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African Seed Bank Built From Recycled Materials

Natural Building

This particular building is a seed bank in the compound that hosts Seed Savers Network. The seed bank is made of locally available materials, some of which would otherwise have ended up being toxic to the environment if not well recycled. “One A total of 140 tires collected from local garages have been used to lay the foundation.

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Corrective measure to check pile foundation failure

Construction Cost Estimating

Pile foundation contains sound bearing strength, good durability and small differential settlement with regards to other foundation types. Pile foundations are normally provided in the following conditions :- 1. Greater loads from the super structure for which shallow foundation may not become inexpensive or feasible.

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Downloading From The Bank Is Easy And Bad For Contractors

Contractor Bookkeeping

Downloading from the bank is easy and saves time; however, it does not allocate the transactions for accurate Job Costing Reports. The two main reasons highly profitable construction contractors use Job Costing Reports : It is the foundation of your construction company unique "Job Costing Library". bank downloads Bank feeds'

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Watch two years of construction at Everton stadium

Construction Enquirer

The £500m project began with a feat of maritime engineering, as a semi-derelict dock was filled with 480,000 cubic metres of sea-dredged sand to provide solid foundations.

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EcoHouse Canada 2 - Black Bank Hill - Energy efficiency from the foundation up

SAB Magazine

The house at Black Bank Hill is situated in Ontario’s Niagara Escarpment region on a high plateau overlooking the surrounding landscape.

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USGBC, Bank of America name recipients of 2014 Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program

BD+C

Green Building Council (USGBC) and Bank of America Charitable Foundation announced today the 11 projects selected for the 2014 Affordable Green Neighborhoods (AGN) grant program. read more.

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Morrisroe Group suffers its first trading loss

Construction Enquirer

He said the group’s integrated offer from demolition to foundations and concrete frame was gaining traction with Tier 1 contractors. Over the course of the testing year, cash at bank slipped to £27m from £38m.