FEATURES

How feasible is a 40-story timber residential tower?

There is considerable fervor on the use of mass timber in tall buildings. Much has been written and investigated about this methodology, but its application in the tall building arena is relatively unclear.
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PRODUCTS

DELTA®-FASSADE S, UV-resistant water-resistive barrier specifically designed for open joint cladding
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IN THE NEWS

Education council announced for CONSTRUCT 2017
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Building knowledge of foundations and piling Down Under
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Drawing on experience with new NCARB licensure option
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Awards honoring excellence in hot-dip galvanizing
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CSI Northwest and West Region Conference comes to Seattle this month
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Landscape architecture industry remains on solid ground
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FEATURES

New developments in museum lighting design

Museums employ two key strategies for lighting works of art: daylighting and artificial or electric lighting. (The author would like to thank Thomas Holzmann and Gregory Weithman, AIA, for their contributions to this article.)
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SPECIFICATIONS

Floors by the book

When ceramic or stone tile is the flooring of choice for a project, specifiers have a tremendous resource in the Handbook for Ceramic, Glass, and Stone Tile Installation. It is published yearly by the Tile Council of North America (TCNA).

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FORM + FUNCTION

Students and veterans collaborate to restore Alcatraz Island structures

As part of a 12-week field school conducted by the Concrete Preservation Institute (CPI) and National Park Service, seven CPI participants (including college students and military veterans) completed a restoration project on Alcatraz Island this fall.
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FEATURE

How SIPs Simplify STC:Using structural insulated panel assemblies to keep the peace in hotels and multifamily units
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PRODUCTS

093V Expansion Drywall Beads
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NEWS

New cancer center to focus on community, accessibility

A groundbreaking ceremony was held in fall 2016 for Samaritan Medical Center’s Walker Center for Cancer Care, set to be completed in spring of 2018.+ Read More

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