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| Historic Seattle market rings up award-winning design |
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| As an extension of the original Pike Place Market (Seattle, Washington) founded in 1907, the $74-million MarketFront project was constructed on a site previously used for surface parking. Architects for the Miller Hull Partnership based the project’s design on concepts gathered from neighborhood stakeholders at 200 public meetings spanning more than two years. The plan emerging out of these sessions was to marry the culture and spirit of the original market with future changes embodied in Seattle’s revitalized waterfront. |
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| Next-generation precast insulated wall panels |
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| It is common knowledge buildings have traditionally been energy hogs. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) believes next-generation building envelopes have considerable potential to reduce energy consumption in buildings. However, to make any serious progress toward that goal, technologies must be market-ready with minimal cost impact to facilitate widespread adoption.
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| The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, DOE, a materials science company, the University of Tennessee (UT), the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), and the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) are collaborating on a research project to advance the building envelope using precast concrete insulated wall panels.
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| California equipment barn operates off the grid |
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| Designed by Clayton & Little, the Saxum Vineyard Equipment Barn in West Paso Robles, California, is a self-sufficient agri-industrial building that operates independently from the energy grid, thus maximizing the structure’s survivability and resilience. The agricultural storage structure rests at the toe of the 20-ha (50-acre) James Berry Vineyard and the adjacent winery. |
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| Inside CSI |
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| MASTERSPEC VS SPECLINK |
| I think SLE is a system that should be used by specification writers who have come to understand the distinctions between how different delivery systems can affect the technical sections, but MS can be used by just about anyone with Microsoft Office. |
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| NUMBERS (NUMBERS) IN CONTRACTS AND SPECIFICATIONS |
| A common practice in contracts, specifications, and other documents is a tendency by some people to write almost every number twice in a row: “ten (10) spare filters,” “thirty (30) days,” “five-hundred dollars ($500)”, and so on. Perhaps nowhere is this practice more accepted and used than in bid forms, which frequently require that bidders indicate each amount twice. What is the basis for this practice? Is it a good idea? |
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