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Autodesk acquires tech company Spacemaker
 
Autodesk acquires tech company Spacemaker
 
The $240-million acquisition provides Autodesk with a platform to drive modern, user-centric automation and accelerate outcome-based design capabilities for architects.
 
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Germany’s first 3D-printed building is now under construction
 
Germany’s first 3D-printed building is now under construction
 
When complete in about six weeks, the five-in-a-block apartment building with around 380 m2 (4090 sf) of living space will be the largest printed residential building in Europe.
 
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Mobile air purification units cannot substitute for proper ventilation
 
Mobile air purification units cannot substitute for proper ventilation
 
The Passive House Institute urges the use of proper ventilation systems with heat recovery in classrooms because they help reduce the risk of COVID-19 infections.
 
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UPCOMING DEMO-CASTS
 
 
 
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Understanding the Differences in Thermal and Acoustical Insulation
 
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RKTB Architects selected for major NY housing project
 
RKTB Architects selected for major NY housing project
 
Architecture, design, and planning firm RKTB Architects has been selected for a new, 135-unit housing development for low-income seniors on a prominent site in Brooklyn, New York.
 
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On Giving Tuesday, donate to the CSI Foundation
 
On Giving Tuesday, donate to the CSI Foundation
 
Clay brick EPD helps projects meet LEED requirements
 
Clay brick EPD helps projects meet LEED requirements
 
Free spec reviews from ClarkDietrich: Invaluable peace of mind
 
Free spec reviews from ClarkDietrich: Invaluable peace of mind
 
Celebrating the use of copper in architecture
 
Celebrating the use of copper in architecture
 
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Color play: How to use hues and neutrals in architectural design
 
Color play: How to use hues and neutrals in architectural design
 
Architects and designers have discovered the benefits of using laminated glass with colored interlayers. Whether daylighting, wayfinding, area-defining, or simply transforming the space to bring joy, color is being used creatively in interior and exterior design.
 
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The future of specifiers: The way forward
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While the industry has a good handle on how specifications may change with technology, what about the actual job of a “specifier”? Will the role grow and change in the future or will it disappear completely in favor of a new model? How can we encourage other professionals to take an interest in the role? These questions were the focus of a panel discussion held earlier this fall during CONSTRUCT 2020.
 
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Project News
Empire State Building’s observatory offers clear, safe viewing with fire-rated glass
 
Empire State Building’s observatory offers clear, safe viewing with fire-rated glass
 
The Empire State Building, New York, hosts more than four million visitors annually. As part of the $165-million redevelopment of its observatory, the opportunity to transform the attraction’s famed 102nd floor posed an opportunity and unique challenge. To offer visitors clearer views of the city, designers used floor-to-ceiling fire-rated glass in the elevator that goes up to the observation deck.
 
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5 WAYS YOU AND YOUR TEAM CAN BENEFIT FROM USING SPECS 101
Collaboration continues to blur the lines between traditional job roles in the construction process. Specs 101, a new 6-part virtual series brought to you by CSI, identifies the underlying elements of construction specifications and how they coordinate with other construction documentation and the different project team members who write and read them.
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CONTRACTOR INCENTIVES: THE CARROT VS. THE STICK
A wry, old joke goes, “The beatings will continue until morale improves.” No one enjoys being threatened before doing anything wrong, yet construction contracts do this to contractors all the time.
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Studio Gang reinvents Wisconsin power plant as student union
 
 
New Steven Holl-designed building opens at the Houston fine arts museum
 
 
Construction begins on $65-M restoration of historic NY mill
 
 
Implementing I-codes could save $600B by 2060, projects FEMA
 
 
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