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Bundle Propane Generators & Appliances for More Affordable & Resilient Protection

Construction Business Owner

If a generator overloads, it immediately will drop off the four biggest electric draws, then reapply them one at a time to make sure it doesn’t overload. On Thanksgiving, an electric stove with all four burners and oven on will pull half the capacity of a 20-kW generator just by itself,” says generator installer Bob Camper. “In

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Three Easy Steps to Building a Commercial Building

Wolgast Corporation

Whether it is a healthcare practice, manufacturing facility, office building, auto dealership, or restaurant, or if it is new construction or a remodel, we use the steps or phases of Design-Build construction to break down the commercial construction process most efficiently for our clients.

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Questions Commercial Buyers Should Ask When Shopping for a New Building

Wolgast Corporation

Are there any As Built drawings or Architectural Plans? These are very important and would save money in the event of a remodel or expansion in the future. It tells about the building’s systems and how they are connected (electrical, mechanical, plumbing), and materials used for matching when necessary.

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DOE Announces Six Finalists in Home Electrification Prize

Pro Builder

They will integrate smart circuit splitters to avoid the need for costly electrical panel upgrades. will use smart circuit switching between 240-volt electric end uses while monitoring whole-home current draw to provide control logic and eliminate coincident peak loads. Aris Hydronics Aris Hydronics, Inc.

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How to Draw a House Plan Step by Step

CivilJungle

How to Draw a House Plan Step by Step? You should know the right process to draw a house plan before you start drawing a plan on paper. Drawing a house plan takes much more effort and patience than doing other things. Basics: Before preparing a perfect plan to draw some decisions need to be taken.

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Managing Small Construction Projects Using White Boards Vs. Software

Contractor Bookkeeping

Use black electrical tape to divide the board as shown in the picture. Use dry erase markers to draw lines between tasks and make notes. It even works together with Microsoft Project on larger remodeling construction projects. Steps To Follow : A 4'' X 6'' white board 4'' X 6'' seems to work best and I have tried them all.

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Traditional Building in Thailand

Natural Building

.’ We bought two old teak Thai houses and a garlic barn, and contracted the brilliant young architects at “Yangnar Studio “ in Chiang Mai, who specialize in taking old Thai houses and remodeling them into a slightly modern version of their old self, using mostly post and beam, mortise and tenon, and as few nails and screws as possible.

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