The Constructor

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

The required load-carrying capacity of columns damaged due to earthquake can be regained by retrofitting the inclined columns.

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Construction Specifier

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

by Vivian Volz, AIA, CSI, SCIP, CCS, LEED AP. A panel discussion at CONSTRUCT 2020 focused on future of specifications and specifiers. Photo © BigStockPhoto.com. While the industry has a good handle on how specifications may change with technology, what about the actual job of a “specifier”? Will the role grow and change in the future or will it disappear completely in favor of a new model?

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Natural Building

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

A group of historical buildings on the banks of the Yangtze river in Chongqing, China, originally built in 1891, has been restored and renovated. The site once belonged to Anderson & Co., a Swedish trading house, but has been altered significantly over the last century. The complex comprised eight buildings in varying stages of disrepair. According to local preservation laws, these buildings are classified in three categories: four to be restored according to the original structure, material

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Renovating Architecture Banking Education 52

Construction Specifier

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Photo © BigStockPhoto.com. by George R. Mulholland, SE, PE, and Demetria E Boatwright, EIT, CDT. As a building material, concrete is particularly susceptible to volume changes, which can be caused by thermal effects, creep, and shrinkage. When materials like concrete are constrained to prevent volume changes, large internal forces and stresses develop.

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Design Concrete Materials Contract 52

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Work Gearz

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

With more and more women joining the fieldwork or hazardous work that is normally done by men, it has become a mandate for brands and manufacturers to consider creating work boots that are women specific. In most workplaces today where the demands can be challenging and dangerous to an individual’s physical health, wearing protective gear is essential.

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Products Site Safety Industrial 52

Lets Build

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Boost productivity and increase profits. Digital tools are rapidly transforming construction. A significant shift towards new technologies is observed in the effort of construction companies to come up with a new normal and deal successfully with competition from both inside and outside the industry. The sooner players in construction realise the need for making their projects more agile and accessible the easier it will be for them to see more on site, boost productivity and eventually deliver

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