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ADVANTAGES OF PEX PLUMBING  SYSTEMS DETAILED IN NEW TECHNICAL DOCUMENT

Civil + Structural Engineer

PEX: State-of-the-Art for Potable Water; Historical Overview of Discontinued PB Piping Materials Also Examined IRVING, Texas – A new technical document that addresses the critical differences between crosslinked polyethylene (PEX) tubing systems with polybutylene (PB) systems has been published by the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc.

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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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Heron Innovators Revolutionizes the Process of Liquid/Solid Separation for Highly Efficient Water and Wastewater Treatment

Civil + Structural Engineer

Moreover, SAF® systems occupy a smaller footprint while increasing hydraulic flow capacity and solids loading capacity. Heron Innovators has been building and installing Suspended Air® Flotation systems across the U.S., Heron Innovators has been building and installing Suspended Air® Flotation systems across the U.S.,

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Black Buffalo Hits Print on First Internationally Code Compliant 3D-Printed Home

The Pro Builder

The first of its kind in the world, the LoMa home utilizes technology that makes it the first International Code Council Evaluation Service (ICC-ES)-approved home to use load-bearing 3D-printed walls. “We The NEXCON Printer is a modular printing system that, upon set up, can print the walls of a 40-foot by 40-foot home in under 30 hours.

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A System that Takes Developers and Builders from Design to Completion

The Pro Builder

A System that Takes Developers and Builders from Design to Completion qpurcell Fri, 03/08/2024 - 11:41 When the team behind the design-build company Shibusa Systems researched the causes of the U.S. Reynolds, cofounder, president, and CEO, Shibusa Systems. The upshot? Fewer people can build many more homes per year.”

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A Case (Study) for Off-Site Construction in Home Building

The Pro Builder

Rather, it employed an off-site construction method that built all of the wall panels, floor panels, and roof trusses in a nearby factory and assembled them on site in fewer than three days. Agorus' framing package for Daybreak included premade floor systems, each panel specifically engineered for its application in the system.

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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Transportation & Infrastructure

Civil + Structural Engineer

It features elements that maximize the safety, security, and efficiency of the travel process including 100 percent automated screening lanes, 100 percent facial recognition “e-gates” for international departure, an innovative landside terminal design, and 100 percent trackable RFID Independent Carrier System.