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	Practice Management Study of Fees Indicates Project Type Doesn’t Matter
	Materials Cement Consumption To Grow 43% by 2030

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Record Houses: The Best Designs of 2008
We feature homes that not only are aesthetically striking, but also employ innovative strategies for achieving sustainability.

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My Boston Video Tours
Watch as notable architects take us on tours of their favorite buildings in Beantown, including Alvar Aalto’s Baker House.

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Labs Wait for Funding to Be Ratified
National laboratories are losing funds in real dollars and could face as much as a 20 percent drop in research activities.

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Texas’ Top Contractors
The 130 Texas firms in our annual Top Contractor rankings collectively billed about $22.3 billion in the state in 2007.

Sustainable Case Study
Grand Rapids Art Museum
Temple of Green: A measured approach to design reveals that elegance and environmentalism are not incompatible.

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The A/E/C community in the Southwest region (Ariz., N.M., Nev.) has submitted examples of its best commercial construction work to this showcase gallery.

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ENR COST INDEX

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