By Heidi Schwartz, on January 24, 2006, at 7:48 am Architects, plan examiners, engineers, and other industry professionals need to be aware of key requirements in the 2006 International Building Code (IBC) to design and review building projects effectively. The Design Professional Institute, March 21-22 in Sacramento, California, is an opportunity to learn how to design code-compliant projects specific to accessibility and usability, means of egress, wind loads, materials, fire resistance and fire protection requirements in the 2006 IBC.
•Architectural Applications for Designers will familiarize building designers with choices in building classification, materials, fire resistance, fire protection, and means of egress.•Accessibility and Usability will address federal accessibility requirements, including
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By Heidi Schwartz, on January 24, 2006, at 7:39 am The latest real estate investment strategies will be the focus of Information Management Network’s (IMN) Third Annual “Winter Forum On Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing” being held January 25-27, 2006 at the Montage Resort & Spa in Laguna Beach, CA.
The Forum showcases the cutting-edge strategies used by the most successful funds and investors to thrive in the current economic environment. Through structured presentations, panel discussions, and interactive audience participation, this year’s program will explore such relevant topics as comparing core, value-added, and opportunistic investing; first-time funds; redevelopment and rejuvenation projects; institutional investors’ perspective; and evaluating the
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By Heidi Schwartz, on January 24, 2006, at 7:35 am The Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association (BHMA) has announced the publication of ANSI/BHMA A156.12-2005 American National Standard for Interconnected. This publication is an update of an earlier 1999 version of the standard.
ANSI/BHMA A156.12 establishes performance requirements for Interconnected Locks and includes operational tests, strength tests, security tests, cycle tests, finish tests, and dimensional criteria. This Standard is useful to architects, engineers, building owners, installation and maintenance personnel, and anyone else concerned with the proper operation of door controls, overhead stops, and holders.
“Because Interconnected Locks combine product features from a number of types of locksets, members’ efforts focused
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By Heidi Schwartz, on January 20, 2006, at 8:07 am Despite the fact that new construction of single family homes and apartments dropped by 8.9% at the end of the year, 2005 proved to be a banner year for this sector. These figures spiked total construction to its second highest level ever (topped only by figures from 1972). Even with the December falloff, levels reached record highs for the third straight year. A pdf of the complete construction report can be found here.
In other economic news, the Labor Department reported a drop in unemployment benefit claims, sinking to their lowest level since April 2000. For a complete report,
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By Heidi Schwartz, on January 20, 2006, at 7:32 am The following item comes from the Lots of Jokes Web site.
Do you keep falling asleep in meetings and seminars? What about those long and boring conference calls? Monotone voices burbling on and on like a creek for hours on end, forcing you to look for the nearest sharp object or length of wire to end it all. Here’s a way to change all of that…
1. Before (or during) your next meeting, seminar, or conference call, prepare yourself by drawing a square. Typically, 5″x5″ is a good size. Divide the card into columns-five across and five down.
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