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Building for better fire resilience in WUI zones

Construction Specifier

Photo courtesy ROCKWOOL North America Photo courtesy By Rick Roos Wildfires continue to make headlines and the long-term prognosis is concerning, as experts forecast more of the same in coming years. Yet, building in wildland urban interface (WUI) zones continues at a fast pace. Primarily for affordability. Primarily for affordability.

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Comfort Systems Road Map: A Plug-and-Play Residential Duct System

Pro Builder

Comfort Systems Road Map: A Plug-and-Play Residential Duct System. How strategic Building America research helped create an innovative, market-ready HVAC solution for heating and cooling ducts inside conditioned spaces. Today, PEX is the predominant plumbing system in new residential construction. . Mon, 09/27/2021 - 15:05.

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Net zero building design and air leakage

GCP Applied Technologies

Net zero building design and air leakage. 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. Careful design of the building envelope is also critically important. Phillip.fry@gc….

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Passive House is “In” in 2017

Green Building Law Update

Those design principles were systematized by Bo Adamson and Wolfgang Feist, who founded the Passive House Institute (Passivhaus Institut) in 1996 in Darmstadt, Germany. The number and size of Passive House projects in North America has rapidly grown in the last year. Governments in North America are beginning to drive Passive House.

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Achieving aesthetics and energy efficiency with stone wool insulation

Construction Specifier

Photo © ROCKWOOL North America. Maximizing energy efficiency is the order of the day for construction industry professionals across North America, due, in part, to changing codes and a growing contingent of forward-thinking developers, owners, architects, specifiers, and energy consultants. Photo © ROCKWOOL North America.

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Daikin

Contractor Magazine

The Daikin Texas Technology Park (DTTP) is a new state-of-the art business campus that consolidates many of Daikin’s HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning) manufacturing and logistics facilities across North America. Daikin invested over $400 million to construct the facility on a 500 acre site just outside of Houston, TX.

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What Are Curb and Gutter | Types of Curb and Gutter| Advantages & Disadvantages of Curb and Gutter

CivilJungle

This type of curbs and gutter have a decorative look which provides a strong and protective barrier between the walkway and the green zone. These types of curbs come with various types of colours and designs and serve as a decorative function. Vertical Curves Used in Residential Zones. Mountable Curb and Gutter.

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