Long Island

T.M. Bier & Associates launches www.tmba.com

T.M. Bier & Associates, Inc. (TMBA), one of the New York area's leading independent controls systems engineering companies, has launched a n...

Ants are social insects: Understanding ant biology and behavior is the key to treating infestations

Ants are social insects. This means that ants live in highly organized groups commonly called colonies. Depending on the species, ant coloni...

Public Private Partnerships are a cost-effective and efficient approach

For over two years, we've been waiting for federal reauthorization of the Federal Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation ...

LEED certified building designs should be well balanced between efficiency and how they are used

There has always been tremendous discussion relating to green building and energy efficiency. Reduction of energy usage is an important econ...

Gehringer of H2M elected Construction Specifications Institute Northeast region president

Ken Gehringer has been elected Northeast region president of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI). He was elected by the CSI boar...

Broker of the Month: Tom Attivissimo of Greiner-Maltz of Long Island gets the job done by being diligent and resourceful

After Photo Circuits closed its doors, nine buildings totaling 475,000 s/f on 24 acres were vacant. Tom Attivissimo, CCIM of Greiner-Maltz o...

Monthly Q&A with David Hunt of Hunt Corporate Services

Q: We are in the process of hiring an exclusive broker to represent us leasing office space for a new corporate headquarters. He mentioned t...

The Commercial Classroom: Understanding CBMS

Issue 101: Understanding Commercial Backed Mortgage Securities (CBMS) CBMS Basics A bank makes a $10 million loan with commercial real estat...

It's time to get back to the basics! Here's how to win more-and do more-work

Everywhere I turn, the news is glum. Home prices are down. Taxes are up. Unemployment is leveled off at 9%. Construction and development are...

Smart Growth: Crisis & opportunity in uncertain times

In 2011, our region is facing difficult times: small businesses are hurting, communities are facing foreclosures, job loss and quality of li...