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AI fuels data center demand: Can precast concrete keep up?

Construction Specifier

Precast concrete is a desirable material for these buildings for a variety of reasons, whether used for walls, floors, and roof panels in a total precast structure or as an enclosure system. At these increased heights, total precast concrete structures become even more attractive in terms of cost savings and impact on delivery.

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ABFI Steel Group: Built for success

Roads Online

On top of providing products, ABFI Steel Group can also assist with project logistics and management. Images: ABFI Steel Group. ABFI Steel Group has been punching well above its weight for years, supplying steel pile casings and structural steel pipes nationwide, for major and minor projects.

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Innovative Approaches to Cavity Wall Insulation for Builders

UK Construction Blog

Picture two masonry leaves, stainless-steel ties and a drainage cavity working together like a breathable waterproof jacket. The Structural Story The outer leaf shields wind-driven rain, the inner supports floors and roofs, while the cavity collects moisture for release through weep-holes rather than your client’s wallpaper.

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Modular textile lightweight construction: The future of resilient and sustainable stadiums

Construction Specifier

AIA Photos courtesy Serge Ferrari Group As the world grapples with the increasingly extreme impacts of climate change, architects and builders continue to prioritize materials and building techniques that help manage the effects of wind, rain, flooding, and fires. By David Peragallo, assoc.

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Fenestration and glazing: Seismic performance specification considerations

Construction Specifier

This has shifted the discussion from general safety to a building’s functionality, serviceability, and operation after an event and moved the attention from being on the structure to the building’s occupants. Nonstructural elements—Components of a building not designed to contribute to its structural resistance.

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The Role of Online Reviews in the Modern Construction Industry

UK Construction Blog

A drywall installer, for instance, can scan past projects and see if a contractor pays promptly, respects safety rules, and keeps change orders reasonable. In effect, credible online feedback becomes a low-cost quality control system that benefits every trade, from excavators breaking ground to painters adding final touches.

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Yellowstone River Bridge Sits Tall at Top of Canyon to Improve Safety, Access and Views

ENR Construction

National Park system would come with its own unique set of challenges. Rising 180 ft above the river gorge, the four-span steel plate girder bridge will replace the existing structure, which was built in 1961 and is located just 700 ft to the southeast. Jon Lowe, Project Manager, Ralph L. Photo courtesy NPS/Jacob W.