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5 Best Safety Glasses For Metal Work

Work Gearz

If you regularly use an angle grinder, cut metal with both a plasma cutter or an Oxy-Acetylene torch, depending on project needs, you know firsthand just how important safety glasses are. We decided it was time for an update and set out to find the best pair of safety glasses for metal work at a reasonable price. safety requirements.

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How To Set Up Solar Panels In A Commercial Building

Construction Marketing

During this phase, the engineer may provide updates on the project’s cost, effectiveness, and safety. A non-profit organization called the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) offers professional development, continuing education, and certification for solar energy and other renewable energy businesses.

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How To Manage VOCs In Construction

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According to the Environment Protection Agency (EPA), these chemicals often come from synthetic materials used in making a host of products, including paint, petroleum, refrigerants, pharmaceuticals, industrial fluids, and other cleaning agents. Toluene is another VOC-emitting chemical often used in paint and cleaning products.

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Saint Paul has an Alternative to LEED

Green Building Law Update

Much has changed, but much has remained the same, in the arena of green building law mandates since March 18,2002, when the city of Normal, Illinois enacted Ordinance 4825, the first ever mandatory green building law, requiring LEED certification in the Central Business District for public or private new construction of over 7,500 square feet.

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Avian-friendly glass: A clear and present solution for birds

Construction Specifier

The American Bird Conservancy (ABC), the pre-eminent authority on bird-friendly architecture, is also advocating a bill to enact nationwide bird-friendly guidelines for federal buildings. The challenge for glass companies is to develop attractive, affordable, and effective bird-friendly glass products. Defining bird-friendly glass.

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ASTM vs ASME Standards: Whats the Difference?

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They all stand for different societies and organizations that came into existence to make the quality of materials and products better than what it used to be many years ago. ASTM and ASME are two such organizations that came about to develop but not dictate guidelines and certain standards to manufacture high-quality industrial products.

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Resilient Flooring: The sustainable specification

Construction Specifier

Both are affected by the material science that goes into the product: How are they constructed? Where do the materials come from that make these products? The materiality of different resilient flooring products may alter some perceptions regarding sustainability. How frequently should flooring product be replaced?