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5 Steps to Cracking the Code for a High-Performance Home

The Pro Builder

This model was instrumental in evaluating numerous design elements and options, including: window sizes and the solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) and thermal rating (U-factor) for each window unit; roof types; wall thicknesses; insulation thermal (R-) values; and the impact of various exterior colors on the home’s overall thermal performance.

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HGA Completes the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Civil + Structural Engineer

Archives’ storage rooms are tightly controlled to keep out all daylight Mechanical systems: A metal-clad mechanical bay links efficient HVAC systems to archive rooms on each floor providing tightly modulated temperature and humidity to each kind of environment and material, whether its paper, print photography, or film.

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D.R. Horton Buys 250,000 Grass-Made, Structural Panels from Plantd

The Pro Builder

Horton signifies a major shift in today’s sustainability-driven homebuilding landscape. Horton’s purchase of 250,000 Plantd panels will be used for wall sheathing and roof decking. The company’s collaboration with D.R. The partners will first erect a model home—breaking ground in mid-July—in Durham, N.C.,

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Top questions to ask when designing a green roof

GCP Applied Technologies

Top questions to ask when designing a green roof. We all know the economic and environmental benefits of green roofs , but how do you ensure that your client’s vision of a green roof is realized? Today we had the pleasure of talking with Nick Smith of green roof system specialist Zinco International.

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Former horse race track to be reimagined as industrial complex

Construction Specifier

Frampton Construction Company, a full-service construction company, will complete the site’s development and construct Phase one, which includes grading, drainage, vertical construction of four buildings, and exterior landscaping. The buildings will include a 914.4 clear height and 165 dock doors with two drive-in doors per building.

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Best practices for waterproofing buried roofs

GCP Applied Technologies

Best practices for waterproofing buried roofs. What are buried roofs? Typically part of an under-garden structure or landscaped area, a buried roof is either part of a basement that extends beyond the line of the main elevations, or an elevated deck accessible by people or traffic. Challenges of buried roof waterproofing.

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Supporting Resiliency with Optimized Metal Building Systems

Civil + Structural Engineer

Metal buildings fit the bill as an exceedingly strong, sturdy and durable building system which can be customized and fortified by the design and construction of its structural members, connections and bracing. For example, metal roofing can withstand winds of 140 mph , the equivalent of the highest ranked Category 4 hurricane.