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APRIL 21, 2023

The Role of Engineered Wood in Sustainable Structures 1 kcichowicz Fri, 04/21/2023 - 11:23 Sustainability in construction is becoming more important as society moves towards a more sustainable future. Learn about engineered wood’s key role as a green building solution. What Makes a Sustainable Structure?

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Construction Marketing

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In the world of commercial building design, the choice of materials plays a crucial role in shaping both the aesthetics and efficiency of the final structure. Keep reading as we take a deep dive into some of the most trending materials on the market that seamlessly balance the delicate line between efficiency and aesthetics!

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Construction Marketing

MAY 27, 2022

Since fabric buildings are tensile structures, the membrane can be pulled into a three-dimensional surface for developing shading, a roof, or a decorative component. Simply put, they’re a building made of all-steel frames and tarp covers or fabric material. You can simply reconstruct a fabric structure when the need arises.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Erik Barth Regulations Mass Timber Wood The Changing Built Environment The U.N.’s Embodied emissions are the ‘baked in’ carbon dioxide (and equivalent gas) emissions associated with material sourcing, manufacturing, and construction, and end of life. Know where your wood products come from. Project location matters.

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Construction Marketing

JANUARY 18, 2022

The construction industry relies on a vast array of materials. These can vary from wood, plastics, metal, and chemicals to put these things together or make them rust-proof and weather-resistant. Contractors can’t build a home or office without these common construction materials. How to manage VOCs in construction projects.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

APA – THE ENGINEERED WOOD ASSOCIATION Multifamily Housing Engineered wood’s combination of benefits—from beauty and versatility to sustainability and strength—has made it a popular material for commercial projects such as mixed-use buildings, low-rise office structures and even eight-story mass-timber high rises.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 30, 2021

Better Wood: Overcoming the Limitations of Structural Wood Products. With its high strength-to-weight ratio, wood makes for an awesome structural material. Eliminating Wood’s Structural Weakness. They also produce the satisfying crackle when wood is burned. Wood vs. Engineered Lumber.

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Construction Marketing

MAY 7, 2021

Steel is probably one of the most common and most important materials used in building any structure. Most construction projects, whether commercial or residential, rely heavily on using steel as a primary material. If you’re in charge of a construction project, you should choose materials based on your needs.

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BD+C

MAY 19, 2023

Shear Wall Selection for Wood-Framed Buildings 1 kcichowicz Fri, 05/19/2023 - 07:36 Multifamily Housing From wall bracing to FTAO, there are many ways to secure the walls of a building. The Importance of Shear Walls A stud wall by itself, without bracing such as that provided by wood structural panels, has very little stiffness.

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BD+C

JANUARY 2, 2024

Laboratories Designers Codes and Standards Mass Timber Building Materials Building Technology With mass timber’s growing popularity in the built environment, its intersection with the life sciences market offers an untapped potential for sustainable innovation. Rendering courtesy SGA.

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Construction Specifier

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Photo © Naturally Wood. Mass timber structures are entering the discussion for many projects in North America, and increasingly for taller buildings. This is, in part, due to recent code changes allowing for combustible construction in taller structures. There are a lot of reasons to feel good about tall wood buildings.

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Construction Marketing

JULY 6, 2022

It combines Expanded Polystyrene, a fine insulating material, with steel-reinforced concrete, a strong structural building material. ICF construction offers thermal and structural components of a wall. ICF construction has multiple benefits over traditional construction methods, particularly in wood-frame buildings.

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BD+C

MARCH 12, 2019

Wood has been used as a building material for structures, tools, and weapons for hundreds of thousands of years. And while it is a natural resource, wood has undergone many changes as a material from its earliest uses in primitive weapons. Cross-laminated timber took wood to new heights.

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BD+C

JUNE 22, 2023

How to Specify Engineered Wood Products 1 kcichowicz Thu, 06/22/2023 - 10:58 APA – The Engineered Wood Association offers guidance on the properties and applications of engineered wood products and how to correctly specify them in accordance with the IBC. The panels must pass wet and dry structural performance tests.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 4, 2023

However, when faced with design constraints such as a giant structural shear wall, limitations in ceiling heights, and the proximity to a busy thoroughfare like the Ventura Freeway, we were presented with a unique challenge when designing the entry experience for Encino Senior Living.

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Construction Specifier

MARCH 24, 2023

To achieve this, they wanted to place a new community center at the periphery of the site, separating the structure from natural areas. To maintain the green space as a park, the project team designed a structure that would integrate with the adjacent stream and woodlands. Photo courtesy Alan Karchmer. “We

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Natural Building

MARCH 8, 2022

It is a prefabricated structure designed by the architect, built with wood framing cassettes filled with flax insulation. An open staircase was made of birch wood; the interior doors and kitchen and stair railing are finished in matte black, which matches the window trimming. Verhoeven said.

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Construction Marketing

MAY 26, 2021

Well-designed stairways can add value to any structure as it ensures users are safe and comfortable going up and down the steps. They can be located inside production areas and storage facilities or outside logistics sites for greater convenience during transport and delivery of materials. 2) Cost-Effective Structure.

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Construction Specifier

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

It can be confused with terms such as “thermal insulation ” or “thermal bridging,” both of which relate to the transfer of heat or cold through building materials. wood structural panel ( IRC only). 
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Construction Marketing

JANUARY 16, 2023

Its versatile characteristic makes it the go-to material in many applications. . Paper, wood, and construction industries often use PVA because of its strong bonding properties. You can find it in use when joining various materials together. You need your structures to be strong and to last longer. As An Adhesive.

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BD+C

APRIL 15, 2020

Structural engineered wood products, manufactured in a wide variety of sizes and finishes, are well-suited for use in historical retrofits.

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Natural Building

MARCH 18, 2022

Wood provides a natural form of carbon sequestration, so there’s a move to use timber in place of industrial materials for building. The greatest value you can give to a material is to give it a load-bearing role in a structure,” she says. “The Step 1: locate a source of tree forks and create an inventory of tree forks.

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Natural Building

MAY 8, 2022

My daughter and I built this yoga studio mostly with reclaimed materials. Building with reclaimed wood re-uses old wood recovered from a variety of sources. Using reclaimed wood can be a more sustainable alternative to new wood and other building materials. It can also add character and comfort to your home.

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Levelset

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In recent years, material shortages and volatile material prices slowed so many projects to a grinding halt. As a result, contractors and property owners are increasingly considering alternatives to traditional building materials. It’s also the material of choice for holding mother nature back in the forms of levees and dams.

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Chianelli Estimating

MARCH 21, 2022

Regulatory mandates and improved affordability of green, sustainable and eco-friendly materials, leading to them to be used more in construction. Green materials in construction are often attractive to tenants and investors because they can lower the cost of building maintenance while reducing carbon footprints. Reclaimed Wood.

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Natural Building

JULY 16, 2022

A root cellar is an underground or partially underground structure used to preserve vegetables and protect them from frost through the winter. Generally, they are constructed by digging a hole in the earth and reinforcing with wood, rock, cement, and/or other material before covering with sod.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Engineered Wood Sprouts Solutions for Supermarket Chain 1 kcichowicz Wed, 10/18/2023 - 13:31 Switching from a steel roof system to an engineered wood one helped a Sprouts Farmers Market design team solve supply chain challenges and lower the location’s carbon footprint. But long lead times for steel necessitated a change in materials.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The Building Materials Posting the Highest Price Growth. Although the prices of lumber have fallen drastically since historic highs, other material price increases have offset lumber price drops, says the National Association of Home Builders. Fertilizer materials. Thermoplastic resins and plastics materials. cbroderick.

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CivilJungle

MARCH 25, 2023

Introduction of Acacia Woods Acacia wood is a type of wood that is used primarily in furniture making and various other applications. Acacia wood is a very durable wood. It is used as a material in the exterior and is also used by many car manufacturers in the manufacture of their interior and exterior panels.

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BD+C

JULY 20, 2023

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. With proper construction in conformance with code regulations, a “fire safe” building can be designed.

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Builders can also find solutions in the National Green Building Standard Green Certification standards, such as using building materials with recycled content and regional materials. Minimum structural member sizes necessary in accordance with advanced framing techniques.” Building Materials. Building Materials.

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Pro Builder

JULY 7, 2021

Few builders have switched away from traditional wood framing. Raising prices and pre-ordering materials are the most common strategies builders are using in the face of supply constraints and escalating costs. Building Materials. Building Materials.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 6, 2022

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles. Structural Iron and Steel Workers. Hazardous Materials Removal Workers. Construction laborers. Carpenters. Construction managers. Carpet, Floor, and Tile Installers and Finishers. Electricians. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators. Pipelayers.

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BD+C

AUGUST 24, 2017

No matter what structural material you build with, be it steel, concrete, or wood, water is the enemy. It rots wood. It can infiltrate concrete and freeze inside, cracking the structure. One of the main tasks a building must accomplish is keeping water from weakening the materials that support it.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 19, 2023

The UK’s heaviest drive to install an intersection bridge structure beneath the West Coast Main Line near Lichfield has been successfully completed on HS2 by Balfour Beatty Vinci. The 56 metre long and 19 metre wide concrete structure weighs 6,200-tonnes and was built adjacent to the WCML over the last six months.

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Natural Building

MAY 20, 2022

The manufacture of concrete, steel, and glass uses vast amounts of raw materials and water and emits copious amounts of greenhouse gases per year. Moreover, embodied carbon, which is carbon released over the entire life cycle of a building, including end-of-life material disposal, is responsible for 11% of total global carbon emissions.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions.

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