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KAI Transforms Historic Vashon Community Center at Harris-Stowe State University into Wolff Jazz Institute & National Black Radio Hall of Fame

Civil + Structural Engineer

Louis in 1999, a 2009 grant from the National Park Service, aimed at preserving significant historic structures on historically Black college and university campuses, along with state funds, made the Vashon Center’s renovation possible, with construction starting in December 2021 and completing in early 2023.

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Exterior cavity fireblocking: Exceeding fire performance

Construction Specifier

Aiming to enhance the fire safety standards in exterior walls, fireblocking is now mandatory behind ventilated cladding , with few exceptions. Simultaneously, it enables the design of exterior walls which can meet the other stringent performance requirements imposed on today’s buildings. By Antonie Habellion, P.Eng., from the 2000 IBC.

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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). A HVAC plan is different because most engineers want to see the highest duct masking lower ducts. Electrical - Same as Mechanical.

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Revit OpEd: Room Separation Lines - Agida for MEP?

Revit OpEd

The essence of my response via email: HVAC Zones are meant to combine spaces into larger more coherent collections for engineering purposes. From the HVAC engineers perspective irrelevant but not from the clients or the architect trying to satisfy them. They might end up asking Autodesk to make more elements room defining? at 10:32 PM.

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Revit OpEd: How Many Worksets Do I Need?

Revit OpEd

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. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. ► 2009. ► December 2009. (16). ► November 2009. (23). ► October 2009. (29).

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Reopening The Glass House with National Historic Trust

CCR Magazine

The interior had experienced deterioration of plaster, mold growth, and rusting mechanical systems. The walls are covered in Fortuny’s Piumette pink, aquamarine, and gold patterned cotton fabric. And, with failures of the flat roof and skylights, the building damage had been extensive. Koch Theater) at Lincoln Center.

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Public Law 111-308 – Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act – FBPTA – CORE COMPETENCIES

Building Information Management

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. It arranges the system into: Core Competency Areas, Core Competencies and Performances.