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The roads more travelled (new explorations of old places)

Construction Marketing Ideas

Travelling of course takes you to the world of brand security — franchises with established standards provide consistent reassurance; and my “adventures” into new experiences were generally into proven and established businesses. It breaks some traditional resort rules.

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Unpacking the 2022 Construction Outlook with Amazon, Hensel Phelps, Autodesk, and ENR

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Or we bring them into the job site remotely and show them, ‘This is the access. This level of communication and collaboration will help to shorten the gap between the decision, a prefab’d solution being available, and then being installed on the job site. That is where AI comes into play.

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Grand Canyon hikes to the bottom: the natural wonder without the crowds

Construction Test

” As well as the intimidating gradient of the trails, Arizona’s climate can be notoriously inhospitable. The first Europeans to lay eyes on this astonishing site – red mountains beyond mountains, entire weather systems contained within the canyon’s mighty walls – were Spaniards. “A dry heat, you said.”

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Demystifying fire-retardant treated wood specifications

Construction Specifier

The codes require FRTW to be tested for an additional 20-minute period, meaning the FRTW is challenged by fire for a total of 30 minutes: • During the first 10 minutes of the extended test, the distance of flame travel and rate at which the flame front advances are used to calculate the flame spread index (FSI). Type I: 111,484-m2 (1.2

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The plant is expected to provide roughly 1,500 jobs on-site and support 1,500 more among area suppliers. 3 Texas all exceeded 75 on the Index, followed by Maryland, Delaware, DC, Oregon, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Georgia. ACHIEVEMENT IN SITE CERTIFICATION. Top-ranked California, second-place finisher Illinois and no.

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Key Elements in a Fluid-applied Barrier System Specification

Construction Specifier

Installing a permeable air barrier on the exterior side of the sheathing in these zones before the exterior insulation (with no vapor retarder on the interior side) allows vapor to flow through the wall, permits diffusion, and allows moisture to escape. This also means more installers and contractors on site for installation purposes.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

GE chose New Orleans after a site selection process that scrutinized hundreds of locations. Florida and Arizona round out the top five. This year’s leaders among the emerging players are Utah, Virginia, Arizona, Iowa and Kansas. Washington, with 93,925 workings in this sector, edges out Texas’s total of 87,871.

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