Sentences with phrase «higher construction costs in»

The elevated loan limits are designed to offset higher construction costs in these states and territories.

It wont, London is the 2nd highest construction costs in the world, but I am going to grant.

Not exact matches

In many cases, acceleration should lower their costs, as nominal interest rates will likely be higher two years from now than they are today, and idle construction crews in Alberta are relatively abundanIn many cases, acceleration should lower their costs, as nominal interest rates will likely be higher two years from now than they are today, and idle construction crews in Alberta are relatively abundanin Alberta are relatively abundant.

The company warned that Shacks opened in new markets «are likely to be less profitable on average than our Manhattan Shacks and may have higher construction, occupancy or operating costs than Shacks we open in existing markets.»

In Waterloo Region, this one shed could end up costing local taxpayers $ 20 million a year in higher construction costIn Waterloo Region, this one shed could end up costing local taxpayers $ 20 million a year in higher construction costin higher construction costs.

The fees are one of many factors driving up the cost of buying or renting a home, including income inequality, restrictive zoning, low construction productivity, a historic slowdown in housing production, and high prices for land, materials, and labor.

The United States Chamber of Commerce has also objected to his Buy American stance, claiming that whenever the government has enacted domestic sourcing rules in the past, «the resulting experience has been higher overall construction costs, increased compliance burdens, reduced competition, and disruption of supply chains without significant American job creation.»

Construction and architecture firms: «These tariffs will translate into higher costs for consumers and U.S. businesses that use these products, including home builders,» Randy Noel, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders, said in a statement.

Concessions in the office market are at an all - time high, partly due to record construction costs.

«As an example of the supply chain effect in light of the high response rate from the construction and real - estate industries, the increased costs to this sector could potentially translate to consumers.

A tariff on steel, for example, will impact the steel industry overseas but in turn could make costs higher for American construction companies that use steel.

As a point of reference, and keeping in mind that building costs vary greatly across the country and can be much higher or lower depending on scale and the involvement of a contractor or paid laborers, one recent building project detailed its construction costs through every stage of the process and totaled $ 88,000.

The club's finances were looking far healthier in 16/17 compared to 15/16 when the dangerously high wage - to - turnover ratio coupled with Main Stand construction costs led to a loss exceeding # 20m (which would have been far worse had it not been for a sizeable profit on disposal of players» registrations).

That increase is a result of higher construction costs, as well as a $ 59,000 replacement of the lower part of the southern stairway that was not previously in the plan, park officials said.

Residents will be asked to approve the sale of $ 6.9 million in bonds to finance the construction of a scaled down version of the $ 15 million Hunt Club Leisure Center proposal, which was shot down by voters in April because of its high cost.

Our company is strong and we are proud to continue serving our community and delivering the highest quality construction work in a cost - effective, professional and integrity - driven manner.»

Construction experienced the highest rate of insolvencies of any industry in the second quarter, a sure sign that weak demand, extremely competitive pricing and rising costs are all having a destructive effect on the industry which will continue to be felt for years to come.»

Council members sounded off about some of the same issues, including the high cost of the bus passes given to students and the need to improve vocational education because there are jobs in the booming local construction industry and economy.

They argue that taxes and land and construction costs in New York are the highest in the country.

She warned the process would result in higher bidding costs for construction work if there are delays in getting approval.

Aluminum has always been the primary material in spacecraft construction, but it provides relatively little protection against high - energy cosmic rays and can add so much mass to spacecraft that they become cost - prohibitive to launch.

The results of the science panel's decision have not been made public, but low construction costs and the high altitude of the site in the remote northern reaches of the country were believed to have given it the edge.

Construction delays translated into higher costs when work that was supposed to be completed in one year got deferred to the next.

But the bulk of the reduction reflects declining construction costs for new laboratory facilities, including the National Bio - and Agro-Defense Facility, a $ 1.2 billion, high - security laboratory in Kansas.

HEFT employs a novel approach to the construction of low cost, high performance hard X-ray telescopes that was developed in our group.

The New Jersey Department of Education must estimate what it would cost to complete hundreds of stalled school construction projects in its poorest cities, the state's highest court says.

«London boroughs are working with schools to expand the number of places they can offer, but the higher cost of land and construction in the capital means this is often difficult and expensive.»

Here are a few examples: the for - profit company will install their own handpicked boards that in turn hire the company for «management,» and these fees routinely cost up to 15 % of the school's FTE; the for - profit company will demand that parents purchase supplies directly from the school itself, which is often another LLC that charges exorbitant rates for the basics; in many cases, the biggest part of the scam is one LLC (e.g. Red Apple Development, the construction arm of Charter Schools USA) will purchase land to build the school on and then turn around and charge the school (read: taxpayers) rent that is substantially higher than the going rate / property value, sometimes as high as a million dollars a year.

LISC was already providing low - cost facilities financing for charter schools in California; it has helped with the funding for $ 22 million in middle and high school construction in East and South L.A..

Though new to education, Human Performance Improvement is well established in evidence - based practices, including medicine, energy, construction, and other sectors in which the cost of human error or under - performance is high and can be damaging to workers, the environment, or the public.

In addition to the activities described above, the FAST Act expanded eligible purposes to include financing economic development, including commercial and residential development, and related infrastructure and activities, that (i) incorporate private investment, (ii) is physically or functionally related to a passenger rail station or multimodal station that includes rail service, (iii) has a high probability of the applicant commencing the contracting process for construction not later than 90 days after the date on which the RRIF loan or loan guarantee is obligated, and (iv) has a high probability of reducing the need for financial assistance under any other Federal program for the relevant passenger rail station or service by increasing ridership, tenant lease payments, or other activities that generate revenue exceeding costs (Transit - Oriented Development Projects or TOD Projects).

The construction cost per square foot in LA is far higher than most of the rest of the country.

It's a HUGE investment opportunity, though, given how far behind their infrastructure is compared to how close they are to the US (making us a natural trade partner with low transportation costs for trade), their population, their education level (relatively high), and the areas in which they need development (agriculture and construction — both of which Caterpillar could help with).

2) Of the 44 jack - ups currently under construction, 6 will have lower mobility costs in the Gulf and they have a higher specification (p. 15 of 10 - K).

Based on those emails, one of the most common portfolio - construction mistakes is the desire to hold the same asset allocation in each account (IRA, 401 (k), taxable, etc.), even if doing so results in higher costs, complexity, and taxes.

The methodology results in only an added overall construction cost premium of approximately 5 % to 10 % because the construction costs for high performance elements are substantially offset by a reduction in heating and cooling systems sizing.

That's high, but in the final 40 years of the plant's service life, after construction expenses are paid off, the cost would fall to about $ 30 per MWh.

In Canada building energy standards are lower than in many parts of Europe, and it is relatively difficult to source high quality components here, so the incremental cost of building a Passive House would typically be 10 %, assuming that the builder has some experience and training in this type of constructioIn Canada building energy standards are lower than in many parts of Europe, and it is relatively difficult to source high quality components here, so the incremental cost of building a Passive House would typically be 10 %, assuming that the builder has some experience and training in this type of constructioin many parts of Europe, and it is relatively difficult to source high quality components here, so the incremental cost of building a Passive House would typically be 10 %, assuming that the builder has some experience and training in this type of constructioin this type of construction.

The increase in productivity paid for the building's higher construction costs within a year.

Despite the high predictability of tidal energy's resource and timing, long construction times, high capital intensity and low load factors will most likely rule out significant cost reductions in tidal technologies in the near term.

The longer - term threat to nuclear power in the United States is the high cost of construction and the public's irrational fear Continue reading Can Nuclear Power be Saved?

To develop a fuel feed technology for high - pressure gasifiers that will result in significantly lower - cost coal gasification plant construction and / or operation for production of power with carbon capture; or that will result in significantly lower - cost coal gasification plant construction and / or operation for production of liquid fuels with carbon capture.

Sara Barczak, the High Risk Energy Choices Program Director at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, pointed to a construction - work - in - progress (CWIP) law in most states, or something very similar to it, that backstops utilities on rising costs.

The study concluded that certification raised construction costs by $ 4 per square foot but that because operating costs as well as employee absenteeism and turnover were lower and productivity was higher than in other buildings, the standard - and silver - certified buildings earned a profit over the first 20 years of $ 49 per square foot, and the gold - and platinum - certified buildings earned $ 67 per square foot.

The report also takes care to offset certain cost elements that have inappropriately been internalized into the existing price of coal, such as the high social burden of coal enterprises to provide a broad array of social benefits for its employees (which is not in itself a bad thing, but is done in a very wasteful manner), and what the researchers consider to be excessive mandatory contributions by coal enterprises to the Railway Construction Fund (RMB 22 billion in 2006 alone, amounting to 33 % of total profits for the coal industry).

The study concluded that certification raised construction costs by $ 4 per square foot, but because operating costs as well as employee absenteeism and turnover were lower and productivity was higher than in non-certified buildings, the standard - and silver - certified buildings earned a profit over the first 20 years of $ 49 per square foot, and the gold - and platinum - certified buildings earned $ 67 per square foot.

In keeping with the precepts of «modular» design, which has become popular in commercial and residential construction, the plan calls for «high - quality, low - cost shop fabrication» and «simplified maintenance features,» among other features that would presumably drive down costs while increasing efficiencIn keeping with the precepts of «modular» design, which has become popular in commercial and residential construction, the plan calls for «high - quality, low - cost shop fabrication» and «simplified maintenance features,» among other features that would presumably drive down costs while increasing efficiencin commercial and residential construction, the plan calls for «high - quality, low - cost shop fabrication» and «simplified maintenance features,» among other features that would presumably drive down costs while increasing efficiency.

According to Scott Kennedy of Cornerstone, a Vancouver architecture firm Passive House makes a lot of economic sense; in multiple family building the ratio of surface area (the expensive part in Passive) is much smaller so the costs are only about four percent higher than conventional construction.

In a recent post on tiny Polish houses on rails, I complained about the use of expandable pop - out units:» Pop - outs like this are common on recreational vehicles, but I am not sure it makes any sense here; transportation to the site is a bit more economical but the added complexity and cost of construction will probably be much higher.»

The longer - term threat to nuclear power in the United States is the high cost of construction and the public's irrational fear of radiation.