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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group

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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group Design veterans Steven Burke and Michael Swenson will lead the new sustainability initiative for Suffolk. Contractors Sustainability Sustainable Design and Construction Suffolk Construction, headquartered in Boston, has established the Suffolk Sustainability Group.

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Should Commissioning Be Required for Small Buildings?

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Should commissioning be required for all buildings that are designed and built to meet American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 189.1-201, 201, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, regardless of size?

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Not your grandparents’ senior living community: Redefining aging in place

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Not your grandparents’ senior living community: Redefining aging in place 0 qpurcell Mon, 06/24/2024 - 08:49 Senior Living Design Perkins Eastman’s Senior Living and Residential teams are putting a new face on home for seniors who don’t want to move away in retirement. last spring. That’s when we come in,” Giraldo says.

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J S Wright lands latest package for Hill Group

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The Birmingham-based company is to design and build the mechanical services for all 97 apartments and communal spaces at Thames View House on Felix Road in Walton-on-Thames. It will replace an outdated existing nine-storey residential block comprising 64 homes built in 1972.

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DCA3: Designing fire-rated I-joist assemblies

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For years, Design for Code Acceptance #3 (DCA3), a document published and maintained by the American Wood Council (AWC), has been the go-to resource for architects working with I-joist assemblies. By Anton Dekom. Photo @Dreamstime.com. The net result is that DCA3 no longer functions as the “one size fits all” standard it once did.

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All You Need To Know About Construction Project Management To Get Started

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The most common types of construction projects are residential, commercial, roadway, industrial and heavy construction. This process is called a design, bid, and build contract. Alternatively, the design, build contract style means that the same company will handle both the designing and construction of the building itself.

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Style Meets Safety with Fire Rated Glass Fences

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Style Meets Safety with Fire Rated Glass Fences 1 kcichowicz Thu, 09/21/2023 - 12:53 SAFTI FIRST For homes and developments built near or in wildland-urban interface (WUI) areas and designated fire zones, fire rated glass fences introduce a remarkable innovation that seamlessly combines safety and aesthetics.

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