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Exploiting the virtues of metal fabric in rooftop design

Construction Specifier

Photos courtesy GKD Metal Fabrics. Facility managers and specifiers tasked with building and renovating office buildings, schools, and healthcare facilities prioritize health and flexible design while noting How outdoor spaces increase concentration, productivity, healing, and overall occupant wellbeing and satisfaction.

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Boot Waterproofing: Waterproof Leather, Suede, Fabric and Hiking Boots

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And thank God there are some great ways of waterproofing your boots and I have solution for every boot; be it leather or Nubuck or suede or the fabric ones. In this article, I am going to explain you all the processes for waterproofing each types of boots in detail along with the best products for them. Waterproofing Fabric Boots.

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[VIDEO] NYC Startup Uses Robotics for Rebar Assembly

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A Brooklyn-based robotics startup, Toggle, recently landed $3 million in seed funding, which will be used to further develop robots that fabricate and assemble rebar. According to an article in The Verge, the robots are designed to work in tandem with existing robotics and steel fabrication

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Concrete mix design

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Concrete mix design. concrete / mix design. . TB-1601 – Utilizing a mid-range water reducer specifically designed for clay mitigation. The information included here allows engineers to properly design with CLSM … more. TB-0900—TB-911 – Guidelines for incorporating corrosion inhibitors into mix designs.

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Difference between Flannel and Flannelette

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There is a wide range of fabrics available in the market. This range is so extensive that you need a scorecard to keep all the fabrics straight. Each fabric has got a specific purpose and therefore sometimes it becomes confusing for users to decide which one to choose. Same goes with flannel and flannelette. Well, not really.

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[VIDEO] Drone Builds Disaster Relief Shelter

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MuDD architects, a Spanish firm, demonstrated a new concept in building disaster relief shelters using a drone during a recent design show in Milan, Italy. According to an article in Science Times, the team used bamboo to create the frame of the structure, and later used drones to lift fabric onto…

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Boston high-rise finds perfect fit in unitized curtain wall system

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When designing and building high-profile high-rises, a unitized curtain wall system is often the favored facade solution, for more reasons than just highlighting the skyline. Designing in proximity to a local landmark is always complex. How the team resolved this is explored further in this article as well.

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