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HGA Completes the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Civil + Structural Engineer

The building design fulfills the Archives’ mission – to collect, preserve and make all materials available to the public: Collections: A glazed-brick volume and high-thermal-mass concrete structure forms the body of the building, housing acid free boxes and flat-file maps on high density shelving.

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California becomes home to world’s first climate-positive arena

Construction Specifier

The outside of the building (gridshell) is built of ultra-lightweight material and seismically isolated from the building’s structure. The gridshell carries a system of flexible, durable membrane panels that modulate wind, sun and rain. ha (1 acre). The project is aiming for LEED Platinum certification.

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Design and Construction Solutions for Commercial Building Efficiency

Wolgast Corporation

Working with an experienced Design-Build Contractor can save you money and provide guidance for savings from sustainable and long-lasting material investments. Additionally, our Architect will provide a modern design that incorporates long lasting and/or sustainable materials if that is important to the project.

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Modine Coatings Launches EFIN Data Shield with 10-Year Warranty

CCR Magazine

This innovative program safeguards critical data center equipment from corrosion, enhances system efficiency, and helps avoid costly unplanned downtime, setting a new industry standard for reliability and performance. As the demand for cloud computing and data storage continues to increase, so does the need for reliable infrastructure.

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Why I Chose a Tiny Container Home Over a Tiny House (Real Costs Revealed)

UK Construction Blog

These containers come pre-built, which cuts down on labour costs and wastes less material. These include energy-saving windows and systems to save water. This gave me a chance to use fewer new building materials. Modern container homes’ Heat Recovery Ventilation System keeps 85% of thermal energy. and AUD 7,644.95.

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Proactive Water Management: Best Practices for Buildings of the Future

Civil + Structural Engineer

Inefficient water management can result in direct costs, including the repair and replacement of damaged materials, as well as indirect costs such as business disruption, lost time, and increased insurance premiums and deductibles. Automatically shutting off the water to isolate building systems and mitigate potential damage.

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Factors driving cold storage warehouse construction costs

The Korte Company

The production, processing, storage and transit of perishable goods is changing. Rapid modernization of one of the world’s most important networks has led to the need for greater cold storage warehouse capacity. Cold storage warehouse spaces are too unique for lazy estimating. Powerful ammonia HVAC systems.