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Rooftop Fall Protection: Truss to Hatch to Toeboards

CCR Magazine

During a building’s initial construction, providing fall protection for workers assembling, erecting, and/or finishing roof trusses is a difficult task with complicated challenges. During the lifetime of the building, the safety of individuals accessing the roof for a multitude of reasons must be considered.

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Top tips for reducing warehouse maintenance costs

GCP Applied Technologies

Tue, 12/11/2018 - 13:09. December 11, 2018. Ensuring the longevity of the warehouse structure and reducing maintenance costs starts with the building design phase. DUCTILCRETE® engineered slab systems significantly reduce control joints and curling. Verify that the HVAC systems are sited properly.

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7 Tips to Make Your Construction Business Greener

UK Construction Blog

Further enhancing energy efficiency, insulated walls, wood, and recycled fiberglass in windows significantly reduce the need for air conditioning and heating systems. Reclaimed wood and roof tiles offer an opportunity to reduce emissions without deviating from traditional materials. less than a quarter was repurposed.

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Expanding the exterior footprint

Construction Specifier

While cities occupy just three percent of global land area, by 2050 they will be home to two-thirds of the world’s inhabitants according to Gensler’s, 75 percent of the world’s population will live in cities, according to Gensler’s Aleksander Sasha Zeljic in a June 2018 interview with Architectural Products magazine.

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2022

Autodesk Construction Cloud

He has been integral to projects that vary in scope and complexity—from small, historic structures to massive healthcare campuses.”. In addition to monitoring and simulation, the system enables decentralized communication and data management that allows facility lifecycle change management. Manager, Global Design Tech, Amazon.