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| National Building Museum reopens after 16-month closure |
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| The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., reopens April 9 after a 16-month closure due to restoration work and the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| Buro Happold elevates 17 firm members to partner |
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| Buro Happold is elevating 17 senior firm members to partner this year. Among the new U.S. leaders are two prominent women practitioners: Yasmin Rehmanjee and Julie Janiski. |
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| UPCOMING DEMO-CASTS |
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| *Don’t miss it!* |
| ISE Logik Product Demo Cast
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| ISE Logik |
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| Apr 8 @ 1 PM ET |
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| A better Way to BIM coming from Kingspan
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| Loading Dock Design: Essential Information Everyone Needs to Know
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| Featured |
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| Predicting condensation performance of custom-designed curtain wall |
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Condensation on glazed areas of building envelopes may seem innocuous—at worst an annoying interference with outdoor views due to glass fogging. However, in addition to being unsightly, it can be unsanitary and over long periods of time, damage adjacent building materials through staining, mold growth, or rot that can lead to costly remediation and even lawsuits over alleged toxic reactions. |
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| Rejuvenation of suspended ceilings |
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| The ceiling is the most visible surface in most rooms, the least obstructed of the horizontal and vertical bounding planes. Inevitably, aesthetics is one of the ceiling’s major functions. The most common type of suspended ceiling in non-residential buildings have a T-bar ceiling suspension system or grid with lay-in ceiling panels.
Commercial-grades of these products tend to be durable in terms of serviceability, but the aesthetic function is prone to premature failure. To put it another way, many ceilings ugly out before they wear out. |
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| Inside CSI |
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| HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE YOUR WORK AND PROJECT INFORMATION? |
| As spec writers, we all deal with a lot of incoming information. On simple projects, information is manageable, but with multiple projects, multiple document issues and constantly changing schedules, it becomes challenging to keep everything organized and up to date. What systems or processes do you have in place to organize all the incoming, in progress, and outgoing information for your projects?
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| NFPA 285 AND PLASTIC INSULATION |
| I have a wall assembly of 5/8" gyp board, 6" CFMF studs w/ 6" batt insulation, 1/2" exterior gyp board sheathing, 3" closed cell spray foam insulation, 1" airgap, and uninsulated metal siding. I was told I needed to apply intumescent coating to the spray foam insulation to pass NFPA 285. One of the reps I spoke to was surprised to hear that assemblies with EPS and XPS insulation do not require the intumescent coating. Spray foam, EPS, and XPS are all plastic insulation. Why don't EPS and XPS require intumescent coating to pass NFPA 285?
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