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Expanding the exterior footprint

Construction Specifier

Along with iconic European multi-mode transit stations, outdoor malls and open-air markets, Olsen cites the Ford Foundation Building’s atrium as a stellar example of ‘mid-doors.’ In the mid-90s, the Ford Foundation building was named a New York City Landmark.”. Human performance meets architectural performance.

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Tomorrow's classrooms: Designing schools for the digital age

BD+C

Integrating Technology Into Educational Design In educational design, technology transcends the status of an add-on; it constitutes the very fabric of our future. It elevates operational efficiency and ensures essential security measures and comfort for those within the school premises.

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Skeleton Frame | What Is Building Skeleton | What Is Steel Structure Building | Use of Steel Frame Structures| Advantages & Disadvantage of Steel Frame

CivilJungle

It incorporates a network, or system, of columns and connecting beams which support the building’s interior floors and exterior walls and carries all loads to the foundations. These columns and beams support the floors and transfer the weight of the whole building to its foundation. Conventional Steel Fabrication.

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All About Wood Fence Panels to Metal Posts | How to Attach Wood Fence Panels to Metal Posts | Installing Metal Fence Posts as a Repair

CivilJungle

You should screw the bracket to the post first and then secure the panels. First punch holes and studs then you can use them to secure the wire tightly. It will secure the connection between the wood fence and metal post properly. And it also depends on how you secure your fence post. For this, you need a stable post.

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Race to the Top

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

That’s right, four months, from laying the foundation to topping off the tower. As founder and chairman of an enterprise known as Broad Sustainable Building, he specialized in manufacturing industrial air-conditioning units. Then the prefabricated unit is quickly slipped into the rising tower and secured into place.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

Business Facilities

“We have an abundance of resources and, in particular, access to talent which is really impactful when you think about leading commercialization in technology as well as providing a foundation for companies to be able to draw their own workforces.”. Last year, Chicago’s thriving startups secured more than $1.7

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

The buildingSMART alliance TM Conference will help you understand how BIM can better integrate the design, construction, fabrication and operation processes, and provide you with the latest metrics available to assess industry progress. 10:00 – 11:30 AM Construction – Fabrication Integration.

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