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11 Advantages Of Fabric Buildings

Construction Marketing

Since fabric buildings are tensile structures, the membrane can be pulled into a three-dimensional surface for developing shading, a roof, or a decorative component. Simply put, they’re a building made of all-steel frames and tarp covers or fabric material. Read on to learn about the advantages of fabric buildings.

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Curtain wall design-assist: Navigating the process for success

Construction Specifier

Whether creating new architectural expressions or rehabilitating architecturally significant historic buildings, from stick-built to unitized, “off-the-shelf” commodity to custom bespoke systems, utilizing insulating glass units or opaque spandrel panels, simple flat or complex geometry; it seems the sky is the limit with curtain wall design today.

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5 hidden benefits of mass timber design

BD+C

5 hidden benefits of mass timber design 0 qpurcell Mon, 06/10/2024 - 12:05 Mass Timber Mass timber is a materials and design approach that holds immense potential to transform the future of the commercial building industry, as well as our environment. This can be done multiple ways: gluing, nailing, or doweling.

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4 ways AI impacts building design beyond dramatic imagery

BD+C

4 ways AI impacts building design beyond dramatic imagery 0 qpurcell Thu, 10/03/2024 - 07:52 AEC Tech Kristen Forward, Design Technology Futures Leader, NBBJ, shows four ways the firm is using AI to generate value for its clients. Image courtesy NBBJ 1.

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CONCRETE CURING METHODS

The Constructor

Curing is the period of time from consolidation to the point where the concrete reaches its design strength. Wet covers, such as straw, earth, burlap, cotton mats, and other moisture-retaining fabrics, are used extensively in curing concrete. These compounds permit curing to continue for long periods while the concrete is in use.

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

BD+C

Stephen Blumenbaum, PE, SE, Walter P Moore Contractors Designers Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Engineers Facility Managers Architects Building Owners AEC Tech BIM and Information Technology Building Tech Structural Materials Steel Buildings Today’s fast-paced world of design and construction is fractured.

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The impact of office-to-residential conversion on downtown areas

BD+C

Duanne Render MFPRO+ Blog High-rise Construction Mixed-Use Apartments Office Buildings Designers Architects Reconstruction & Renovation Urban Planning “The pandemic is behind us.” That’s what most cities and businesses are saying as the lockdown months get further and further in the rearview.