Notable News Archives – visual.construction

March 2023 Updates: Edward Allen Award and New American Home

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 by Alex SchreyerNo Comments

Below are two recent items worth of note in the context of this book. Edward Allen Student Award The Edward Allen Student Award is the highest honor given by the Building Technology Educators’ Society recognizing students, who over their academic career have demonstrated commitment, passion, curiosity, and excellence in the integration of building technology and architectural design. You can submit to the 2023 Edward Allen Student Award here. Submissions will be accepted starting March 17, 2023. TNAH 2023 I mention NAHB’s The New American Home project in Part One of the book as an educative and highly publicized annual showcase for house construction and design. The 2023 iteration was revealed at this year's International Builder's Show. See the video below and the links for more details: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ejDcfOGobg The New American Home IBS YouTube Channel ...

Fundamentals of Residential Construction, 5th Edition is Here!

September 21, 2022October 8, 2022 by Alex SchreyerNo Comments

I am very happy to announce that after a full year of editing, writing, photographing, reviewing, proof-reading, and then proof-reading again, the new edition of Fundamentals of Residential Construction by Allen/Schreyer/Thallon is now available! As before, it comes in an eBook version as well as a hardcover. For this edition, I was able to implement many updates and changes. For example, all IRC tables have been updated to the 2021 version and new IRC references have been added to every chapter. Content was updated throughout and, where possible, I replaced images with newer ones. Overall, this volume now has over 1250 illustrations and weighs in at 814 pages. The materials section received an overhaul in that plastics as well as metals are now properly included. Also, being an educator, I tried to make the chapter exercises more relevant to the reader by illustrating at least one per chapter. And the list of interactive SketchUp exercises - a companion feature that I introduced...

Submit to the 2022 Edward Allen Student Award

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 by Alex SchreyerNo Comments

I am not affiliated with this award, but am happy to promote it here, too. See below for details: Description The Edward Allen Student Award is the highest honor given by the Building Technology Educators’ Society recognizing students who - over their academic career - have demonstrated commitment, passion, curiosity, and excellence in the integration of building technology and architectural design. Link: https://btes.org/BTES/awards/ed-allen-award/ ...

Check it out: The New American Home 2022

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 by Alex SchreyerNo Comments

I mention NAHB's The New American Home project in Part One of the book as an educative and highly publicized annual showcase for house construction and design. With the IBS starting soon, the latest incarnation is now being revealed through various videos. See the most recent video below and find more images/videos/products at the links underneath to learn what's in store for this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeButuj_lsk More Information The New American HomeIBS YouTube Channel ...

The end of natural gas in our homes?

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 by Alex SchreyerNo Comments

Several recent announcements may affect how natural gas will be used in our homes in the future. Below is a link to New York City's announcement that bans natural gas in all new buildings. Add to that a report that outlines the environmental impact of gas stoves - even when they are off! https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1471028573150793728 https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1488013952533639173 ...