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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Environmental/Sustainability

Civil + Structural Engineer

This project would go on to be one of the largest renewable energy projects in the state to date, encompassing an area of 241.5 +/- acres and presenting a variety of environmental and civil challenges. Environmentally, Exploration Green, of the 153 acres of natural habitat, 14 acres is dedicated wetlands.

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5 things developers should know about mass timber

BDC Network

5 things developers should know about mass timber 0 qpurcell Thu, 02/15/2024 - 13:36 Mass Timber Gensler's Erik Barth, architect and regional design resilience leader, shares considerations for developers when looking at mass timber solutions. To mitigate the worst effects of climate change, we must make buildings less carbon intensive.

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Study Shows More Home Builders Adopting Green Building Practices, Products

The Pro Builder

are increasingly adopting sustainable building products and practices that conserve water, energy, and materials. are increasingly adopting sustainable building products and practices that conserve water, energy, and materials.

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Top Construction Companies in the UK by Revenue

UK Construction Blog

The construction sector is a cornerstone of the UK’s economy, contributing a significant £117 billion to the GDP in 2019, or about 6% of the total economy. 12,000 Dartford Leadenhall Building, Heathrow Terminal 5 Key UK Construction Companies Balfour Beatty leads the pack with a reported revenue of £8.4 billion in 2020.

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Sustainable construction products and technologies

GCP Applied Technologies

Thu, 11/28/2019 - 11:43. November 29, 2019. SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE | SUSTAINABLE CEMENT | SUSTAINABLE BUILDING ENVELOPE. Is concrete a sustainable building material? But this popular building material actually provides a number of significant environmental benefits. SUSTAINABLE BUILDING ENVELOPE.

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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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Eamon Costello Future-Proofs Its 45-Year-Old Business with Autodesk Build

Autodesk Construction Cloud

For over 45 years, the family-owned business has worked across a wide range of disciplines, from healthcare and education to residential and conservation projects. In 2019, the company leadership team had a “Eureka moment” and decided to re-evaluate the processes in place across the whole business. It’s a big achievement.”.