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Adair County Awarded Preserve Missouri 2024 Project of the Year Project with Veregy

Civil + Structural Engineer

The award was fittingly presented to the Adair County Commission in the historic 1917 Missouri State Capital along the banks of the Missouri River in Jefferson City, Missouri. The architectural integrity of Adair’s courthouse is a testament to the craftsmanship of a bygone era, making its preservation paramount.

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How Pollution and Dirt Are Quietly Ruining City Skylines

Construction Marketing

Many modern and historic buildings suffer from this slow decay, with restoration efforts requiring specialized cleaning solutions to reverse the damage. In the case of buildings in large cities, keeping their exterior facade clean results in longer lasting masonry, fewer corroded areas, and more effective water drainage.

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ICRI Reveals 2024 Project of the Year and Excellence Awards

CCR Magazine

Also awarded were the ICRI Sustainability Awards. To promote sustainability in concrete repair, ICRI grants these awards to projects which exemplify the concept and demonstrate a commitment to the repair and restoration profession. Then the President’s Award for Safety was given to Carolina Restoration & Waterproofing, Inc.,

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BROMLEY COMPANIES COMPLETES 122 FIFTH AVENUE IN UNION SQUARE NEW YORK

Civil + Structural Engineer

122 Fifth was built with sustainability in mind and is currently targeting LEED and Fitwel certifications. “It was essential, for both Bromley and STUDIOS, that we completed the block in a way that is simultaneously contemporary, contextually relevant, and historically sensitive.

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Woven in stone: The role of CMUs in architectural design

Construction Specifier

The site is situated on the outskirts of South Mountain Park Preserve, allowing for sweeping views of the diverse desert landscape and surrounding mountain vistas, while maintaining easy access to Arizona State University (ASU) and Phoenix’s Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX).

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Earth USA 2011

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

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Find About the Latest News on Steel Used to Build the UK Wedgetail Facility, the Dispute Over UK Parliament’s £22bn Renovations, Innocrete3d Launches UK 3dcp, and a Timber in Construction Roadmap Should Start With Education

UK Construction Blog

Epic pest control difficulties abound in the UK’s historic parliamentary complex, possibly the world’s most renowned set of buildings. Ecology and doors experts from Manchester, window surveyors from Glasgow, historic surveyors from Cambridge, Suffolk, and Hampshire are on the team. I had computer mice. Totally revolting.”