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Structural silicone glazing

Construction Specifier

Contemporary prefabricated and unitized systems that leverage SSG technology have come to supplant earlier field-fabricated and stick-built systems that typically limited the use of field-installed SSG glazing , often using SSG only in combination with mechanically captured pressure bars along vertical or horizontal edges.

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Detail quality control methods in construction works

Construction Cost Estimating

This civil engineering article sheds light on the inspection method of various civil works as well as necessary documents to carry out an inspection at construction project. Construction activities and consequent inspection standard should be based on job site specifications, methods and drawings.

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Can Construction Workers Wear Tank Tops?

Work Gearz

If there is an incident or an inspection, the employer should be confident that the dress code was appropriate and complied with regulation 1910.132(a). The trio should be present for a piece of clothing to be deemed as workplace friendly in the construction field. . What should construction workers wear and, Why? . Check on Amazon.

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The Precast Show

BIM & Beam

Technologies provided by companies like Progress have been automating fabrication processes in Europe and Asia for several years now. This level of adoption of fabrication has taken awhile to grab hold in the US and Canada, but I am confident those markets are on the cusp of moving to these solutions.

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Substitute materials: Weighing pros and cons in exterior restoration

Construction Specifier

Existing is the material that is currently present, original is the material used when the building was constructed. Must the material come from the original source, such as a particular quarry or shop, and does it need to be fabricated the same way? The next important terms are “existing” versus “original” versus “historic.”

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Montreal Named 2016 Intelligent Community of the Year

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The three founders of the Intelligent Community Forum presented the Award along with Mayor Rob van Gijzel of Eindhoven, The Netherlands, who serves as chairman of the ICF Foundation, and representatives from previous Intelligent Community of the Year recipients. The Intelligent Community Forum.

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Job Order Contract Execution Guide – Sample Template

Job Order Contracting

equipment, and fabricating items customary to the trade, etc., 3) A worker with overall project supervisory authority is to be present on each job site at all times. In off-site work such as off-site fabrication, the ORGANIZATION NAME shall be so notified at the time of the issuance of the JO by the Contractor. reimbursable. (5)

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