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Tuning in on sound: Reducing noise in the workplace

Construction Specifier

Acoustic commissioning Peer review of existing, renovation or new construction projects can ensure the facility achieves the Owners Project Requirements (OPR), LEED Certification credits, WELL Sound Features, or other project objectives. If adjustments are necessary, it is much easier to do in progress rather than as a do-over.

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DCA3: Designing fire-rated I-joist assemblies

Construction Specifier

Some of the largest I-joist manufacturers have brought products to market that do not comply with DCA3, backed instead by privately commissioned fire test reports based on proprietary assemblies. It is relatively common for building owners to ask for their floor assemblies to be designed to exceed these code minimums.

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