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RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SITE PLANNING

The Constructor

Site Selection for Residential Buildings Following are some of the important factors which should be considered while selecting site for any residence. There should be good transport facilities such as railway, bus service, for going to office, college, market, etc. Good foundation soil should be available at responsible depth.

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Modular Building as an Emerging Construction Industry Choice

Constructonomics

When business owners and potential home owners envision building an office or residence or expanding on an existing structure, they often limit themselves to traditional construction methods. For many projects, grading and laying of the foundation can take upwards of a year, or more.

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Solar Installer Sunrun Plans 800 Jobs At New Denver Office

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Solar Installer Sunrun Plans 800 Jobs At New Denver Office originally appeared on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Sunrun, the largest dedicated residential solar company in the U.S., has selected Denver, CO as the location for its newest corporate office. Solar installer Sunrun opening Denver office, hiring 800.

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Viega Joins PHCC Educational Foundation Board of Governors.

Contractor Magazine

Residential Plumbing. Home > Plumbing > Viega Joins PHCC Educational Foundation Board of Governors. Viega Joins PHCC Educational Foundation Board of Governors. Related Articles Ridgid donates over $8,000 to PHCC Educational Foundation. Smith and PHCC Educational Foundation award college scholarships.

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Features or benefits: Remembering the marketing foundations

Construction Marketing Ideas

Bernie Heer , in a blog posting for residential contractors , reminds us of a marketing and sales fundamental — if you focus on the (emotional) benefits, you’ll more likely sell the service than if you allocate your communications to product/service features.

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Understanding and Addressing Construction Industry Pain Points

Viewpoint Construction Technology

In March 2018 alone, The Australian Bureau of Statistics Building Activity Report , stated that was a consistent uplift in the trend values of works completed on buildings, residential buildings, non-residential units, and dwellings with 0.6%, 0.4%, 0.9%, and 0.2% For other residential building commencements, the value rose 0.2%

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What Is Superstructures | Difference Between Load-Bearing and Framed Structures

CivilJungle

Such constructions are used in residential buildings in which the dimension of rooms is less. Residential buildings up to ground + 2 floors can be built economically with such structures. 7 Taken deep into the subsoil foundation. Only column are taken deep into subsoil and provided with foundation footing.