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Improving water management and energy efficiency with tapered roof insulation

Construction Specifier

When installing a new or replacement low-slope roof, the right components can dramatically improve the system’s performance and longevity. One key strategy for reducing the built environment’s impact on climate change is through the construction of more energy-efficient building envelope systems. by Marcin Pazera, PhD.

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To the rescue: NJ community receives coastal restoration project

Civil + Structural Engineer

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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Additional practical insights on overcladding masonry facades

Construction Specifier

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.

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DoD FSRM, BUILDER SMS and the LEGACY of Wasteful Politics

Job Order Contracting

There are specialized SMS modules, such as BUILDER (buildings), RAILER (rails), ROOFER (roofs), and PAVER (pavements). Modules are in development for utilities, fuels, water retention structures (e.g., dams and levees), and shorefront assets. Howieson, V. Koopman, J. 2014cv0173-62-0.

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Build lean, clean, and green: Exploring off-site heavy timber construction

Construction Specifier

Using a high-quality, carefully designed system such as heavy timber construction offers many advantages to off-site construction. Useful for all major structural components, including floors, interior walls, exterior walls, and roofs. CLT products, thus, have two-directional strength.

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Sustainably built environments: specifying low-carbon concrete

Construction Specifier

Over the last 10 years (2012-2021), there has been at least $1 trillion in disaster damage costs resulting from 142 weather and climate disaster events. Sustainable construction considers the entire life cycle of a structure and aims to reduce the environmental damage at every stage, from the initial choice of products to demolition.

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Exploring OSHA’s General Fall Protection Requirements

Safety Services Company

We conclude our look at the five most citied standards of 2012 with OSHA CRF 1926.501, General Fall Protection Requirements. When the employer can demonstrate that fall protection systems are infeasible or creates a greater hazard, the employer may develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of OSHA’s standard.