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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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Bentley Systems: Open Data Ecosystems to Advance Infrastructure Engineering

Civil + Structural Engineer

The partnership builds on Bentley’s recent acquisition of Cesium , the foundational open platform for creating powerful 3D geospatial applications. By integrating 3D geospatial data with Cesium and Bentley’s iTwin platform, stakeholders can visualize their assets, both existing and planned, in full, real-world context.

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This Bus Facility Could Revolutionize Green Infrastructure

Construction Daily News

Lynx is considering building its Southern Operations and Maintenance Facility on a 59-acre site in northern Osceola County. The project will cost Lynx approximately $95 million, with construction expenses across properties potentially reaching $143 million due to site constraints. The numbers tell part of the story. The reality?

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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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The Desert Comfort Idea Home: a True Desert Oasis

The Pro Builder

But the Desert Comfort Idea Home , a high-performance, net-zero–energy custom home built in the Sonoran Desert north of Phoenix, the latest in a series of Idea Homes produced by Pro Builder , is very real … and it delivers all of the comforts a desert oasis promises.

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Coastal restoration project gives threatened coastal plant another chance

Civil + Structural Engineer

He was monitoring the federally threatened bird – the Piping Plover ( Charadrius melodus ), one of several environmental conservation measures performed by the agency on all coastal restoration projects to ensure wildlife is not harmed. While doing this he spotted what looked like spinach sprouting out of the sand by his foot.

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5 lessons in water mitigation for mass timber projects

BDC Network

Dean Lewis, Graham Finch, and David Simkins Contractors Mass Timber Moisture Protection Sustainable Development Sustainable Design and Construction Mass timber has gained popularity as a building material praised for its sustainability and aesthetic appeal. Here are five tips for successful water mitigation in mass timber construction.