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Combining Concrete and Offsite Manufacturing to Create Resilient Homes

The Pro Builder

Combining Concrete and Offsite Manufacturing to Create Resilient Homes qpurcell Thu, 04/18/2024 - 12:53 Before it could build resilient , high-performing homes across the country, Onx Homes decided it first needed to prove it could do so in a challenging climate. This is not a theory. We have done it,” he says.

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5 Steps to Cracking the Code for a High-Performance Home

The Pro Builder

The show home features cutting-edge technologies, the latest in building science principles and best practices, and offers a real-world glimpse into the future of residential building to a higher standard. Though it was no easy task, this year’s build followed a proven process that can be applied to any home at any price point.

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SFPE Announces Sponsorship of Building Safety Month for May 2023

Civil + Structural Engineer

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland – The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), the world’s leading professional society for fire protection and fire safety engineering, announces its sponsorship of Building Safety Month , a worldwide campaign presented by the International Code Council to promote building safety.

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What Is a Mass Wall in Construction?

Building Radar

When it comes to building design, the concept of mass walls plays a crucial role in providing structural integrity, energy efficiency, and moisture control. By identifying project specifications early, construction teams can optimize their use of high-performance building materials early project identification.

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The Modular Homebuilding Bulletin

The Pro Builder

Modular companies across the globe are tackling ways to cut down on building costs, provide a viable solution to the shortage of talent/labor, and maintain housing affordability. The Home Design category spans a number of building systems, including log, timber, panelized and modular.

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FTI’s Helen Sanders Shares Blueprint for High-Performance Fenestration

CCR Magazine

Participants learned about the barriers to adopting high-performing fenestration in both non-residential and multi-family buildings, as well as a blueprint for market transformation, at the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida. The cost tradeoff is glazing versus perimeter heating.

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The Tri-State Drilling Story: ROI That Protects the Future

Civil + Structural Engineer

Adam said that in order to get everyone aligned, they had to triage what they were currently doing and start at the beginning—with uniform codes that made sense to both accounting and the field and setting up a test environment to workshop each step of the process so they could train their people how to fit all their needs with one program.