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Facilities Managers: Game-Changing Technologies x3

CCR Magazine

Real-time data collection and monitoring systems such as AI (Artificial Intelligence), RPA (Robotic Process Automation), and AR (Augmented Reality) are here to stay. Artificial Intelligence Integration in Building Controls Most commercial AI systems aim to teach an algorithm how to perform a specific task or process.

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California’s unconventional office tower: Remarkable beyond its appearance

Construction Specifier

Unlike conventional high-rise buildings that rely on columns organized along modular grid lines, the tower utilizes a network of curvilinear bands emanating from multiple geometric center points to provide support. In addition, a mezzanine is suspended from the ceiling above the 7.32-m High-performance mechanical systems.

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Reaching a new level of sophistication with panelized construction

Construction Specifier

Panelized construction, although used for decades, has reached a new level of sophistication and use in recent years. To clarify, panelization is not modular construction. With the latter, entire sections of the building are constructed and finished, all the way down to the carpet, tile, vanities, and toilet paper holders.

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What About Mass Timber?

Natural Building

One benefit is that residents will find themselves surrounded by wood ceilings and floors that offer a connection to nature and makes a difference in how they feel. Besides the reduced carbon footprint, there is less construction waste and reduced emissions at construction sites.

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A Case (Study) for Off-Site Construction in Home Building

The Pro Builder

Rather, it employed an off-site construction method that built all of the wall panels, floor panels, and roof trusses in a nearby factory and assembled them on site in fewer than three days. No cutting (or recutting) of materials required, hence the notable lack of any construction din. he was struck by an eerie silence.

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What Is a Cavity Wall | How to Build a Cavity Wall | Cavity Wall Detail | Cavity Wall Thickness | Cavity Wall Insulation Pros and Cons | Brick Cavity Wall

CivilJungle

The absorbent materials are used in cavity wall construction to that draw out the rainwater and consist of humidity in the wall. The weep hole is constructed above the window or base the wall to draw out the rainwater. Another system of the cavity is to drain water through the weep holes lies above the window or base of the wall.

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

CivilJungle

Slabs are structural elements manufactured from concrete constructed to produce flat surfaces, usually horizontal, in building floors, roofs, bridges. 19 Different types of slabs in construction are as follows. To supply plain ceiling surface giving preferable diffusion of sunlight. Less construction time is required.