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Before Design Begins
An idea is formed. A new product or service is required. A need for a building emerges. What is the next step - a napkin concept sketch of a building form?
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Solar Arrays and Net Zero Buildings
I attended a presentation on an office building designed to meet the Living Building Challenge. One of the design concepts was to achieve net zero...
Single-Ply Roofing Membranes
What are the common single-ply roofing membranes? What are the major differences between them? Selecting roofing membranes is a complex decision...
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Linking BIM to Specifications
The promise of BIM (Building Information Modeling) is that project data can reside in the model and can be extracted by anyone in a form for every...
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Leadership Challenge
In the past two weeks, I attended two different leadership seminars for two professional associations, AIA and CSI. What struck me after attending...
Architectural Woodwork Plywood
Is your definition of plywood and the woodworker's definition the same? Why is it MDF or particleboard? The term plywood does not define a panel...
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Practical Learning You Can Put to Use Today
The CSI Academies brought expert instructors and students together, a total of about 140 individuals, for 13 hours of advanced education and learning...
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Building Design and Documentation Are Iterative
Building design starts with a concept, a sketch at a macro scale. At the first stroke of the designer's hand, there is no concern for concrete...
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Specifiers and Manufacturers Exchanging Knowledge
Select the country's top specifiers. Carefully mix with manufacturer's top technical representatives. Add a dash of high-powered education. Let...
Wood Finishing Standards
What finishing product should I specify for casework? Wood flooring? There are so many choices. How do I know which product is best?