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RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SITE PLANNING

The Constructor

The requirements of site for buildings with different occupancies are different. So all the buildings proposed for different purposes have different requirements and thus different considerations for their site selection. The site should be in fully developed area or in the area which has potential of development.

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Is offsite construction the answer to jobsite safety concerns?

GCP Applied Technologies

While some folks commonly think of precast as grey concrete, used for sewer systems or structural elements, it can also be used to construct entire buildings, including schools, office structures, and condominiums. Wed, 08/26/2020 - 10:37. GCP Applied Technologies. August 26, 2020.

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Is offsite construction the answer to jobsite safety concerns?

GCP Applied Technologies

While some folks commonly think of precast as grey concrete, used for sewer systems or structural elements, it can also be used to construct entire buildings, including schools, office structures, and condominiums. Wed, 08/26/2020 - 10:37. GCP Applied Technologies. August 26, 2020.

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Ohio Demolition & Revitalization Construction: What’s Getting Funding & How Contractors Can Benefit

Levelset

billion in funding for community projects across the state both in the public and private sectors, including the new Ohio Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program. Demolition and site revitalization at the heart of improvements and funding. Demolition and site revitalization at the heart of improvements and funding.

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Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws

Green Building Law Update

Senate Bill 370 (passed) requires that each county recycling plan address the collection and recycling of recyclable materials from specified large office buildings by October 1, 2020. In 2014 the legislature established the original “Coast Smart” siting and design criteria requirements including created a Coast Smart Council.

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Building Energy Efficiency, LEAN, and Cloud Technology

Job Order Contracting

Examples of commercial sector buildings include retail stores, office buildings, government buildings, restaurants, hotels, schools, hospitals, and leisure and recreational facilities. Non-building energy use is included in the commercial sector, where it contributes to public services such as traffic lights and water and sewer systems.

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Building Cost Models – Uniformat II

Building Information Management

Typical building types include office, laboratory, education, assembly, stadium, warehouse, police, fire, etc. G10 Site Preparation. G1010 Site Clearing. G1020 Site Demolition and Relocations. G1030 Site Earthwork. G20 Site Improvements. G2040 Site Development. G30 Site Mechanical Utilities.