Civil + Structural Engineer
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
BC.GE, Nicholson Construction, was recognized for her outstanding service as co-chair of the DFI Structural Slurry Wall and Seepage Control Committee, lead for the USACE-DFI Seepage Control Task Force and organization of the 2023 Workshop in Denver, and organization of a special committee production at IFCEE 2024. Mary Ellen Large, P.E.,
Practical Law Construction
AUGUST 24, 2022
However, in summary, following the Grenfell tragedy, the building owner (Martlet) carried out a fire safety review of its high-rise residential towers, discovering that the cladding system installed by the design and build contractor (Mulalley) between 2005 and 2008 included combustible expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation boards.
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Construction Specifier
JUNE 30, 2021
Selection of suitable waterproofing systems can present building project teams with a baffling array of choices. To address this concern in 2002, the technical committee of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute (LA-CSI) developed a guide to ‘Preliminary Selection of Waterproofing Systems.’.
Natural Building
MARCH 12, 2020
Using simple, low-tech techniques that anyone can learn, clay soil can be turned into walls, floors and plasters with only the addition of sand and straw. It’s true that earthen walls have poor insulation value and are not appropriate on their own in cooler climates. Find out more at The Cob Research Institute ).
Revit OpEd
JULY 19, 2012
Reference Planes and Wall Closure. Control Wall’s Material Return. Layers) for the host wall in a project. Note the two “wall closure” parameters (shown below) need to be “locked” so they stay positive (in the correct direction) when the host wall thickness changes. Revit OpEd.
Practical Law Construction
JULY 28, 2022
The defendant (Mulalley) was a design and build contractor who was engaged in 2005 to install external wall insulation on the Towers in the form of rendered cladding. It also discovered that the mineral wool fire barriers the system required at each floor level in order to mitigate the risk of fire spread had been defectively installed.
CivilJungle
JANUARY 6, 2021
Roof and Wall Panels. The tin Shades and curtain wall made up of Glass and rolled formed Steel is generally used in roof and wall panels. #4. Pre-engineered metal buildings have efficient design due to its integral framing system whereas the conventional Steel buildings have a less precise design which requires more time.
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