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Smart savings: Commissioning for the hybrid workplace

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The Human Element In most buildings, it isn’t feasible to move major HVAC system components. Adjusting occupant locations and densities is often easier than modifying operating ranges of existing HVAC equipment. Now, in a hybrid work arrangement, it might be possible that these employees can consolidate into reduced number of zones.

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The Winning Homes in the Solar Decathlon Are …

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Evaluated for 10 different metrics, including energy efficiency, architectural design, innovation, and market potential, the homes had to be as technically impressive as they were feasible to build.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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Boston , New York , and San Francisco , are considering ways to improve the financial incentives, change zoning policies and expedite plan reviews, but developers should get a full-service team assembled to take a hard look at a conversion before they get started. Steel or wood is generally easier to adapt in a conversion.

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Oregon Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Oregon Business Development Fund (OBDF): A revolving loan fund that provides term fixed-rate financing for land, buildings, equipment, machinery and permanent working capital. may be feasible for financing smaller projects, particularly within the $1,000,000 to $5 million cost range. Additional cash payment of up to 16.2%

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

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BR+A Consulting Engineers, and Code Red Consultants, there are feasible, cost-effective strategies for building mass timber labs that align with industry standards. Organized around a 55-foot+ core-to-perimeter dimension, an intermediate column delineates between potential benching and lab support zones.

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Pennsylvania Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Pennsylvania Capital Access Program (PennCAP): (newpa.com/penncap) Loan guarantee through participating banks to be used to support a wide variety of business purposes such as land, building, equipment and working capital. Guaranteed loans up to $500,000. Grants shall not exceed $5 million and have a term of not more than five years.

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Exploring OSHA’s General Fall Protection Requirements

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The leading edge section states that employees constructing a leading edge, on a surface with a leading edge or in the hoist area must be protected by fall protection equipment if they are more than 6 feet above the next lower level. Dangerous equipment 1926.501(b)(8). This includes wells, pits, shafts and any similar excavations.

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