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| Portland’s Green Loop |
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| The Green Loop project in Portland, Oregon, seeks to create a series of public spaces and paths to promote more walking, jogging, and bike riding around the city’s urban core, linking several places of learning, business, and entertainment as well as civic and cultural centers. |
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| Resiliency: Future-proof building design |
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| In the context of architectural design, resiliency refers to the design intent of ensuring a structure’s ability to withstand environmental, sociopolitical, financial, and cultural impacts. According to author Ashley Eusey, PE, LEED AP, GGP, three pillars of a successful resilient design are integrated design, flexibility, and education. Focusing on these early and throughout the design process will generate greater success in the battle against an unknown future.
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| Metal melds the old with the new in Washington, D.C., market |
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| Washington, D.C., is known as a concrete town to many in the design world, but it is metal that is being used to make a statement at the historic Municipal Fish Market at the Wharf. The Wharf is also home to a $25 million redevelopment project that includes six new buildings, all of which respond to a historic structure while balancing the character of the pier barges. The design team used insulated metal panels to unify the metal barges with the remaining buildings. |
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| Inside CSI |
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| MASTERSPEC VS. SPECLINK |
| When building your project specifications what service is preferred, MasterSpec or SpecLink? Let us hear the good, the bad and the ugly...what are your experiences and thoughts? |
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| IDEAS ON HOW TO STEER TEENS TOWARD TRADES |
| In a recent interview, famed ‘Dirty Jobs’ host Mike Rowe said a lack of shop classes is one of the leading reasons why the U.S. has $1.6 trillion of student debt. CSI members share their thoughts on the most effective ways to encourage people to consider a career in the construction industry. |
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