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Iconic Boston church plaza undergoes a sustainable makeover rooted in history
Iconic Boston church plaza undergoes a sustainable makeover rooted in history
 
Highly insulating translucent wall system offers long spans
Highly insulating translucent wall system offers long spans
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In the company of giants: Maya Lin to design addition to Frank Gehry’s Fisher Center
In the company of giants: Maya Lin to design addition to Frank Gehry’s Fisher Center
World-renowned architect and artist Maya Lin will design a new performing arts building for the Frank Gehry’s Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, in New York’s Annandale-on-Hudson hamlet in Duchess County.
 
 
 
New funding partner to help NAPA pave the “Road Forward” to net-zero asphalt surfaces
New funding partner to help NAPA pave the ‘Road Forward’ to net-zero asphalt surfaces
The Road Forward, a National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) initiative to achieve net-zero carbon asphalt pavements by 2050, has a new funding partner, Summit Materials (Summit), a vertically integrated producer of asphalt, aggregates, and cement products, and provider of paving and construction services.
 
 
CSI National Conference awards The Construction Specifier’s article of the year
CSI National Conference awards The Construction Specifier’s article of the year
The Construction Specifier’s feature, “Why Fire Sprinklers Belong Above Suspended Drop-out Ceilings,” was awarded article of the year in October at the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) National Conference in Denver, Colorado.
 
 
Gilbane leads Michigan university’s radical transformation for enhanced student experience
Gilbane leads Michigan university’s radical transformation for enhanced student experience
Gilbane Building Company, in partnership with design-builders Clark Construction, and AVB, Inc., is handling the campus-wide transformation of Eastern Michigan University (EMU), Ypsilanti, in a three-year project worth $200 million.
 
 
Studio Gang’s SF tower to represent human-scale architecture at a massive spread
Studio Gang’s SF tower to represent human-scale architecture at a massive spread
Studio Gang’s 23-story multi-family residential tower, to be built on an area of 29,265 m2 (315,000 sf), in San Francisco’s Mission Rock neighborhood, is designed to maximize communal connections and provide access to natural light with a profusion of biophilic elements.
 
 
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Structural silicone glazing
Structural silicone glazing
Structural silicone glazing (SSG) is a popular glass retention method for its aesthetic appeal and durability. Typically, SSG is shop fabricated but certain conditions require installation of SSG in the field, which introduces a variety of logistical, quality control, and quality assurance challenges.
 
 
Integrating lighting into specialty ceilings
Integrating lighting into specialty ceilings
The purpose of lighting—both natural and artificial—in the built space has always been to elevate the architectural environment. As specialty ceiling products have emerged, with often complex, three-dimensional, and organic form factors, so have the challenges associated with the design and installation of integrated, functional luminaire solutions.
CSI DISCUSSIONS OF THE WEEK
POLYETHYLENE VS. POLYPROPYLENE
A contractor is submitting a polypropylene vapor retarder for an insulated roof assembly on a pre-engineered metal building in lieu of the polyethylene vapor retarder that was specified. The performance matches but what are the disadvantages/advantages of either material?
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PROTECTION OF PUBLIC AFTER DISASTERS?
With disasters coming faster and growing in destruction, does your state have laws sufficient to protect people from the less than honest “contractors” that seem to follow storms, fires, floods, etc?
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