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BSL conversions: A cost-efficient method to support high-containment research
Some institutions are creating flexible lab spaces that can operate at a BSL-2 and modulate up to a BSL-3 when the need arises. Here are key aspects to consider when accommodating a rapid modulation between BSL-2 and BSL-3 space.
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The Benefits of Construction Project Portfolio Management
In project-driven organizations, high performance means delivering the right projects, on time and on budget. Maximize project success with project portfolio management, project controls and project management, all in one platform.
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Generative AI can bolster innovation in construction industry
Jeff Danley, Associate Technology and Innovation Consultant at Burns & McDonnell, suggests several solutions generative AI could have within the construction industry.
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Rethinking classroom design to promote collaboration
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sponsored | Richard Scott-AIA, NCARB, LEED AP of Liberty Building Forensics Group | Jan 21, 2019
Hotel renovation threatened due to unexpected mold on plaster walls
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Clark Nexsen | Jan 21, 2019
Safer K-12 design: School should feel – and look – like school
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sponsored | TAMLYN | Jan 18, 2019
Tamlyn and the University of Houston partner to educate the architects of tomorrow
Visits with working architects, builders and product manufacturers bring concepts to life and prepare architectural students for the first steps in their careers.
sponsored | Bill O'Keeffe | Jan 17, 2019
New year, new fire rated glass game-changer: Introducing SuperClear 45-HS-LI
SuperClear 45-HS-LI is a vast improvement to all 45 minute products because for the first time, we now have an affordable, totally clear, USA-made 45 minute glass product that meets all the fire, safety and hose stream requirements of 45 minute doors, sidelites, transoms and openings.
Gresham Smith | Jan 17, 2019
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NBBJ | Jan 16, 2019
Micro-units: Good for the city? Good for citizens?
Thinking more holistically about housing typologies and zoning will improve our public realm.
sponsored | Richard Scott-AIA, NCARB, LEED AP of Liberty Building Forensics Group | Jan 14, 2019
Air barriers: Expectations vs. reality
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PDR | Jan 11, 2019
Open offices are bad!
The Harvard studies on the unintended effects of open office defines it as space where 'one entire floor was open, transparent and boundaryless… [with] assigned seats,' and the other had 'similarly assigned seats in an open office design, with large rooms of desks and monitors and no dividers between people's desks.'
sponsored | Metl-Span | Jan 8, 2019
Prescriptive Vs. Performance Building Codes
Many sections of building codes are prescriptive, and many projects take this path to demonstrate compliance with safety and performance standards.
sponsored | Elizabeth Cotton | Jan 3, 2019
L’Avenue Apartments, Montreal, Quebec
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LPA | Jan 2, 2019
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sponsored | Elizabeth Cotton | Dec 20, 2018
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