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Effects of acoustical ceiling panel type: Vertical sound isolation

Construction Specifier

Inter-room noise isolation applies to enclosed rooms horizontally adjacent to one another on the same floor. Much is known about constructing partitions, whether they are made of masonry or gypsum wall board attached to metal or wood studs, to achieve the desired level of noise isolation.

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IBHS Guide Offers Tips to Prevent Winter Property Damage

CCR Magazine

In areas that are typically warmer, including much of the Southern United States, plumbing along exterior walls is prevalent. In northern climates, ice dams can cause water intrusion from the roof system. Homes built before 2010 typically don’t. Shut off and insulate valves if you don’t have frostproof outdoor faucets.

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Off-Grid Monolithic Cob House

Natural Building

It has a 1-kilowatt solar power system and a backup generator for electricity, a propane radiant in-floor heating system and a Rumford fireplace for heat, and a constructed wetland for natural wastewater treatment. This home is different because it’s a structural cob house, so the 2-foot thick walls are load-bearing.

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Revit OpEd: Measure Between Two References

Revit OpEd

Not much of a catch but there is no equivalent floor in this case. If there was a floor there Id just check the properties of the floor. you could sketch your own a floor around the perimeter pretty quickly. For my money, Id probably favor a floor. The downside is that is uses the wall's centerline.

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Revit OpEd: Happy Birthday Revit

Revit OpEd

Missing Foreword for Introducing Revit 2010. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. ► 2010. ► December 2010. (30). ► November 2010. (31). ► October 2010. (30). ► September 2010. (24). ► August 2010. (24). ► July 2010. (14).

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Revit OpEd: Layer Function Setting

Revit OpEd

System families have a Function setting. Thats true for Walls, Floor, Roofs and Ceilings. I run into wall types quite often that have these wrong or inconsistently applied. Missing Foreword for Introducing Revit 2010. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. ► 2010. ► July 2010. (14).

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Sustainable, Award-winning Design gives New Life to Parkland Hospital

BDC Network

Ground was broken on the project in 2010, and the first patients were transferred from the old facility to the new one in the summer of 2015. The material was fabricated by NOW Specialties using their NOW 3100 route-and-return dry system.