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Maximizing Efficiency and Aesthetics: The Role of Materials in Commercial Building Design

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From the exterior cladding to the interior finishes, the materials used can have a significant impact on the overall functionality, sustainability, and visual appeal of the building. ACM panels are available in a wide range of colors and finishes, making them a versatile option for creating unique and visually striking building facades.

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Construction Resource Management: Tips and Tools for Success

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Staying on top of construction resource management is an absolute must. With today’s increasingly complex projects and tighter-than-ever timelines you simply can’t afford to misallocate the resources you have at your disposal. What is Construction Resource Management? Tracking and optimizing the use of resources.

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Using Locking Hardware to Support Code-Compliant Safer School Design

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Schlage Safer school design encompasses many elements of the built environment—from the property line to classroom door openings. No matter the resource used, there will always be an emphasis on developing infrastructure and protocols that balance the need to consider a wide range of threats.

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LEAN, BIM, and Measurably Improving Facilities Life-Cycle Management

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BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the efficient management of the life-cycle of the built environment supported by digital technology. It’s important to not that “3D” or “3D visualization” is not include in this core definition of BIM.

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Illuminating your path to energy efficiency

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Illuminating your path to energy efficiency 0 qpurcell Mon, 03/04/2024 - 10:06 Lighting Design Collaborative's Kelsey Rowe, PE, CLD, shares some tools, resources, and next steps to guide you through the process of lighting design. We’ve got some tools, resources, and next steps to guide you through this process.

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New toolkit helps architect achieve high-performance buildings

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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. . Applying the kit’s resources during the design process allows for architects to obtain the tool’s full potential.

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

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We all know about the three dimensions of our built environment. As humans, we rely on visual content to understand and consume information – so why, for example, is the archaic Gantt chart still such a core piece of documentation when it’s something that most people struggle to interpret? But it can be so much more.