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Lightning Protection Systems: Designing to the Extremes

The Lightning Protection Institute
December 7, 2022

Understanding the components and the basics of a lightning protection system process enable everyone to make the appropriate assessment and recommendations for a design.



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PODCAST: COP27 and Building Resilience

December 5, 2022

The annual Global Climate Change Conference (also known as COP27), was just held in Egypt from November 6-18. The conference sparked global conversations around sustainability efforts and the role of the construction industry in reducing emissions. 


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Glass Lights the Way for Recreation Area Community Center

December 5, 2022

Spread across 100+ acres in the Willowbrook neighborhood of Los Angeles County, Calif., the Earvin "Magic" Johnson Recreation Area, named after the basketball Hall of Famer and Los Angeles Lakers legend, is a go-to area for outdoor activities, gatherings and festivals.


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Finding New Links for the Supply Chain

Mike Smalley
Michael Smalley
December 2, 2022

Nearly all industries have felt the pain of supply chain issues. The construction industry has been dealing with supply chain issues for several years now, posing a continuous challenge to completing projects timely and within budget.


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PODCAST: Getting to Net Zero Before the RFP

PODCAST: Getting to Net Zero Before the RFP

November 30, 2022

Dan and Annie sat down with the Enclosure Experts podcast to talk about all things net zero. Mostly, they discussed the concept of getting to net zero before the RFP, including questions to ask before writing an RFP and how project teams can approach net zero energy while working on a project.


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Glass Curtain Wall and Glass Handrail Balconies Distinguish Office Mid-rise

November 30, 2022

Making its own unique contribution to San Francisco’s South of Market building boom is a seven-story, mixed use office building with exterior vertical sunshades framing a high-performance curtain wall.


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New Mixed Grade, Living/Learning Wagoner Hall at Augustana University

November 28, 2022

South Dakota’s largest private university, Augustana University, has made the shift to mixed-grade housing for the 2022-2023 school year with the recent completion of Wagoner Hall designed by St. Louis-based KWK Architects.


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Going for Zero Carbon? Do Not Forget About Transportation

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Daniel Overbey
November 25, 2022

Project teams are considering additional dimensions of carbon emissions resulting from a building project, including carbon emissions from water consumption, waste generation, occupant transportation, and the embodied carbon of materials used to build the project. 


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An Unique Mix of Collaborative Spaces

November 23, 2022

Housed in a collection of repurposed 1950s-era warehouses and a former parking lot in northwest Portland, the Foundation occupies what was originally conceived as a residential home.


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NRCA Fights to Prevent PVC from Being Deemed a Hazardous Material

November 23, 2022

If PVC is categorized as hazardous waste, the EPA would have to develop a comprehensive framework to ensure its treatment, storage and disposal. This would likely be very costly, burdensome and particularly hit small businesses hard.


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On-Demand Designing a high-performance building enclosure requires more than just surface-level protection; it demands a rigorous, performance-based mastery of below-grade water and gas mitigation. This discussion will provide an expert-level analysis of below-grade waterproofing within the comprehensive framework of the high-performance building enclosure.

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