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Insulating commercial facilities against dangerous radon gas

Construction Specifier

However, when the gas is inhaled in higher levels, the substance puts an individual at increased risk of developing lung cancer. Therefore, it is important to test for radon to ensure the safety of commercial building users, whether managers, workers, customers, or visitors. A close-up of sound absorbing floor underlay.

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Revit OpEd: Dept. of Echo - Don't use the Basic Ceiling

Revit OpEd

Monday, May 14, 2012. of Echo - Dont use the Basic Ceiling. When an architect uses the Basic Ceiling-Generic type they are creating a situation for the Revit MEP user they may not be aware of. Face based content does not orient themselves to the correct side or face of this ceiling. This allows us to use a ceiling tag.

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Reinventing Empty Buildings via Office-to-Lab Conversions

Civil + Structural Engineer

By utilizing empty commercial spaces for a lower lab build cost, companies can leave more resources on the table for earlier, low-risk research and development stages in the absence of funding and seed capital. He’s been with the company since 2012. Are Office-to-Lab Conversions Economically Viable?

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Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 - View Types

Revit OpEd

Tuesday, May 15, 2012. This means you can create your own versions of floor plans according to discipline or perhaps design phase. Tip: Theyve added View Template to the available fields in View Lists (schedule) so it can be managed there too. Introducing Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Now Shipping. ▼ 2012.

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How the Brits View BIM – Buildling Information Modelling

Building Information Management

A multi-dimensional tool, Building Information Modelling (BIM) involves generating a visual model of the building which also manages data about it, at the design stage, throughout the construction phase and during its working life. IFC/COBie Report 2012. What is BIM? NBS National BIM Report 2013. Download report. Download report.

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Find About the Latest News on Steel Used to Build the UK Wedgetail Facility, the Dispute Over UK Parliament’s £22bn Renovations, Innocrete3d Launches UK 3dcp, and a Timber in Construction Roadmap Should Start With Education

UK Construction Blog

Along with steel, the British government obtained 7,000-square-metre (75,000-square-foot) cladding for the E-7 maintenance and mission systems training buildings. McLaughlin & Harvey reported that the 100-million-pound ($124 million) mission systems training facility is being built next to Lossiemouth’s P-8A Poseidon hangar.

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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. We modified the energy job task analyses to include facilities operations and management activities.