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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.

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How the Pandemic Will Shape the Future of Off-Site Residential Construction

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How the Pandemic Will Shape the Future of Off-Site Residential Construction. Productivity in home construction lags behind almost every other industry, while inefficiencies and waste hurt profits and growth. For example, factory environments support social distancing practices, since workers remain in controlled, stationed zones.

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What’s Happening on the IBS 2023 Show Floor?

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2 will feature a number of hands-on, how-to demonstrations all across the show floor, from a Construction Performance Zone in the South Hall to the Craft Techniques Zone in the West Hall. See the latest products, technologies and techniques to make jobsites and workplaces safer and more productive.

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Comfort Systems Road Map: A Plug-and-Play Residential Duct System

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Comfort Systems Road Map: A Plug-and-Play Residential Duct System. Today, PEX is the predominant plumbing system in new residential construction. . Lab testing and modeling confirmed that most homes up to 4,200 square feet in climate zones 3–5 could be adequately conditioned with 3-inch-diameter smooth ductwork. Eric Werling.

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Weekly Product Gallery: Flood control

Contractor Magazine

This week we focus on flood control products: a wireless leak protection solution that covers multiple zones; a system for large buildings that shuts off water to the backflow; an electronic motorized brass water ball valve system that can shut off water in five seconds; a unit that seals off water backup caused by overloaded sewers; a detector for (..)

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Weekly Product Gallery: Rheem, Uponor, Taco, Webstone, Noritz, Flomatic

Contractor Magazine

This week's gallery highlights a smart electric water heater; a smart water monitor; a zone valve for hydronic heating; a union ball for piped systems; a residential combi boiler; and a deep well check valve.

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Weekly Product Gallery: Rheem, Phyn, Taco, Webstone, Noritz, Flomatic

Contractor Magazine

This week's gallery highlights a smart electric water heater; a smart water monitor; a zone valve for hydronic heating; a union ball for piped systems; a residential combi boiler; and a deep well check valve.

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