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Schools named best new learning center designs

September 26, 2016
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) honored 12 North American schools as part of its 2016 Education Facility Design Awards. The winners have the latest design concepts tailored specifically for students, from early to higher education, and professional development facilities.
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Landscape architecture projects win top ASLA honors

September 23, 2016
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) selected 30 projects out of 456 entries as winners of its 2016 Professional Awards. The awards honor top public, commercial, residential, institutional, planning, communications, and research projects in the United States and around the world.
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Controlling noise in green buildings

September 22, 2016
Green buildings can often incorporate spaces that may be difficult to 'tame' acoustically speaking. Sound masking can play an important role in offering an improved environment for such projects. Find out more in our new e-book.
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FWHA releases information modeling for bridges

September 16, 2016
The Federal Highway Administration (FWHA) teamed up with the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) to issue Bridge Information Modeling Standardization, setting a path to implement the use of computer modeling for bridge construction in the United States.
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Overcoming acoustic challenges with open-plan offices

September 15, 2016
The key to creating a high-performance open-office plan is to review the pros and cons of the design before committing to it. To check out our suite of sound masking features available for free download.
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Selecting sound-masking for healthcare projects

September 8, 2016
It is important for those involved in the planning and construction of healthcare projects to understand how they can help hospital administrators to achieve their acoustic goals with materials including sound-masking technologies.
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The Construction Specifier at CONSTRUCT 2016

September 1, 2016
CONSTRUCT & the CSI Annual Convention takes place from September 7 to 9, with a variety of activities and events in and around the Austin Convention Center.
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Download our new e-book on sound masking

September 1, 2016
The Construction Specifier is kicking off its new series of e-books with a special look at sound masking. Available for free download, this five-part pdf collects some of the magazine’s best technical features on acoustics technology.
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Survey looks at energy and water performance of sports venues

September 1, 2016
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Green Sports Alliance (GSA), and National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) are working together to help sports venue owners and operators reduce energy and water use via a specialized EnergyStar program.
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Non-residential construction declines in second-quarter

September 1, 2016
Over the last few months, there has been significant softening in non-residential construction spending growth, which means less hiring. According to the “Marcum Commercial Construction Index,” the overall U.S. construction industry shed 27,000 positions during the three-month period ending in June.
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