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| A confluence of conditions |
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| A few years after construction, a mid-rise building in a freeze-thaw climate exhibited problems with the cast stone coping units atop parapet walls at balconies and the roof perimeter. Read on to find out what caused the problem. |
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| Improving on LEED with LEDs |
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| The quest for energy efficiency should not stop after a building is certified under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. Technologies capable of reducing energy costs continue to evolve and are in a state of flux. Therefore, there is always potential for improvement upon the technology used in a LEED-certified building. Perhaps no area of building technology has improved so rapidly as the lighting industry.
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| PROJECT NEWS |
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| Solar carving allows Chicago building to maximize sunlight |
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| Solstice on the Park, an apartment building in Chicago, Illinois, capitalizes on the benefits of sunlight using solar control, low-emissivity (low-e) glass. Glass is also a key component in the building’s design, as it helps it thrive in the harsh winters and sunny summers of the Windy City. |
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| WE HAVE BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD BEFORE |
| One thing I have learned during my four decades in the design and construction industry is that there will be good times and bad times. Our industry is extremely vulnerable to various forms of disruption… I share my story not to garner sympathy, but to suggest optimism as the prudent response to the current pandemic. I am still here, and now see that I am stronger and wiser as the result of my trials. I also want to use this message to tell you how CSI helped me get through the rough spots, and to explain how this Covid Response Team community might be able to assist you. |
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| AIA DIGITAL PRACTICE DOCUMENTS |
| If the A/E firm is planning to use the 2013 AIA Digital Practice Documents, such as AIA Document E203–2013, Building Information Modeling and Digital Data Exhibit, AIA Document G201–2013, Project Digital Data Protocol Form, and AIA Document G202–2013, Project Building Information Modeling Protocol Form, do you mention them in the specs? Where and how? Do you expand upon their content in a Division 00 document or Division 01 section? If you chose the latter, would you share an example? |
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