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Material health: Metal fabric in healthcare design

Construction Specifier

By Dale Payne Photos ©Moris Moreno Photography/courtesy GKD Metal Fabrics Pandemic-level illness, a nationwide mental health crisis, and healthcare worker burnout are fueling a reimagined future for America’s healthcare infrastructure. Why metal fabric? percent annually this year and next.

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Several Viewpoint Clients among ENR’s Best Construction Projects of 2017

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Every one of the projects on ENR’s list demonstrated the team’s ability to do great work despite challenging environments and circumstances, collaboration at a higher level in order to complete projects at an accelerated pace, and impeccable safety achievements. DPR Construction, KT Fabrication and University Mechanical & Engineering.

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Exploiting the virtues of metal fabric in rooftop design

Construction Specifier

Photos courtesy GKD Metal Fabrics. Building products must be weather-resistant and ultraviolet-resistant (UV-resistant), to combat the damaging effects of sunlight; they should also be corrosion-resistant when used in coastal environments and other harsh climates.

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More Fun Bamboo Architecture

Natural Building

17-metre trusses were fabricated on-site and lifted into position with a crane to create a sports hall for Thailand’s Panyaden International School on the outskirts of Chiang Mai. This pavilion in Taichung, Taiwan demonstrates how the low-carbon building material can offer a more habitable environment to our next generation.

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TFM Article – BIM, Cloud Computing, IPD and JOC

Building Information Management

Emergent disruptive technologies and construction delivery methods are altering both the culture and day-to-day practices of the construction, renovation, repair, and sustainability of the built environment. BIM is the life cycle management of the built environment, supported by digital technology.

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Everything You Need To Know About Modular Construction

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Modular construction or off-site construction involves removing some of the on-site production and instead, fabricating components of a building in a factory. You likely don’t have the facility to build an entire building using this practice so what are some examples of things we can all fabricate off site? Ramps and Stairs.

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BIM at LOD400: Why Level of Development 400 matters for design and virtual construction

BD+C

By broadening design to anticipate construction issues and delivering a fabrication-ready model, engineers can create more certainty in cost, schedule, and design intent. This article will discuss a method to improve the shape of the influence curve. It is clear the definition LOD400 represents elements that are fabrication ready.

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