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Opportunities Shine in Community Solar

Green Building Law Update

But a 2008 study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory found that less than 27% of residential rooftops are suitable for hosting an on site photovoltaic system, after taking into consideration structural, shading, and ownership issues. Advances in solar technology have made photovoltaics a much sought after energy alternative.

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Connecting the dots: Architecture and design in a changing world

BD+C

Tesla was founded more than a decade ago upon the hallowed ground of Silicon Valley and launched the first Tesla Roadster in 2008.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

The Business of Construction Risk Management » The Fundamentals of Building Information Modeling (BIM). Building Information Modeling (BIM) is no different. Modeling & Design. To produce a digital model, the objects are assembled like a three-dimensional puzzle. Construction Business Owner E-Newsletter. -->.

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Construction Business Owner

Now, more machines have built-in intelligence that helps mitigate operator error, sophisticated electrical systems with smart sensors, and more and more products deliver information through a user-interface that would make Steve Jobs proud. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Take for example electric power distribution. When electric utilities were developed, power stations were first built in high population areas. With the Internet becoming an application utility, this model is changing. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

In addition, Case expanded its compact excavator line with the CX55B minimum tail swing model. And then there were some machines that are hardly dependent on fuel, or in some cases not at all: Takeuchi claims to have built the prototype of the world’s first all-electric mini excavator, capable of holding a charge for 6 hours.

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Revit OpEd: View Discipline

Revit OpEd

It was meant to make it simple to alter the appearance of our model to be more in sync with what a structural engineer wants to see. When MEP (Systems as it was called then) appeared a year later they extended the concept to Mechanical and Electrical (plumbing lumped in with Mechanical till release 2013).

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