There is growing movement among leading architects to embrace wood as a structural replacement for concrete and steel in mid?rise and even high?rise projects. The exploration of new engineered and hybrid technologies is leaving industry visionaries expecting to see high-rise wood structures within their lifetime.
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Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) provides strength, ductility, durability, and aesthetic design flexibility while still being highly moldable and able to replicate texture, form, and shape.
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LCT ONE is an eight-story, timber-based sustainable building developed in Austria in 2012. The goal of the project was to develop a flexible, high-performance, prefabricated construction system as a new product, which meets all technical and economical requirements of modern real estate markets.
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Siphonic roof drainage differs from conventional gravity drainage in what is called ‘full-bore flow.’ Unlike conventional drainage, a fully engineered siphonic roof drain system prevents air from entering, allowing the pipes to be completely full of water.
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G8WAY DC is a new open-air, multi-use facility that demonstrates that precast ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is a suitable material choice for challenging architectural elements that require attributes ranging from light weight and imperviousness to complex shapes.
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When designing a commercial structure, it is important to consider the situational aspects and parameters before selecting the most appropriate building products.
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Over the years, architects have employed a variety of wall assembly design strategies to meet sound transmission class (STC) rating requirements on projects. Some of these methods have often been either excessively expensive or complicated to install properly.
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Given most employees spend the majority of their time on individual tasks, phone calls, and conversations in their workspace, the workplace should provide them with speech privacy, comfort, and freedom from distracting noises.
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In newer commercial buildings, employees may express dissatisfaction with being able to hear people talking, as well as concern over their own level of speech privacy.
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Between 1999 and 2009, various school security measures have been implemented, such as controlled access to the building during school hours (moving from 75 to 92 percent in that decade).
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