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Smart savings: Commissioning for the hybrid workplace

BD+C

CxA, LEED AP Office Buildings Headquarters Engineers Facility Managers Building Owners HVAC Mechanical Systems If we think back to pre-pandemic days, the thought of a hybrid workplace being successful for company culture and employee productivity wasn’t even on the horizon. Joe Crowe, P.E.,

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

BD+C

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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Top questions to ask when designing a green roof

GCP Applied Technologies

This is a huge indicator of the feasibility of a green roof. Hardiness zones also determine feasibility of different plant species. . Also, be sure that the waterproofing product has had proven success in rooftop vegetation environments. . Product Applications. What is the load bearing capacity? Maturity time.

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Oregon Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Film & Video Incentives: Oregon offers programs to induce film and video productions. Rebate on 20% of the production’s Oregon-based goods and services. of wages paid to production personnel. may be feasible for financing smaller projects, particularly within the $1,000,000 to $5 million cost range. TAX INCENTIVES.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

BD+C

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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What Is a Partition Wall | Uses of Temporary Interior Wall | Walling Materials | Types of Interior Wall Materials | Types of Partition Walls

CivilJungle

Plywood is easy to use and easy to handle; the cost of this product is also reasonable. It’s an economically feasible and extremely stable product. Without taking cracks , it bends easily, but it’s a little expensive product. The brick partition wall is the very hard, durable and reusable material product.

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Oregon Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

Business Facilities

The intention is to protect those industrial lands with the potential for future economic development and job growth from conversion to residential or commercial zoning. Film & Video Incentives: Oregon offers a host of incentive programs for film and video productions taking place in the state.

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