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Exterior cavity fireblocking: Exceeding fire performance

Construction Specifier

Aiming to enhance the fire safety standards in exterior walls, fireblocking is now mandatory behind ventilated cladding , with few exceptions. Simultaneously, it enables the design of exterior walls which can meet the other stringent performance requirements imposed on today’s buildings. By Antonie Habellion, P.Eng., from the 2000 IBC.

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Pulse: 08/13/2012

ENR Construction

Survey Schedule. 08/13/2012. will serve as the construction manager. Construction is expected to begin in September 2012. North Carolina Carolinas HealthCare System is planning to build a behavioral health center in Davidson. Carolinas HealthCare System, Attn: Tim Ledgerwood, Construction Dept., ENR Midwest.

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

Construction Specifier

Recent disruptions in supply chains, workforce shortages, and other obstacles to project schedules have led more owners and contractors to look for off-site, prefabricated construction methods to improve the quality and efficiency of their builds. CLT products, thus, have two-directional strength. There are also advantages on the job site.

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Designing for recovery: The role of flooring in healthcare facilities

Construction Specifier

In 2012, The Center for Health Design established eight evidence-based design goals that support how the performance of flooring materials can have an actionable impact on multiple health-related outcomes. 9 Managing the acoustic needs of spaces is deeply important.

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Revit OpEd: Reference Planes and Wall Closure

Revit OpEd

Thursday, July 19, 2012. Reference Planes and Wall Closure. Control Wall’s Material Return. Layers) for the host wall in a project. Note the two “wall closure” parameters (shown below) need to be “locked” so they stay positive (in the correct direction) when the host wall thickness changes.

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Pulse: 07/23/2012

ENR Construction

Survey Schedule. 07/23/2012. Construction is expected to begin in fall 2012. Other work includes placing lengths of cutoff wall at the culvert locations; placeing new cast-in-place reinforced-concrete headwalls, foundations, and water-control structures with gates and control systems; and restoring the embankment.

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Revit OpEd: Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models

Revit OpEd

Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. When we have architecture and structure in separate Revit models we end up with somewhat clumsy graphics in wall sections. The wall continues past the floor as if it isnt there. Labels: Collaboration , Floors , Linked Files , Walls. Interesting!