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Retail Construction Trends 2010 Update: Outside the Big Box

HardHatChat

It’s time to revisit another prediction I made last year in my blog post Commercial Constructions Trends to Watch in 2010 — Outside the Big Box. Meanwhile, tenants are asking for more concessions, such as co-tenancy clauses and included commercial construction work like full store fronts, bathrooms and full HVAC systems. Michigan Ave.,

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Banksy artwork helps fund award-winning Wellbeing Hub for UHS

Specification Product Update

Leading brick slip systems supplier Eurobrick, based in Bristol, has been providing Integra Buildings, a modular building company near Hull in East Yorkshire, since 2010. As part of a mixed palette of finishes, Eurobrick supplied their 50mm thick insulated X-Clad system and two slips from their Britannia range.

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Effects of acoustical ceiling panel type: Vertical sound isolation

Construction Specifier

Inter-room noise isolation applies to enclosed rooms horizontally adjacent to one another on the same floor. For example, students being energetic in their classroom on an upper floor of a school building should not disturb peers concentrating in the library below them. Requirements in building standards.

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Contributing to a New Youth Scout Den in New Zealand

Strong Tie

Our Simpson Strong-Tie New Zealand branch was established in 2010 and helps provide Simpson Strong-Tie products to our friends in New Zealand. Simpson Strong-Tie Quik Drive In 2004, Simpson Strong-Tie acquired Quik Drive® fastening systems , a company based in Gallatin, Tennessee, USA.

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Off-Grid Monolithic Cob House

Natural Building

It has a 1-kilowatt solar power system and a backup generator for electricity, a propane radiant in-floor heating system and a Rumford fireplace for heat, and a constructed wetland for natural wastewater treatment. The Stoltz Bluff Eco-Retreat is a monolithic cob house that’s completely off-grid.

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Why is it Important to Have Your Lift Serviced on a Regular Basis

UK Construction Blog

The number of floors it operates over Throughout the entirety of its lifespan it is important to have your lift routinely inspected as well as implementing a programme of preventative lift maintenance. Hydraulic installations and traction systems may require additional tests.

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The Engineering Miracles Behind Burj Khalifa

CCR Magazine

Completed in 2010, the towering edifice reaches a total height of 2,717 feet and is a sharp contrast against the relatively flat landscape around it. Engineers decided to use a unique pile foundation system to combat the challenging ground conditions.