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Cairo & the Built Environment: Past, Present, and Future

Civil + Structural Engineer

This ambitious project–owned by the Egyptian National Authority of Tunnels (NAT)–is intended to create a direct connection between Cairo, the New Administrative Capital, and 6th of October City via a two-line rapid transit system. When completed, this will be the longest driverless monorail system in the world.

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Michael G. Smith Writes about the Value of Cob

Natural Building

Using simple, low-tech techniques that anyone can learn, clay soil can be turned into walls, floors and plasters with only the addition of sand and straw. While cob, adobe, or rammed earth walls have historically been used to support the weight of roofs and second floors, hybrid designs often include a wooden structural framework.

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Revit OpEd: Measure Between Two References

Revit OpEd

Not much of a catch but there is no equivalent floor in this case. If there was a floor there Id just check the properties of the floor. you could sketch your own a floor around the perimeter pretty quickly. For my money, Id probably favor a floor. Steve - Have you considered mass floors? or you could.

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A new chapter for the cherished Louis Latzer Memorial Public Library

The Korte Company

They offer 45,000 items in circulation, from books to astronomy equipment to musical instruments, plus an additional 9 million more through the Illinois Heartland Library System and 75,000 digital downloadable items. The HVAC system needed attention. Then there was the flooring. The flooring gleams.

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Revit OpEd: How Many Worksets Do I Need?

Revit OpEd

Floors Retail. Floors Condos. Floors Rental. Floors Residential. Floors Examination Rooms. Floors Laboratories. Linked Files - Electrical (Revit). I may not want a water heater visible in my HVAC floor plan and the plumbing views probably dont want to see a condensing unit in them. Wing South.

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Revit OpEd: View Discipline

Revit OpEd

When MEP (Systems as it was called then) appeared a year later they extended the concept to Mechanical and Electrical (plumbing lumped in with Mechanical till release 2013). Engineers dont generally do reflected plans so Revit made it easier to generate regular floor plans that show their elements in a way they expect to see them.

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Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 - Content Folders

Revit OpEd

Revit MEP users are used to all the electrical content being located under a single folder and then broken down by usage. Now well find Electrical and Lighting and these are further broken down by Architectural and MEP. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. Just when you thought you knew where stuff is." Who Moved my Cheese?