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The Pro Builder
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
Concrete Wall Panels Help Build Noncombustible Homes qpurcell Wed, 02/21/2024 - 11:24 As California’s wildfires rage and major home insurers pull out of the state , the rising risk of home fires isn’t being helped by conventional construction, says Scott Long. If you can pour a driveway, you can pour one of these wall panels,” Long says.
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The Pro Builder
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
But inside one of three Brucewood Homes , it was a relatively pleasant 55 degrees—with the heating system turned off. The homes’ recovery ventilation system brings fresh air inside the homes while circulating stale air out. Inside the glass wall stands a sculptural staircase made of steel and white oak.
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Construction Specifier
MARCH 14, 2024
has posted a new document addressing construction-generated moisture and its impact on commercial roofing systems. the trade association for the manufacturers of single-ply roofing systems and related component materials, has posted a new document addressing construction-generated moisture and its impact on commercial roofing systems.
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Civil + Structural Engineer
MAY 1, 2023
The panel of experts below, representing the construction, engineering, and building systems industries, explore and explain the many benefits of this alternative construction method. A commercial example of this approach is best represented by a hotel chain located in Redondo Beach, California whose owner chose a modular system.
Specification Product Update
AUGUST 17, 2023
Metal building envelope specialist SIG Building Solutions has launched a warranted twin skin system called ‘Gemello’. Gemello, is a self-supporting roof and wall system consisting of a trapezoidal pre-finished steel liner and outer sheet with a Class A1 non-combustible glass fibre insulation in between.
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Specification Product Update
JUNE 15, 2023
Metal building envelope specialist SIG Building Solutions has launched a warranted twin skin system called ‘Gemello’. Gemello, is a self-supporting roof and wall system consisting of a trapezoidal pre-finished steel liner and outer sheet with a Class A1 non-combustible glass fibre insulation in between.
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GCP Applied Technologies
APRIL 23, 2020
Roof to wall flashing. house wrap / flashing / roof to wall. . Watch videos on how to properly install a self-adhered weather barrier to the wall, how to install window flashing tape, how to install roofing underlayments, and how to properly connect the house wrap system to the home's roofing underlayment.
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Specification Product Update
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Metal building envelope specialist SIG Building Solutions has launched a warranted twin skin system called ‘Gemello’. Gemello, is a self-supporting roof and wall system consisting of a trapezoidal pre-finished steel liner and outer sheet with a Class A1 non-combustible glass fibre insulation in between.
The Pro Builder
APRIL 15, 2024
That home cost $392,241 to build and had an average sales price of $644,750; a sales price that includes construction costs, the finished lot, financing, overhead and general expenses, marketing, sales commission, and profit. Of the 36 subcategories, framing, including the home’s roof, accounts for the biggest chunk at 15.5%
The Pro Builder
JANUARY 2, 2024
Their collaboration enables homeowners or builders to select from Hereabout’s list of preexisting, ready-to-use design plans, then build the home using B.PUBLIC’s prefab floor, roof, and wall panels. Its prefab panels don’t contain electrical or plumbing systems. Think of them as homes that are both prefab and predesigned.
UK Construction Blog
JULY 22, 2024
The post Enhancing Buildings with Modern Curtain Walling Systems appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Curtain walling is a type of cladding used in construction to protect buildings from weather and enhance their appearance. The primary types include stick systems, unitised systems, and specialized types like spider glass.
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Civil + Structural Engineer
MAY 30, 2024
Time had taken its toll on the iconic building, which had a leaking roof and obsolete building systems which contributed to a drag on the university’s operating budget. Central to the preservation effort was also replication of the library’s curtain wall module and cedar brise soliel (sun shade) on its south façade.
The Pro Builder
JULY 13, 2023
Horton’s purchase of 250,000 Plantd panels will be used for wall sheathing and roof decking. Finishing the Factory of the Future What’s in store for Plantd as the year enters its last half? The company’s collaboration with D.R. Horton signifies a major shift in today’s sustainability-driven homebuilding landscape.
Construction Specifier
JULY 16, 2020
Construction of wall, floor, and roof systems offsite has multiple advantages, including compressing the project schedules, reducing site labor and waste, improving consistency and quality control, and increasing safety for workers. Just about any finish that can be applied to a floor or wall surface can be used on the panels.
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Construction Specifier
JULY 25, 2024
By Chadwick Collins Photo and illustrations courtesy Single Ply Roofing Industry (SPRI) An often-overlooked issue during new construction or a commercial renovation project is the addition of unwanted moisture into the structure. Typically, water vapor or moisture movement—called diffusion—travels from warm humid (i.e.
Civil + Structural Engineer
APRIL 19, 2023
These types of panels are available in a wide variety of sizes and finishes and provide an endless array of design options. Serving as a rainscreen system, these energy efficient panels also provide an air gap that allows water drainage and evaporation of moisture that can accumulate behind the cladding panel.
Construction Specifier
APRIL 22, 2022
Freestanding canopy systems can be specified for numerous project applications, fabricated with a choice of materials, and engineered to meet a range of performance requirements. Unlike attached canopy systems that typically designate a building’s entrances, these stand-alone structures are multifunctional. Metal roof panels.
Job Order Contracting
DECEMBER 14, 2022
to name a few. #2. to name a few. #2. to name a few. #2. Implement a robust physical asset facilities maintenance process integrating scheduled, unscheduled repairs, and preventive maintenance tasks. #3.
The Pro Builder
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
13, WPBF 25 reports, and uses a building system consisting of blocks that interlock much like toy Lego bricks. Renco, short for renewable composite, claims its blocks are 23 times stronger than concrete, are less expensive, and that projects using its building system can be finished more quickly than traditional construction.
GCP Applied Technologies
JUNE 7, 2018
Tanking – also referred to as below grade waterproofing – involves the application of a waterproofing barrier to the walls, the base slab and in some cases to the roof of the below grade structure. Drainage , or cavity wall construction, where water is allowed to enter the outer wall and then is pumped out. June 07, 2018.
Construction Specifier
JUNE 20, 2024
1 The only exception noted in the code is for a coal tar based roof system. 1 One of the cardinal rules of roof design is to provide adequate slope for drainage of storm water off the roof. 1 One of the cardinal rules of roof design is to provide adequate slope for drainage of storm water off the roof.
Construction Specifier
JANUARY 30, 2024
Inspired by old filling stations, the design prioritized preserving the site’s history—incorporating painted clapboard siding, an overhanging roof, hand-painted signage, and divided metal windows—a nod to the past reimagined for art and community service. Gallery space maximizes flexibility with a large pivoting window.
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CivilJungle
OCTOBER 18, 2021
Building Construction Process from Start to Finish Pdf : Click Here. After planning and structural detailing finished, these details are transferred into the building estimator. Floor Slab or Roof Structure. They may be finished with the electric fitting and plumbing fixtures. Exterior Finishing. Internal Finishes.
Construction Specifier
JANUARY 31, 2022
Its aluminum-clad exterior was refinished with a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) based coating system, restoring the building’s façade to a just-like-new condition designed to last for over 20 years. Thin, shallow, reverse mullion profiles made the curtain wall appear as one continuous surface. Preserving modern history.
Construction Specifier
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Curtain wall systems are ever present in today’s commercial construction marketplace. The architectural design of curtain walls must be developed alongside increasing demand for high-performing, energy-efficient solutions. Jackson, AIA Photo courtesy Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
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CivilJungle
JULY 12, 2022
Types of Paint Brushes and Their Uses. Selecting current paint for your house is a great dramatic actor. We can expand times for seeking creation appearance but not believe that the finishing brush applies and choosing paint colors and varieties of color brushes equally consequential. Large Paint Brushes.
Construction Specifier
MARCH 14, 2024
has posted a new document addressing construction-generated moisture and its impact on commercial roofing systems. the trade association for the manufacturers of single-ply roofing systems and related component materials, has posted a new document addressing construction-generated moisture and its impact on commercial roofing systems.
Construction Specifier
JUNE 20, 2024
1 The only exception noted in the code is for a coal tar based roof system. 1 One of the cardinal rules of roof design is to provide adequate slope for drainage of storm water off the roof. 1 One of the cardinal rules of roof design is to provide adequate slope for drainage of storm water off the roof.
BDC Network
APRIL 28, 2023
Colorful Metal Inspiration 1 kcichowicz Mon, 05/01/2023 - 00:00 Voice of the Brand PAC-CLAD | Petersen Voice of the Brand Designing with architectural metal provides the opportunity to use a wide range of durable, low-maintenance colors and finishes that don’t dull or degrade over time.
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Construction Specifier
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Designers of new construction and renovation projects sometimes prefer to use exterior-grade waterproofing and roofing products (collectively referred to as “exterior-grade waterproofing” in this article) within interior space for improved performance compared to typical interior-grade waterproofing products. and 10.2.7.4) and 10.2.7.4)
CCR Magazine
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
As the Middle Tennessee’s first full-service hotel built in nearly a decade, the eight-story, 244-room Hilton Franklin Cool Springs offers one of the only roof-level patios in town plus a stylish lobby and contemporary guest rooms with Tubelite thermal entrance systems and floor-to-ceiling window wall.
Civil + Structural Engineer
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
A significant number of MEP systems, some active and some abandoned, needed to be demolished and moved out of the footprint of the tower just under the second floor roof. Once the tower clears the 2 nd floor roof and extends into the light court, the upper floors cantilever over the building and allow a slightly larger floor plate.
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Construction Specifier
APRIL 25, 2023
Two Ipe wood terraces, sheltered by a roof and wall trellis, compliment the interior spaces, while a green roof surrounds all living and sleeping areas. The lobby serves as the primary first level circulation, mediating between a tree grove and a history wall, displaying the fire department’s rich history and tradition.
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Natural Building
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
It was in 1967 that the first Trombe wall was implemented in France. The system, named after engineer Felix Trombe, combines glass and a dark, heat-absorbing material to conduct heat slowly into the house. Solar heat passes through the glass, is absorbed by the thermal mass wall, and then slowly releases into the home.
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The Pro Builder
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
It includes an owner’s bedroom on the opposite end of the rear elevation that fully embraces the valley, and walls of glass at the home’s entry and along the back of the house that showcase a through-view to the lights of Las Vegas and the mountain range beyond. Stone, glass, and wood dominate in the home’s design and finishes.
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Natural Building
APRIL 16, 2014
To my knowledge, building science has never been approached with such an attitude of precise evaluation of all of the factors that affect the environmental impact of materials and building systems. Simple bar graphs indicate at a glance just how “green” each material or system might be.
Natural Building
AUGUST 26, 2020
I mow my roof,” Quick said while giving a tour of her unorthodox three-bedroom, two-bathroom home that’s on more than 11 acres. She recently finished a large front patio with stones collected from her travels. My two horses got loose one day and they ended up on Judy’s roof grazing,” said Linda Alworth, a neighbor.
Construction Specifier
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Impermeable areas, such as the roof and second-floor deck, direct water to on-site infiltration planters, cleaning it in the process. Materials were chosen with integral colors to eliminate the need for any future painting or refinishing, such as the window frames and the integral-colored stucco throughout the project. mm (16 in.),
Construction Specifier
DECEMBER 23, 2024
Babaian Photos and illustrations courtesy Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) In its most general form, exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS) consist of expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation board coated with a reinforced polymer-modified cementitious base coat and a polymer-based finish coat.
Construction Specifier
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
and designed by LMN Architects, the newly opened center welcomes artists, visitors, and patrons with a two-story lobby enclosed by a wood and glass curtain wall. The roof and ceiling plane echoes the region’s architectural vernacular and is expressive of the building program. Located on Bainbridge Island, Wash.,
Construction Specifier
JUNE 13, 2023
As part of NYU’s plans for carbon neutrality by 2040, the team incorporated several energy efficient strategies and systems: Expanding the co-generation (CoGen) plant, NYU’s natural-gas-fueled power plant. To enhance bird safety, the glass has a denser frit design on outside corners, lower building levels, and areas near green roofs.
BDC Network
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Getting to the structure is not always easy and may mean removing existing ceilings and wall finishes long before the general demolition begins. A conversion will greatly impact existing and new MEP systems, so the structural team will need to account for new floor and wall openings for conduit, piping, and HVAC.
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UK Construction Blog
AUGUST 1, 2024
The post Metal Cladding Solutions | Durable Wall Panels & Sheets appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Finishes and coatings like PVC plastisol and powder coating enhance durability and aesthetics, and selecting the proper thickness is crucial for optimal performance depending on the intended use, such as roofing or wall cladding.
Construction Specifier
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Among the many energy drains, heating and air conditioning are two of the most resource-intensive activities that will test the performance of a building’s envelope (roof, walls, and windows). Polyiso can be used in wall assemblies, roofing systems, and below-grade applications to create a well-insulated building envelope.
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