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Transforming the entry experience with biophilic design

BD+C

However, when faced with design constraints such as a giant structural shear wall, limitations in ceiling heights, and the proximity to a busy thoroughfare like the Ventura Freeway, we were presented with a unique challenge when designing the entry experience for Encino Senior Living.

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New toolkit helps architect achieve high-performance buildings

BD+C

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) is releasing a new tool that can help architecture firms design high-performance building. . Additionally, it can help start a dialogue that facilitates a more deeply integrated, visually rich design solution.

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The mall of the future

BD+C

Viewing these three through the lenses of past and present, we can predict what a thriving mall of the future may look like. In the present, with the advent of ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft and a resurgence of public transportation, parking’s influence has started to wane.

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Why You Should Make 4D Construction Sequencing ‘Business as Usual’ – and How To Do It

Autodesk Construction Cloud

You create fancy animations and visualisations of the built assets coming to life, ultimately presenting a relatively low-fidelity model of the asset you’re creating. We all know about the three dimensions of our built environment. But it can be so much more. What is 4D construction sequencing?

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Digital Builder Ep 55: Sparking a Passion for Construction in Younger Generations 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

On this podcast episode Evan Reilly , Senior Emerging Technology Engineer at Skanska , and Fope Bademosi , Circular Economy and Construction Researcher at Autodesk Research, join us to share what they’re doing to get young people excited about construction.  Evan and Fope have extensive experience teaching and presenting to students.

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Avoiding galvanic corrosion with dissimilar metals

Construction Specifier

Mixing and matching these metals to achieve a unique combination of colors, textures, patinas, and sheens Can add further visual appeal, but such artistic choices require careful consideration when constructing sustainable and low-maintenance exterior structures to last generations.

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LEED Abandoned by DOD?

Building Information Management

In the recent past, all new DOD construction projects were required to meet the LEED Silver or an equivalent standard and/or to comply with the five principles of High Performance Sustainable Buildings. This new code, based heavily on ASHRAE 189.1, Full Testimony.

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