Construction Specifier

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

From Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon, many cities are contending with government and school buildings from the last century, built with solid masonry bearing walls. Many are leaking,” according to Carmi Bee, FAIA, of RKTB Architects. What is Overcladding?

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Portland New York Concrete Foundation 52

Construction Specifier

JULY 5, 2022

The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) defines a weather-resistant barrier as a surface or a wall responsible for preventing air and water infiltration to the building interior. Water-resistive barriers, on the other hand, are usually limited to residential and low-rise structures.

Management 52

Management Materials Products Residential 52

Natural Building

MARCH 12, 2020

I attended my first natural building workshop in Oregon in 1993. The International Residential Code, the model code used as the basis for building codes in 49 of the 50 United States, now includes appendices on both straw bale and light straw clay construction.

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Materials Sustainability Travel Regulation 97

Construction Test

MAY 5, 2020

A humble pineapple cake shop may, in architectural terms, be rather removed from an elaborate Olympic Stadium. The museum is a fine example of Kuma’s determination to inject the inherent harshness of contemporary architecture with a semblance of nature, a kind of Japanese architectonic forest-bathing, if you will.

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Commissioning Architecture Maine Design 26

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

architectural and engineering, interest incurred during construction, etc.). Private Activity Bond: Issued to finance construction and equipment purchases associated with industrial and manufacturing facilities, residential rental projects, facilities for the furnishing of water, sewage and solid waste facilities and more.

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Income Finance Zoning Employment 108

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 21, 2014

architectural and engineering, interest incurred during construction, etc.). Open to qualified residential, commercial and industrial property owners in Minnesota, the program is funded through revenue bonds issued by participating local governments. For more information visit www.OCIB.org.

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Income Finance Zoning Equipment 75