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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.

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What Is Recycled Concrete Aggregate | Importance of Recycled Concrete Aggregate | Crushed Concrete Driveway Pros and Cons

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What Is Recycled Concrete Aggregate? Recycled concrete aggregates ( RACs ) are an alternative to the use in concrete of natural aggregates ( NA ). Recycled concrete aggregates ( RCA ) are aggregates produced by clean concrete waste that must contain very low amounts of other building waste – less than a few percent.

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5 ways mass timber will reshape the design of life sciences facilities

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While this impressive material has emerged as a game-changing solution for projects worldwide – ranging from office and hospitality spaces to residential buildings - it is still in its infancy when it comes to laboratory and research facilities. Here are five reasons why.

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Materials Shortages in Construction: Catapulting a Sustainability Revolution?

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Demand for construction materials continue to increase as a result of new government-backed and much needed infrastructure, commercial and residential projects in many countries, yet crucial supplies have slowed, and prices are on the rise.

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19 Different Types of Slabs in Construction | What Is a Slab

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Slabs are structural elements manufactured from concrete constructed to produce flat surfaces, usually horizontal, in building floors, roofs, bridges. If reinforcement is required, slabs could also be pre-stressed or the concrete will be spilled over rebar positioned within the framework. What Is a Slab? Types of Slabs.

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Exploring OSHA’s General Fall Protection Requirements

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Precast concrete erection 1926.501(b)(12). All precast concrete workers engaged in the erection of precast concrete members (including, but not limited to the erection of wall panels, columns, beams, and floor and roof “tees”) and related operations such as grouting of precast concrete members, who is 6 feet (1.8

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Some useful tips to reduce the cost of your home

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Check development regulations: Survey area that has the feasibility to construction building in near future. To make best use of the cement consumption in structural concrete, the fly ash can be mixed with caution (15 to 25% as part replacement to cement) with OPC 53 cement. It is presently accessible at low cost.