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3 ways computational tools empower better decision-making

BD+C

Example: On the LSU project, a 24-7 data exchange portal allowed planners to get input from students and staff on how they travel throughout the campus, including their typical paths and modes of travel, and note how they feel while moving across campus.

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Why are green buildings important?

Lets Build

The same is also true of some metals: Corten steel has a self-healing patina of rust that combines visual flair with durability. Domestically sourced materials also reduce the travel footprint created by a building that would otherwise require the importation of certain materials, at considerable environmental (and financial) cost.

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How Covid-19 Will Impact the Global Construction Industry?

Constructonomics

In 2020, almost all commercial activities came to a halt for a while and badly affected the economy. Because of the COVID outbreak in China, travel restrictions, and the closing of ports, the supply chain was disrupted in the US. There is hardly any industry around the globe that is not affected by the Coronavirus.

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The Drone Age

Business Facilities

The two remaining sites were in the middle of heavily traveled air corridors in the East: New York’s Mohawk Valley and Virginia Tech (in a joint effort with Rutgers University in New Jersey). The earliest we’re likely to see any government-approved interstate air routes for commercial drones is 2020.

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Expanding the exterior footprint

Construction Specifier

Outdoor lifestyle is crucial to commercial buildings. Architects are often looking for ways to create or enhance outdoor spaces in commercial buildings. They benefit from breathing in oxygenated, naturally humidified air and are immersed in visual complexity formed by a mélange of foliage and architectural elements.

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Different Types of Pavers for Driveways

CivilJungle

We can use it with different shapes and patterns, it creates a good visual effect. Marbles are one of the most expensive and beautiful pavers, they also have some unique patterns and are used for commercial and residential purposes. Brick pavers are perfect substitute for concrete pavers. Marble Pavers.

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Illinois: Unveiling the Future of Digital Design and Manufacturing

Business Facilities

SOM recently worked with UI Labs, a Chicago-based research and commercialization collaborative, on the programming and concept design for an exciting new facility: the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII). WHEELING: DYNAMIC COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL BASE KEEPS GROWING. The lab opened in May 2015.