Construction Specifier

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Babaian Photos and illustrations courtesy Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) In its most general form, exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS) consist of expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation board coated with a reinforced polymer-modified cementitious base coat and a polymer-based finish coat. Panels to exterior doors.

Prefabrication

Construction Specifier

APRIL 27, 2025

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. It may or may not have topping for the floor/roof. Illustrating the benefits of a total precast systems controlled access zone (CAZ).

Building Materials Manufacturing

CCR Magazine

APRIL 3, 2025

” Spanning 55,000 square feet over two floors, the U.S. Schimenti’s scope extended beyond typical construction, managing every interior detail, including custom lighting, audiovisual systems, furniture, artwork, and high-end finishes.

Painting/finishing

UK Construction Blog

JULY 1, 2025

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. Silica-treated mineral fibre repels liquid water while allowing vapour diffusion, ideal for coastal exposure zones four and five.

Fire Protection System Installation

UK Construction Blog

JUNE 17, 2025

Initial Planning: Zoning, Load, and Placement Before selecting tile or massage jets, you’ll need to address zoning and compliance requirements. Plumbing also needs to be separate from standard domestic systems, and ideally includes isolation valves to allow for targeted maintenance without disrupting the entire water system.

Plumbing Systems

Construction Specifier

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

These include columns, joists, purlins, load-bearing walls, floor slabs, and foundations. These include architectural and MEP systems, furniture, fixtures, equipment, and other contents. describes test methods to evaluate the components of the overall glazing system. Figure 3: AAMA 501.4 Photo courtesy AAMA 501.4,

Building Performance Measurement

UK Construction Blog

MARCH 4, 2025

A professional tiny home builder will finish your project in eight to ten weeks. Their expertise covers unique building techniques, system planning, and tiny house requirements. The application needs site plans, floor plans, elevations, and material specifications. Custom designs might take up to six months. Maximum height: 4.3m

Fire Protection System Installation

UK Construction Blog

APRIL 17, 2025

Open-Plan Reconfigurations : Creating open-plan living areas by removing internal walls costs approximately 2,000-4,000, not including any additional kitchen or flooring updates. Plumbing Updates : Replacing outdated plumbing systems ranges from 2,000-6,000 depending on the property size.

Budgeting

UK Construction Blog

JULY 22, 2025

Many manufacturers offer a wide range of floor plans and finishes, with options to customize layouts, facades, and interiors to suit personal tastes or site conditions. This flexibility means homeowners don’t have to compromise on lifestyle just because they’re opting for a prefab solution.

Building Code Compliance

UK Construction Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

From vehicle movement to storage systems and staff workflows, every detail plays a role in keeping people protected and operations running smoothly. Falling objects from racking systems, exposure to loud noise, and respiratory hazards from dust or chemicals further complicate the picture. Epoxy flooring offers a practical solution.

Fire Protection System Installation

UK Construction Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

The statistics paint a sobering picture: three out of four construction workers face hazardous noise levels exceeding 85 decibels on their jobsites, with private industry workers suffering 14,500 hearing loss cases in 2019 alone. Compressed air systems contribute persistent noise throughout construction projects.

Environmental Impact Assessment

CCR Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2025

In addition to this, it has an excellent school system and a welcoming atmosphere that makes it a highly sought-after location for prospective homeowners, thus attracting a diversity of new residents that look forward to making the city their home. They also know the in and out of zoning regulations and local building codes.

Land Use Regulations

CCR Magazine

MARCH 4, 2025

The architectural team specified Rockfon acoustic stone wool ceiling systems to support the new high schools multiple performance requirements and to create a modern appearance aligned with 21st century educational facilities. Throughout ACHS Minnie Howard, Perkins Eastman selected Rockfon stone ceiling panels with a bright white finish.

Ceiling Systems

Construction Dive

JULY 17, 2025

Hospitality-style design, premium finishes, high-end amenities and agile workspaces have become baseline expectations of today’s workforce. Open floor plans with collaboration spaces and agile work zones start at $245 per square foot for baseline quality, rising to $295 for premium finishes.

Building Performance Measurement

UK Construction Blog

JUNE 13, 2025

Home automation networks have prompted a substantial increase in demand for garage door systems that connect and integrate with smart technology. Implementing regular adjustment procedures in maintenance schedules Weather-Related Challenges Garage door performance faces various challenges because of its diverse climate zones.

Building Code Compliance

CCR Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2025

With thoughtful planning, it could double as a homework zone, meeting space, or creative studio. Instead of one big living room, for example, create subtle zones. Floors that resist scratching and water damage. Paints that can handle the occasional crayon masterpiece or sticky fingerprint. It’s a support system.

Building Design

UK Construction Blog

AUGUST 7, 2025

Key Takeaways Wet room shower trays create seamless, waterproof foundations that sit flush with your floor level, eliminating raised edges and providing step-free accessibility for enhanced mobility and safety. Traditional trays sit above floor level and require step-up access, whilst wet room versions install level with your floor surface.

Waterproofing Systems

ENR Construction

JUNE 16, 2025

Raw, untouched finishes. After four years of work, this $715-million museum is nearing the finish line under a CMAR team that includes contractor Clark Construction and architect-of-record Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). Photo courtesy of Clark Construction June 16, 2025 Concrete and glass. A single level. No interior columns.

Fire Protection System Installation

UK Construction Blog

JULY 22, 2025

But many older layouts have dead zones—gaps where nothing useful happens, or tight spots where everything happens at once. Cracked Countertops, Peeling Cabinets, and Faded Finishes A worn-out kitchen doesn’t just look tired—it can make you feel like the whole space has lost its energy. Ergonomic design matters too.

Material Storage

The Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Combining the warmth and beauty of marble’s iconic veining, several prominent slanted veins trace Sleet’s surface, while whites and off-whites interplay within the material’s honed-finish base. Avail-able in 15 designs with optional windows and decorative hardware, door cladding and overlays can be primed, painted, or stained.

Ceiling Systems

Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 5, 2020

This is T-SLAB — the future of precast concrete floor systems. Architects, engineers, and contractors are always searching for new, innovative products that can take their projects to the next level, but when it comes to floor systems, the innovation they have been seeking has been sorely lacking for some time.

Flooring Systems

Construction Specifier

AUGUST 9, 2022

Meet the most innovative precast floor system in the U.S. When Tindall brought its new precast floor system from Denmark to the U.S. customers were not satisfied with accepting the system’s historical performance and European test results. m (30 to 45 ft), supporting both commercial and residential floor loads.

Flooring Systems

The Pro Builder

DECEMBER 12, 2023

“Most people wanted apartments on that lot, but the zoning board was against it,” says Witt, president of Witt Construction , a local custom home design/build firm. “My I sat in a sugarcane field watching surfers and then drew and laid out the first floor of every unit to scale with the lane and driveways to make sure it would work,” he says.

Real Estate Development

Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The project was able to utilize the State of California Affordable Housing Density Bonus incentives—with a 35 percent density increase over the baseline zoning. Impermeable areas, such as the roof and second-floor deck, direct water to on-site infiltration planters, cleaning it in the process. mm (16 in.), and panelized construction.

Energy Efficiency

BDC Network

JANUARY 2, 2024

With most of a building’s embodied carbon embedded in its structural system, mass timber's ability to significantly reduce the use of steel materials in a lab project presents a remarkable advantage. Columns, spaced 33 feet apart, are notched at the top to receive the girders, thereby transferring the floor loading to the foundation.

Flooring Systems

Construction Specifier

JUNE 8, 2020

Introducing T-SLAB—the latest revolution in precast concrete flooring systems. Architects, engineers, and contractors are always searching for new, innovative products that can take their projects to the next level, but when it comes to flooring systems, the innovation they have been seeking has been sorely lacking for some time.

Flooring Systems

BDC Network

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Boston , New York , and San Francisco , are considering ways to improve the financial incentives, change zoning policies and expedite plan reviews, but developers should get a full-service team assembled to take a hard look at a conversion before they get started. If the units aren’t aligned with the structure the job will be more complex.

Engineering

Construction Specifier

JUNE 20, 2023

The building represents a structure made almost entirely of wood with all-electric, refrigerant-free, hydronic heating, and cooling systems. The building also incorporates all-electric, refrigerant-free, hydronic heating and cooling systems. The layout of Mississippi establishes distinct zones for programming and services.

Fire Protection System Installation

The Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

“I knew the view from the back of the lot would be great but also a little off-center to the right,” Coletti says, “so I put the kitchen in the left back corner of the floor plan to capture the best view.” The rest of the 7,800-square-foot, single-level floor plan flowed fairly easily from there, he says.

Ceiling Systems

UK Construction Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Upgrade Your Garage Flooring Once youve cleared the space, take a good look at your garage flooring. Epoxy coatings are a popular choice for their sleek finish and resistance to stains and chemicals. Invest in Smart Shelving Systems A key element of an organized garage is efficient storage.

Flooring Systems

CCR Magazine

MARCH 14, 2025

This guide explores the critical considerations for successfully finishing a basement and incorporating a bathroom into your design. Even minor seepage can cause significant damage to finished spaces and promote dangerous mold growth. These systems use powerful pumps to move waste upward to the level of the main drain line.

Painting/finishing

Construction Specifier

MAY 9, 2023

Existing horse stalls define the first floor, creating intimate seating rooms that divide the main aisle from the bar and kitchen. The building is a rack supported traditional barn form clad with painted wood and metal roofing.

Flooring Systems

Construction Specifier

MAY 9, 2023

Existing horse stalls define the first floor, creating intimate seating rooms that divide the main aisle from the bar and kitchen. The building is a rack supported traditional barn form clad with painted wood and metal roofing.

Flooring Systems

Specification Product Update

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Mapei mortars, coatings and paints have been used to complete a façade repair project at Q West – a serviced office and studio complex close to Heathrow airport. This was followed by application of Elastocolor Paint – a protective and decorative elastomeric, anti-carbonation coating, with crack bridging protection.

Painting/finishing

Construction Specifier

MAY 23, 2023

The structural concept of (W)rapper, built in a former industrial and manufacturing zone in Central Los Angeles and Culver City, originated in 1998 and was initially showcased by the project’s architect, Eric Owen Moss Architects (EOMA) in an exhibition at the Wexner Center in Columbus, Ohio. High-performance mechanical systems.

Flooring Systems

Construction Marketing

JANUARY 25, 2023

This includes analyzing factors such as zoning regulations, transportation access, and market demand. After acquiring the property, the developer must design and plan the project, considering factors such as building codes and zoning regulations, the intended use of the property, and the target market.

Real Estate Development

CCR Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Commercial spaces often face challenges with flooring that fails to withstand the demands of heavy traffic and constant use. Epoxy floor coatings present a robust solution, offering strength up to three times greater than standard concrete. These floors repel dirt, dust, and spills, preventing them from penetrating the surface.

Flooring Systems