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The Winning Homes in the Solar Decathlon Are …

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Evaluated for 10 different metrics, including energy efficiency, architectural design, innovation, and market potential, the homes had to be as technically impressive as they were feasible to build. The highest-ranked home in the competition was designed and built by a team from the University of Colorado in Boulder.

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More about design drawings and model planning

Construction Cost Estimating

Planning are generally made for different technical purposes like architecture, engineering or construction etc. and those capture all the geometric features of a site, building, product or component in an accurate and clear way so that it can display a clear information to the builder or manufacturer to help in design. and many more.

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3 Critical Questions to Ask Before Starting an Adaptive Reuse Commercial Construction Project

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Because the client brought us onto this project during the early planning stages, we were able to collaborate to ensure this was feasible, and also value-engineer the design. Restaurants, for example, require higher capacity for electrical, water and waste than an office or retail space.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Community.

Natural Building

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. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

BD+C

Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney MFPRO+ Blog High-rise Construction Apartments Office Buildings Engineers Codes Regulations Adaptive Reuse Reconstruction & Renovation Seismic Design Office-to-residential conversion seems like a simple solution to a problem. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units. has adopted SFBC 503.11.1,

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The Next Generation in Construction: A Spotlight on 6 Young Industry Innovators  

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Through our Make It Real program, we encourage young people to engage with their communities by applying the design thinking process to real problems related to construction and the built environment. What inspired you to enter the design challenge? . What inspired me to get involved in the design challenge was the challenge itself.

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Different types of quantity surveyor in surveying field

Construction Cost Estimating

Consultant / Client Quantity Surveyor or PQS They perform a wide array of activities which range from cost planning, value management, feasibility studies, cost benefit analysis, life cycle costing, tendering, valuation, dispute resolution and cost estimating. Senior Quantity Surveyor –They take ownership as well as liability for the team.