Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

There is no real question that radon causes cancer. The science is clear at high levels, but low dose radon risk assessment gets a bit fuzzy? For a new home, ask if radon-resistant construction features were used and if the home has been tested. There is no doubt there is radiation risk even at low levels. every year.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 22, 2022

The wooden roof, floor and walls are designed to capture sunlight and body warmth – limiting the need for heating throughout the building’s lifecycle. The wooden roof, floor and walls are designed to capture sunlight and body warmth – limiting the need for heating throughout the building’s lifecycle.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 28, 2022

If you're running a home building company and believe numbers equal truth, think again. Odds are you’ve used it many times yourself. But my decades of studying numbers used to manage business, not to mention many other aspects of our lives, demonstrate—with apologies to George Gershwin—“It ain’t necessarily so.” Scott Sedam.

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HardHatChat

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Commercial construction contractors can save clients thousands of dollars by knowing the right time to buy certain materials. The spot is about the costs of commercial construction and how buying building materials in bulk can help GCs save money and bring down a construction project bid so they win the contract.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 3, 2022

A closer look at what’s propelling the adoption of off-site construction methods in home building. In Pro Builder ’s March/April issue, I laid out the case for why the “Fourth Wave” of the technology that will change home building forever has finally arrived. The Great Convergence, Part 2: Off-Site Construction Drivers and Enablers.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 4, 2021

For home builders, transitioning to off-site building methods requires an operational overhaul. About 15 years ago, the California-based builder Wathen Castanos Homes agreed to be a “guinea pig” for testing the construction of a single home using prefabricated wall panels made by a supplier in Nevada. Less material waste.

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Natural Building

AUGUST 30, 2020

I and my wife Rupsa, who is an artist, have always dreamt of owning a house made of sustainable, locally-sourced, eco-friendly materials to reduce our carbon footprint as much as possible,” says Linus. We used ropes to join the bamboo frame. We neither used iron nor steel to weld them together.

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Housing Concrete Sustainability Materials 98

Pro Builder

JUNE 7, 2022

If you build it off-site, will they come? From July 2019 through July 2020, Rise , a website for consumers and professionals that provides information about sustainable building practices and sells sustainable products, tapped into internet and social media conversations among consumers about off-site home construction. Stacey Freed.

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Natural Building

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

A couple of days ago this was posted on our bulletin board: “Greetings Earth-builder Aficionados, You’ll be glad to hear that I have invented patent-pending technology to make prefab earth walls, which I sincerely believe will revolutionize our built environment from production to construction to operation. And guess what?

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BD+C

JUNE 22, 2023

APA – THE ENGINEERED WOOD ASSOCIATION Engineered wood products (EWPs) are used in a wide range of construction applications. For low in-place cost, versatility and superior performance, engineered wood systems are simply hard to beat. Building codes require wood structural panels for application in the U.S.

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Engineering Products Design Visualization 52

GCP Applied Technologies

MARCH 6, 2020

Controlled low-strength material (CLSM). Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs). Controlled low-strength material (CLSM). Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs). Of all the enhancements we can make to concrete through the proper use of admixtures, entrainment of air is the most difficult.

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Concrete Design Materials Environment 78

Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

NAHB leadership followed Carson's 10-minute address with questions to specify how HUD can or might take action regarding current building material shortages and the impacts of recent natural disasters—topics Carson did not outwardly address in his opening remarks. NAHB Addresses Rising Lumber Prices, Builde r Concerns.

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 17, 2010

So I’ve created a commercial construction checklist for what we considered the highs and lows of 2010 commercial construction trends. Low – Green building. Low – Pop-up Shops. I’ll say it again, 2010 was a rebuilding year for the commercial construction industry. It wasn’t as bad as 2009, but not as good as 2008.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

(Still) Waiting for the Home Building Technology Revolution. Claims about how new and impressive technologies will revolutionize product and process in home building are nothing new. Yesterday an old friend called to interview me for an article he’s writing about the impact of technology on the home building industry.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 17, 2015

Modern building codes are most often adopted by local government legislative bodies and as such vary from place to place. The IECC is in use or adopted in 47 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. An energy conservation code is a major expansion from the life safety mission of building codes.

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GCP Applied Technologies

MARCH 3, 2020

Concrete producers can leverage advanced concrete admixtures , predictive analytics tools, and more to improve efficiency, from materials management to batching to concrete delivery. Materials management. Materials management. Fly ash reduces costs, improves durability. Using fly ash reduces CO2 emissions.

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Life Cycle Concrete Products Management 78

Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

How strategic Building America research helped create an innovative, market-ready HVAC solution for heating and cooling ducts inside conditioned spaces. Then, in the 1990s, a revolutionary material called cross-linked polyethylene—better known as PEX—came along. . Photo: courtesy DOE Building America Program. . Eric Werling.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

According to the Lean Construction Institute , Lean Construction is defined as a “respect- and relationship-oriented production management-based approach to project delivery — a modern and transformational way to design and build capital facilities. The Lean methodology is most often associated with manufacturing.

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Work Gearz

JUNE 24, 2022

” This question was something that I rather was asking myself a lot as I am a boots lover too & constantly wander in winter weather. ” This question was something that I rather was asking myself a lot as I am a boots lover too & constantly wander in winter weather. But it’s not a period.  No surprises! 

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 26, 2023

While productivity has never been so high, profits and margins are still very low for most businesses. The construction industry has embarked on a massive and long journey toward digital transformation. The potential for improvement is a huge opportunity, but companies still need help capturing new value from their markets.

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Construction Innovation Modeling Sustainability 52

Pro Builder

AUGUST 4, 2022

Home Building Edition ,” offering recommendations on how to survive a housing slump. Lessons Learned From a Downturn—Can They Help Us Next Time? The biggest question was: Will this downturn be as bad as, or worse than, the great housing recession of 14 years ago? Scott Sedam, Contributing Editor.

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Schedule Housing Profitability Products 99

Pro Builder

MAY 11, 2021

Lean building is never about dumbing down houses and making them hard to sell; it’s about adding value. The only choice was to bring down costs, but because the builder served move-up buyers, simply eliminating features and cheapening its product wasn’t an option. Tue, 05/11/2021 - 06:00. Scott Sedam, Contributing Editor.

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Concrete Materials IDEA Housing 98

Pro Builder

MARCH 11, 2021

The Home Building Technology Revolution, Part III: The Missing Link. Why not home building? Has the technology revolution finally planted its flag in the largely virgin territory known as home building? Thu, 03/11/2021 - 06:00. Other industries have managed to harness technology to boost productivity.

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Software Software Electrical Industrial 105

Pro Builder

APRIL 9, 2023

But the home building industry isn't really skilled at measuring or providing it. You need the flooring company’s best installer to do this job, and he needs a helper and plenty of time, which won’t come cheap. Mike wasn’t happy. Mike nodded his head and in a loud voice proclaimed, “Splinter hell! The vinyl looked like, well.

Management 52

Management Bidding Site Schedule 52

CivilJungle

JANUARY 5, 2022

One of the common questions which will arise when we constructing our new house that what type of flooring we should choose for our house. Nowadays, Granite flooring becomes very popular and used almost everywhere in the interior of the house. Granite is one of the commonly used crystalline rocks. What is Granite A Stone?

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Concrete Alaska Design Materials 52

Pro Builder

JUNE 12, 2020

The home building industry has historically benefited from advancements in building materials, technological innovation , long-term mortgage financing, and government support. Now, with careful planning, a similar approach can be used to improve cash flow for home builders through intelligent use of capital.

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Cash Flow Deals Management Inventory 64

BD+C

MAY 25, 2023

And as the nation has just observed its 21st annual National Healthy Schools Day, which promotes indoor environmental quality in America’s schools, we’re sharing a new section of our website that demonstrates our commitment to this cause. It’s an incredible asset for the Boston public school system,” the award jury wrote.

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Education Boston Environment Sustainability 52

Construction Marketing

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Last months Construction Marketing Association webcast, Measuring Marketing Results – Best Practices for Construction identified over 70 types of marketing measures, many of which are sources or types of leads. From traditional, to internet and social media leads. Radian6 (identify bloggers, etc). By Paul Deffenbaugh.

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Construction Remodeling Claims Products 230

Pro Builder

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Here’s the secret to building market-savvy, energy-efficient, healthy, and comfortable homes with a net-zero balance at a competitive price point across multiple lots: There is no secret. RELATED: Products used in the Ultimate Z.E.N. Housing's Now: The Ultimate Z.E.N. Mon, 10/05/2020 - 19:57. Rich Binsacca, Editor-in-Chief.

Housing 52

Housing Denver Plans Products 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 5, 2021

The team work on a host of construction projects from residential to non-residential buildings, like hotels and cinemas, and have specialist expertise with complex architecture programmes. We were already using some digital products such as Revit ,” reflects Bram. Digitalising to reduce risk. A step change in ways of working. “We

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BIM Documentation Autodesk Products 52

Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Home Building by the Numbers. Shinn’s analysis attributed the boost in 2019 to reductions in costs of sales and operations, while financing expenses were at all-time lows. Nearly one-quarter of the builders surveyed met or exceeded 12% net profit, which The Shinn Group targets for balanced performance. . cbroderick.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Last month, the same question came up in discussions with two different production builders on opposite sides of the country—and opposite ends of the building spectrum: “How many homes can a field superintendent carry?”. One example is our “Saved Day Calculator,” which measures the full impact of a schedule day.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Use these links to jump to the relevant section: Why Aren’t My Construction Bids Working? Use these links to jump to the relevant section: Why Aren’t My Construction Bids Working? In this comprehensive guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about construction bids. What is the Construction Bidding Process?

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 6, 2022

According to our report with FMI Corporation, “ Trust Matters: The High Cost of Low Trust ,” 43% of the highest trust construction firms make collaboration central to how they work across projects. What Collaboration in Construction Means. This, of course, is the ideal way to conduct projects. Key Takeaways.

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Construction Estimating Design Budgeting 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

If you feel that your training efforts could use a refresh, you’ll want to read and listen to what our latest guests have to say. Nick adds that in the past, the team relied on static materials such as printed manuals and PDFs, which didn’t lend themselves well to ad hoc questions down the line. .

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Natural Building

DECEMBER 18, 2022

The Last Straw recently published this Oral History of The Straw Building Revival with Matts Myhrman. The Last Straw: So, Matts, when you were younger did you have any sense that you would end up building with bales? He was building a little structure out of found materials- rock, mud, recycled lumber, whatever.

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Nebraska Housing US Tucson 98

HardHatChat

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Look for a solid increase in commercial construction renovations verses new locations, which should hold especially true with new retail construction. Green buildings across all commercial construction sectors will continue to gain in popularity. 1. Back on Track. Now, they’re opening their playbooks and gearing up for 2010.

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