May 15, 2009
  McGraw-Hill Economist on the State of the Economy
Public works will be the only construction sector to see growth in 2009, predicts Robert Murray, the vice president of economic affairs for McGraw-Hill Construction. “The construction industry is showing weakness on numerous fronts,” says Murray, who, with AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker, PhD, Hon. AIA, presented “The Construction Outlook: Implications for Architecture Firms” at the AIA convention in San Francisco. On a brighter note, Murray says he does see hope on the horizon.

Carbon Sequestration Makes for Clean Energy, Future Revenue
Tim Newberry, AIA, sole proprietor of Honolulu-based TN DESIGN Assoc. AIA, Inc., is working with Oahu, Hawaii-based Carbon Diversion, Inc. (CDI) to facilitate the development of carbon reactor plants for carbon sequestration, a process of capturing carbon from waste products to create new, sustainable products.

kiplinger connection
Climate Change • Financial Services • Business Costs
Climate Change: Emission-control legislation is coming soon—count on it.
Financial Services: Confidence is rising, the economy will follow, but more slowly.
Business Costs: PC prices are falling fast, yet you might want to avoid the netbooks.

 

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