Construction Specifier

AUGUST 29, 2023

The new CPR HQ will utilize CLT in the entire column and beam structure, the second floor, the roof structure, and on a selection of interior shear walls and exterior perimeter walls. The project is a collaboration between Skanska, CPR, Emersion DESIGN, Schaefer Inc., and Neyer Properties.

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CCR Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2023

the innovative North American leader in exterior claddings, air barriers, coatings, and building restoration solutions, has launched the Sto Wall Selector tool, which is the latest in a suite of online, self-help tools on www.stocorp.com. For more information and to use the Sto Wall Selector, visit www.stocorp.com/wall-selector-wizard/.

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Commercial Construction Blog

MARCH 27, 2018

Prefabricated elements such as pre-cast concrete walls, which Englewood installed for a Blain’s Farm & Fleet store in Romeoville, Ill., Back then, many “old timers” predicted prefabrication was the future. Labor Efficiencies: Plus, on-site labor needs are more streamlined for prefabricated items.

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Trekker Group

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Fixing bulged walls, repairing cracked walls, pulling down an adjacent structure, and making openings in a wall are just a few other reasons for the use of shoring. This method is not suitable for areas with a high water table, although grouting the gaps in the pile can help form a watertight wall. meters to 5 meters).

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The Pro Builder

APRIL 26, 2023

The company debuted its first home in August 2017, and its prefabricated panelized construction systems promised to be a game-changer for the residential construction industry. Pushing Home Building Toward Off-Site Construction Founded in Ireland in 2015, Entekra launched its U.S. operations in 2016 in Ripon, Calif.,

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BDC Network

JULY 20, 2023

Fire-Rated Systems in Light-Frame Wood Construction 1 kcichowicz Thu, 07/20/2023 - 09:38 Multifamily Housing Find guidance on designing and building some of the most cost-effective, code-compliant fire-rated construction systems. Wall Systems The following examples show an Underwriters Laboratory Inc. of the 2021 IBC.

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BDC Network

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Walls, roofs, windows and heating systems overcome the unpredictability of nature by keeping it outside. A prefabricated “office in a box” enables employees to immerse themselves in nature and can adapt to changing work needs or weather conditions. Courtesy NBBJ 2.

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UK Construction Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Timber frame houses, for instance, leverage engineered design for economical benefits, optimizing timber use and strength in steel or timber systems. Concrete system built houses, like the prefabricated concrete houses found in the post-war examples in the UK, represent a significant portion of non-standard construction homes.

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Construction Specifier

JUNE 30, 2021

One of these methods includes the development of new rainscreen system technologies built with manufactured or natural stone cladding. Already a $116-plus million global industry in 2018, rainscreen wall system revenues are expected to reach $60.75 What are rainscreen wall systems and cladding?

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BDC Network

JANUARY 2, 2024

With most of a building’s embodied carbon embedded in its structural system, mass timber's ability to significantly reduce the use of steel materials in a lab project presents a remarkable advantage. Exceeding Class A status, this concept is primed for execution and would serve as a flagship property for any portfolio.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

A facility should also include weight training technologies for performance analytics, specialized equipment and furniture, audiovisual/sound systems, branding, and graphics enhancements as well as thoughtful HVAC, lighting, and hygienic elements and upgrades.

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CCR Magazine

JUNE 13, 2024

Green Building Practices Sustainability continues to be at the forefront of commercial construction , with an increased focus on eco-friendly building materials, energy-efficient systems, and sustainable designs. By prefabricating these sections, projects experience significantly reduced construction times and minimized on-site waste.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MARCH 28, 2022

You’ll find conferences and trade shows dedicated to transportation, aviation, prefabrication, water management, and plenty more. About: INTEX Expo is the largest trade show specifically catering to the wall and ceiling industry showcasing the latest and greatest products, services, and solutions to help the industry thrive.

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UK Construction Blog

JUNE 9, 2023

The rise of modular construction Prefabrication and modular construction aren’t new concepts, but improved approaches are making waves in the industry. The integration of renewable energy systems is crucial to allow society to steer away from fossil fuels that are so damaging to the planet.

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The Korte Company

JANUARY 19, 2024

It was perfect in its day, but as demand for Mounds and Almond Joy boomed, production outgrew its walls. A beam clashed with a duct, or a pipe lay where a fire sprinkler system needed to go. Avoiding clashing between pipe and ductwork was critical, but it also needed to align precisely with the precast openings in the walls and floors.

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Natural Building

DECEMBER 6, 2020

These domes feature a unique combination of old and new technologies and sustainable construction methods, including earth berm construction, green roofs and walls, passive solar design, and prefabricated composite shells. Top benefits and features of these domes include: Simplicity — Easy and fast to assemble and maintain.

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BDC Network

APRIL 20, 2023

Industrialized construction High-volume off-site construction, prefabrication, and on-site construction automation will continue to advance in response to ongoing labor and material challenges. Geospatial data analysis Geographic information systems (GIS), subsurface utility engineering (S.U.E.),

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Civil + Structural Engineer

JUNE 10, 2024

The small footprint left little space for staging, and the geometry of the primary habitats meant that formwork coordination and prefabrication efforts would need to account for the numerous life support systems (LSS) and embedments prior to site delivery.

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CivilJungle

MAY 19, 2021

In the modern construction industry, the term “prefabrication” or “precast” holds a significant value. In cast in situ construction , the concrete casting is done at prefabricated shops which join together with the old concrete surface, and once the concrete is poured, they become inseparable. What Is Bond Breaker?

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cnstrctr

AUGUST 3, 2019

Because I was new I had no idea was this crucial element to the building life safety systems were. Through my investigation I discovered that firestopping can be a range of materials that are installed in joints within walls, ceilings and floors that have a fire rating to slow the spread of fire throughout a structure.

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CCR Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2024

Modular construction: Prefabricated modules are assembled on-site. Consider using them for repetitive elements like walls, floors, or even entire sections of the building. Water conservation: Implement water-efficient fixtures, rainwater harvesting systems, and landscaping that minimizes water usage. Quality matters.

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Construction Specifier

MARCH 5, 2022

Structural silicone glazed (SSG) façade systems are an industry mainstay. In addition, SSG façade systems typically have a service life of 20 to 40 years and are usually dependent on the service life of the glazing materials. Brandmeier, PE, Bradford S. Carpenter, PE, and Sierra L.

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CivilJungle

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

In the modern construction industry, the term “prefabrication” or “precast” holds a significant value. In cast in situ construction , the concrete casting is done at prefabricated shops which join together with the old concrete surface, and once the concrete is poured, they become inseparable. What Is Bond Breaker?

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 21, 2023

walls, floors, architecture, etc.). It includes the structure's geometry, such as walls, floors, roofs, and other architectural elements, as well as their physical properties like materials and finishes. 10D BIM could potentially be used to empower off-site construction methods and prefabrication with digital models.

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Natural Building

APRIL 30, 2022

A six-month delay in the production and shipping of SONOclimat wood fiber sheathing panels coming from Canada allowed them to increase the concrete footing and foundation wall curing time to 56 days and increase fly ash content up to 40%, which significantly reduced the carbon footprint of the foundation and slab.

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CivilJungle

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Falsework can be used to support formwork for in-situ concrete, prefabricated concrete elements, steel sections0, or stone arches, for example, during bridge construction. Shorbrace System. Cup-Lock Supporting System. Shorbrace System. The shorbrace support system is used widely to support the bridge deck.

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CCR Magazine

JUNE 12, 2023

The prefabricated, pre-engineered room is the world’s first fully functioning, technologically complete smart-cube of its kind in an academic institution. The unit includes a built-in, automated system that provides continuous 99.9 percent disinfection.

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CivilJungle

APRIL 5, 2021

The slab is usually several inches hefty & is additionally supported by walls , by concrete beams usually cast monolithically with the slab, by steel beams , by columns, or anchored by the bottom. Utilized during a flat plate system, it’s impossible to possess a sizeable span. Disadvantages of Flat Slab .

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The Pro Builder

APRIL 22, 2023

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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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Ancient Egyptians perfected bitumen emulsion to seal and protect walls from the Nile River. Many challenges associated with sheet membrane waterproofing systems, such as ‘fish mouths,’ uneven seams, difficult end lapping, and complexity of installing a straight flat sheet on a polygonal structure, are eliminated in a fluid-applied system.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

About 1,750 concrete panels used for the metro stations walls ended up having the wrong concrete mix. In addition to adopting automation in administrative and computing tasks, you can also adopt more automation in the actual construction work by using prefabrication.

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The Pro Builder

JUNE 2, 2023

Vero Building Systems , a building materials manufacturing company, has begun production of its lightweight structural concrete insulated panels (SCIP). The SCIP system is composed of three main materials: steel, concrete, and expanded polystyrene (or, styrofoam). But it doesn’t end there.

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Building Radar

JANUARY 14, 2020

ERP and CRM systems: How to make better use of data resources 3. Puzzle on the construction site: modular building with prefabrication in factories 14. ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) systems promote faster, better and more economical work.

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The Pro Builder

MARCH 8, 2024

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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CivilJungle

JANUARY 27, 2021

Glass block is the most commonly used for the Construction of transparent or translucent walls , but it is also used on the floors. Glass Blocks used in flooring are different from those blocks which are used in walls. Glass blocks are used for wall cladding on the exterior of the buildings. Advantages of Glass Blocks.

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Construction Specifier

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

As a result, more thought is now invested in material selection and whole system performance. Many contractors also prefer the material due to its ease of handling and installation, whether the latter occurs on the jobsite or in controlled environments ( e.g. prefabricated panels).

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Building Radar

JULY 15, 2020

Machine learning allows IT systems to improve themselves by independently “learning” from data using statistical methods. 3D Printing In 2004, the University of South Carolina succeeded in building a wall only using 3D printing for the first time – today a house can be printed in 20 hours.

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