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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

BD+C

Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.

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Concrete admixture

GCP Applied Technologies

Mid-range water reducers – These admixtures provide superior placeability and finishing for concrete flatwork, in commercial and high-end residential construciton. Organic water reducers – Most offered here are an aqueous solution of modified lignosulfonates containing a catalyst which promotes more complete hydration of Portland cement.

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Specifying floor finishes: Polished concrete topping slabs with radiant heating

Construction Specifier

Increasingly, owners and architects are using exposed concrete slabs to provide an urban/industrial aesthetic in commercial and residential applications, while, in many cases, providing a medium for hydronic piping. Designers also need to consider how concrete shrinkage will be accommodated and mitigated to achieve the architectural intent.

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Overcladding for old masonry façades: why it is important to think performance first

Construction Specifier

From Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon, many cities are contending with government and school buildings from the last century, built with solid masonry bearing walls. Many are leaking,” according to Carmi Bee, FAIA, of RKTB Architects. What is Overcladding?

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Award Winning NH Lakefront Cottage Renovation

Green Home Design Architect

We were pleasantly surprised Saturday night at the AIANH Excellence in Architecture Design Award ceremony when our Lakefront Cottage Renovation project won TWO Awards: The Merit Award and the People’s Choice Award in Residential Architecture! The entries were also previewed in the January/February 2011 issue of NH Home Magazine.

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19 Different Types of Slabs in Construction | What Is a Slab

CivilJungle

Arch , in architecture and civil engineering, a curved member that is used to span an opening and to support loads from above. Provide architectural advantages. All the Electrical appliances can be installed easily in the gap of the ribs which can be architecturally aesthetic. Where Arch slab are Used? Advantages of Arch Slab.

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Kengo Kuma, the architect behind Tokyo’s new and controversial Olympic National Stadium

Construction Test

A humble pineapple cake shop may, in architectural terms, be rather removed from an elaborate Olympic Stadium. The museum is a fine example of Kuma’s determination to inject the inherent harshness of contemporary architecture with a semblance of nature, a kind of Japanese architectonic forest-bathing, if you will.