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Slag Cement Association honors 2020’s top projects
 
Slag Cement Association honors 2020’s top projects
 
The Slag Cement Association announced the recipients of its 2020 Slag Cement Project of the Year Awards. These awards were unveiled and celebrated during a virtual ceremony.
 
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Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel to design major Italian regeneration project
 
Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel to design major Italian regeneration project
 
International architecture and interior design practice Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel has been awarded the design of an office building and a hotel as part of MilanoSesto, a major urban regeneration project in Italy.
 
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Skanska completes new engineering building for North Carolina university
 
Skanska completes new engineering building for North Carolina university
 
Skanska USA has completed construction of the 13,935-m2 (150,000-sf) Wilkinson Building for the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.
 
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LRS Architects becomes largest women-owned arch firm in the Pacific Northwest
 
 
LRS Architects becomes largest women-owned arch firm in the Pacific Northwest
 
LRS Architects, based in Portland, Oregon, has become the largest women-owned architecture and interior design firm in the Pacific Northwest with the addition of Janice Sanada and Michelle Startt to the majority ownership group.
 
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AIA readying for first-ever all-digital conference this summer
 
AIA readying for first-ever all-digital conference this summer
 
Major construction milestone reached in Studio Gang-designed Arkansas arts center
 
Major construction milestone reached in Studio Gang-designed Arkansas arts center
 
Kohn Pederson Fox Associates completes Seoul’s Bundang Doosan Tower
 
Kohn Pederson Fox Associates completes Seoul’s Bundang Doosan Tower
 
What you have been waiting for: Introducing the Bonelli Window Wall.
 
What you have been waiting for: Introducing the Bonelli Window Wall.
 
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Design considerations for building movements caused by volume change
 
Design considerations for building movements caused by volume change
 
When materials like concrete are constrained to prevent volume changes, large internal forces and stresses develop. Therefore, it is important for architects and engineers to work together to avoid inappropriately constraining building materials.
 
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Crystalline waterproofing and protection for concrete
 
Concrete has been used for thousands of years and is the most widely employed building material in the world. Yet, despite its apparent solidity, strength, and durability, concrete is porous. It is also and permeable to fluid and vapor infiltration and migration. Water and dissolved chemicals, such as chlorides, sulfates, and acids, can penetrate deep into concrete, sometimes resulting in premature damage, such as reinforcing steel corrosion, freeze/thaw cracking, spalling, and chemical attack.
 
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Project News
California school showcases indoor/outdoor learning spaces with skylight system
 
California school showcases indoor/outdoor learning spaces with skylight system
 
Spring Hill School’s new campus in southern Sonoma County, Petaluma, California, welcomed its first middle school class during the 2019-20 academic year. Skylight systems expand the school’s learning spaces beyond the building’s walls, making the most of the fresh air and sunshine.
 
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SPECIFICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
Looking for a little advice on how to write specifications for international projects. I have a client that is asking me to write a master specification for a building type that could be built in various locations around the world. What are the most important things to think about when writing international specifications?
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DESICCANT DEHUMIDIFICATION SPEC
Does anyone have a desiccant dehumidification (23 84 19) guide spec? I have the UFGS version, but it would be helpful to have a second point of reference.
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