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Energy Savings from Heat Exchanger Assessments & Repairs

CCR Magazine

Image Courtesy of: APM Steam The heat exchange process involves maintaining effective heat transfer between the two sources, which is made challenging by the fact that heat exchangers are highly susceptible to scale build-up from treated or untreated water. They should be cleaned annually.

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Toll Brothers City Living® and Daiwa House Announce Joint Venture to Develop Waterfront High-Rise Condominium Community on New Jersey’s Gold Coast

Civil + Structural Engineer

Vista Pointe represents a rare opportunity to build a luxury waterfront community with outstanding amenities and unparalleled views of Manhattan. Since its formation in 2003, Toll Brothers City Living has completed 45 condominium buildings totaling over 7,200 residences.

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Costain wins new Grangemouth deal

The Construction Index

Costain energy resilience director Sean Close said: “We’ll use our engineering expertise and long record of predictable best-in-class delivery to optimise the performance of Kinneil Terminal. Got a story? Email news@theconstructionindex.co.uk Email news@theconstructionindex.co.uk

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Insufficient Risk Mapping, Overdevelopment Cited in Texas Flood Tragedy

ENR Construction

FEMA added Camp Mystic to its 100-year flood hazard maps in 2011 but subsequently removed many campground structures from the maps at the request of camp owners, according to an Associated Press investigation. Florida has adopted one of the strongest building codes in the country, he claimed. “We We invest in that. We believe in it.

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Could New Data Spur a Major Increase in Building Benchmarking?

Construction Dive

Could the level of benchmarking buildings soon skyrocket in light of recently released data indicating that the practice can yield substantial energy savings? These buildings achieved an average savings in energy of about 7 percent over the study period, with the initial lowest-performing buildings making the greatest improvements.

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Productive Construction – Traits of Collaboration

Job Order Contracting

Based upon the above, why would anyone be surprised by the lack of productivity and rampant economic and environmental waste endemic to public sector facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds? Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery System Performance is CRITICAL to Improving Productivity. Ashcraft, H. Dixon (Ed.).

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The Reasons BIM is Going Nowhere Fast

Building Information Management

July 16th, 2012 – NIBS Report - National Institute of Building Sciences Consultative Council . Per the NIBS Consultative Council there are four areas where our industry needs to focus highlights four in order to improve buildings and infrastructure. Defining High-Performance and Common Metrics.