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How the Bank of San Antonio achieved comfort and efficiency in their new office building

BD+C

In 2015, they broke ground on a 56,000-square-foot office building to accommodate an increasing number of customers and employees. Their HVAC system requirements included energy efficiency as well as high-quality comfort control.

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Energy-saving strategies: Ceiling panels with phase change material (PCM)

Construction Specifier

Aging HVAC equipment: Many facilities, particularly K-12 schools, are struggling with outdated equipment that operates inefficiently. Buildings with high thermal mass can passively cool and heat interior spaces, reducing the strain on mechanical HVAC systems and, in turn, decreasing energy consumption (Figure 1, page 10).

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Code Compliance & Beyond: Upping Baseline Building Energy Performance

Stok

Most high-performance building certifications and city codes use ASHRAE and ICC’s building codes to define energy performance requirements within their rating systems. Projects pursuing code compliance through the prescriptive method must document compliance of every energy system (envelope, lighting, HVAC, etc.)

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Attention JOC Contractors – Please participate in the ASU National Job Order Contracting Study

Building Information Management

School of Sustainable Engineering and Built Environment Date: June 24, 2015. We are surveying vendors/buyers on their experience and opinion of the JOC system. Type of work performed (HVAC [1] , Electrical, etc.): Contractor Satisfaction with the JOC system: (1-5).

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Revit 2017 - New Features and Enhancements

Revit OpEd

Autodesk released Revit 2016 R2 like they did with Revit 2015 the year before. Electrical Settings - We can specify a default rating to use for creating circuits in a model. Electrical containment is not currently supported.) has finally been tackled. Use the Mechanical Settings dialog to customize the labels for the tags.

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Exterior cavity fireblocking: Exceeding fire performance

Construction Specifier

These applications range from fireproofing of structural steel, through-penetration firestopping of mechanical and electrical service, perimeter edge sealing of fire doors, to joint and gap sealing to limit fire spread. The International Building Code (IBC) 2015 fireblocking materials list.

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Learn About the Latest News on Schoenecker Center, DHL Express Begins Construction, and Construction Employment

Construction Daily News

The world’s most popular green building rating system is LEED. Other green aspects of the Schoenecker Center, designed by RAMSA and BWBR Architects and built by McGough Construction, include: HVAC systems exceed ASHRAE 90.1-2010 In fiscal year 2015, St. Cistern reduces building outdoor water use by 100%.