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The Start of Celebration: the 2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement

Civil + Structural Engineer

The start of December marks the beginning of the end for 2024 as we begin to wind down on what has been another momentous year in the AEC industry. The four-lane divided highway also features a protected bike lane, shielded from traffic with a concrete wall barrier.

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Exterior cavity fireblocking: Exceeding fire performance

Construction Specifier

and Steven Gaynor, MBA Photo courtesy Tenmat New York City recently became the first jurisdiction in the country to reject and rewrite major sections of the International Building Code’s ( IBC ’s) language around fire protection in exterior facades. For decades, buildings have relied on intumescent materials for fire control.

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Integrated Facility Services Completes Kingston K-14 Addition

CCR Magazine

Integrated Facility Services (IFS) served as the mechanical and building controls contractor for the project, overseeing the design, equipment procurement and installation for the comprehensive HVAC project. It is reassuring to have IFS at the helm in installing our HVAC system.

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Material health: Metal fabric in healthcare design

Construction Specifier

This movement is made evident by the 2024 AIA Consensus Construction Forecast, 1 which projects a pattern of stable growth for healthcare will continue, producing an increase in spending of around 3.5 Metal fabrics are engineered to withstand prolonged tension, fire, heat, impact, and heavy loads. percent annually this year and next.

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Will Summer Bring Energy Efficiency Challenges This Year?

Construction Daily News

Many construction industry professionals are anticipating 2024 climate change and how it will affect the sector. Energy efficiency challenges have persisted throughout the last year. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reveals a one-in-three chance that 2024 will be even warmer.

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Read the Latest News on Uniper Begins Solar PV Portfolio Building, Rolls-royce’s Multimillion-dollar Expansion Begins Construction, the Ultimate Grenfell Tower Inquiry Measures Includes Single Construction Regulator, and HS2’s Most Notable Construction Milestone is Long Itchington Wood Tunnel

UK Construction Blog

In todays news, a German energy company known as Uniper has initiated the construction of a number of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in the countries of Germany, Hungary, and the United Kingdom. Both PV facilities will be built by EXTOR Energy, a Hungarian engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor.