2012 Foundation Systems Structural Systems Wall Systems 
Construction Specifier
AUGUST 24, 2023
This is a follow-up article speaking to additional questions in this system type. The topics to be addressed in this article, when it comes to overcladding masonary facades and foundations, as well as roof assemblies, include the following: Placement and attachment of insulation and air barrier within the assembly.
Civil + Structural Engineer
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
In the fall of 2012, Superstorm Sandy devastated the East Coast of the United States, including the State of New Jersey. I remember a house actually coming off its foundation and floating across a creek and a shed lifting off the ground and drifting down a road with a man standing on its roof.
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Construction Specifier
JANUARY 31, 2022
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.
Natural Building
OCTOBER 18, 2012
The Natural Building Companion: A Comprehensive Guide to Integrative Design and Construction , by Jacob Deva Racusin and Ace McArleton, published in 2012 by Chelsea Green Publishing is a book with a rare degree of detail on the topics covered. Exploring natural insulative wall systems, such as straw bale, is really at the heart of this book.
Natural Building
DECEMBER 24, 2019
She called up her structural engineer on an educational-building project and asked if they could swap out some of the cement in their mix for fly ash. He was game to try it in the foundation. Here a rammed earth wall is being poured and tamped into place. In 2012 LEED introduced its new rating system (4.0)
Building Information Management
JULY 20, 2012
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.
Building Information Management
JULY 2, 2012
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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