Category: Featured
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What is the optimal combi boiler water temperature for heating and hot water?
A combi boiler controls the water temperature for your heating system and hot water. It is the central hub that determines how hot the water being pumped to your radiators and taps is. So it makes sense that it’s set up to ensure that you get the right heat output and your hot water is…
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Optimize Concrete Slab Dowel Design with the EIDM Enhanced Integrated Dowel Model
Because standards are intentionally conservative for most projects, but new design methods are changing, project-specific design optimization is required to provide safe, cost-effective, and sustainable construction. The newly developed Enhanced Integrated Dowel Model (EIDM) ensures joint performance under all wheel types, to reduce joint spalling and callbacks, while typically also reducing cost and improving sustainability. Dowels…
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Lift up stairs storage: What it is and how it works
Making the most of storage at home often means rethinking the spaces you take for granted. While under stair storage is a familiar favourite, there’s another clever solution that hides in plain sight – lift up stairs storage. Rather than simply walking over your staircase, imagine if each step lifted to reveal a secret compartment…
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The Link Up: The Shop Where Emily Just Donated A Ton Of GOOD Clothes, Marlee’s Ulitmate Sleeping Hack, And The Most Fun Cabinet Knobs
Happy Sunday, everyone! We think it’s fair to say that this was a big week for Jess with her living room AND bedroom reveals, as well as celebrating 9 years at EHD. If you missed those rooms, definitely go check them out. Otherwise, the PDX team had a very exciting shoot, and everyone is gearing…
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Trimble Expands Partnership with Global Engineering Charity
Trimble today expanded its strategic partnership with the Engineers Without Borders network, facilitated by Engineers Without Borders (EWB) International. This collaboration significantly expands Trimble’s existing support of Engineers Without Borders by providing a substantial monetary donation, essential hardware, software and specialized training expertise for international projects. Trimble has been a long-term supporter of EWB’s mission…
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CHA Acquires Texas-Based Steger Bizzell
CHA announced today it has acquired Steger & Bizzell Engineering, LLC (Steger Bizzell), a leading Central Texas civil engineering firm with a 53-year history of delivering water and wastewater, land development, and surveying services to public and private clients. Headquartered in Georgetown, just north of Austin, Steger Bizzell adds a team of more than 50…
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MidOcean Partners Taps Spectorgroup for NYC Office Design
Multidisciplinary design firm Spectorgroup has been selected to design the new Manhattan office of alternative asset manager MidOcean Partners. The 26,000-square-foot workplace will span the entire 10th floor of 31 West 52nd Street, a postmodern tower owned by Paramount Group. Completed in 1986, the building is located directly across from the Museum of Modern Art. “We…
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FGIA Panel: Sustainability Endures Despite U.S. Policy Shifts
Three panelists addressed the topic of sustainability at the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) Fall Conference in Indianapolis. Those participating in the October 8, discussion, “Why Sustainability Matters Today: How Sustainability is Driving Codes, Clients and Competitiveness,” included Paul Bush (Vitro Architectural Glass), Chris Giovannielli (Kawneer Company) and Michelle Foster (Home Innovation Research Labs).…
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Golden Triangle Ventures Buys Deep South Electrical for $4M
Golden Triangle Ventures, Inc. (OTC: GTVH), a diversified holding company focused on building and scaling high-growth operating businesses, today announced the acquisition of Deep South Electrical Contractors, a Texas-based industry leader generating between $6 million and $7 million in annual revenue and on track to surpass $10 million in 2026. The $4 million transaction represents a transformative milestone in…
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Colorado School of Mines Opens Sustainable Village
Colorado School of Mines, Capstone Development Partners, and design-build team members including, Milender White Construction and SAR+, announced the opening of the Village at Mines Park. Located on the Colorado School of Mines campus in Golden, CO, the apartments offer an affordable, modern and sustainable living option to upper-division undergraduates, graduates and students with families…