Design / Build

Cimetics debuts throughout the Greater New York metro area

Cimetics (www.cimetics.com), the first company ever created whose sole objective is the total and complete eradication of bed bugs, has debu...

Jane Webster and Matt Caruso - Being a good neighbor - Adjacent properties during construction

As the industry returns to normalcy and stalled sites become "unstalled," backhoes start "hoeing" again and cranes start "craning," no other...

George Awwad - Why commissioning/retro-commissioning can be beneficial for building owners

As old as the construction industry, commissioning is a process which allows a building owner or manager to be assured that all energy consu...

Layne Frank - Metro Fiber helps buildings add value for tenants without any added project costs

Voice over IP. Video conferencing. Digital media signage. Cloud computing. All of these emerging technologies, along with bandwidth-intensiv...

Rachel Ataman - People, planet and profit: Without these, environmental sustainability cannot occur

My father often discussed success with his three legs of the stool theory; if the three legs are not all in place then the stool will fall. ...

Brad Setser - Hartz Mountain Industries Inc. - New technology in a recovering market

As new hope for the economy emerges in 2011, it's useful to look back at the past three years to see how organizations handled the downturn....

Fern Abbott - Is "observe and report" the best policy for protecting your facility?

In January 2010, a fifteen-year-old girl was attacked and knocked to the ground, where she was kicked and punched by another teenager while ...

BAM Architecture Studio and WSP Flack + Kurtz complete 130,000 s/f

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, an integrated biopharmaceutical company based in Tarrytown, N.Y., has expanded into a new three-story, 130,000 s/...

Steven Goldstein - Will the FASB's pending disclosure requirements for withdrawal liability affect the way you do business?

Last summer, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an exposure draft proposing new rules with regard to multi-employer pens...

Scott Goldberg and Jason Bokor - Making sense out of real property tax exemptions in New York City

There are a myriad of real property tax exemption programs in New York City that can benefit property owners. Although many owners are aware...