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How Sustainable Masonry Can Reduce Long-Term Construction Costs

UK Construction Blog

The post How Sustainable Masonry Can Reduce Long-Term Construction Costs appeared first on UK Construction Blog. One of the best solutions lies in sustainable masonry. This construction method combines longevity, energy efficiency, and reduced environmental impact.

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Masonry construction: Solving for thermal bridging

Construction Specifier

When it comes to longevity, masonry construction has an impressive track record. One of the world’s oldest construction types, masonry continues to be among the most common construction methods used in modern-day enclosures around the globe. While the concept of masonry has lived on, developments in strategy and technique have evolved.

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Additional practical insights on overcladding masonry facades

Construction Specifier

Insulation and air barriers One premise of the original article is that the bearing walls of many government and school buildings across North America, built in the last century with solid masonry, are now experiencing moisture intrusion. This is a follow-up article speaking to additional questions in this system type.

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Barrier breakthroughs: Achieving airtightness in modern construction

Construction Specifier

These stricter regulations aim to reduce energy consumption and enhance overall building performance, making air barriers a key element in todays construction practices. By preventing uncontrolled air movement between conditioned and unconditioned spaces, they help regulate indoor temperatures, control moisture, and improve energy efficiency.

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Offsite vs. Onsite Construction Part 2

Civil + Structural Engineer

Additionally, the environmental impact is lessened due to minimal shipping and packing materials delivered to the site and enhanced energy efficiency in the final construction. In the southeast, concrete masonry systems and cast-in-place concrete systems (with removable forms) both offer price-competitive wall and floor systems.

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Former munitions plant reimagined as net-zero federal workplace

BDC Network

Once open, the building will be operated by 100% renewable energy and serve as a zero emissions structure. Embodied carbon: Reuse of the existing building structure and masonry skin saves enough carbon to drive an average car 43 million miles or power 3,300 homes for a single year. There is no natural gas service to the building.

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Rohrer College of Business supports the schools academic programs with several key spaces

BD+C

The building’s design, targeted to achieve LEED Silver, focuses on energy conservation, uses locally sourced materials, and takes hydrology and ecology measures in relation to the campus’s wetland assets.