Ask any building facility manager what the number one complaint is among building occupants and they will tell you that people are either too hot or too cold. Both LEED and Green Globes offer points for designing buildings that
Everyone has heard the slogan, “The customer is always right.” And everyone who runs a business knows that it’s not true. Customers are often wrong. They complain about silly things, about things that are their own fault, about the
It’s probably an appropriate time to weigh in on the on-going residential sprinkler situation.First, however, full disclosure. The Gypsum Association-my employer-currently has no formal position on whether sprinkler systems should or should not be installed in residential dwellings.
In Part 1 of this column (Walls & Ceilings, December 2009), I quoted Willem Kymmell, an architect and associate professor in Construction Management at California State University, as saying, “Despite many recent developments in project delivery methods, owners are often still dissatisfied with the results of the construction industry; projects still take too long and come in over budget, while the quality frequently is not up to the clients expectations.”
How you interpret the title of this article may depend largely on where you live. In Alaska, cold weather may bring memories of the Taku winds with its super-frigid air coming off the mountains that can instantly freeze any and all objects. In Southern California, cold weather just means you need a jacket. ...
Las Vegas is much more than gambling and partying: It is a place where major business is conducted and usually plenty of construction activity is happening. Considering that the city can handle conventions on a global scale (and you can visit Paris, New York, the Sahara Desert and more), Las Vegas has the biggest hotels, the biggest shows with the biggest stars.
The joke within the global construction industry has been that Dubai’s national flag would feature a landscape sprinkled with cranes. And anyone who has looked at a picture of the city over the last five years knows it’s been the busiest construction site in the world. ...
The advantages of pre-blended stucco materials and material delivery systems can be broken down into five basic categories; quality, consistency, safety, environmental, and efficiency. Here is a breakdown of the five categories, showing how each can contribute to sound construction practices that should equate to providing some insight on how that can correlate to increased efficiency and revenue. ...
Today’s wall systems are being designed and constructed to perform a growing number of functions. Beyond simply separating rooms or enclosing a structure, they are now expected to maintain thermal conditions, contain the spread of fire, suppress the transmission of sound, and seal out the intrusion of water and wind. ...
Unload drywall without tethering Adapa Inc. Leaning out an opening to reach for sheets of drywall can be a concern to you and OSHA. The easy-to-install DrywallGATE assists in unloading
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