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Design and specification considerations: Stand-alone canopy structure systems

Construction Specifier

Freestanding canopy systems can be specified for numerous project applications, fabricated with a choice of materials, and engineered to meet a range of performance requirements. This material can be manufactured from recycled sources, can be fabricated into any size or geometric shape, or can be formed into curves and barrel-vaulted designs.

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Expanding the exterior footprint

Construction Specifier

In fact, officials of New York City are beginning to re-examine its zoning to ensure green spaces and parks are accessible and equitably distributed throughout the urban landscape. It also creates a new building zone called the ‘mid-doors,’ a term coined recently by Transsolar’s Erik Olsen, in his series “What is Indoors?”

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Custom Home: A Modern Design of Light and Magic

Pro Builder

Built on the site of the client’s boyhood home, the design borrows from that past while establishing a modern future for the client and his family, while also applying lessons in creative ways to manage restrictive municipal zoning requirements and daylight access rules, with sometimes surprising results.

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Rainboots Vs Galoshes: What’s the Difference?

Work Gearz

Dress shoes or appropriate footwear for the office can really take a hit in bad weather. So, the solution to this risk is to wear a pair of rain boots and carry your shoes or leave a change of shoes at the office. 3,) Fabric and Rubber. The outer fabric is waterproofed, and then uppers are sewn onto outer soles.

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Transforming shopping malls into 21st century neighborhoods

BD+C

The Opportunity In the San Francisco Bay Area, according to the “ Mall and Office Transformation Guide ” by Perkins&Will for the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), malls and business parks account for more than 9,000 acres of underutilized property across the region.

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4 Best Thick Socks for Work Boots

Work Gearz

Socks improve our comfort in any profession from the construction site right into the office. The fabric blend provides moisture-wicking capabilities to keep your feet dry and to resist the formation of odors. Thick fabric. Compression zones. Fabric Material. Protection. Sizes 10 through 15. Arch support.

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10 Best Class 2 Safety Vests for Men and Women

Work Gearz

And during our research the best class 2 safety vest which we found is the KwikSafety (Charlotte, NC) BIG KAHUNA , because of its high quality fabric with breathable mesh lining, 11 multi-functional pockets and the 360 degree visibility perfected by 2 inch reflective strips trimmed with 1 inch fluorescent orange strips. Who can wear this?

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