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Exterior cavity fireblocking: Exceeding fire performance

Construction Specifier

These applications range from fireproofing of structural steel, through-penetration firestopping of mechanical and electrical service, perimeter edge sealing of fire doors, to joint and gap sealing to limit fire spread. For decades, buildings have relied on intumescent materials for fire control. 2022 New York City Building Code.

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#1 Fall Protection: Examining Top OSHA Violations of 2013

Safety Services Company

More importantly, according to the latest numbers released for occupational fatalities , “falls to lower level” was responsible for 12 percent of the deaths in 2012. Adequately guard employees from falling through, off, or onto: holes, elevated open sided platforms, floors or runways, and dangerous machines or equipment.

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Revit OpEd: Measure Between Two References

Revit OpEd

Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Not much of a catch but there is no equivalent floor in this case. 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.

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Reinventing Empty Buildings via Office-to-Lab Conversions

Civil + Structural Engineer

By utilizing solar technology and electric heat instead of gas, we helped Xcel Energy reach its sustainability goals. Unlike other real estate solutions, it’s engineered for efficiency with integrated, nonredundant building systems that can be owner-managed, providing a multitenant solution based on different lab needs.

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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. Electrical - Same as Mechanical. Revit OpEd. View Discipline.

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Revit OpEd: Detail Level Ignored with Unlocked Wall Layers

Revit OpEd

Monday, June 11, 2012. To make this possible you need to edit the walls structure and select a layer to unlock, like this: 1 - Click Modify, 2 - Select the edge of a layer, 3 - Unlock the padlock. However, when I try to place a structural footing at the bottom of a wall with an extension, I run into a problem. Revit OpEd.

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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.