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Desert Comfort: Next-Gen HVAC and Indoor Air Quality

Pro Builder

A more efficient conditioned air distribution system optimizes zoned heating, cooling, and fresh-air ventilation equipment for ideal indoor comfort. ton variable refrigerant flow (VRF) zone-controlled heat pump system to provide space heating and cooling. Desert Comfort Experience Home: Going Vertical With Insulated Concrete Forms.

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5 ways mass timber will reshape the design of life sciences facilities

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Laboratories Designers Codes and Standards Mass Timber Building Materials Building Technology With mass timber’s growing popularity in the built environment, its intersection with the life sciences market offers an untapped potential for sustainable innovation. Here are five reasons why.

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How To Build A Home In Just 8 Weeks With The Use Of Precast Concrete Panels

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This construction video explains the construction processes which are applied to develop Precast Concrete Homes. The video demonstrates how precast concrete panels are used to make the building stronger as well as how a conventional 4 bedroom home can be developed in 8 weeks. Precast concrete panels also offer energy-saving advantages.

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How the Pandemic Will Shape the Future of Off-Site Residential Construction

Pro Builder

The prevalence of traditional building practices and a lack of innovation and industrialization have negatively affected productivity and growth for decades, leading to massive inefficiencies that persistently drive project delays and increase costs while decreasing margins. Innovation. To improve health and safety . Construction.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Technology innovation is happening across the country, but there is no better place to witness the revolution other than Austin, TX, home to a rapidly expanding technology industry. We attended several events hosted by the Austin Chamber of Commerce and caught up with several new innovative tech companies. By Jenny Vickers.

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Digital Builder Ep 61: Exploring Unexpected Career Paths in Construction

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However, overcoming these hurdles can lead to innovation and change, all while carving a new path for diversity and inclusion within the industry. From going out of their comfort zones to learning the art of leadership, our conversation sheds light on what it takes to thrive as a construction leader today.

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Expanding the exterior footprint

Construction Specifier

In fact, officials of New York City are beginning to re-examine its zoning to ensure green spaces and parks are accessible and equitably distributed throughout the urban landscape. It also creates a new building zone called the ‘mid-doors,’ a term coined recently by Transsolar’s Erik Olsen, in his series “What is Indoors?”