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Expanding the exterior footprint

Construction Specifier

While cities occupy just three percent of global land area, by 2050 they will be home to two-thirds of the world’s inhabitants according to Gensler’s, 75 percent of the world’s population will live in cities, according to Gensler’s Aleksander Sasha Zeljic in a June 2018 interview with Architectural Products magazine. for Fast Company.

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Vertical Gardens for Small Spaces

Natural Building

Spanning across a 5-meter back wall, this green plant wall can be viewed from the ground floor at eye level and upper levels at a birds-eye view. Plants can be hung just about anywhere, like with this pergola that has been covered in a blanket of green. A trellis can add privacy, structure and become a natural way to zone your garden.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: The Cul-de-Sac.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

BD+C

Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney MFPRO+ Blog High-rise Construction Apartments Office Buildings Engineers Codes Regulations Adaptive Reuse Reconstruction & Renovation Seismic Design Office-to-residential conversion seems like a simple solution to a problem. If the units aren’t aligned with the structure the job will be more complex.

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Construction Cost Estimating Blog: Material Take Off with Revit

Construction Cost Estimating

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. Needless to say, this is a huge part of green building. Needless to say, this is a huge part of green building. Material takeoff schedules list the sub-components or materials of any Revit Architecture family. Blog Archive. adsense analytic. Friday, November 4, 2011.

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The next phase of sustainability in luxury hotels

BD+C

The next phase of sustainability in luxury hotels 0 qpurcell Fri, 09/15/2023 - 11:42 Hotel Facilities The luxury hotel market has seen an increase in green-minded guests looking for opportunities to support businesses that are conscientious of the environment. It is important to note that new building is not always a negative.

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Revit Beginners: Excitech preview of Revit Architecture 2008

Revit Beginners

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. This blog will highlight some of the common questions and cool tips found in the process of transitioning our office to Revit. Excitech preview of Revit Architecture 2008. Excitech posted a look at the new Revit Architecture 2008. Revit Blogs. Green Revit.

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