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Exterior cavity fireblocking: Exceeding fire performance

Construction Specifier

Without the use of ventilated facades, designers face the challenge of creating exterior walls that effectively manage water over the building’s lifespan, while providing the thermal performance needed to meet energy requirements, such as those outlined in the New York City Energy Conservation Code ( NYCECC ) and NYC’s Local Law 97. “On

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Pulse: 08/20/2012

ENR Construction

Survey Schedule. 08/20/2012. Construction is expected to begin in late 2012 and be completed in early 2016. The project involves retrofitting six floors, totaling 90,000-sq-ft, of the 27-story office tower for use by GSU. Phase-one construction is scheduled for completion by December 2012. ENR Top Lists.

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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: Delete Sheets In Browser or Schedules

Revit OpEd

Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Delete Sheets In Browser or Schedules. Rooms and areas can be deleted in model views like floor plans and ceiling plans. Revit warns us that they have been deleted from the model but they are still listed in schedules. To really delete them we have to open a schedule view and delete them there.

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Revit OpEd: Finish and Cancel Inequity

Revit OpEd

Tuesday, April 10, 2012. He mentioned the inconsistency between the way some elements that are sketch based are finished and the way shape editing for floors and roofs finish. Floor, roof, stair or ramp Sketch Creation = Finish and Cancel. of Reviteristics , Floors , Roofs , sketches. ▼ 2012. at 8:00 AM.

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Revit OpEd: Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models

Revit OpEd

Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. The wall continues past the floor as if it isnt there. I should mention that this works the other direction too, since the reveal is part of the wall it will leave a "hollow" space for the structural models floor slab to occupy. ▼ 2012.

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Revit OpEd: Layer Function Setting

Revit OpEd

Thursday, April 19, 2012. System families have a Function setting. Thats true for Walls, Floor, Roofs and Ceilings. Introducing Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Now Shipping. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. ▼ 2012. ► September 2012. (22). ► August 2012. (17).