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Demand for Aging-in-Place Design Poised to Grow

Pro Builder

AARP recently introduced HomeFit, a free augmented reality app on iOS that can scan a room and suggest improvements to help turn a house into a “lifelong home,” free from safety and mobility risks. This designation was developed in 2002 by the National Association of Home Builders in collaboration with AARP and other experts.

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IgCC will now be Powered by ASHRAE 189.1

Green Building Law Update

To achieve LEED certification, buildings will continue to have to satisfy prerequisites and earn credits above levels necessary to meet the IgCC. From that agreement has come an Executive Steering Committee to align the green programs. LEED was designed as a voluntary rating system and to gerrymander it into a code is not efficacious.

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IgCC will now be Powered by ASHRAE 189.1

Green Building Law Update

” To achieve LEED certification, buildings will continue to have to satisfy prerequisites and earn credits above levels necessary to meet the IgCC. ” From that agreement has come an Executive Steering Committee to align the green programs. But the announcement last Friday means there will be a 2018 version of the IgCC (.

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How to Choose Laser Safety Glasses?

Work Gearz

Choosing the right laser safety glasses can really be a challenging task. Therefore, it becomes very important to choose the correct safety laser glasses in order to prevent the harmful rays from the laser to enter your eyes. For example, a good laser safety glass will have Optical Density not less than 4+, better if it’s OD 6+.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Steve received his Certificate of Management – Building Information Modeling from the AGC in 2011. Deke Smith is the Executive Director for the Building Seismic Safety Council and the buildingSMART alliance™ at the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS). Leigh Lally. . Innovative Technology Demonstrations.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Steve received his Certificate of Management – Building Information Modeling from the AGC in 2011. Deke Smith is the Executive Director for the Building Seismic Safety Council and the buildingSMART alliance™ at the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS). Leigh Lally. . Innovative Technology Demonstrations.

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State Department warned in 2018 that Wuhan lab testing bats for coronavirus had sloppy safety precautions and had the potential to cause a ‘new SARS-like pandemic’

Construction Test

The US State Department raised concerns over safety issues at the Wuhan research lab studying coronaviruses in animals like bats two years ago, new diplomatic cables reveal. They warned that a lack of tight safety measures in handing the contagious viruses in the lab ‘represented a risk of a new SARS-like pandemic.’

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