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What are the Factors Responsible for Low-Quality Construction?

The Constructor

Notwithstanding the size of a construction organization, there are just a few principal reasons that cause the lags in construction quality. And.

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Selling a House with Solar Panels is Fraught with Peril

Green Building Law Update

There are nearly 2 Million houses in the U.S. with solar panels installed on the roof and that number was reached just 3 years after the 1 millionth installation. It can be perilous to fail to properly address rooftop solar panels at the time of sale of a house. Among the most often made inquiries to this law firm are those arising from the failure to correctly transfer installed solar panels.

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What is Scan Line Survey?

The Constructor

Scan line survey, also known as discontinuity survey, is essential for the estimation of rock mass quality in rock mechanics and underground.

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New England: More Than The Sum Of Its Parts

Business Facilities

Taken individually each state in New England has a lot to offer, but taken as a region they are a force to be reckoned with. - Read: New England: More Than The Sum Of Its Parts at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Optimize Operational Processes With an Industry-Specific ERP

As the use of Enterprise Resource Planning systems in the construction industry is critical to optimizing operations, it's critical that decision makers conduct a thorough software evaluation to find the one that best aligns to their needs.

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Which type of Paint is Best for the Exterior walls of the Building?

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Which type of Paint is Best for the Exterior walls of the Building? The post Which type of Paint is Best for the Exterior walls of the Building?

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How to minimize HCL acid fume and save the building and other mild steel structure from corrosion?

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HCL acid widely use in food industry for conducting CIP works (Cleaning in place) and home care industry for making toilet cleaner. If we release the.

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How to Wear a Hard Hat the Right Way?

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Wearing hard hats in a hazardous environment is a must and you can’t avoid it! But what you can avoid is the uncomfortable feeling from wearing the hard hat which arises due to its improper wear. Yes, it is very essential to wear your hard hat the right way to ensure proper protection. This is because if you don’t wear your hard hat properly, it will just fall off while work or keep on sliding to the left and right which will ultimately create disturbance in work.

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Why is the main reinforcement provided on the longer side of raft footing?

The Constructor

Why is the main reinforcement provided on the longer side of raft footing? The post Why is the main reinforcement provided on the longer side of.

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What are the maximum bearing capacity of various types of soil

Construction Cost Estimating

In this construction video tutorial, one will be familiar with how to determine maximum bearing capacity of various types of soil. Safe Bearing Capacity of Soils is defined as the maximum strength of loading that the soil will bear securely devoid of the risk associated with shear failure. The bearing capacity of soil refers to the maximum average contact pressure among the foundation and the soil which should not lead to shear failure in the soil.

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The Ultimate Procurement Software Buyer’s Guide

Choosing the right procurement software is a crucial step in ensuring third-party risk management, process governance, and bidding efficiency. With so many procurement solutions to choose from, it can be overwhelming without a frame of reference and a solid starting point. This free buyer’s guide will cover: Benefits of Procurement Software –– Why do you need it?

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What are the Factors Responsible for Low-Quality Construction?

The Constructor

Notwithstanding the size of a construction organization, there are just a few principal reasons that cause the lags in construction quality. And.

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Some useful tips to work out the length of the bent bars

Construction Cost Estimating

While fabricating reinforcing bars with bends, the straight bar is primarily cut to a length that is under the sum of the specified dimensions of the bent bar. The variation among the detailed length and the cut length belongs to the “bend curvature deduction” and called as various names like gain, creep, and gyp. Usually, the fabricators and programmers get the bend curvature deduction from a bend deduction table.

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How to Calculate the Area of formwork required for a Beam?

The Constructor

How to Calculate the Area of formwork required for a Beam? Calculate the area of the formwork required for a beam of 2 m span and cross-section.

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TCA Architects specifies Engineered Floors products for 304-unit apartment complex in Tracy, Calif.

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TCA Architects specified Lewis Rigid Stone Polymer floating plank and Lewis Gold 100% Solution-Dyed high-performance fiber carpet for Harvest in Tracy, a 304-unit apartment community in Tracy, Calif.

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Stop Making These Mistakes and Start Scaling Your Specialty Contractor Business

Anything that is built on a poor foundation will soon crumble from the ground up. This is literally the case in the construction stage of projects and it applies just the same during the pre-construction stage. This free eBook is your ultimate guide to scaling your business with customizable software as early as during the bidding stage.

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What is the best type of curing compound to use on a fresh slab where wood and tile will be installed in the future?

The Constructor

What is the best type of curing compound to use on a fresh slab where wood and tile will be installed in the future? The post What is the best type.

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Rooftop Solar Success in Australia

Natural Building

Australia is deploying renewables 10 times faster than the global average, with rooftop solar in the lead. And the per-capita deployment rate was four times higher than fast-developing renewable markets such as China, Europe, Japan and the U.S. What lessons can they offer to improve the uptake of clean energy? While Australia has a vibrant wind market, distributed solar has been the real success story, according to Darren Miller, CEO of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.

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What is Gunia in Building Construction?

The Constructor

What is Gunia in Building Construction? The post What is Gunia in Building Construction? appeared first on The Constructor.