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Insulating commercial facilities against dangerous radon gas

Construction Specifier

Due to the direct proximity of the basements and ground levels of commercial structures to soil and rock matter, as well as to the gaseous movement of radon upward through that matter and into the air, there is risk to the users of commercial facilities should the gas infiltrate and accrue in more dangerous amounts indoors.

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Revit OpEd: View Discipline

Revit OpEd

Wednesday, September 12, 2012. The concept of View Discipline appeared with Revit Structure. It was meant to make it simple to alter the appearance of our model to be more in sync with what a structural engineer wants to see. So is it possible to show the ceiling grid and have the air terminal families show below the duct?

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BIM Generic Content – UK

Building Information Management

Laying the foundations. Since the inception of the NBS National BIM Library in 2011 we have been laying the foundations for a robust library of quality BIM objects that are applicable to the UK construction industry. COBie UK 2012. The intention of the National BIM Library objects is that they follow the construction work flow.

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Open information exchange of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling systems (HVAC) – A Important Standard? – HVAC information exchange – HVACie

Building Information Management

Open information exchange of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling systems (HVACie), released by the Engineer Research and Development Center for public review. HVACie extends the existing Industry Foundation Class Coordination View including equipment and system information streamlining construction shop drawing and fabrication.

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Open information exchange of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling systems (HVAC) – A Important Standard? – HVAC information exchange – HVACie

Building Information Management

Open information exchange of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling systems (HVACie), released by the Engineer Research and Development Center for public review. HVACie extends the existing Industry Foundation Class Coordination View including equipment and system information streamlining construction shop drawing and fabrication.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

Building Information Management

July 25, 2012. performance building rating system in the United States. Alliance Environmental & Natural Systems Utilities, LLC. Alternative Energy Systems. Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems. Green Education Foundation (GEF). Green Hive Foundation. Living Machine Systems, L3C.

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How the Brits View BIM – Buildling Information Modelling

Building Information Management

Furthermore, systems, components, assemblies and sequences can be shown in relative scale to each other and, in turn, relative to the entire project. IFC/COBie Report 2012. By linking time to structural components, it is possible to carry out time related structural analysis using the actual BIM model. Download report.