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Living Smarter: The Evolution of Access Credentials in Multifamily Communities

BDC Network

MFPRO+ Blog In the world of multifamily access control, the balance between security and convenience has often been a delicate one. Traditionally, physical credentials have been the cornerstone of access systems. They’re cheap, compatible with nearly every access control system and come in a variety of form factors.

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Exterior cavity fireblocking: Exceeding fire performance

Construction Specifier

and Steven Gaynor, MBA Photo courtesy Tenmat New York City recently became the first jurisdiction in the country to reject and rewrite major sections of the International Building Code’s ( IBC ’s) language around fire protection in exterior facades. For decades, buildings have relied on intumescent materials for fire control.

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Revit OpEd: Reference Planes and Wall Closure

Revit OpEd

Reference Planes and Wall Closure. Control Wall’s Material Return. A door or window family has the ability to control the return of materials (i.e. Layers) for the host wall in a project. The exterior and interior materials can be controlled separately. Builds and Updates. ► 2008.

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Reopening The Glass House with National Historic Trust

CCR Magazine

Closed to the public since 2008 due to ongoing damage from water infiltration, its closing left half of the property’s core architectural story untold. Built at the base of a slope, the building had been susceptible to water infiltration since its conception. The National Trust has invested $1.8

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Learn About the Latest News on Bricklayer Breaks Skull in Fall, Acute Construction Recession, Sizewell C Construction Speedups, and the Largest European Solar Telescope

UK Construction Blog

On top of that, the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe have come together to build the greatest solar telescope that Europe has ever seen. Original Source: Company fined after bricklayer fractures skull in fall A building company was fined £12,000 when a bricklayer fell and broke his head. The event hospitalised Ife for three days.

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Writing Facades on Legacy Code | Virtuous Code

Construction Dive

"The three virtues of a programmer: laziness, impatience, and hubris" -- Larry Wall. Let’s say we have a system in production which manages college financial aid departments. Here are a few of the classes involved in the forms component of the system: class Form. Skip to content. RubyTapas Screencasts.

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Revit OpEd: Chameleon for Grasshopper and Revit

Revit OpEd

It offers a Curtain Grid Manager that controls both panels and grids now, offers a preview of the system as well as helping to distinguish between vertical and horizontal orientations. Builds and Updates. Reference Planes and Wall Closure. ► 2008. ► December 2008. (16). ► November 2008. (17).