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Toll Brothers City Living® and Daiwa House Announce Joint Venture to Develop Waterfront High-Rise Condominium Community on New Jersey’s Gold Coast

Civil + Structural Engineer

Vista Pointe represents a rare opportunity to build a luxury waterfront community with outstanding amenities and unparalleled views of Manhattan. Since its formation in 2003, Toll Brothers City Living has completed 45 condominium buildings totaling over 7,200 residences.

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It’s All About the Data

Civil + Structural Engineer

the handoff from project design and delivery to construction or construction to commissioning), we lose data. As a result, we lose a lot of the hard work performed in one phase and in many ways start over in the next phase–with less fidelity and detail. This will help the sector drive sustainable outcomes. Absolutely.

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Code Compliance & Beyond: Upping Baseline Building Energy Performance

Stok

Due to their embodied carbon and operational carbon footprints, buildings play a significant role in these efforts, so understanding the impact of legislation on buildings is critical. This directly translates to building energy codes. And, the result of this baseline? How to approach compliance.

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An Snapshot of International BIM Status and Goals

Building Information Management

Requires IFC BIM for new buildings. Building Information Management – A Standard Framework and Guide to BS 1192. Recommended 2D symbols of building elements for use in building information modelling. BIM as part of public sector building project procurement. Mandatory BIM for government projects. GSA; USACE.

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Everybody needs good NABERS – accommodating the new rating scheme in construction contracts

Practical Law Construction

NABERS UK Energy for Offices , a cousin of the established Australian system, officially launched in the UK in November 2020. The NABERS UK system focuses on the energy efficiency of office buildings when they are in use, to gauge actual performance in a way that is comparable with similar buildings.

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Constructing the Gold Standard – public sector frameworks

Practical Law Construction

December 2021 saw the publication of the independent review of public sector construction frameworks, commissioned by the Cabinet Office, and led by Professor David Mosey PhD. Mosey was given the brief of creating a new “Gold Standard” for public sector frameworks and framework controls.

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Zweig Group’s 2024 Rising Stars In the AEC Industry

Civil + Structural Engineer

a civil engineering firm focused on sanitary sewer systems, as a stop-gap measure until she could find a career more suited to her structural engineering ambition. Alanna joined Parkhill in 2013 and specializes in Building Information Modeling (BIM), HVAC design automation, and building acoustics.