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6 Advantages of Industrial Stairs

Construction Marketing

They provide convenient access to mezzanines, lofts, elevated platforms, or useful additions in production, storage, or logistics halls. When industrial stairs are built in compliance with existing safety standards, they provide several advantages to building and business owners, employees, and even the environment.

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PFOA Contamination is Found in 49 States

Green Building Law Update

PFOAs are very persistent in the environment and in the human body, meaning they don’t break down, accumulating over time, and as such have been referred to ‘forever chemicals’ making them an emergent environmental priority. Navy vessels to stain and water repellent fabrics as well as a variety of construction materials. problem alone.

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Which is More Waterproof- Nylon or Polyester? 

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Nylon and polyester are two most widely produced fabrics in the world, and they share many similar characteristics. However, there is a distinction between polyester and nylon fabrics. While both fabrics are not waterproof, however, they do have water repelling properties. Non-recyclable and hazardous to the environment. .

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How Do You Wash ESD Gloves? 

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Has it ever happened to you that you touched someone’s skin and felt a bit of electricity pass through your hand? First you need to make sure the water is of the right temperature suited for the glove fabric. 60-70°C for polyester fabric, . They must either conduct or dissipate static electricity. Check on Amazon.

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Is Polyester Good for Gloves?

Work Gearz

Polyester is a synthetic fiber made to cater to the needs of humans that the other fabrics cannot completely fulfill. . Commonly referred to as polyethylene terephthalate or PET, the material is a kind of plastic that exhibits characteristics different from cotton or other synthetic fabrics. Why polyester gloves are in demand?

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Welding 101: 6 Different Types

Construction Marketing

Welding is a kind of fabrication process that mainly uses high temperatures to melt different pieces of metal together, then allows them to cool and fuse. In the early twentieth century, World War I brought with it a huge demand for arms production and welders were put to work. What is welding? 5) Gas welding.

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Cool roofs 101: Planning and specification considerations

Construction Specifier

Photo courtesy Chemical Fabrics and Film Association (CFFA). The effects of heat have negative outcomes for health and well-being, social equity, energy use and peak demand, resilience of health, transportation and electrical infrastructure, crime, education, and productivity. By Kurt Shickman. percent by 2100.

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