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Preventing flooring failures: Factors to consider in substrate prep

Construction Specifier

Certified installers, especially those who carry substrate prep certification, are trained to assess and correct moisture and pH issues, so flooring projects start on the right foot, and help protect the integrity of the floor’s performance and design. billion each year in remediation.

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The Move Towards Embodied Carbon Targets for Building Materials

GCP Applied Technologies

concrete / ready-mix / embodied carbon. In the case of concrete , the embodied carbon is what is emitted by taking the raw materials out of the ground, processing them, and delivering them. complete concrete solutions. . complete concrete solutions. . The Move Towards Embodied Carbon Targets for Building Materials.

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Fire-rated curtain wall supports Maine environmental center’s green goals

Construction Specifier

Along with sustainable aesthetics, the center sought to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification. However, many opaque forms of standard fire-rated building materials, like concrete and gypsum, limit light transfer and views—both of which are essential to LEED Platinum certification.

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The next destination: Passive design airports

BD+C

While not designed to Passive House certification standards, the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport in Winnipeg, Manitoba, was one of the first LEED Silver airport terminal buildings in North America. It helps to visualize how we can implement passive design in a terminal.

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Former munitions plant reimagined as net-zero federal workplace

BD+C

Building site: Designed to SITES Silver certification, the landscape will feature adaptable trees, a pollinator garden and bioswales for water conservation to further connect employees to nature. The project added 73 new windows that are 8’ x 10' in dimension. The design team also added 85 stunning skylights throughout the building.

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Roof Storm Damage Checklist | What to Do After a Storm on Roof | Types of Roof Storm Damage | Roof Storm Damage Checklist

CivilJungle

Certification. Form 6 (Application for Code Compliance Certificate) attached to Applicant Inspection Card. Certificate of Design Work) must be provided. Tiles (concrete, metal). Structure complies to the New Zealand Building Code and concrete complies with NZS 3101 (2006). Date Update. Overall Condition of Roof.

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Architectural ‘Frankenstein’ features breakthrough sustainable design

BD+C

Building site: Designed to SITES Silver certification, the landscape will feature adaptable trees, a pollinator garden and bioswales for water conservation to further connect employees to nature. The project added 73 new windows that are 8’ x 10' in dimension. The design team also added 85 stunning skylights throughout the building.