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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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8 ways to cool a factory

BDC Network

8 ways to cool a factory 0 qpurcell Sat, 06/08/2024 - 10:00 Industrial Facilities Whichever way you look at it—from a workplace wellness point of view or from a competing for talent angle—there are good reasons to explore options for climate control in the factory workplace. The “human factor” comes in second place. Movement creates heat.

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Discover the Latest News on Which Green-collar Employment Most Needed, Schools Closing Over RACC ‘Crumbling Concrete’, the Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, and UKCW Birmingham Sets the Building Agenda and Addresses Concerns

UK Construction Blog

A lack of experienced employees is one of the primary impediments to heat pump installation, according to a new analysis by the European Heat Pump Association in Brussels. Impact of skills crisis on net zero targets Insulation, heat pump, and window installers are needed to adapt the UK’s buildings.

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The Start of Celebration: the 2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement

Civil + Structural Engineer

The start of December marks the beginning of the end for 2024 as we begin to wind down on what has been another momentous year in the AEC industry. The four-lane divided highway also features a protected bike lane, shielded from traffic with a concrete wall barrier.

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Connecticut Has A New – And – Nearly $1 Billion Dollar- revitalization Mixed Use Construction Project On The Connecticut River. The Well Known Development Group Sets The Tentative Schedule For The Planning, Design, & Development As The Largest new Mixed Use Project In Nearly 50 Years Takes Shape

Bylt News

The design includes a transportation hub with stops for rental electric scooters, LAZ Parking vans to Bradley International Airport, and CTfastrak buses connecting to an upgraded greenway. The Capital Region Development Authority and the state Bond Commission have given their approval for $6.5 Federal Nexus: 23 U.S.C. §

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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

UK Construction Blog

Along with steel, the British government obtained 7,000-square-metre (75,000-square-foot) cladding for the E-7 maintenance and mission systems training buildings. McLaughlin & Harvey reported that the 100-million-pound ($124 million) mission systems training facility is being built next to Lossiemouth’s P-8A Poseidon hangar.