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Composites are becoming increasingly significant in the aerospace industry, and nowhere is that more important than in aircraft design. Read more at mvpind.com

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Composites are becoming increasingly significant in the aerospace industry, and nowhere is that more important than in aircraft design.

Read more at mvpind.com

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  • 01The fastest practical way to de-risk mass timber for occupiers is to push fire strategy, moisture controls, and O&M deliverables into the lease and fit-out scope, because hybrid CLT performance depends on the base-build and tenant improvements working as one system.
  • 02A single headline carbon figure can hide scope differences: Structure Tone London cites 20–60% lower embodied carbon versus traditional construction for mass timber generally, while Metropolis reports a project team estimate of an 80% reduction versus a comparable steel superstructure at Bowdoin. Buyers should pin down what boundary each number uses before it becomes an RFP requirement.
  • 03If the use case has tight humidity or collection-grade environmental needs, Bowdoin’s choice of shared chilled and hot water produced by a heat-recovery chiller plus peak electric equipment is a useful precedent for how all-electric mass-timber buildings can be conditioned, and what that implies for metering, redundancy, and controls integration.

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  • 01Burnham-Ward Properties purchased Enderle Center in Tustin and plans to redevelop it as Campo on 17th, with about 60,000 square feet of commercial space and 100 for-sale townhomes.
  • 02The Campo on 17th scope includes new construction, renovations, utility upgrades, a parking rework and improved circulation, with Zov's set to anchor an 8,200-square-foot location.
  • 03Colliers brokered the $11.3 million sale of Kellogg Square in Santa Barbara, with AJR Capital Group as seller and the buyer undisclosed.

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  • 01The National Association of Realtors has a new index ranking commercial real estate demand.
  • 02The index covers over 300 metropolitan areas.
  • 03Site selection is increasingly favoring smaller markets.

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