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Impact of Window Treatments on Commercial Daylighting Design

Impact of Window Treatments on Commercial Daylighting Design

Effective daylighting improves visual comfort and decreases energy costs. Learn about daylight factor calculations and the impact fabric characteristics have on a shading solution.

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Porcelain Surface: A Design Professional’s Guide

Porcelain Surface: A Design Professional’s Guide

Explore the characteristics of gauged porcelain tile panel slabs (GPTP/S), an exceptionally beautiful, sustainable, and durable surface for interior or exterior use.

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Site Security with Precast Concrete

Site Security with Precast Concrete

Bollards help protect lives and property. Explore bollard types, testing standards, and applications and how they address security concerns while enhancing site aesthetics.

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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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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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Advanced Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) Systems: Design and Performance

Advanced Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) Systems: Design and Performance

Searching for a wall system that combines strength and insulation? Discover how ICF systems support energy efficiency and simplify construction.

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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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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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12 Ways to Recover an Existing Sloped Roof Using a Standing Seam Roof System

12 Ways to Recover an Existing Sloped Roof Using a Standing Seam Roof System

There are many reasons to use metal to recover an existing sloped roof rather than alternative materials. Learn about the benefits of metal roofs and their installation methods.

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Wall Protection

Wall Protection

Select appropriate wall protection products to help extend the longevity of a space, maintain a clean look, and cut down on maintenance costs.

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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.

Unleashed: Off-Leash Dog Park Design Trends and Planning Tips

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Unleashed: Off-Leash Dog Park Design Trends and Planning Tips

Learn about the criteria for creating an off-leash dog park and discover how they increase physical and social activity, contributing to owner health and well-being.

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 Ultrasite (a Playcore Company)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mastering Slate: Benefits, Options, & Strategies for Selection & Sourcing

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Mastering Slate: Benefits, Options, & Strategies for Selection & Sourcing

Nothing compares to slate for preserving heritage buildings or creating a timeless aesthetic on new ones. Explore the range of design possibilities with natural roofing slates.

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 Vermont Slate Company

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

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

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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