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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.

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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. Katie MacDonald finds new uses for structural bamboo; she holds a panel of cross-laminated bamboo. 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.