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BILCO Unveils New Flood-Tight Access Door to Withstand 30-foot Head of Water

Civil + Structural Engineer

NEW HAVEN, CT – The BILCO Company has introduced a new flood-tight floor access door that can withstand a 30-foot head of water from the topside, adding another component to its line of specialty access products for commercial applications. billion in damages related to Superstorm Sandy.

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Somero Donates S-485 Laser Screed® for 2025 CIM Auction

CCR Magazine

The S-485 provides unmatched performance, productivity and Golden Trowel Award winning quality, over chaired rebar or mesh, double mat rebar, ice rinks, freezer slabs and over in-floor heat tubes. In 2012, an Executive MBA program was added by the CIM National Steering Committee. It is essential.

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Refine versus shine: Defining and defending design intent with refined concrete

Construction Specifier

From floors failing before substantial completion to skyrocketing change orders for never-ending densifier applications to the billions lost through delayed schedules, legal disputes, and contingency hemorrhaging, enough is enough. There are countless floor finishes ( e.g. grind and seals, burnished polish concrete, etc.)

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Reinventing Empty Buildings via Office-to-Lab Conversions

Civil + Structural Engineer

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. He’s been with the company since 2012. The design is flexible for both single or multitenant incubator spaces.

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Designing for recovery: The role of flooring in healthcare facilities

Construction Specifier

As flooring covers every square foot and supports every activity, it plays a big role—whether welcoming patients into the lobby, comforting family members in the surgery waiting room, or supporting the nursing staff as they do their rounds. each year, with an average stay of nearly five days.

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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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Revit OpEd: Happy Birthday Revit

Revit OpEd

Wednesday, April 04, 2012. Introducing Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Now Shipping. ▼ 2012. ► September 2012. (22). ► August 2012. (17). ► July 2012. (10). ► June 2012. (5). ► May 2012. (18). ▼ April 2012. (25). ► March 2012. (39).