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Alternative Deck Footing Product, Diamond Pier, Releases 10-year Study Examining Frost Heave Performance

Pro Builder

When the Diamond Pier Foundation System appeared on shelves over 10 years ago, there was hesitancy with new users about the system - in fear that it would not hold up to frost heave pressures. To satisfy skeptical builders, Pin Foundations, Inc. Over a 10-year period, Pin Foundations, Inc. Pin Foundations, Inc.

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New Study Says Millions More Homes Have Greater Flood Risk

Pro Builder

Realtor.com reports that research nonprofit First Street Foundation discovered 14.6 The maps from nonprofit First Street Foundation highlight the widespread nature of flood risk. Flooding caused about $17 billion in property damage a year from 2010 to 2018, according to the Association of State Floodplain Managers. Construction.

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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. This presentation will explore how the XPRIZE Foundation is developing a way to grow buildings using synthetic biology, genomics, parametric modeling and 3D printing.

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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. for Fast Company.

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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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8 strategies for multifamily passive house design projects

BD+C

Back in 2018, our client saw passive house design strategies as the ideal way to achieve their own long-term goals for resiliency, energy efficiency, and high-quality building standards. Thus, site selection, site orientation, climate zone, and building orientation are key on passive house projects. Our team runs models like THERM.

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Coastal Construction Relies on Impact- and Wind-Resistant Composite Roofing

Pro Builder

They’ve also passed the TAS-125 certification test for wind uplift resistance in High Velocity Hurricane Zones up to 180mph. When Category 4 Hurricane Michael pounded into the Florida Panhandle in 2018, he brought winds upward of 150 mph. Putting Composite Roofing to the Test. As recommended, Port St. So, how did Fleet’s home survive?