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Navigating the Transition: Updating Codes and Existing Projects

As the article details, countries around the globe allow single-stair access to buildings significantly taller than the Canadian standard. This demonstrates that equally robust fire safety standards can be achieved without the costly second exit requirement. Staircases can consume floor space equivalent to an extra unit, significantly impacting the economic feasibility of smaller multi-unit developments.

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Managing Project Changes: Change Orders and Change Directives

Change is an inescapable reality in architectural construction projects. From client requests for design modifications to unexpected site conditions or shifting market prices, factors outside the original plan are bound to arise. Effectively managing these changes is critical to ensure projects stay on track, avoid budget overruns, and minimize costly delays. This is where Change

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Adapting on the Fly: The Role of Change Orders in Construction

Adapting on the Fly: The Role of Change Orders in Construction In the course of a construction project for a residential complex, an unanticipated challenge arose during the foundation excavation phase. Initial soil assessments proved inaccurate, revealing a need for additional fill material and compaction to ensure the structural integrity of the foundation. What’s the

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Process is the answer, now what’s the question?

Have you ever had to deal with: Marking up a set of drawings, only to find out that really basic information is missing time after time; North arrows, references, sheet titles not matching the index page? Each employee re-inventing the wheel or doing it their own way when it comes to contract administration forms? Everyone

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