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Wasted Energy - Does the Owner Even Know?
While staying at a resort hotel, last week, I saw an interesting behavior in response to an interesting design solution. The entry level elevator...
Design Considerations (6)
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Depth in Accessible Interior Design
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Plywood is Specified - Do you know what that means?
I had to respond to an architect about a contractor's submittal for architectural woodwork. The contractor submitted MDF panels as the basis to...
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Linear Thermal Expansion Calcuations
Be Careful! A word of caution for anyone using the 11th Edition of Architectural Graphic Standards: The coefficients of linear thermal expansion for...
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Unsustainable Building Entry Doors
All I could think was "Were you born in a barn?" It was one of the memorable lines from my father when anyone left a door open, spilling all the...
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Impractical Surface Bolts
Top and bottom surface bolts are used on the inactive leaf of pairs of doors. The bolts hold the door closed until the full door opening is require....
Large Format Tile Revisited
The publication of 2011 versions of the TCNA Handbook and ANSI A108, A118, and A136 addressed the challenges in large format tile installations. This...
Consider the Consequences
It must have seemed a good idea at the time - inexpensive, easy to install. Add a barrier to keep objects from falling from one parking level to...
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Sound Control Partitions
For good acoustic performance, more is required than simply listing STC ratings in a partition schedule. For acoustic ratings, the best resource...
Fireblocking and Draftstopping
Combustible construction can provide perfect paths through concealed spaces to allow fires to spread quickly and undetected. Fireblocking and...