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11 Advantages Of Fabric Buildings

Construction Marketing

Since fabric buildings are tensile structures, the membrane can be pulled into a three-dimensional surface for developing shading, a roof, or a decorative component. Simply put, they’re a building made of all-steel frames and tarp covers or fabric material. Read on to learn about the advantages of fabric buildings.

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Raising the bar: The use of cable railings in industrial settings

Construction Specifier

By Ryan Shure Industrial buildings traditionally have gotten the reputation of being cold, utilitarian structures. With that said, modern industrial buildings cannot be all style with no foundation. There are also various ways in which cable railings can enhance industrial aesthetics and safety standards.

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How Industrialized Construction Is Changing the Way We Build   

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Construction is one of the oldest industries in the world. With the demand for buildings soaring, the industry is struggling to build faster and more efficiently. IC introduces the AEC industry to manufacturing techniques that shed light on proven ways for improving efficiency, building at scale, reducing costs, and improving quality.

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How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development

Pro Builder

How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development. Home builders, trade associations, NGOs, and other groups are aggressively ramping up skilled construction labor training programs to bring more workers into the industry. When Branka Minic became CEO of the Building Talent Foundation (BTF), an Orlando, Fla.

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Modular Building as an Emerging Construction Industry Choice

Constructonomics

For many projects, grading and laying of the foundation can take upwards of a year, or more. are constructed off-site in a protected factory-style setting, the fabrication of the building itself can be started at the same time that foundation is being formed onsite.

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Trial to trend: the growth of prefabricated exterior walls

Construction Specifier

A global pandemic rocking the foundation of a world economy. The United States has witnessed each of these scenarios in the past two years, and in each case, there was a negative impact to the construction industry. Photos courtesy StoPanel Affiliate Southern Wall Systems. By Tim Salerno.

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Building a competitive advantage: New study finds construction technology is why companies are performing better

Autodesk Construction Cloud

However, of all industries, construction still is ripe for the highest likelihood for automation – from the design to offsite fabrication facility and into the field. And yet despite this, construction is the industry with the lowest penetration of digital technology. The hype cycle for these technologies is at an all-time high.