Product DescriptionFor a number of years, the healthy and environment-friendly building material earth, in common use for thousands of years, has been enjoying increasing popularity, including in industrialized nations. In hot dry and temperate climate zones, earth offers numerous advantages over other materials. Its particular texture and composition also holds great aesthetic appeal.The second and [...]
May 07
The U.S. Green Building Council’s definition of Green is “a high performing home that’s energy and water efficient, has good indoor air quality, uses environmentally sustainable materials and also uses the building or site in a sustainable manner.”
Now that we all understand the definition of green building, let’s take a closer look at a few [...]
May 07
I need to know the best earthquake design for a rectangular building split into 4 levels with weighted “floor” plates in between for a Tech class. Basically, I’m asking for the best design for structural supports/ braces on the sides. Thanks!
The structure is made from thin wooden rods that are held together by glue. We [...]
Apr 25
Product DescriptionDesign and Construct High-Performance Buildings on Standard Budgets This comprehensive, well-illustrated guide covers the entire process of building a certified green building. It offers expert insight into tackling various projects, from concept and design, to unifying members of the team, to constructing high-performance buildings on time and [...]
Apr 25
Product DescriptionFor over sixty years, the primary source for design of concrete structures–now revised and updated
Simplified Design of Concrete Structures, Eighth Edition covers all the latest, commonly used concrete systems, practices, and research in the field, reinforced with examples of practical designs and general building structural systems. Updated to conform to [...]
Apr 16
As building design and construction industry is expanding at a rapid pace, competition is becoming tougher. To withstand this, everyone must use latest technologies, services for building design and construction. Now a day, 3D model renderings are one of the latest and most widely used services. 3D model rendering can be defined as a computerized [...]
Apr 16
Steel buildings are the least expensive option for constructing a strong building structure at low costs. Perhaps that is why structural engineers are gaining huge popularity in Real Estate Industry. Steel structural design, steel beams design are two of the most important factors in constructing a steel building. Structural steel engineering is important, because it [...]
Apr 10
Today is the world of outsourcing. Lots of business professionals have started understanding the value of outsourcing and are also getting benefits to an extent. And in Real Estate world, outsourcing structural design can prove to be vital in terms of economy, experience and expertise. Ample of benefits are waiting for any business professional when [...]
Apr 01
Structural design is an important part of structural engineering used widely in construction of different type of building like residential, commercial, industrial and institutional. It can be described as a set of process which takes place for various construction phases. Structural design play vital role in completion of complex structural projects. For faster infrastructure development [...]
Mar 29
I want to expand my home with an addition. Is it better to hire a building designer to draw up plans for what I want and then have contractors bid; or would it be better tohire an all-in-one design build contractor??
