Construction Specifier

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

By Amy Becker Photo courtesy Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) Specifiers and design professionals should always consider seismic performance attributes for buildings in areas that previously have experienced the damaging effects of earthquakes. Building codes are adopted with the intent to preserve life and safety.

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Building Performance Measurement Wall Systems Building Code Compliance Structural Systems 52

BDC Network

AUGUST 19, 2024

Using Multifunctional, Fire-rated Glass to Support Safer School Design 1 kcichowicz Mon, 08/19/2024 - 06:35 A multilayered approach to safer school design may create design challenges. Multifunctional, fire-rated glass offers a solution. In these areas, it is crucial for a door or window to defend against fire.

Fire Protection Systems 52

Fire Protection Systems Building Code Compliance Building Codes Building Design 52

Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Curtain wall systems are ever present in today’s commercial construction marketplace. In this case, a basis-of-design, commodity, stick-built curtain wall system can be shown on the architectural drawings and included in the performance specifications and can be competitively bid by the CM/GC after final construction documents are produced.

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Wall Systems Fire Protection System Installation Project Management Consulting Steel Fabrication 104

CCR Magazine

MAY 28, 2024

Once lauded for its fire-resistant properties and affordability, asbestos is now recognized as a silent threat to health. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission mentions that the presence of asbestos in your home is not that big of an issue in itself. The average cost of asbestos removal in 2024 is $2,100 in the US.

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Inspection Flooring Systems Fire Protection Systems HVAC Systems 52

CCR Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The Queens Borough Hall Municipal Garage and Community Space won the Design-Build Institute of America’s 2024 National Award of Merit. The garage is New York City’s first ever municipal project contracted as a design-build construction undertaking, under the recently authorized NYC design-build legislation.

Building Design 52

Building Design Fire Protection System Installation Roofing Systems Structural Systems 52

Bylt News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

In addition, the town of East Hartford would had to approve a $45 million & tax incremental financing; agreement to build a 1,000-space parking garage that would be hidden behind a structure to buffer it from the river. Port Eastside LLC paid $4 million for a low-rise office building on 7.3

Infrastructure Development 52

Infrastructure Development Fire Protection System Installation Real Estate Development Historic Preservation 52

UK Construction Blog

APRIL 21, 2024

The post Find About the Latest News on Steel Used to Build the UK Wedgetail Facility, the Dispute Over UK Parliament’s £22bn Renovations, Innocrete3d Launches UK 3dcp, and a Timber in Construction Roadmap Should Start With Education appeared first on UK Construction Blog.

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