Home » Uncategorized $10 million Green Roof, photovoltaic, and air handling unit replacement project Written By: John Poole on December 1, 2009 453 Comments I’m looking to assemble a team consisting of an architect and CM and possibly a mechanical and roofing firm for proposal on a federally funded upgrade project in Philadelphia, PA.  These renovations will be performed on two federal buildings in Philadelphia.  Constructonomics A construction industry blog that digs below bedrock Comments Entries Home About Recent Posts Social Media: Do We Really Need-i-ya? MORE >>

Bloomberg’s Alex Sherman reports that the Philadelphia-based cable and Internet giant is now using technology to manage technician dispatch. Eager to shed its dubious title as “ Worst Company in America &# by  The Consumerist , Comcast recently announced plans to cut the installation and repair service windows provided to customers in half by 2012. The key to the new strategy? Dispatch technology in lieu of paper work orders. The complaints that led to Concast’s crowning as “Worst Company in America,&# can be attributed, primarily, to service failtures. MORE >>

In lieu of a Tuesday Tip, today we have another Guest Post, this time by JW Surety Bonds, an A+ BBB-rated surety agency outside Philadelphia that sells surety bonds nationwide. Take Me Out to the Surety Bond Game Nothing says summer like heading to the ballpark for nine innings of cheering, athleticism and hotdogs. While [.]. contracts damages construction insurance payment issues remedies MORE >>

Greater Philadelphia 8,227. Architecture in Bermuda 1939 – before LinkedIn existed Architects and Planners have been busy creating profiles on LinkedIn. The latest statistics (as of May 16, 2012) show there are 1,128,581 LinkedIn profiles in the Architecture and Planning Industry. For those readers interested in knowing just where all these profiles are in the world, here’s a breakdown: United States 337,376. India 69,140. Italy 63,357. United Kingdom 59,815. Brazil 50,974. Spain 43,815. Netherlands 29.585. Canada 29,339. France 27,700. Mexico 24,250. Australia 23,352. MORE >>

My good friend Dillon Rhodes, from Philadelphia, the guy responsible for introducing me to Empire Avenue and making the phrase ‘spare time’ a thing of the past, sent a Tweet earlier regarding Google + and it is a big social media eye opener! Buffer. Google + redefines social media, watch out Facebook! Did you ever wonder if Goggle was destined to end up the Yahoo of Web 2.0? did, but I don’t any more! Google Circles, Google Sparks, Google Huddles and Google Hangouts have changed my mind! Thanks Dillon, you are a source of social media inspiration! Now For The Hard Part. MORE >>