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Testing, Testing: Commissioning During COVID-19

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Building commissioning has remained a priority throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but with tiny mechanical rooms that make social distancing a challenge on site, building operators and engineers must get creative to safely stick to their projects’ commissioning schedules. Option #1: virtual BMS testing. The process.

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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group

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He has guided the sustainability process on over 30 million square feet of projects across many different building types and sizes, including K-12 schools, higher education facilities, mid-rise and high-rise residential, commercial interiors, retail interiors, and commercial office buildings.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Jon Turner, President and Principal Engineer, Phoenix Civil Engineering

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’ Fact: civil engineering is everywhere. Civil engineering is one of the most important fields we have today, and it will continue to be vital for as far as we can see into the future. Here to talk more about this topic is Jon Turner , President and Principal Engineer at Phoenix Civil Engineering.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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Here’s the good news: most of the states (and the federal government) got the memo (Workforce Training is Job One) and they are moving aggressively to put in place innovative and highly effective workforce training programs that put forward-thinking businesses and higher education resources on the same team. VIRGINIA’S TRADITION OF TRAINING.

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Pre-Qualification of Construction Managers – An Essential Ingredient for a Successful Project

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Currently owners require that the project design teams are comprised of licensed architects and engineers. However, there are national certifications for professional constructors that are recognized as being equivalent to individual licensing of architects and engineers. and relevant project experience.

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Building a competitive advantage: New study finds construction technology is why companies are performing better

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Considering that the construction and engineering industry is responsible for designing, building and maintaining landmarks around the world and that it plays a critical role in the functioning of modern economies by delivering state of the art buildings for health care, education, and other critical infrastructure, this comes as a surprise to most.

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Study analyzes effectiveness of reflective ceilings

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To quantify the illuminance and energy consumption levels achieved by increasing the ceiling’s light reflectance (LR), ceiling system manufacturer Armstrong World Industries commissioned Brinjac Engineering to conduct two controlled studies. Illuminance is a measure of the intensity of light on a unit area of a surface.). read more.

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