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Important Factors to Consider When Building a New Home

CivilJungle

So when we want to build a new home, we also have to consider all our needs related to home and comfort zone. In ready-made design, the homeowner gauges the process by seeing building photos of different building materials and architectural sites and checking the procedures. Selecting The Right Materials.

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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. They continue to use dead materials like concrete, wood, and steel. The conference will take place twice this year. The first will be June 5-7 in Anaheim, CA.

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Net zero building design and air leakage

GCP Applied Technologies

Mon, 10/01/2018 - 12:26. October 01, 2018. This involves a wide range of building design strategies, from site selection and landscaping that reduce heating and cooling requirements, to high-tech building materials and climate control systems. climate zones 3 – 8 (all but the hottest southern regions) and ? 5 ACH for U.S.

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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. Moreover, there are federal and state laws that all but prohibit anti germicidal claims.

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How the Pandemic Will Shape the Future of Off-Site Residential Construction

Pro Builder

For example, factory environments support social distancing practices, since workers remain in controlled, stationed zones. Standardizing building design allows for precision in material supply and use, which helps reduce scrap materials as well as costs. For mid-rise housing in urban areas, CLT is an ideal material.

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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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Delivering acoustic sanity

Construction Specifier

According to 2018 United Nations forecasts, seven out of 10 people will live in cities by 2050. She suggests focusing on typology, codes, and zoning when specifying effective acoustic solutions. “In Image courtesy REGAPOL. By Bill Devin. Urbanization is increasing. Poor acoustics is that silent killer.