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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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Trending Construction Disputes: Best Practices for Mitigation

CCR Magazine

How to manage capital projects more efficiently | McKinsey. LINK] The construction industry experienced significant turmoil in the last major economic downturn of The Great Recession (2007-2009), with many aspects of construction demand not returning until 2012 or 2013. design/build) and pricing methodology (lump sum v.

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Pulse: 08/20/2012

ENR Construction

Building Types. Material Trends. Survey Schedule. 08/20/2012. Alabama Airbus is planning to build its first assembly plant in the U.S. Alabama Airbus is planning to build its first assembly plant in the U.S. The project entails building a 1.5-million-sq-ft Search our site: Infrastructure. Environment.

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Viewpoint: The Case for Neutral, Third-Party Schedulers | ENR.

ENR Construction

Building Types. Material Trends. Survey Schedule. Issue: 07/23/2012. Viewpoint: The Case for Neutral, Third-Party Schedulers. 07/23/2012. Viewpoint: The Case for Neutral, Third-Party Schedulers. 07/23/2012. SUBSCRIBE TODAY & receive immediate web access. Search our site: Infrastructure.

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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

Job Order Contracting

The primary advantage of JOC has historically been is the flexibility permitted in ordered quantities and delivery scheduling. A public agency can place orders with one or more contractors when the actual need appears and received on-demand services from a vetted service provider. Focus upon building Owner/Contractor capability.

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Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 - View References

Revit OpEd

Friday, March 30, 2012. I don't have 2013 yet, will this work inside a schedule, say for door detail references? Sorry, not in schedules. Builds and Updates. Introducing Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Now Shipping. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. ▼ 2012. Revit OpEd.

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Quake-Damaged Building Implosion One for the Books | ENR.

ENR Construction

Building Types. Material Trends. Survey Schedule. Quake-Damaged Building Implosion One for the Books. 08/06/2012. Quake-Damaged Building Implosion One for the Books. 08/06/2012. Controlled Demolition Inc. Despite many challenges, Controlled Demolition Inc. Transportation. Environment.