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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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Designing for recovery: The role of flooring in healthcare facilities

Construction Specifier

When specifying interior finishes such as flooring, building professionals should take the utmost care to ensure all materials help advance these overarching quality measurement components. 9 Managing the acoustic needs of spaces is deeply important.

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Pulse: 08/13/2012

ENR Construction

Building Types. Material Trends. Survey Schedule. 08/13/2012. California BioMed Realty Trust is planning to build a regenerative medicine campus in San Diego. California BioMed Realty Trust is planning to build a regenerative medicine campus in San Diego. will serve as the construction manager.

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Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 Service Pack 1 Available

Revit OpEd

Friday, July 20, 2012. Allows exporting of materials painted on elements to ODBC. Improves stability when selecting a new host for an element within an In-place Wall. Improves stability when working with Materials. Improves the displayed Pattern Type assigned to an element with the Material Editor. Revit OpEd.

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BIM Objects, Data, and Information – More than a 3D Pretty Picture – Soooo Much More!

Building Information Management

‘A picture paints a thousand words, but never underestimate the power of text’ Let’s take an analogy of a BIM object representing a simple cavity wall. The object will tell us the width of the brickwork and height of the wall. It is words that are used to describe the mortar joint and wall ties.

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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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Revit OpEd: Due Diligence

Revit OpEd

Friday, July 27, 2012. The problems are with autodesk's management of the software and of the paying client base, who are always secondary to the shareholders. In the long term, construction and building design are in for massive change. Builds and Updates. Introducing Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Now Shipping.