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Styrofoam’s Promise for Hurricane-Proof Homes

The Pro Builder

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).

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Barrier breakthroughs: Achieving airtightness in modern construction

Construction Specifier

Photo courtesy Intertek As building codes and standards evolve, the demand for airtight, environmentally friendly building enclosures increases among building owners, insurers, and design professionals. Air barriers are essential for maintaining the integrity and performance of building enclosures.

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Advances in façades

CCR Magazine

The structure fulfils high requirements in terms of energy efficiency, protection against the environmental influences and noise, durability, low maintenance, moisture regulation and sustainability. The all-in-one system of compatible products with tested and approved individual components covers a wide range of subframe solutions.

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Firestopping In Construction and Buildings

cnstrctr

One of the first projects I was on the architect asked us if the firestopping material was installed in the movie theatre. Because I was new I had no idea was this crucial element to the building life safety systems were. Where Can I Find Firestopping In A Building? Don’t know what a fire separation plan is?

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Fire-Rated Systems in Light-Frame Wood Construction

BDC Network

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.

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Achieving aesthetics and energy efficiency with stone wool insulation

Construction Specifier

Education and awareness continue the drive toward higher performance building envelopes, which is prompting greater consideration of insulation levels, R-value , airtightness, vapor diffusion, condensation control, acoustics, and more. As a result, more thought is now invested in material selection and whole system performance.

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Safe From the Start

Autodesk Construction Cloud

And rather than regularly regrading temporary roadways, ring roads are a way to accommodate heavy traffic from the start and make the delivery and handling of materials work smoothly on a consistent and ongoing basis. With carefully organized rigging and setting of the building , crews aren’t working around crane operations.