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Make It Resilient 2024 Student Contest Encourages New Ways to Build for Extreme Environments

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In traveling to Phoenix-based construction technology firm Nox Innovations, he explores firsthand how builders are constructing for extreme environments here and gleaning lessons about resilience that could be extended beyond planet Earth.

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Guide to Top 2023-24 Construction Conferences & Events

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Get more details SMACNA Annual Convention 2023 (Phoenix, Arizona) October 15-18, 2023 The trade show at the SMACNA (Sheet Metal, Air Conditioning National Association) Annual Convention will take place at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge in 2023. Get more details AIA Conference on Architecture 2024 (Washington, D.C.)

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Demystifying fire-retardant treated wood specifications

Construction Specifier

Section 06 40 00 Architectural Woodwork. Architectural Trim, Exterior Wall Coverings. million-sf) panelized roof system using interior FRT lumber and plywood in Phoenix, Arizona. References. Four main standards are used for FRTW product evaluation. Military Specification MIL-L-19140E. The test consists of a 7.6-m wide specimen.

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The Desert Comfort Idea Home: a True Desert Oasis

Pro Builder

But the Desert Comfort Idea Home , a high-performance, net-zero–energy custom home built in the Sonoran Desert north of Phoenix, the latest in a series of Idea Homes produced by Pro Builder , is very real … and it delivers all of the comforts a desert oasis promises. Architects: Peterssen/Keller Architecture, Minneapolis.;

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Design Excellence: A Selection of Projects From the 2021 Best in American Living Awards

Pro Builder

In the community’s first six years, developers have constructed 2,000 homes and townhouses, five apartment buildings, and many built-to-rent or for-sale single-family dwellings, as well as a wealth of services that promote pedestrian rather than vehicular travel, including class-A office space, schools, and a shopping and dining district.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

Pro Builder

Each year, a team of eight college interns is commissioned by Ivory Innovations to conduct research, including traveling and interviews, with prospective candidates. and price points well below Ivory’s standard fare. . . That’s because Clark Ivory saw the downturn coming.

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State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

architectural and engineering, interest incurred during construction, etc.). Naval Air Facility in Goodyear, now known as Phoenix/Goodyear Airport, was designated as an MRZ. Loans cannot be used to refinance/consolidate existing debt, travel/ training nor for purchase of real estate. In December 2002, the former U.S.

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