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5 things developers should know about mass timber

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RELATED ARTICLE: New York City launches Mass Timber Studio to spur more wood construction What are the materials that contribute to embodied carbon emissions and what strategies do we have available to us to reduce these emissions? So how does harvesting trees protect forest ecosystems? Know where your wood products come from.

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

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Laboratories Designers Codes and Standards Mass Timber Building Materials Building Technology With mass timber’s growing popularity in the built environment, its intersection with the life sciences market offers an untapped potential for sustainable innovation. Here are five reasons why. Rendering courtesy SGA.

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Commercial Construction Trends and Predictions for 2016

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A continuing construction labor shortage will result in higher pricing and scheduling challenges in 2016. We are presently working with several real estate developers to create this type of environment in Chicago and its suburbs, as well as New York and Los Angeles. Labor Shortage Spells Higher Pricing, Scheduling Challenges.

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Viewpoint: The Case for Neutral, Third-Party Schedulers | ENR.

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Sustainability. Survey Schedule. ENR New York. Viewpoint: The Case for Neutral, Third-Party Schedulers. I was recently asked to participate in a debate on scheduling specifications at Stanford University. Contractors routinely ignore scheduling specifications and their own CPM schedules.

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State of the Construction Industry: April Roundup

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AI has the potential to help with challenges like schedule overruns and safety concerns. For example, project schedule optimizers using AI could consider all the possibilities for project delivery and timelines. BIM will help coordinate the project’s complex schedules and budgets so it’s completed in time for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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Protecting bridges in extreme climates

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1 In addition, the Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development looked into bridges in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, and reported that approximately 24% of bridges in coastal regions suffer from steel bar corrosion and corrosion-induced cracking. 2 The Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development, 2017.

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4 ways designers can help chief heat officers reduce climate change risks

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4 ways designers can help chief heat officers reduce climate change risks 0 qpurcell Mon, 04/10/2023 - 09:40 Sustainability Eric Corey Freed, Director of Sustainability, CannonDesign, shares how established designers and recently-emerged chief heat officers (CHO) can collaborate on solutions for alleviating climate change risks.

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