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Building healthcare in a coastal environment

Construction Specifier

In early 2018, RDG Planning & Design and its partner firms began design work to replace an existing, nearly 50-year-old Healthcare Facility on the Shell Point Retirement Community campus (a CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY [CCRC]) in Ft. Photo courtesy Shell Point Retirement Community. By David L. Healthcare market trends.

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AEC Next is a Must for Construction Professionals

Construction Marketing

The AEC Next Technology Expo + Conference is a must-attend event for all construction professionals in 2018. ZNE market adoption/growth across climate zones. The way buildings are built hasn’t changed in almost 200 years and it’s hurting the environment. The conference will take place twice this year. Data Driven Green Design.

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Expanding the exterior footprint

Construction Specifier

While cities occupy just three percent of global land area, by 2050 they will be home to two-thirds of the world’s inhabitants according to Gensler’s, 75 percent of the world’s population will live in cities, according to Gensler’s Aleksander Sasha Zeljic in a June 2018 interview with Architectural Products magazine.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

Business Facilities

4 in Best Business Climate, Texas—all have been perennial contenders for BF’s top honor, the State of the Year Award: Texas and Tennessee each have won the award three times since it was created in 2007; Virginia was the 2018 SOTY; Alabama won BF’s top award in 2017. “An Louisiana, no. million over the next five years. territories.

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Green Building that Cleans the Air

Green Building Law Update

There is little real dispute that given humans take shelter from the climate inside buildings, humans need to design and construct those buildings to be resilient in whatever climatic zones the building is located.

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Delivering acoustic sanity

Construction Specifier

According to 2018 United Nations forecasts, seven out of 10 people will live in cities by 2050. In the post-COVID era of working from here (WFH) people are seeking live-work environments. She suggests focusing on typology, codes, and zoning when specifying effective acoustic solutions. “In Image courtesy REGAPOL. By Bill Devin.

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Top questions to ask when designing a green roof

GCP Applied Technologies

Fri, 03/16/2018 - 15:14. March 16, 2018. Hardiness zones also determine feasibility of different plant species. . Also, be sure that the waterproofing product has had proven success in rooftop vegetation environments. . Top questions to ask when designing a green roof. Phillip.fry@gc…. GCP Applied Technologies.

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