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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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To Meet Current Challenges and Future Needs, We Need to Reinvent Home Building

The Pro Builder

To Meet Current Challenges and Future Needs, We Need to Reinvent Home Building ibush Sat, 08/19/2023 - 08:15 The pandemic rocked traditional rules and roles for work and home and reset expectations. RELATED The Need for Resilient Construction Is Real. And the $1.2 million (about $1.6 Meanwhile, the U.K.

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Keynote Speaker Announced for DFI’s 49th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations October 7–10 in Colorado

Civil + Structural Engineer

Her areas of expertise include design-build, integrated project leadership, interdisciplinary collaboration, strategic foresight and planning, cultural transformation, high performance teaming, market capture and positioning, and developing competitive advantage. The theme of DFI49 is Water — Resiliency — Infrastructure.

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The Critical Role of Utility Vegetation Management: Integrating AI and Digital Twins for Enhanced Safety and Reliability

Civil + Structural Engineer

This includes essential tasks such as tree trimming near power lines, which are critical for service reliability, grid resiliency, and operational safety. Each vegetation encroachment area requires specialized crews and equipment capable of working near live power lines, often involving planned de-energization, arborists, and traffic control.

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National Safety Month 2024: Top Tips for Risk Management

Safety Services Company

By proactively adopting control measures, you can cultivate a culture of safety that safeguards your workers and underpins a thriving business. Building Robust Risk Management Processes Before implementing specific technologies and techniques for a safer work zone, we must first set up a blueprint for a more compliant culture.

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Johnson Controls Updates Industry-Leading Building Automation System

CCR Magazine

Johnson Controls , the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, today launched a highly anticipated update to the company’s industry-leading Building Automation System (BAS), Metasys, which serves the needs of commercial, industrial and institutional buildings, regardless of industry. Metasys 14.0

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Refine versus shine: Defining and defending design intent with refined concrete

Construction Specifier

Building on straightforward material testing and proven project successes, the industry is making significant strides toward developing accountable language and precise definitions that can be universally specified to address concrete floor challenges. Photo courtesy Bennett Build What is polished concrete, exactly? can also be used.