Construction Specifier

JUNE 25, 2024

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.

Fire Protection System Installation 59

Fire Protection System Installation Fire Protection Systems Building Code Compliance Building Codes 59

Revit OpEd

JULY 20, 2012

Improves performance of opening and closing sketch mode in projects with many families. Improves stability and performance when using visualization features like Sky, Exposure, and Anti-Aliasing. Improves performance when many railings exist within a project. Improves consistency of unit formatting within Panel Schedules.

Piping Installation 61

Piping Installation Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Structural Systems 61

Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2012

Job Order Contracting – JOC, is perhaps the only proven, collaborative, performance-based construction delivery method designed specifically for the numerous task faced by facility managers. Presidential Memorandum — Implementation of Energy Savings Projects and Performance-Based Contracting for energy savings.

Energy Conservation 40

Energy Conservation Contracts Building Performance Measurement Energy Efficiency 40

Business Facilities

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Ports also perform agriculture inspections to protect the country from potential carriers of animal and plant pests or diseases that could cause damage to America’s crops, livestock, pets and the environment. AOE’s can range from large urban airports with heavy scheduled passenger service to small rural airports serving general aviation.

Zoning 60

Zoning Building Products Distribution Land Use Regulations Infrastructure Development 60

GCP Applied Technologies

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Air barriers: An essential part of the building envelope. Protecting your building envelope. How air leakage can impact building durability. Net zero building design and air leakage. Protecting your building envelope. How air leakage can impact building durability. Net zero building design and air leakage.

Building Code Compliance 60

Building Code Compliance Environmental Impact Assessment Building Codes Energy Efficiency 60

Revit OpEd

JUNE 13, 2012

Further, we are unable to accurately or efficiently create a gbXML file for use in Green Building Studio, HAP, Trace, etc. They were however using them for the room finish schedules. I have recently had to use room separation lines as the only way to create rudimentary FM schedules to allocate users and equipment to a desk/zone.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 76

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Zoning HVAC Systems Wall Systems 76

Building Information Management

JUNE 22, 2012

The core competencies identified include competencies relating to building operations and maintenance, energy management, sustainability, water efficiency, safety (including electrical safety) and building performance measures. Fede ral Buildings Personnel Training Act. paraphrased . .

Building Performance Measurement 45

Building Performance Measurement Fire Protection System Installation Renewable Energy Systems Fire Protection Systems 45