President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) into law on July 4. This landmark legislation creates a variety of tax cuts, defense spending and regulatory shifts. This article in ConstructConnect News explores four takeaways for the U.S. nonresidential construction market, including full first-year deprecation on machinery and short-lived assets.
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Location: Powder Springs, GA
Products: Alucobond (MCM); ATAS (PSS)
General Contractor: Macallan Construction
Architect: Croft & Associates
The City of Powder Springs, GA, is renovating its existing municipal court facility and expanding it to create a new municipal complex. When completed, the new facility will have approximately 7,700 square feet of renovated space and almost 20,000 square feet of new construction. For this project, MillerClapperton is fabricating and installing almost 2,000 square feet of Metal Composite Material (MCM) panels and Profiled Single-Skin panels.
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Many contractors are considering, or have already made, an investment in electric construction equipment. While electric equipment has shown that it can match or outperform its diesel counterparts, the question remains about what’s the cleanest and most cost-effective way to charge them. This article in Construction Business Owner takes a look at the options for charging systems and what to keep in mind as electric equipment becomes more popular.
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Have you ever considered how the spaces we inhibit tell a story, evoke emotions and influence our thoughts? How minimalism, with its lightness and purpose, can invite serenity, while maximalism, which is exuberant and vibrant, can celebrate personality in every detail, and how those philosophies can affect our mind? This article in ArchDaily examines the relationship between minimalism, maximalism and mental states, and how understanding the psychological impact can be key to creating environments that enhance well-being and bring harmony to life.
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Recommendation: Nassia Inglessis Interview
In this exclusive interview by Dezeen in collaboration with ASUS, designer Nassia Inglessis discusses how she uses wonder in her work, as well as her experience of partnering with ASUS, and her design process. Inglessis, founder of Studio INI, was commissioned by Dezeen to create an experiential installation as part of a showcase exploring materiality, craftsmanship and artificial intelligence. Titled “Design You Can Feel,” the showcase ran during Milan design week. Inglessis’ installation, “Wilful Wonder,” was formed of a series of moving wing-like panels, organized around a central walkway.
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