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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney MFPRO+ Blog High-rise Construction Apartments Office Buildings Engineers Codes Regulations Adaptive Reuse Reconstruction & Renovation Seismic Design Office-to-residential conversion seems like a simple solution to a problem. Steel or wood is generally easier to adapt in a conversion.

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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. 19 Different types of slabs in construction are as follows. Effortless constructability of the economy within the formwork. Less construction time is required.

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What Is a Partition Wall | Uses of Temporary Interior Wall | Walling Materials | Types of Interior Wall Materials | Types of Partition Walls

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There are different types of materials used to construct a wall. Also, Read: What Are Walls | What Is Interior Walls | Types of Interior Wall Materials | Types of Wall Construction | Types of Load Bearing Wall. Most of the construction site uses bricks. It’s an economically feasible and extremely stable product.

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The role of quantity surveyor for construction project

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Construction Cost Estimating Blog. The role of quantity surveyor for construction project. Quantity Surveyors perform in the areas where major construction work is executed. Quantity surveyors perform as consultants to the owner mutually for the public and private on major building and construction projects.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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The Apple manufacturing facility will create 700 jobs with average salaries of $45,000 as well as 1,300 construction jobs, creating an overall economic impact for the region of $1.33 The GPEC chief added that he expects the Apple development in Mesa to draw other high-tech enterprises to the region. manufacturing.”

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When office-to-residential conversion works

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Zoned business districts cease to function after 6 p.m.” Eliminating single-use zoning so people can live throughout the city, where all of its districts thrive at all times, is a “net positive,” he says. But viewed through the lens of smart urbanism, he says, “it’s the best thing that can happen to American cities in the long term.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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SALES & USE TAX ABATEMENTS: Taxes on construction-related transactions, pollution control devices are exempt from sales and use taxes. ENTERPRISE ZONE CREDIT: To stimulate growth in depressed areas of the state, Alabama offers certain tax credit incentives to business that locate or expand within a designated enterprise zone.

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