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| Only five percent approve Zumthor’s design for LA museum |
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| Conducted by the Citizens’ Brigade to Save LACMA, an online poll has found only five percent approve Peter Zumthor’s design—the approved one—for a new Los Angeles County Museum of Art. |
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| UPCOMING DEMO-CASTS |
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| Crash-Rated Bollards |
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| Reliance Foundry |
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| June 18 @ 1 PM ET |
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| DensDefy Accessories |
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| Georgia-Pacific |
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| June 4 @ 1 PM ET |
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| Specifying polished concrete topping slabs with radiant heating |
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| While topping slabs are not new to the construction industry, their use as an aesthetic element and as a medium to house hydronic heating and cooling is new and increasing. |
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| A really cool idea: As temperatures rise, so does the demand for cool roofing |
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The 2010s were marked by shorter winters, longer heat spans, and record-setting temperatures around the globe. As greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions continue to trap heat and make homes and businesses more difficult to cool, cities are struggling to keep up with the demand on local energy grids. Therefore, it is incumbent upon designers, architects, and specifiers to factor in the costs of rising temperatures, and incorporate temperature-lowering cool roofs into their recommendations.
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| PROJECT NEWS |
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| Arizona HQ pays tribute to indigenous design |
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| The design of the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority’s (NTUA’s) new headquarters in Fort Defiance, Arizona, was inspired by Navajo cultural elements, according to the project’s architect, Dyron Murphy Architects. Traditional building materials are complemented by modern, high-performance, aluminum-framed curtain wall, storefront, and entrance systems. |
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| Inside CSI |
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| SUBSTITUTION PROCEDURES IGNORED |
| During the CD and submittal process, we have started seeing a refusal on the part of the GC to request substitutions, a refusal to follow the substitution process outlined in 01 6000 of the specifications. Generally, we have no objections accepting Substitution Requests during construction as long as the submitted product is a true equal, and the GC has submitted the request per the specified process, on a Substitution Request form, along with the backup information demonstrating the product's compliance with the specified manufacturer or system, but the absolute refusal to actually follow the specified process for requesting substitutions has been a surprising new stance. Who else has experienced this? How have you been handling this with your projects? |
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| MEET THE 2021 CSI BOARD: TREASURER WILLIAM A. HAYWARD, JR. |
| The 2020 CSI Board Election results are in, and beginning in July, the AEC industry will welcome a new board of talented, respected, and goal-driven members to keep driving the association into the future. Meet returning Treasurer William A. Hayward, Jr., (Chip), CSI, CCCA, CDT, and see what he believes are CSI’s ‘top opportunities.’ |
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