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5 Helpful Resources for Designing & Building with Engineered Wood

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APA – THE ENGINEERED WOOD ASSOCIATION Multifamily Housing Engineered wood’s combination of benefits—from beauty and versatility to sustainability and strength—has made it a popular material for commercial projects such as mixed-use buildings, low-rise office structures and even eight-story mass-timber high rises.

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Innovative Approaches to Industrial Construction Project Management

Construction Marketing

Incorporate the Latest Project Management Software Computer-animated design (CAD) technology revolutionized design when it was introduced decades ago. But it is also important to find ways to make the construction process itself sustainable. But it is not the only type of software to use in 2023.

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Living Off-Grid on a Mountain Top

Natural Building

This man built a beautiful off-grid cabin with the help of friends for $65,000 CAD including the cost of the land. He lives in the tiny house with his girlfriend and enjoys the simple lifestyle and the challenge of living sustainably. The cabin can collect and store 3,000 litres of rainwater from the roof.

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

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The habitat’s resilience can be highlighted by including elements of climate-responsive design and the use of smart materials, renewable energy, in-situ materials for sustainability, and embedded technology like sensors. Additional prizes include: $5,000 First Prizes (4); $1,000 Second Prizes (10); and $50 gift cards for Runners-Up (20).

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New York Build 2016 Conference

Construction Marketing

The New York Build 2016 ( March 7th & 8 th ) focuses on a range of topic areas from construction regulation, major projects and upcoming contracts to sustainable building and the latest construction technology. CAD / 3D Visualiser. The leading new construction exhibition will focus exclusively on New York and New York State.

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Attend the Leading Construction Expo in the Industry

Construction Marketing

The New York Build 2016 ( March 7th & 8 th ) focuses on a range of topic areas from construction regulation, major projects and upcoming contracts to sustainable building and the latest construction technology. CAD / 3D Visualiser. The leading new construction exhibition will focus exclusively on New York and New York State.

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Myths, Misperceptions, and Prospects for Modular Construction

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In addition to flexibility in design, prefab offers many advantages over stick-built construction by distributing the work and completing components in advance to create sustainable and safer building practices. Today’s CAD programs allow architects to design, refine, and tinker with modules from the macro level to each tiny detail.