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4 key innovations and construction trends across airport design

BD+C

More than 40,000 airports worldwide facilitate the annual global travel of billions of passengers. Skanska is proud to partner with the world’s busiest airports to transform the aviation industry of today for tomorrow’s travelers. Our collective goal: a better passenger experience. LaGuardia International Airport.

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The next destination: Passive design airports

BD+C

One example is Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona, where our team led the Terminal 2 demolition project. Travelers like to watch aircraft take off and land while waiting for their own flight. Thermal-bridge free detailing Canopies and concrete slabs that extend from interior to exterior spaces are thermal bridges.

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Guide to Top 2023-24 Construction Conferences & Events

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Get more details SMACNA Annual Convention 2023 (Phoenix, Arizona) October 15-18, 2023 The trade show at the SMACNA (Sheet Metal, Air Conditioning National Association) Annual Convention will take place at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge in 2023.

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Sage Timberline Estimating to adopt industry-standard Microsoft SQL.

Cassell Construction Estimating

We attended the World of Concrete in Las Vegas. Also at World of Concrete: when we spoke with Steve Watt, president of WinEstimator Inc. Our travel schedule is busy this month: after attending World of Concrete Feb 2-4, we’re down in Phoenix talking to our customers in the Valley of the Sun. these guys are GOOD!)

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The Desert Comfort Idea Home: a True Desert Oasis

Pro Builder

But the Desert Comfort Idea Home , a high-performance, net-zero–energy custom home built in the Sonoran Desert north of Phoenix, the latest in a series of Idea Homes produced by Pro Builder , is very real … and it delivers all of the comforts a desert oasis promises.

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Exciting products and fresh directions

Cassell Construction Estimating

While much of our work can be done remotely from our office in Washington, we’re traveling frequently again. We’re updating all of Absher ’s structural assemblies, starting with our specialty, concrete, to reflect their own successful estimating methods and historical production rates.

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Design Excellence: A Selection of Projects From the 2021 Best in American Living Awards

Pro Builder

In the community’s first six years, developers have constructed 2,000 homes and townhouses, five apartment buildings, and many built-to-rent or for-sale single-family dwellings, as well as a wealth of services that promote pedestrian rather than vehicular travel, including class-A office space, schools, and a shopping and dining district.

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