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Dr. James M. Fisher is MBMA’s 2024 Ellifritt Award Winner

Civil + Structural Engineer

CLEVELAND, OHIO – MBMA.com: The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) presented Dr. James Fisher with the 2024 Dr. Duane S. Named after MBMA’s original director of research and engineering, this honor is given to a researcher annually for contributions to the advancement of metal building systems.

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Community Rebuilds is Still Going Strong

Natural Building

Moab Utah’s affordable housing nonprofit Community Rebuilds has been combining sustainable building practices, education, and affordable housing since its founding by now-mayor Emily Niehaus in 2010. The post Community Rebuilds is Still Going Strong appeared first on Natural Building Blog.

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Defective Buildings – Reduce risks to apartments

OmTrak

The University of NSW (UNSW) has issued a new report on Defective Buildings in new apartment developments. Titled ‘Cracks in the Compact City: Tackling defective buildings in multi-unit strata housing’[1]. What can a prospective apartment buyer do to minimise defective buildings? 10% of the contract sum.

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Measuring a building’s embodied carbon

Construction Specifier

From an environmental point of view, it is widely known buildings matter, as they consume nearly half the energy produced in the United States, use three-quarters of the electricity, and account for nearly half of all carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions. Measuring carbon footprint in building materials. Life-cycle assessment.

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Defective Buildings – Reduce risks to apartments

OmTrak

The University of NSW (UNSW) has issued a new report on Defective Buildings in new apartment developments. Titled ‘Cracks in the Compact City: Tackling defective buildings in multi-unit strata housing’[1]. What can a prospective apartment buyer do to minimise defective buildings? 10% of the contract sum.

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New Feature List for Revit 2015

Revit OpEd

New Features News Revit 2015 Revit Updates'

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Performance-centric reward system. All the tools and support services are readily available to enable strategic collaboration and efficient delivery of any type or size of repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build activity. Partnering: a team building approach to quality construction. Shared boundaries. contact-form].