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Material health: Metal fabric in healthcare design

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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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Curtain wall design-assist: Navigating the process for success

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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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101 Top Products for 2019

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The products selected for Building Design+Construction ’s annual 101 Top Products report are determined by you, our readers.

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What Fabric Is Best for Stretchy Pants?

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You must have wondered at least once what fabric is best for stretchy pants since not all options offer the best comfort. But, it’s Lycra aka Spandex aka Elastane that makes all other kinds of fabrics stretchable. It’s just the Pandora box that opens with the revelation of which fabric is the best fabric for stretchy pants.

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Security, sustainability among priorities at nation's largest engineering firms

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Major new developments at engineering and engineering/architecture firms in 2017-18: BURNS & MCDONNELL strengthened its direct-hire construction offering with the acquisition of two specialty contractors: AZCO, a full-service industrial constructor and pipe and metal fabricator based in Appleton, Wis.;

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Managing Commercial Construction Lead Times

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It is important to secure this information right from the outset because materials should drive design decisions in the market, especially where schedule and cost are very important or critical to success. At Englewood , we now believe lead times need to be the primary driver of the project schedule.

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5 Gift Ideas For Tradesmen

Construction Marketing

Moreover, choose a design that’s made from a durable, breathable, and water-resistant fabric such as polyester. Additionally, it would be great if the magnetic wristband has small pockets to securely hold other tiny parts and pins. No more rolling bits across floorboards as the tradie can safely keep them on his hand.

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