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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. Designing buildings that provide good fire protection, cost-effectively, can be challenging.

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Firestopping In Construction and Buildings

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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. Don’t know what a fire separation plan is? Materials Typically Used in Firestopping Systems.

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19 Different Types of Slabs in Construction | What Is a Slab

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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. Utilized during a flat plate system, it’s impossible to possess a sizeable span.

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20 construction industry trends to watch in 2020

Building Radar

ERP and CRM systems: How to make better use of data resources 3. Puzzle on the construction site: modular building with prefabrication in factories 14. ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) systems promote faster, better and more economical work.

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Safe From the Start

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Prefabrication has been transformative in improving worksite safety and mak ing on-site assembly come together quickly with less on-site labor and fewer moving parts, people, and vehicles. Prefabricating much of a data center’s MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) infrastructure has been another huge win.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

In short, project teams, including owners, better deliver structures according to their capabilities, requirements, timelines, and budgets. Masterformat is a multiple level data structure consisting of numbers and titles/descriptions used to organize information by “work results” or construction practices. A Primer on MasterFormat TM.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

In short, project teams, including owners, better deliver structures to according to their capabilities, requirements, timelines, and budgets. Masterformat is a multiple level data structure consisting of numbers and titles/descriptions used to organize information by “work results” or construction practices. 1995 Edition. Divisions.