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Smart savings: Commissioning for the hybrid workplace

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Smart savings: Commissioning for the hybrid workplace 0 qpurcell Mon, 04/24/2023 - 09:27 Office Buildings Joe Crowe, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Gresham Smith, shares smart savings tips for facility managers and building owners of hybrid workplaces. Joe Crowe, P.E.,

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Optimize Building Performance in Real Time: Intro to Monitoring Based Commissioning

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While we love good intentions, the design of a high performance building doesn’t mean much if it doesn’t operate at the performance standard it was designed to. All too often, building performance is the focus of the design phase but left to chance in operations. What is Monitoring Based Commissioning?

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Phases of Commercial Real Estate Development

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Commercial real estate development involves the process of acquiring, designing, constructing, and leasing or selling commercial properties such as office buildings, retail centers, and industrial parks. This includes analyzing factors such as zoning regulations, transportation access, and market demand.

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Rethinking building envelopes for climate-ready buildings

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Will shifting the focus from the approach prescribed within the current codes and standards to a higher performance-based design and commissioning approach be the answer? Each building envelope deals with differences as unique as the climate region or zone it is constructed in.

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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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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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GHG, SHG, SEC Regulations – Facilities Regs and Reporting Changes Coming Soon

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposal to require that public companies disclose climate-related information. Design for long life and adaptability. Buffer zones. Organizational. Equity share. Operational. Direct GHG emissions and removals. Energy indirect emissions. Other indirect emission. GHG/SEC Reporting.