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Choosing the Right Alternative Building Material

Natural Building

This article reviews several common alternative building materials, evaluating their strengths and weaknesses. Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) is a panel system where each panel consists of multiple timber boards glued together in a perpendicular pattern. The panels are large, custom-made and prefabricated off-site.

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Fire-Rated Systems in Light-Frame Wood Construction

BDC Network

Fire-Rated Systems in Light-Frame Wood Construction 1 kcichowicz Thu, 07/20/2023 - 09:38 Multifamily Housing Find guidance on designing and building some of the most cost-effective, code-compliant fire-rated construction systems. Designing buildings that provide good fire protection, cost-effectively, can be challenging.

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Success in cold storage warehouse construction

The Korte Company

Cold storage warehouses are key waypoints in our nation’s food supply and distribution network. Due to changes in the way food is processed, moved, bought and consumed, cold storage warehouse construction is top-of-mind for players up and down the supply chain. Obviously, the lifeblood of any cold storage warehouse is its HVAC system.

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Can Building with Wood Mitigate Climate Change?

Natural Building

This collaborative study from Yale’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, the School of Architecture and colleagues from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany modeled the effects of building materials on carbon emissions and storage. So, [we] started looking for other options to store carbon on land.”.

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Success in cold storage warehouse construction

The Korte Company

Cold storage warehouses are key waypoints in our nation’s food supply and distribution network. Due to changes in the way food is processed, moved, bought and consumed, cold storage warehouse construction is top-of-mind for players up and down the supply chain. Obviously, the lifeblood of any cold storage warehouse is its HVAC system.

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What Is Falsework | Types of Falsework |Causes of Falsework Failures

CivilJungle

The temporary structure used to support a permanent structure, material , plant, equipment, and people until the construction of the permanent structure has advanced to the stage where it is self-supporting. Shorbrace System. Cup-Lock Supporting System. Shorbrace System. This system possesses many merits.

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The basics of Tilt-Up construction

The Korte Company

Prefabricated steel frame construction, which is also an economical solution but has some design limitations. Contractors retain more control over Tilt-Up projects since the panels are quickly assembled on-site with locally available materials and labor. Labor costs and materials. Masonry construction. Energy efficiency.