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How to keep airports functional during construction

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How to keep airports functional during construction 0 qpurcell Mon, 01/15/2024 - 09:56 Airports Gensler's aviation experts share new ideas about how to make the airport construction process better moving forward. For a brief but productive window, airport construction turned into a completely different game.

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DEFINITION OF TERMS IN BRICK MASONRY

The Constructor

Course: A course is a horizontal layer of bricks or stones. Bed : it is the surface of stone perpendicular to the line of pressure. It indicates the lower surface of bricks or stones in each course. Back : the inner surface of a wall which is not exposed is called the back. The material forming the back is known as backing.

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Prestressed Concrete - Definition | Method | Advantages | Disadvantages

Civil Lead

Examples - Roads, bridges, railways, tunnels, dams, foundations, buildings industrial facilities, containment tanks, reservoirs, underground constructions, Airports and Seaports, special structures or any form of prestressed concrete structures etc.

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The future of travel retail

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Travelers are stuck in the airport for hours at a time. For retailers, that means a rare, captive audience not often found outside airport walls. It’s an opportunity to give travelers what they want—local food options, the chance to try on new makeup or souvenirs from local artisans and artists.

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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

HB 1442 /SB 840 alters the definition of “expanded polystyrene food service product” to exclude cartons for eggs that are shipped into the State for packaging or cartons of eggs that have been packaged within the State for sale within the State. SB 420 / HB 581 is substantially the same as HB 619.

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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

HB 1442 /SB 840 alters the definition of “expanded polystyrene food service product” to exclude cartons for eggs that are shipped into the State for packaging or cartons of eggs that have been packaged within the State for sale within the State. SB 420 / HB 581 is substantially the same as HB 619.

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LOD – Level of Development – BIM – Life-cycle

Building Information Management

Ontology is the standardized usage/definition of terms and their associated inter-relationships. While the definition of “life-cycle” has many permutations, and is likely to undergo ongoing improvement, the relationship to LOD needs to be developed in parallel. RSMeans Strategic Partner.