AEC Daily OLC Newsletter - August 2005
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Rain Screen Assemblies and Composite Cladding
Provides an overview of drained and back-ventilated rain screen assemblies, including a discussion of engineering principles, design guidelines, and characteristics and advantages of composite cladding. |
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Understanding Quartz Surfaces
Provides an overview of the stone quarrying process as well as the geological characteristics of quartz compared to other stone building materials. The properties and functional characteristics of quartz surfaces and its advantages over natural stone surfaces are also discussed. |
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Specialized Steel Doors and Frames
Provides an overview of specialized steel doors and frames, including a discussion of acoustic doors, blast resistant doors, bullet resistant doors, tornado resistant doors, stainless steel doors, bronze and brass clad doors, and recessed panel doors. |
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Façade Anchoring Systems and Adjustable Concealed Lintels
Provides an overview of adjustable anchoring systems, including a discussion of stonework anchors, glazing anchors, precast concrete anchors, masonry anchors, and adjustable concealed lintel systems. |
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Roofing and Glazing Polycarbonate Sheeting Systems
Provides an overview of the nature of polycarbonate sheeting, its characteristics, advantages over other building materials, how it is manufactured and installed, and its various architectural applications. |
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Notions Scientifiques de Contrôle de L'humidité et de la Moisissure dans les Assemblages de Mur à Ossature
Vue d'ensemble des notions scientifiques concernant l'enveloppe du bâtiment, y compris les principes de conception, les considérations sur la construction, les types d'assemblages de mur à ossature et les avantages et inconvénients des différents... |
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Systèmes de plafond et de mur acoustiques
Vue d'ensemble des questions esthétiques, acoustiques et budgétaires concernant les systèmes de plafond et de mur acoustiques, incluant une analyse des matériaux acoustiques, des procédés de fabrication... |
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21st Annual
Build Boston
November 15-17, 2005
Seaport World Trade Center - Boston, MA
You are invited to attend Build Boston - the premier convention and tradeshow for the North American building industry. Build Boston brings together over 350 exhibitors of building products and services with over 14,000 building industry professionals from throughout the U.S. Along with the exhibits, Build Boston offers over 200 workshops and social events. Highlights include special forums on women in design, the MA building code, housing, materials, memorials, smart growth, small firms, diversity, the public interest, and K-12 facilities design. Daily tours focus on the "Big Dig", Boston theaters, Boston underground, the Seaport District, contemporary Boston, courthouses, MIT, boutique hotels, large-scale membrane structures and green buildings.
Visit our website at www.buildboston.com for more information or call 800-544-1898.
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Technology for Construction 2006
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Conference: January 16-19, 2006
Executive Forum: January 17, 2006
Exhibits: January 17-20, 2006
Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Technology for Construction Conference - Where Innovative Solutions Take Shape
Attend the Technology for Construction Conference Program and immerse yourself in top-level, business building education and collaboration that will improve the way you do business. This year's conference includes topics such as Wireless Tools for Construction, Why you Should Care about Technology, Integrating Project Management, and so much more...
Top Level Executive Forum
Back by popular demand, we are again offering this important market-wide interchange of IT-Centric business strategies, best strategies and practices, information and ideas, geared to CIO's, CTO's, COO's, CFO's. The forum is again moderated by McGraw-Hill Construction's Consulting Editor, Scott Shuster. This year's topics include: "The Best Technologies you are not Using", "BIM for That-- How Sharp Engineers and Architects Are Already Using Building Information Models", "My Vendor, My Friend--Getting the Relationship You Want from your Vendor".
Special Offer to AEC Daily Members- Don't Miss Out!:
AEC Daily members that register online prior to December 30, 2005 will receive a discounted rate of $85.00 per Technology for Construction Conference Session and $20.00 for the exhibits-only fee. Enter the discount code: AEC Daily
Visit our website at www.technologyforconstruction.com for more information or call 866-962-7469. Registration opens late August.
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