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Thermal Bridging: Small Details with a Large Impact

Thermal Bridging: Small Details with a Large Impact

Learn about the two types of thermal bridging and how to calculate their thermal impact on the building envelope, and explore some mitigation concepts and principles.

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Planning & Designing a Greenhouse Structure

Planning & Designing a Greenhouse Structure

Greenhouses can extend the growing season or serve as year-round growing environments. Determine which construction types and features will meet your project requirements.

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Upward-Acting Commercial Sectional Door Systems

Upward-Acting Commercial Sectional Door Systems

Upward-acting commercial sectional doors can help to control energy costs in buildings. Evaluate key criteria for selecting sectional doors for a range of applications.

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Specification Considerations for Advanced Bird-Friendly Glass

Specification Considerations for Advanced Bird-Friendly Glass

Discover how architects can incorporate bird-safe glass design strategies in their projects to minimize bird collisions and positively impact the environment and biodiversity.

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Touch-Free, Hygienic, and Sustainable Hand-Drying Solutions for Commercial Restrooms

Touch-Free, Hygienic, and Sustainable Hand-Drying Solutions for Commercial Restrooms

Touch-free air knife hand dryers can dry hands in as little as 10 seconds, reducing the transmission of bacteria. Learn how they contribute to a sustainable restroom environment.

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Contrast Therapy Design: Saunas, Steam Rooms, and Cold Rooms

Contrast Therapy Design: Saunas, Steam Rooms, and Cold Rooms

Contrast therapy is popular, but poor thermal environment construction can create major health risks. Discover design solutions that keep saunas, steam rooms, and cold rooms safe.

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Navigating Grout Types for Your Project

Navigating Grout Types for Your Project

Delve into the world of grout, exploring the various types available and their unique characteristics, strengths, and challenges.

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Crafting Elegance: Luxury Industrial Product Design

Crafting Elegance: Luxury Industrial Product Design

Today’s luxury is all about unique and meaningful experiences. Find out how renowned designers partner with manufacturers to create artisanal kitchen and bath fixtures.

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Healthier Hydration for the Home

Healthier Hydration for the Home

Learn about common drinking water contaminants and the newest water filtration dispensing systems that remove these pollutants, providing healthy hydration in the home.

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Natural Beauty: Design with Biophilic Principles to Promote Occupant Well-Being

Natural Beauty: Design with Biophilic Principles to Promote Occupant Well-Being

Humans are connected to nature. Examine the main principles of biophilic design and find out how a connection with nature benefits human well-being and reduces stress.

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Biomimicry: Design by Nature

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Biomimicry: Design by Nature

Examine the relationship between shading principles and nature's solutions to show how an indoor environment can be improved by controlling heat gain, light, and glare.

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 SWFcontract

Heat Bathing: Sauna, Infrared, & Steam

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Heat Bathing: Sauna, Infrared, & Steam

Heat bathing supports healthy living and adds luxury to a home. Learn about the options, selection, and installation.

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 Sauna360 Inc.

Reclaiming Historic Brick & Stone for Modern Applications

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Reclaiming Historic Brick & Stone for Modern Applications

Examine multiple case studies that explore how identifying, salvaging, and reusing stone and brick is a multifaceted strategy that benefits the environment, economy, and society.

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 Stone Farm

Operable Walls for Sustainable Design

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Operable Walls for Sustainable Design

Operable glass walls provide transparency, daylight, and fresh air. Discover how to successfully specify assemblies that meet design and sustainability requirements.

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 Manifest Collective by Fortune Brands Innovations

Louver Design & Performance: From Basic to Extreme

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Louver Design & Performance: From Basic to Extreme

Louvers can provide fresh air intake and exhaust, reduce noise, keep out unwanted water and debris, and add architectural style. Examine the performance of a variety of louver designs.

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 Ruskin

8 Levels of Bullet Resistant Material Explained

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8 Levels of Bullet Resistant Material Explained

AEC professionals must assess the appropriate protection level for buildings investing in security, like bullet-resistant barriers, based on surroundings, industry, and client needs while maximizing investment.

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 Total Security Solutions

Quartz Surfacing Uncovered: Sustainability, Safety, and Practical Applications

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Quartz Surfacing Uncovered: Sustainability, Safety, and Practical Applications

Discover the benefits of quartz surfacing, from sustainable manufacturing to design versatility and durability. Learn about its applications, standards, and fabrication methods.

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 Vicostone USA

Expand Your Views: The Benefits of Shadecloth Selection on Daylight, Health, & Comfort

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Expand Your Views: The Benefits of Shadecloth Selection on Daylight, Health, & Comfort

Shading is a key element of a building's strategy to meet various project goals. Learn about proper shade selection to ensure occupants are protected from heat and glare.

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 Mecho

Light-Manipulating Glass: Innovative & Sustainable Architectural Solutions

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Light-Manipulating Glass: Innovative & Sustainable Architectural Solutions

Learn about glass panels that combine light manipulation and material ingenuity. Unlock unlimited design possibilities with internal textures, colors, interlayers, and more.

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 Sensitile Systems

Understanding Flooring Failures: Causes, Prevention, and Solutions

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Understanding Flooring Failures: Causes, Prevention, and Solutions

Discover common pitfalls and best practices for durable, high-quality flooring installations that enhance performance and safety.

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 Proflex Products Inc.

Structural HDPE Plastic Lumber: Applications, Performance, & Environmental Advantages

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Structural HDPE Plastic Lumber: Applications, Performance, & Environmental Advantages

Structural HDPE plastic lumber offers strength, durability, and versatility. Explore performance and sustainable attributes, manufacturing processes, testing, and installation.

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 Tangent Materials

Inclusive Restroom Design in Public Bathrooms

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Inclusive Restroom Design in Public Bathrooms

Explore the benefits of inclusive spaces and discover the sustainable, hygienic, functional, and distinctive design and material options for inclusive public bathrooms.

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 Morris Group

Designing with Insulated Metal Roof Panels

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Designing with Insulated Metal Roof Panels

Discover the role IMPs play in a building's hygrothermal control layers and why IMPs are ideally suited for pre-engineered and structural steel buildings.

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 Metl-Span, a Nucor company

Extra R-Value: How to Get More with Less Space

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Extra R-Value: How to Get More with Less Space

Many roofing designs are available, from pitched to low slope. Learn about modern roof taxonomies and performance differences and explore the latest options in roof construction.

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 DuPont Performance Building Solutions

The Advantages of Polyiso Insulation in Below-Grade Installations

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The Advantages of Polyiso Insulation in Below-Grade Installations

Examine how polyiso insulation meets or exceeds below-grade installation requirements for thermal performance, water absorption, and load capacity.

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 Rmax - A Division of the Sika Corporation

Concrete Masonry and Energy Codes: Latest Developments

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Concrete Masonry and Energy Codes: Latest Developments

Learn about thermal performance requirements for wall assemblies in energy codes (2009 & 2012 IECC). Explore compliance paths, COMcheck software, and how masonry walls contribute to LEED credits.

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 Concrete Products Group

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