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First Street Foundation Model Expands Flood Risk Parameters

ENR Construction

A new flood model from the nonprofit First Street Foundation nearly doubles the number of properties the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Special Flood Hazard Area had identified as at risk in a 1-in-100-year flood event.

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VBC Giving Foundation Launches Modular Housing Community for Veterans in Philadelphia

Pro Builder

The $6 million, 47-unit new construction permanent housing community will serve as a template for future modular housing projects serving seniors, veterans, children aging out of foster care, abuse survivors, and refugees, the foundation said in a recent press release.

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The True Value of 3D Modeling for Home Builders

Pro Builder

The True Value of 3D Modeling for Home Builders. More than a marketing tool, 3D modeling can save time and money by providing greater accuracy. For an increasing number of them, this transition entails moving from two-dimensional (2D) drawings to three-dimensional (3D) digital modeling. The Path to 3D Modeling.

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What Is Mat Foundation | Mat Building | Advantage and Disadvantage of Mat Slab Foundation | Types of Mat Foundation | Where Mat Foundation Is Used

CivilJungle

What Is Mat Foundation? Mat foundation is also called a raft foundation. By the mat foundation, all load of the building or structure is transferred to the soil. Where the soil condition is very weak there the mat foundation is used. For the basement, a mat foundation is very good.

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First Street Foundation Helps Homeowners Calculate Wildfire Threat Score

Pro Builder

First Street Foundation Helps Homeowners Calculate Wildfire Threat Score. More homes are being destroyed by wildfires than ever before, but risk assessments from the First Street Foundation offer personalized solutions for at-risk properties. Mon, 05/16/2022 - 10:27.

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Laying a Solid Foundation with BIM

Construction Business Owner

For this reason, concrete contractors stand to benefit considerably from implementing a building information modeling (BIM) solution in their companies. In the concrete business, once slabs are poured, changes can be costly.

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Case Donates More than 3,000 Die-cast Models to Toys for Tots Following Hurricane Sandy

Construction Business Owner

26, 2012) – Case Construction Equipment shipped more than 3,000 die-cast construction machine models to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, following the recent destruction of the organization’s toy warehouse in Dover, N.J., during Superstorm Sandy.

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