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| Katerra is North America’s largest mass timber producer |
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| Katerra has emerged as North America’s largest end-to-end mass timber design, manufacturing, and construction firm with the capacity to produce 185,000 m3 (653,3213 cf) of CLT annually. |
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| An updated definition of rainscreens for today’s construction |
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| The term rainscreen is widely used to describe a building products category that fulfills one of the main functions of an exterior wall—to screen out rain and keep a wall dry. What makes up a rainscreen? How is it defined, and what are its components? Read on to find out. |
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| The future is touch-free as restrooms adapt to COVID-19 |
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The COVID-19 pandemic is creating a new normal across all walks of life. The reality is certain elements of society and infrastructure will forever be changed due to the measures that have come along with the virus—increased levels of sanitation, minimized hand-to-hand contact, and the rise of work from home culture, to name a few. The commercial restroom is no exception to these overhauls.
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| Fabric duct solves HVAC challenges for $48-M aquatics center |
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| The $48-million Aquatic Center at Mylan Park, Morgantown, West Virginia, is a state-of-the-art indoor pool complex that stands out as one of the country’s most advanced natatorium designs. The designers substituted metal duct with fabric to help cut HVAC material and labor costs and fast-track the project. |
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| Inside CSI |
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| 2020 CLASS OF FELLOWS Q&A WITH ELIAS S. SALTZ |
| The CSI College of Fellows has selected five new members to the 2020 class, including Elias S. Saltz, CSI, CCS, CDT. Saltz was nominated through a rigorous application process, then elected by the Jury of Fellows for membership. Fellowship is one of the top two honors given by the Institute. Elias will be inducted during the virtual honors and awards ceremony taking place later this fall. Here, he shares what the honor means to him, and how being a member of CSI has informed his life and career.
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| PARTISAN PROFESSIONALS: CONTRACTORS DESERVE ETHICAL TREATMENT |
| In managing their myriad priorities, architects, engineers, and geologists are obligated to behave ethically, both by their licensure and codes of conduct established by non-profit, professional organizations. However, design professionals’ eagerness to be viewed as supporting their clients’ short-term interests, while preserving their own reputation and client relationships, sometimes comes at the expense of ethics and objectivity. This is especially true when consulting engineers, architects, and geologists are too partisan against construction contractors retained by their clients.
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