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Rainscreen walls: An updated definition for today’s construction environment

Construction Specifier

The term rainscreen is widely used to describe a building products category that fulfills one of the main functions of an exterior wall—to screen out rain and keep a wall dry. Moreover, what can be expected from a rainscreen wall? The rain screen is the siding itself but the term rainscreen implies a system of building.”.

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Subsea & Topside Corrosion Solutions for a Fluctuating Offshore Market

Civil + Structural Engineer

On the topside are water injection systems, gas piping systems, and crude oil lines that need protection. Even when other systems are commissioned, water injection and gas lift lines may need extended preservation until a drop in well pressure demands their use. The system should then be closed to trap the vapors inside.

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Industrial Constructors/Managers, Inc. facilitates improvements to aerospace test facility thanks to ‘on the go’ construction and welding

Civil + Structural Engineer

ICM) , was hired to do in the summer of 2019 for Reaction Engines , a privately-held technology company that’s developing thermal management systems and novel propulsion solutions for the defense and commercial high-speed flight sector, as well as for aviation, automotive, and energy sectors in the US and UK.

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Combining Concrete and Offsite Manufacturing to Create Resilient Homes

The Pro Builder

The definition of a home is a place to be safe, but that’s not the case today,” Khan says. In its offsite factories, Onx manufactures all of the elements of the home—the foundations, staircases, walls, roofing systems, and bathroom pods—and then assembles them onsite.

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2023 Trade Definitions now available

Alberta Construction

The new Trade Definitions 2023 versions are now available at the Trade Definitions website at: [link]. Thank you to the committee for their hard work on this year’s version. They continue to modify and build on the work of past years.

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Innovative Sustainable Materials Revolutionizing Residential Construction

Construction Daily News

ICF Framing Insulated concrete forms (ICF) are a next-level solution for residential walls. The result is a unique, double-layer insulation system that leverages concretes durability and weather-resistance around the insulative core. While typical wood framing panels provide an R-value around 14, an ICF wall offers an R-value over 23.5

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NEW DOCUMENT PROVIDES SEISMIC DESIGN  CRITERIA FOR HDPE PIPE WATER MAINS

Civil + Structural Engineer

IRVING, Texas – A new report that examines the required wall thickness for a fully fused high-density polyethylene (HDPE) water main to withstand the lateral spread from an earthquake or other seismic event has been published. Researched and authored by Michael O’Rourke, Ph.D., Researched and authored by Michael O’Rourke, Ph.D.,