DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Australia—Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) has secured a key architectural design role in the $300 (approximately AUD$400) million second phase of the transformational Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals Expansion Project in Australia. The hospital is being built to accommodate population growth in Sydney’s...
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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced wallcoverings certified under NSF/ANSI 342, Sustainability Standard for Wallcoverings, are eligible for credits under LEED v4.
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The Masonry Society (TMS) 402/602-16, Building Code Requirements and Specifications for Masonry Structures, has been updated with language referencing two American Concrete Institute (ACI) certification programs.
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Improved collaboration is the key to more effective risk management, according to a new Dodge Data & Analytics report compiling responses from building owners, general contractors (GCs), and trade contractors.
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Far too many design/construction professionals fail to pay enough attention to door hardware—it does not matter how it is operated, whether a push, pull, knob rotation, or depression of a push bar, it is too often given short shrift as just a means to get to the other side....
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Celebrating excellence in non-residential and multi-family wood design WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WoodWorks – Wood Products Council has announced the winners of its 2017 Wood Design Awards, which celebrate excellence in wood building design across the U.S. Chosen by an independent jury in nine national categories, the winning...
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The Gypsum Association (GA) has released revised versions of five of its technical documents in an effort to remain consistent with current best practices.
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The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) has released a number of updated resources building owners and design/construction professionals can use to support their work.
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Using guidelines developed by the Lighting Research Center (LRC) of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), ACC Care Center, and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have collaborated on a lighting retrofit and research project examining the effect of lighting on the melatonin levels of the care...
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ORANGE, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Spanning farm fields in Pasquotank and Perquimans counties, the Amazon Wind Farm US East, powered by Avangrid Renewables at Desert Wind, is now the first commercial-scale wind farm in North Carolina and one of the first in the southeastern United States. The facility reached full commercial operation...
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