Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 6, 2022

With a potential lifespan of 80 years or more, architectural zinc roofing delivers longevity, sustainability, and resiliency to meet or exceed specified requirements on commercial, municipal, residential, educational, health care, and other thoughtfully designed projects. Elemental, natural, and sustainable.

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HardHatChat

APRIL 20, 2017

Anyone in the commercial construction industry knows there are a variety of certifications and designations that individuals, companies and projects can achieve to show they follow a high level of green commercial construction practices. are standard green procedures for ground-up construction projects. Here are a five examples: 1.

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BD+C

MAY 23, 2023

Hord Coplan Macht names Ilijana Soldan as Sustainability Manager Hord Coplan Macht, Baltimore, MD., has promoted Ilijana Soldan, AIA, LEED AP, EcoDistricts, NCARB, to Sustainability Manager. rcassidy Tue, 05/23/2023 - 13:29 HORD COPLAN MACHT Research-based designer will lead Sustainability Action Team and the firm's green initiatives.

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Construction Specifier

JUNE 2, 2023

Supporting modern construction goals, sustainable attributes, and outcomes are now part of this evaluation and specification process. The post The benefits of using architectural zinc in roofing and wall claddings appeared first on Construction Specifier.

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Natural Building

AUGUST 8, 2022

Mud architecture in India has a rich history. But this architecture is slowly being supplanted by concrete as the country progresses. Mud architecture is associated with deprivation and poverty, while concrete is considered a symbol of upward mobility and modernity.

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Chianelli Estimating

MARCH 7, 2022

Making your next commercial building project successful starts with anticipating and estimating costs. The most common unit of measure used to estimate costs for commercial buildings is cost per square foot. Generally, the two most important variables to estimating the commercial cost per square foot are size and quality.

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Natural Building

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Earlier this month I participated in a webinar titled Designing Highly-Sustainable Buildings featuring the Sketchup software team, along with Sefaira, a plugin that calculates various aspects of energy use pertaining to the design. The post Designing Highly-Sustainable Buildings appeared first on Natural Building Blog.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

According to the US Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index, construction material prices are increasing significantly causing additional pressures on existing project revenues. When it comes to construction, are we at a tipping point towards necessitating sustainable solutions for good?

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 10, 2023

One of the things that often comes up when discussing the future of construction is sustainability. This is, after all, the only planet we can live in (that we know of), so promoting sustainability will serve us — and future generations. This post rounds up some notable examples of sustainable construction materials.

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 12, 2021

When specifying flooring, one should consider both sustainability and performance. These factors not only contribute to the sustainability of the flooring, but how it performs. These factors not only contribute to the sustainability of the flooring, but how it performs. Even sustainably made floors must be installed correctly.

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 19, 2015

But the interesting thing about commercial construction is all the different paths people take to end up in this industry. Many prepare for a commercial construction career with a formal education, whether it’s a college degree in construction management, engineering or architecture, or a related field.

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Architects and specifiers increasingly seek options for architectural metal coatings combining sustainability, durability, and a wide variety of colors. Together, they provide the finished metal products needed for commercial, institutional, and residential buildings. Green building benchmark programs. In the U.S.,

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BD+C

JUNE 29, 2016

Led by a still active multi-family housing market and sustained by solid levels of demand for new commercial and retail properties, the Architecture Billings Index has accelerated to its highest score in nearly a year.

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BD+C

JANUARY 2, 2024

Laboratories Designers Codes and Standards Mass Timber Building Materials Building Technology With mass timber’s growing popularity in the built environment, its intersection with the life sciences market offers an untapped potential for sustainable innovation. Here are five reasons why. Rendering courtesy SGA.

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Construction Specifier

MARCH 24, 2021

Everything from residential flats to commercial high-rises is being specified with sustainability in mind. It has taken different priorities over the years,” said Daniel Overbey, AIA, director of sustainability at Browning Day in Indianapolis. “We Dollar for dollar, the best place to invest is in the architecture.

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BD+C

MARCH 10, 2014

Architecture firm KieranTimberlake, in conjunction with PE International and Autodesk Sustainability Solutions, announce the commercial availability of Tally , a software application for Revit that calculates the environmental impact of building materials.

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Natural Building

MAY 30, 2022

The trend of taking shipping containers and recycling them into architectural elements for homes hit Phoenix in the fall of 2015, when Containers on Grand opened. The six-story building features 18 one- and two-bedroom apartments, with ground-floor space for commercial tenants. It already had a waiting list upon completion.

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Natural Building

MARCH 22, 2009

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Sustainable Communities and For The Greener Good. View my complete profile. 1:14 PM.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Our new office is bigger, brighter, more energy efficient and centrally located to our staff and Chicago commercial construction projects. And because we were our own client, we were only limited in our design build capabilities by our imagination and a little thing called a commercial construction budget. Don’t design in a silo.

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BRIKS Design-Build Group

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Sustainability is the trend in home design these days – and it’s not difficult to see why. 8 Sustainable Residential Roofing Options. When it comes to sustainability, metal roofs are believed to be more energy efficient than their asphalt counterparts. Metal roofing is designed to withstand any weather condition.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Marc Asnis, AICP MFPRO+ Blog University Buildings Healthcare Facilities Mixed-Use Apartments Retail Centers Shopping Centers Designers Architects Adaptive Reuse Exterior Restoration Interior Architecture Sustainability Sustainable Development The death of the 20th century shopping mall is evident all across the country.

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Construction Marketing

JANUARY 12, 2016

The New York Build 2016 ( March 7th & 8 th ) focuses on a range of topic areas from construction regulation, major projects and upcoming contracts to sustainable building and the latest construction technology. Commercial & Home. Commercial/ General. Architectural & Engineering Consultancy. Why Attend?

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Construction Marketing

JANUARY 12, 2016

The New York Build 2016 ( March 7th & 8 th ) focuses on a range of topic areas from construction regulation, major projects and upcoming contracts to sustainable building and the latest construction technology. Commercial & Home. Commercial/ General. Architectural & Engineering Consultancy. Why Attend?

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New York Industrial Construction Conference 120

Natural Building

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Tulou Chinese Architecture. View my complete profile. Oil Dependency. Strawboard Panels.

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Construction Specifier

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Photo ©Joshua Jay Elliot/courtesy Works Progress Architecture. Specifying an air barrier system in commercial buildings can improve indoor air quality (IAQ), provide energy savings by reducing heating and cooling cost, help control air leakage, and support sustainable design. The Slate apartment in Portland, Oregon.

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Natural Building

JULY 21, 2009

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. The Green Building Guidelines were written by the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council.

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Construction Specifier

JULY 6, 2023

By Tammy Schroeder Choosing finishes for commercial buildings’ aluminum-framed vertical fenestration assemblies—windows, curtain wall, storefront, and entrances—often begins by selecting a color. Photo courtesy Linetec. Specialty coatings also can enhance the visual and tactile effects of the finished appearance. Photo courtesy Lintec.

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BD+C

JULY 11, 2023

A better solution to increase the occupancy of downtown urban-core office towers could be to attract more professional services and businesses that are currently working in-office throughout less-dense urban and suburban areas in half-empty low-rise and inefficient office buildings, ubiquitous in every city’s commercial corridors.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The successful integration of People, Process, Information, and Technology leads to the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects on-time and on- budget. with the result being improved overall productivity.

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Construction Specifier

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Photo ©Joshua Jay Elliot/courtesy Works Progress Architecture. Specifying an air barrier system in commercial buildings can improve indoor air quality (IAQ), provide energy savings by reducing heating and cooling cost, help control air leakage, and support sustainable design. The Slate apartment in Portland, Oregon.

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Design Oregon Materials Portland 52

Construction Superintendent Magazine

JUNE 22, 2016

. – Led by a still active multi-family housing market and sustained by solid levels of demand for new commercial and retail properties, the Architecture Billings Index has accelerated to its highest score in nearly a year.

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Architecture Retail Washington Commercial 49

Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 30, 2023

As SVP of Commercial Markets, Salla uses her expertise to advance the use of technology in the commercial sector to transform the built environment.  Originally from Finland, Salla holds a master’s in architecture and structural engineering. Have you always been interested in industrialized construction?

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 30, 2023

As SVP of Commercial Markets, Salla uses her expertise to advance the use of technology in the commercial sector to transform the built environment.  Originally from Finland, Salla holds a master’s in architecture and structural engineering. Have you always been interested in industrialized construction?

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Stok

AUGUST 25, 2022

For the 20 th year running, Greenbuild will convene thought leaders and practitioners across the building industry to re-imagine what it means to build green, going beyond buildings to create greener communities, better workplaces, equitable programs, new sustainable solutions, and more. We hope to see you there!

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PSMJ Resources

JUNE 19, 2012

Business Conditions at Architecture Firms Soften in April. The American Institute Architects’ Architecture Billings Index fell in April, the first time in six months. Revenue continued to grow at firms with commercial/industrial specialization, as this remains the strongest sector. and Commercial/Industrial is up 53.8

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PSMJ Resources

MARCH 10, 2011

The American Institute of Architects’ Architecture Billings Index remained fairly neutral in January, as the average billings matched levels in December. Because this is the third month in a row the ABI registered a score of 50 or higher, it offers hope that we are on the way to sustainable recovery in the architecture industry.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Over the past few years real property owners are being pressured more than ever to transition sustainable economic and environmental facilities management policies and programs. Many commercial real property owners and facilities managers will require building competencies in all aspects of built environment life-cycle management.

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