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Precast Concrete Lintels: The Ultimate Guide to Strength, Durability & Installation

UK Construction Blog

Available in various types (standard prestressed, high strength and fair-faced options) and sizes (widths from 100mm to 215mm and lengths from 600mm to 3000mm), these lintels can accommodate diverse building requirements. What Are Precast Concrete Lintels?

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Deep energy retrofits: The future of sustainable buildings

Construction Specifier

As the global focus on sustainability and climate change intensifies, the United States is seeing a new trend in building restoration-deep energy retrofits. buildings account for nearly 50 percent of energy consumption and 35 percent of total energy-related emissions. 1 The agreement was enacted in 2016.

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Standards for Building Economics

Building Information Management

on Building Economics. ACTIVE standards under the jurisdiction of E06.81 . E833-14 Standard Terminology of Building Economics. E917-15 Standard Practice for Measuring Life-Cycle Costs of Buildings and Building Systems. E2166-12 Standard Practice for Organizing and Managing Building Data.

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Living the Dream: PAE Engineers’ HQ Embodies an Aspirational Vision

Civil + Structural Engineer

PAE Engineers enjoys a unique symbol of its brand identity – the company’s Portland headquarters office, which is the world’s first developer-driven Living Building. PAE’s Living Building Challenge The PAE Living Building is a five-story, 58,000-square-foot mixed-use building located in a historic neighborhood in Portland.

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Code Compliance & Beyond: Upping Baseline Building Energy Performance

Stok

Due to their embodied carbon and operational carbon footprints, buildings play a significant role in these efforts, so understanding the impact of legislation on buildings is critical. This directly translates to building energy codes. For example, LEED v4 refers to ASHRAE standard 90.1-2010 How to approach compliance.

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An Snapshot of International BIM Status and Goals

Building Information Management

Standard: Collaborative production of architectural, engineering and construction information. Requires IFC BIM for new buildings. Building Information Management – A Standard Framework and Guide to BS 1192. Standard Due: Library Objects for Architecture, Engineering and Construction. Senate Properties.

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Designing for recovery: The role of flooring in healthcare facilities

Construction Specifier

Additionally, the government allocates reimbursements based on results, so the survey directly impacts a hospital’s financial performance. When specifying interior finishes such as flooring, building professionals should take the utmost care to ensure all materials help advance these overarching quality measurement components.