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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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Are Adobe Houses Sustainable?

Natural Building

This is sustainable because the materials have low embodied energy, are locally abundant, and can create energy-efficient buildings. In southwestern North America in the 17th century, slightly sloped flat roofs with parapet walls were customary, built using logs covered with twigs or fabric and then adobe mud.

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Who is the Largest Construction Company in the US? Top Players Revealed

Building Radar

This article delves into the top construction firms, their influence, and the broader implications for the built environment. As a global leader, Fluor excels in delivering complex engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, and maintenance solutions worldwide, showcasing its versatility and scale in the industry.

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Exploring Different Building Products for Modern Construction Projects

Building Radar

This article explores a range of innovative building products transforming the construction industry today, highlighting their applications and benefits. Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Materials Sustainable construction materials are at the forefront of modern building practices. Innovative Building Products 1.

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Structural silicone glazing

Construction Specifier

Contemporary prefabricated and unitized systems that leverage SSG technology have come to supplant earlier field-fabricated and stick-built systems that typically limited the use of field-installed SSG glazing , often using SSG only in combination with mechanically captured pressure bars along vertical or horizontal edges.

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Curtain wall design-assist: Navigating the process for success

Construction Specifier

Technological advancements in curtain wall design tools, materials, prototyping, and fabrication techniques offer new avenues for achieving these lofty design and performance goals. Defining specific requirements for fabrication samples, mockups, and testing.

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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. You can read the original article at www.dezeen.com. An open lattice structure eliminates the need for air conditioning.