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Protecting sensitive sites: Noise and vibration rules

Construction Specifier

The Province of Ontario has introduced an Environmental Protection Act ( EPA ) that defines a contaminant as any solid, liquid, gas, odor, heat, sound, vibration, radiation, or combination resulting directly or indirectly from human activities that may cause an adverse effect. 113, Noise Control Code and Construction Rule of January 18, 2007.

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NFPA 285 engineering judgments

Construction Specifier

These include performance testing requirements of model building codes. Modern wall assemblies have become increasingly complex as critical elements of the building enclosure. The International Building Code. It is these multiple layers of fire safety, not a single requirement, which result in safe construction.

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Achieving Best Value for Facility Renovation, Repair, Maintenance, and Construction – 2016 and Beyond

Building Information Management

Real property are the stewards of the build environment. They pay the bills, and unfortunately are ultimately solely responsible for the rampant economic and environmental waste associated the architectural, engineering, construction, and operations sectors. Design-bid-build. Design-Build. Construction Delivery Methods.

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Pennsylvania Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

Business Facilities

Digital & Robotic Technology: The Technology Collaborative (TTC) was formed in 2005 through the merger of the Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse and the Robotics Foundry. Funds may be used to acquire land, conduct environmental assessment and remediation and perform demolition.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Building information modeling (BIM) is beginning to fundamentally change the building industry in a very positive way. Its impact is already being felt in countries around the globe. Steve Jones studies the impact of economic, technological, business and environmental changes on the future of the AEC.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Building information modeling (BIM) is beginning to fundamentally change the building industry in a very positive way. Its impact is already being felt in countries around the globe. Steve Jones studies the impact of economic, technological, business and environmental changes on the future of the AEC.

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Open information exchange of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling systems (HVAC) – A Important Standard? – HVAC information exchange – HVACie

Building Information Management

In previous work, building information models (BIMs) were developed for three buildings: Duplex Apartment, Office, and Clinic. Current efforts at HVAC modeling typically focus only on those hard physical collisions be-tween ductwork and structural or architectural building elements. ERDC/CERL CR-12-2 ii. McKay (CEERD-CF-N). (F-32)/1.8.