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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

BD+C

Boston , New York , and San Francisco , are considering ways to improve the financial incentives, change zoning policies and expedite plan reviews, but developers should get a full-service team assembled to take a hard look at a conversion before they get started. Steel or wood is generally easier to adapt in a conversion.

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Desert Comfort: Next-Gen HVAC and Indoor Air Quality

Pro Builder

A more efficient conditioned air distribution system optimizes zoned heating, cooling, and fresh-air ventilation equipment for ideal indoor comfort. Instead, LaLiberte chose a Mitsubishi Electric 3.5-ton ton variable refrigerant flow (VRF) zone-controlled heat pump system to provide space heating and cooling. Andrew Hunt.

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Construction Cost Estimating Blog: Electrical Estimating Takeoff Sheet

Construction Cost Estimating

Electrical Estimating Takeoff Sheet. Electrical Takeoff will provide the most accurate takeoff specifically designed for your company. Make note of building feeders when doing your take-off and preparing an electrical estimate. Then leverage your electrical estimating software to add these to your project costs.

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Construction Cost Estimating Blog: DraftLogic Electrical & ConEst.

Construction Cost Estimating

DraftLogic Electrical & ConEst IntelliBid 7.0 are now integrated to make electrical estimating process 14 time faster. DraftLogic Electrical, the leading electrical design software is now seamlessly integrated with ConEst IntelliBid 7.0 Now electrical systems design, takeoff , and estimating will be put in under one roof.

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REINFORCEMENT CORROSION-CAUSES & PREVENTION

The Constructor

Concrete is capable of conducting and electric current and acts as the electrolyte with the circuit being completed by the bar through which the electrons can flow. provided by good quality concrete produces a protective layer around the steel preventing the flow of current. However the highly alkaline environment (pH about 12.8)

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Important Factors to Consider When Building a New Home

CivilJungle

So when we want to build a new home, we also have to consider all our needs related to home and comfort zone. The number of occupants and their needs or comfort zone should consider doing the design. It also diverges the building into different zones like daytime and night zones. Selecting The Right Materials.

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3 Secrets to Serving Up Restaurant Construction Success from a Top Restaurant Contractor

HardHatChat

Plus, these mechanicals often are installed underground, before concrete goes in and walls are laid out – so the construction team is essentially laying the grid for the entire mechanical system without any landmarks to guide them.