B2010−Exterior Walls

Specifying Flagpoles: Exploring standards and common errors

February 10, 2017

Flagpole specifications commonly found in institutional, commercial, and other requests for proposals (RFPs) have numerous errors, which, albeit not catastrophic, affect the aesthetic and functional life of the flagpole, as well as the project cost.

Expanded Ohio student career center clad in metal

February 10, 2017

Apollo Career Center in Lima, Ohio, has undergone an extensive renovation and expansion to accommodate the growing number of students it serves.

Looking at San Diego’s award-winning science center screen

January 19, 2017

Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU), an evangelical university in San Diego, opened its science center in 2015. Designed by Carrier Johnson + CULTURE, the Sator Science Center houses the school’s acclaimed science department as well as reflecting the university’s focus on faith.

Structural design for world’s tallest religious structure assigned to U.S. firm

January 6, 2017

U.S. engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti has been selected to complete the structural design for Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir—a New Delhi temple that will, on completion, be the tallest religious structure in the world.

Estimating R-values for enclosed reflective air spaces

January 5, 2017

Reflective insulation systems (RIS) consisting of a reflective insulation material and an adjacent enclosed reflective air space have been used as building thermal insulation in the United States for nearly a century.

Wall weatherproofing with a single source

January 4, 2017

Building envelopes are typically a series of materials separating the building interior climate from the exterior. All these materials must be connected from wall to roof, and wall to floor/foundation.

Using terra cotta in an expanding urban world

December 30, 2016

In the United States, 82.5 percent of the population is urban—a number translating to more than 268 million people in 2016. (This number was obtained from the United Nations [UN] Populations Division’s World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision.)

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B2010−Exterior Walls

Specifying Flagpoles: Exploring standards and common errors

Expanded Ohio student career center clad in metal

Looking at San Diego’s award-winning science center screen

Structural design for world’s tallest religious structure assigned to U.S. firm

Estimating R-values for enclosed reflective air spaces

Wall weatherproofing with a single source

Using terra cotta in an expanding urban world

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B2010−Exterior Walls

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Expanded Ohio student career center clad in metal

Looking at San Diego’s award-winning science center screen

Structural design for world’s tallest religious structure assigned to U.S. firm

Estimating R-values for enclosed reflective air spaces

Wall weatherproofing with a single source

Using terra cotta in an expanding urban world

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