Tag: blueprint
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Façade Tectonics Joins NGA Blueprint Program at GlassBuild
The Façade Tectonics Institute (FTI) will bring its expertise in high-performance façade design to GlassBuild America 2025, joining the Blueprint for Collaboration program—an architect-focused, AIA-accredited education track hosted by the National Glass Association (NGA), GlassBuild America show organizer. Blueprint for Collaboration provides ongoing education for architects and others in the building industry, with a full…
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From Blueprint to Reality: Smarter Building Systems
Every great building begins as only an idea. It can be found as a sketch or a digital rendering with all the straight lines and shiny finishes you can afford. But the truth is, if you have ever been a part of any built project, successful or not, you know that what is more important…
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Designing Your Dream Timber Frame Home from Blueprint
They say there is no place like home. One aspect that makes a home unmatched is what it reflects. It’s that one space where we find our personal identity, a sense of belonging, and deep comfort. Do you wish to create a space you’d never want to leave, at least not for extended periods? Then,…
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A Blueprint for Repackaging Power in Construction: Electrify the Whole Jobsite
The construction industry can work smarter while playing a leading role in the global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The transition to zero-emissions (ZE) construction machinery has been slow, hampered by high costs, technological challenges, and resistance to change. Especially regarding that last point, many operators would ask why their construction companies should invest…
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FTI’s Helen Sanders Shares Blueprint for High-Performance Fenestration
Participants learned about the barriers to adopting high-performing fenestration in both non-residential and multi-family buildings, as well as a blueprint for market transformation, at the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida. Presented by Helen Sanders (Technoform) this session reviewed a yearlong study conducted by the Façade Tectonics Institute (FTI) on the topic.…
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Industry says Planning & Infrastructure Bill offers a ‘blueprint for the future, but will it be built to last?’
The government’s newly introduced Planning & Infrastructure Bill has ignited discussions across the industry, with its promise to accelerate housing construction and infrastructure delivery. From speeding up planning decisions to reforms on compulsory purchase orders, the bill touches various aspects of the planning process that could reshape the landscape of housing and development. But will…
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The Blueprint for BIM Success in Project Management
We discuss standardizing design data, but standardizing project management is equally important, particularly in BIM-based projects. Bane NOR‘s Jorge Domenech and Norconsult‘s Inge Handagard presented at the InfraBIM Open 2025 conference in Tampere, Finland, highlighting a client-initiated approach to achieving this. Bane NOR is Norway’s government agency responsible for operating, maintaining, and constructing railways and…
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The blueprint for success in mega water projects
The number of mega water infrastructure projects – those ranging from $350 million to over $1 billion – is growing across the U.S. Their success depends on teams with a specialized skill set and experience managing complexity. The United States loses an estimated 2.1 trillion gallons of water annually due to aging and deteriorating infrastructure,…
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A New Blueprint for Your Strategy Process
Are you planning to update your company’s business strategy? Or are you perhaps thinking to start up a new business altogether? In that case you need a process and some tools to get the job done. Success in business stems from the ability to communicate with customers, to solve their problems in a way that…