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EHR Infrastructure Designed into Historic Medical Campus

Civil + Structural Engineer

Boland VA Medical Center looks more collegiate than clinical, with 60 buildings spread over 105 leafy acres. Historic standards restricted the option of a standalone structure for the core element of the upgrade—a 6,000 sf central data and telecommunications center. Built in the 1920s, the Edward P.

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Profile – Project Director Joanne Kulbacki

Granger Construction

Her impressive performance in seamlessly implementing detailed work management practices, orchestrating nearly 1,000 individuals and adhering to strict quality control measures resulted in high praises from clients and partners alike.

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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). DoD hasn’t achieved a clean audit since independent audits were initiated in 2017. Modules are in development for utilities, fuels, water retention structures (e.g., dams and levees), and shorefront assets.

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Exterior cavity fireblocking: Exceeding fire performance

Construction Specifier

and Steven Gaynor, MBA Photo courtesy Tenmat New York City recently became the first jurisdiction in the country to reject and rewrite major sections of the International Building Code’s ( IBC ’s) language around fire protection in exterior facades. For decades, buildings have relied on intumescent materials for fire control.

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Achieving compliance with ANSI/ESD S20.20

Construction Specifier

As electronics continue to infiltrate the workplace, the applications for electrostatic discharge (ESD) control flooring are expanding. For example, the automated guided vehicles and robots being deployed in e-commerce warehouses can generate large amounts of static electricity when used on standard flooring. ANSI/ESD S20.20

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Designing for recovery: The role of flooring in healthcare facilities

Construction Specifier

When specifying interior finishes such as flooring, building professionals should take the utmost care to ensure all materials help advance these overarching quality measurement components. 11 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than one million HAIs occur across the U.S.

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Specifications for design-build projects

Construction Specifier

Specifications originally intended for design bid-build (DBB) projects require significant revisions to be suitable for design-build or integrated project delivery (IPD). Greater challenges arise when adapting DBB source documents for design-build. Design-build contractual relationships. Images courtesy HDR.