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Construction Specifier
JANUARY 26, 2025
Photo courtesy Intertek As building codes and standards evolve, the demand for airtight, environmentally friendly building enclosures increases among building owners, insurers, and design professionals. Air barriers are essential for maintaining the integrity and performance of building enclosures.
UK Construction Blog
MARCH 20, 2025
The post Navigating the UKs 2025 Building Regs: What Contractors Need to Know appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Key Points The 2025 UK Building Regulations, under the Future Homes Standard, aim to reduce carbon emissions from new homes by 75-80% compared to 2013 standards, focusing on energy efficiency and low-carbon heating.
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How to Streamline Payment Applications & Lien Waivers Through Innovative Construction Technology
BDC Network
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Facility Condition Assessment Data Can Help Reduce Carbon Footprint 1 kcichowicz Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:59 Facility condition assessments provide powerful insight into your buildings and offer an ideal vehicle to advance resiliency and decarbonization goals. A facility owner and management team are pivotal in this transition.
CCR Magazine
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
Buildings with roofs that are more than 20 years old receive claims that are between 50% to 100% more severe compared to those with recent roof installations. Experienced roofing companies in Orlando, FL , guarantee thorough damage evaluations and durable repairs through their expertise. million squares of residential roofing material.
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Jonas Construction
JULY 30, 2024
Minor adjustments can be made during a pit stop, while major changes need to occur as soon as possible to ensure the car performs to its fullest potential. This is how successful project management teams approach a construction project. tasks carried out, challenges, milestones,etc.)
CCR Magazine
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Heat exchangers are used to transfer thermal energy from one type of liquid or steam source to another kind of liquid source at a wide range of facilities. Whether heating a space or some type of fluid in a manufacturing process, using leftover heat is an energy efficient way to preheat another system.
UK Construction Blog
JULY 18, 2025
These detailed plans serve multiple critical functions: they ensure Building Regulations compliance, facilitate accurate structural calculations, and provide clear guidance for construction teams throughout the build process. Building Services Integration Modern loft conversions demand sophisticated building services integration.
UK Construction Blog
MARCH 14, 2025
Key Takeaways Air quality monitoring is the continuous measurement of pollutants that provides crucial data for detecting harmful contaminants, with systems tracking parameters including humidity, temperature, CO2, VOCs and formaldehyde across diverse environments. Every breath you take matters.
UK Construction Blog
JULY 22, 2025
Norwich homeowners face specific challenges with local weather patterns and traditional building styles that require specialised knowledge. Contractors familiar with Norfolk’s weather patterns and architectural styles can anticipate potential issues and recommend preventative measures.
CCR Magazine
JUNE 13, 2025
The right air conditioner size plays a vital role in your home’s energy efficiency and comfort. Space heating and cooling takes up more than 50% of residential energy consumption in Victoria. Your comfort and energy bills depend a lot on picking the correct air conditioner size. Areas up to 40m² require 2.5-5kW,
The Pro Builder
JUNE 3, 2023
The Inefficiencies of the Latest Energy Code rbinsacca Sat, 06/03/2023 - 06:00 It’s no secret that homes built to contemporary energy codes are considerably more energy efficient than older homes, especially those built before the turn of the century. The analysis indicated average energy savings of $0.67
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JUNE 24, 2022
The process of building isn’t what it used to be. New opportunities and challenges highlight the importance of producing accurate estimates. In an industry with razor-thin margins, incorrect estimates can lead to a major hit in profitability and wreak havoc on your company’s finances. Top Technology for Construction Estimating.
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Construction Marketing
MAY 17, 2023
These tools enable construction professionals to rethink every aspect of project planning, execution, and collaboration, whether it be through the use of project management software, virtual reality (VR), or building information modeling (BIM). Safety and Risk Management Safety and risk management are paramount in the construction industry.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
MAY 23, 2022
With rising material costs and razor-thin margins, construction professionals must ensure that project costs and materials are precisely estimated so they can make accurate projections and optimize their bids. . While each project is unique, estimators often rely on years of knowledge of what materials are required to complete the project.
Building Information Management
JULY 16, 2012
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. Sustainability.
Civil + Structural Engineer
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
By Kristin Dispenza, Advancing Organizational Excellence Cement has historically been so far upstream in a building’s supply chain that designers, engineers, and building owners ignored the details of its production. The net zero approach is inherently performance-based. It’s a more holistic approach.”
Autodesk Construction Cloud
MAY 24, 2023
Ever try to bake a cake without an accurate list of ingredients and their measurements? With tools for automation, collaboration, and digital measurements, you can improve the efficiency and quality of your takeoffs and ultimately bids. The right takeoff software will allow you to optimize every part of your takeoff workflow.
Stok
AUGUST 28, 2019
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. And, the result of this baseline? And, the result of this baseline?
Building Information Management
MARCH 12, 2013
Efficient project delivery methods such as JOC, Job Order Contracting, and SABER are an important element in the renovation, repair and sustainability of facilities. The additional incremental costs to design and construct high-performance or green buildings are relatively small when compared to total life-cycle costs.
UK Construction Blog
JANUARY 25, 2025
The post Made-to-Measure Windows: A Time-Saving Solution Becoming Popular With UK Contractors appeared first on UK Construction Blog. The UK construction sector has a skills gap despite ambitious building targets. Built-to-measure windows are a quick solution, simplify installation, save on labour and improve building performance.
Building Information Management
OCTOBER 1, 2012
BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. ” – Bob Lowe, Deputy Director of University College London’s Energy Institute. . ” – Bob Lowe, Deputy Director of University College London’s Energy Institute.
Construction Specifier
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Whether creating new architectural expressions or rehabilitating architecturally significant historic buildings, from stick-built to unitized, “off-the-shelf” commodity to custom bespoke systems, utilizing insulating glass units or opaque spandrel panels, simple flat or complex geometry; it seems the sky is the limit with curtain wall design today.
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Building Information Management
JUNE 20, 2012
Key Topics / Take Aways: Identify and advance technologies, processes, and management practices that improve the performance of federal facilities over their entire life-cycle, from planning to disposal. The “how” of measuring investment successes. You can’t manage what you don’t measure. Communication strategies.
Building Radar
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Additionally, the presence of unique attractions such as ice skating rinks, Ferris wheels, and live performances enhances the festive atmosphere. These projects require meticulous planning and execution , often supported by advanced data analysis tools to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
CCR Magazine
OCTOBER 7, 2024
Keeping in view the psychological effects of climate change the construction industry has to find ways of how it can build structures that can effectively withstand the changing climate conditions. In addition to bearing these characteristics, a resilient building is flexibly designed, resource efficient, and energy efficient as well.
CCR Magazine
JANUARY 30, 2025
Heat exchangers are used to transfer thermal energy from one type of liquid or steam source to another kind of liquid source at a wide range of facilities. Whether heating a space or some type of fluid in a manufacturing process, using leftover heat is an energy efficient way to preheat another system.
Building Information Management
APRIL 5, 2013
“New recommendations by a National Research Council (NRC) expert panel on green and sustainable building performance could lead to a revolution in building science by creating the first large building performance database” – Paul Fisette, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
GCP Applied Technologies
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Air barriers: An essential part of the building envelope. Protecting your building envelope. How air leakage can impact building durability. Energy savings. Net zero building design and air leakage. Estimating energy savings. Protecting your building envelope. Energy savings.
UK Construction Blog
JANUARY 29, 2024
The increasing awareness of environmental impacts caused by consumption has heightened interest in sustainability and green practices, particularly in the building and construction industry. Solar panels, which use photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into direct current (DC), are a key component in harnessing renewable energy.
CCR Magazine
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Optimizing indoor air quality strategy and energy efficiency are important, but often competing, goals for energy and facility professionals. Conversely, minimizing outdoor air tends to improve energy performance for the same reasons, but the minimum amount must be maintained by code and to protect health of occupants.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Digital Innovator Christopher Baute explains, “We truly believe in prefabrication, because the site isn’t the best place to create the elements of a building – and today skilled people are scarce. Three years ago, the company was contracted to build a school for the first time. “We The platform would be vital for the project’s success.
Building Radar
JULY 17, 2024
Technology plays a crucial role in enhancing efficiency, safety, and productivity in the Construction Industry. Example of Construction Technology: Building Information Modeling (BIM) Understanding BIM Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a digital representation of the physical and functional characteristics of a facility.
Jonas Construction
JULY 30, 2024
Minor adjustments can be made during a pit stop, while major changes need to occur as soon as possible to ensure the car performs to its fullest potential. This is how successful project management teams approach a construction project. tasks carried out, challenges, milestones,etc.)
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 4, 2022
It has done virtually nothing to measurably impact the repair, renovation, maintenance, and construction of the built environment. Robust tools and processes have existing for decades that can assure quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds are consistent delivered on-time and on-budget. Take BIM for example.
Construction Specifier
NOVEMBER 16, 2024
By David Hohenstern Photo by Dean Riggott/courtesy Sto Corp A renovation can be triggered by a wide range of factors: water intrusion issues, delaminating exterior finishes, cold walls, and new fire and energy performance regulations. These elements collectively form a high-performance exterior wall assembly.
CCR Magazine
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
As architects, builders, and developers aim to decrease their carbon footprints and boost energy efficiency, a historical material has gained fresh popularity: hempcrete. Structures built using hempcrete have been found to require less energy due to the material’s innate insulating capabilities.
Civil + Structural Engineer
DECEMBER 1, 2023
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.
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CCR Magazine
JUNE 13, 2024
As businesses and stakeholders increasingly prioritize efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and environmental responsibility, the landscape of commercial construction continues to evolve. It also aids in precise cost estimation and resource allocation, leading to more efficient project management and better outcomes.
Building Information Management
JULY 16, 2012
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. Sustainability.
Construction Specifier
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Stewardship of the planet: There is an increasing emphasis on reducing energy consumption and minimizing the waste of natural resources, such as water. One effective way to achieve this is by using thermal mass, which refers to a material’s ability to absorb, store, and release heat energy.
Building Information Management
JULY 10, 2013
As the old saying goes…”you can’t manage what you don’t measure” Here’s the beginning of a list of information requirements spanning various domains/competencies, technologies, etc., Annualized TCO per building/Current replacement value = Percent of Current Replacement Value (CRV). Energy Usage.
In Eight
APRIL 11, 2023
Current economic challenges — including inflation, soaring energy prices and material shortages — have been surging in varying degrees and wreaking havoc on project finances. And on top of this, project owners naturally expect cost efficiency as their structure takes shape. So where does such precise information come from?
Construction Specifier
JUNE 25, 2024
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.
Business Facilities
AUGUST 1, 2014
When jobs stopped getting created (and in many areas employment was still hemorrhaging), we introduced the concept of growth potential as a key measure in our flagship rankings categories. Moving into Year 4 of its grant, Tennessee plans to build on its progress and continuously improve implementation of its key initiatives.
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