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

The Pro Builder

The factory-built product was a complete structural package (called ONE Frame in Agorus’ nomenclature), including walls, floors, stairs, ceilings, and roofs. Agorus' framing package for Daybreak included premade floor systems, each panel specifically engineered for its application in the system. What About Design?

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raSmith Cold-Formed Steel Structural Engineering Projects Earn Design Excellence Awards; raSmith’s Pat Ford Receives John P. Matsen Distinguished Service Award

Civil + Structural Engineer

. — raSmith, a multi-disciplined civil and structural engineering and surveying firm, is proud to announce that four of raSmith’s cold-formed steel engineering projects have garnered recognition, receiving Design Excellence Awards from the Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI). Matsen Distinguished Service Award.

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Mass Timber Buildings: Sustainable Path to Net Zero Goals

CCR Magazine

Whether they are leaning on public-private partnership (P3) or traditional delivery methods, owners and developers are recognizing the benefits of wood as a versatile, sustainable, and structurally efficient feature for their projects. Every metric ton of wood used in place of concrete and steel in the structure is estimated to avoid 3.9

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Let's build toward a circular economy

BDC Network

A sustainable relationship to a building, community and planet should be the floor, not the ceiling. In the simplest sense, a circular economy is an approach to material lifecycle management guided by three principles: eliminate waste, keep materials in circulation for as long as possible, and regenerate natural systems.

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13 trends, technologies, and strategies to expect in 2023

BDC Network

Industrialized construction High-volume off-site construction, prefabrication, and on-site construction automation will continue to advance in response to ongoing labor and material challenges. Wally Ford, Client Executive, Structural 9. Edwin Najarian, Client Executive, Structural 13. Gary Bireta, Project Executive 12.

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Specifying acoustical ceilings for healthcare facilities

Construction Specifier

Even experienced healthcare designers and specifiers can have questions about the different building products, assemblies, and systems in healthcare facilities. For example, ceiling systems in healthcare facilities can have varying acoustical, weight, cleaning, and surface texture requirements that differ by facility type and room function.

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Let's build towards a circular economy

BDC Network

A sustainable relationship to a building, community and planet should be the floor, not the ceiling. In the simplest sense, a circular economy is an approach to material lifecycle management guided by three principles: eliminate waste, keep materials in circulation for as long as possible, and regenerate natural systems.