Sun.Dec 02, 2018

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23 Different Green Building Materials

The Constructor

Knowing Green Building materials is an important step in designing a green building to be more efficient and energy saver. Green Building Materials.

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Tenant’s New Defense to Hazardous Substance Liability

Green Building Law Update

Buried in the omnibus spending bill signed earlier this year were amendments to the Superfund law that for the first time make clear that tenants can qualify as bona fide prospective purchasers, protected from cleanup costs from the presence of hazardous substances on a property. The Consolidated Appropriations Act signed on March 23, 2018 included in Division N, the ‘‘Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2018’’ (the BUILD Act).

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Viscosity Modifying Admixtures (VMAs) in Concrete

The Constructor

Viscosity Modifying admixtures or shortly VMAs are type of admixtures which are used to change the properties such as viscosity, workability,

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Construction Meeting – The Golden Rules

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A construction meeting can be an important part of a project. Important decisions can be made or problems can be solved in meetings so running them correctly is important. Today we’re going to share five tips with you on how to ensure your next construction meeting is successful. Show Up Prepared To Your Construction Meeting. The number one rule to any meeting (regardless of whether it is in construction) is to show up prepared.

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Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software

The Verdantix Green Quadrant: EHS Software 2023 is an independent third-party analysis of 23 EHS software vendors (including Intelex) that provides an in-depth look at the technical capabilities, application breadth, innovation focus, and momentum of key environmental, health, and safety management software market players. The guide is essential reading for EHS software benchmarking, especially for understanding unique vendor strengths and capabilities.

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Concrete Laitance- Causes, Removal, vs Efflorescence

The Constructor

Concrete laitance is a layer of weak and nondurable cement and fine particles originated from aggregate. These materials are moved upward due to.

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Wrapping up a trade show (and looking forward to the future)

Construction Marketing Ideas

We’ve wrapped up our 2018 experience at The Buildings Show (Construct Canada) and from an exhibiting perspective, I would at best rate our efforts and results as a C- or D. We didn’t have much original to display or present, and I certainly took a passive approach to the show, following virtually every “do not” […].