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High-Rise Maintenance: Innovative Solutions for Building Care

CCR Magazine

The idea of maintaining a high-rise building might seem daunting, but it’s a crucial aspect of ensuring safety and longevity. By staying on top of maintenance tasks, you ensure a safer environment for residents and a more sustainable building overall. You might wonder if implementing these technologies will impact costs.

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The Start of Celebration: the 2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement

Civil + Structural Engineer

It features elements that maximize the safety, security, and efficiency of the travel process including 100 percent automated screening lanes, 100 percent facial recognition “e-gates” for international departure, an innovative landside terminal design, and 100 percent trackable RFID Independent Carrier System.

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Alexandria City HS Redevelopment Features Rockfon Ceilings

CCR Magazine

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. Both Rockfon ceiling systems stone wool and metal components can be recycled at the end of their long lifecycle on the high school.

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Sustainable Fireplaces: Which Fireplace Is the Right Choice?

UK Construction Blog

Given that nearly 40% of global carbon emissions are generated by buildings, it’s more important than ever that buildings are designed and built in a sustainable way. Not only does this reduce environmental impact and allow building owners to fulfil their legal obligations, but it also helps improve the health of occupants.

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Exterior cavity fireblocking: Exceeding fire performance

Construction Specifier

and Steven Gaynor, MBA Photo courtesy Tenmat New York City recently became the first jurisdiction in the country to reject and rewrite major sections of the International Building Code’s ( IBC ’s) language around fire protection in exterior facades. For decades, buildings have relied on intumescent materials for fire control.

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Boiler Room Modernization: Key Considerations When Transitioning to Eco-Friendly Electric Boilers

CCR Magazine

Consulting with an expert can streamline the conversion to electric boilers while reducing total project cost and maximizing system reliability. To address climate change, states and cities are increasingly phasing out fossil fuel use in commercial buildings in favor of clean, green electric options.

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Steel curtain walls: Revolutionizing facades

Construction Specifier

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.