlman Builders celebrates 50th anniversary
Trends and technology in training
Forensic analysis: getting the terms right
Trends and portents
The day of reckoning is at hand
Planning for productivity: part I
Builders Exchange announces a new broker, more services
The new kid on the block: ConsensusDOCS
The road to reform, Part II
Planning for productivity, Part II
A proactive approach to making claims
Tapping the hot button for manpower solutions
Dougherty Lumber
A five-step plan to assure project success
Potential problems with public bidding: a primer
How to profit on prevailing wage jobs
Uncovering the best-kept secret
Exciting new vehicle program makes everyone a fleet owner
No contract, no chance?
Flooring supplier builds better relationships with contractors
Halo Mechanical
Professional Services Industries, Inc.
Century Bank
Monitor projects, productivity changes to control costs
Where the jobs are
Tips for better online searches
Dealing with construction claims related to schedules
View marketing as a discipline
Messina Floor Coverings
2005 Craftsmanship Awards
Making sure your marketing message gets through
Nurture marketing can be your bread and butter
No marketing needed here!
Become an expert to reach the media
Take BXM's State-of-the-Industry Survey
Facing down high insurance premiums
Million-dollar mistakes
Thorson Baker and Associates Inc
Craftsmanship Awards, Part II
The joy of creating
2002 Craftsmanship Awards
Bolton Pratt Co.
URS
Columbia Building Products
Who cares about vision? Show me the money!
D/B: The designer's perspective
The do's and don'ts of e-sourcing
Drake Construction Company
From hot water to hot results
Top 10 trends
How to build more productively
Keeping pace with a changing world
Punch lists: It isn't over till it's over
What is this thing called Lean?
The 2004 Craftsmanship Awards
Looking for love in all the wrong places?
Get the most out of the liability insurance market
Critical path method scheduling
Value engineering: It doesn't have to hurt
Play 'em or trade 'em
Roberts Mechanical
Comfort Systems USA
Construction's golden rule
Bassett Sprinkler learns to forge its own path
S A Comunale
Meridian
Planning pays off
Warren Roofing
Epic Steel
Industrial First
Kaplan Mechanical
The winning horse
Winning the battle for customer loyalty
An historical tax issue: The AMT
Bridging relationships
Leadership hot sauce
Why advertise?
D/B: A contractor's viewpoint
The geometry of influence
Designing ads to get results
Avoiding construction claims
GSK Inc.
Cha-ching! Cranking up results
Marketing: It's all common sense--or is it?
Beauty's only skin deep
Finding the green grass of success
New tax laws can affect your purchase decision
2003 Craftsmanship Awards
The assertiveness advantage
Passing on the family business
First-time event draws industry marketing mavens
The need for speed
Make the buck stop with the insurance company
Only the remarkable thrive
Uncover secret intelligence for winning results!
It's all in the mix
Choosing the right entity for your business
Design/build leadership: The end of 'winner takes all'?
SAO College spring semester planned for April

Market niches
Making the grade
How to bake a church
Learning to build sacred spaces
The golden years
To your health
Issues in school construction
The local healthcare market is expanding
3 schools 3 challenges: ST. JOSEPH'S MULTI-GENERATIONAL FACILITY
3 schools, 3 challenges: MAUMEE HIGH SCHOOL
3 schools, 3 challenges: ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL
Beyond the school day
Healthcare facilities maintenance is a growing field
The hospitality marketplace
JULIE BILLIART SCHOOL
Development focus: Northwest Territories
PACCAR NURSING EDUCATION
DEUPREE COTTAGES
SPORTS CONSTRUCTION GROUP
CENTRAL STATE SCIENCES AND EDUCATION BLDG.
HATTIE LARLHAM
Marketing green

Subcontractors
North Coast Concrete
Salvation from bad subcontract terms
How to get paid for public work
Change orders: What you need to know
All about retainage, or whom do you trust?
To protect your company, negotiate your contracts
It's the risk you take
Contract clauses can destroy your company III
Contract clauses can destroy your company
Watch those waivers
Mechanic's liens: Protecting your right to be paid

Technology
Technology to watch-The Tablet PC
Why push paper?
Tech product roundup
PHILADELPHIA SCHOOLS
Autodesk strengthens homeland security
A twist on modern medicine
Taking the mystery out of your database
A guide to project management technology
More on PM technology
Is .NET workable?
Selecting business software: A survival guide
Software implementation made simple
The tools of technology: A contractor's must-have list
What you don't hear could hurt you
Is your construction business missing online opportunities?
Vaccinate your computer system
New trends in project management
Legacy systems: when does it pay to upgrade?
Real techies don't speak 'Klingon
Project management technology update
How one company created a full-spectrum system
Do you know where YOUR software update is?
Spotlight on technology: playing the field
Extranets keep projects on schedule, on budget
The trouble with spreadsheets
Nuts and bolts of construction software
Win and profit on public works projects
Stop 'chasing your tail
Product spotlight: Software
Surveying technology: A new standard of definition
The information age: Products & services
The Information Age: VoIP scores for the construction industry
The Information Age: VoIP, One contractor's experience
Ten tips for selecting an internet fax service
Looking for software freebies
What Personal Digital Assistant cell phones can do for you
Optimize project management with the right providers
Purchasing technology
Game-saving plays: Over/under billing & bonding reports
Control jobs with overhead allocation
Construction payroll software
Selecting and implementing financial software
Better billings = better cash flow
BIM Basics
Improve your financial game plan
Financial game plan: Third-party integration
Benefits of Private Planroom Plus
BIM: More than just another pretty picture
Technological change in a construction environment
Server virtualization proves versatile
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