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3 sustainable design decisions to make early

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3 sustainable design decisions to make early 0 qpurcell Mon, 04/08/2024 - 09:26 Sustainability In her experience as an architect, Megan Valentine AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, WELL AP, Fitwel, Director of Sustainability, KTGY details three early sustainable design decisions: site selection, massing and orientation, and proper window-to-wall ratios.

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Passive House is “In” in 2017

Green Building Law Update

As you consider what’s “in” and what’s “out” in 2017, within the realm of green building, Passive House is in. This “passive” approach, in contrast with active systems based on a constant supply of conditioned air by HVAC systems is the basis of Passive House. Governments in North America are beginning to drive Passive House.

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All You Need To Know About Construction Project Management To Get Started

Construction Marketing

The goal of every construction project management is to complete the project, and the balancing of resources, finances, time, and feasibility plays a crucial role in its completion. . This process is called a design, bid, and build contract. They can choose to either put up a bid or let general contractors bid to build the project.

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Wates bags first job for Manchester Council-owned developer

Construction Enquirer

Manchester City Council’s new wholly-owned development company, This City, has awarded its first housing project to Wates. The builder will deliver 118 flats across two buildings and 10 town houses overlooking Ancoats Green in the city. At least 20% of these homes will be made available at the Manchester Living Rent.

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Definition of Design Period | Why Design Period is Provided | Factors Affecting Design Period | Design Period Values

CivilJungle

Definition of Design Period: Design period could be defined as the number of years in the near future in which the supply will surpass the demand. Why Design Period Is Provided? The main reasons behind providing Design Periods are: It is prodigiously strenuous or unfeasible to produce frequent. Life of the structure.

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Ashe seals £24m Milton Keynes school deal

Construction Enquirer

Ashe Construction has been awarded a £24m design and build contract to for a new primary school and community health hub for Milton Keynes Council. Ashe has been employed to manage the complete design and build contract and has developed the scheme from feasibility over a 15-month period.

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Commercial Construction Trends: Why More Clients Are Choosing the Design-Assist Model

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Working with a client on a design-assist or design-build basis, as Englewood Construction is with the reimagining of Stratford Square Mall, allows the commercial contractor to provide valuable input during the initial planning stages. Design-assist is a bit of a hybrid of the design-build process.