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A winning foundation: Solid defense with low carbon concrete

Construction Specifier

By Aubrey Smading and Lionel Lemay Photo courtesy ZGF Architects With four WNBA titles, the Seattle Storm are used to excellence on the court. An NRMCA member supplied the low-carbon concrete required to meet the projects sustainability goals. Teams anchor foam between panels after placing beauty panels.

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Building Trends: An Old Material Becomes New Again

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Wood may not sound like an innovative building material, and wooden skyscrapers might sound like a strange idea. The Bullitt Center in Seattle , for example, is made largely from timber on a concrete base. Kaiser said a building like this is possible today because of increased concern about sustainability. Is Wood the Future?

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize esorum Thu, 03/16/2023 - 09:09 This year’s finalists in the Construction & Design category include solutions to the labor shortage as well as environmentally friendly building solutions focused on decreasing construction time.

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Editor’s Picks: Sweet Spots For High Tech

Business Facilities

The leading high tech hubs have developed a startup ecosystem that nurtures entrepreneurs and plants the seeds for sustainable growth from innovators who bring scaleable products to life. Read: Editor’s Picks: Sweet Spots For High Tech at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Combining Mass Timber with Modularity

Pro Builder

Forterra , a Seattle-based land-conservation nonprofit, wants to help change that. One innovation demonstrated by the two-bedroom, one-bath prototype, Connor says, is its single utility wall. CLT has been touted as an environmentally sustainable construction material that rivals the load-bearing capacity of concrete and steel.

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City Momentum Index Identifies The World’s 20 Most Dynamic Cities

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The true foundation of highly dynamic cities emerges from such factors as speed of innovation and creation of cutting-edge businesses along with new building construction, property price movement and investment in real estate from cross-border investors and corporations. Los Angeles.

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Modular adaptive reuse of parking structure grants future flexibility

BD+C

Modular adaptive reuse of parking structure grants future flexibility 0 qpurcell Wed, 05/15/2024 - 08:40 Adaptive Reuse The shift away from excessive parking requirements aligns with a broader movement, encouraging development of more sustainable and affordable housing. to the suburbs of Seattle, Wash., Hartford, Conn.; have in common?

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