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The Inefficiencies of the Latest Energy Code

The Pro Builder

But as building codes become increasingly more stringent with each new code cycle, in some cases the returns on the margins aren't yielding an energy-savings benefit that justifies the higher construction costs. Early editions of the IECC helped new homes achieve much higher levels of energy performance. Energy Information Agency.

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Community RISES to Occasion

Civil + Structural Engineer

It is a far cry from his previous job at McDonald’s, where he worked for twenty years in midtown Manhattan before the pandemic. RISE’s work is supporting a more extensive coastal restoration project that is being carried out by its longtime partner the U.S. Plus, it keeps him active, moving, and out in nature – all good things.

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Western Specialty Contractors Roofing Experts Recommend Monthly Housekeeping to Prevent Unnecessary Roof Damage

Civil + Structural Engineer

Western’s experts recommend that a building’s maintenance staff go up on the roof and check for debris at least once a month, or after a trade has been working on the roof. Poor clean-up by workers who have performed work on a roof and left behind trash and debris such as caulk tubes or rags can cause major problems if not cleaned up.

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Western Specialty Contractors Repairs Pedestrian Bridge Connecting Corporate Plaza with Parking Garage in Chesterfield, MO

Civil + Structural Engineer

The 226,000-square-foot office building and bridge were constructed in 1989. The building’s 109-foot-long pedestrian bridge, weathered and damaged from wear and tear, was constructed of precast double tees and single tees with a cast-in-place field topping.

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Trimble Monitoring Software Expands Sensor Support to Deliver Broader Rail and Structural Deformation Analytics for Survey, Monitoring and Construction Professionals

Civil + Structural Engineer

Additionally, the software allows for relative track monitoring where an as-built survey has not been performed. of T4D Control supports Syscom Instrument’s MR3003DMS and MR3003SB strong motion acceleration sensors, which measure movement from seismic activity. Event-based monitoring of ground-motion Version 6.5

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6 Industry Hacks to Overcome Productivity Pitfalls

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Now that we’ve laid the foundation for the four P’s of construction improvement (performance, predictability, planet, and people), let’s add some framework around performance. Particularly, the way performance impacts one of our most coveted metrics of measure—productivity. Governmental change. The end goal?

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Are We Missing an Important Element of Sustainability Reporting?

Autodesk Construction Cloud

1 ] In preparation for this new era, large publicly held entities and smaller companies alike have ramped up measurement and reporting around environment, safety, and governance. The following changes to how Compass builds led to some significant environmental achievements. Compass Datacenters is among them. Roofing materials.