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The Pro Builder
JUNE 2, 2023
But as it turns out, there may be bigger opportunities for the polystyrene foam to benefit our daily lives—and it comes in the form of building homes. Vero Building Systems , a building materials manufacturing company, has begun production of its lightweight structural concrete insulated panels (SCIP).
Civil + Structural Engineer
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
With increasing urgency, building owners, architects and contractors are turning to metal buildings to deliver resilient, robust and safe buildings to better mitigate risk. “In Pros, AIA, MBA, CPD Director of Design, DS Architecture, Cleveland. According to Dr. W.
BDC Network
JULY 18, 2024
Groundbreaking School Security Standard Protects Students During Active Shootings 1 kcichowicz Thu, 07/18/2024 - 12:12 SAFTI FIRST In the wake of the tragic rise in active shooter incidents at schools, the National Glass Association (NGA) took swift action in 2021 by forming a dedicated School Security Task Force. Their mission?
Construction Specifier
JULY 30, 2022
A fire at an apartment building in Bronx, New York, earlier this year drew attention to the impact of non-code-compliant fire door assemblies in multifamily residential properties. According to investigators, these open doors allowed smoke to spread throughout the high-rise building. apartment buildings.
The Pro Builder
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
If you’re Dan Coletti, the designer and builder of The New American Home 2024 in the luxury custom-home community of Ascaya in Henderson, Nev., The rest of the 7,800-square-foot, single-level floor plan flowed fairly easily from there, he says. it all starts in the kitchen. “I
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GCP Applied Technologies
APRIL 25, 2018
Design Advantage for Division 7 – Thermal and Moisture Protection. As building technologies evolve into more complex systems and assemblies, don't feel like you have to specify alone. GCP’s Design Advantage collaborates with the project team to specify the appropriate products and systems for any construction project.
Construction Specifier
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Designers of new construction and renovation projects sometimes prefer to use exterior-grade waterproofing and roofing products (collectively referred to as “exterior-grade waterproofing” in this article) within interior space for improved performance compared to typical interior-grade waterproofing products. By Makoto S. Tomlinson, PE.
Civil + Structural Engineer
DECEMBER 1, 2023
It features elements that maximize the safety, security, and efficiency of the travel process including 100 percent automated screening lanes, 100 percent facial recognition “e-gates” for international departure, an innovative landside terminal design, and 100 percent trackable RFID Independent Carrier System.
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Construction Specifier
JUNE 20, 2023
The building represents a structure made almost entirely of wood with all-electric, refrigerant-free, hydronic heating, and cooling systems. The Mississippi building, serving as Waechter Architecture’s headquarters in Portland, Oregon, features the use of mass timber in almost every aspect of the structure.
BDC Network
JUNE 8, 2024
Sergio Sádaba, Principal Industrial Facilities Designers Lists HVAC Mechanical Systems For most industrial factories, it’s process over people. The hotter and unhealthier the factory floor, the more likely it is that workers will look to transfer out as soon as they can. The “human factor” comes in second place.
The Korte Company
MARCH 11, 2019
Healthcare interior design projects pose unique challenges for design teams. The idea, though, is that healthcare interior designers must first prioritize design elements that promote patient care. The unique factors design teams must consider for these projects are highlighted below. Evidence-based design.
BDC Network
JULY 20, 2023
Fire-Rated Systems in Light-Frame Wood Construction 1 kcichowicz Thu, 07/20/2023 - 09:38 Multifamily Housing Find guidance on designing and building some of the most cost-effective, code-compliant fire-rated construction systems.
Construction Specifier
JULY 7, 2023
The Adams Street Branch of the Boston Public Library amalgamates Greek Revival architecture and New England design sensibilities in a contemporary aesthetic and layout to create a visual marker for the neighborhood.
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CCR Magazine
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
The world of luxury home building is constantly evolving. With technological advancements, shifting tastes in design, and an increasing focus on sustainability, homeowners who seek to build their dream luxury homes are exploring new trends that redefine living in style.
BDC Network
JUNE 17, 2024
Fire-rated Glazing Supports Safer School Design 1 kcichowicz Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:12 Fire-rated glazing supports safer school design and supports building plans that meet model building code requirements. They help specifiers choose products that will meet or exceed a baseline of building safety.
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.
CCR Magazine
JANUARY 30, 2024
Integrated Facility Services (IFS) has completed complex mechanical contracting projects to convert two historic buildings in downtown St. IFS provided design/build HVAC, fire protection and plumbing services as part of the $9.6 million renovation of the former Hoffman Produce Building on N.
Specification Product Update
OCTOBER 12, 2023
The new-build, low-carbon design development, which includes three buildings, six stories high, is to help meet demand from students for high-quality on-campus accommodation. Designed by Stride Treglown, the project’s main contractor is Vinci Construction. The first rooms will be available from September 2023.
Specification Product Update
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Advances in fire resistant glazing have enabled modern performance expectations to be applied to architecturally sensitive and listed buildings as a variety of Promat SYSTEMGLAS® projects demonstrate. The project required a large fire resistant screen complete with fire doors to compartmentalise two areas of the building.
GCP Applied Technologies
MARCH 7, 2018
Texas is one of the leading states in educational building construction. Their buildings are fairly similar and usually coexist in the same areas. They found that the rise of cube culture and open floor plans that could fit more workers in the same area decreased demand on new office development. Fire proofing.
GCP Applied Technologies
DECEMBER 11, 2018
Taking proactive steps at addressing maintenance issues can help keep the site operating at full capacity, avoid production delays, protect product inventory, reduce operating costs and minimize accidents. . Consider maintenance issues in the building design phase. Verify that the HVAC systems are sited properly.
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Construction Specifier
JUNE 25, 2024
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.
BDC Network
APRIL 16, 2024
SAFTI FIRST launches redesigned website SAFTI FIRST, leading USA-manufacturer of advanced fire rated glass and framing systems, is pleased to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website, safeglassforschools.com.
GCP Applied Technologies
APRIL 25, 2018
Design Advantage for Division 7 – Thermal and Moisture Protection. As building technologies evolve into more complex systems and assemblies, don't feel like you have to specify alone. GCP’s Design Advantage collaborates with the project team to specify the appropriate products and systems for any construction project.
BDC Network
JULY 22, 2024
Fire-Rated Frames Contribute More Than Code Compliance 1 kcichowicz Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:52 Fire-rated design is no longer limited to opaque materials. Fire-rated glass and narrow-profile, fire-rated frames support inspiring and code-compliant designs. Consider warehouse fires.
Work Gearz
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Just a few essentials are enough to do the job like a safety harness or fall arrest system can save you from the hazards of falling, a good non-slip water-resistant and EH rated boot will serve the purpose of preventing slipping or tripping and electrical hazards and a good gripped rubber gloves will help you in handling wet concrete and chemicals.
Safti First
NOVEMBER 19, 2022
Over four decades ago, it was where I first discovered a technologically advanced glass capable of resisting fire, smoke and heat. Something that wired glass, the only fire rated glass available and in use in the United States, could not. But would it pass our more stringent fire testing? market was unaware of it.
BDC Network
MAY 25, 2023
Safety AND Security: The Importance of Component Compatibility 1 kcichowicz Thu, 05/25/2023 - 09:31 With proposed and passed laws, it’s important lawmakers and building professionals acknowledge the interplay between fire safety and building security.
Safti First
MARCH 13, 2023
Architects, glaziers and building owners no longer had to settle for unsafe wire glass or expensive, tinted filmed and laminated ceramics. One look at SuperClear 45-HS and SuperClear 45-HS-LI and you can see why these products disrupted (and continue to disrupt) the 45 minute fire protective glazing market.
BD+C
MARCH 8, 2023
Architects, glaziers and building owners no longer had to settle for unsafe wire glass or expensive, tinted filmed and laminated ceramics. One look at SuperClear 45-HS and SuperClear 45-HS-LI and you can see why these products disrupted (and continue to disrupt) the 45 minute fire protective glazing market.
Construction Specifier
AUGUST 11, 2021
The temperature dropped overnight, and the sun is just beginning to rise, lighting the glass façades of the skyline, as the humidity and heat start to build up. The spandrel glass at the floor levels appears hazy and fogged over compared to the clear windows below. Illustration courtesy Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger.
Natural Building
MARCH 12, 2020
They look like a pretty diverse bunch, but they all have at least two things in common: They are here to learn to build their own environmentally friendly homes, and all of them are splattered with mud from head to toe. I attended my first natural building workshop in Oregon in 1993.
The Korte Company
DECEMBER 20, 2018
First, mixed-use developments allow for the consolidation of infrastructure as opposed to designing and building independent systems. Unified fire protection and site security service. Finally, developers who build mixed-use developments tend to be more insulated from economic volatility.
The Korte Company
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
They protect inventory and, when built right, improve on the efficiency with which that inventory is received, sorted, retrieved and shipped. Not surprisingly, the price tag to build a warehouse has a major impact on how its floorplan is designed. This layout and design tool adds the cost component to drawings.
GCP Applied Technologies
AUGUST 1, 2019
Part I of our project briefcases series featured a diverse construction portfolio that helped keep prominent, global projects on track, on budget, and protected for decades to come. Safeguard building. STRUX® 90/40 macro fibers, ECLIPSE® Floor, and ADVA® 140M admixtures were crucial to creating a durable concrete floor.
Construction Specifier
NOVEMBER 27, 2021
is experiencing a “wood revival” contributing to the complexity of fire-retardant-treated wood (FRTW) specifications. This demand for wood products continues to grow as designers appreciate its renewability, versatility, aesthetics, and most important, its ability to sequester carbon once installed. By Mike Eckhoff, PhD. wide specimen.
Construction Specifier
JUNE 17, 2024
2 Buildings are responsible for approximately 42 percent of CO2 emissions, 15 percent of which is attributed to the embodied carbon of materials. trillion sf) of building floorspace by 2060—equivalent space of New York City added every month for 40 years—the time for the industry to act is now. Millions of properties across the U.S.
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CivilJungle
DECEMBER 19, 2020
The beam which connects two or more columns or rafters in a roof or roof truss or in any height above floor level to make the whole structure more stiff and stable at the foundation level is called tie beam. Tie beams are mainly provided at roof truss and floor level and a plinth. They cannot carry any vertical load such as walls etc.
Specification Product Update
JUNE 15, 2023
Versapanel ® , Euroform’s cement particle board, has been specified for its acoustic properties as a roofing system component for what is set to be one of the UK’s largest film and TV studios, Shinfield Studios, at the Thames Valley Science Park. Euroform specialises in ensuring fire and thermal compliance across its product range.
Safti First
AUGUST 30, 2021
I am confident that glass, with its ability to provide vision and transparency, will continue to be a popular building material. We will also to be able to fabricate decorative glass, walking surfaces for glass floors, and other specialty applications. In fact, it remains strong that we will all come out of this better than before.
Building Information Management
MAY 4, 2016
Building cost models are based upon major buildings systems as defined by the Uniformat II classification system. Building and/or system models are experience-based and useful for conceptual cost estimating and/or capital renewal and/or life-cycle capital planning. Architect/Design Fee. 190,482.00.
Building Information Management
MAY 4, 2016
Building cost models are based upon major buildings systems as defined by the Uniformat II classification system. Building and/or system models are experience-based and useful for conceptual cost estimating and/or capital renewal and/or life-cycle capital planning. Architect/Design Fee. 190,482.00.
Commercial Construction Blog
JULY 16, 2019
While it’s always thrilling to create a new building, some of the most rewarding construction projects to work on involve the adaptive reuse of an existing property. I love the process of taking a building that has outlived its original usefulness, and giving it new life for a new purpose. .
UK Construction Blog
JULY 30, 2024
The post 7 Innovative Sustainable Building Materials Shaping the Future of Construction appeared first on UK Construction Blog. It is no longer acceptable for buildings to be just high-performing–they must contribute to the good of the planet as well. Metal B-Decking More and more buildings are constructing rooftop decks.
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