It does not matter how good your gross profit margins are if your overheads eat away at them and leave you with nothing at the end. It is easy to let the costs of running your business become too much, but there are things you can do to help keep them low. Then your bottom line will be more pleasant to see, which at the end of the day, is why you are in business. Here are a few suggestions that will help to keep your overheads as low as possible.
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Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes have won the international competition, held among a panel of selected architects, to strengthen the protective measures in place around the Eiffel Tower with the purpose of improving the visitor’s experience.

The terror attacks at the Stade de France and Bataclan in 2015 and then in Nice on Bastille Day 2016 prompted the French authorities to strengthen their security policy atpopular and crowded tourist locations. Visitors had to be able to move freely and safely.
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Àllianz Real Estate and SOM have recently gone on site with their renovation scheme for the former Allianz S.p.A. Milaneseheadquarters in the heart of Milan. Originally designed by architects Gio Ponti, Piero Portaluppi and Antonio Fornaroli in the early 60s, the project transforms the 45,000 sqm Corso Italia complex from an insular single-tenant headquarters into a vibrant office campus employing the most advanced sustainability, flexibility, workplace, wellbeing and smart building concepts. This, while maintaining dialogue with the original design.
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China is home to some of the world’s highest and most scintillating skyscrapers, especially in the Shenzhen Economic Zone. It’s not unusual to spot buildings just shy of 2,000 feet dotting the landscape. For those striving to catch a glimpse of the future of skyscrapers, the KK100 and Jin Mao Tower garner much attention in first-timers to the region. But the future of sky rises is not just about sophistication and aesthetic appeal; they also need to incorporate elements that work in harmony with their surroundings to minimize the environmental impact.
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Did you just spend hours struggling to put together the odd pieces of your new flat pack furniture? You’re not alone. Assembling flat pack furniture does feel like solving an impossible jigsaw puzzle. But there are some tips and tricks to make flat pack furniture assembly possible with a lot less hassle. Here are some of them.
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Recently, the Brabant, The Netherlands, branch of the globally operating Lan Handling Technologies moved into a brand new building designed and realized by cepezed. For their new housing, cepezed assisted the company in terms of both architecture and construction as well as process. For instance, the office contributed to the choice of location, provided counsel on the procurement of the plot and conferred with the municipality on the possibilities of the zoning plan. The architecture and interior disciplines drew up an integral design, for which cepezed also contracted and coordinated all other consultants such as those for stability, MEP & HAVAC, construction physics, fire safety and costs. cepezedbouwteam, the construction branch of the cepezed brand, arranged for the realization; without the use of a main contractor, it engaged, coordinated and supervised the different construction specialists for the client. The close cooperation between the different cepezed specialists has resulted in a custom building for the price of a standard solution. Within the budget available, Lan now has a maximum equipped, state-of-the-art housing at its disposal.
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If you’re looking to make a profit, the art of flipping houses can be a very subtle and intricate one indeed. You’re basically hoping to grab a property at a low value, renovate it for as little money and time investment as possible, and resell it with as large a profit margin as you can manage. That’s not going to be easy, and you’re going to have to put a lot of effort in to make sure your task is completed efficiently.
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Call For Entries

eVolo Magazine is pleased to invite architects, students, engineers, designers, and artists from around the globe to take part in the 2020 Skyscraper Competition. Established in 2006, the annual Skyscraper Competition is one of the world’s most prestigious awards for high-rise architecture. It recognizes outstanding ideas that redefine skyscraper design through the implementation of novel technologies, materials, programs, aesthetics, and spatial organizations; along with studies on globalization, flexibility, adaptability, and the digital revolution. It is a forum that examines the relationship between the skyscraper and the natural world, the skyscraper and the community, and the skyscraper and the city.
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