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3 important early considerations for office-to-residential conversions

BD+C

3 important early considerations for office-to-residential conversions 0 qpurcell Fri, 11/10/2023 - 09:42 Office Buildings Scott Campagna, PE, Senior Director of Housing, IMEG Corp, shares insights from experts on office-to-residential conversion issues that may be mitigated when dealt with early. It’s more stringent than apartments.

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Effective Marketing For Diverse Construction Job Categories

Construction Marketing

Masons Build structures using bricks, concrete blocks, or other masonry materials. Ensure indoor comfort and air quality in residential, commercial, and industrial settings. Heavy Equipment Operators Operate large machinery, such as bulldozers, cranes, and excavators, to move materials and perform site preparation.

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Join CMA at the Largest Commercial Construction Event of 2016!

Construction Marketing

An astounding list of speakers, presenters, and sponsors, as well as tens of thousands of attendees ready to kick off the construction year at the largest commercial construction event of the year: World of Concrete 2016. Everything starts at World of Concrete. But don’t just take our word for it.

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International Green Construction Code Now Mandatory For All Building in Baltimore

Green Building Law Update

Significantly, the new Green Code does not apply to: structures that achieve a LEED Silver rating; residential and mixed use buildings of five stories or more that comply with the ICC 700 at the Silver performance level for energy and Bronze level for other categories; and, to structures that comply with ASHRAE standard 189.1.

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7 of the Spookiest Things Found on Construction Sites

Construction Junkie

According to CBS, these caskets, which were buried around 120 years ago, turn up in residential construction progress every once in a while. The owner of the home worked with an organization called Garden of Innocence , which helps to bury unidentified children, after the city would not allow a re-burial without a death certificate.

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IS IT TIMBER OR STEEL OR CONCRETE? WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST IN USE?

Construction Cost Estimating

IS IT TIMBER OR STEEL OR CONCRETE? The most popular and common construction structural material Timber , Steel and Concrete has their own pros and cons. Its main market is in short residential buildings but there is a rising interest in the mid-rise sector for apartments, office buildings as well as school buildings.

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Sustainable construction products and technologies

GCP Applied Technologies

SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE | SUSTAINABLE CEMENT | SUSTAINABLE BUILDING ENVELOPE. SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE. Considering cement production—a primary component of concrete—accounts for roughly 5% of the entire global emissions carbon footprint, producing more sustainable concrete is among the most important topics in construction today.