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UK Construction Blog
MARCH 14, 2025
An upgraded electrical system supports your maintenance activities effectively. Weatherproof outlets mounted 48 inches from the floor protect connections from moisture and damage. Weatherproof outlets mounted 48 inches from the floor protect connections from moisture and damage.
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CCR Magazine
MAY 5, 2024
PGCPS is the first jurisdiction in the nation to use a Public Private Partnership design, build, finance and maintenance model to bundle the construction and maintenance of a group of public schools. Green Building Council’s LEED® Silver standards. According to Gilbane, the schools are all designed to meet the U.S.
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UK Construction Blog
MARCH 26, 2025
The post Top 10 Construction Defects: Prevent These Costly Building Mistakes appeared first on UK Construction Blog. The most dangerous defects include structural issues (foundation cracks, wall collapses), water infiltration, electrical/plumbing failures and HVAC system problems, which often remain hidden for years.
CCR Magazine
MARCH 4, 2025
Aligned with Alexandrias Green Building Policy, ACHS Minnie Howard Campus is targeting Net-Zero Energy and LEED Gold Certification through the U.S. Green Building Council. Meeting Perkins Eastmans project selection criteria, Rockfon ceiling systems help optimize sound absorption, enhance daylighting and support indoor air quality.
Construction Specifier
MARCH 27, 2025
By Rachel Berkin Photo by Randy Hoepner Photography Designing new builds is more challenging than ever before. Project owners demand that architects and designers select more sustainable materials, whether a company is constructing a multifamily residential, commercial, or industrial building.
cnstrctr
AUGUST 3, 2019
Because I was new I had no idea was this crucial element to the building life safety systems were. Through my investigation I discovered that firestopping can be a range of materials that are installed in joints within walls, ceilings and floors that have a fire rating to slow the spread of fire throughout a structure.
Construction Specifier
OCTOBER 16, 2023
However, as a key part of what provides the integrity of the structure, that steel must be protected to ensure it retains its strength in the event of a catastrophic fire. 1 However, the AISC guidelines make only minimal reference to IFRM coatings in the AESS category system, generally referring to these coatings as “smooth.”
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.
BDC Network
JUNE 8, 2024
Sergio Sádaba, Principal Industrial Facilities Designers Lists HVAC Mechanical Systems For most industrial factories, it’s process over people. As a buildings-performance expert, I have decades of experience designing high-performance, sustainable, and energy-efficient systems for a variety of industrial clients.
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.
CCR Magazine
AUGUST 25, 2023
Temporary Suspended Ceilings are in great demand in cities across the world as the metropolitan population increases by the day leading to a meteoric rise in construction. They are a multi-use tool and a great friend to any good building contractor. Given here are the benefits of temporary suspended ceilings.
CCR Magazine
JULY 10, 2024
First responders such as fire, EMS and police depend on reliable two-way radio communication when lives and property are at risk. That’s not always an easy task in many buildings. In-building radio signals are often absorbed or blocked by structures that are larger, underground, or constructed of concrete or metal.
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.
CCR Magazine
SEPTEMBER 28, 2024
Sesco Group of companies, founded in 1983, remains a family owned and operated business providing Ontario commercial and high-end residential customers with interior and design-build services. Sesco Group’s companies include Sesco Interiors, Sesco Design Build and Sesco Luxury Homes. This trusted partnership spans more than a decade.
Construction Specifier
AUGUST 31, 2021
While specification and design professionals have long considered the effects of material and product choices on the people within the spaces and buildings they create, the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of designing healthy spaces. IEQ and influential standards. fire protection.
Specification Product Update
APRIL 19, 2024
Two large internal glass screens which balance aesthetics with assured fire protection have been created using Promat SYSTEMGLAS ® F1 within a new multi-million pound facility to support the day-to-day operations of a major UK airline. The twin 6m wide by 2m high glass screens feature inside the purpose-built 150,000 sq.
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. A1010 Standard Foundations.
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. A1010 Standard Foundations.
Specification Product Update
JANUARY 16, 2024
Two large internal glass screens which balance aesthetics with assured fire protection have been created using Promat SYSTEMGLAS ® F1 within a new multi-million pound facility to support the day-to-day operations of a major UK airline. The twin 6m wide by 2m high glass screens feature inside the purpose-built 150,000 sq.
Construction Specifier
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
While specification and design professionals have long considered the effects of material and product choices on the people within the spaces and buildings they create, the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of designing healthy spaces. IEQ and influential standards. fire protection.
The MCP Group
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Location Manhattan, Kansas Plans KSU Animal Science Arena Combined Plans Volume 1 KSU Animal Science Arena Combined Plans Volume 2 Specifications 014722 Specification Vol 1 014722 Specification Vol 2 General Information Bid Invitation KSU Animal Science Arena MCP Supplemental Conditions.2021
CCR Magazine
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
Builders and architects must consider premium materials, airflow, lighting, and automation to construct a facility that meets the highest standards. Zoning and Permits Before construction begins, zoning laws, environmental regulations, and building codes must be reviewed.
Construction Specifier
DECEMBER 15, 2024
By Lisa May Photo Robert Casey/courtesy Tubelite With commercial architectural trends favoring expansive glass , curtain wall use is growing in newly constructed buildings. In common usage, curtain wall refers to aluminum-framed systems carrying glass, panels, louvers, or occasionally, granite or marble.
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Construction Specifier
MARCH 20, 2025
By Chuck Knickerbocker Photo Simon Hurst Photography/courtesy Technical Glass Products (TGP) Glazing systems are significant in connecting interior spaces to the outdoors, making them a popular option for todays sleek and modern building facades. Their ability to transfer daylight also makes them beneficial for interior applications.
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Natural Building
JULY 20, 2022
The main benefit of mass timber is that it significantly reduces the embodied carbon of new buildings, up to 50% compared to a similar building of concrete or steel. Structural engineers are looking at embodied carbon to meet the requirements of a variety of green building standards and to meet sustainability goals.
CivilJungle
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
The aluminum composite panel is indeed a construction substance wherein thermoplastic polythene base as well as the fire-retardant base layer are placed between two made of aluminum sheets. Polythene is not a fire-resistant substance, it sparks and spreads the fire. Building works are classified into three categories.
CivilJungle
JANUARY 4, 2022
Information of Building Dimensions. Buildings serve as universal carriers of art, culture, history, economics, and equity while also providing us with basic human necessities such as shelter, security, privacy, storage , and labour. The building standards in residential buildings are decided by this procedure.
CivilJungle
JUNE 1, 2022
Simply, retrofitting is repairing and modifying the existing structure into a new stable structure that protects it from flooding or dangers such as high winds and earthquakes. Also, Read: What Is Skillion Roof | Types of Skillion Roof | Uses of Skillion Roof | How to Build a Skillion Roof. Methods of Retrofitting Building.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
APRIL 13, 2023
Here are some ways to improve safety on the jobsite, while increasing project quality. Keeping Boots on the Ground Stick-built construction has long been the standard in commercial construction , but it’s time-consuming, labor-intensive, and creates more opportunities for on-site accidents and injuries.
Building Information Management
AUGUST 11, 2015
The terms Globally Harmonized System (GHS) and Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) are getting focused attention from regulators, business owners, and property managers with new requirements. Protection Affordable Care Act) as mandated by TJC (The Joint Commission) and CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services).
Job Order Contracting
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
Application: This standard card applies to automatic hydraulic security Bollards/Barricades found at driveway entrances, and other areas where vehicular traffic must be controlled. Review the Standard Operating Procedure for “Controlling Hazardous Energy Sources”. Standard Tools – Basic. ARCS-BAR-01-06M Frequency: Semi-annually.
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CCR Magazine
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
Yet, many businesses and property owners underestimate the importance of measured building surveys , often skipping them to cut costs or speed up the project timeline. Below, we explore six major problems that can arise when you skip a measured survey for your office building.
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Buildern
MAY 4, 2023
Importance of Construction Terminology Building terms and unique collocations are like the secret sauce that makes communication in the industry smooth and efficient. The construction market in the US is diverse and highly competitive, with numerous regulations and standards in place to ensure safety, quality, and compliance.
Building Information Management
AUGUST 11, 2015
The terms Globally Harmonized System (GHS) and Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) are getting focused attention from regulators, business owners, and property managers with new requirements. Protection Affordable Care Act) as mandated by TJC (The Joint Commission) and CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services).
Building Information Management
JULY 27, 2016
Standardizing the presentation of renovation, repair, maintenance, and new construction tasks and costs improves communication and collaboration among all parties, as well as helps to assure financial transparency/. Divisions are the top Level (Level 1) in the hierarchy of the classification system. design/negotiate/build).
Building Information Management
JULY 27, 2016
Standardizing the presentation of renovation, repair, maintenance, and new construction tasks and costs improves communication and collaboration among all parties, as well as helps to assure financial transparency. . Divisions are the top Level (Level 1) in the hierarchy of the classification system. design/negotiate/build).
Construction Specifier
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Many architectural materials have a place in healthcare design but must meet stringent performance standards before they are deemed appropriate for these demanding environments. Within outdoor and mid-door spaces, metal fabric enables airflow while maintaining safety, such as railing infill or fall protection along rooftop perimeters.
Building Radar
JANUARY 14, 2020
Building planning: digital for optimized workflow 2. ERP and CRM systems: How to make better use of data resources 3. IoT: building with wireless intelligence 5. Mega-trend in the construction industry: the 3D-printed building 11. Puzzle on the construction site: modular building with prefabrication in factories 14.
CivilJungle
OCTOBER 16, 2021
Skirting is constructed in almost every residential building, commercial building, industrial building, etc. Pencil skirting is very common and highly preferable for residential and commercial buildings. In light flooring, walls, ceiling works; wooden skirting is used. What Is Skirting?
CCR Magazine
OCTOBER 16, 2023
For instance, compared to standard windows, double or triple glazing can prevent up to 50% of thermal loss. Glass insulation is a popular option for builders and contractors since it helps buildings comply with these criteria by lowering heat transmission and energy use. through 2033.
CivilJungle
APRIL 5, 2021
Slabs are structural elements manufactured from concrete constructed to produce flat surfaces, usually horizontal, in building floors, roofs, bridges. To supply plain ceiling surface giving preferable diffusion of sunlight. Flat slabs are utilized in parking decks, commercial buildings, hotels. What Is a Slab?
Building Information Management
JULY 26, 2012
General Services Administration (GSA) is to be commended for its leadership in improving energy and environmental performance across its federal building portfolio. GSA reduced emissions from federal buildings more than 20 percent compared with 2008. performance building rating system in the United States. Airfresh Inc.
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 13, 2017
Common construction abbreviations as as part of cost estimating software, Job Order Contracting software, and construction documents is a standard practice. O’Connell, Interior Graphic and Design Standards, S.C. O’Connell, Interior Graphic and Design Standards, S.C. ASC: Above Suspended Ceiling. & And.
Building Information Management
JULY 26, 2016
ASC: Above Suspended Ceiling. ATC: Acoustical Tile Ceiling. BL: Base Line, Building Line, Block. BLDG: Building. CLG: Ceiling. CP: Cathodic Protection, Clothes Pole, Cesspool. CS: Countersink, Cast Steel, Cast Stone, Commercial Standard. CTSC: Communications Systems Terminal Cabinet.
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