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Prepping For Reentry: 8 Facility Maintenance Steps For Reopening Commercial Properties

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According to Englewood Construction, prepping commercial facilities to reopen should include reviewing mechanical systems and rescheduling missed preventative maintenance appointments (*photo taken pre-pandemic). Flush sewer lines and drains to make sure valves and seals are working.

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Commercial Construction CSI – How to Uncover the Demons in Your Construction Site

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We were pulling a feeder cable through a Chicago retail construction project when we heard the explosion. Step 2: We rented a sewer camera and discovered a metal object stuck to the existing pipe, which scraped the cable and caused the explosion. Find the original general commercial contractor of your project site. Case closed.

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Is offsite construction the answer to jobsite safety concerns?

GCP Applied Technologies

While some folks commonly think of precast as grey concrete, used for sewer systems or structural elements, it can also be used to construct entire buildings, including schools, office structures, and condominiums. Commercial buildings. Retail buildings. Is offsite construction the answer to jobsite safety concerns? Architects.

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Is offsite construction the answer to jobsite safety concerns?

GCP Applied Technologies

While some folks commonly think of precast as grey concrete, used for sewer systems or structural elements, it can also be used to construct entire buildings, including schools, office structures, and condominiums. Commercial buildings. Retail buildings. Is offsite construction the answer to jobsite safety concerns? Architects.

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Building Energy Efficiency, LEAN, and Cloud Technology

Job Order Contracting

1] The United States is largest user of energy for commercial use. The fastest growing energy consumer is the commercial building sector. Examples of commercial sector buildings include retail stores, office buildings, government buildings, restaurants, hotels, schools, hospitals, and leisure and recreational facilities.

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Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws

Green Building Law Update

In Maryland, state law does not address carryout bags provided by retail establishments. Water and Sewer Services. Between October 1, 2018, and January 31, 2019, there were 342 reports of incidents of sewer overflows or treatment bypasses (an average of 21 per week). Septic Systems. Milk Labeling.

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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

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These collaborate with NCSA’s expert staff, as well as with hardware and software vendors, to address their digital challenges, including finite element analysis, computational fluid dynamics, extreme scaling of commercial and home-grown codes, multi-physics modeling and remote visualization. Today, Method can?be

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