Handrail extensions are required for all commercial stairs. Handrails should return to a wall, guardrail or walking surface, or should be continuous to the handrail of an adjacent stair flight or ramp run. If handrails are not continuous, they should extend a minimum of 12 inches beyond the top riser, and a minimum of 12 […]
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INT. ARCHITECTURE OFFICE – MORNING A bustling architecture firm in Denver’s Golden Triangle District is filled with the hum of telephones ringing, architect’s discussing projects, and the constant pinging of email and skype chimes. DISSOLVE TO: INT. ARCHITECTURE OFFICE – CREATIVE DIRECTOR’S OFFICE – 11:00am The phone RINGS. Creative Director answers CREATIVE DIRECTOR EVstudio, Rich
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The concrete that is used today typically consists of five materials; air, Portland cement, gravel and crushed stone, sand, and water. Roughly 10-15% of that mixture is cement. Cement is a very energy intensive product to create. The creation of cement requires approximately 6.5 million BTU’s of energy per ton. The cement industry is resonsible
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Another efficient learning tool for designers to use is a new software called Dynamo. Dynamo, created by AutoDesk, can be purchased as a stand-alone software called Dynamo Studio, or as a free plugin for Revit Architecture. It is a new parametric conceptual design tool that allows designers the flexibility to create more complicated structural forms
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