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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. Rendering courtesy SGA.

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Building with Timber: Embracing Construction Technology for a More Sustainable Future

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Sustainability is a key focus in today’s construction sector. Dura Vermeer, a family-owned company, has 167 years of experience in construction, real estate, infrastructure and engineering. There are more than 2800 enthusiastic colleagues who work on a variety of projects, from complex housing to non-residential assets.

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Materials Shortages in Construction: Catapulting a Sustainability Revolution?

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Demand for construction materials continue to increase as a result of new government-backed and much needed infrastructure, commercial and residential projects in many countries, yet crucial supplies have slowed, and prices are on the rise. Alternative materials – the answer to our commercial and sustainability problems?

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Transforming shopping malls into 21st century neighborhoods

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Marc Asnis, AICP MFPRO+ Blog University Buildings Healthcare Facilities Mixed-Use Apartments Retail Centers Shopping Centers Designers Architects Adaptive Reuse Exterior Restoration Interior Architecture Sustainability Sustainable Development The death of the 20th century shopping mall is evident all across the country.

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How Industrialized Construction Is Changing the Way We Build   

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One way to dramatically improve productivity for construction and improve sustainability is to “productize” building systems and common building elements to enable the use of manufacturing methods, enable scale, and increase sustainability – these concepts are the core of Industrialized Construction (IC). . Infrastructure .

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An Invisible Revolution: How Leading Construction Firms Are Rethinking Construction as a Business

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Furthermore, the pressure put on the environment is greater than ever, and the damages done to the planet are indisputable. AEC companies across the globe are now inundated with new and pressing questions in this fast-paced environment. What is our mission? How will new technologies impact our business?

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Three interconnected solutions for 'saving' urban centers

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By creating choice in environment. Office to residential repositioning at 1 St. Office-to-residential conversion could be a way to repopulate our downtowns, while also allowing for a broader mix of people and new degree of vibrancy. Signal House, Washington, D.C. Photo courtesy Gensler So how can workplace design support this?

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