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Promat SYSTEMGLAS® specified for Scottish museum’s fire rated viewing window

Specification Product Update

The Promat SYSTEMGLAS ® fire resistant glazing system has been chosen for the replacement of a large multi-pane window as part of a refurbishment project at Scotland’s National Museum of Rural Life in East Kilbride. The brief demanded EI (integrity and insulation) protection for 60 minutes in line with the fire strategy.

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Not Cleared for Takeoff

Business Facilities

This week, acting FAA administrator Michael Huerta notified the members of the Unmanned Systems Congressional Caucus that the FAA has indefinitely delayed the selection of the six domestic test sites for UAVs. If privacy isn’t protected now, UAV surveillance will rise, Stepanovich added. ” That remains to be seen. .

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Worked at client sites as a Field Surveyor documenting as-built construction, occupancy, protection and exposure as it pertains to the real property insurance industry. FM Global is one of the world’s largest commercial and industrial property insurance and risk management organizations specializing in property protection.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Worked at client sites as a Field Surveyor documenting as-built construction, occupancy, protection and exposure as it pertains to the real property insurance industry. FM Global is one of the world’s largest commercial and industrial property insurance and risk management organizations specializing in property protection.

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What Is Lightweight Concrete | Properties of Lightweight Concrete | Uses of Lightweight Concrete | Advantages & Disadvantages of Lightweight Concrete

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When tested in accordance with ASTM E 119 procedures, structural lightweight concrete slabs, walls, and beams have shown a greater fire tolerance period than members of equal size made of concrete containing standard aggregates. Lightweight Concrete improves the fire resistance of a building. Improved fire resistance.