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Three Easy Steps to Building a Commercial Building

Wolgast Corporation

This preliminary phase includes a floorplan, exterior elevations (if applicable), code and zoning checks, and an initial engineering analysis. We always have the goal in mind of building a longstanding relationship because it is important to us that we are building Solid foundations… Solid Results… the Wolgast Way !

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Rethinking Housing Design in 2023 

Pro Builder

Consumer interest in accessory dwelling units (ADUs), and subsequent changes to city zoning to more readily accommodate this housing type. we designed an affordable multifamily project called Broadway for Firm Foundation Community Housing that is currently in production at Factory OS , a local modular facility.

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Expanding the exterior footprint

Construction Specifier

While cities occupy just three percent of global land area, by 2050 they will be home to two-thirds of the world’s inhabitants according to Gensler’s, 75 percent of the world’s population will live in cities, according to Gensler’s Aleksander Sasha Zeljic in a June 2018 interview with Architectural Products magazine. for Fast Company.

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What Are Planted  Column, Floating Column, Hanging Column, and Stub Column

CivilJungle

The floating column (Planted Column, Hanging Column, and Stub Column) is nothing but a vertical member or element that rests on a beam but does not transfer the load directly to the foundation. The floating column is a vertical member which rest on a beam but does not transfer the load directly to the foundation.

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5 ways mass timber will reshape the design of life sciences facilities

BD+C

Columns, spaced 33 feet apart, are notched at the top to receive the girders, thereby transferring the floor loading to the foundation. Columns, spaced 33 feet apart, are notched at the top to receive the girders, transferring the floor loading to the foundation. The resulting spaces can accommodate a diverse group of tenants.

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Latest software for estimating & designing architectural projects

Construction Cost Estimating

Latest software for estimating & designing architectural projects. This software empowers architect to simply choose a general building shape, put up building dimensions, and set up your floors and foundations. Also includes powerful building tools like automatic roof generation, dormers, stairs, framing and foundations.

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EXPOSURE CONDITIONS AFFECTING DURABILITY OF CONCRETE

The Constructor

5 Extreme Concrete in contact with or buried under aggressive sub-soil / ground water, surface of members in tidal zone, members in direct contact with liquid / solid aggressive chemicals. No Environment Exposure Conditions 1 Mild Concrete surfaces protected against weather or aggressive conditions, except those situated in coastal area.

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