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Preserving a Historic Toronto Home with DELTA®-VENT S Air Barrier

Pro Builder

The curvaceous structure pleases the eye and stimulates the senses in endless ways. The architectural goal was, in part, to fashion an ethereal place for human habitation. Over the years, the home has won several prestigious architectural awards, including a Governor-General’s Medal in Architecture in 2012. sponsored.

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Construction: Ultra-high-performance concrete

Construction Specifier

UHPC has been used to build bridges and architectural façades around the world. With creative designs and new guidelines, UHPC can be cost-competitive on a first-cost basis and provide significant value on a long-term life-cycle cost basis. The real benefit comes from our engineers and designers who are creating new products.

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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. He/she reports daily to the lead partner of the surveying firm.

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The Great Carbon Reckoning

Natural Building

She called up her structural engineer on an educational-building project and asked if they could swap out some of the cement in their mix for fly ash. with credits for procuring low-carbon materials and compiling a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) for projects. He was game to try it in the foundation. Now, that is scale.’”.

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Open information exchange of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling systems (HVAC) – A Important Standard? – HVAC information exchange – HVACie

Building Information Management

HVACie is an information exchange specification for the life-cycle capture and delivery of information needed to describe Heating, Cooling, Ventillating (and Refrigeration) systems. Ontology for Life-Cycle Modeling of Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems. Construction Engineering Research Laboratory.

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Open information exchange of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling systems (HVAC) – A Important Standard? – HVAC information exchange – HVACie

Building Information Management

HVACie is an information exchange specification for the life-cycle capture and delivery of information needed to describe Heating, Cooling, Ventillating (and Refrigeration) systems. Ontology for Life-Cycle Modeling of Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems. Construction Engineering Research Laboratory.