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What do you use to describe your design projects? Will owners, lenders, estimators and others understand the design intent? Traditional methods rely on design narratives and outline specs to supplement drawings. Each design team develops their own...
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What is an AW60 window and how will it perform? The window performance classes and performance grades set by the North American Fenestration Standard...
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Chapter 26 of the IBC 2006 building code requires foam insulations used inside the building weather barrier to be protected by a thermal barrier. The...
What functions must an air barrier perform? It may be more than the obvious. Learn about the types, functions, performance, difficulties, and details...
Improving acoustic ratings for partitions and floors depends on increasing sound transmission losses to minimize unwanted air borne and structure...
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Conspectus wishes to congratulate our client, WATG, and the entire project team for achieving LEED Platinum Certification for the Bardessono Inn and...
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Today CSI's Specifying Practice Group discussed "What Can You Expect of a Specifier?" As an independent specifier, I presented the specifier's point...
