The parking lot at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky has upgraded its illumination with light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to improve light quality and provide better lighting control.
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Over the years, architects have employed a variety of wall assembly design strategies to meet sound transmission class (STC) rating requirements on projects. Some of these methods have often been either excessively expensive or complicated to install properly.
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Given most employees spend the majority of their time on individual tasks, phone calls, and conversations in their workspace, the workplace should provide them with speech privacy, comfort, and freedom from distracting noises.
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In newer commercial buildings, employees may express dissatisfaction with being able to hear people talking, as well as concern over their own level of speech privacy.
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Between 1999 and 2009, various school security measures have been implemented, such as controlled access to the building during school hours (moving from 75 to 92 percent in that decade).
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Parents and administrators across the country are clamoring for solutions to make their children’s schools more secure. Areas of K?12 educational projects under significant scrutiny are doors and windows—and, more specifically, the glass.
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In 2013, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) proposed an addendum to ASHRAE 189.1, Standard for the Design of High-performance Green Buildings.
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Using a roll-forming technique in which continuous steel coils are forced through dies and then laser-welded, manufacturers can produce steel window frame members in long lengths and various complex shapes.
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The glass itself usually dominates conversations to improve the energy efficiency of curtain wall and window framing systems. Nevertheless, the curtain wall and window framing plays a crucial role in energy-efficient glazing in at least three ways.
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The goal of the 850 Third Avenue project was to install a green roof terrace above occupied commercial space to maximize property value while providing a pleasant enclave for Shorenstein Properties’ new commercial tenants.
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