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Prefab, Modular Homebuilder Touts Energy and Cost Benefits

The Pro Builder

A heating recovery system uses the exhausted air to pre-heat and pre-cool incoming air before it’s delivered to the home. The factory panelizes the ceilings, floors, and walls, then brings all the elements together to form the module. The all-electric homes use heat pumps for heating and cooling, as well as for hot water and dryers.

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Modular adaptive reuse of parking structure grants future flexibility

BDC Network

Additionally, many communities have seen recent expansions of mass transit systems, further decreasing the need for personal vehicles. proposes an adaptive reuse solution that converts a single floor of underutilized parking at a time, leaving room for further conversion in the future, as market demands shift. From Loudon County, Va.,

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Disability and architecture: ADA and universal design at college campuses

BDC Network

Sometimes, devices intended to aid disabled students—that noisy ramp, for instance—end up putting the spotlight on them, resulting in a feeling of separation and even embarrassment. Poorly designed ramps (or no ramps at all) relegate students in wheelchairs to awkward side doors.

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Adapting to Regulatory Changes: Navigating New Building Codes in 2025

Construction Daily News

Fortunately, through advances in hydro excavation and slot trenching, these delicate subterranean systems can be effectively modernized without damaging the structure. Dated cast iron pipes can be retrofitted with industrial pipe insulation to keep the sewage system functioning properly in all weather conditions.

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Google’s New York office: Iconic pier transformed through adaptive reuse

Construction Specifier

The adaptive reuse of Pier 57’s historic core and shell includes a 91-m-(300-ft)-long ramp, once used for vehicular access, now transformed into an interactive inclined walkway accessible on foot or through a motorized, cubic glass inclinator (elevator that climbs an incline). Moses Preservation Award from the New York Landmarks Conservancy.

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Rotate with Component

Revit OpEd

These categories respond to Rotate with Component: Walls, Curtain Walls, Doors, Windows, Railings, Ramps, Stairs (Runs, Landings and Supports), Structural (Framing, Braces and Trusses), Property Boundary, Property Line Segments, Planting, and Parking.

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Sports Training Facilities: Creating Successful Environments Focused on High Performance and Athlete Wellbeing 

Civil + Structural Engineer

A facility should also include weight training technologies for performance analytics, specialized equipment and furniture, audiovisual/sound systems, branding, and graphics enhancements as well as thoughtful HVAC, lighting, and hygienic elements and upgrades.