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4 ways designers can help chief heat officers reduce climate change risks

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4 ways designers can help chief heat officers reduce climate change risks 0 qpurcell Mon, 04/10/2023 - 09:40 Sustainability Eric Corey Freed, Director of Sustainability, CannonDesign, shares how established designers and recently-emerged chief heat officers (CHO) can collaborate on solutions for alleviating climate change risks.

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What Are The Uses Of PVA In Manufacturing And Construction?

Construction Marketing

Construction projects , especially where there’s a high risk of water damage, benefit significantly from PVA. When you use PVA in textiles, it helps improve the strength and durability of your fabrics. You can find PVA, especially in heavy-use fabrics like the upholstery industries. . In Textile Finishing.

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Are You Ready For An OSHA Audit?

FDR Safety

This blog is targeting small employers, especially those involved with sheet metal fabrication. Over the past few years, FDRsafety has been asked to represent a disproportionate number of small metal fabricating plants. That’s a pretty high bar to reach in metal fabrication. Spot welders, riveters, manual forming machines, etc.

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Innovative Approaches to Industrial Construction Project Management

Construction Marketing

This has obviously led to large-scale improvements in the way structures are designed and building materials are fabricated. Be Willing to Take More Risks Taking risks does not mean ignoring safety. As in all walks of life, technology and innovation are changing the landscape of the industrial construction industry.

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Is 100% Cotton Fire Resistant? (Explained)

Work Gearz

The comfort it provides and the very feeling the material provides makes it one of the most sought after fabrics out there. We have indeed heard lots and lots of praises devoted to the breathability, lightness and comfort of cotton but how exactly would 100% cotton fare in a workplace with the risk of fire hazards.

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Modular Construction: Pros and Cons

Lets Build

By fabricating building components in a controlled environment, projects are less prone to delays and come with an additional benefit—workers have safe, comfortable conditions in which they can be more productive, leading to higher-quality products. The transportation of modular structures comes with costs and risks.

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Are Jeans Good for Welding?

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The basic reason that cotton and/or leather jeans are good for welding is that these fabrics resist heat and flame. . FR stands for flame-resistant and HRC denotes Hazard Risk Category. Are Jeans Good for Welding – What is the Best Fabric? Fabric will always matter. Welding clothes have to meet a certain standard.