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Winvic to start first phase of £1bn West Midlands Interchange

Construction Enquirer

Construction will start later this year on phase one which will include road and energy infrastructure and the earthworks required to create development plots and landscape zones. Winvic Construction Ltd has been awarded the contract for the first phase of the £1bn West Midlands Interchange (WMI) project.

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Delivering acoustic sanity

Construction Specifier

Think about distractions in your office—or home office,” says Sara Hickman, sustainability director at RDC-S111 in Long Beach, California. She suggests focusing on typology, codes, and zoning when specifying effective acoustic solutions. Hickman is a LEED AP, WELL AP, and EcoDistricts AP.

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6 Dangers Of Falling Debris In Construction Sites

Construction Marketing

Aside from injuring construction workers, potentially dangerous scenarios can also endanger passersby or motorists on the road. . Avoid walking or standing in a fall zone under a hoist, crane, front loader, or any piece of heavy equipment or machinery, especially when carrying a load. .

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CONSTRUCTION SITE PLANNING

The Constructor

It involves the organization of land use zoning, access, circulation, privacy, security, shelter, land drainage, paintballing and other factors. This is done by arranging the compositional elements of landform, planting, water, buildings and paving and building zoos Roads and buildings, even gardens, do not grow by themselves.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Indiana — More And More Roads Are Leading To “The Crossroads Of America”

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Central Indiana has long been a favorite for the logistics world, given its extensive access to road and rail. Several sites within Hendricks County are foreign trade zones, too. The post LOCATION FOCUS: Indiana — More And More Roads Are Leading To “The Crossroads Of America” appeared first on Business Facilities.

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Housing, Industrialized: Your Road Map to Off-Site Construction

Pro Builder

Housing, Industrialized: Your Road Map to Off-Site Construction. To assist those interested in making the journey, Pro Builder and the Pittsburgh-based Housing Innovation Alliance initiated a comprehensive “IC Road Map” with the help of a working group consisting of home builders, suppliers, researchers, and other industry experts.

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Tensile Strength of Concrete| What is Tensile Strength of Concrete | Why Concrete Weak in Tension |Split Cylinder Test of Concrete | Tensile Strength Test Procedure

CivilJungle

Concrete is one of the most widely used versatile building materials in the Construction Industry which is used in the construction of various types of structures such as buildings , bridges, dams, and roads, etc. The outer surface of the aggregate or Interface Transition zone. The unit of Tensile strength is Mpa or N/mm 2.