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Fixed and operable polycarbonate windows |
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EXTECH offers polycarbonate window systems, ideal for a variety of architectural and industrial environments, such as schools, rail yards, athletic facilities, factories, and more.
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Industry giants collaborate to create low-carbon concrete mixes |
Holcim US, a sustainable building materials manufacturer, recently announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), HIIT Contracting, and Baker Concrete Construction to create innovative, low-carbon concrete mixes, promising 35 to 45 percent lesser CO2 emissions.
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Designing offices for the digital workspace |
The pandemic is not the only catalyst for transforming new workspaces. The affordability of, access to, and growing reliance on technology are significantly reshaping the offices of tomorrow. This will also transform the education and collaboration needed for planning, designing, and building these spaces.
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How AI can improve the security of facility entrances |
The use cases for AI in access control and secured entrances are many, ranging from its ability to identify unusual activity like off-hour and abnormal access to the creation of a risk-adaptive entry process that would prevent ingress and egress to areas posing a potential danger to staff or employees.
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DISCUSSIONS OF THE WEEK |
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SPECIFICATIONS FOR IOT CONNECTED LIGHTING |
I'm a member of the IES IoT Connected Lighting committee. We recently published a lighting practice guide on the topic. It doesn't address specifications, and we are considering adding some guidance on this in the future. Would an “IoT connected lighting spec” fall into Division 26 somewhere with lighting? Or would it be in Division 25 with building automation?
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