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4 Alternative Materials for Wood in Construction
Wood has been a sta­ple in con­struc­tion for cen­turies. From the hum­ble log cab­in to the tow­er­ing sky­scrap­ers of mod­ern metrop­o­lis­es, wood always seems to find its place in con­struc­tion.
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SMP Architecture Saves Time with ICF for Waterfront Rescue Mission
The design team at SMP Archi­tec­ture want­ed to cre­ate a safe and secure, sus­tain­able struc­ture with low main­te­nance costs for the own­ers.
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House Framing 101 - How to Select the Best Framing Option for Your Home
Foundation Types
Foundation Types: 8 Different Types of Home Foundations
Is a high performance ICF home less expensive to build than a wood framed high performance home?
Yes, mar­gin­al­ly high­er on the ini­tial cap­i­tal costs, but, it is a record­ed fact that Fox Blocks high per­for­mance homes out per­form in com­fort and oper­at­ing costs over a wood framed home. These cre­ates month­ly cost sav­ings for the life cycle of the Fox Blocks home.
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HOOPER AVENUE APARTMENTS
Mod­ern, Ener­gy-Effi­cient Apart­ments Over­come Alaskan Tem­per­a­tures. Hoop­er Avenue Apart­ments boast low ener­gy costs and com­fort­able liv­ing tem­per­a­tures with a seam­less con­struc­tion process.
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Fiberglass Rebar vs. Steel Rebar: A Comprehensive Comparison
Rein­forc­ing con­crete with the right mate­r­i­al can shape the suc­cess of any con­struc­tion project. The debate sur­round­ing fiber­glass rebar vs steel rebar sig­nif­i­cant­ly impacts a struc­ture’s per­for­mance, dura­bil­i­ty, and long-term costs.
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3 Reasons Why Building with LEED Materials is Better for Your Business
As green build­ing becomes more com­mon prac­tice, there is a trend towards low­er con­struc­tion costs asso­ci­at­ed with build­ing sus­tain­ably, due to improved tech­nolo­gies and more read­i­ly avail­able envi­ron­men­tal­ly friend­ly build­ing mate­ri­als.
Why Is Indoor Air Quality Important & How to Create It
Experts agree that con­trol­ling or con­di­tion­ing indoor air is the best way for a busi­ness to increase employ­ee effi­cien­cy and to reduce costs con­nect­ed with employ­ee health care.

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