Operating commercial restrooms: Designing for authentic, long-term sustainability

June 26, 2019

When designing a modern restroom, lasting sustainability should factor into the scope of planning and project design. Sustainability is closely associated with economical operation, providing architects with opportunities to support their clients’ long-term business goals. ‘Authentic sustainability’ requires design professionals to consider strategies beyond those typically associated with green...

+ Read More

Integrated water-resistive barrier or building wrap? There is no question

The tilt wall system of construction

June 20, 2019

Tilt wall that dominates industrial and mid-rise office buildings is now facing the challenge of achieving the new market-based demands for taller structures while maintaining an economic and aesthetic advantage over conventional construction.

+ Read More

Specifying rigid foam insulation for masonry cavity walls

June 19, 2019

Polyisocyanurate insulation is gaining popularity as it enhances the masonry cavity wall’s inherent performance traits because of its complementary thermal conduct and moisture, fire, and solvent resistance.

+ Read More

Evolving buildings yield evolving design principles

June 17, 2019

Building professionals need to not just anticipate failures, but also understand how structures fail. Exterior wall systems designed to recover when exposed to failure must be employed to make the building envelope truly robust.

+ Read More

Smoke doors versus fire doors: What is the difference?

June 13, 2019

Architects often use the phrase ‘20-minute smoke door,’ and it is common to see a door schedule calling for these products. To properly specify doors, frames, and hardware for fire door and smoke door assemblies, it is critical the proper terminology is used and the correct code requirements are...

+ Read More

Installation tips for revolving doors

June 12, 2019

Revolving doors are now becoming more integrated with a building’s emergency and security systems than ever before, and this means installers at the very least have to know more about how these systems tie into the door.

+ Read More

Design considerations for rail post anchorage into concrete

June 7, 2019

Railing systems are ubiquitous in the built environment, and as such, their appearance is more highly considered than functionality. Minimum loading requirements for railing systems have been part of codes for about as long as these standards have been in existence.

+ Read More

Complex dewatering underway at Colorado mixed-use community

June 3, 2019

Temporary dewatering and groundwater treatment systems have been installed for a highly anticipated mixed-use development in Reve, Boulder, Colorado. With the dewatering system up and running, the excavation of both the north and south parcels has reached its target subgrade of 8 m (26 ft) below ground surface, despite...

+ Read More

Construction documentation today

May 31, 2019

Meticulous recordkeeping not only provides the required information to effectively manage a construction project, but also is essential preparation for contract disputes, delays, and litigation.

+ Read More

1 2 3 … 81 Next →

Sign-up for your account with the Construction Specifier. Your account gives you unlimited free access to our e-book Collection, Newsletter Archives and our Digital Editions of the Construction Specifier.

Please check the box below to confirm you would like to be added to Kenilworth Media’s various e-mail communications (includes e-newsletters, a survey now and then, and offers to the design-build industry*).

	Leave this empty: YES, I CONSENT
*We do not sell your e-mail address to 3rd parties, we simply forward their offers to you. Of course, you always have the right to unsubscribe from any communications you receive from us, should you change your mind in the future.