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The next phase of sustainability in luxury hotels

BD+C

The next phase of sustainability in luxury hotels 0 qpurcell Fri, 09/15/2023 - 11:42 Hotel Facilities The luxury hotel market has seen an increase in green-minded guests looking for opportunities to support businesses that are conscientious of the environment.

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Concrete mix design

GCP Applied Technologies

Concrete mix design. concrete / mix design. . Control flow concrete. Control flow concrete. Of all the enhancements we can make to concrete through the proper use of admixtures, entrainment of air is the most difficult. Control flow concrete. michael.delros…. Fri, 03/06/2020 - 18:13. March 06, 2020.

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6 Advantages of Industrial Stairs

Construction Marketing

When industrial stairs are built in compliance with existing safety standards, they provide several advantages to building and business owners, employees, and even the environment. They are cheaper but almost five times stronger than wood or concrete. They also termite-resistant, do not rot like wood, or crack like concrete.

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Covering it all: Investigating lightweight cladding

Construction Specifier

With advancements in material science, the benefits of such cladding are increasing, and it is no longer necessary to use heavy materials such as masonry, concrete, metal panels, precast, porcelain, or even fiber cement to achieve the look of brick, wood, concrete, or metal.

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Expanding the exterior footprint

Construction Specifier

Evidence of this trend in focus for healthier environments is highlighted by one of the top architectural firms: “Now more than ever, public spaces are poised to become the grand lobbies and public waiting rooms of neighborhoods and cities,” says Gensler associate Michael Wagner on the company’s blog.

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Looking Toward the Future of Bamboo in Asia

Natural Building

Unlike fabricated materials, the naturally-grown plant comes in a variety of shapes and sizes, making it difficult to generalize norms and standards around construction methods. Construction techniques require skill, especially when used in conjunction with steel, concrete, or glass. mage © Arch-Exist. Image © Eric Dinardi.

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IS IT TIMBER OR STEEL OR CONCRETE? WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST IN USE?

Construction Cost Estimating

IS IT TIMBER OR STEEL OR CONCRETE? The most popular and common construction structural material Timber , Steel and Concrete has their own pros and cons. The Pitch: The timber’s load per unit weight to strengthen concrete and steel structure shows the high structural efficiency. WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST IN USE?