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building systems

Structures assembled from manufactured components designed to provide specific building configurations (e.g., large steel arch structures, large span tension fabric structures, panelized buildings, and pre-engineered buildings). See also civil engineering.
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DUBAI: Dubai Investments (DI) has announced that its subsidiary Emirates Building Systems (EBS) - part of Dubai Investments Industries (DII) and a regional pioneer in the design, fabrication and construction of steel structures and building solutions - has been awarded a contract to provide steel structures for the second phase of the Riyadh Metro Project.
DI unit wins steel structures deal for Riyadh Metro project
M2 EQUITYBITES-May 9, 2014-Innovate Building Systems signs agreement to acquire Innovate in Alberta for 96m shares
Innovate Building Systems signs agreement to acquire Innovate in Alberta for 96m shares
ClarkDietrich Building Systems has deployed a new website for its Vinyl Corp.
CLARKDIETRICH BUILDING SYSTEMS DEPLOYS NEW WEBSITE
UK infrastructure products supplier Hill & Smith Holdings (LON:HILS) has concluded the sale of metal cladding building systems maker Ash & Lacy Building Systems (ALBS) to newly formed company GG 149 for GBP5.
Hill & Smith closes divestment of Ash & Lacy unit
Building Systems for Interior Designers, 2nd edition
Building Systems for Interior Designers, 2nd edition
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-28 October 2008-Lindab AB wins EUR8m building systems order in Belarus(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.
Lindab AB wins EUR8m building systems order in Belarus
Commissioning, according to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), is the process of verification, by documented inspection and testing, that building systems are installed and perform in accordance with approved design criteria, applicable industry standards and local codes.
Educated buyer finding value in commissioning
Active Interest Media (AIM; El Segundo, CA), a company formed in October 2003 with the backing of equity firm Wind Point Partners (Chicago, IL), has acquired Home Buyer Publications (Chantilly, VA), the publisher of special Interest consumer magazines Log Home Living and Timber Frame Home, and the trade title Building Systems Magazine.
Active Interest Media acquires Home Buyer Publications
It is based on two key elements: (a) Building systems have known life expectancies; and (b) the remaining life of each building system can be estimated.
Why you need life cycle planning: the new breed of capital renewal planning will revive your campus--even in a down economy. (On The Money)
Structural building systems today are resource and energy inefficient.
Framing the future: breakthrough technology for wood and wood composites; exciting breakthrough technologies offer builders huge benefits, but implementation time is critical
Demand for metal building systems in the US is forecast to rise five percent per annum, including price increases, to $5 billion in 2002.
Demand for metal building systems in the US is forecast to rise five percent per annum, including price increases, to $5 billion in 2002

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