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Educators Place the Spotlight on Modular Construction

GCP Applied Technologies

The educators at Weitz Construction Academy at Seminole Ridge High School in Loxahatchee, Florida have been practicing modular construction long before it became popular. Thus, the house is exposed to highway speed winds without the protection of siding when it is transported from the school’s workshop to the Habitat jobsite.

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Are Adobe Houses Sustainable?

Natural Building

This is sustainable because the materials have low embodied energy, are locally abundant, and can create energy-efficient buildings. In southwestern North America in the 17th century, slightly sloped flat roofs with parapet walls were customary, built using logs covered with twigs or fabric and then adobe mud.

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Gearing Up for CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020

Construction Business Owner

Both CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 and IFPE 2020 have already set exhibit space records and will feature industry-leading education programs. The 2020 show connected campus will include new and expanded transportation, attendee experiences and registration locations. The Tech Experience Returns With Two Locations.

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Joint public-private sector effort needed to mitigate the construction sector’s embodied carbon problem

BD+C

Joint public-private sector effort needed to mitigate the construction sector’s embodied carbon problem It's going to take the efforts of government and the private sector to mitigate the climate-damaging problem of embodied carbon, says this building sustainability expert, Brent Trenga. The CODE Building in Charlottesville, Va.,

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Concrete batching

GCP Applied Technologies

Sustainability. Transportation Infrastructure. Arts & education. North America customer service: 1-877-4AD-MIX (1-877-423-6491). Design Advantage. Structural Solutions. Technical service. Underground Solutions. concrete admixture batching hero. Commercial buildings. Energy facilities. Industrial facilities. Consultant.

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Concrete batching

GCP Applied Technologies

Sustainability. Transportation Infrastructure. Arts & education. North America customer service: 1-877-4AD-MIX (1-877-423-6491). Design Advantage. Structural Solutions. Technical service. Underground Solutions. concrete admixture batching hero. Commercial buildings. Energy facilities. Industrial facilities. Consultant.

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Concrete materials management

GCP Applied Technologies

Sustainability. Transportation Infrastructure. Arts & education. North America customer service: 1-877-4AD-MIX (1-877-423-6491). Design Advantage. Structural Solutions. Technical service. Underground Solutions. Aggregates. Commercial buildings. Energy facilities. Industrial facilities. Infrastructure. Low Temperature.