The MasterFormat 2014 Update includes hundreds of revisions from the previous 2012 update. Among the key revisions were changes to agreements contained in Division 00–Procurement and Contracting Requirements to account for evolving contract delivery processes in the construction industry as a whole.
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The new North Atlanta High School has risen from the ashes of an old office complex and now boasts safe access and egress for students across campus. The 23-ha (56-acre) site was previously a complex of aging IBM office buildings that included two 11-story towers.
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Functionality is the ultimate goal for athletic flooring. High-performance assemblies can provide durability, shock absorption, acoustics, and aesthetics. Now produced from recycled tires, rubber is a high-performance, sustainable material often specified for this application.
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For decades, the U.S. design and construction industry has turned to sprayed polyurethane foam to insulate and air seal buildings. When used as a roofing material, its monolithic nature allows for a seamless, self-flashing application that can keep out water.
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There is growing movement among leading architects to embrace wood as a structural replacement for concrete and steel in mid?rise and even high?rise projects. The exploration of new engineered and hybrid technologies is leaving industry visionaries expecting to see high-rise wood structures within their lifetime.
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Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) provides strength, ductility, durability, and aesthetic design flexibility while still being highly moldable and able to replicate texture, form, and shape.
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LCT ONE is an eight-story, timber-based sustainable building developed in Austria in 2012. The goal of the project was to develop a flexible, high-performance, prefabricated construction system as a new product, which meets all technical and economical requirements of modern real estate markets.
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Siphonic roof drainage differs from conventional gravity drainage in what is called ‘full-bore flow.’ Unlike conventional drainage, a fully engineered siphonic roof drain system prevents air from entering, allowing the pipes to be completely full of water.
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G8WAY DC is a new open-air, multi-use facility that demonstrates that precast ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is a suitable material choice for challenging architectural elements that require attributes ranging from light weight and imperviousness to complex shapes.
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When designing a commercial structure, it is important to consider the situational aspects and parameters before selecting the most appropriate building products.
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