Connecticut

Upfront planning saves site costs allowing the project to run smoother through design development

This year promises to be a challenging one for everyone in the industry. As we all try to trim costs, we often forget that most site design ...

Connecticut takes the LEED in sustainable development - Part II

Effective January 1, 2009, the state has statutorily required, with some exceptions, that buildings constructed by both the state and the pr...

Fairfield Hills Campus has much to offer business tenants and investors

Located immediately off Exit 11 of I-84, in northeastern Fairfield County, the Fairfield Hills Campus in Newtown has much to offer business ...

LEED high performance building measurement guidelines are becoming the green bldg. benchmark

As regulations develop for a "low carbon growth economy" in response to concerns about climate change, and if energy costs resume rising to ...

The state of the commercial real estate financing market - 1st Quarter 2009

DISCLAIMER:  If you have cash flowing assets financed at 6% through 2015, and want to go skiing or off to the beach - God love you and do...

An energy audit allows sellers and buyers to make smart investment decisions

What makes a property attractive? Location. A beautiful façade helps too, but the bottom line of any property transaction is cost. Consid...

Discrepancies with regulatory floodway boundaries and the process to change a mapped floodplain line

Development in and adjacent to mapped floodplains requires careful planning. It also warrants careful scrutiny of the mapped floodplain boun...

Windsor is positioning for the challenges and opportunities ahead

In our current hard economic times, many of us are reflecting on a few truisms. "Return to fundamentals." "Position yourself for the right d...

Unique characteristics of gypsum levelers are flexibility, workability and finish

A great deal of ink has been spent extolling newer generations of "gray" cement-based self levelers, including low prep products. Often, bec...

Construction management involves professionals in the complete design and construction process

Many people have heard the term but few can define it, mainly because there are so many ways to manipulate this construction delivery system...